Welcome to the NEW BLOBlog!!

You guys, loyal fans and followers. Old is new again, so now I'm necro-ing the old HeroBlog and respawning it! That's really the theme of the whole blog, and in large part of my superhero art stuff in general: what's old is worthwhile, so why not re-examine it, revamp it, recreate it anew?

So here we'll go, with a new blog full of new stuff and what it has to do with old stuff. We're just past the 17th anniversary of my creation of Cloudman, world's greatest hero and maker of clouds. Hero BLOB (née BLOB) came mere months later. I've created content for these fellows, their friends, and their worlds ever since, and there's a lot to look at!

I'll be posting either new art with descriptions of the old stuff it's drawn from or old art with descriptions of the new stuff I have planned based on it! What could be better or more self-indulgent? So hang on and stay for the ride, people. This is the stuff I create and care about, the world I live in. This is the NEW BLOBlog!

Photo: hand-painted resin minifigure of Cloudman, 2016. Newly molded from a figurine created in 2001 from Crayola Model Magic, used in the Cloudman-Obakemono Board Game (which was co-created by Schedel Luitjen and Nicolas Nadeau)

CLOUDMAN in color/colour!!

Dear Folks,

Here's a very quickly colored/coloured Cloudman illustration, as previously shared on this very same page! Basic coloration like this is really not too hard, but making it look better would be much more difficult. Any advice? Compared, say, to the Hero BLOB Christmas illustration below, would you prefer this style or the other? I'm still experimenting here.

Anyway, I did some very fun new drawings in the last couple of days, which I may share soon. Some of them are currently top-secret, though, as they concern upcoming radio play projects!!

Also, the word of the month is:

GBLEAHBLEAHBLEAH

Thanks for keeping an eye on this space!

CIAO xx

DISSERTATION TIME

Ugh. It's 5:35 and I'm nowhere near going to bed. I've had to do and re-do this work over and over again, and it's only supplemental. I hope it's appreciated. I feel like my head is exploding. But here's something for yu all anyway, while I work and work and work and work...

Super Cloudman and update on Hero BLOB XI!

Dear ones,

I've had a bit of an idea/epiphany, and it concerns Cloudman. As many of you will know, Cloudman is one of my favorite and one of my first superhero creations.

Now, I've come up with a symbol and a new name for him, about which I'm eager to hear your feedback!

I'd like to call the fellow the Super Cloudman, or just Super Cloudman. I think there's something in this name that works, and something about the symbol that has a bit more recognizability than the original lightning-bolt C.

Here's a pic of the new design (click on it for a larger version). Tell me what you think! Email heroblob@gmail.com or just leave a comment here! I think it's a good change, but tell me what you think.

Also, don't forget to think pleasant Hero BLOB related thoughts tomorrow! The wonderful Hero BLOB XI: BLOB Family Reunion will be recorded by a full cast tomorrow afternoon (GMT)!!! And there's been a last-minute cast addition, the talented Guillermo Martinez de Velasco, who is replacing the Mystery Guest whose name you will never get to know! Guillermo is visiting Scotland from his home in Mexico and his various other study locations around the world, and I'm thrilled to have his radio-ready (and experienced) voice added to the show!

And don't forget that you can listen to my reading of Killer Brother: Target Genesis at the link provided below, on the last post. An exciting week for my readers!

And, in celebration of the completion of the BLOB XI recording, I'll be (God willing) releasing BLOB 6: Secret of the Blobtonite online tomorrow, which has never before been available for online viewing! It's a great one, and probably the best of the Hero BLOB film series, so watch and enjoy!

The Innocence

Dear Viewers, Readers, and Listeners:

Updates galore! I'm working on the second Cloudman novel in the current series, entitled (for now) 'Cloudman's Secret Identity'. It's a chronicle of the somewhat brief romance between Cloudman and Cloudwoman, and will likely come to include also the first Goodiness League adventure (don't know what the Goodiness League is? SHAME ON YOU, YOU'LL HAVE TO READ TO FIND OUT).

I've also begun another little story, this time a murder mystery which takes place during the brief limbo period after BLOB 12, during the time that BLOB is absent from Innocentville. It's called 'The Innocence' for now, though I may re-title it 'The Innocence Killer'. It follows Innocentville PD's Officer Jackson on his hunt for a brutal murderer who is targeting seemingly random citizens of Innocentville. But can he find the link between the victims and stop the vicious murderer before it's too late? Or will he himself fall victim to the madman's killer will?

Yeah, clearly I've been reading too much Thomas Harris.

Meanwhile, my friend Quincy is coming into town tomorrow, which makes me 'super duper excited' as Amanda Bynes would say. For the occasion, I'm thinking of trying to get together my ragtag but wonderful voice team to record a little some-some before he leaves the country again. You may remember Quincy as the voice of Mayor Kettle and Santa Claus (and Paco) from the Hero BLOB Christmas Special last year. Don't remember? THEN CHECK IT OUT RIGHT FREAKING NOW on www.blastocyst.org.uk !!!!

I'm also working on what I hope to be a very short piece featuring Jack In the Box Man, which will then hopefully be showcased on Blastocyst, as well.

And I have secret plans brewing, as always. But now they're brewing very near the surface. Let's just say they involve Lord Byron and an excessive amount of satin, and leave it at that.

Ciao for now, BLOBpals!!

Hero BLOB Update, with Cloudman!

Well, my dears, it's been a long while, but I haven't been idle. I've finished both 'Killer Brother: Target Genesis' and a new Cloudman novel, 'Jack and Betrayal' in the last couple of months. I'm currently sending them out to some magazines to see if I can get them published. But Hero BLOB isn't just on the back-burner, no no. Our favorite Hero BLOB is oozing his way into the new Cloudman book, and the plot for 'Hero BLOB 12: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry BLOB' is completely crystalized, as it must be, since its events are mentioned in 'Jack and Betrayal'! Hopefully, I'll have some good news on those soon, as to publication.

Now, I've moved on to the next Cloudman novel, 'Cloudman's Secret Identity', which significantly alters the state of things of Cloudman's early adventures by expanding on the behind-the-scenes relationship of Cloudman and the mysterious Cloudwoman!! Exciting times.

And check out some Hero BLOB and Cloudman -related poetry on the blastocyst.org.uk website, featuring 'Hero BLOB: Nadir' and 'To Cloudman', a poem written by Pengy, Cloudman's sidekick penguin! All are by yours truly, the Author, Schedel B. Luitjen!!

I remain, as ever, yours xx

SECRET PROJECT

Dear Pals,

Secret project work went well today; I did several character designs, especially of P____ and her baby, and the evil cow. I'm really excited about this secret project! Also, I finished reading the original in Latin today, too!!

Meanwhile, after days of searching, I finally found a suitable oak tree to use in Cloudman: Tree, and now I can actually make that film!! Awesome.

Laterzzzzzzz,

S.