Kyoto Animation arson attack

Trying to read more into the arson attack on Kyoto Animation in Japan, and it's wearing me down. Most of the victims were women. 

(copyright Kyoto Animation)

A comment I saw on reddit speculated that the suspect claimed the studio was stealing his ideas. Maybe this is why we fixate on having superheroes around. That way we don't feel like sitting ducks waiting for the next wacko with a chip on his shoulder to attack.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-fire/japan-officials-hunt-for-reasons-behind-fire-that-killed-34-idUSKCN1UH08I

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/kyoto-animation-suspect-arrest-1203275096/ 

http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/en/

Apollo 11 Anniversary

Okay, before the Eagle landed today, some other famous characters made it to lunar orbit first to test the procedures needed to make that historic landing. This was actually the Apollo 10 mission where the lunar module was nicknamed "Snoopy," and the command module was given the title "Charlie Brown."

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-charlie-brown-and-snoopy-in-lunar-orbit

 

https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/snoopy.html 

 

(original copyright United Features Syndicate)

( Photo Credit: NASA)

 

Tom Stafford, the commander of the Apollo 10 mission

is seen off by Snoopy and Jamye Flowers (Coplin).

 

San Diego Comic Con

(swiped from Facebook)

 

Sometimes I still get the fear of missing out on Comic-Con, but the stress and expense are too much. And a lot of trains have left the station since then. Comic-Con used to be about talking to artists and writers, and just scrounging thru boxes of back issues, but since it "went Hollywood", the bloom is off the rose for me. I can't deny the success of the MCU. The giants like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created a modern mythos that Joseph Campbell would understand. But to me, the original Marvel Bullpen seems to be becoming hazy legends like Homer and the Odyssey, or even Shakespeare.

Those times were from my crazy youth, and I'll always cherish them.
But it's time to move on now.

Looking back on the Con from 1994(?)

 Still, enjoy the day!

Missing Link stop motion by Laika Studios | behind the scenes

Incredible behind the scenes of stop motion at Laika studios.
I hope you can open this link on facebook!

(copyright Laika studios)

https://www.facebook.com/Movjis.com.pe/videos/vb.1268800513168300/2556394721300624/?type=2&theater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4zoaZ1CR_Y

SIGGRAPH 2019 Computer Animation Festival: Electronic Theater

                                         
One Night Only: Don’t Miss the SIGGRAPH 2019 Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater.

Microsoft Theater, located in L.A. LIVE, on Monday, 29 July at 6:30 pm.

https://blog.siggraph.org/2019/06/one-night-only-dont-miss-the-siggraph-2019-computer-animation-festival-electronic-theater.html/

Summer cold

Trying to take a break from everything else,

some new virus came to town and won't leave me alone.

Here's my take on it.

 

Needed to post a sketch after all this time.