Dan Goldman ([info]dangoldman) wrote in [info]act_i_vate,
@ 2006-05-08 10:00:00
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"Kelly" Part 13


It's with a sleepy smile that I realize this belated episode of "Kelly" is in fact Number 13. Kelly's apology on my behalf on Friday does not excuse tardiness and I humbly promise to work harder, until the tendons in my hands snap and my ligaments degrade and my heart bursts... for you.

Just joining us? You can catch up with "Kelly" here.

















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SO FUCKING WORTH THE WAIT!
[info]man_size
2006-05-08 02:26 pm UTC (link)
Each panel is steeped with hesitation and terror. Each episode eclipses the previous one. You have arrived, Gold Man!

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Re: SO FUCKING WORTH THE WAIT!
[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 02:52 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, Papa Act-i-vate... I actually cut two really pretty panels from this before posting to make the tension tenser (I should really learn to do that BEFORE I finish the artwork). Always happy to rock your socks.

I am monkey-dancing as fast as I can these days; when things melllooooww I am really looking forward to spending more Carroll Gardens time at Studio A-I-V again. I miss the sexual tension between you and Fiffe.

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Re: SO FUCKING WORTH THE WAIT! - [info]zegas, 2006-05-09 03:25 pm UTC
Re: SO FUCKING WORTH THE WAIT! - [info]dangoldman, 2006-05-09 03:43 pm UTC
WORTH THE WAIT! - [info]zegas, 2006-05-09 04:49 pm UTC
Re: WORTH THE WAIT! - [info]dangoldman, 2006-05-09 05:07 pm UTC
tag, you're IN - [info]zegas, 2006-05-09 05:12 pm UTC
Re: tag, you're IN - [info]dangoldman, 2006-05-09 05:34 pm UTC

[info]triestine
2006-05-08 02:27 pm UTC (link)
Oh man, Theresafishguts! Ah, Max's expression is priceless.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 02:53 pm UTC (link)
Thanks; I actually drew that panel last week and then went for sushi.

What's wrong with me???

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best part of my monday.
[info]burket
2006-05-08 02:34 pm UTC (link)
as always, well worth the wait.

the coloring on the two "oh fuck" pannels, is quite stand-out.

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Re: best part of my monday.
[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 02:56 pm UTC (link)
Much appreciated. I've been TOTALLY FUCKING BORED of what passes for comic-book coloring, from the zipatone days up through the Photoshop Revolution of the present. It's like these kids never took their crayons and just SCRIBBLED before.

Anyhow, over here at ACT-I-VATE, we're trying to change all that. One week at a time.

Oh, I love your icon... is that my homeboy CUJONES???

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Re: best part of my monday. - [info]burket, 2006-05-08 03:18 pm UTC
Re: best part of my monday.
(Anonymous)
2006-05-09 10:19 pm UTC (link)
dude, whoever u are, i love the image of the squirrel!!!! Just giggling away and let people think I am the unibomber. AND.....Dan-u rock. Now I have to do paperwork in my bano
soley

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Re: best part of my monday. - [info]burket, 2006-05-10 01:15 pm UTC

[info]lalato
2006-05-08 02:49 pm UTC (link)
One word for you... just one word...

SQUIIITT

--sam

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 02:59 pm UTC (link)
Somebody better hit Wiktionary real quick.

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(no subject) - [info]lalato, 2006-05-08 03:26 pm UTC

[info]misfitwes
2006-05-08 03:03 pm UTC (link)
neon tetras totally pop like that too.

i wonder, what was "bluh-"? what was unfinished.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 03:26 pm UTC (link)
"Bluh" is the sound fish intestines make when they are forced out their mouth.

The unfinished word you were waiting for was "door". Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

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(no subject) - [info]misfitwes, 2006-05-08 03:39 pm UTC

[info]lukeii
2006-05-08 03:05 pm UTC (link)
You can file that under "AWESOME SHIT" brother!

I love the artwork and the tension building up here is just... palpable.

Kelly's face is just so emotive, especially the earlier panel (Eat the fucking eucharist) and the close up of his mouth here.

Absolute GOLD!

Thanks so much for sharing Kelly and Max with us!

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 03:30 pm UTC (link)
I'm gonna file you under AWESOME FAN, man! Thanks for the diggage. Tell your friends and anyone you're secretly sleeping with.

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[info]gurl4sale
2006-05-08 03:26 pm UTC (link)
This is awesome, but all of the pics are oddly resized in the html causing them to look all blocky :(

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 03:28 pm UTC (link)
"Blocky"? They're nearly-square... since we're going to be heading into podcast territory soon, alot of us are formatting our work that way.

I've viewed this in IE, Firefox and Safari; maybe it's a setting on your browser?

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[info]jerem_morrow
2006-05-08 03:45 pm UTC (link)
Again, you mad bastard! I love it.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-09 03:41 pm UTC (link)
And I love you, sweet lips... Thanks for coming by, again and again and again. I'm going to reward you with more and more comix until your little tummy is so full you have to poop.

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Question not, my jig! - [info]jerem_morrow, 2006-05-09 07:22 pm UTC

(Anonymous)
2006-05-08 04:00 pm UTC (link)
Re: browser display. You must be using progressive scan on your JPEGs, and for some reason it took me a couple reloads to get the files all loaded this time (Safari). During the first partial load, certain panels stuck while still in low-res scans. I suspect that's what he saw.

Kelly sure is understanding! Was that a real Tetra Max stamped on?

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 04:14 pm UTC (link)
I had a similar issue in Safari (I have officially left Firefox camp) but only on initial loads. All refreshes came through sexylicious every time. I'll look into the progressive scan thing and course-correct my Photoshop action. Thanks for the tippy.

And yes, the tetra was real. And Max's foot. And Kelly's swastika tattoo.

Ooooh... I shouldn't say that too loud. Max hasn't seen that yet.

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[info]iconotrast
2006-05-08 04:07 pm UTC (link)
Look forward to a collection. Any of these make great post cards for MOCCA givaways.
Kelly IS so understanding.
Not a good sign.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 04:17 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, Tim! Your praise means alot; the height of your artistic bar is something I am strapping on springy-shoes and jet-packs to even get close to.

Kelly? Understanding? Wait until next week; there's a twist in the road.

p.s. MOCCA postcards are a really good idea.

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[info]dead_kid_fred
2006-05-08 04:51 pm UTC (link)
Fuck yeah, man. Fuck yeah. (That's me, profound as always.)

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 05:26 pm UTC (link)
FUCK YEAH!

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[info]benchilada
2006-05-08 05:21 pm UTC (link)
Jesus FUCK!
Ever installment better and more layered than the last!

FUCKREDIBLE!

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 05:30 pm UTC (link)
There are many layers to go before we sleep. Next week, even.

Ain't I a stinker?

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welcome back
[info]lukkucairi
2006-05-08 07:01 pm UTC (link)
I have to say, I like the tetra wallpaper. I want some for the next permanently-temporary housing we end up living in...!

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Re: welcome back
[info]dangoldman
2006-05-08 07:15 pm UTC (link)
There's a tiny room in the attic of my brain where "Kelly" is taking place, and the wallpaper is exactly like that too. Except it's peeling.

"Permanently-temporary housing"... this ain't your grandfather's generation, is it?

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[info]rami_efal
2006-05-09 12:23 am UTC (link)
So good. You top and surprise me week after week. Looking forward for some more SW art!

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-09 01:50 am UTC (link)
Thank you!! The story of "Kelly" is doing the twisting adnd turning for me; I am just the conduit at this point... glad you are enjoying its weirdness.

You'll have lots of SW come Monday when we launch...

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[info]lukkucairi
2006-05-09 03:11 am UTC (link)
y'know, Kelly's festering zits actually gross me out more than the tetra-guts... :-p

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-10 02:38 am UTC (link)
what if i told you they were genital warts?

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I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
(Anonymous)
2006-05-09 10:26 pm UTC (link)
This is getting worse than the previews for "SEE WHATS ON NEXT WEEK!?" At least I can Tivo that shit. As i waited and waited, the network system just would not load Kelly fast enough. And I hear the clicking of the other nerds's keyboards in the computer worse than the pitter patter of my heart. Love the scenes. Can't wait to archive it for Naters later on.
I am in the mood for Don Julio. Don Julio with a side of Don Julio. No, Don Julio with a chaser of Don Julio.....WAIT...Don Julio with a....

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Re: I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
[info]dangoldman
2006-05-10 02:46 am UTC (link)
It means alot to me that you're reading it, and spreading the filth. My dad reads "K" every week too.

I had dinner with Steve just now and we were wishing there were more "Thanksgiving" each year for us all to hang out at.

Naters will be able to read the whole thing someday in book format if all goes according to plan. This will all be collected so future generations can learn all about Max's struggles in the face of enemas.

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[info]chipzdarsky
2006-05-09 10:56 pm UTC (link)
I gotta tell ya, man: you are quickly becoming my favourite artist.

Each panel is gorgeous. Over the course of your act-i-vate stint your work has gotten better and better.

love,
4eva,
chip.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-10 02:55 am UTC (link)
Aw, Chip! Thank you... That means buckets coming from a talented young turk like yourself. Out of the dozen of us, you and I are the closest relatives in technique and style; I'm excited to see where this whole thing takes us.

Surely there is a magic land beyond the vale where we are worshipped and fed chilled grapes by ruddy-cheeked young boys and the electricity bills for our life support machines are paid for by the grandchildren of our combined adoring audiences.

And when that day comes, we'll look at each other teary-eyed and silently from across that hospital room, machines a-bleeping, and we'll know... we were there, together.

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(no subject) - [info]chipzdarsky, 2006-05-10 04:02 pm UTC
New Tagline
(Anonymous)
2006-05-10 03:22 am UTC (link)
Kelly: "Eye-popping Goodness"

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Re: New Tagline
[info]dangoldman
2006-05-10 05:37 pm UTC (link)
I was really hoping for "boner-popping goodness"...

*sigh*... guess I'll have to bring the real Theresa into the mix.

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[info]deni_zen
2006-05-10 07:32 pm UTC (link)
How come you disable comments in the comic community?

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-11 02:11 am UTC (link)
So that you come HERE to read our fancy stuff! We're doing comix exclusively for ACT-I-VATE, so we're not going to post them in any other LJ communities. All activity should hit this joint.

Clear? I hope you're enjoying what we doo-doo.

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[info]lordrexfear
2006-05-11 12:52 am UTC (link)
Color me confused and loving every second of it.

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[info]dangoldman
2006-05-11 02:12 am UTC (link)
What's confusing? Do you need some help?

Maybe the episode that's going up in a few hours can help you...

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