SPX 2010 Report

In lieu of an actual blog update, I've posted the sketches I got at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda on Sept. 11 along with lots and lots of notes about the artists and links to their comics. Check it out on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tumbersault/sets/72157624890538281/.

Goodnight, Internet.

Canterbury Tales

Just a quickie before I fall over. I've been working on the lighting for the Maryland Ensemble Theatre's steampunk(ish) production of The Canterbury Tales for the past two weeks. It's a pretty funny show, and I'm really happy with how the set, costumes, sound and, yes, lights, brought a steampunk influence to the production without going completely overboard. A very funny script (adapted from Chaucer's work by the MET's own Reiner Prochaska) and a great cast, directed by Tad Janes, make for what I think is going to be a really successful show.

For what it's worth, I'd give the show a hard-R rating I have to admit that I haven't read the original text. Did Chaucer really have that much humping in the original? Regardless, this production does, so if you're averse to live on-stage humping this may not be the show for you.

The show runs March 26 through April 24, 2010 at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick Street in Frederick.

Ticket reservations and more info here: http://www.marylandensemble.org/canterbury

Trailer here:

Best Anime Credits Songs

So the Owl City song "Umbrella Beach" (which isn't an anime theme, but should be) got me thinking about some of the great music in the opening or closing credits to anime series. Here's a quick run-down of my favorites:

Serial Experiments: Lain



Dragon Half (forgive them, Beethoven)



Cowboy Bebop



Boondocks



Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex


Ghost in the Shell - SAC - Opening 1
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