• @russbynum "The Mensa Bullies?" I think I like it. Check out the big brains on Russ. in reply to russbynum #
• The postman also left 'Lucius Hammer' from http://www.ravenhammercomics.com/ in my mailbox. Look for a review soon. #
• Isaac Hayes' is layin' it down on 'Soulsville' from the 'Shaft' soundtrack. It's like church. Testify, brother! #
• Public Enemy's 'Welcome To The Terrordome' is a bit anachronistic for SOUL FIST, but I don't have the heart to cut it from the playlist. #
• Good seeing @chadbowers and @theisb today at the signing for their book, 'Resurrection.' Get you a piece! http://tinyurl.com/yfaht4p #
• Listening to Gil Scott-Heron's "Save The Children" on SOUL FIST- WORLD OF HURT'S own Pandora radio station. http://tinyurl.com/ykar8fx #
• Right on! I received my copy of the @Black_Dynamite DVD in the mail today! #
• @cophotog I went to your photogallery today. Really great pics, especially the B&W snow pics and the taco! #
• RT @MocityTwoTwo34 Let me know when George W. Bush apologizes. (via @GangstarrGirl) -The WMDs that we went to war for were in the golf bag. #
• Headline: 'More Would Vote For Palin For Prez Than Think She's Qualified' http://tinyurl.com/yjkyh38 – Because they're IDIOTS! #
• @gdwessel Sir, Palin does NOT carry Trig around like "a loaf of French bread"…she carries him around like a loaf of FREEDOM bread. #
• @russbynum Tomorrow, I have a blog post lined up just for you! #
• @ReachPhillips They are SOOOO precious! in reply to ReachPhillips #
• *Reads @MikeHawthorne's Tweet; rips up "Change Of Legal Name" application on courthouse steps.* #
• @BLUEZIE DVD @Black_Dynamite is CURRENTLY #7 on Itunes! Keep the support coming! Let's reach #1. (via @vinyl4giants) #
• Make sure you cross the finish line before you start jacking up premiums, thinking you scored the victory and left HCR eating your dust. #
• I'm hoping these insurance rate hikes are like Lindsey Jacobellis' premature celebration, allowing healthcare reform to race ahead and win. #
• @hermanos "The most offensive part …is that people were expected to wear jorts. We're not savages, folks." I laughed 'til I cried! #
• If the Roommate-Dies-And-You-Get-Straight-A's meme can make it from campus to campus, the Don't-Throw-Racist-Parties-Asshole meme can, too. #
• Those who ignore history are doomed to be dumbasses. I swear this happens EVERY year at one college or another. http://tinyurl.com/yhyu8xc #
• @webcomicbeacon Blaxploitation webcomics in reply to webcomicbeacon #
• @BrianDenham "Jim Lee is a card player." Damn, that was one impressive hand he just showed! http://bit.ly/9K4vgG #
• Elle Dee spotlights WORLD OF HURT over at StormingTheTower.com. It's a glowing and beautifully succinct write-up…. http://bit.ly/avxIFL #
• @douggrossCNN Ha! Beautiful! #
• Also, I'm annoyed by her fake hair, eyes, and booty, but, call me crazy, I kinda dig Nicki Minaj's unpredictably goofy delivery. #
• @WallE132 KRS-One would make him his b****, and 'Tell Em would be all the way turned OUT! in reply to WallE132 #
• You know what would be pure comedy? KRS-One battling Soulja Boy. #
• @MikeHawthorne Sold out! Doggoneit! in reply to MikeHawthorne #
• RT @BlackCanseco Since Ballroom Dancing is an Olympic event, I want breakdancing in—crews and individual battles. -No Shane Sparks though. #
• With 'Black Dynamite' now on DVD, I guess I'll be taking down the "How To Get Black Dynamite In Your Town" tab from the menu bar soon. #
• @DocShaner Perhaps Shang-Chi, Master Of Kung Fu? #
• Ned gets dropped and Caroline asks a favor. #webcomic http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=328080863808&id=110672222129 #
• Daredevil vs. Luke Cage in the one-shot 'Daredevil: Cage Match?' I'ma have to get that, too. http://tinyurl.com/y9swcqp #
• @gdwessel Isn't that when things started to go downhill in "The Fly?" You haven't been in any transporters with Jeff Goldblum, have you? in reply to gdwessel #
• Although I'm suffering from a zombie fatigue, I think DC can consider me "sold" on their 'I, Zombie' series. http://tinyurl.com/yfrqamw #
• @SiDEBARPodcast "Man, you come straight out of a COMIC book!" in reply to SiDEBARPodcast #
• Right on! 'Black Dynamite' released on DVD and BluRay today. http://bit.ly/7LcgvR #blaxploitation #
• @Ravenhammer Dammit, now I'm gonna get the big ego. Seriously, though, thanks for the kind words. #
• @pkdmedia Thank you, sir! It doesn't get as much love, but pop "Trouble Man" in the DVD player first. It'll change your world, man! #
• @gdwessel Is Mellencamp running for Bayh's seat? If so, I like it. He's a solid, populist Liberal. in reply to gdwessel #
• @gdwessel Of course he does. Like a vampire, Mellencamp has to sleep atop his native Hoosier soil or he loses his powers. in reply to gdwessel #
• Truly an auspicious day! For the first time in forever, more people found me using the search term "world of hurt" than "Carl Weathers." #
• @WallE132 The latter. Big, square, Joan-Collins-in-'Dynasty' shoulder pads. Absolutely destroys the feminine silhouette. in reply to WallE132 #
• Dear fashion designers: I see you're trying to bring back big shoulder pads, huh? Well, cut that shit out! #
• Congrats to @OldeTowneComix on the 2010 Glyph Awards 'Rising Star' nomination! Goin' head-to-head for #Blaxploitation supremacy! #
• Artist Jay Potts and Isaiah "Pastor" Hurt have been nominated for six Glyph Comics Awards! #webcomic http://bit.ly/b3nffd #
• 'WORLD OF HURT' nominated in SIX categories in the 2010 Glyph Comic Awards! http://www.popcultureshock.com/glyphs/ #

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I rock rough and stuff with my Afro Puffs/ (RAGE!)
Rock on, wit cha bad self

-The Lady Of Rage f/ Snoop Dogg – “Afro Puffs”

Inspired by the incredibly talented guys at ComicTwart, like Evan Shaner, Chris Samnee and Francesco Francavilla, I thought it might be nice to include a sketchblog feature from time to time.  It would give me a chance to flex my artistic muscles and draw something besides the strip.  (I was reluctant to include that link above, because those guys are killing it-just KILLING it-every week, and I didn’t want to look bad in comparison.  For example, Francavilla’s mock Johnny Recon poster from this week…stunning!)

Fellow 2010 Glyph Award nominee, John Aston over at OldeTowneComix.com, is preparing to print a follow-up to his graphic novel, Rachel Rage: Heartland.  The new graphic novel will be comprised of a collection of short stories featuring his Blaxploitation heroine, Rachel Rage and pin-ups submitted by some of his fellow members of “The Next 100,” including Rodney Blackwell, Samax Amen from GhettoManga.com, and myself.  I drew up this illustration based on the Heartland cover, since I owed John a pin-up from last HeroesCon and, besides, it was a great opportunity to inaugurate the sketchblog feature:

These are actually fairly tight pencils for me.  I overlaid the pencils with a sheet of vellum and inked the pencils using a lightbox.  (You will be happy to know that although I did reference the guns, I did not use reference for the butt.)  I was fairly happy with the final inks, except that I lost some of the edginess in her face.  In the penciled version, she’s glaring right through you, but in the inks, that look is softened considerably.  Rachel’s words below are the first ones she utters in the webcomic:

This was also enjoyable, because John created Rachel Rage with such a unique body type, and I tried to stay true to that form with the thick, strong legs and round face.  It’s a very different body type than you usually find in comics, so hat’s off to John for that.  The closest equivalent in comics would be Rosalyn from Larry Stroman’s Tribe, which was published in the early 1990s.  Finally, I was going to conclude with a statement about Rachel bristling with weaponry; her purposeful, challenging gaze; and female empowerment, but it’s late, and at the end of the day it’s still a booty shot.  Enjoy!

- JEP

• By the way, Franks, when did Arizona recognize Martin Luther King Day as a holiday? http://tinyurl.com/ycdpxbf #
• Hey, Rep. Franks (R-AZ), as soon as the GOP gives a fuck about living Black kids, we'll believe your crocodile tears over the aborted ones. #
• Finally found 'The Split' on DVD. It adapts Robert Stark's 'The Seventh' with Jim Brown as the "Parker" character…. http://bit.ly/cIPJdN #
• @kwanzer http://tumblr.com/xc56u29oe What was Amy Winehouse doing on the train? #
• With a little over two days left in February (the shortest month) I already have my second highest month of traffic… http://bit.ly/dmH3Co #
• @ghettoManga I thought there was a new Christopher Priest/ChrisCross collabo, until I saw the #thingswewantback hashtag. Dang! #
• "I rock on with my bad self 'cause it's a must/It's the Lady Of Rage still kickin' up dust!" Friday sketchblog: http://tinyurl.com/ybqjnbz #
• Just finished a pin-up for @oldetownecomix and e-mailed it. I think I'll use it for a sketchblog for tomorrow. #
• @cophotog We went to the Lady Gamecocks game, instead. We fear that we jinxed the last famous DJ we saw perform in Columbia. in reply to cophotog #
• Received some unfortunate news from a friend. Nobody's dying or anything, it's just the end of an era and a reflection of the economy. #
• @cophotog It's goin' down tonight, son! in reply to cophotog #
• I find it funny that Obama takes every opportunity to remind McCain who won the election in '08. #
• @WallE132 He's a definite maybe, but I think he's only up for consideration based on 'Leatherheads' and his old-school Hollywood looks. #
• @WallE132 Also, in his scenes with the press in 'Leatherheads,' Krasinski exuded the easy, modest confidence of a WWI-era war hero. in reply to WallE132 #
• @WallE132 Krasinski has the height and in 'Leatherheads' displayed a natural and believable physicality, but he stil needs 50 lbs of muscle. #
• RT @MikeHawthorne A comic artist that truly deserves an "Art of" book!! – http://ow.ly/1b9yu – His women are realistic and simply stunning. #
• Good lookin' out @WallE132! #
• I love the old-school, 80s soul vibe of Monica's 'Everything To Me.' http://tinyurl.com/ye2898b Nice use of the Deniece Williams sample. #
• @hermanos Any fool rockin' a jewel-encrusted Autobot medallion deserves to get ganked. Period. in reply to hermanos #
• @hermanos Yung Berg could always get work with a miniature Fine Young (Yung?) Cannibals tribute band: http://tinyurl.com/yfkvdl8 #
• @hermanos That's the karma for his "dark butt" comment coming back to bite Yung Berg on his own Munchkin ass. #
• Why does this sound like a lost James Bond film from the Timothy Dalton era? http://tinyurl.com/y8n2clz #
• @jenniebreeden The size of the boxes has gotten so small that now, three Thin Mints IS a whole package. #
• @pvponline Drop a slab on some rye with a slice of onion…Delicioso!. in reply to pvponline #
• So is this Bieber kid embedded in Twitter's code? How can he ALWAYS be a trending topic? #
• @tbtjuice Don't do it Ole Miss–IT'S A TRAAAPP! in reply to tbtjuice #
• Hold on! First Ladies aren't supposed to be hot! http://tinyurl.com/yb6mse3 The smoky eye make-up and lipgloss…Whoa! #
• @gdwessel 'Donny Brook vs. Guy Warr and the Tomahawk Hellbillies.' Make it happen! in reply to gdwessel #
• @gdwessel Cool! I see it as a cross between 'The Goon' and @mikehawthorne's 'Hysteria: One Man Gang.' in reply to gdwessel #
• I just got a business card from a dude named "Guy Warr." It's his real name, too. Suddenly, I want to go wrestle a bear or something. #
• @WabaCityTV Buenos dias! in reply to WabaCityTV #
• @douggrossCNN You just won a co-writing gig, baby! #
• Has there ever been a two-fisted fighting character called "Donny Brook?" If not, I've got dibs. #
• Can Caroline fool the cops? #webcomic http://bit.ly/dihmAx #
• Storming the Tower gives some love to World of Hurt. http://bit.ly/d2gXKi #
• @otisatthestate Enjoy Margaritaville! in reply to otisatthestate #
• "You can smell the grilled food…Suddenly I'm really hungry. #BUFFET" (@Otisatthestate, I changed your hashtag for accuracy.) #
• @arshaw Caught your Tweets from the other day about #Blaxploitation. Good insight for those that think it's just for laughs. in reply to arshaw #
• @douggrossCNN No, a lot of other things converge to make you a geek. in reply to douggrossCNN #
• 'Breakdancer with Diamond Belt Buckle Caused $3000 In Damages to Floor' http://bit.ly/aexzqn Boogaloo Shrimp needs to quit stuntin'! #
• RT @bleedingcool “Wait Till They Get A Load On Me!” – More Batman XXX Porn Set Shots http://bit.ly/9TIT76 -Just all kinds'a wrong. #
• @hermanos Pass the bottles, the heat is on/We in the huddle all smokin' that Cheech & Chong! Luda is appropriate for any situation. in reply to hermanos #
• I got the oil changed in my car, and suddenly I feel like a million bucks. It must be the psychic rapport I share with the vehicle. #
• @DocShaner Show it! in reply to DocShaner #
• @WallE132 No less than @vinyl4giants of the @BlkDynmteSndOrc! He's already put together a real tight track. #
• @gdwessel But we're talking about Democrats and Barack "Bipartisanship Means Ignoring the Liberals" Obama. They'll find a way to mess it up. #
• @gdwessel I think it was the premature celebratory lap of the insurance rate hikes that breathed new life into the fight… #
• Parliament Funkadelic in Gerry Anderson meets 'Voltron' tales. RT @zudacomics: If you could make a webcomic of any band, which would it be? #
• Remember when Mariah Carey could sing-I mean SANG-in five octaves? Now she just "sings" in a monotone whisper. What happened? #musicmonday #
• Cartoonist, James Sturm on his latest book, 'Market Day.' http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24940 #
• @gdwessel Ditto, but at least he's in on the joke about he penchant for hyperbolic self-promotion, so that's pretty cool. #
• @tvonetv @TVOneNetwork Let a brother know the next time you're running a 'A Man Called Hawk' marathon! in reply to tvonetv #
• @WabaCityTV Right on! I can't wait to check out the extra features. #
• @gdwessel Purchased with option money he got for a comic idea he scribbled on a cocktail napkin–and an A-list artist is attached. in reply to gdwessel #
• RT @bleedingcool The First Million Dollar Comic Book http://bit.ly/dtyYJn – I was hoping it would be something by @Not_Mark_Millar. #
• @rhodeislander I can dig it! in reply to rhodeislander #
• More Palin Hypocrisy: "Socialized medicine" OK for her grandkid, because Tripp has government provided health insurance http://bit.ly/cXYKR3 #
• RT @thestate Suicide ruled in the case of a man who got heart from a suicide, then married the man's widow: http://bit.ly/cFIqQ9 – Bizarre! #

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