SPRING 2010

Apparently, I have been very busy – I was so busy, I didn't notice it, but then I realize that it is May! Whoa! As we all know, the first Saturday in May is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! I honor of that – all of my eComics on Lulu.com are FREE! (Ignore the listed price.)

Maximum Lizard #1 – Troll Vs. Goat
Maximum Lizard #2 – Mushroom Maiden
Rock Paper Scissors -
ASYM #1 – The Adventures of Scrubby Bear

http://www.lulu.com/browse/search.php?fSearch=valentonis&fListingClass=&fListingCategory=


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I have TWO new chapbooks of Visual Poetry out and available

“This Is Visual Poetry” -
http://thisisvisualpoetry.com/



“i DEAL” Avantacular Press -
http://www.scribd.com/doc/30394039/i-DEAL



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I have been published the Sixth time by Cliterature Journal! My short proem “Kitchen” -
http://cliteraturejournal.com/maxvalentonisfamily.html

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And if this isn't enough, I will be playing the role of Mufasa in “The Lion King”. My son who is playing the young Simba, volunteered my services. Miss Suda has put together a good performance and great cast. It will play May 15 in Cypress Forest Recreation Center in Oldsmar.

Confessions of a Web Comic Addict

I mentioned my addiction to WebComics and some people have asked about the ones that I follow. Here are the comics which have stuck with me for one reason or another. Many of these are NOT appropriate for work or children. Then again, some are, but they might be too much for a newspaper to carry. So view with discretion. Some of these comics have run their lives and are now completed and some have not posted in so long that they seem completed. I mention if I have only started reading a comic to let you know that I have not yet seen enough to really keep it on the list yet. I provide the breifest description of the comic after its title. they all have different posting schedules. I suggest that you start at the begining in all cases. Peruse and enjoy.


---> My comics:

Fuzzy Vision
My random and sporatically updated comic and updates
http://valentonis.blogspot.com/

Oombosition Bodr
High School collaborative adventure
http://oombosition.yolasite.com/


---> Comics I read:

The Lair of the Dreaded Atrox
(I haven't read much of this yet but the sculptures are really pretty.)
http://www.theatrox.com/lair/

DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary (completed)
Funny daily life and relationships (some adult content)
http://www.darcomic.org

Curvy
Funny sexual sci-fi adventure
http://www.c.urvy.org/

Pinkerton
Adult funny animals (I just began reading this)
http://talltalefeatures.com/pinkerton/

Luci Phurrs Imps
Hellish funny
http://luciphurrsimps.com/

Nerf This
Adult daily life
http://nerf-this.com

Bear Nuts
Funny animals
http://www.bearnutscomic.com

Edmund Finney's Quest to Find the Meaning of Life
Odd adventures
http://eqcomics.com/

Sinfest
Funny adult strip
http://www.sinfest.net/

Girls With Slingshots
Daily life and relationships
http://www.daniellecorsetto.com/gws.html

Girl Genius
Adult SteamPunk adventure
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php

Myth Adventures
Funny Fanatasy adventure
http://www.airshipentertainment.com/mythcomic.php

Looking for Group
Funny Fanatasy (gaming) adventure
http://lfgcomic.com/

Pictures of You
Coming of Age in Collge
http://picturesofyou.smackjeeves.com

Goblins
Funny Fantasy (gaming) adventure
http://goblins.keenspot.com/

Oglaf
Funny Fantasy sexual stories
http://www.oglaf.com/archive.html

Dead Squirrel Girl
Odd adventures
http://www.deadsquirrelgirl.com/index.html

Canned ham
Funny monster (I just started reading this)
http://www.cannedhamcomic.com

Bored and Evil (seems to be completed)
Funny monsters
http://www.boredandevil.com/

Garfield Minus Garfield
One man gone crazy
http://garfieldminusgarfield.ne

Hello Cthulhu (seems to be completed)
Cute monsters
http://www.hello-cthulhu.com

Census

I was amazed at how easy they made the new census:

Census survey

More Publications

I made it into Cliterature Journal's new issue "Jungle". This is the fifth time I made it into their journal. I think they might like me. They have accepted my pieces:
Flower Haiku
Monkey.Haiku.Story.One
Savages

http://www.cliteraturejournal.com/jungle/maxvalentonis.html

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My piece "Orange Juice" was published in the new issue of artICHOKE "Earth and Ether". This was premiered at Boog City's 6th annual small, small press fair (with indie records and crafts, too) Sat. Sept. 12-Sun. Sept. 13, 2009 at Brooklyn’s Unnameable Books

earthether.blogspot.com

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Also the Domo manga is out! I have seen it and it is cool. I have an illustration in the Runners Up section in the back. It is a small image but I swear I drew it bigger than that.

http://www.tokyopop.com/Domomanga/tp_article/2591611.html

Recent publications

1.
Once again I am pleased to say that Cliterature has published some of my poems. This issue the theme was Rules. They selected the following poems:

Fleeting
from A is for apple
The Human Marionette
Lost in Urban Landscaping #25

www.cliteraturejournal.com

*** This is the fourth issue that I have had work appear in.

2.
I am a runner up in the "Show Me the Domo" art contest by Tokyopop. My illustration of Domo will appear in the forthcoming Domo Manga published by Tokyopop, due in stores in September 2009. *** This is the second Tokyopop art contest where I have done well (see the Sumo Tournament / Sakura Pens related posts).

3.
See the last few posts to see my artwork / puppets for the Experimental Skeleton exhibition "To Bodly Go" at the West Tampa Center for the Arts. *** This is my third Experimental Skeleton exhibit over the years (not counting Titanic Anatomy shows).

To Boldly Open Photos by Marcy D

To Boldly Open

To Boldly Set Up

Setting up the Star Trek show at the gallery

To Boldly Go again

to boldly link

http://www.tampabay.com/features/events/article1002528.ece

http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/05/22/artsqueeze-weekend-roundup-may-22-23/#comment-4003

http://web.me.com/tmreller/WTCA/current.html

"To Bodly Go" begining

About 3 years ago, Mike Stewart saidto me, "Hey, I have this idea about doing an art show about the orginal Star Trek. Would you be interested?" Before I could even say, "Why yes, Mike, I do think I would be interested and it is a great idea and am jealous that I didn't think of it myself and end up asking you instead," my brain had started thinking of what I would do: comic book, flip book, zoetrope, ROD PUPPETS. I said, "Yeah, sure."

Then three years went on by. We would mention the show every now and then.

But after three years, Mike said Joe Griffith and Experimental Skeleton found a space for the show and we had a date.

A DEADLINE!

ok, we all know Douglas Adams quote (if not, find it). But I like deadlines. It is the only time I work. I had THREE YEARS to work on this project, but did I? no. Not until I had a deadline. It is why I loved school, they always gave me deadlines. I have seen this pattern from me for the past 40ish years and it played out once again. So I finally started the project and got it done with five days to spare. That ws creepy. I've never had time to spare, at least never this much time. I am good enough to schedule in time to do touch-up / revisions, but this much time made me nervous and anxious. So I packed everything up and waited until I could bring it to the gallery.

I documented my process from begining to the show's opening:

To Boldly Go

The Experimental Skeleton Group and The West Tampa Center for the Arts
presents "To Boldly Go", an exhibition of art that explores the original
Star Trek television series. The exhibition features artists'
interpretations of the visual style, utopian vision, flora and fauna and
technologies of the Star Trek program as well as its effects on popular culture.

Participating artists include - David Waterman, Mike Stewart, Max Valentonis, Don Fuller,
Chris Deacon, Vincent Kral, April Childers, Allen Hampton, Bob Dorsey, Katey Raven Dorsey,
Brian Taylor, JR Bonds, Joe Griffith, Kym O’Donnell, Jason Rodrick, Bradley Paul Valentine and more!
With Special Sonic Enhancement by DJ Sam, DJ Brian Oblivion, and Bud Mayhem.

The exhibition opens May 22nd, 2009 at Gallery 209 in the West Tampa
Center for the Arts at 1906 Armenia Ave., Tampa Fl with an opening reception
from 7pm - 11pm and runs through June 14th.

For more information call 813-217-1240 or e-mail c1cada@earthlink.net

Frequent contributor plus one

I always LOVE letting everyone know when I’ve been PUBLISHED and this is no exception. I have had a CARTOON published. And it warms my HEART when I get to be published in several issues by the same magazine. I’ve had a few on-line and print magazines where I’ve had this BLESSING. So I am glad to announce that I’m in the new issue of Cliterature! But WAIT. It does get BETTER. My WIFE, Michelle is ALSO PUBLISHED in this issue. This is her FIRST story and her first PUBLICATION! I am the happiest & POUDEST husband around. So please take a look, read and hopefully enjoy the new issue of Cliterature.

 

http://cliteraturejournal.com/home.html  

 

And flip through the back issues to read some of my other pieces.