★ Don’t forget to check out my graphic novel, The Poet and the Flea!
A new page every Wednesday!
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Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
Tuesday, April 2nd
- The Liebster Award: 4th Nomination!
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Wednesday, April 3rd
- The Liebster Award: 5th Nomination!
- Zest Books Internship, Day #18: Worked on image research and editing.
Thursday, April 4th
- Comics I Admire: “A Space Boy Dream”
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Friday, April 5th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #19: A little bit of editing, a little bit of Facebook-ing, a little bit of photoshopping, and a little bit of mailing.
Saturday, April 6th
- Hanging out with family today. Went to see Oz: The Great and Powerful, which was pretty bad except for the opening credits and the Danny Elfman soundtrack.
Sunday, April 7th
- Did a bunch of scanning today.
Monday, April 8th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on first zine.
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Tuesday, April 9th
- Keeping an Eye on Expos.
- Updated the “Links” page — check out Lewis Manalo’s webcomic MetaMorphosis!
- Submissions, submissions, submissions…!
- Finished working on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Wednesday, April 10th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #20: Worked mostly on mailing today… I think I put together over 60 packages. Wrote a blog post for the Zest Books official blog about upcoming titles Little Fish and Super Pop! with an accompanying illustration — can’t wait to see this go up online!
Thursday, April 11th
- Ran some errands and worked on some preparation for the Cannes/London trip.
- Worked on first zine.
- Made an account with Storenvy and am beginning to set up my own online store. 🙂
- Went with Wes to an event at San Francisco Film Society. Talked with some of Wes’s former employers and met a filmmaker named Joey who will also be at Cannes.
Friday, April 12th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #21: Worked on some cover designs for an upcoming Zest Books title. Everyone really seems to like what I’ve done!
- Invited to be an illustrator for an upcoming collaborative project with a small publisher. More details to come!
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
- Worked on setting up the online store.
Saturday, April 13th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Went to North Beach to eat really tasty Italian food. ( ´◔‿ゝ◔`)
Sunday, April 14th
- Date with Wes! Went to see The Place Beyond the Pines, which was interesting. Ate Vietnamese food afterwards. (・∀・)

Movie Theater on Van Ness!

Bun Mee on Fillmore!
Monday, April 15th
- Feeling under the weather today. 😦
- Working on Blake Society talk!
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
Tuesday, April 16th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Ran some errands and worked on some preparation for my Cannes/London trip.
- Thinking of investing in a professionally printed preview zine of The Poet and the Flea to sell online and at expos. Looking into various local printers!
- Still trying to figure out London.
- Received through e-mail a sneak peak of what The American Pavilion at Cannes will look like (see below). 😀

Disclaimer: I do not own this image!!
Wednesday, April 17th

Exiled to the boss’s office!
Thursday, April 18th
- Interview today on Treasure Island.
- Registered for SF Zine Fest!

Treasure Island is a strange place…

Yep, very strange…
Friday, April 19th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #23: Sat in on staff meeting. Created a blog post for Earth Day. Worked on WordPress, editing some content.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Saturday, April 20th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Helped mom prepare for the art show next weekend.
- Did some research on local printers.
Sunday, April 21st
- Elias’s 1st birthday party! Bit of a strange day… Wes and I went to Gabe’s house to celebrate his son’s first birthday. 🙂 Unfortunately, we didn’t actually get to see Gabe since he had to take his father to the hospital for a broken leg. Later, Wes and I went to The Ice Cream Bar since it was so hot outside and we needed to cool off. Then, we ended up eating at Sunflower Vietnamese for dinner and later had dessert with my folks and Nikki the shiba inu.

View from Gabe’s backyard.

The Ice Cream Bar… again!
Monday, April 22nd
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Ran some errands for Cannes/London trip.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Tuesday, April 23rd
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Cannes/London 2013: Pre-Travel Planning.
- Cannes/London Trip Hiatus!
- Working on Blake Society talk!
- Jotted some ideas down for a future screenplay. 🙂
Wednesday, April 24th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Zest Books Internship, Day #24: Put together some interview questions for Dan. Worked on some button designs in Photoshop.
- HOLY MOLY MACARONI! I just received the most amazing e-mail. (A secret for now…)
♪(┌・。・)┌
Thursday, April 25th
- Working on Blake Society talk!
Friday, April 26th
- Wow, received another awesome piece of news. Can’t really say anything yet, but everything is really coming together it seems!!
- Zest Books Internship, Day #25: LAST DAY! Finished button designs and ordered them online. The office ladies took us out for lunch, which was very sweet.
Saturday, April 27th
- (´∩`。) Watched the first 2 hours of Sundance’s original series Rectify — words cannot describe how incredibly emotional this show is.
- “On Paper” at Gallerie Citi!
Sunday, April 28th
- Spring Cleaning: Wanted to clean up my room and get rid of a lot of junk before leaving for Cannes/London trip! Now that most of the junk is gone, it should be easier to pack. 🙂
Monday, April 29th
- Feeling under the weather today. 😦
Tuesday, April 30th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Helped mom with some photos I took of her work for various purposes.
Wednesday, May 1st
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Even put together some important snail mail today!
- Ran some errands for Cannes/London trip.
Thursday, May 2nd
- Reblogged portrait of me by Matthew Curry.
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finally got my hair cut! Now I feel like I’m almost ready for my trip. (◕‿◕✿)
- Correspondence with a recruiter for a potential job.
Friday, May 3rd
- Ran around EVERYWHERE today to finish up errands for the Cannes/London trip. Utterly exhausted!
- Jotted some more ideas down for a future screenplay. 🙂
Saturday, May 4th
- Today’s motto: 七転び八起き= Nanakorobi yaoki. Fall seven times and stand up eight.
- Family Bonding Day! This is the last weekend before I leave for Cannes/London, so spent time with the folks. Ate lunch at a great Puerto Rican restaurant. Finally got to see Girl with a Pearl Earring and Rembrandt’s Century at the de Young.
Sunday, May 5th
- Date with Wes! Went to see Iron Man 3, which really wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. 🙂 Ate tasty Japanese dinner at Sanraku. Hopefully will see Wes one more time before I leave!
Monday, May 6th
- New suitcase arrived in the mail.
- Finalizing Cannes/London trip plans.
- Continued correspondence with a recruiter for a potential job.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Tuesday, May 7th
- Ran some errands for the Cannes/London trip.
- Finalizing Cannes/London trip plans.
- Working on Blake Society talk!
Wednesday, May 8th
- Ran some errands for the Cannes/London trip.
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finalizing Cannes/London trip plans.
- Working on Blake Society talk!
- Jotted down some more ideas for a future screenplay.
- Dinner with Wes! 🙂
Thursday, May 9th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finishing up odds and ends of Cannes/London travel arrangements.
- Packing for trip!!
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Friday, May 10th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finishing up odds and ends of Cannes/London travel arrangements.
- PACKING!!!
Saturday, May 11th
- Finishing up odds and ends of Cannes/London travel arrangements.
- Flight leaves San Francisco at 7:05 p.m. Will arrive in Nice, France at 6:10 p.m. 😀
Etcetera
- The Poet and the Flea: 63 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-30 completed, and 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
- The First Reich: about 1-10 pages of illustrated work in progress.
- First Zine: 8 pages of illustrated work completed. Zine production pending.
To Do:
- Continue to work on The First Reich.
- Finish setting up online store.
- Continue adding blog content to The First Reich.
- Complete script for The Poet and the Flea.
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A while ago, I stumbled across A Space Boy Dream, a wonderfully clever and charming webcomic by Moira Zahra and Mark Scicluna.
Somehow, my first experience of A Space Boy Dream was somewhere in the middle of the comic and out of order. But I immediately perceived Moira and Mark’s refreshingly satirical portrayal of hipsters, struggling artists, and the average young person. Not only can I relate to the plight of the angsty and self-concious protagonist Vincent, but I also marvel in the amazingly expressive character designs and unique design aesthetic of this comic.
I didn’t realize until later that the artists live in and portray the Mediterranean island of Malta!! This fact went completely over my head because A Space Boy Dream‘s hipsters are identical to the ones I’ve encountered in Manhattan, San Francisco, and across the U.S. in general. I guess some components of society and subculture are far more universal than I originally imagined.
The following images belong to Moira Zahra and Mark Scicluna.



For more A Space Boy Dream, please check out the following websites…
aspaceboydream.com
aspaceboydreamcomic.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/aspaceboydream
www.facebook.com/aspaceboydreamcomic?fref=ts
moirazahra.prosite.com
www.behance.net/markscicluna
Interview with Moira Zahra and Mark Scicluna: www.maltainsideout.com/22565/comic-strip-artists-life-space-boy-dream-character-vincent
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★Please Note: Feedback on this post would be extremely appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Dear friends, followers, readers:
I need your help!

This is me, flailing for help, as represented by a simple emoticon.
I am looking to compile a list of webcomics/online graphic novels that have yet to be professionally published and fall under the category of non-fiction, young adult, biographical/autobiographical/memoir, and/or historical.
Below is my list so far (in no particular order):
- Awkward Shelby by Shelby Lynn Criswell
- A Space Boy Dream by Moira Zahra and Mark Scicluna
- Pre-Raphernalia by Raine Szramski
- Eve of All Saints by George Herman & Kit Seaton
- Eavesdropping by Rebecca Pugh
- Laura Knows Best by Brett Williams
- Comics/Illustrations by Lucy Bellwood
- Quarterly Stories by Joshua Kemble
- Melancholy Rainbow by Nina Kim
- Oswald the Webcomic by Adam Bastuscheck
- Weak Highlights by (?)
- Jack Tinn and the Aquanauts by Jess Smart Smiley
- Comics by Elis
- Future eating disorder comic by Lani Fernance
- Ben Draws Life by Ben
- Bad Machinery by John Allison
- In Oscar’s Footsteps by Lucy Knisley
- Loyalty & Liberty by Tamara ‘Meezer’ Gale
- Raised On Ritalin by Tyler Page
- The Unsunny Valley by Michał Shadovski
- I Think You’re Sauceome by Sarah Becan
- So Far Apart by Rasmus Gran & Rene Engström
- Anders Loves Maria by Rene Engström
- Comics/Zines by Heather Bryant
- Big Plans Number 5 by Aron Steinke
- Stripped Books by Gordon McAlpin
- Clockwork Game by Jane Irwin
- Dovecote Crest: A Civil War Reenactment Webcomic by Hailey Bachrach & Bridget Underwood
- Lovecraft is Missing by Larry Latham
- Kevin Burkhalter’s Journal Comic
- Alex’s Guide to a Life Well-Lived by Alex Heberling
- Bobwhite by Magnolia Porter
- Johnny Wander by Yuko Ota & Ananth Panagariya
- Conversations With The Boyfriend by Jade F. Lee
- Delilah Dirk and The Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff
- Sleeping on the Sleeper by Jen Collins
- Nine Lines of Metro and Seven Days in Berlin by Neil Slorance
- …?
Please leave a comment below with your suggestions (name of webcomic and website address) and I’ll add them to my list.
Thank you so much for you help!
Best regards,
G. E.
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Updates
January 9th:
I’d like to thank Daniel Budiarto/Sky Sairyou of Bottomless Sky (skysairyou.wordpress.com) very very very much for nominating me for The Beautiful Blogger Award for the fourth time! Don’t forget to check out his intriguing short stories. 😀
January 4th:
I’d like to thank the amazing Gabrielle (illostrophy.com) and the wonderful Jiandra (thingiemajingie.wordpress.com) for nominating me a second and third time for The Beautiful Blogger Award! Words cannot express my appreciation!!!
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I’d like to thank Bhutan Girl (karmakrazy.wordpress.com) very very very much for nominating me for The Beautiful Blogger Award!
How is it that I keep getting all these awards? I know they’re all a little silly, but I really appreciate them because I feel that my blog is at least reaching somebody!
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Rules
1. Link back the person who nominated you.
2. Post the award on your page.
3. Tell seven facts about yourself.
4. Nominate seven bloggers and let them know they have been nominated.
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Facts
Check out these other posts for more than seven facts about me!
- A Bit More About Me
- Very Inspiring Blogger Award
- Reader Appreciation Award
- Liebster Award
Since this is a ★BEAUTIFUL★ award, I thought I share a photo instead.

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Nominations
I keep finding such talented artists on WordPress! It’s difficult to choose just seven…
- aspaceboydreamcomic.wordpress.com
- thethirdredapple.com
- universalson.wordpress.com
- crownsandpeacocks.wordpress.com
- professionalmoron.com
- thingiemajingie.wordpress.com
- strangerillustrations.wordpress.com
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Seeking Webcomic Suggestions!
★Please Note: Feedback on this post would be extremely appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Dear friends, followers, readers:
I need your help!
This is me, flailing for help, as represented by a simple emoticon.
I am looking to compile a list of webcomics/online graphic novels that have yet to be professionally published and fall under the category of non-fiction, young adult, biographical/autobiographical/memoir, and/or historical.
Below is my list so far (in no particular order):
Please leave a comment below with your suggestions (name of webcomic and website address) and I’ll add them to my list.
Thank you so much for you help!
Best regards,
G. E.
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Copyright 2013 by G. E. Gallas
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