Ryan Claytor rose to the challenge I set out to all you mini-comic creators out there, and sent me #2-4 of his autobiographical series, And Then One Day. And Im glad he did, as And Then One Day made for a very engaging, fun read. Although, missing #1, I was totally lost as to what was going on in the plot!
That was a joke, of course, as And Then One Day is a journal, with each page representing a different day in Claytors life. #2-4 covers Fall 2004-Spring 2005. It is all very easy to understand, and in addition, very easy to relate to. Like Brandon Hanvey, there is a massive likability to Claytors pieces. He may draw the mundane at times, but he makes the mundane feel anything but mundane. In addition, like Hanvey, Claytor uses a cartoonish yet expressive style.
Heres a sample piece where we see what I mean in the title of this piece where I refer to just how passionately Claytor takes comic books (okay, the phrase Passionately Produced is on the back cover of his comic, too)...
Neat, eh?
In addition, here is a sample where we can see more of a sequential art sample of Claytors work, as well as some of the humor present in this series.
An interesting aspect of the series is how Claytor (once again, like Hanvey) is big on the book having an "All-Ages" vibe, which means very interesting takes on two breakups shown in the comic (which reminds me of a funny bit he does where he responds to a critic expressing surprise at how happy his life seems by doing a tale of woe soon after he breaks up with his girlfriend).
Going back to the "passionate" theme again, something that jumps out about And Then One Day is how Claytor has devoted so much time and energy into making the comic LOOK good, format-wise. He prints each issue on a colored velvet cover, has a very professional-looking merchandise page and even has a LETTERS COLUMN!
And Then One Day is currently on hold (although a longer version, done in more of a sketchbook format, will be coming out soon from Claytor) as Claytor continues grad school. Hopefully, when he finishes, though, we will see some more projects from him. Claytors work basically gives the reader the same kind of fun that Tom Beland gives his readers, and thats the sort of comics we need more of - the good ones. And if you want ANOTHER opinion, none other than Josh Cotter (whose work I love, and you all should love, as well) thinks that Claytor and And Then One Day are awesome, so the only reason YOU should think OTHERWISE is if you are one of those contrarian types!
Dont be a contrarian type, go to Ryans website here and order some of his comics!
Did yall see this new promotion Devils Due is doing? Tear off the cover of any DC or Marvel book that you disliked, send it in to Devils Due along with a list of three Devils Due comics that youd like, and theyll send you one of their books.
Now, dont get me wrong, this doesnt mean that Im saying Devils Dues books are any better (I think their Hunt for Cobra Commander 25 cent comic was probably the worst promotional comic I recall ever reading), but I do applaud their clever sales approach.
And hey, Joe Casey IS writing G.I. Joe: Americas Elite!! We all like Joe Casey, dont we?
من منا لا يحب الضحك؟؟ بالتأكيد لا أحد! أليس كذلك؟ فالضحك يحيي القلب وينير العقل ويسهل الدرب ويلم الشمل ويملأ الوقت ويزيل الهم. الضحك دواء سحري لكافة أمراض يومنا هذا، والتي يعد العامل النفسي المسبب الأول لها. ولهذا جئناك في تطبيقنا هذا... "نكت مجانين" هو من أطرف التطبيقات الترفيهية المليئة بالنكت المضحكة الجديدة والمواقف الكوميدية المسلية بأسلوب بسيط ممتع، اكتشف المزيد من التسلية مع هذا التطبيق الرائع واضحك من قلبك.
نكت سعودية هو عبارة عن تطبيق يحتوي على مجموعة كبيرة من النكت و الضحكات السعودية المضحكة و باللهجة السعودية حمّل التطبيق واضحك مع أصدقائك وعائلتك وقم بمشاركة ما يعجبك من النكت عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي حتى تملأ البهجة الأرجاء
يقال "اللي ما بقلل عقله ما بفرح".. هذا مثل تداول على الألسن كثيراً وفيه بعضا من الصواب، فأصبحت حياتنا جدية والضحكة مفقودة، انظر من حولك وسترى العبوس هو الغالب على الوجوه!
انتبه إلى هذا واعلم أن الحياة ستنقضي سواء أستقبلتها بضحكات أم تجهمات! لا تقل أنّ الهموم أعمت بصيرتك، فالابتسامة لا تحتاج إلى شيء، حيث أن بعض من الكلمات والنهفات والطرائف والنكت ستكون كفيلة ببعث بعض الفرح والحياة إليك من جديد.
هذا ويضم تطبيقنا مجموعة فريدة من طرائف ونكت الأغبياء التي ستنسيك همومك وترسم الضحكة في قلبك قبل فمك في غضون ثوانٍ معدودة. حمّل التطبيق الآن واقرأ نكتة في الصباح الباكر لتبدأ يومك بإيجابية تامة.
