#mick c sketches

[mickc-art]

Stolas human redesign illustration (I gave him a beard) and some sketches of him and his children

Lord Andras, marquise of Wrath (below) is Stolas’ daughter with Shax. Her design is inspired by sooty owl for its eerie look. She’s the second demon who held the marquisate after OG Andras was killed by exterminators. OG Andras didn’t bear any heirs but King Paimon/Asmodeus decided to pass the title to Stolas’ daughter due to the resemblance of OG Andras. In Ars Goetia, Andras is depicted for having a head of an owl and a body of an angel. She was often accompanied by a wolf, who is her Hellhound bodyguard and secretary in this rewrite.

Andrealphus is Stolas’ adopted son and apprentice/mentee. He was adopted by Stolas after his biological father was killed by exterminators (demons disguised as angels). He taught Andre about astronomy but he excelled in geometry and measurements. Like Stolas, he was stationed in lust for his lust of knowledge. His design is inspired by punk and goth. He takes Octavia’s role as Stolas’ child, but not to confuse with canon Andrealphus, who is Stella’s brother.

[waugh-bao]

[batbabydamian]

DC September 2024 Solicitations - Comics Featuring Damian! 🦇

THE BOY WONDER #5 of 5

9/4/24

Written by Juni Ba

Art and Cover by Juni Ba

Variant Cover: Lea Murawiec

The Robins have united to battle their way out of the stronghold of the Demon’s Head, but Damian cutting his family ties to Ra’s al Ghul isn’t just a matter of punching his way through ninjas. Could this fairy tale possibly have a happy ending? Or is the story of Damian Wayne an inescapable tragedy?

TRINITY SPECIAL: WORLD’S FINEST

9/4/24 

Written by Tom King

Art by Belen Ortega

Cover by Daniel Sampere

Variant covers: Belen Ortega, Chrissie Zullo (1:25), Saowee (1:50)

The world’s finest heroes of tomorrow are back for more! The daughter of Wonder Woman and the Super Sons return for more stories filled with laughs, action and awe-inspiring adventure. Can Lizzie survive Darkseid and his terrifying math? Will an innocent trip to the past for homework change the future? Are Damian and Jon’s barks worse than their bite? Find out in this collection of the latest back-up stories from the hit WONDER WOMAN series!

BATMAN AND ROBIN #13

9/11/24

Written by Joshua Williamson

Art by Juan Ferreyra

Cover by Simone Di Meo

Variant covers: Travis Mercer, Christian Ward (1:25)

Batman, Robin, and Bane must escape Dinosaur Island. But they are not alone! A dangerous presence has taken over and won’t let anyone leave the island alive! Can the father and son dynamic duo return to Gotham or will this be their last adventure together?!

DC VS. VAMPIRES: WORLD WAR V #2

9/11/24

Written by Matthew Rosenburg

Art and cover by Otto Schmidt

Variant Covers: Daniele Di Nicuolo (1:25), Caspar Wijngaard, Lucio Parrillo

The peace between vampires and heroes is wearing thin. Lois Lane will try and negotiate a way to maintain a truce, but with Damian’s relentless attacks on the vampire queen and her armies, the only thing that might be able to bring them together is a…Miracle.

*Bruno Redondo Variant Cover C appearance + chance of interior feature

NIGHTWING #118

9/18/24

Written by Tom Taylor

Art and cover by Bruno Redondo

Variant Covers: Bruno Redondo, Jamal Campbell, Tirso, Nicola Scott, Serg Acuna (1:25)

Embark on an exhilarating journey through the streets of Blüdhaven as we bid a heartfelt farewell to the dynamic duo of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo in the epic conclusion to their award-winning run. With Nightwing’s fear of heights overcome, he returns to Blüdhaven for one final face-off with Heartless and Tony Zucco. It’s the battle you’ve all been waiting for! And if we’ve learned anything from Nightwing these last couple of years, we know he never has to do it alone. One thing’s for certain though: Blüdhaven will never be the same after this!

WONDER WOMAN #13

9/18/24

Written by Tom King

Art and Cover by Tony S. Daniel

Variant Covers: Gleb Melnikov (1:25), Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, Phil Jimenez, Nicola Scott

ABSOLUTE POWER TIE-IN! Gamorra found! Wonder Woman and Robin have finally located Amanda Waller’s super jail holding the powerless heroes they once fought alongside. Can the new dynamic duo break them out before they become trapped themselves? An undercover ally may hold the key to everything!

ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN BY PATRICK GLEASON: THE DELUXE EDITION

11/5/24

Written by Patrick Gleason and Ray Fawkes

Art by Patrick Gleason, Scott Mcdaniel, Mick Gray, and others

Cover by Patrick Gleason

Damian Wayne died. But like most members of the al Ghul family, he didn’t stay dead. Now that he’s back and done some soul-searching, Damian has decided he has a lot to make up for—but he won’t have to do it alone. With a young assassin named Nobody and a gargantuan dragon bat named Goliath in tow, Damian’s year of atonement will take him across the globe and reunite him with friends, foes, and his own complicated family as he seeks to prove to everyone—himself, especially—that he is a worthy member of the Bat-Family. This deluxe edition features a brand-new cover by writer/artist Patrick Gleason, development sketches, and tons more behind-the-scenes material! Collecting DC Sneak Peek: Robin: Son of Batman #1, and Robin: Son of Batman #1-13.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

""THERE ISN'T REALLY A SINGLE ON THE ALBUM... CAN YOU QUICKLY GIVE US A SINGLE?""

PIC(S) INFO: Resolution at 1017x124 -- Spotlight on sleeve art to the German 7 inch vinyl single re-release (Polydor, 1976), reusing the artwork from the self-titled debut album (Island Records, 1972).

PART II: The cover features model Kari-Ann Muller, who was paid £20 for her services (the equivalent of £250 pounds today), and one of the rare RM models who didn’t date Bryan Ferry. She later married Mick Jagger’s brother Chris and appeared in the James Bond film "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service."

VULTURE: "Quickest song you wrote."

BRYAN FERRY: "It would be "Virginia Plain." I had a rough sketch for it when we did the first ROXY album, and when we finished it, we were really surprised at how successful the album was in the UK and in Europe as a whole. But the record company came to us and said, “There isn’t really a single on the album. The album’s doing great, but can you quickly give us a single?” So I wrote up this song, this sketch of a song, and turned it into the finished “Virginia Plain” really quickly. There was a lot of pressure to do that. When the American edition of the album came out a short while later, “Virginia Plain” was added to it. So it was done quickly, but it was done with a lot of energy and a lot of fire, if you like. It ended up becoming quite popular over here."

-- VULTURE, "The Most Seductive and Poetic of Roxy Music, According to Bryan Ferry," by Devon Ivie, c. August 2022

Sources: www.vulture.com/2022/08/bryan-ferry-roxy-music-superlatives.html & https://therake.com/stories/icons/thrill-bryan-ferry.

[lakka-arts]

inspired by the Your Enemy, Darling AU on Twitter by @ mishasnovaks

[strxngdrxm]

CALDWELL, M.   AND   CALDWELL, M.

LOCATION: woods,  near  the  border TIME: idk, some time ago. (lol)

               SOMETIMES  IT  ALL  JUST  FELT  LIKE  TOO  MUCH.  it  was  hard  to  pinpoint  what  exactly,  just  a  little  bit  of  everything.  at  least  that’s  what  mack  thought.  not  that  she’d  actually  admit  it  out  loud,  she  was  trying  to  do  better.  it  was  just  hard.  everyone  around  her  told  her–  well  they  told  her  it  was  okay  NOT  to  be  okay.  but  that  just  didn’t  feel  right.  everything  felt  like  it  was  happening  so  fast  and  she  just  wanted  it  to  stop.

                      PLEASE  MAKE  IT  STOP.

her  mind  was  running  wild.  thinking  of  everything  and  nothing  at  all,  all  at  the  same  time.  it  was  almost  painful.  she  thought  of  her  mother,  her  father,  her  brother.  that  one  hurt.  she  thought  of  the  pain  her  father  caused,  of  the  feeling  of  being  attacked  as  some  sick  revenge  on  her  father....  not  that  he  actually  cared  about  that.  mack  couldn’t  stop  the  thoughts  of  turning  into  a  wolf  the  first  time,  of  how  painful  it  was  because  she  tried  to  fight  it.  she  thought  of  the  letters  her  and  her  brother  wrote  to  each  other  until  one  day  they  just  stopped  and  it  made  her  want  to–--  NO!  she  cut  herself  off  from  that  thought.  cause  what  followed  all  that  was  much  worse  and  she  didn’t  want  to  go  there.  

          missing  him  was  the  worst  part.

    the  sudden  crash  of  thought  brought  her  back  to  the  present  and  she  honestly  wasn’t  sure  if  that  was  any  better.  despite  the  peaceful  quiet  that  surrounded  her,  mac  felt  like  peace  was  just  something  she  wouldn’t  be  able  to  really  enjoy  every  again.  the  wolf  felt   d r a m a t i c   about  that,  but  still..  it  was  how  she  felt.  

attempting  to  focus  again,  mackenzie  brought  her  attention  back  to  the  sketch  book  in  front  of  her,  currently  resting  on  her  lap.  her  previous  train  of  thoughts  had  cause  her  to  zone  out  but  luckily  she  had  messed  up  the  drawing  she  was  currently  working  on.  the  drawing  matched  the  view  that  was  in  front  of  her.  the  trees  all  around  her,  the  random  flowers  and  weeds,  even  the  fallen  branches.  everything  matched  perfectly.  she  had  even  drawn  herself,  sitting  against  a  tree  with  a  book  in  her  lap.  yet,  her  drawing  almost  seemed  eerie.  she  couldn’t  explain  it,  so  she  glanced  around,  trying  to  determine  what  it  was  that  made  her  drawing  feel  the  way  it  did.  but  she  couldn’t.  everything  seemed  fine.

but  than  she  felt  it.  it  wasn’t  scary...  no  it  was  familiar.  she  couldn’t  place  how,  but  something  about  it  reminded  her  of  her  brother.  “  that’s  just  stupid  mack.  ”  she  mumbled  to  herself,  but  still  found  herself  closing  her  eyes  to  just...  was  she  trying  to  pinpoint  what  it  was?  maybe  just  embrace  it?  she  didn’t  know.  but  her  eyes  stayed  closed  and  she  focused  on  it  for  a  moment.  everything  felt  very  still  for  a  brief  moment  but  than  the  guilt  made  itself  known  and  her  eyes  snapped  open.  quickly  wiping  away  the  tears  that  she  hadn’t  realised  started  to  fall,  mack  shut  her  book  and  stood  up  easily.  glancing  around  her,  trying  to  find  what  made  her  feel  the  way  she  just  did,  she  saw  nothing.  so  she  turned  to  leave.  but  than  she  heard  it.  a  twig  snapped  not  to  far  from  where  she  was.  she  couldn’t  see  anything  or  hear  anything  else.  

     waiting  for  a  moment,  mack  knew  she’d  feel  foolish  for  calling  out  a  random  hello...  so  she  waited.  on  edge.  ready  to  shift  into  her  wolf  form  if  need  be.  she  just  wasn’t  sure  if  it  would  be  to  protect  herself  or  hightail  it  out  of  there.  but  whatever  it  was,  she  felt  like  she  HAD  TO  wait  it  out.  to  see  what  it  was.  

squinting,  pointlessly,  mack  couldn’t  look  around  from  the  forrest  in  front  of  her.  if  she  didn’t  know  any  better,  she  could  swear  she  was  starting  to  hallucinate.  “  mick?  ”  she  whispered  softly.  her  voiced  filled  with  both  pain  and  confusion.  

@ukiyoeunoia

[krispyweiss]

Back Pages Book Review: Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters - by Mike Edison (2019)

Less a biography - or even a biographical sketch - of Charlie Watts and more a long-winded essay by Mike Edison, self-righteous author, musician and former High Times editor who thinks the phrase Charlie Watts matters is incredibly clever, “Sympathy for the Drummer” is hard to get through. The most memorable thing about it is the author’s seeming ability to read the future when he writes early on:

“Charlie Watts is (or perhaps was, by now) the drummer of the Rolling Stones …”

But when Edison writes, “Charlie, Mick (Jagger) and Keith (Richards) were the Rolling Stones, everyone else was replaceable,” it’s clear he could not.

Watts, of course, died earlier this year and the Stones are on tour; Watts replaced by Steve Jordan. And though “Sympathy” was published in 2019, it’s been getting more attention in the wake of the sad news, which prompted Sound Bites to pick it up and read (translation: slog) through it.

A knowledgeable mega-fan, but also an obnoxious blowhard of a writer, Edison uses different fonts to set off his repeated usage of Charlie Watts matters; the Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World; and anticipation and penetration as if he’s come up with something new to describe the Stones and rock music.

And Edison reveals his love for himself when he recalls playing keyboards in a bar band that performed “Let it Bleed.” The author says he “tried to breathe some spirit into it,” but to no avail as his bandmates “were determined to rock out because they were stupid and couldn’t help themselves.”

Edison redeems himself somewhat when he temporarily abandons the Stones and detours into an exploration of Watts’ jazz bands. When he settles down and just tells the story - leaving himself out of it - Edison proves he may possibly have a good book in him.

“Sympathy for the Drummer” isn’t it.

Grade card: Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters - by Mike Edison (2019) - C-

10/24/21

[minidovecomics]

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[art-now-germany]

Sketch For The Painting: Flag - Pax Christi,, Wolfgang Schmidt

This is a pair of 2 pictures - can be united with " Emperor Constantine - Astrolabium " also in one frame. Sincerely to: Andy Hall, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Paul Allen, Edythe L. and Eli Broad, Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz, Patricia and Gustavo Phelps de Cisneros (Venezuela and Dominican Republic), Donald and Mera Rubell, Steven A. Cohen, Theo Danjuma, Maria Baibakova, Adrian Cheng, Ingvild Goetz (München), Victoria and David Beckham, Leonardo Dicaprio, Alan Lau, Camilla Barella, Ralph DeLuca, Arthur de Ganay, Ramin Salsali, Moises Cosio, Pedro Barbosa, Monique and Max Burger, Joaquin Diez-Cascon, Luciano Benetton, Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova (Russia), Robbie Antonio (Philippines), Hélène and Bernard Arnault (France), Maria and Bill Bell (United States), Peter Benedek (United States), Debra and Leon Black (United States), Christian and Karen Boros (Germany), Irma and Norman Braman (United States), Peter Brant (United States), Basma Al Sulaiman, Marc Andreessen, Laura and John Arnold, Camilla Barella, Swizz Beatz, Claudia Beck, Andrew Gruft, Robert and Renée Belfer, Lawrence Benenson, Frieder Burda (Germany), Richard Chang (United States), Kim Chang-il (Korea), David Chau and Kelly Ying (China), Pierre T.M. Chen (Taiwan), Adrian Cheng (China), Kemal Has Cingillioglu (United Kingdom), Nicolas Berggruen, Jill and Jay Bernstein, Ernesto Bertarelli, James Brett, Jim Breyer, Christian Bührle, Valentino D. Carlotti, Edouard Carmignac, Trudy and Paul Cejas, Dimitris Daskalopoulos (Greece), Zöe and Joel Dictrow (United States), George Economou (Greece), Alan Faena (Argentina), Mark Falcone and Ellen Bruss (United States), Amy and Vernon Faulconer (United States), Howard and Patricia Farber (United States), Larry and Marilyn Fields (United States), Marie Chaix, Michael and Eva Chow, Frank Cohen, Michael and Eileen Cohen, Isabel and Agustín Coppel, Anthony D'Offay, Hélène and Michel David-Weill, Antoine de Galbert, Ralph DeLuca, Amanda and Glenn Fuhrman (United States), Danielle and David Ganek (United States), Ken Griffin (United States), Agnes Gund (United States), Steven and Kathy Guttman (United States), Andrew and Christine Hall (United States), Lin Han (China), Henk and Victoria de Heus-Zomer (Holland), Grant Hill (United States), Maja Hoffmann (Switzerland), Erika Hoffmann-Koenige (Germany), Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Eric Diefenbach and JK Brown, David C. Driskell, Mandy and Cliff Einstein, Rebecca and Martin Eisenberg, Ginevra Elkann, Tim and Gina Fairfax, Dana Farouki, Michael and Susan Hort (United States), Guillaume Houzé (France), Wang Jianlin (China), Dakis Joannou (Greece), Alan Lau (China), Joseph Lau (China), Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy (United States), Agnes and Edward Lee (United Kingdom), Aaron and Barbara Levine (United States), Adam Lindemann (United States), Eugenio López (Mexico), Jho Low (China), Susan and Leonard Feinstein, Nicoletta Fiorucci, Josée and Marc Gensollen, Alan and Jenny Gibbs, Noam Gottesman, Florence and Daniel Guerlain, Paul Harris, Barbara and Axel Haubrok, Alan Howard, Fatima and Eskandar Maleki (United Kingdom), Martin Margulies (United States), Peter Marino (United States), Donald Marron (United States), David MartÍnez (United Kingdom and Mexico), Raymond J. McGuire (United States), Rodney M. Miller Sr. (United States), Simon and Catriona Mordant (Australia), Arif Naqvi (United Kingdom), Peter Norton (United States), Shi Jian, Elton John, Tomislav Kličko, Mo Koyfman, Jan Kulczyk, Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya, Pierre Lagrange, Eric and Liz Lefkofsky, Robert Lehrman, François Odermatt (Canada), Bernardo de Mello Paz (Brazil), José Olympio & Andréa Pereira (Brazil), Catherine Petitgas (United Kingdom), Victor Pinchuk (Ukraine), Alden and Janelle Pinnell (United States),Ron and Ann Pizzuti (United States), Michael Platt (Switzerland), Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli (Italy), Howard and Cindy Rachofsky (United States), Mitchell and Emily Rales (United States), Dan Loeb, George Lucas, Ninah and Michael Lynne, Lewis Manilow, Marissa Mayer, David Mirvish, Lakshmi Mittal, Valeria Napoleone, John Paulson, Amy and John Phelan, Ellen and Michael Ringier (Switzerland), David Roberts (United Kingdom), Hilary and Wilbur L. Ross Jr. (United States), Dmitry Rybolovlev (Russia), Lily Safra (Brazil),Tony Salamé (Lebanon), Patrizia Sandretto (Italy), Eric Schmidt (United States), Alison Pincus, Heather Podesta, Colette and Michel Poitevin, Thomas J. and Margot Pritzker, Bob Rennie, Craig Robins, Deedie and Rusty Rose, Stephen Ross, Alex Sainsbury, Alain Servais (Belgium), Carlos Slim (Mexico), Julia Stoschek (Germany), Budi Tek (Indonesia), Janine and J. Tomilson Hill III (United States), Trevor Traina (United States), Alice Walton (United States), Robert & Nicky Wilson (United Kingdom), Elaine Wynn (United States), Lu Xun (China), Muriel and Freddy Salem, Denise and Andrew Saul, Steven A. Schwarzman, Carole Server and Oliver Frankel, Ramin Salsali, David Shuman, Stefan Simchowitz, Elizabeth and Frederick Singer, Jay Smith and Laura Rapp, Jeffrey and Catherine Soros, Jerry Yang and Akiko Young (United States), Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei (China), Anita and Poju Zabludowicz (United Kingdom), Jochen Zeitz (South Africa), Qiao Zhibing (China), Jerry Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, Susana and Ricardo Steinbruch, Kai van Hasselt, Francesca von Habsburg, David Walsh, Artur Walther, Derek and Christen Wilson, Michael Wilson, Owen Wilson, Zhou Chong, Doris and Donald Fisher, Ronnie and Samuel Heyman, Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Laude, Francois Pinault (France), Udo Brandhost (Köln), Harald Falckenberg (Hamburg), Anna and Joseph Froehlich (Stuttgart), Hans Grothe (Bremen), UN Knecht (Stuttgart), Arendt Oetker (Köln), Inge Rodenstock (Grünwald), Ute and Rudolf Scharpff (Stuttgart), Reiner Speck (Köln), Eleonore and Michael Stoffel (Köln), Reinhold Würth (Niedernhall), Wilhelm and Gaby Schürmann, Ivo Wessel, Heiner and Celine Bastian, Friedrich Karl Flick, Monique and Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller (Genf), Christa and Thomas Bechtler (Zürich), David Bowie (Lausanne), Ulla and Richard Dreyfus (Binningen und Gstaad), Georges Embiricos (Jouxtens and Gstaad), Friedrich Christian "Mick" Flick (Hergiswil and Gstaad), Esther Grether (Bottmingen), Donald Hess (Bolligen), Elsa and Theo Hotz (Meilen), Baroness Marion and Baron Philippe Lambert (Genf), Gabi and Werner Merzbacher (Zürich), Robert Miller (Gstaad), Philip Niarchos (St. Moritz), Jacqueline and Philippe Nordmann (Genf), Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann (Basel), George Ortiz (Vandoeuvres), Graf and Gräfin Giuseppe Panza di Biumo (Massagno), Ellen and Michael Ringier (Zürich), Andrew Loyd Webber, Steve Martin, Gerhard Lenz, Elisabeth and Rudolf Leopold.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Sketch-For-The-Painting-Flag-Pax-Christi/694205/3253204/view

[mickc-art]

A traditional sketch of 5th Doctor from fortnight (two weeks ago)

[nadjadoll]

1 through 20 for absolutely anyone you're dying to talk about

1. What is their favorite food?Molly’s favorite food is Sugar Bombs cereal! She has a huge sweet tooth and never goes anywhere without a box or two.

2. Do they have a fear of an animal? If so, what animal?Casy is afraid of dogs, she’s not sure why she just prefers to be around birds.

3. What do they wear to bed?Though it may be unpractical, August wears not even one thing to bed. She has no shame and doesn’t care if anyone sees her unclothed, it does however surprise would be attackers though no one would be stupid enough to attack August.

4. Do they like cuddling?Micah absolutely loves it, John does too but he’s less likely to admit it. If she could, Micah would keep John in bed all day and boy has she tried.

5. Do they have a secret handshake with anyone?Ayla 1000% has a secret handshake with Marv. I’d like to think being the goofballs they are they have like a bunch of different handshakes that they alternate between that confuses everyone around them @colesphelps

6. What do they look like?I went above and beyond and made a thing with everybody’s fcs not including valentine, eve or eleni

7. Do they like chocolate?A lot like Molly, Doll also has a bit of a sweet tooth and her favorite second only to cotton candy is chocolate, particularly dark chocolate.

8. What are their good and bad traits?Michelle is fiercely loyal and protective of her friends and family but can also be stubborn and hot-headed, especially when Jim tells her she can’t do something, she’ll go out and do it anyway. Like father like daughter as they say!

9. Do they have any artistic talent?Casy is quite a good painter! She prefers landscapes and animals however and if she ever has a spare moment she’s always painting or sketching. Faye (my other cp77 oc) is my other artistic girl, I haven’t said much about her yet but she does dabble in the arts. I imagine she would be the one painting Night City in graffiti.

Lillian is a singer as well, she didn’t gain much traction on the surface but did make quite the name for herself in Rapture!

10. What is their favorite room to be in, in the house they live in?Micah’s favorite room in the ranch is the living room. She spends a good chunk of her days doing paperwork spread out in front of the huge fireplace.

11. Do they believe in luck?Sage does!

12. Can they do magic?It’s not magic really but Casy can control the Bliss sort of like Faith does although not to that extent.

13. Do they believe in dragons?Honestly, after all that Michelle has seen with the demodogs and monsters, she wouldn’t put it past the universe.

14. What is a pet peeve of theirs?August cannot stand talkers, people that just won’t stop talking. She likes action and is easily bored, not a good combination.

15. What was the last thing they cried about?Ayla has a habit of staying up too long and not sleeping and when that happens, she gets very emotionally loopy. One instance is when she hadn’t slept more than 3 hours in one entire weekend, saw a sad video online and promptly broke down, passing out of exhaustion shortly after.

16. What is their sexuality?Lesbian: Casy, Ghost

Bi: Micah, August, Faye, Michelle, Lillian, Ayla, Dex & Doll

They don’t know/care: Sage, Molly

17. Do they have a best friend? If so, who, and what makes them their best friend?Nearly all of them have best friends but I love talking about Ayla and Marv! Marv is@colesphelps​ dc OC and I adore them together. They’re both college students, dorks and have powers. AJ and I actually were talking about them one night how exhausted they always are because they have to deal with being heroes and also college kids, and that they tend to fall asleep in the wackiest places (Ayla in the Gotham University fountain once for example). The other students have begun to take bets on where either of them are going to pass out next.

I don’t know why but I think they’re my favorite pair.

18. Have they ever been in a romantic relationship?Sure! Micah is engaged to John, in an AU Casy is with Faith, August is in love with@statichvm​‘s OC Charley, Lillian used to date Atlas in the good old days, and Ghost is rumored to have had a girlfriend at one point…

19. What does their relationship with their family look like? Are they close? Distant? Ect.Michelle is very close to Jim! He pushes her buttons at times but she loves him so much, and she loves El just as much when she enters the picture. Mick had missed being a big sister since the death of Sara.

20. Do they have a pet?Molly never lets Dogmeat leave her side, she loves him to bits and he loves her! Ghost has a little grey kittie that used to belong so above rumored girlfriend. August has an all-black Doberman that is her pride and joy and I wouldn’t call them pets really but wherever Casy goes, a flock of crows seems to follow her…  

[olivereliott]

Good things take time: A Trackmaster from NYC Norton

There are a few builders we watch like a hawk, because everything they touch turns to gold. One of them is NYC Norton, run by the affable Kenny Cummings. He’s one of the top Brit bike specialists in the States, but he doesn’t build a bike up from scratch every week. When he finishes one, it’s always worth taking a closer look.

This Trackmaster-framed beauty is the latest machine to roll out of his Jersey City workshop, and was commissioned by a Norton enthusiast from California—who also has a very specific interest in the 1970s flat track glory days.

The brief was loose. “Sometimes we work with folks who want to have their hands on every fastener turn,” says Kenny [above]. “Other times we get a sketch, an outline, or a text, and away they go.”

Whenever Kenny got to a crossroads on this build, he emailed his client: “He’d answer with an old picture of Dave Aldana jumping his Norton, with the caption, ‘Like this.’ We were able to have latitude.”

The story of this Trackmaster started five years ago, when it was simply a motor build. The original brief was to build up a 1972 Commando ‘Combat’ engine—itself a tuned-up version of the familiar 750 twin. During the rebuild, Kenny added a bigger cam and a ported head, and machined it to allow for a magneto.

This sits in the traditional spot behind the cylinders, and it’s an elaborate mod that requires a longer intermediate spindle, turning down the timing cover boss, and modifying the points cavity.

Forged JE pistons and Carrillo rods were fitted, and Kenny chose a Mick Hemmings PW3 cam for good lift. “We built the head with KPM Black Diamond valves and bronze guides,” he reveals, “and ported it to give a little more flow, then skimmed it even further than a stock Combat, giving a measured 9.75:1 compression.”

“Once the motor was done it became a static art display, sitting prominently on our bench, awaiting instructions on where to send it,” says Kenny. “The idea was for our customer to source a dirt track chassis so he could dabble with a build in his garage out west. But after a year or so the call came in: would we be interested in the full build of a dirt track-inspired street bike? Yes!”

The NYC Norton shop is a sea of Commandos, Seeleys and Featherbeds, all built around the concept of superior ‘Roadholding.’ So for Kenny, the opportunity to order ‘off the menu’ for once was a welcome change.

A short time later, a Tri-C Trackmaster replica frame was delivered to the shop, and the fun really began. “The scope of the build was very basic,” says Kenny. “Put all foot controls on the RH side—à la flat track racers—and do just enough electronics to get it past inspection.

And when in doubt, Kenny was instructed to take cues from the famous Ron Wood / CR Axtell Norton twin-downtube flat tracker. Owned by Jamie Waters, it conveniently lived close by during this build.

Armed with a couple of cocktail napkin sketches, Kenny and his crew went to work. “The first thing to do was to get the motor and gearbox in the frame, with the proper plates.” The gearbox was built from scratch using an H-D shell, but the increased wall thickness required some relieving of the plates beyond the usual.

Then onto carbs and manifolds. This Norton runs Dell’Orto PHF 34s, just like Axtell’s, but it wasn’t a plug-and-play job. “We designed a custom manifold [above] to create a smooth transition from the carb choke bore down to the inlet on the head, while splaying out the carb bodies slightly for space,” says Kenny. He also designed the low-key but effective exhaust system, with compact reverse-cone mufflers.

The primary is driven by a Steve Maney Racing 40mm Belt drive, complete with anodized lightweight Commando clutch. The wide belt (and the aesthetic desire to run a Matchless G85 primary) meant cutting down the end of the Norton crankshaft, and tapping to add front pulley fastening.

The stunning frame is completed by a Ceriani replica 35mm front end, with caliper hangers. The 19-inch wheels are Borrani flanged alloy rims laced with stainless spokes, and shod with Pirelli and Carlisle tires. The brakes are controlled by AP Racing [F] and Hurst Airheart [R] masters.

Unfortunately, the swingarm bushings that came with the chassis we not up to spec, so the shop has made a custom set of bronze bushings in the same style used on their championship-winning Titchmarsh Seeleys.

After mocking everything up, most of the hard parts went to the plater. “We plated the chassis, swingarm, manifold, center stand, side stand, and so on,” says Kenny. “All the case covers are show polished, and the velocity stacks and rear sprocket are gold anodized.”

The wiring is tidy: a simple harness runs from a key switch to a small battery under the solo seat, which powers the 5-inch Bates-style headlight, a tail light from Analog Motorcycles, brake lights activated by hydraulic brake switches, and the horn—“enough to keep the coppers at bay!” The tachometer is a Veglia, adapted to receive the proper ratio from a Norton Commando tachometer drive.

The gleaming, sleek tank was custom-fabbed by famed metal magician, Evan Wilcox, who had to ensure that there was space underneath for neat cable routing as well as the Dell’Orto carbs. “Once done, it was obvious we couldn’t slap just any decal on this beauty,” says Kenny, “so we reached out to Jen Mussari—who has done some really beautiful lettering work for Belstaff, among many others.”

Jen’s brief was to do create a handmade logo in gold leaf, with clear-coat over the top. “When she brought the tank to our shop for the reveal, it was like our baby was born!”

Top east coast photographer Marian Sell was on hand to shoot these images, but not by accident: he’s a Norton aficionado too, and his 1936 Inter is currently in the shop for a refurb.

Kenny’s latest is almost too beautiful to get dirty or damaged on a track. But if it’s called into action, you just know it’ll hold its own.

NYC Norton | Facebook | Instagram | Images by Marian Sell

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Folky Jazz ≠ Folk-Jazz: Think Piece & Spotify Playlist

Folky Jazz ≠ Folk-Jazz: Think Piece & Spotify Playlist Swiss-born photographer Sabine Weiss’ photo, “Petite gitane et Manitas de Plata, Saintes-Maries-de-la-mer”, from 1960. (Click the image for a playlist we’ve created to share the beautifully ragged and rewilded sounds of “Folk-Jazz”.) —— The beauty of music is uncertain, moist, ageless, ungendered, untouchable. Folk is the we—us—which connects itself with music in strange ways. Connotations vary, but music usually springs forth at the mention of “Folk”. It has something to do with culture, but not in a high-brow way, rather, its essence has something to do with people, in general—the things we do; things we love; the ancient in us all. What we are. In music, Folk often references the place where a given music is created. It also connotes a peaceful tradition of oral history through music. Eventually, after field songs and hymns, folks began writing their own music, and a modern era of Folk was ushered by the likes of Bob Dylan, Woody Gutherie, Elizabeth Cotten, (& others)— folk wrote their own songs in the spirit of this original, place-based genre. The word doesn’t really matter (nor does this think piece you’re reading, if you even made it this far), but we’re getting somewhere. . . Jazz music developed alongside this atmosphere of song-making, oral histories, and place-based music at the turn of the century in New Orleans, Louisiana. It morphed into the big band swing era of the roaring twenties, during which jazz and dance bands were the popular music on the radio. Swing was king for a while until some revolutionary musicians started a new music which flipped everything on its head and added in elements of contemporary art, and impressionistic classical music, alongside break-neck rhythm and syncopations—enter bebop. The counterculture movement of the 60s was a back-to-the-land ethos whose music began to reference the ancient music of America, recreating it in a new, hyper-political lens of singer-songwriting. (The genre-ification of this music form has roots in Mississippi delta blues singer-songwriters, who played and sang with their guitars, and a case could be made for an outright theft of this form by the 60s folk revivalists.) Sonic pioneers—Martin Carthy, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchel, David Crosby, James Taylor, Joan Baez, and many more—added adventurous and slightly dissonant elements to their “folk” sound. Martin Carthy’s arrangement of “Scarborough Fair”—a traditional folk song—was probably the first example of “jazzier folk”, with some beautifully jazzy chords. Enter “Folk-Jazz” the genre, made up mostly of music with words, derived from roots music. On the instrumental, non-vocal side of this new movement was a set of experimentalists who delved further into Jazz and its liberated, mysterious sentiments: John Fahey. Sandy Bull. Leo Kotke. (Man of these were known as “American Primitivist” folk artists.) Pat Metheny. Jimmy Guiffre. Many tracks on Joni Mitchell’s “The Hissing of Summer Lawns”. There were also a number of musicians who came from the Jazz tradition and began incorporating more “folky” jazz sounds, and folk-inspired traditional music alongside the swinging, pagan jazz moods. This sounds lame, but it was a natural trajectory in some way, especially with the birth of the Environmental movement. Bill Smith. Carla Bley. Ornette Coleman. Paul Bley. Lee Konitz. Herbie Hancock. Charles Lloyd. Grant Green. Keith Jarrett. Paul Motian. Ornette Coleman. Ralph Towner. Ornette Coleman. Gabor Szabo. Chico Hamilton. Frank Zappa. Don Cherry. Sonny Rollins. Ornette Coleman, & Ornette Coleman. A strong case could be made to add the beboppers—especially with the rawness and grit of someone like Charlie Parker—into this list of “folk-jazzers” but I’ll spare you our opinions on that… Stay Safe, @UncivilizedTom Elizabeth Cotten - Freight train Martin Carthy - Scarborough Fair (feat. Dave Swarbrick) Joni Mitchell - The Jungle Line Joni Mitchell - I Don’t Know Where I Stand Bob Dylan - She Belongs to Me James Taylor - Secret Of Life - Live Bob Dylan - With God on Our Side Joni Mitchell - Roses Blue Joan Baez - Diamonds And Rust Crosby, Stills & Nash - Guinnevere - 2005 Remaster Sandy Bull - Electric Blend Ornette Coleman - Ramblin’ Charles Mingus - Better Git It in Your Soul Ornette Coleman, Jerry Garcia, Prime Time - 3 Wishes Ornette Coleman - Peace John Fahey - The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party - Instrumental Ornette Coleman, Pat Metheny - Song X Paul Motian - Sod House Keith Jarrett - Eyes Of The Heart - Pt. 1 / Live At Theater am Kornmarkt, Bregenz / 1976 John Fahey - St. Louis Blues - Original Recording Paul Motian - American Indian: Song Of Sitting Bull Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu John Fahey - March! For Martin Luther King David Crosby - Music Is Love Keith Jarrett - Eyes Of The Heart - Pt. 2 / Live At Theater am Kornmarkt, Bregenz / 1976 Keith Jarrett - Encore (A-B-C) - Live At Theater am Kornmarkt, Bregenz / 1976 Keith Jarrett - Roads Travelled, Roads Veiled - Live At The Village Vanguard, New York / 1973 Keith Jarrett - The Rich (And The Poor) Keith Jarrett - (If The) Misfits (Wear It) - Live At Village Vanguard, New York / 1973 John Fahey - When The Springtime Comes Again Robbie Basho - A North American Raga (The Plumstar) - Vocal Sandy Bull - Blend George Winston - Theme for a Futuristic Movie Bill Evans - Peace Piece Miles Davis - Flamenco Sketches Miles Davis - Freedom Jazz Dance (Evolution of the Groove) Miles Davis - Fall Jimmy Giuffre - The Train and the River Jimmy Giuffre - Two Kinds of Blues Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley, Steve Swallow - In The Mornings Out There Paul Bley Trio - Ida Lupino Charlie Haden, Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Sharon Freeman, Mick Goodrick, Jack Jeffers, Michael Mantler, Paul Motian, Jim Pepper, Dewey Redman, Steve Slagle, Gary Valente - The Ballad Of The Fallen (Folk Song From El Salvador) Lee Konitz - Blues For Our Children John Coltrane - Alabama - Live At Birdland Jazzclub, New York City, NY, 10/18/1963 John Coltrane - Love Pat Metheny - Unity Village Pat Metheny - Question and Answer Pat Metheny Group - Above the Treetops Pat Metheny Group - (Cross The) Heartland Charles Lloyd, Billy Higgins - Oh, Karim Charles Lloyd, Billy Higgins - The Forest Chico Hamilton - Forest Flower Chico Hamilton - El Chico Sonny Rollins - I’m An Old Cowhand Chico Hamilton - Thoughts Sonny Rollins - John S. - Remastered Yusef Lateef - That Lucky Old Sun Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano - Osmosis Part III Dan Tepfer, Lee Konitz - Trees Lee Konitz & Dan Tepfer - 9/11 Suite - Pt. I Lee Konitz & Dan Tepfer - Body & Soul Herbie Hancock - Oliloqui Valley - Remastered 1999 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition Herbie Hancock - Goodbye To Childhood - Remastered 2004 Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures Uncivilized - Reign STOMP Charlie Parker - Just Friends Charlie Parker - Red Cross Charlie Parker - The Gypsy Elvin Jones, Richard Davis - Elvin’s Guitar Blues Aaron Parks - Branchings Uncivilized, Levon Henry - Sherwood (Live) Sam Wilkes - Today Sam Amidon, Milford Graves - April (feat. Milford Graves) Sam Amidon - Sugar Baby Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman

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Gnotknormal’s Commission Info (Gnot-Art)

Finally! Commissions.

Style A - Mini (Chibi)

Available as full body only

Base colours on mini style typically include shading on hair and eyes

+1 Character – FREE +2 Characters – +£5

Style B - Midi

Available as half or full body

*Half body images usually include character to waistline

Base colours on midi style typically include shading on hair

+1 Character – +£5 +2 Characters – +£10

Style C - Maxi

Available as full or half body, or bust portrait

Full body maxi style base colour line-art should say £22!!!

Base colours on maxi style typically include shading on hair

+1 Character – +£10 +2 Characters – +£15

Will Do

OCs or fan art (must provide reference images or descriptions) Pictures of real people (as long as image is respectable and you must explain if you wish to have a picture of someone who isn't you) Anthro/animal Non-sexual nudity (though I am not good at drawing breasts) Sexual nudity negotiable (I must be sure that you are over 18)

Will Not Do

Robots/mecha (though characters with mechanic elements will be considered) Any ILLEGAL images (I'm pretty certain I don't need to elaborate on this - but if you need to know then ask) Heavy gore Drug use (alcohol and smoking okay)

Backgrounds

Plain white Plain coloured Gradient or slight pattern

Terms

- Prices can be negotiable just don’t take the mick - Prices for additional characters subject to variance based on difficulty - I reserve the right to deny any commission without giving reason (though I probably will let you know why) - Payment through PayPal - You may not claim art as your own or use it for commercial purposes - You may post on your own social media and although you do not need to link back to me it would be greatly appreciated - Anything else can be discussed - Additional details may cost extra - As sketch and line-art inking is done by hand, it can be arranged to send you the original drawing for a postage fee.

Please message me on Tumblr (through my art blog (gnot-art) or my main (gnotknormal)) if you wish to inquire. If you don’t want a commission or can’t afford one right now a reblog would be greatly appreciated!

The codes used for each picture are tags on my art blog and show examples of each style. I tag all artwork I publish as standard so you can see what kind of thing I can do and what you’d get for your money :)

Thanks for looking everyone!!

(fan art used as examples are characters from Orange Plum’s comic Satan and Me, which can be found @thisiskindagross or over on Tapas)

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Neil Innes, Rutles star and 'seventh Python', dies aged 75 | Music | The Guardian

Neil Innes, the comedian and songwriter known for spoof Beatles band the Rutles as well as his work with Monty Python, has died aged 75, according to his agent.

Born in 1944 and raised in Germany and the UK, he studied drama at Goldsmiths college, where he formed the absurdist pop group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. They scored a Top 5 hit with I’m the Urban Spaceman in 1968, produced pseudonymously by Paul McCartney – it won Innes an Ivor Novello songwriting award.

Innes was later known as “the seventh Python” thanks to his contributions to the comedy troupe’s sketches and films, including the songs Knights of the Round Table and Brave Sir Robin in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Innes also contributed the whistled melody to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, from Life of Brian.​

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Following the dissolution of Python, Innes teamed with Eric Idle to create the sketch show Rutland Weekend Television. It spawned the Rutles, a pastiche of the Beatles with Innes playing a Lennon-esque character called Ron Nasty, performing songs such as Cheese and Onions, Ouch!, and Get Up and Go. A TV film, All You Need is Cash, was released in 1978, and featured cameos from George Harrison, Mick Jagger, Bill Murray and Michael Palin. Innes most recently toured the UK with the Rutles in May and June 2019.

Innes’ spoof songs were targeted by Beatles publisher ATV Music who successfully argued that Lennon and McCartney should be added to the songwriting credits, and settled out of court with Innes’ publisher. After another legal dispute, Innes was added to the credits of Oasis’s song Whatever, which was deemed to have imitated his song How Sweet to Be an Idiot. “The music business is like a school where big boys come and take your candy away,” Innes said in 2013. “No other business in the world gets away with stealing like the music business – apart from banking.”

In November, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band won a legal case over the rights to the band name, with members including Innes successfully preventing former promoter Bob Carruthers from using it. Innes had also threatened legal action against Idle over royalties for the Monty Python musical Spamalot, saying in 2014, “the gloves are off, I am not being polite any more,” though the case was never filed.

The League of Gentleman and Sherlock star Mark Gatiss was among those to pay tribute to Innes, writing on Twitter: “As a Python-obsessed teen I saw him at Darlington Arts Centre & missed my bus home to catch his brilliance. I used to record ‘The Innes Book of Records’ on C-60s & marvel at his talent. I still hum ‘I like Cezanne, says Anne’. Sweet dreams, sweet idiot.”

Comedian Diane Morgan called him “one of the nicest people I’ve ever met and a towering talent,” while director Edgar Wright said he was “forever a fan” of Innes.

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