Eric Adams

listening to "Dan Deacon - The Crystal Cat" on Blip

2009-11-10T02:31:58Z

I'm gonna get my bathing suit on. Gonna get my base face on...

Have a slacktastic Halloween!

2009-10-31T23:29:57Z

listening to "Alarm Will Sound - 4" on Blip

2009-10-27T02:44:14Z

Alarm Will Sound covering Aphex Twin's "4". This has more plays than any other song in my library.

REFLECTION nominated for the 2009 S.P.A.C.E. Prize!

2009-10-26T14:17:24Z

REFLECTION has been nominated for a 2009 S.P.A.C.E. Prize (the Minicomics / Short Story category)! I’m tickled black and white!

Here’s a few pages from REFLECTION:
1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6

All exhibitors who setup at SPACE this past spring are allowed to cast one vote for the book of their choice. If you were an exhibitor and want to check out a copy of REFLECTION but don’t want to spend the $5.00 just to get a look at it, drop me a line and maybe I can send you a PDF.

Anyone else, get yourself a copy in the Lackluster World store.

The S.P.A.C.E. Prize now has three categories (click to see the nominees on the SPACE site):
General
Mincomics / Short Story
Webcomics

Thanks everyone!

Originally published at EricAdams.net. You can comment here or there.

This Saturday: COMICPALOOZA in Florence, KY

2009-09-17T13:18:31Z

Saturday, September 19, I’ll be setup at Comics2Games in Florence, Ky for the first annual COMICPALOOZA! This event is a last minute replacement for the recently cancelled POP CULTURE CON. Look at it as FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: PART DEUX but without the free comics. I think…

Details at www.comics2games.com

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I have banished the bible people from the front porch. Take that bible people.

2009-09-04T14:31:04Z

I have banished the bible people from the front porch. Take that bible people.

Did this sketch of 'Artie the Strongest Man In the World' while in Chicago. Kudos if you know the re

2009-09-02T00:57:37Z

Did this sketch of 'Artie the Strongest Man In the World' while in Chicago. Kudos if you know the reference.

Test test test. Testing out hellotxt. Are you receiving me? Good! You're in the secret club!

2009-09-02T00:52:05Z

Test test test. Testing out hellotxt. Are you receiving me? Good! You're in the secret club!

Chicago Comic Con 2009

2009-08-03T18:43:18Z

This weekend, I, Eric Adams, will be setting up at Chicago Comic Con (formerly known as Wizard World Chicago)! My table number is 5308 – I’m against the back wall.

For the first time in my history, I’ll be there on Thursday for preview night! So, I’ll be there for all four days. Long… excruciating… endless days. Fill them for me with purchases of my fine goods. Or, commission me to draw you a sketch. I’ll have my shiny new markers with me and with them I would be happy to output something not-so-shiny. Lackluster, if you will.

I will have the still somewhat new JESUS & TALKING BEAR SHIRTS, the one-shot 16-pager REFLECTION, and of course all the usual LW wares.

Sadly, LACKLUSTER WORLD #6 will NOT be available at Chicago Comic Con this weekend. I know I’ve told some that it would be printed and ready for consumption by this time and since I have no idea how far that word of mouth has spread, I thought it prudent to be clear. LW6 is NOT yet complete.

So, when will it be complete? In just a few weeks. I just couldn’t get it finished and printed in time for the show. I’ll be at Pittsburgh Comicon next month and while I’m not promising I’ll have it ready in time for that con, it does look likely that I will. Details, of course, forthcoming.

For anyone attending Chicago, I’ll be accepting pre-orders for LW6 and to make it worth your while, I’ll pay the shipping expense.

If you’ve not seen it already, here’s the Lackluster World #6 cover art.

So. Headcount?

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Advertise on the surface of the moon

2009-07-21T13:32:26Z

If it can be seen, advertisers will find a way.

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CANCELLED: Pop Culture Con

2009-07-17T13:39:16Z

It’s come to my attention that Pop Culture Con has been cancelled. It was scheduled to be one of my convention stops this fall, but things fell apart with it. As of this the moment the Pop Culture Con website does not reflect this news.

I’ll be at Chicago Comic-Con (formerly known as Wizard World Chicago) in just a few weeks. More on that soon.

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MOON

2009-06-25T02:43:24Z

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Really damn eager to see MOON. Opens here in Cincinnati on July 10.

http://www.moon-movie.com/

MGMT - Kids

2009-06-10T14:30:43Z

Originally published at EricAdams.net. You can comment here or there.

I recommend skipping to the 1:00 mark…

LACKLUSTER WORLD #6 - Cover Art

2009-05-11T16:52:24Z

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I’m simultaneously working on LACKLUSTER WORLD #6 and #7 and will have them wrapped up this Summer. LACKLUSTER WORLD #6 has my favorite cover from the series thus far…

Free Comic Book Day

2009-05-01T23:20:10Z

Originally published at EricAdams.net. You can comment here or there.

Tomorrow (Saturday, May 2), I will be signing, selling and celebrating comics fro FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at Comics2Games in Florence, KY. You can get directions and all the free comics info at their site.

I’ll be passing out free copies of LACKLUSTER WORLD #1 to anyone with an empty hand.

Stop by and say hi!

Gem City Comic Con 2009 - Recap

2009-04-27T17:09:01Z

Originally published at EricAdams.net. You can comment here or there.

GEM CITY COMIC CON 2009 was a couple weeks ago and I can’t say I have all that much to share regarding the show, but here goes:

I must say it went much better than I expected. I went last year and did so-so sales-wise so I was apprehensive to return. Not really sure what was different this year, but maybe it just needed a couple years to grow it’s legs.

The usual gang was there: Chuck Moore, Bill Gladman and John Wilson of ComicRelated.com. Darren and Jackie of Ringtail Cafe. Bob Hickey of Blue Line Pro. Jon Hodges. My neighbor at the show was Dustin Carson (he writes an interesting comic called NO GODS [Review at CR]).

I sold the crap out of my JESUS & TALKING BEAR tee shirts.

The Underground Video Network did a mini-interview with me where I gave my standard LACKLUSTER WORLD sales pitch. Here’s the vid. My segment starts around the 3:00 mark.

Like I said, it went better than I expected, so I’ll be returning next year.

Gem City Comic Con 2009

2009-04-04T21:00:27Z

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This is terribly last minute of me, but I will be at Gem City Comic Con tomorrow in Dayton, Ohio.

I’ll have the usual Lackluster World goodness, copies of Reflection and the still newish Jesus & Talking Bear tee shirts.

Sorry, no new issue of LW just yet. I’m working on it though!

Watchmen

2009-03-05T04:24:52Z

I heard one review call it "embalmed" and that pretty well sums up my expectations. Still, I'll be seeing it this weekend.

One for your BOTM clubs…

2009-02-19T03:27:54Z

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BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL IN THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES and also ROBBING GOD OF PRIESTHOOD CHILDREN!! (Paperback)

I promise to stop posting weirdo religion stuff in favor of real content soon!

ericadams @ 2009-02-07T10:19:00

2009-02-07T15:20:53Z

"My moustache was gone, but the dark moustache on my soul would not be shaved so easily." -MAX BARRY

Jesus Will Kill Us All With His Magic Hands

2009-02-07T04:34:33Z

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ericadams @ 2009-02-06T00:40:00

2009-02-06T05:40:54Z

If my birthday were a magic potion, it would be Formula 409.

TOKYO! trailer

2009-02-04T16:11:47Z

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All it takes to sell me is a triptych of creative directors, a shoegazer soundtrack, and general wtfuckery. I’ll be there opening weekend.

HD version:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/tokyo/

Unstuck in time.

2009-02-04T04:53:43Z

This is a message to the future.

It will travel at a speed of one hour per hour, one day per day. Once you begin reading this entry, it is already over. When I started writing it, the events outlined below had already taken place. And once you reach the end of this entry, you will be catapulted back in time to the next one. At the end of that entry, it will happen again. And again. And so on. Read far enough and you will watch me fold up into the person I used to be. See the things I used to do. The relationships I used to have. You can watch me scrape graphite off paper with a pencil. Un-type the words I've written. Un-say, the things I've said. Un-be the person I am.

Blogging is temporally recursive.

Perhaps, this is why I don't blog as often as I could. I am a forward-looking person and anxious for what might or will happen. I'm fearful and sometimes embarrassed of the past and it's easier to keep my eyes on that which I can still affect.

Today is February 3, 2009 and I have not written a personal blog entry in many months.

A lot has happened, so I'll skip the detail-work and do this in broad strokes:

The big news... Joanna broke up with me. I'm single now. She and I are still good friends and there are no hard feelings, but for obvious reasons it is more comfortable for us to keep our distance from each other. It was a good four years.

...And that's it. There's really no more to say. The details are personal, sparse and frankly uninteresting. I won't be offended if you ask for more, but how forthcoming I will be depends upon my mood. And condolences are not necessary -- the traumatic moments have passed and the world is looking new and shiny to me.

Beyond that, the holidays were mostly painless. My aunt, uncle and cousin came into town from DC and it's always great to see them. The best part, however, was spending some time with my brother. We have never been very close, but that's slowly changing. We have a lot more in common than we ever realized. Perhaps we just didn't see it, but the more likely scenario is that we didn't allow ourselves to see it. And perhaps, I'm projecting my own hang-ups and saying "we" when I should be saying "I".

My company, Turnstyle Creative, turned four years old yesterday and business has been great. I feel like the only person in the world that is thriving in this economic MELTDOWN-PANIC-WTF-AAHHH-RUN-WE'RE-ALL-GONNA-DIE. Can't explain why. We just got lucky with the timing. Lots of big, fun, lucrative projects in the queue. Things are truly the best they've ever been.

That said, I am obviously concerned things could take a turn for the worse. As the rest of the world crumbles, chances are something heavy will land on us. So, I'm taking steps to bring as much new business into the office as possible and, unfortunately, I have to make some time sacrifices on the comics front...

I'm pushing back the release of LACKLUSTER WORLD #6 and #7. My intention was to release #6 in time for S.P.A.C.E. in April, but that's is no longer the case. The new release date is undetermined, but rest assured I am still working hard on them. I simply won't be beating myself up to complete them for a self-imposed deadline. And while I'm on the subject... I'm just not willing to sacrifice quality again. I've done that with the past 3 or 4 issues and it irks me to no end. I intend to enjoy these last two issues. In a way, it is my long goodbye to these characters. The scripts are written and every time I read them in reference to what I'm drawing, I'm a little sad. In a way, they are already gone.

Anyway, I will still have some new items for S.P.A.C.E.. REFLECTION came out last Autumn, but it'll be new to the S.P.A.C.E. crowd and, of course, the infamous JESUS & TALKING BEAR shirts. I'm also contemplating a S.P.A.C.E.-only LW mini-comic of some kind. We'll see.

On the whole, I'm trying to make wiser and more constructive use of my time -- vanquishing laziness without vanquishing fun.

So, I bought a violin! I just had this overwhelming urge to suck at something. Kidding. About the urge part. Not the suck part. I definitely suck at it.

My only lessons have come from YouTube, but I intend to take 'real' lessons with a personal instructor this Spring. For now, I'm keeping things very wax-on-wax-off as I learn the motions, build calluses, learn to read sheet music, etc.

Overall, I'm happy! I believe I'm at my best when I feel challenged, so I'm challenging myself to learn new skills, improve myself, meet new people, test myself, set demanding goals, experience new things, LIVE ~~A LITTLE~~ A LOT.

So... I hope that one day I'll find this entry as it travels towards the future. Across the years between now and then, I will stare my future self in the eye and share this valuable advice: "Watch for the future, admire the past, but live in the present."

And my future self will nod and reply, "And don't you forget it. Good luck."

NOW SHIPPING!

2008-12-18T20:04:06Z

Originally published at EricAdams.net. You can comment here or there.

There is still time to get one before Xmas.

Get it here:
Jesus & Talking Bear Tee Shirt at LacklusterWorld.com