Censorship and stupid people. I'm going to be venting a bit of anger here being that censorship is something I hate more than most other things. Being an artist, a lot of my stuff I've sat back and thought if it had gone too far in anyway and I find myself more and more thinking how WRONG that way of thinking is.
I mean it's really just madness, catering to those who might not like the content he/she produces is not how an artist should think. They should do what they want and if someone finds the blood/language/nudity/refrences offensive they should have the common sense to simply navigate away/change the channel/etc. However despite this being the thing you would think people should do, it's often not and it's led to me becoming very upset at just how fucking dumb people are.
Now today most people when offended they instead of turning away they instead confront the people responsible for putting it out and attack them! Or in the case of mainstream media they contact their service provider and let them get a sound talking to for insulting them with the distasteful content. Like that thing that happened at half time at a football game, the breast being exposed, it was the most rewound TiVo moment in history and millions of people saw it and only a few complained. So somehow the minority rule the many and instead of just ignoring 5 seconds of exposed breast they threw a hissyfit and had to let them know how offended they were.
This happens all the time and it's simply incredible how this small few are determined to undermind what everyone else seems to be enjoying (and no I'm not talking about the footbal game, Im talking about mostly everything). I simply find it mind boggling just how stupid people are, why must they make it an issue? Does this attack they're starting somehow make them feel empowered? Do they think that their inability to be a good parent makes them instead lash out on people creating things rather than just explaining to their kid what they saw or heard is not okay for them to repeat?
So today I was drawing more of Antares Complex and I sat back and thought to myself, wow is this too violent? Am I going too far? And I realized I was doing it to myself, censoring for those who aren't going to enjoy the comic at all. So fuck it I thought and continued to finish it, with a simple thought:
-I'm trying to represent the harshness of this sci-fi world that things aren't all flowers and friend ship. This is how I'm telling the story to chose to show how things aren't clean and how sometimes things get nasty. And if someone somehow finds it distasteful that's how it goes, I'm trying to communicate a rough world that often involves blood and violence and if that's not to your taste, well there's other comics out there to read for you then.
Whew, with that out, I just wanted to say thanks for reading and I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on censorship and all that. I don't think it's right and I just can't say I'll ever side with the censors as its just an oppresive measure against everyone. Thanks for reading, and thanks for checking out Gx3R.
So much stress this week, believe me when I say everything that could go wrong, absolutely has. I haven't been so angry and stressed in a long time. But the week is almost over despite those who fell for that rapture crap. So, once all of this stuff is uploaded, I'm going to take a well deserved break and play me some Sonic 3 & Knuckles on my Sega Genesis (Mega Drive for those of you in Europe).
My brother certainly needs some credit here though before I end this journal. Stressed out as he is, certainly was there for me regardless to help me stay sane. Thanks man.
Looking forward to Mass Effect 3, but I don't want to see anything on the game. Probably doesn't make sense but I'd rather experience the game rather than watch videos on it.
Happy times!
I just beat Mass Effect 2 after on and off playing it since the game initally came out and man that game was amazing. One of my favorite games of all times certainly and I don't see what people were complaining about. Then again you can't make everyone happy I suppose.
And just a few days later I'm starting a new game on it because it's just that damn fun. Games have come a long way from games like Starflight on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive where you have a big adventure but sometimes there's imagination required to patch in some of the rough spots.
But coming from a game like that and playing Mass Effect 2 just makes me look back at the time with Starflight in a better light. It's really amazing to see how games have evolved and changed and to see that some genres haven't died but have gotten a great 'follow up' years later in the most excellent way. I'm sure those who are reading this have no idea what Starflight is and all I can say is that it's an amazing game from long, long ago that many now might not be able to tolerate because of age and other reasons (like not being a very straight forward game).
But it's worth checking out, Starflight that is and Mass Effect as a series.
Too much to play, way too much to play. I've got Portal 2 coming up with a stack of games that have already piled up from my gane A.D.D. and moron-ittude!
I'm playing Dragon Age 2 and on and off Mass Effect 2, as well as 3 hand held titles on and off. Now that said I barely play these games! I'm more likely to be working on art or something. I have to say with all the complaints on Dragon Age 2 one would think it'd be nothing but garbage and a side of fries. Though I've yet to see that just a few hours in, the game looks, plays, functions better and the characters are fantastic.
I can only imagine this is due to Bioware stripping out some features like ..being an Elf, now if that's your problem with it I'd like you to think long and hard on how much that actually impacted gameplay past the first hour or so. Not enough to warrent the dev team wasting time when they could be making a better adventure overall. They took a lot of ideas from Mass Effect 2 that much is for sure but that game is simply amazing, far better than it's previous incarnation.
I can't wait to finish these games but I can't help but think I'll be one of the last to do so! Sad times!
I've been eagerly awaiting Portal 2 like the rest of the people who played 1, but I didn't think I was going to be getting it because of lack of funds. I never said this to anyone, which made this even more confusing when it happened. My friend was in game and I decided to join him, he then randomly tells me to "check my account" which made little sense to me but beign in game that was pretty much impossible.
So, I minimized the game and "Friend has Gifted you Portal 2" so because he's a bastard (awesome one) I'm now gona be able to play Portal 2 apparently.
I'd like to give a shoutout now to JP thank you for your kindness ya punk and good luck in medschool!
Deadspace 2, I've been playing the game co-op with my brother over the span of a week or two. Played with the lights off and the volume up, the game is a nightmare, in a good sort of way. I can't say just how scary that game was to someone like me where Minecraft offers a lot of fear, but for different reasons of course.
I mainly played the game because I love sci-fi games, and Deadspace captures what I love in sci-fi fairly well. The style in tech and how ships are that is, while I love Star Trek I always felt their ships were too comfortable for something that's basically military. I can't reccomend the game enough, it does so many things well and if you played the first one it might only enhance your experience. I happened to love the first one just for the clostrphobic feel the game gives you, being trapped on the ship with a army that's basically growing larger the longer you're on the ship.
An army that wants you dead at all costs and will do it in ways and in means of attacking and defending is vastly different. Also I must say how much I love the interface on the game and how it's all linked to Issacs suit and not just floating on the screen. Anyway, go play the damn game!
Finally I got the Antares Comic up and I thought it'd be a great weight off my chest but, instead I felt anxious. Wondering if people will read it and like it but, I was quickly reminded by others that "No matter what you do, there will be people who love it, and people who hate it".
Something I had forgotten briefly and there's a lot of truth in those words and honestly, I just hope that someone will enjoy reading what I've made. I've never put thought into people who dislike it because, that's their choice and they're free to have that opinion, but those are also the people I'm not targeting so why even think about them?
Currently I'm thinking about getting the sites finished with art galleries and what not and how to spread the word about the sites. I'm not some giant company with money to dump into advertising, I'm literally running on word of mouth and hoping that's enough. I got a facebook fanpage for Gx3R Comics that I'm working on setting up for people to like or whatever it is the kids now a days!
The very first donation has been made by ...Zenny. He's not technically with Gx3R anymore as he's had to move on because he's chasing the job he's always wanted, so it's worth noting he's Donated to help out Gx3R. Thank you so much man and good luck with your dream job.
Well, I talked more than I liked in the news section, then again I don't enjoy talking much in general. but meh why not talk a bit more, get some stuff off my chest.
It's been ages since I've had any content on the web and I was (for a long time) trying to come up with a new comic. A serious one, one with space ships and cool combat and what not you know? I came up with something and I'll be posting that soon, a serious Sci-Fi comic that really took a lot of my attention over the past few years, trying to make it something worth reading over it's lifespan.
It's funny, even after Gx3R initially lauched I really became obsessed with making it a real comic, as close as possible to those you get in comic book shops and what not. You'll be seeing how that came out soon enough I hope, a new comic will be launching here and will be the hardest I've worked on anything.
Hell I even have daydreamed while I worked on the comic, seeing it in shops or just in paper form would be something amazing for me! Anyway, please let me know on twitter or email what you think of the new site and the look/functions.