Jared Axelrod

A selected gallery of my favorite costumes is now up at the Costuming Section. Some are older than others.
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now–you know, like the rest of the site–but a recent interview with The Balticon Podcast reminded me that quite a few people find this stuff pretty cool, […]

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Big news this episode, as I reveal I’m going on a brief hiatus until next Thursday—by when a new Aliens You Will Meet episode will be on the feed—but before I go, I gotta clean out the inbox and go through some feedback!
I’m not one to leave you unentertained, so here’s some suggestions for […]

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You will break your arm during a fight with Jucynog Duthor in a bar on Pingos. While Jucynog’s effort to hurt you may seem overzealous, you will say some horrible things about her mother.
Normally, you would be given instructions on how to avoid this altercation, but seeing as how, years from now, you […]

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I sit down with genius internet filmmakers Brant and Ian Duncan, creators of such instant classics “Overdrift,” “Assassinz,” “The Crystal Tape,” and “The Remarkable Journey of Higgins Von Higgins.”
We talk about how their movie about drift-racing and dinosaurs came to be, the perils and bonuses of working in a short-film format, and the beauty […]

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There’s blood up to the windows. It must have seemed like a good idea at the time, to stack the bodies in the Mercer Building, to get ‘em off the Rail. But I can’t help wondering if the allusion to gore behind those art-deco panes is worse the actual carnage.
At least they’re off the […]

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I say it’s high time we had somemore mash-ups around this place.
After all, listening to more than one song at once can be considered multitasking.
“Together As One” was mashed-up by DJ Earworm. You can find it and other mash-ups at djearworm.com
“Standing In The Way Of Contact” was mashed-up by A plus D. […]

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“The readiness is all,” says Hamlet, but is it really? How do we know we’re ready, really? The catch is, the only way to know you’re ready is to throw yourself out there, and see if you are.
I didn’t feel I was ready, this weekend. I wasn’t ready to pitch a comic, […]

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On the road and more than a little delirious, I decide to compare and contrast the differences between the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention and New York Comic Convention.
Both are celebrations of commercial art and the commercial artist, but one seems to be, well, cooler than the other.
And not just because tattoos hurt more.
As […]

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While at the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention I was lucky enough to get to speak with some suspension artists from around the country about suspension, why they do it, and what they get out of it.
Special thanks to:
Spliff, Ji Ji, and Genj of the DisGraceland Hook Squad, disgracelandfamily.com/
Joe and Amato of Skin Mechanics Suspensions, […]

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The denizens of Weyaw, home of the intergalactic fast-food franchise Squishburger, will invite you to dine upon their famous food, the Squishburger.  Be prepared to tell them it tastes exactly the same as the many times you’ve had it through out the galaxy, as consistence is something they strive for.
Resist the tempation, however, to […]