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I figured now was a good time to share RSG #2 online since #3 is now in Magnet magazine for February!
And as mentioned on twitter by Criminal Records, you can get the latest issue of Magnet magazine with Record Store Girl #3 from your local record shop! Go go go ! <3
I think its safe to share comic #1 here now that its no longer in print...! I just wrapped up comic #3, so when that is published I'll share #2! :D Enjoy!
And if you missed my intro post about this, you can go here to read more about my comic in Magnet magazine! The plot is about local record store girl, Lillian (who is real and works at Criminal Records!) and her adventures with the record stores she interacts with at work. I do the writing and illustrating, and the concepts are drafted up by the lovely folks at Criminal Records. It's an interesting project so far!
You can pick up a copy for yourself at your local record shop <3
More coming later on the comic!
So I've had a little secret I've been dying to share since September... For the next 6 months I'll be writing and illustrating a comic strip called "The adventures of Record Store Girl" for music magazine Magnet!!
The comic is about Lillian, a record store shop girl, who accidentally discovers a magical object that gives her super powers! But what will she do with those powers...? Fight to save record stores from big-box chains taking over, become a music vigilante or just decline her new abilities for a normal life? You'll have to read the strips to find out!
Lillian also happens to be a real person - she's my good friend who actually works at Criminal Records here in Atlanta! I got the idea to write about her as magical girl because she does so many things for her store and local community in Atlanta that it's almost super human!
I'm so excited about Record Store Girl because I've always wanted to write a cutesy magical girl story and this was the perfect opportunity! I can't wait to see how it all evolves! I might even try to weave it into my personal comic I've been working on.
Comic #1 went on sale at the beginning of November with the above cover, but I wasn't able to blog about it right away due to work and personal stuff... But! It will be for sale until the 28th so you can still hurry if you want to get a copy!!
If you'd like to buy a copy, you can find it at either your local independent record shop or one of the fabulous stores listed above! Annnd comic #2 will be available for purchase on November 29th!! Since I know that is a bit of a time crunch to get the first comic, I thought I'd do something fun for you guys:
I'm giving away a free signed copy of
Magnet magazine with "The adventures of Record Store Girl" #1 inside!
Want to win a copy of the magazine?
I'll use a random number generator to select a winner from the comments on November 28th and send out your issue just in time to read before comic #2!
Wheee! So glad I can finally post about this!!
I hope you guys are as excited as I am! <3
So a bit of news that goes along with my site updates... I think this is going to be my last Things I love Thursday. But! Before you get sad - let me explain :) After thinking it over for a few months, I've decided I'd like to move on from the title of the original "Things I love Thursday", and instead share my own kind of weekly letters to you guys and drawings of what I'm happy about/interested in at the moment. I'm really enjoying tumblr too and I plan on continuing to include my tumblr favorites in these kinds of posts. Still waffling on the title, but I should have it squared away by next week. These posts will also might be coming on a different day since I never really enjoyed being forced to do them on Thursdays... I guess just consider them a 2.0 version of my typical TILTs but new title and new day :D Stay tuned for more info!!
NYX glitter liners and 6%dokidoki "Swirling Pannier" - These are two items I've let myself buy recently... I picked up an Urban Decay purple glitter liner from work a few weeks ago and was kinda disappointed with it. It looked so pretty in the tube, but was actually not cute on my eyes and burned while drying!! :( Since that didn't work out, I decided to try out a cheaper brand called NYX who also had a range of glitter liners, and I am so in love! These don't hurt at all when applied, and apply a lot thicker and prettier! My only complaint is they take a little longer to dry - but for how inexpensive and pretty they are, I don't mind. :) The "Swirling Pannier" skirt hasn't arrived in the mail yet, but I'm anxiously awaiting the day it does! (I ordered it from Electric Alice if you are curious - which is an awesome site filled with super cute clothing and accessories.) It was one of the 6%dokidoki items I really wanted on my LA trip but wasn't able to purchase. The cotton candy perfume... I haven't bought. It is something I put on every time I work at Ulta though! I am hoping to buy it maybe at the end of the month - it is such a fun scent - you can see it here!
Glow stick wands, giant hair buns and Emma <3 So lately I've been wearing my hair in giant hair buns a lot, which is something I've tried off and on over the years but hadn't really figured out how to properly do until my LA trip. I had my hair styled that way for the 6% show, and then friends out there explained tips and tricks to make my hair buns fuller and nicer - and ta da! Now I've been able to do it on almost a daily basis :D I wore my hair like this when I went out the other night with Emma at Flux... Speaking of Flux - I'll be posting on that in a day or so, but it was a night time art event that focused on light based installations! They gave out glow sticks at the event, and I put one inside of a glow stick wand I had stashed in my purse - so fun!! And Emma - I'm so happy her and I have reconnected over the past few months. We used to be best friends a few years ago, but due to a mishap with our friendships I ended up having a falling out with her. Recently, Emma and I found each other again and quickly re-bonded like we never stopped being friends - and it makes me so happy!! I've missed her so much and feel incredibly lucky to be friends with her again. Life can be pretty awesome with surprises like that!
Scheming up Halloween costumes and just getting excited about Halloween in general... Oh man - I'm not sure what I'm going to be yet, but a few ideas I've been tossing around: Tickled Pink costume from Rainbow Bright, Princess Bubblegum costume from Adventure time (and I'd get my boyfriend to be Finn!), Katy Perry costume from her California Gurls video (which I think would be hilarious cute, but I am pretty sure a lot of people would want to punch me! SO many people hate Katy Perry that I know! haha eeek), and last but not least - Chibiusa costume from Sailor Moon SuperS. I have too many ideas!!
Daydreaming about Disney for the Winter Holidays - Too soon?? It sounds like my boyfriend, myself, Emma and her boyfriend are all going to go to Disney World together for the December holidays!! I plan on visiting the Magic Kingdom mostly, and then hopping over to Islands of Adventure for the Harry Potter and Jurassic Park sections!! I'm so excited - I haven't been to Disney in over 10 years, and I've never been to Islands of Adventure!! We wont be there for very long though, so I'm kinda over planning excitedly right now so I can make sure I fit as much stuff in as possible. Eeee!
Those are the main things on my brain lately. Life has been very good even though I'm super busy and had a cold for a while. I'm very grateful for all the love I've been experiencing from my friends, family, boyfriend and even my little dog, Pika! I can't stop hugging Pika lately, she is the sweetest!!
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Man oh man... I'm finally coming down from my Scott Pilgrim high. Last week was intense! Its about to pick up again due to an advance movie screening, so I figured I should probably go ahead and blog part 1 of all of this. (Yes, there are several more event posts - if you don't like Scott Pilgrim I apologize in advance!)
If you haven't heard, last Tuesday was Criminal Record's "Scott Pilgrim vs Atlanta" party! It was to celebrate the final volume of Scott Pilgrim. For those who don't live in Atlanta, Criminal Records is one of the coolest local shops specializing in CDs, records, comics, collectibles and tons of other awesome stuff... located in the heart of Little 5 points and a great place to catch indie band shows! (I highly recommend stopping in if you are ever visiting Atlanta!)
A couple months ago my friend Lillian who works at Criminal Records and came up with the idea of throwing a Scott Pilgrim book release party and invited me to join the planning committee. There were 6 of us working on this (and sometimes our spouses) - each with different task to tackle. I worked on some of the graphics and display concepts! (You can see more of that further into the post.) There was a lot of work up until the day of the event, and even some nights with hardly any sleep - but it was so worth it! We ended up selling out on all copies of Volume 6, had an amazing photobooth and video game set up - plus we were able to give out advance screening tickets! And there is another event on the way after the screening!! Scott Pilgrim fans in Atlanta are really lucking out! :)
Me and Lillian duking it out before the party starts!
One of the things Lillian and I were super pumped about was dressing up as Knives and Ramona. Lillian put some red highlights in her hair a few days before the event and pulled together an outfit - it all turned out really cool! I think she is going to make Knives' scarf at some point too. As for my Ramona outfit: I have been working slowly on acquiring items for a Ramona Flowers costume since last October, but I never really finished... I ended up putting almost all of those items together for the party though! Unfortunately it was a little lackluster because I was focusing more on the party than myself. I made a subspace purse and a mallet for my outfit - but the mallet wasn't ready in time for the party. Booo! I also thought it was neat that I didn't have to wear Ramona's star ring since I already had a tattoo there... I'll be taking better photos of my complete costume in a few days for Part 2 of my Scott Pilgrim posts. (Part 2 will be about making your own Ramona Flower's costume, and will also have links to buy the extra subspace purses I've made!) Here is me before I ran out the door for the party:
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