Dan Goldman ([info]dangoldman) wrote in [info]act_i_vate,
@ 2007-08-30 08:46:00
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"KELLY": Preparing to Cycle


Get caught up on "KELLY" here




















This episode goes out to [info]mechamitzy for just being wonderful.

----love---> d!



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[info]geedeck
2007-08-30 01:10 pm UTC (link)
haha, that final line is perfect.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 05:00 pm UTC (link)
no no, YOU'RE perfect... I was laughing out loud when I thought of that idea of him being rejected from Heaven for his racist t-shirt. Naturally, things aren't that one-note, as you'll see next week... but this whole experience slowly reveals more of what's inside our toothless old roomie's skull... and it shimmers.

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[info]philrancid
2007-08-30 01:29 pm UTC (link)
I second [info]geedeck's statement.

You fucking rule!

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(Anonymous)
2007-08-30 01:49 pm UTC (link)
I wouldn't have thought Theresa would have been able to break free of the Gowannajungdada to kibbitz like that. But then again, I'd not have thought Kelly would still be wearing his swastika shirt once he got to The Crystal River.

Ees verr sparrklee thees week... nice use of a clone tool.

Ken A.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 02:05 pm UTC (link)
It's not a clone tool; it's a brush w/layer effects.

Good insight re: Kelly's spell, but you're picking up on something that's coming down the line... Max's "scar" is up first.

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[info]bobo_dreams
2007-08-30 02:25 pm UTC (link)
I just read all of this whilst listening to My Chemical Romances "I'm Not Okay", which actually kind of put me in the right frame of mind...The K-Man has alot more going on than anyone thought...his sparkly soul was just fucking perfect, I could feel the WOOOSH as he soared higher.

Maybe it's the pot.

But this was one of the best rides ever.

And yeah, maybe it was the shirt.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 05:23 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, papi... a beautiful "ride" and a dose of enlightenment is what I'm going for, every time.
Glad you're digging it.

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[info]doctorobnoxious
2007-08-30 02:38 pm UTC (link)
hellyesh randomly deelish yet again.

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[info]westival
2007-08-30 04:38 pm UTC (link)
I totally swam there once and I was like "Blech, this water tastes like babies!"

I then proceeded to swim with my mouth closed--like a normal person.

The lake effects were great. I'm glad for this bizzare turn.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 05:25 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, man... I'm having fun taking chances to reveal something else about where our roomies come from and what made who they are.

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[info]gdwessel
2007-08-30 04:39 pm UTC (link)
DUDE. It was the shirt. And this was one of the most brilliant episodes to date. MAN. Lovin' this shit.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 05:27 pm UTC (link)
Awwww... you are truly too kind.

If you're loving it that much, feel free to spread the word to friends and blogs... The more people talking about "KELLY", the easier it will be to get it into print the way I want it.

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[info]gdwessel
2007-08-30 07:30 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, yr right, I should pimp Kelly more than I have. I suck.

(I have made several mentions of Shooting War before tho...)

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[info]mechamitzy
2007-08-30 05:02 pm UTC (link)
what was it singing? if it was me, it'd probably be 'waterloo' by abba. that's how i know something's going right, if that's playing over in my head.

and who is this mitz? he only pretends to be wonderful so people won't know he sells fresh kitten paws to tourists FOR FUN.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 05:28 pm UTC (link)
You'll be learning more about the River-Drops' song next week, so stick around.

But ABBA's "Waterloo"..? I'm more of a Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" man myself.

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[info]man_size
2007-08-30 05:27 pm UTC (link)
Brilliant. Beautiful. Insane in all the right ways.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 05:35 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! There's actually some heavy shit threaded into this section will come closer to the forefront during Act Three, particularly the concept of the Lattice. You'll see.

I'm excited to get back into Kelly's room and watch Max unravel next as the game continues...

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[info]rimwalker
2007-08-30 06:01 pm UTC (link)
HA! This just gets better and better.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 06:35 pm UTC (link)
It's hard to invent what Heaven looks like; I took extra time to get my head around things and am really happy with the feel of it.

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[info]omer333
2007-08-30 06:28 pm UTC (link)
you gotz MAAAADDDDD photoshop skillz dood!

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 06:36 pm UTC (link)
I aint playin! I AINT PLAYIN!

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(Anonymous)
2007-08-30 07:34 pm UTC (link)
Panel 3 is like the best composed and realized "ascension" shot I've ever seen. I looooovvvve smoke trails, and the sparkle trail is totally perfect.

I'm remembering a river image (and singing!) from "Cobra Trap," by Peter O'Donnell, and it makes me wonder: is the river a theme familiar to after-death conceptualizations, or near-death experiences, or is this a coinkidink...?

Jim H.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 08:33 pm UTC (link)
Hey, thanks so much! I was really struggling with the vibe/concept of this whole installment for a bit as I'd written it a while ago. Took me time to grok what I wanted Kelly's experience to look/feel like, and then how to actually create that imagery... The ascension image IS one of my favorite things I've drawn, and it reminds me of this artist my mom took me to the mall to meet when I was in high school, a cat who worked the artists-fair-mall-circuit in the late 80s named Lee Stone. I bought this Ascension print off him that I had in my room during high school (thanks Google!) that was certainly in my head while I was working on this chapter. This guy recommended me to buy my first set of Koh-I-Noor pens which I starting (of course) drawing fucking superheroes with... but there's a definite deep-synapse link between that Ascension image and my own beginnings as a more serious artist. Cheers for that memory-jog... I haven't thought about that in years.

The river image is common across many belief systems: Egyptian, Greek and especially Tibetan figure into the cosmology I am playing with in "KELLY"; I'm not familiar with Peter O'Donnell but I'm give him a search.

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[info]concret67
2007-08-30 07:35 pm UTC (link)
Dan, me old mucker, I'm left with the impression you've been topping your Funghi Pizza with very special mushrooms again :-) And you were right, that was worth waiting for - love what you did with the art.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 08:35 pm UTC (link)
God, I wish... the drugs in NYC are CRAP.
There's got to be a correlation btw that and my being more productive here than in Miami though, no...?

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[info]concret67
2007-08-31 07:06 pm UTC (link)
I'm reliably informed by a former colleague who lives in the Orkney Isles (which is in the sea beyond the far north of Scotland) that the quality and quantity of drugs is way better there than in the cities. Then again, who needs drugs when we have your blasphemous art? :-) I need to see if this looks different after a couple of drams of Laphroig...

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[info]radtke327
2007-08-30 07:47 pm UTC (link)
Bravo times infinity.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 08:35 pm UTC (link)
Thank you times I love you divided by nice to hear from you again, stranger.

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[info]uminthecoil
2007-08-30 07:47 pm UTC (link)
ha! Brilliant:)

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 08:36 pm UTC (link)
Ohhhh, pshaw! Thanks alot man. Next week is where you watch me bring it all back around to Act One, so strap in.

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[info]icepicklobotomy
2007-08-30 08:08 pm UTC (link)
I continue to be impressed by your writing.
The art goes without saying.

Great work.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 08:37 pm UTC (link)
Everybody gets gooey over my art-experiments and the writing sometimes needs a hug too.
Glad you're feeling it and thanks for sounding off; I promise, it's only going to get better, straight through to THE END.

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[info]zegas
2007-08-30 09:51 pm UTC (link)
Oh, so now Theresa wants to relate and all that? Nice try, sister. Your turn will cum.

The first panel is one of the most beautiful things you've ever done.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-30 10:00 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, honey... alotta sweat went into these 9 panels, but when you're done, you can just feel it.

Theresa's a pain in the ass but I love her... she's too much fun to write! Have no fear, she's got plenty moments to shine yet... after all, she's after Max in this game with a surprise for everyone at home in Internetland.

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[info]jerem_morrow
2007-08-31 12:02 am UTC (link)
You got me again.

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-31 12:57 pm UTC (link)
Your ass was mine the moment you walked in the door, toots.

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[info]jerem_morrow
2007-08-31 10:49 pm UTC (link)
Truth.

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[info]sxyblkmn
2007-08-31 03:48 am UTC (link)
yes. :)

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[info]dangoldman
2007-08-31 12:57 pm UTC (link)
really?

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[info]66kmph
2007-09-05 12:49 pm UTC (link)
Great sequence Dan. You continue to refine this style of yours into something very rich and cohesive.

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