So, I decided to move my Teen Titan fan art to keep it from cluttering my already crowded filing cabinet. If you're interested in owning a six piece original framed set of fan art created by me, then drop me a note or just email me. I've set the price at 150 bucks which includes shipping and handling. Right on...

Check it out:
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I should take this time to actually let you folks know (if you're not hanging around my website, which is really unforgivable) that I've cut my commission costs in half until April 30th, 2008. Commissions are rolling along and I thank everyone for the contributions! We're still rolling, so don't think it's too late. I've always got time for you. ^_-
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1.Laju- Cute Bunny (DONE)
2.Neil- Lightning Dragon (DONE)
3.Liz- Aztec Birth Band (DONE)
4.Celeste- Portrait
5.Celeste- tattoo design
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Sketch = $20

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Line Art = $30

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Colored = $40

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The colored pieces come with an added bonus: I'll send the original line art directly to you along with the colored piece and I'll email the file to you for your printing pleasure (unless the art is one of my original characters, then you get the printed pieces only, sorry.^^'

RULES!
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>I will NOT draw anything pornographic or graphically violent. I'm a father and I won't draw anything I don't mind my kids seeing at some point. One must uphold their standards, says I.

>Contact me via comments, notes, or email. mightymangler (at) gmail (dot) com and let me know what you'd like drawn. Please be specific about colors, clothes (where applicable), hair styles (where applicable), and include any links you think might aid as references.

>All art excludes detailed backgrounds, sorry, but I'd like to pump these out as quickly as possible. If your piece absolutely demands a background of some sort, just explain that to me and I'll make a judgment call. Just be aware that this will affect the cost of the final piece.

Now... for someone who hardly updates... that's not too shabby! Maybe I should do something special for hitting 1,000 hits to my DA since I went active a few months ago, huh?

I'll have to think about that one.

On another note, if any of you watchers are photographers or puerto rican (as in "living on Puerto Rico"), I'm drawing a graphic novel dealing with turn of the century Aguadilla and I'm in desperate need of reference photos. If you can help me out, I'd appreciate it. I've tried sending notes to some of the PR artists here on DA... but no one answers. *shrug*

I dunno what I'm blowing my money to attain THIS year, but you can bet the majority of it'll be on the meal I plan to hork down. Thanksgiving was grand, but since I can't really do any christmas shopping for my wife nor she for me till March, I figure food is the only other thing worth spending my hard (chuckle) earned cash upon.


Besides more crap with which to spoil my spawn, naturally.

Let's face it, most of us want something better for ourselves, right? Lord knows I do.

I come to work everyday and put in the hours. I put my personal projects on the back burners like a good father and husband and I concentrate on making that paycheck every two weeks in order to keep my family fed. I never really participate in "company events" or do anything "extracarricular" with my co workers. Honestly, if it doesn't have anything to do with my professional preferrences (i.e. cartoon, comic, or animation related) why would I waste my time with it?

Well, we had a company "thanksgiving" potluck. In the company emails sent out, it was stated that if you didn't bring anything, you were denied eating. Not very "thanks" or "giving", really. I thought that I'd actually participate, if for no other reason, than to show off my culinary prowess. I brought a dessert that I used grocery money for the ingredients. So when a massive email was sent out to the staff that there was "too many leftovers" and we should "come back for as much food as you like" I naturally heeded the call. There's not much in my fridge at home, so I told Lori to come up to the job and get some grub. I fed my fam and was feeling pretty good about coming through for them... until my supervisor called me into his office.

"Did you have your kids up here?" I was questioned.
"Sure did. Sorry you missed them." I responded.

He then informed me that certain unnamed individuals had complained about my taking advantage of the situation. Never mind that I'd brought my share. Never mind that I'd contributed to the food that was now going to waste because we had too much. Instead of coming to me in order to get the WHOLE story, folks presumed and passed judgement. Then they huffed into the managers' offices and stirred up the crap and we all know what gravity does to crap... rolls it downhill. Where does that leave me? At the bottom of the hill, baby. I'm so frustrated, I could spit. Really.

Know what happens when I'm this frustrated about my work place? I start wondering why I'm not drawing for a living, yet. I start contemplating the possibility of launching into the dream I've had more years than I can remember. But my responsibility to my family is far too strong to just up and walk out of the easiest effing job I've ever had. Great money, awesome benefits... so I just keep drawing.