{"id":9858,"date":"2020-09-29T17:39:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T23:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/?p=9858"},"modified":"2020-09-29T18:04:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T00:04:24","slug":"this-months-weekly-reckoning-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9858","title":{"rendered":"This Month&#8217;s Weekly Reckoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I finally did it, everybody! There&#8217;s still some editorial work to be done (and this project demands A LOT of it, but as of this week, I&#8217;ve finished up my upcoming graphic novel, Brush with Peril.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00a-Cover.jpg?resize=668%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00a-Cover.jpg?w=668&amp;ssl=1 668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00a-Cover.jpg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00a-Cover.jpg?resize=651%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00a-Cover.jpg?resize=300%2C472&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00a-Cover.jpg?resize=600%2C943&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9865\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00b.jpg?resize=668%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00b.jpg?w=668&amp;ssl=1 668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00b.jpg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00b.jpg?resize=651%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00b.jpg?resize=300%2C472&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00b.jpg?resize=600%2C943&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9885\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00c-1.jpg?resize=667%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00c-1.jpg?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00c-1.jpg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00c-1.jpg?resize=650%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00c-1.jpg?resize=300%2C472&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brush_with_Peril-1-00c-1.jpg?resize=600%2C945&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This project takes famous museum art and makes it characters and settings in a James Bond-style spy novel. For those who don&#8217;t know who Wayne Thiebaud is (from the quote above), I wrote about him and this project in <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/702\">THIS Blog entry.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>But now, let&#8217;s get into this week&#8217;s list of FUN for YOU kind Patreon supporters!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>For YOU great\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/chriswisniaarts\">$1 Patrons,<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Thank you so much for your kind, kind support! It&#8217;s thanks to YOU that I&#8217;m able to make some income for my passionate endeavors, and what a help and an motivation and warm thought that is, knowing you appreciate what I do. Thank you!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>For YOU great\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/chriswisniaarts\">$2 Patrons<\/a> (and higher),<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This week I posted a TEN PAGE, full color (thanks to my best friend, Ricky Sprague) Doris Danger story from my upcoming <strong><em>More Doris Danger GIANT MONSTER Adventures!<\/em><\/strong> You can read it, beginning <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9725\">HERE!<\/a> I posted so many pages, I didn&#8217;t have a chance to link our &#8220;first\/previous\/last links for all the characters\/settings\/story lines involved,&#8221; so I hope to get that up next!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget, there are lots of other comics available to you, including stacks of Doris Danger comics that DO have all the &#8220;first\/previous\/last links for all the characters\/settings\/story lines,&#8221; over at <a href=\"http:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\">ChrisWisniaArts.com\/blog<\/a>! Are you curious about the <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/7175\">Giggling Scientists?<\/a> Do you wonder what Mannequinny Weirdness is going on in <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/423\">New York?<\/a> Do you wonder who <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/5831\">Felk<\/a> is? Click through the links to follow their stories! (Complete list of characters, factions, locations, and themes <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/767\">HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>For YOU great\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/chriswisniaarts\">$4 Patrons<\/a>\u00a0(and higher):<\/h4>\n<p>In that above-mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9725\">10-page story<\/a>, I posted four pages of original scans of the artwork, before I cleaned them up or they were colored. Just click the green &#8220;Pre Edits&#8221; button when you see them! Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9817\">first one<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/ChrisWisniaArts\">Patreon.com\/ChrisWisniaArts<\/a>, here&#8217;s a brand-new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/high-res-splash-41607379\">High Res SPLASH Page&#8230; Literally!! Get it?? Splash??<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, don&#8217;t forget your Patreon-only <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/DiaryOfAStrugglingComicsArtist\">Youtube.com\/DiaryOfAStrugglingComicsArtist<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/category\/diary-of-a-struggling-comics-artist\">EXTENDED AND BONUS VIDEOS<\/a>, which are always listed -most recent at top \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/category\/diary-of-a-struggling-comics-artist\">HERE.<\/a> This month, we&#8217;ve been posting a lot of indie creators, mostly local to my Sacramento area, but recently we&#8217;ve also posted some of the below vids:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9465\">125b. PETER BAGGE, The Patreon Cut (video, approx. 37:00)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9466\">126. PETER BAGGE 2 (video, approx. 25:00)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9485\">127b. DERF BACKDERF, The Patreon Cut (video, approx. 17:00)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9486\">128. DERF BACKDERF 2, (video, approx. 18:00)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9572\">131b. KEVIN NOWLAN, THE PATREON CUT (video, approx. 12:00)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9710\">136b. John Cassaday, The Patreon Cut (video, approx. 6:00)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And of course, don\u2019t forget you can access\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/dont-forget-your-38277423\">A PLAYLIST of EXTENDED BONUS FOOTAGE<\/a>\u00a0from our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/diaryofastrugglingcomicsartist\">Diary of a Struggling Comics Artist<\/a>\u00a0video interviews!<\/p>\n<h4>For YOU great\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/chriswisniaarts\">$7 Patrons<\/a>\u00a0(and higher),<\/h4>\n<p>I created some selfie commentary videos about my comics:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9816\">Creating the Brush with Peril graphic novel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9814\">Brush with Peril \u2013 Develop your own style: Don\u2019t copy a little, copy LOTS!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9819\" rel=\"bookmark\">Doris Danger (vol. 1, Chpt. 6), page 036 \u2013 Commentary Video: Chris Inks His Own Stories<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9813\">Doris Danger (vol. 1, Chpt. 6), page 043 \u2013 Commentary Video: Alan Moore\u2019s letters pages in 1963 (1993, Image Comics)<\/a><br \/>\n(NOTE: This one was filmed in haste and anxiety because it was a crowded location, and instead of saying everything I wanted, I blurted out what sounds to me now like a misogynist jab, so please read the accompanying text for context. I&#8217;ll post a more thorough explanation in a new video next time around! What suspense for YOU!)<\/p>\n<p>Then I posted some videos in my studio, so you can see me tracing my comics!:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/9812\">Chris at the Tracing Table (Two Takes!)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget you have access to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/dont-forget-your-38273713\">AN AD-FREE PLAYLIST<\/a>\u00a0of all our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/diaryofastrugglingcomicsartist\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/diaryofastrugglingcomicsartist\">Diary of a Struggling Comics Artist<\/a>\u00a0video interviews!<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>As usual, I am so appreciative in your faith in me, and support of me! I can&#8217;t say I couldn&#8217;t do it without you, because I am committed to creating my art, however it&#8217;s so satisfying to know that YOU are out there enjoying the results of my efforts and wanting to help me to succeed. For that, I can&#8217;t thank you enough.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>\nChris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I finally did it, everybody! There&#8217;s still some editorial work to be done (and this project demands A LOT of it, but as of this week, I&#8217;ve finished up my upcoming graphic novel, Brush with Peril. This project takes famous museum art and makes it characters and settings in a James Bond-style spy novel. 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