tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.comments2023-04-09T10:54:00.492-05:00TimRocksComics.blogspot.comTim Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07552322480771628448noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-28515545863006306852022-06-20T21:45:57.652-05:002022-06-20T21:45:57.652-05:00Great post thaankyouGreat post thaankyouBryson Mhttps://www.brysonmills.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-48702992528741522002021-06-27T17:03:51.513-05:002021-06-27T17:03:51.513-05:00I suggest you make the character a nurse practiti...I suggest you make the character a nurse practitioner who uses Monarch programming on her patients to afflict them with dissociate identity disorder, like fake Massachusetts Nurse and Monarch Practitioner Cynthia McKenzie.Cynthia Bashar Al Zawi MacKenzie Rumplestilskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287268403527413736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-3288864423380332512021-01-01T03:35:51.887-06:002021-01-01T03:35:51.887-06:00I think this is an informative post and it is very...I think this is an informative post and it is very useful and knowledgeable. therefore, I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this article. <a href="https://www.momentumvirtualtours.com/" rel="nofollow">virtual tour services</a>Charli jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057696004541293429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-86871043433348421412020-01-06T18:56:07.682-06:002020-01-06T18:56:07.682-06:00XOXOXOXOPaulDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594873237197782780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-83111491540434654242019-11-13T16:35:10.616-06:002019-11-13T16:35:10.616-06:00Wow, thanks for that extensive review Charles! Ver...Wow, thanks for that extensive review Charles! Very interesting ideas I'll have to think about. (Would've replied sooner, just missed it in the blog interface/ comments section.)Tim Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552322480771628448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-80730581092904537002019-08-23T17:22:33.737-05:002019-08-23T17:22:33.737-05:00In addition, I believe Paul may be releasing it as...In addition, I believe Paul may be releasing it as an eBook in its entirety, as well as part of a print(?) anthology if the Kickstarter works out. Will post updates as soon as I know! Thanks,<br />TimTim Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552322480771628448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-53108371960634795742019-08-23T17:20:37.007-05:002019-08-23T17:20:37.007-05:00Charles- It is being serialized at fisticuffswriti...Charles- It is being serialized at <a href="http://fisticuffswriting.com" rel="nofollow">fisticuffswriting.com</a><br /><br />Direct link to first chapter-<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fisticuffswriting.com/inches-nitely-and-the-lizards-id-part-one/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fisticuffswriting.com/inches-nitely-and-the-lizards-id-part-one/</a><br /><br />Tim Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552322480771628448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-78888451801663224862019-08-12T13:37:38.141-05:002019-08-12T13:37:38.141-05:00Post a link to the finished product, or where to g...Post a link to the finished product, or where to get it.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221359808981802424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-90508416196988636942019-08-10T21:38:05.048-05:002019-08-10T21:38:05.048-05:00Thanks for writing the story Tim. I can say it'...Thanks for writing the story Tim. I can say it's amazing and funny as hell story. Very excited to share it over the next few weeks. PaulDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594873237197782780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-65557493893933769622019-07-06T11:39:28.704-05:002019-07-06T11:39:28.704-05:00Get it available for order, and I'll order a c...Get it available for order, and I'll order a copy.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-57976557928469975602019-07-06T11:20:22.385-05:002019-07-06T11:20:22.385-05:00[CONTINUED FROM THE PREVIOUS POSTING] [PART TWO OF...[CONTINUED FROM THE PREVIOUS POSTING] [PART TWO OF TWO]<br /><br />And these weasels (They are weasels, aren't they?), how do they compare to McDuck's arch foes, the Beagle Boys?<br /><br />They. Don't.<br /><br />Maybe they could. Maybe they will.<br /><br />Eventually.<br /><br />And, I'm not totally dense. Not entirely. Not just yet. You aren't reinventing the wheel. In a nutshell, "This ain't Duckburg," Charles.<br /><br />You think that I don't already know that, Tim?<br /><br />Can I call you Tim?<br /><br />No words of mine could ever do you proper justice, Mister Rocks. Your mastery exceeds any ability of mine to critique to the fullest of my abilities. I am just a shadow to your grand monuments to artistic prowess. I pale in comparison, even as I stand in awe of the grandiose majesty of all that you have created which comes before my eyes.<br /><br />Who can best you in the exploitation of skill sets such as visual exaggeration and intellectual heft? Not one single person comes to mind.<br /><br />Your ability to instill and convey with is exquisite! Your work that I have encountered is predominantly is heavy on the serious, side. This isn't a bad thing, certainly. However, maybe that is your destiny, fate's price for your advanced prowess being that the light-hearted must be sacrificed upon the altar of the artistic gods - a cruel trick!<br /><br />Or maybe I simply lack appreciation for your light-hearted fare.<br /><br />It's not as though nothing on display here is of the light-hearted variety. Your work is always beautiful, each one a masterpiece in its own right.<br /><br />YET. . .<br /><br />Something is still missing. For me, anyway. But, I am merely an audience of just one.<br /><br />You know what else it could be, Tim? It could just be nothing more than that you haven't found the right character, yet, that syncs you with your readership-yet-to-be.<br /><br />Regardless, in the meantime, I ever remain a fan of your work. Truly, it is incredible in so many different ways.<br /><br />I say that, sincerely.<br /><br />- Charles -<br />Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-77182336104887837772019-07-06T11:19:38.411-05:002019-07-06T11:19:38.411-05:00Perhaps it is time, at long last, to dust off my c...Perhaps it is time, at long last, to dust off my commentary shoes, and tap dance out a few lines on this here Internet Blog-O-Matic of yours. Verily, I have partook of this duck noir, of yours, and the verdict is in.<br /><br />GUILTY!<br /><br />Actually, I just wanted to say that. Be that as it may, I liked it. But, do I LOVE it?<br /><br />Well, both yes AND no. I loved it, because your comic work reeks of utter genius! You are a MASTER of multiple facets of your artistic trade. No doubt about it! This piece, like so many of your other undertakings in comic form, absolutely ooze with talent, skill, and wit honed to a razor's edge. And did I mention your abject mastery, when it comes to the fine art of dialogue?<br /><br />This was a fun little tale, a traipse through the what's possible of Tim Rocks' imagination-meets-dull-characters.<br /><br />Say, what?!<br /><br />Doopy Duck is no Scrooge McDuck, that's for sure! He does remind me, somewhat, of old man McDuck's nephew, Donald. I was never as big of a fan of Donald as I was of Unca/Uncle Scrooge.<br /><br />"But this ain't that, see?" said the artist man.<br /><br />Yeah, yeah, I know, I know!<br /><br />In fairness, though, just how "interesting" can a handful of characters be, when you're only one issue in? Would I read a second issue of this, were it to ever materialize from Tim's Bag 'O Instant Tricks?<br /><br />Oh, sure. Certainly! Absolutely! Positively!<br /><br />BUT. . .<br /><br />Your artistic skills, your hand-lettering, your special effects lettering, your dialogue - Those are ALL off the scale! You're an artistic Godzilla, where those things are concerned. Even your coloring is nothing to be trifled with.<br /><br />Why, then, are you able to breathe life into characters so easily, yet they all too often come across as lifeless, in the sense of connecting with me? You know what I think, Tim? You're terrible at casting.<br /><br />Hahahahaha! I can't believe that I really said that, because you are so insanely brilliant at bringing an array of characters to life in your comics. You are at least as talented as Carl Barks - but there is something out of kilter. Otherwise, how do you explain why your stuff isn't killing it in the Popularity With The World Department? Man for man or duck for duck, his characters were, all other artistic skills being equal, more likable than yours.<br /><br />At the individual level, I mean.<br /><br />This duck noir tale hasn't yet fleshed out the world in which these ducks of good character live and exist, to any large degree. There is no Duckburg equivalent - yet. Goldbug had the wealth, which raised the specter of Scrooge McDuck in my comic ever-loving mind. Yet, that vast tool of imaginative monetary excess isn't present, here. The money bin - one could NEVER see enough of McDuck's money bin. By comparison, here in the Duck Realm of Rocks, there is no counterpart.<br /><br />[TO BE CONTINUED] [NOTE: The blog's word count limit for comments requires that I split my response, in order to post the entire off-the-cuff commentary of Old Man Yours Truly - Sorry!]Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-14024754580908642018-07-20T22:41:37.265-05:002018-07-20T22:41:37.265-05:00Don't dawdle. Full steam ahead!Don't dawdle. Full steam ahead!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-61727572580464247522018-07-15T17:10:00.714-05:002018-07-15T17:10:00.714-05:00Thanks Charles. The Blogger share buttons did not ...Thanks Charles. The Blogger share buttons did not work very well so I took them off. Maybe you can copy and paste the page address and post it anywhere you want to share it?TimRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-16388772964046462862018-07-13T12:42:30.974-05:002018-07-13T12:42:30.974-05:00Is there no share button in this place?Is there no share button in this place?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-88253519502433603162018-07-13T12:41:24.246-05:002018-07-13T12:41:24.246-05:00Excellent! No scripts, just pure, unadulterated by...Excellent! No scripts, just pure, unadulterated by the seat of your pants story-telling.<br /><br />The drought is over, at long last! Long live the drought!<br /><br />I look forward to it.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-6132152411187604082018-07-12T16:39:41.285-05:002018-07-12T16:39:41.285-05:00Looks that way...!Looks that way...!Tim Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552322480771628448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-5952937360264247182018-07-10T00:15:38.869-05:002018-07-10T00:15:38.869-05:00Eh? More Goldbug??Eh? More Goldbug??Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-2952952852833533712018-01-28T16:41:40.292-06:002018-01-28T16:41:40.292-06:00Thanks PBD(?)! I'm swamped with projects I'...Thanks PBD(?)! I'm swamped with projects I'd like to develop.. and extremely unproductive anyway, as commenter CM has many times reminded us... but I'm open to any ideas you want to put forth, one never knows..Tim Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552322480771628448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-9054770393859844902018-01-27T19:40:10.799-06:002018-01-27T19:40:10.799-06:00Great page Tim!!
Love the writing.
Still gotta...Great page Tim!! <br /><br />Love the writing. <br /><br />Still gotta figure out another story we can work on!PaulDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594873237197782780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-82572457620895152372017-10-22T14:08:34.590-05:002017-10-22T14:08:34.590-05:00I quit reading the story.
You traded in your lett...I quit reading the story.<br /><br />You traded in your lettering for this...ilk?<br /><br />Awaken me, whenever - if ever - this phase passes, Tim.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-80531809640721773272017-09-18T00:26:28.494-05:002017-09-18T00:26:28.494-05:00Holy mother of God!
What happened? What were you ...Holy mother of God!<br /><br />What happened? What were you thinking, Mister Rocks? My precious GoldBug, all tarnished and green-looking. Glorious Green-O-Vision, huh?<br /><br />My, my, my. . . and that lettering? What is that? That's not what I'm used to seeing, here. Did you break out an old typewriter or something? This madness has to stop.<br /><br />!STOP!<br /><br />Your brilliance escapes me. You're this uber-talented artistic being, and yet, you butcher your own work with you own artistic-dimensional tinkering. Who asked for glorious Green-O-Vision? Exactly no one, and here you go and unleash the green cat out of the bag.<br /><br />And the green cat has shed its fur all over the place, all over this newest installment in the GoldBug Escapades series. The lettering I hate more than the green tint gone to Visual Hell. You're a competent, capable hand-letterer, so whatever were you thinking, Tim?<br /><br />Now, I will be the very first to admit that I love the big, brooding GoldBug in the first panel, up there. His image towers over the city, below. That's a good opening visual shot.<br /><br />Aliens invading - I can go with that. I can roll right along with that, Tim. Would I buy this GoldBug meets pea soup stuff, though? Very doubtful.<br /><br />Very. Doubtful.<br /><br />Who is going to buy that, pray tell me? Is there a large black market for pea soup-colored comic books, these days? Maybe I'm out of the loop on this one, but you're taking my favorite character out of all of your artistic creations that I have encountered, to date, and you're running over him with an artistic steam roller.<br /><br />At some point as you're reading this, the inner you in you hopes - nay, prays - that the green fog will break, and that GoldBug will be freed from this visual quagmire that you've plopped him down in to. Hey, Tim, if I ever mentioned that I would love for you to convert GoldBug into GreenBug, then know right now that I'm really sorry for saying that.<br /><br />You've heard of too much of a good thing? Well, this ain't it, buddy. No, this right here is something else, altogether.<br /><br />Maybe the green represents GoldBug's mood, his mood when he broods. OK, I get that. But, readers aren't going to go for this, not in this day and age. There are reasons why people do not fork over good money for comic books that remind them of television sets with the color tube on the fritz.<br /><br />And the story? Well, who can focus upon the story, when their eyes keep on rebelling at what lies before them? I just don't understand why you chose muted visuals to eye-grabbing glory? It has a drab effect. Its gloom matches what I feel, trying to keep up with GoldBug on Planet GreenHell.<br /><br />The more that you develop GreenBug, the more serious a tone that he takes on. He's gone from being the next Scrooge McDuck to being Peter Graves. Don't ask me what I mean by that, either. It's just something that crossed my mind, and it sounded good, so I went with it. That's all.<br /><br />These pages' lettering is visual heresy. One of the things that really draws me to your work, aside from the fact that you pay me to read it (Hah!), is that you are a multi-talented maestro of the comic book arts. You draw, you color, you letter. You're a master craftsman of your profession - yet as these green-saturated pages clearly reveal, you're also dangerous to your own work when left alone for too long a period of time.<br /><br />Or put another way, your artistic genius exceeds my ability to grasp - much less appreciate - it.<br /><br />I'm going to go to bed, now, depressed and thinking of the color green.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-12817130605652365432017-09-16T02:00:43.639-05:002017-09-16T02:00:43.639-05:00You make some very good points about how some film...You make some very good points about how some film-makers might be smeared purposefully to limit their popularity - especially if they make any AVS early in their career as seems the case for Polanski & in a lesser degree Allen.<br />-<br />Another angle could be that the film directors that do produce AVS are destined for more important and occult tasks in their respective in-groups (hint-hint freemasonry lodges). If someone is going to be allowed in among important angles such as 33 etc. - chances are they will need to be smeared publicly to prove themselves. Something like a rite of passing - which might be what we really witness when say Bill Cosby take the stand as a rapist,,,<br />-<br />Regarding Polanski, it is clear that he must have passed among the higher angels very early as he was led to marry upcoming Manson Murder star (8.8.1969) Sharon Tate & be arrested later for sex with a minor Samantha Gailey not too long after making Chinatown (11.3.1977).<br />-<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794306275943161137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-19389050088057356352017-08-27T10:06:50.909-05:002017-08-27T10:06:50.909-05:00The drought continues! Nothing new posted since my...The drought continues! Nothing new posted since my last several visits.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560716798593613491.post-78219420956164021332017-07-02T12:26:55.615-05:002017-07-02T12:26:55.615-05:00Yes, that is all dandy and all that, but imagine h...Yes, that is all dandy and all that, but imagine how much better that you could have said all that, had you drawn it.<br /><br />Or drawn several images to accompany your parade of paragraphs.<br /><br />As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. You opted for two hundred and eighty-two words, though - so, I'm feeling a bit cheated, here, Tim.<br /><br />Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688914328434193451noreply@blogger.com