Frozen action

Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Tue Aug 29, 2000 2:20 am

In the interest of stoking up some commentery here, I will now say something else that everyone will ignore.After reading the reccent comments about how BJ tries to freeze the action, and draw the characters at that instant, I really have to say that he does a darned nifty job of it. Monday's strip is particularly exemplary of it, in that I can actually picture the action that led up to that freeze frame. One neat thing about the way the characters are drawn with big hands is that it really gives expression and feeling of motion to the characters. Small hands are good for still shot, but those large hands are ideal for what is being done here.Also related to Monday's strip, I was wondering what Jackie was cooking when she was called by that telemarketer.-Zodo
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BJ · Post by BJ » Wed Aug 30, 2000 1:27 am

Once again, thanx for the kind comments. It's nice to know someone actually sees where I'm coming from (unless you're humoring me, in which case, pppbbllt).Jackie can only cook one thing: Mac & Cheez. As a matter of utmost fact, that's exactly what she was cooking when the telemarketer called (and I'm not just patronizing you--I actually had that in mind when I drew the strips).Zodo, I'd say you're my #1 fan, but you seem to be my only fan. siiiigh. Thanks for being around to spark conversations.

Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Thu Aug 31, 2000 5:52 am

Originally posted by BJ:
Once again, thanx for the kind comments. It's nice to know someone actually sees where I'm coming from (unless you're humoring me, in which case, pppbbllt).Jackie can only cook one thing: Mac & Cheez. As a matter of utmost fact, that's exactly what she was cooking when the telemarketer called (and I'm not just patronizing you--I actually had that in mind when I drew the strips).Zodo, I'd say you're my #1 fan, but you seem to be my only fan. siiiigh. Thanks for being around to spark conversations.Nah, I doubt I'm your only fan. I'm just the most talkative. Yay! Mac'n'sleaze forever!My cupboard currently has two boxes of deluxe Mac'n cheese, various shapes of pasta, two jars of sauce (one spaghetti sauce, one cheese sauce) and 8 packages of ramen.I actually can cook some really decent stuff, and have even developed my own poultry seasoning, but when I'm cooking for just myself, there's nobody else to impress, so I just keep it simple. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">In reference to Monday's comments, I screen my calls too. I've been thinking to change my answering machine message to:Hi, you've reached Sean's Answering Machine. If you're a telemarketer, please place me on your permanent "Do not call" list. If you are a real person, please leave your name, number, a brief message, and your favorite color, because I may be screening the call. If I'm not actually here, I'll call you back as soon as I can.Currently it just asks for the name, number, message, and favorite color. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">-Zodo

BJ · Post by BJ » Fri Sep 01, 2000 4:24 am

Thanks Pooga--I wasn't fishing, but it's still nice to hear.I was actually worried that folks would think I was ripping off Maison Ikkoku with the Jackie's Fridge setting (and I've admitted to basing Jackie's red hair on Akemi's), but everyone seems to like it, as you said, on its own terms.The only reason I knock my artistic ability is....well the two reasons are 1) I've never really studied art, I'm self-taught and 2) I know I can do better, and if I get complacent, all is lost.I see a lot of really cool art out there (most of it independant) and strive to be that good. And you see the stuff I want you to see. You're never gonna see the stuff that doesn't turn out, and there's plenty.Okay, so to revise an earlier statement: Zodo is JF's most vociferous fan, but there are others, lurking, just waiting until I reveal what I have in store for Melissa & Gin. Hee hee hee......Thanks everybody for reading the strip, whether you post or not.And thanks Pooga for sticking around, even though you realized that JoBeth! is pretty limited as a comic strip. Glad we could give you the real stuff!

Pooga · Post by **Pooga** » Fri Sep 01, 2000 8:58 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by BJ:
Zodo, I'd say you're my #1 fan, but you seem to be my only fan. siiiigh. Thanks for being around to spark conversations.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I don't know if you're just fishing or what, but...Even though I think I've only posted once here, I REALLY like Jackie's Fridge. I don't think I would've stuck around JoBeth.net long enough to see Tonja Steele if Jackie's Fridge hadn't been starting up when I first started visiting. As I've said before, while I by no means loathe JoBeth, I don't think it's all that great a concept. It was Jackie that kept me coming back.I think part of it was an initial similarity to Maison Ikkuko (sp?). I am a big fan of Rumiko Takahashi, and the apartment house setting and magna-ish style of JF interested me. I've come to enjoy it on it's own terms since then, but I think that was the initial attractor. I lurk the message boards, but just because I don't post often doesn't mean I don't stop by daily.For someone who's always knocking his artistic ability, you turn out one of the prettier strips on the web. Okay, sometimes it's busy. I LIKE busy! It probably just means that the strip isn't the best format for Jackie. With the ongoing storylines and level of detail, I wonder if a comic-book page size might not be better. A larger canvas, so to speak. Of course, if you're still doing this for the Pointer, I suppose you don't get much say in how much space you can take...Urgh. This has gotten a bit long and rambly. All I meamt to say is I really like your work, and especially Jackie's Fridge! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">Pooga[This message has been edited by Pooga (edited 09-01-2000).]

Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Sat Sep 02, 2000 2:52 am

Originally posted by Caster13:
Ooo! ooo! I'm a fan that's revealing myself!-CasterOh dear...Interesting choice of words, after Friday's strip. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">And referring back to the subject, It certainly makes for an interesting mental picture to think of Jackie lying nekkid on her kitchen floor. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">(For those who haven't noticed. I got my internet access at home now. Woo!)-Zodo
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Caster13 · Post by **Caster13** » Sat Sep 02, 2000 5:03 am

Uhmm...
That does sound ackward...Hehe. Definitely one entertaining mental picture. Lucky fridge, he gets to see the entire thing (if he can see though).-Caster------------------
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Caster13 · Post by **Caster13** » Sat Sep 02, 2000 8:48 am

Ooo! ooo! I'm a fan that's revealing myself!
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Hi!^_^I gotta agree what a bunch of other people are saying. Your art's AMAZING! One of the best looking webcomics this side of the galaxy. It's not easy finding good anime/manga-ish art style comics these days...Well, it looks better then <a href="http://whatsalife.keenspace.com"> mine</a> anyway.-Caster
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Caster13 · Post by **Caster13** » Sun Sep 03, 2000 2:01 am

Why the hell not?-Caster------------------
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Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Sun Sep 03, 2000 3:03 am

Ya know, I was just thinking, (and when I think at 5 in the morning, it's ALWAYS dangerous <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">) since we've had the obligatory nekkid JoBeth (Yay! Bippy!) and since Jackie's Fridge is 'Anime-esque', when do we get the obligatory shower scene? I bet this is a question that could get our lurking fans talking... Any of you wanna see an anime shower scene with Jackie or Ada (or both) in it?-Zodo
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Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Mon Sep 04, 2000 5:52 am

Originally posted by BJ:
Ummm...Friday's strip wasn't supposed to be taken like THAT.Haven't you ever come home after a rotten, rotten day at work and all you wanted to do was get out of your work clothes and into some sweat pants and a ratty old tee-shirt? Or you're so tired that even an empty corner looks kind of comfy for maybe a 20 minute nap?Actually, I do something like that anyway, but instead of napping, I veg out in front of the TV and watch Wrestling.
As for the Fridge being lucky, Jackie (as you'll see in future strips) wears a sports bra and cotton underwear. Not that thrilling. Besides, the Fridge isn't human and can't see her anyway.Hm. I must have misinterpreted what appears to be hanging from the Fridge's handle in the second frame there...So does she wear plain white, pastel colored, or flower print undies? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">
Shower scene: I don't think Ada'd go for a shower scene with Jackie, and Jackie's too self-conscious to let me draw her nude.She has a choice in the matter? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">Besides, we wouldn't actually have to see anything, Soap and shower curtains can be obscuring enough. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> We can let our imaginations do the rest.And what about Ada by herself? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">
Hi Caster, thanks for ... um ... revealing yourself. Does that mean you've come out of the closet? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">Um, I don't have a comment for this <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/eek.gif">-Zodo
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BJ · Post by BJ » Mon Sep 04, 2000 8:41 am

Ummm...Friday's strip wasn't supposed to be taken like THAT.Haven't you ever come home after a rotten, rotten day at work and all you wanted to do was get out of your work clothes and into some sweat pants and a ratty old tee-shirt? Or you're so tired that even an empty corner looks kind of comfy for maybe a 20 minute nap?As for the Fridge being lucky, Jackie (as you'll see in future strips) wears a sports bra and cotton underwear. Not that thrilling. Besides, the Fridge isn't human and can't see her anyway.Shower scene: I don't think Ada'd go for a shower scene with Jackie, and Jackie's too self-conscious to let me draw her nude.Hi Caster, thanks for ... um ... revealing yourself. Does that mean you've come out of the closet? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">

Caster13 · Post by **Caster13** » Tue Sep 05, 2000 11:05 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by BJ:

Hi Caster, thanks for ... um ... revealing yourself. Does that mean you've come out of the closet? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin ... UOTE>To keep this quick and simple.No.I was simply being another fan posting for the first time ^_^-Caster------------------
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ZOMBIE USER 195 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 195** » Wed Sep 06, 2000 2:08 am

I suppose I'll add to the fanbase on this section of the forum, since the Matrix is the only thing going on on the JoBeth site (JoBeth + Keanu Reeves? Scary, but not shocking), and Green grins are going on on the Tonja Steele site (Sorry, I can't help myself <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif"> ) BJ insists he can't draw anatomy, but I insist that everyone tells him he's full of it. He should be an animator. If I could draw that well without any life drawing classes, I'd be well on my way to Disney by now. Ah, well. There is a compliment buried in all that, I think...

BJ · Post by BJ » Wed Sep 06, 2000 3:22 am

Joey, thanx for the compliment. Actually, I really needed one today. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/frown.gif">So anyway, I think this discussion has drifted from the original post, and should be moved to a <A HREF="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/Forum7/ ... html">more appropriate place.</A> There, all will be revealed!Oh wait....that didn't sound good.

BJ · Post by BJ » Wed Sep 06, 2000 7:11 am

Ah ha! So you've come out of the closet as a Jackie's Fridge fan!! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">

Zodo · Post by **Zodo** » Wed Sep 06, 2000 7:18 am

Originally posted by BJ:
Ah ha! So you've come out of the closet as a Jackie's Fridge fan!! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">Maybe a better expression would be that Caster has "come out of the kitchen" as a FridgeFan.Maybe there's a slogan in there somewhere... <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">-Zodo
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Jackiesfridge · Post by **Jackiesfridge** » Wed Sep 06, 2000 8:40 am

All right, all you ecchiphiles out there - you asked for it, but now BJ wants more info. Check out the site (even if you've been there already today), and use the BeSeen Quizlet that pops up to VOTE for who you most want to see nekkid from the JF cast!For you lazy folks, go <a href="http://jackiesfridge.keenspace.com/">here</A>. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">
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Caster13 · Post by **Caster13** » Wed Sep 06, 2000 10:04 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by zodo:
Maybe a better expression would be that Caster has "come out of the kitchen" as a FridgeFan.Maybe there's a slogan in there somewhere... <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">-Zodo
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Pooga · Post by **Pooga** » Wed Sep 06, 2000 10:18 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by jackiesfridge:
All right, all you ecchiphiles out there - you asked for it, but now BJ wants more info. Check out the site (even if you've been there already today), and use the BeSeen Quizlet that pops up to VOTE for who you most want to see nekkid from the JF cast!
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Oops. I kinda accidentally voted twice. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/redface.gif"> It was an accident! I swear! I didn't mean to actually select someone the second time the box popped up. And I voted for different people, too.My question is: Who are all these people? Have we met them all, yet? Jackie, Ada and Melissa I know, of course, but who's Brandy? Who's Teagan? Who's Gin, and why would I be a pervert for selecting...her? These people aren't even on the current cast page, so how would we know wether to vote for them?