Here is the finished art with original pencils.

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Above was a tribute piece I drew for Brad Guigar, Kris Straub, Scott Kurtz, and Dave Kellett, cartoonists of Evil Inc., Starslip, PvP and Sheldon, respectively.

Oh, and I had to throw Bob in there.

-Krishna

Stop by and watch me draw at 10AM EST.

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Got requests for other types of PC Weenies character types? This could be a fun meme…

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Don’t forget to read it! (and tell your friends!)

And if you haven’t already, give this week’s Art & Story Alive podcast!

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Update: At the moment it looks like I’m having issues with the server UNcubed is hosted on. Apologies in advance. Hopefully it will be back later this morning… It’s up now.

PC Weenies and UNcubed are on target to make their print debut in the next few months. I’m working on a 120 page trade paperback for PC Weenies, and a 24 page PC Weenies / UNcubed sampler comic.
The sampler comic will serve as a perfect introduction to someone who’s new to both strips. The trade paperback version of PCW will include additional goodies and behind-the-scenes stuff.

The sampler and trade paperback will both be available for sale on August 22 & 23rd at the MiniMegaCon convention in Orlando, FL. I’m still working out pricing details for the trade, but the floppy comic will run $5.00 + shipping (US and International). Update: The floppy comics and PCW Trade paperback will be available for sale on my website as well. Pre-orders will open in mid-June for signed copies for both editions.

The format of the book will include both covers in a flip-book format. You simply flip the comic over when you’re finished reading PCW to read UNcubed.

Anyway, I wanted to give you guys a peek at the covers for the floppy comic version (I updated the PCW cover based on feedback I received. The original design is here.)

Today, I did something quite unusual: I treated myself out to an early afternoon showing of “Star Trek”.

I normally never see movies when they are released. But today, on the eve of resigning my bachelorhood (Aarti and Sonia arrive on Sunday), I figured, why not do something different.

I’m familiar with Star Trek – I was a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation. I’m only tangentially familiar with the original series (I’ve only seen one or two episodes), and even less so with Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise.

That being said, I really enjoyed the new Star Trek movie. The performances were uniformly good and the story moved along at a brisk pace. Good casting choices and character development for Kirk and Spock. Uhuru is eye-candy, for the most part, but I suppose there always has to be some type of love interest in these films to satisfy the female viewership.

The movie eschews the philosophical angle in favor of action. This is not your “typical” Star Trek movie, in that sense. The movie ran for 2 hours and six minutes. It’s fairly family friendly – just some sci-fi violence and mild sexuality.

Scotty plays up comic relief, with his scenes adding levity to an otherwise serious film. A familiar face returns and the divergence from Star Trek “cannon” is explained, so ST nerds should feel at ease.

Star Trek is a good summer flick and well worth seeing. (Aside: matinee prices are $7.50 now – which used to be the price for an evening show. No wonder we don’t go out to see movies too often.)

I give Star Trek 4 Weenies out of 5.

-Krishna