Optiluiz here once more after a prolonged absence, ready to explain. The ECB isn't quite dead, though you'll have to deal with some less than stellar artwork for a while, made by yours truly (common, it's not that bad). In any case, I hope you've enjoyed the comic, and let's get down to business.
For the past few months, Max and I have refrained from posting for a variety of personal reasons. We figured we just needed a break, and since those were some hard times, we went ahead and just stopped working for a while. The blog was never abandoned, though, it was just given a much-needed rest. Alas, such things are not without cost, and I'm sorry to announce that Max won't be returning to draw for us, at least not for a while. He might still show up every once in a while, however.
Since our last post here, I've travelled a bit, began reading The Dark Tower, resolved some personal issues and even got another short story published. I've also seen a shitload of movies, which is always good. I'm a bit disappointed that I still haven't got around to fixing up my review-blog, but I'll get to that soon enough.
I guess that what matters now, is that the blog is back, and though I can't promise a weekly posting schedule, I'll try my best. Writing, drawing, scanning and editing on my own is a laborious process, and one I'm not sure is worth doing considering the small amount of people that will end up seeing the work. I'm not ready to give up, however, so here we are.
On a final note, the published story I mentioned above can be found HERE. It's called In Vivo, and concerns UFOs and the like, I hope you enjoy the read. My first published story is also available now on Bete Noire HERE, and if you'd like to support me you could buy a copy of the magazine, that would be great! I guess this is it for now, so I'll leave you with some random video like I always do. Thanks for reading, hope you have a great week!
Chainsaw cheers,
-Optiluiz out...
PS: During this hiatus I became a really big fan of AVGN, especially his movie-related stuff!
Optiluiz here once more with a much belated post! I'm so sorry that we took so long, but as I've said many times before, life does get in the way of blogging. However, I'm proud to say that the ECB is back on track, and with some great news!
Since my last post, I've decided that becoming a translator is the best option at the moment in my life, watched the best action movie of the last ten years (Mad Max: Fury Road), and have finally made a new blog! Some of you may have noticed that our old reviews are gone from the ECB, but that's because they've been moved to Optiluiz Reviews the World! I'm still transferring all the old posts there, but once that's done I hope you enjoy the new content.
Regarding the comic, I've always been fascinated by Superheroes and vigilantes, and have even made up some of my own. However, in real life this kind of thing isn't as fun as it seems to be. I guess this is the time to tell a heavily-abridged version of a real story that happened to me and Max.
In 2010, there was a series of thefts happening around my neighborhood (not that it's gotten any better), and I was furious. After three attempts, some guys had finally stolen my cellphone, so I called Max and decided to meet him to plan something. As you probably know if you've followed the blog for a while, I wasn't exactly the most mentally balanced person in the world during my teenage years, and that's why Max and I decided that the best course of action would be to arm ourselves with kitchen appliances, stuff them in a backpack and ride my bike around the block until we found the bastard.
We had light bulbs, kitchen knives, scissors and a wrench, thinking that we could face anyone we found out there. Luckily (or not), it didn't take us long to find the thief, who was calmly riding his bike as well. Max was sitting on the bike behind me, carrying the backpack with weapons, and we decided to confront our foe. As we approached, the thief noticed something was wrong, and tried to engage in small-talk, obviously reaching for something in his pocket. I was scared as hell, but ready to do what had to be done. Then, I looked behind me to get the weapons with Max, but he was already gone, having sprinted in the other direction with my backpack. I looked back at the robber, smiled, and pedalled as fast as I could, following Max.
We regrouped at a local pet shop and laughed nervously at what had transpired, commenting on how stupid our idea was.We eventually headed our separate ways, and to this day I wonder what could have happened if Max hadn't ran with our defenses. I can't blame him, though, I'm not sure that I wouldn't have done the same thing. Maybe it's best not to know.
I don't think we learned much that day, but it's one of those funny teenage stories that you look back on and say "What the hell was I thinking?" I know it's not the best story we've shared on the blog, but I've been promising a well-written account of that adventure for a while now. I hope you enjoyed it.
I think that's all for today, as I still have to update the Brazilian blog and do the usual marketing. However, I'll leave you with some Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes from Mad Max: Fury Road. Thank you for visiting!
Chainsaw cheers,
-Optiluiz out...
PS: You owe it to yourself to watch Mad Max in theaters, like right now. A review of it will be coming shortly.
PPS: I also managed to watch the original Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) in theaters as well!
PPPS: Did you guys notice that Max has a new awesome pen?
Optiluiz here once more with a delayed comic! I'm terribly sorry about our absence last Friday, but things got a bit hectic, though we're fine now. In any case, this is our first comic with my chainsaw in god knows how long, and I've missed the old girl. We hope to find more uses for her in future comics.
In real life I like to believe that I'm good at receiving criticism, but then again I also think that I'm the greatest dude on earth, so my opinion may be a wee bit biased. Go figure.
Speaking of criticism, however, we have a new announcement on Friday, and I think you're all gonna like it. Meanwhile, you might notice some of our old reviews disappearing from the blog. Do not fret, all will be explained soon enough.
I guess that's all for now. I still have to update the Brazilian version of the blog and get me some more orange juice. I hope you all have a great week, and don't forget to check back on Friday! We'll actually have a new comic this time, I swear!
