Wednesday, May 26, 2010

STAY FOCUSED!!!

There are a lot of pressures and distractions in the comic book industry. You've got to be able to remain intently focused on what's most important.

That's why, no matter what, I stay focused on doodling when I get bored.

For instance, here's a picture of Daffy I drew a minute ago.




And here's a drunk elephant.



Remember, kids. Don't EVER get distracted from not paying attention to what's going on around you.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Baby Daffums



For those of you that don't know, I have an English Bulldog. Daffodil Cosby. She's right at three and a half months now, and she has changed my life for the best.

Y'know how you have that one special person in your life, that incredible individual that makes your life complete, and no matter what, they'll always be there for you?

You do?

Who the hell cares? They'll never be as cute as my puppy.

--Nate

Sunday, May 23, 2010

THE COOKIE MONSTER & THE SWEDISH CHEF SHOW ABOUT COOKING!

You've got an incredibly well-known blue monster from Sesame Street that's dangerously obsessed with a dessert food. You've got a hilariously indecipherable cook from the Muppets. These two should have their own cooking show.

With that in mind, I wrote the intro (the beginning of the show where they do the credits and stuff) for THE COOKIE MONSTER & THE SWEDISH CHEF SHOW ABOUT COOKING! Here you go...

OPENING SEQUENCE:

Darkness. A door creaks open, a backlit silhouette of a portly man in a chef's hat descends down the basement steps. He's humming indecipherably, stops when he reaches the cage in the middle of the basement.

SWEDISH CHEF: DER KOOKEY?

Small rustling of chains.

SWEDISH CHEF: DER KOOOOOOOOOKY. OOP EN UUTUMM!

OFF-SCREEN GROWL: nurmnurmgowaynurm

The chef reaches into his apron, pulls a cookie out.

OFF-SCREEN GROWL: Grum?

SWEDISH CHEF: KOOKY FER DU KOOKY!

Music starts as Cookie Monster goes bonkers, breaks out of his chains, busts his handcuffs, bends the cage bars, chases after Swedish Chef (cookie still in hand) up the stairs...

COOKIE MONSTER: COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKIE!!!!!! NUMMYNUMMYNUMMY!!!

...through the green room (makeup people used to this throw makeup at both Chef & Cookie's faces)...

SWEDISH CHEF: DER KOOKIE ROON OOFTER MER HELPEN!

...backstage (production people used to this slap velcro microphones on Chef & Cookie's chests)...

COOKIE MONSTER: GIVECOOKIEGIVECOOKIEGIVECOOKIEGIVECOOKIEGIIIVE!!!!

...and finally onto the set, a small Swedish kitchen mock-up with all of the ingredients & paraphernalia you need for a cooking show, with the noticeable difference that there are padlocks on a few jars labelled "COOKIES.' There's set people, directors, cameramen, etc, doing their jobs, unsurprised that their stars are arriving this way.
Chef stops, turns, shakily tries to hold the cookie out for Cookie Monster to take it.

SWEDISH CHEF: HUR DE TOOKEN DA-

COOKIE MONSTER: COOKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

SWEDISH CHEF: NUURRF!!!

Cookie Monster bangs into Chef, slamming them both on the ground behind the kitchen counter. Chef squirms uncomfortably as Cookie Monster inhales the cookie from Chef's hand.

COOKIE MONSTER: OM OM OM OM OM OM!

DIRECTOR: AND WE'RE ON IN FIVE...FOUR...THREE...

Cookie Monster bolts upright from behind the kitchen counter, smiles for the video camera. Chef slowly pulls himself up from the ground, covered in dirt and Cookie Monster slobber.

COOKIE MONSTER: WELCOME TO COOKIE MONSTER AN' DA SWEDISH CHEF SHOW ABOUT COOKING!

SWEDISH CHEF: der poopen gurf.

Screen's filled with Graphic of Cookie Monster & Swedish Chef, smiling, both holding cooking utensils, big banner underneath them reading "THE COOKIE MONSTER & THE SWEDISH CHEF SHOW ABOUT COOKING!"

Show starts.




Thursday, May 20, 2010

NOVA & THE VISION. THEY'RE COPS.

'Sup.

It's 10pm and I had coffee and a Clif bar. Ready to go run.

Before I do, figured I'd collect all my NOVA & THE VISION Episodes in order, in case you don't wanna go through all my tweets (@NateCosboom) and read them bottom to top.

So here ya go:

ORIGIN:
So see, Nova's been kicked out of the Nova Corps (for drinking), but they let him keep his powers (cuz it'd be expensive to remove them).
He needs a gig. Night Thrasher pulls some strings and gets him a low-level detective job in lower Manhattan.
The Chief figures, "What the hell, Nova's not really a cop, Vision creeps the other cops out...I'll make 'em partners."

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COMIC STRIPS:

NOVA & THE VISION AS COPS
http://twitpic.com/1lch62

NOVA & THE VISION INTERROGATE GAMBIT
http://twitpic.com/1luqky

NOVA & THE VISION ARREST NAMOR
http://twitpic.com/1phm4j

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NOVA & THE VISION, Ep. 1: "HUMAN ROCKET/HARASSING ROBOT."
Rookie Nova's has to team with grizzled android cop, busts Fin Fang Foom drug ring.


    VISION: WE MUST INSPECT THE PREMISES FOR INFORMATION.

    NOVA: HANG ON, I GOTSTA TWEET WHERE WE ARE.

    VISION: I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SHOW SUCH AN OBSESSION TOWARDS YOUR BLACKBERRY.

    NOVA: 'COURSE YOU DON'T FRIGGIN' UNDERSTAND. YOU'RE AN iPAD WITH A CAPE.

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NOVA & THE VISION, Ep. 2: "GOD, I'M HUNGRY."
N & V find a ton of body parts with Asgardian fingerprints on 'em. Has Volstagg gone cannibal?
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NOVA & THE VISION Ep. 3: "Shaw's Shank Redemption."
N&V investigate dinner party murder at Hellfire Club. Nova has to put on a tie.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep. 4: "I Can See Vision's Mouth Moving."
N&V go undercover at Star Search, compete against barbershop quartet of Blackbolt, Siryn, Banshee, Screaming Mimi.
And yes, for their Star Search performance, Nova & Vision will do a ventriloquist/dummy act.

NOVA: Vision! Blackbolt's coming! Quick, phase your butt so I can put my hand up there!

VISION: I DESPISE YOU.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 5: "Hexual Healing."
V's wife insists N come to their house for dinner. N can't help noticing V's wife's batshit nuts.

NOVA: Uh, hey Vision. Thanks for having me over. I brought a box of wine.

VISION: HOW THOUGHTFUL.

WANDA: hI nOvA! cOmE mEeT oUr BaBiEs!

NOVA: Uh...those're bags of flour with Mr. Potato Head eyes.

VISION: JUST GO WITH IT, NOVA.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 6: "The Man Without Beer."
Daredevil makes Hells Kitchen dry. N&V gotta take that boring Catholic dude down.

VISION: MR. MURDOCK, IT IS NOT YOUR RIGHT TO RESTRICT AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM CONSUMING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

DAREDEVIL: You just don't get it! I'm so mad, I just wanna go have sex with some woman, then feel guilty when somebody kills her!

NOVA: Dude. You need a drink.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 7: "Friendly Neighborhood Satan."
Mephisto's convincing women he can save their almost dead relatives...if they erase their marriages and start tricking for him. Watch out N&V, Daddy Mephisto's Pimp Hand is STRONG.

NOVA: Hey V, have you noticed a disproportionate amount of ho's around here recently?

VISION: OH DEAR. I FEAR DADDY MEPHISTO'S PIMP CANE HAS TAPPED ITS WAY BACK INTO MY JURISDICTION.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 8: "Fantastic Foursome."
Franklin Richards calls 911 after hearing awful noises coming from Unca Johnny's room.

NOVA: Mr. Storm? (knockknock) Yo dude, turn the reggae down and open the door!

HUMAN TORCH: Whuz-? Oh shiz, whuttup? C'mn in, we gots yegger...

VISION: MR. STORM, PLEASE DISMOUNT FROM THE ZEBRA AND STEP OUTSIDE. YOU TOO, LYRA, CRYSTAL & H.E.R.B.I.E.

H.E.R.B.I.E.: YO PO-PO. BZZT. WHY YOU GOTS TO HATE. BZRT. WE JUST GETTING OUR SWERVE ON. BZZT.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 9: "Is The Vision Packing?"
On the trail of a sex offender, Nova wonders if Vision was built with...boy parts.

VISION: WE ARE NOT HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, NOVA.

NOVA: C'mon, just tell me and I'll drop it.

VISION: YOU ARE A CHILD INCAPABLE OF THOUGHTS NOT INVOLVING DISGUSTING, OBTRUSIVE SUBJECTS.

NOVA: I bet your wife calls it "Her Little Phaser."

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 10: "Victoria's Secret Invasion."
N&V uncover Skrull prostitution ring. Skrull pimp's name is Sweet Daddy Green Guts.

VISION: THIS IS IMMORAL, SIR. THESE WOMEN ARE NOT TO BE BOUGHT AND SOLD AS IF THEY ARE COMMON GOODS.

SWEET DADDY GREEN GUTS: Whutchu know 'bout GOODZ!? Mah green LADIES gets me green DAILY!! SUPER-SKRULL PIMP-SLAP!!!!

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RANDOM SCENE:

NOVA: You took my donut! Admit it!

VISION: I AM A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED MECHANIZED UNIT POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY. WHAT WOULD I DO WITH GLAZED, PUNCTURED DOUGH?

NOVA: I'm not dealing with this shit, man. If you think I'm gettin' fat, just say it!

VISION: IT IS VISUALLY OBVIOUS THAT SINCE JOINING THE POLICE FORCE, YOU HAVE GAINED A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AROUND YOUR MIDSECTION.

NOVA: There's nothin' to do but eat! You won't let me watch porn, I can't drink at lunch, you get mad when I stick magnets on your head...

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 11: "From Russia With Herpes."
N&V go to Moscow to find Black Widow, see why she's giving STDs to everyone she fights.

NOVA: That chick is HOT.

VISION: AGENT ROMANOFF IS A KNOWN CRIMINAL THAT MAY HAVE WILLINGLY INFECTED OVER 300 S.H.I.E.L.D. AGENTS WITH THE CLAP.

NOVA: I snuck 7 boxes of Trojans and 2 weeks worth of Zithromax past Customs. I'm ready for battle.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 12: "Soylent Blue."
N&V work with Namor to stop Starkist from making special navy-colored tuna out of Atlanteans.

NAMOR: This insult shall NOT stand! I will find this Charlie of the Tuna and WEAR HIS GILLS AS A THONG!!!!

VISION: KING NAMOR, PLEASE CALM YOURSELF. WE WILL SEE TO IT THAT THE EVIL STARKIST CORPORATION IS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

NOVA: Dude. You smell like a sushi dumpster in July.

VISION: NOVA, NAMOR IS THE RECOGNIZED KING OF A SOVEREIGN NATION. YOU WILL ADDRESS HIM WITH THE RESPECT HE DESERVES.

NOVA: I'm just sayin'. I dated his cousin. Atlanteans all got that stink a lil' Summer's Eve could take care of.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 13: "Suspended Japanamation."
N&V head to Tokyo to retrieve a naked Steve Rogers, who's been...overcultured.

VISION: COLONEL ROGERS, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. CAN WE CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION AFTER YOUR HAVE...GIRDED YOUR LOINS?

STEVE: Piss off, Toaster Face! I've been 'roided up, frozen, thawed, killed, AND I had to appear in Maximum Security! I deserve some rest!

NOVA: Cap. Snap out of it, man. We caught you in a karaoke bar with 2 pandas, a life-size Harry S Truman doll, and 4 gallons of KY jelly.

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RANDOM SCENE:

VISION: THANK YOU FOR MEETING ME HERE, NOVA.

NOVA: Why're we on the roof? I was playing online poker.

VISION: I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN HAS BEEN SHRUNKEN, DOMED, AND MOVED TO COMPTON.

NOVA: Compton? Like Dr. Dre, Easy E, N.W.A. Compton?

VISION: AFFIRMATIVE. MY DATA CONCLUDES THAT THE VILLAIN BARRACUDA IS RESPONSIBLE.

NOVA: The Punisher villain guy? With the gold teeth?

VISION: I BELIEVE HE PLAYED DICE WITH THE COLLECTOR, USING DICE FASHIONED FROM COSMIC CUBES. BARRACUDA CAME UP SNAKE EYES.

NOVA: Why the hell would The Collector move Manhattan to Compton?

VISION: I AM TOLD HE IS A HUGE NATE DOGG FAN. THE COLLECTOR TOLD ME, "HEY-AY-AY-AY. SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY."

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RANDOM SCENE:
At some point, Nova & Vision will have to go on a stakeout & stay in the same shitty motel room. They can't play cards. Visions a computer.
Nova will get freaked out that Vision keeps taking his body parts off and greasing them.
Vision will get annoyed that Nova only eats cold Lo Mein and warm garlic pickles.

VISION: NOVA, YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE BATHROOM FOR 45.32 MINUTES. WE ARE CHARGED WITH MONITORING A SUSPECT.

NOVA: I'm takin' care of my Human Rocket. Chill.

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RANDOM SCENE:

VISION: AWAKEN.

NOVA: zzzzmuh? whuz--gAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!! The hell are you doing in my house!?!?

VISION: I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTRUSION. I WAS GOING TO PHASE THROUGH YOUR DOOR, BUT IT WAS ALREADY PROPPED OPEN BY A BOTTLE OF SCHNAPPS.

NOVA: What time is--it's FIVE THIRTY? In the MORNING!?!?

VISION: I COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK FOR TODAY'S ARRESTS, AND I THEORIZED THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY WE COULD...COMMISERATE.

NOVA: You...wanna hang?

VISION: MY WIFE SCARES ME. WHICH IS ODD, BECAUSE I AM NOT PROGRAMMED TO KNOW FEAR.

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RANDOM SCENE:

VISION: NOVA, MIGHT I POSE A SERIES OF INQUIRIES, IF YOUR SCHEDULE ALLOWS.

NOVA: Sure, I'm just checkin' to see what hardcore porn sites're blocked at the precinct.

VISION: IT CONCERNS MY MATE, WANDA. THE ONE YOU REFER TO AS "CHICK WITH THEM CRAZY-ASS EYES."

NOVA: If you weren't all metal, I'd tell you to run, dude. She's got Lorena Bobbitt tendencies, no DOUBT.

VISION: YES. WELL. SHE HAS REQUESTED A RESPITE FROM THE NORMALCY OF OUR LIFE. SHE WOULD LIKE US TO GO CAMPING UPSTATE.

NOVA: You worried sleeping in a tent'll make you rust?

VISION: I AM PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH HER INTENSE DESIRE TO...HOW DID SHE PUT IT? "DO IT DELIVERANCE STYLE."

NOVA: Dude. Run. Away.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 14: "Avengers Gay Day."
N&V pose as a couple while answering bomb threat during Pride Parade.

NOVA: I'm not wearing that.

VISION: NOVA, WE MUST BLEND INTO OUR SURROUNDINGS. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM COMPLAINING AND GIRD YOURSELF IN FLAMINGO FEATHERS.

(LATER)

NOVA: Holy shit, this is awesome! I've been t'every Mardi Gras since I was 3, and this is like 50 times better!

VISION: NOVA! I AM DETECTING MULTIPLE BOMBS! THEY ARE STRAPPED TO EACH OF THE ETHEL MERMAN LINE DANCERS!

(LATER)

VISION: WELL, WE DISARMED THE BOMBS, ARRESTED THE CONSPIRATORS, AND DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PARADE. A SUCCESSFUL CASE.

NOVA: I still don't get why you dressed as Quicksilver for the Pride Parade.

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NOVA & THE VISION Ep 15: "Days of Future What The Fuck?"
N&V get pissed when future X-Men keep showing up.

NOVA: I swear t'God, if ONE MORE mutant comes through that portal...

JUBILEE: Hi, I'm from 12 years in the future, where all mutants have turned into ice cream! Gee, sure is hot in the past.

PSYLOCKE: How's it goin'. I'm from 27 years in the future, where all female mutants got sex changes but kept their boobs.

NOVA: Permission to shoot these ridiculous goddamn future mutants?

VISION: DENIED, NOVA. THESE ARE PERSECUTED PEOPLE SEEKING HARBOR IN OUR TIME. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE--

SCARLET WITCH: hI! i'M fRoM 7 mInUtEs In ThE fUtUrE, wHeRe WiVeS hOlLoW oUt ThEiR rObOt HuSbAnDs AnD wEaR tHeM tO tEa PaRtIeS!!!

VISION: OPEN FIRE.