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Posted 9 years agoThat was "fun". News Later.
Depression down, Anxiety up.
Posted 9 years agoWhile my Depression has been going down to "normal" levels (which is still not good but better than start of last month) my anxiety is constantly on a roller coaster ride of High, to VERY HIGH, to almost can't get out the front doors level of High (never had it that bad before).
Been away for a bit
Posted 9 years agoBeen away for a bit, still not doing so well after my mom's passing, took care of her for 20 years of my life, from 16-36 so yeah a big chunk of my life dedicated to helping her when no one else really would.
Have some potential good news, but to early so I can't say.
and still delays with stuff due to artists and staff having their own personal problems. :<
Have some potential good news, but to early so I can't say.
and still delays with stuff due to artists and staff having their own personal problems. :<
Trying to Make a personal Comback.
Posted 9 years agoOk so yeah I've been away a bit. Really sucks. Moms gone and that really sucks as things where starting to turn around in her life. She Just Missed 63 By One month. Looking at Photos from her before the cancer caught on and during and remembering how she looked when she died in my hands. SHe still looked amazing for some one with all that was going on with her, and before the cancer you wouldn't know she was in her early 60's she still looked mid 40's.
Blah damn that stubborn woman.
Anyway so this was yet another Damper on the getting the kickstarter stuff out (as well as working on my own personal comics for Angry Viking Press) and since a lot of things in AVP don't move unless I say so things have been slow the last year and a half. Doesn't help that I'm still waiting on toys for Kenno's FEL, Ken Singshow's Merry, and Eobony's Artica (And I wanted to get Lizzan started as my mom is a Huge fan of that character but sadly I can't get it to her unless anyone here has a Time Machine...IF you do let me know and I'll get her the figure when its eventfully made) .
While most of the Kickstarter backers have been understanding (As it also seem almost all the artists staff have lost a very close family member in the past 2 years along with the Passing of James Hardiman and one of our top freelancer colorists, which has delayed things) some (one) people are kind of frustrated at the delay in things.
Now to some extent they are right in their frustrations, as I am terrible at forth coming with information, partly because 1) Don't want to talk about the personal lives of the artists (And my self, as I too got damn sick thanks to my day job
and telling people I'm in the hospital again, and again due to the chemicals only causes panic) and 2) The production delays in the toys is something that's way out of my control. I can't control a toy factory getting flooded and taking a while to be rebuilt and having still a huge list of back orders in front of my own toys.
That is something I can't control, but what I can do is work with the Toy factory to get limited run prototypes made (Which I'm working on) to the backers as soon as possible, which would take less time to make (but added cost to me) before the full production runs can be started.
Something the general population won't have access to, so it'll be extra exclusive, and a thank you for your patience's reward gift thing for having to deal with the long wait. And I can increase the moral of the team, almost all of whom had a bad past 2 years. We have as always seem to be drawing attention of big names to AVP, even more so lately, however at the same time its still kind of hard (and rude) to demand the staff to make comics after so many family members have died (I know as still feeling bit bummed over my mom not being here to see this). But we can get that going.
So well Lets see how 2016 goes and hopefully it'll be great for all of you to enjoy.
Thank you
Blah damn that stubborn woman.
Anyway so this was yet another Damper on the getting the kickstarter stuff out (as well as working on my own personal comics for Angry Viking Press) and since a lot of things in AVP don't move unless I say so things have been slow the last year and a half. Doesn't help that I'm still waiting on toys for Kenno's FEL, Ken Singshow's Merry, and Eobony's Artica (And I wanted to get Lizzan started as my mom is a Huge fan of that character but sadly I can't get it to her unless anyone here has a Time Machine...IF you do let me know and I'll get her the figure when its eventfully made) .
While most of the Kickstarter backers have been understanding (As it also seem almost all the artists staff have lost a very close family member in the past 2 years along with the Passing of James Hardiman and one of our top freelancer colorists, which has delayed things) some (one) people are kind of frustrated at the delay in things.
Now to some extent they are right in their frustrations, as I am terrible at forth coming with information, partly because 1) Don't want to talk about the personal lives of the artists (And my self, as I too got damn sick thanks to my day job
and telling people I'm in the hospital again, and again due to the chemicals only causes panic) and 2) The production delays in the toys is something that's way out of my control. I can't control a toy factory getting flooded and taking a while to be rebuilt and having still a huge list of back orders in front of my own toys.
That is something I can't control, but what I can do is work with the Toy factory to get limited run prototypes made (Which I'm working on) to the backers as soon as possible, which would take less time to make (but added cost to me) before the full production runs can be started.
Something the general population won't have access to, so it'll be extra exclusive, and a thank you for your patience's reward gift thing for having to deal with the long wait. And I can increase the moral of the team, almost all of whom had a bad past 2 years. We have as always seem to be drawing attention of big names to AVP, even more so lately, however at the same time its still kind of hard (and rude) to demand the staff to make comics after so many family members have died (I know as still feeling bit bummed over my mom not being here to see this). But we can get that going.
So well Lets see how 2016 goes and hopefully it'll be great for all of you to enjoy.
Thank you
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas
Posted 9 years agoHappy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone here. Not really good at these things normally, and a bit more awkward with out the Ma around, but thank you all for the support the past few months.
Things have been "interesting" as most of you know, with lots of Friends with in the company dying or having their own love ones pass, my mom getting sick and passing away, to me almost getting hit by a car 2 days after she passed (and slamming hard into the sidewalk and a tree to avoid getting hit messing up both hands) to my internet being mostly off until yesterday.
Eh Life is life isn't it? Well While it'll be odd not having my silly mom around and sucks that she won't see anymore things come out of Angry Viking Press, nor will I get a chance to give her the Lizzan figure she so wanted since I was 13... Things will continue. It'll be a bit hollow, but it will continue.
Things have been "interesting" as most of you know, with lots of Friends with in the company dying or having their own love ones pass, my mom getting sick and passing away, to me almost getting hit by a car 2 days after she passed (and slamming hard into the sidewalk and a tree to avoid getting hit messing up both hands) to my internet being mostly off until yesterday.
Eh Life is life isn't it? Well While it'll be odd not having my silly mom around and sucks that she won't see anymore things come out of Angry Viking Press, nor will I get a chance to give her the Lizzan figure she so wanted since I was 13... Things will continue. It'll be a bit hollow, but it will continue.
I'm a 1/3 Property owner now Technicly and larger headache
Posted 9 years agoUGHHHHH So I'm now 1/3rd owner of Cambridge MA property that's worth anywhere between 900k-2m. Sounds cool right? Well this was supposed to go to mom and YEARS ago (and yeah that would have REALLY helped us the many times we where homeless), but one of my mom's cousins have been squatting on the property and the Oldest aunt doesn't want to deal with her so shes letting her buy the property for 500k over the next 30 years (split 3 ways).
But the Lawyer is not saying directly but he's alluding that I should contest the sale to the my Mom's cousin, and convince my other two aunts to have us sell the land outright and get the true value of it.
BUt then that would require us kicking her off the property, and that can be messy in courts, and then comes the taxes and Probating of the 1/3 that belonged to mom, to officially go to me. :/
But the Lawyer is not saying directly but he's alluding that I should contest the sale to the my Mom's cousin, and convince my other two aunts to have us sell the land outright and get the true value of it.
BUt then that would require us kicking her off the property, and that can be messy in courts, and then comes the taxes and Probating of the 1/3 that belonged to mom, to officially go to me. :/
Almost got hit by a car Yesterday on my Mnt Bike
Posted 10 years agoSo on my way to work Monday morning, I am riding my bike and a car comes up behind me and forces me off the side of the road. I'm not even in their way but they drive up behind me, so I'm, forced to move fast to get away from them and as I try to move to the side walk, the front tire falls off and I have to "Ninja Roll" out of the way. I slam into the sidewalk busting up my right side.
Thankfully my heavy jacket takes the brunt of the scrapes but my right hand is fubared. I take a cab to work and they look at me and rush me to the hospital for X-Rays. Lucky nothing is broken so I return to work for the rest of the day with people asking me why I'm still at work (due to mom's passing and the fact I almost got hit by a car).
Its now Tuesday and my right hand can move, but my thumb is still meesed up and all sorts of wonderful colors, and now my left wrist is acting up.
Thankfully my heavy jacket takes the brunt of the scrapes but my right hand is fubared. I take a cab to work and they look at me and rush me to the hospital for X-Rays. Lucky nothing is broken so I return to work for the rest of the day with people asking me why I'm still at work (due to mom's passing and the fact I almost got hit by a car).
Its now Tuesday and my right hand can move, but my thumb is still meesed up and all sorts of wonderful colors, and now my left wrist is acting up.
And She Passed.
Posted 10 years agoWell moms gone. Didnt get to do the experimental meds and see if they would work. Sucks I know most of you will say I did my best, and thanks. But I didn't get to try every option. So I'll forever fill work was unfinished.
She At least got to see My brother and I make it to our 36th (me) and 34th(my brother) Birthday's, but wish
we could have seen her make it to 63 this December, and then some.
She At least got to see My brother and I make it to our 36th (me) and 34th(my brother) Birthday's, but wish
we could have seen her make it to 63 this December, and then some.
Not sure how much time mom has left.
Posted 10 years agoRoad my bike to the hospital, spent time with mom, as soon as I got back they called me to try to convince me to convince her to do hospice final care. They kept trying to work me over.
They already did this to me 2 weeks ago and I told them my answer is her answer, she doesn't want hospice, and she wants to fight to the end. Be it 2 days or 20 years.
They already did this to me 2 weeks ago and I told them my answer is her answer, she doesn't want hospice, and she wants to fight to the end. Be it 2 days or 20 years.
Some Ass stole my mom’s Inheritance check from the mail.
Posted 10 years agoSOO someone broke into my mail box and stole my mom’s Inheritance check. As if I didn’t need more stress. Mom is back in the hospital due to fluid in her lungs from the cancer, they drained her yesterday and she’s doing well today, but just when I got back home I saw this B.S. of some one who had broke into my mail.
Mom's Cancer update, getting worse.
Posted 10 years agoOk status on mom. They took her out of physical therapy center and back to the hospital. she is in the ER. Shes stable, for now, but she still hasn’t gotten any form of Cancer treatment. We’ve been trying to build up her strength for chemo, but its Pancreatic cancer, you don’t have much time with this stuff and now looks like less.
For my Birhtday...
Posted 10 years ago For my birthday wish, I'd like my ma to get better.
October Kickstarter Update
Posted 10 years agoHi this is a cut and paste of the current kickstarter update and to all Angry Viking Press and James Hardiman fans in general, if you want to see nice pictures go here: https://www.kickstarter.com/project...../posts/1386289
The rest below is just Text Version of the Kickstarter update with out the new art.
Hello,
With the last update the James Hardiman Book was almost ready for final review as his family had completed the long process of going through the hundreds and hundreds of pages of his work to file them down in to the book. Also his artist friends had submitted tribute art to this work for the Kickstarter backers. The Book was originally intended to be a collection, but with Jim gone it has become a tribute to his legacy.
We where in the middle of getting the last of the pages for the Hardiman Skunkworks book to be reviewed by his family, as well as shipping the Skunkworks Bedsheets when unfortunately my own set of personal issues came up.
For those of you who follow me on my own sites you know that my mother has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. I didn't want to add yet another tragic delay to this kickstarter so as with before.
I was silent when issues happened to Max's health which delayed his posters. However he's now hes been able to get to working on them. The Artica and Scarlet files are in my hands and are off to the printers and soon will be out to the backers whom ordered them. When the Irina and Valkyrie posters are completed they will be sent out as well.
When Akasaka, the Japanese artist whom created "Rachel" ( http://bbh.marpirc.net/racheal1.gif )for Konami's Martial Champian, and worked on the "Blue Gender"Manga and Anime, had informed me he had to delay working on the Irina the Cold warrior, and Rachel projects, due to the sickness, and eventual passing of his father, I too kept that silent as that was personal information at the time. He is very committed to you his American fans and appreciates your support.
I was silent when we where unsure about Jim's health as requested by him and his family, until it was clear he wouldn't make it and then spoke out after he had passed. Since Jim's projects for this kickstater was in fact the largest funded part (even larger than the figures) his sickness and passing has delayed other projects tied to that funding. As such Refunds where offered to his fans and most of you have stated they would still be willing to wait on the production of his book and sheets, and would love to have one of his original works when the time comes in place of the commissions. For those fans that have been and continue to wait, I and James' family thank you.
And now just as things was starting to get settled and back into production another setback has occurred. I was trying to keep quiet as you the supporters don't need to know every private issue that happens to the staff members of AVP. As with the business and the internet, any issue can cause worry, or people believing of made excuses, and yet unfortunately another round of delays have happened due to another medical issue, this time close to home with my mother fighting pancreatic cancer. I assure you these delays where never intended and also something that is hard to plan for in business:
http://jasoncanty.deviantart.com/ar.....-Mom-565194290
http://jasoncanty01.tumblr.com/post.....-week-when-she
In the past, I have offered refunds to those whom requested it and very much happy to do so as the whole reason I started Angry Viking Press, and this kickstarter was to help creative people get their works out to their fans, If you feel I am failing in that endeavor I understand and will be willing to refund if you have yet to receive your product.
In this kickstarter We had planed for all sorts of production delays except we didn't expect catastrophic health issues to strike many members of our team and or their family members, nor did we expect major flooding to delay the production of our action figures.
Once James' book is finally approved that will free up the last bit of stored funds for the reaming books. DragonLast its self is ready for final translation and then printing, Extinctioners Origins #3 and ArcticBlue are in color stages of production
, With Andorozon: Origins and Andorozon: Pandoras Box in production as well and planing for the cameo's in the books:
The Toy Factory has recovered from the floods in China and they have been moving on production as I've been informed, and the 2013-2014 preview book (now 2015-2016 preview book) is gearing up with Sengoku Valkyrie, Evil Diva, and Vixanna: A Runaways Chronicle.
As stated in a prior update, this kickstarter had a fast start as everything was falling in line with our plans and we had thought we had all our bases covered. For those of you who feel we've should have planed better for all possibilities in production delay, I apologize for the inconveniences, however our silence has not meant neglect of our supporters as we are still very committed to getting everything promised (And then some) done and completed.
Jason Canty
Angry Viking Press
Ok going to try to get back into things.
Posted 10 years agoTo many people are counting on me.
More to come soon.
More to come soon.
Anyone Know someone that works in the Medical field or Bio?
Posted 10 years agoAnyone Know anybody that works in the Medical field or Biotech Lab?
Theirs 2 really promising Possible treatments for Pancreatic cancer, Need some help.
Note me.
Theirs 2 really promising Possible treatments for Pancreatic cancer, Need some help.
Note me.
Status on My mother,
Posted 10 years agoTo long Didn't Read post ahead,... Status on My mother.
Hi Everyone, just a quick update, I'm back home for a bit before returning to mom in a few hours. She was Really close on Monday/Tuesday, but by Tuesday night and Today she bounced back. Now I don't want to get any ones hopes up, and this isn't a post about her recovering, but she is "surprising" the doctors for now as her appetite has grown, and a lot of the infection (that they gave her) seems to be going away.
However they can't even begin to start chemo until she gets the infection gone and gains some weight, and they are still giving her days at best. We are hoping to prove them wrong but at the same time preparing just incase. Shes very normal mentally when shes off the meds, but she still has to take them when the pain gets to bad which I'm not to keen on as she seems to get closer to slipping away when the meds kick in.
She still pulls back and fights it which is great, however we've all heard stories like this and it rarely ends well. But I'm going to hope my mom's will is stronger than the current infection, and strong enough to last until they can Get her into Chemo.
I have half convinced her Doctor to try some Experimental treatments that sound promising, but are too new to have any long real data, but again he'll only do that once Chemo is an option (Which is frustrating as that can't happen until she can get past the infection which they caused, but the Treatment may also be able to fight the infection, but they don't want to do the treatment until she can get chemo, but she can't get chemo.... ect ect) So we're bit of a circle right now and its up to mom to get us to the next step. ITs like You can't get the job unless you have the experience, but can't get the experience with out the job..
I want to Thank Brendan for helping at the start of this week, My Aunt for flying up from DC/MD area, My evil Sister Monique, for being not so evil this time and darn awesome. And all of you for your support. Sorry for long post, and again thank you all.
I DO hope for the amazing to happen and to give you good news, but that is along ways away "at best" and the worse is still the most likely... Even so again thank you all for your support and mom says "hi to all of my son's internet friends".
-J
Hi Everyone, just a quick update, I'm back home for a bit before returning to mom in a few hours. She was Really close on Monday/Tuesday, but by Tuesday night and Today she bounced back. Now I don't want to get any ones hopes up, and this isn't a post about her recovering, but she is "surprising" the doctors for now as her appetite has grown, and a lot of the infection (that they gave her) seems to be going away.
However they can't even begin to start chemo until she gets the infection gone and gains some weight, and they are still giving her days at best. We are hoping to prove them wrong but at the same time preparing just incase. Shes very normal mentally when shes off the meds, but she still has to take them when the pain gets to bad which I'm not to keen on as she seems to get closer to slipping away when the meds kick in.
She still pulls back and fights it which is great, however we've all heard stories like this and it rarely ends well. But I'm going to hope my mom's will is stronger than the current infection, and strong enough to last until they can Get her into Chemo.
I have half convinced her Doctor to try some Experimental treatments that sound promising, but are too new to have any long real data, but again he'll only do that once Chemo is an option (Which is frustrating as that can't happen until she can get past the infection which they caused, but the Treatment may also be able to fight the infection, but they don't want to do the treatment until she can get chemo, but she can't get chemo.... ect ect) So we're bit of a circle right now and its up to mom to get us to the next step. ITs like You can't get the job unless you have the experience, but can't get the experience with out the job..
I want to Thank Brendan for helping at the start of this week, My Aunt for flying up from DC/MD area, My evil Sister Monique, for being not so evil this time and darn awesome. And all of you for your support. Sorry for long post, and again thank you all.
I DO hope for the amazing to happen and to give you good news, but that is along ways away "at best" and the worse is still the most likely... Even so again thank you all for your support and mom says "hi to all of my son's internet friends".
-J
Sooo Looks like My mom has Pancreatic Cancer.
Posted 10 years agoNot really happy with my mom right now..
Been telling her all year something is wrong, but she just kept believing it was negative energy and that she was otherwise fine. Her and being damned spiritual and never listing to reason. I have a long track record of being right with in my circle of friends and family and I'm always ignored. It pisses me off. They are still doing tests, but if it REALLY pancreatic cancer than theirs not much that can be done. A pancreatic cancer diagnosis is basically a death sentence. The five-year survival rate is 6 percent at best.
Only hope now is 1) its not Pancreatic Cancer, or 2) Some magical drug gets to the market soon.
I am very livid right now, I so didn't need this, my life up to now has always been terrible I keep a lot of it under wraps, but those who know me know that yeah I've gone through shit, and often had to be the one to lift everyone else out of the muck, even when I can barely take care of my self (Autistic, Dyslexic, ADHD, Clinical Depression...) but I moved forward because I had too, and people where counting on me and depending on me. People some who where in better situations than I, still depended on me to bail them out.
Family whom where in good situations, never lifted a finger to help out. I just don't understand this, How does this species function like this.
I really better not be cancer or I'm going to be very un happy with my mother. This didn't need to happen.
Been telling her all year something is wrong, but she just kept believing it was negative energy and that she was otherwise fine. Her and being damned spiritual and never listing to reason. I have a long track record of being right with in my circle of friends and family and I'm always ignored. It pisses me off. They are still doing tests, but if it REALLY pancreatic cancer than theirs not much that can be done. A pancreatic cancer diagnosis is basically a death sentence. The five-year survival rate is 6 percent at best.
Only hope now is 1) its not Pancreatic Cancer, or 2) Some magical drug gets to the market soon.
I am very livid right now, I so didn't need this, my life up to now has always been terrible I keep a lot of it under wraps, but those who know me know that yeah I've gone through shit, and often had to be the one to lift everyone else out of the muck, even when I can barely take care of my self (Autistic, Dyslexic, ADHD, Clinical Depression...) but I moved forward because I had too, and people where counting on me and depending on me. People some who where in better situations than I, still depended on me to bail them out.
Family whom where in good situations, never lifted a finger to help out. I just don't understand this, How does this species function like this.
I really better not be cancer or I'm going to be very un happy with my mother. This didn't need to happen.
Its been a year since Jim had passed.
Posted 10 years agohttp://jasoncanty01.tumblr.com/post.....sed-its-been-a
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...../posts/1339070
Its been a tough year for his family but they’ve been working with be the best they can to get his work organized and ready. Just this week the last of the art had been accepted, as well as a forward from his mother and brother, and an afterword from his friends. Funny how everything on the book has come together around this time.
Its good to finally get the book all together and ready for one last review be for heading off to the printers. While I am glad its all come together, it really stinks that this book will be done with out me giving a few copies to him to sign for fans.
Since starting Angry Viking Press in 2006, two friends of mine have passed, and feels bad that while the company is growing and going, it won’t be doing so with them.
With that being said, we also where able to get some special guests and good friends will be contributing art to the Book as well.
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...../posts/1339070
Its been a tough year for his family but they’ve been working with be the best they can to get his work organized and ready. Just this week the last of the art had been accepted, as well as a forward from his mother and brother, and an afterword from his friends. Funny how everything on the book has come together around this time.
Its good to finally get the book all together and ready for one last review be for heading off to the printers. While I am glad its all come together, it really stinks that this book will be done with out me giving a few copies to him to sign for fans.
Since starting Angry Viking Press in 2006, two friends of mine have passed, and feels bad that while the company is growing and going, it won’t be doing so with them.
With that being said, we also where able to get some special guests and good friends will be contributing art to the Book as well.
Note from Jon Hardiman
Posted 10 years agoJim Hardiman - New Book Coming
To all of my brothers friends and fans,
My mother and I have been working with Jason Canty from Angry Viking Press the last 8-10 months and as a lot of you are aware were able to release some bed sheets with the Skunkworks girls on them as Jim wanted to have done. Another item on my brothers to-do list was to release a completely Skunkworks focused book which will include all the Skunkworks stories my brother created over the years. We have been working with Jason to provide him all the artwork that my brother left behind to be included within the tribute book. I'm sure there may be quite a bit of work that was never released for whatever reasons my brother had to hold on to them.
I know this will be something Jim will be proud of if he were still alive. We miss him dearly but know he's in a better place now. Please keep your eyes and ears open for the release of this book through Angry Viking Press in the coming months. We appreciate all of your patience and all of your support.
Thank you
- Jon Hardiman
Update to the HBO/Utopia thing. $100,000,000!?! O_O
Posted 10 years agoSo if you saw my last post I let it be known that I was contacted to have AVP in Utopia on HBO.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6931696/
So it seems the issue is over budget, and $5 million dollars difference (HBO watns to spend AT MOST $95 Million!
while the Director wants to spend AT LEAST $100 O_O!!!) GOod god wow.
WOULD have really been nice to been part of that show...
Just saying. O_O
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6931696/
So it seems the issue is over budget, and $5 million dollars difference (HBO watns to spend AT MOST $95 Million!
while the Director wants to spend AT LEAST $100 O_O!!!) GOod god wow.
WOULD have really been nice to been part of that show...
Just saying. O_O
Was going to be on HBO’s UTOPIA...
Posted 10 years agoBlarg. I guess I can talk about this now…
So a week and a half ago, I was approached by people connected to the show UTOPIA. It was first on FOX but got canceled and was being picked up for HBO. They wanted to do a show with Angry Viking Press in it of all things, in the background don’t get TOO excited. However they did like the idea of us creating original content just for the episode.
However now they got word and passed it on to me that the show is on Hold Permanently (aka Canceled.. again).
So that was a cool Moral boost for 10 days, especially considering with my mothers dwindling health. T_T
BARRG! Damn Computer!
Posted 10 years agoSO I was finally figuring out what I was doing wrong in Manga Studio 5.
And this nice Sketch image done of my Fox Admiral Vixanna. Go to save it…
I’m like “FINALLY” I’m getting the basics lets save before something happens.
it frezes… I can’t get it to unfreeze and it crashes. Only thing thats saved is a 0kb file with the name of the image. >_< Sigh… Sorry my sweet I have failed you. T_T
Eh I’ll try again later. but I think I got this figured out now, including mostly that MS5 draws and responds differently on my computer and laptop.
From James Hardiman's Brother. Note on the FA fourms.
Posted 10 years agoJames' brother has uploaded a note to the FA fourms:
https://forums.furaffinity.net/thre.....r-Jim-Hardiman
To my brothers fans,
First off I'd like to take a moment to say thank you for all the support you've showed for my brother both during his life and after his passing last year. My mother and I have been working through items that my brother left for us to accomplish. One of these items was around working with Jason Canty of Angry Viking Press to create bed sheets with Jim's Skunkworks girls on them. My brother finished the artwork for the girls but never got the time to coordinate with Jason for the final creation of the bed sheets.
My mother and I have been working very closely with Jason since about September of last year to get him everything he needed to work with his artists and the printing company to get these sheets created and out to Jim's fans. There have been multiple revisions of the final product as those of you who knew my brother knew that he was very particular about his work and would not release to his fans unless it was perfect. My mother and I of course don't have the eye for artwork like Jim did so we are relying heavily on Jason to assist us with that side of the project.
Please know that Jason is working very closely with my mother and myself and we have final say-so on what is released to you. We want to make sure it's something Jim would be proud of so I apologize if it's taking longer than expected.
Please also know that we are working with Jason on a second project with all the artwork Jim left behind, a great deal of which has never been seen by anyone outside of our family and close friends. There will be some sort of collection of Jim's artwork put together and available to his fans later this year.
I'm more than happy to answer any questions anyone may have through this post.
https://forums.furaffinity.net/thre.....r-Jim-Hardiman
To my brothers fans,
First off I'd like to take a moment to say thank you for all the support you've showed for my brother both during his life and after his passing last year. My mother and I have been working through items that my brother left for us to accomplish. One of these items was around working with Jason Canty of Angry Viking Press to create bed sheets with Jim's Skunkworks girls on them. My brother finished the artwork for the girls but never got the time to coordinate with Jason for the final creation of the bed sheets.
My mother and I have been working very closely with Jason since about September of last year to get him everything he needed to work with his artists and the printing company to get these sheets created and out to Jim's fans. There have been multiple revisions of the final product as those of you who knew my brother knew that he was very particular about his work and would not release to his fans unless it was perfect. My mother and I of course don't have the eye for artwork like Jim did so we are relying heavily on Jason to assist us with that side of the project.
Please know that Jason is working very closely with my mother and myself and we have final say-so on what is released to you. We want to make sure it's something Jim would be proud of so I apologize if it's taking longer than expected.
Please also know that we are working with Jason on a second project with all the artwork Jim left behind, a great deal of which has never been seen by anyone outside of our family and close friends. There will be some sort of collection of Jim's artwork put together and available to his fans later this year.
I'm more than happy to answer any questions anyone may have through this post.
Looks Like I'll be in ANOTHER movie.
Posted 10 years agoSo with things being a bit "meh" for the last... 32 years... or so you get kind of used to it. Been hard with my mothers health declining out of the blue the past 7 months, after already taking care of her personally since 2008, and indirectly since 1999.
Add that to the chemicals at G.E. Making me sick for the past 4 years, a few friends passing on as you know, and well other things... But I've always knew I did have it better than most of the world. Sure I was born into poverty, lived in poverty,
still struggle to pay the bills, learning how to do this "grown up adult" B.S. and dealing with health issues... Got little to no help in school for my learning disabilities, wasn't officially diagnosed with High functioning Autism until I was 30 (5 years ago) and having to deal with terrible people at a job that don't believe I'm autistic because my I.Q. is to high... Sigh.. Or deal with the typical Ego Maniac boss, or H.R. that's trying to find ways to fire you because your' sick but not look like they are trying to fire you because you are sick... so they make up some convenient reason of "being online to much" (Even though they told me to do so to research another job at G.E.) SO ehh yea bit annoying...
However with that And more that I'm leaving out... I've always never lost the fact that I did still have it better than most other people in the world. I can still fight to get out of poverty, I can still fight to have a chance. I can have a choice to make a comic company that is constantly draining my already low funds, so I can help other artist friends just because it feels good to help.
Because of that It got me into TED 2, and a possible Deal with some car company (can't say yet) and possible collaborations with a musical group (you know the one if you hang around the AVP Youtube Channel), and now looks like I'll be in Ghostbusters.
Its just background so don't get excited, and just like TED 2, I bet most of my scenes will be cut. XD
But still this is something more for my mom than for me (no real desire to be in a movie, but the mom thinks its cool).
J
Add that to the chemicals at G.E. Making me sick for the past 4 years, a few friends passing on as you know, and well other things... But I've always knew I did have it better than most of the world. Sure I was born into poverty, lived in poverty,
still struggle to pay the bills, learning how to do this "grown up adult" B.S. and dealing with health issues... Got little to no help in school for my learning disabilities, wasn't officially diagnosed with High functioning Autism until I was 30 (5 years ago) and having to deal with terrible people at a job that don't believe I'm autistic because my I.Q. is to high... Sigh.. Or deal with the typical Ego Maniac boss, or H.R. that's trying to find ways to fire you because your' sick but not look like they are trying to fire you because you are sick... so they make up some convenient reason of "being online to much" (Even though they told me to do so to research another job at G.E.) SO ehh yea bit annoying...
However with that And more that I'm leaving out... I've always never lost the fact that I did still have it better than most other people in the world. I can still fight to get out of poverty, I can still fight to have a chance. I can have a choice to make a comic company that is constantly draining my already low funds, so I can help other artist friends just because it feels good to help.
Because of that It got me into TED 2, and a possible Deal with some car company (can't say yet) and possible collaborations with a musical group (you know the one if you hang around the AVP Youtube Channel), and now looks like I'll be in Ghostbusters.
Its just background so don't get excited, and just like TED 2, I bet most of my scenes will be cut. XD
But still this is something more for my mom than for me (no real desire to be in a movie, but the mom thinks its cool).
J
My Health, Mom's Health.
Posted 10 years agoCame Home early today, ate up more work sick time because worrying about my mom. Suk's that most of my sick time was gone this year due to my job making me ill, NOW that they finally moved my seating area a few feet away as the Medical Center and doctors have wanted for 3-4 years I've improved Rapidly, they've noticed a dramatic improvement after 3 days, and its been little over a week now and I've been off my Heart meds with no reaction. Finally only took 3 years of Doctors
complaining to management and 3 visits to the hospital for them to consider moving me. It seems a mixture of not wanting to admit their could be an issue, and a bit of them wanting me to stay where I was due to getting all the work I do done.
however now that I'm feeling good it seems ma's health which has been getting worse since November is really getting bad. She'll be heading back to the Doctors Monday, but what does she do today however... Goes to work at the Supermarket even in her current state of health. X< Shes too stubborn and it drives me nuts.
complaining to management and 3 visits to the hospital for them to consider moving me. It seems a mixture of not wanting to admit their could be an issue, and a bit of them wanting me to stay where I was due to getting all the work I do done.
however now that I'm feeling good it seems ma's health which has been getting worse since November is really getting bad. She'll be heading back to the Doctors Monday, but what does she do today however... Goes to work at the Supermarket even in her current state of health. X< Shes too stubborn and it drives me nuts.
