Alien Irwin Studios

Annnnd Lift-Off. We have lift-off.

For your pleasure CCU has docked Its space ship with:

Alien Irwin Studios

http://www.alien-irwin.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/irwinalien

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spacescape-Comic/230602186207

http://www.cafepress.com/spacescape

http://www.comicspace.com/irwinalien/

http://irwinalien.blogspot.com/2009/01/spacescape-page-0-1.html

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2290

or Google "Spacescape Alien Irwin"

Some years back, when Spacescape was a script and optioned to

 a production office in Hollywood, the development director

 informed me that I was to have it co-scripted by someone

 that the studios would feel comfortable with,

since I alone was an unknown entity. Dan O'Bannon immediately

 came to mind, and we arranged a creative meeting

with him to bring him on board to co-script.

http://danobannon.com/

I had enjoyed his work on Dark Star and Alien,

 and I was really looking forward to his input.

He wasn't much help as it turned out, and the project

 of course went into turn-around. To be fair, his health had

 been impairing him at the time, and apparently since.

It's too bad we weren't able to work together,

but I was lucky to be able to spend the few hours

we did have kicking around ideas.

Working with no budget I thought I'd try making some

animated shorts on my own,

which you can see on my YouTube channel.

 In this way I thought I would bring alive the Spacescape universe,

 which was essentially an urban environment of the

"contemporary future",

 set in orbit. As I was shopping Hollywood again this new version

 of the original script, a copyright lawyer representing

comic artist Doug Tennapel and many other properties

suggested making the story into a graphic novel.

 At first I was reluctant to do so, because I wasn't sure

 if my skills as a comic artist were up to snuff.

On the other hand, I had done some of my own production designs

 so I thought I'd knock out a few pages.

Because of Spacescape's franchise nature this seemed

 like a logical sequence or progression. Fortunately,

an upstart cultural publication saw the pages I had done

and we agreed to publish Spacescape on a serial basis.

 Maybe the property hadn't become languid after all.

 

28-plus pages later, Book One is finally out and available

through IndyPlanet. Book two is already well under way.

Once Book two is finished I intend to make the rounds

at the cons, shop the production offices again, etc.

I think the story should register with readers as the reality of

space tourism and travel begins to capture the public's imagination;

 outer space developers, real estate speculators, space bangers,

 massive orbital junkyards, rocket-powered shopping carts--

it's all there!

Thanks for having us aboard Irwin.

We all loved the "Rotel". What a view.

CCU would like to invite you down to our humble

 "station" whenever you're in the neighborhood.

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Ryan Carpentier: Illustrator

CCU has got talent. New Talent.

Ryan Carpentier:
Illustrator/Cartoonist

http://www.ryancarpentier.com/

http://www.ryancarpentier.blogspot.com/

http://alienanddog.blogspot.com/

http://www.comicspace.com/ryancarp

http://volumeone.org/magazine/category/1.html

ryanjcarpentier@gmail.com

 Ryan Carpentier recently graduated from the

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

 with an illustration major. His style is very cartoony

and he always attempts

to add humor to his imagery when possible.

His work has been published in magazines around the northern Wisconsin area and displayed at local businesses. Images of Ryan's work can be viewed at his website http://www.ryancarpentier.com/.

After spending a year and half as an illustrator with

 Volume One magazine, which covers

Wisconsin culture and entertainment,

he is now looking to get his work out for larger audiences.

http://volumeone.org/magazine/category/1.html

With a desire to create a funny comic strip,

Ryan has been developing the cartoon known as "Alien and Dog."

Always a sci-fi fan (Trekkie alert) and especially a lover of canines

(his dog Penny is always a source of material for his cartoons),

he decided to merge the two affections into a cartoon

that puts a different spin on the old 'owner and his pet' story.

ALIEN and DOG

With the cartoon strip still in it's infancy,

Ryan definitely loves drawing "Alien and Dog"

and can't wait to continue with the two wacky characters

on his blog at

http://alienanddog.blogspot.com/!

Thanks Ryan.

We're gonna keep an eye out for those two

 and your illustrations. CCU hopes you'll come back

and show off Alien and Dog as it progresses.

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