J Chris Campbell

Come check it out!

June 15 – 17, 2007
Indie Island
Heroes Convention
Charlotte, NC

The best thing about Shrek the Third was the preview for the new live action Transformers movie for July 4th.

I’ve purposely stayed away from any pictures or information about the movie. So when the preview came on, I unexpectedly got giddy when Shia LaBeouf runs his fingers across the Autobot logo on the wheel of his new used car (Bumblebee isn’t a beetle [bad choice] and mega-tron isn’t a floating gun [good choice]). I wanted to look away and save it for the movie but I just had to watch.

It’s directed by Michael Bay (The Island, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, The Rock). So I know it’s going to be high on action and most likely cheese. And after looking at all the writers, producers and editors I can pretty much say the special effects should be amazing. But it’s going to be choppy both visually and plot wise and pretty void of decent dialogue. But the trailer was super ultra cool. And the new bot designs are pretty neat if you are into that Gundam look.

This has to be one of the best promotional ideas I’ve seen in a while. It’s so creatively simple, change the color of the straw to green.

I already prefer McDonald’s straws over every other fast food chains. They’re thinker, wider and perfect for straw popping and milk shakes. Hey, now I’ve got to go test how loud the green ones are.

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I can’t stop!

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I really enjoyed doing this illustration for the cover of the Beat.

The story is about GIBA Greenville Independent Business Alliance and it lists all the members. They’re also listed on the website at the link above. I’m all for supporting locally owned businesses and artists, as I hope most people are. But convenience and price both play a big factor in my spending. I guess I’m just cheap and lazy.

Oh, local artist Joel Wilkinson drew the Owl mascot on thier homepage. He is a super cool guy and really good artist. Check out the drawings in his “Works on Paper” section. Very rad. Joel is big in the Greenville Art Scene, helping out whenever he can. He runs the Greenville South website that has all kinds of inside information about good ole “Greenvull”.

I like seeing movies on opening weekend. Usually I try not to watch or read anything about it before. But it’s really hard. I’ve even covered my ears and closed my eyes for during the Trailer for LOTR 2 (never read the book). I like to experience the movie without any preconceived notions or expectations.

With S3 I really didn’t know venom was going to be in the movie until I got a web link to the make-up test. I assumed he would be in it, because the black costume was. Then the toys came out and there he was. But it wasn’t until Wednesday of last week that I actually saw a clip of him. I wasn’t expecting it and didn’t search it out. It was edited into an episode of video podcast that I watch called Pulp Secret. I’m not sure if they got it from a recent trailer or what. But there he was. I almost made it to the movie! Oh well.

You should check out Pulp Secret. It’s actually really funny and gives you just tidbits of information in a nice little package. You can even fast-forward the commercials. My favorite episodes loosely involve some sort of “theme”. Give it a go, but don’t start with the 3 part Spider-Man week coverage. Except maybe the one where Justin does the trapeze and kisses a girl!

Hey! Don’t forget to download your free copy of EATS from www.wideawakepress.com Saturday May 5th.

Or stop by to Borderlands in Greenville, South Carolina
Get 1 of 100 free copies that J Chris Campbell, Duane Ballenger, Scott Ellingburg and Justin Gammon will be giving out. From 11 until 3. Grab a copy and have them draw you something. They’ll also be several other comics there for free.

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Saturday May 5
Greenville SC
Borderlands on Laurens Road
11am until 3pm
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