Lady Gaga Comics

This is a video response to two reviews of a Lady Gaga comic.

Linkara's review can be seen here:
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/at4w/30553-lady-gaga-1

Iron Liz's response can be seen here:
http://blip.tv/file/5006686

You'll want to watch the first two, or this will make very little sense.

And as for the art at the end: as low as my production value on this video is, I'm going for the "dress for the job you want, not the job you have" approach and had a drawing of my primary character commissioned from an artist whose work I really love. I'm using it as an avatar now pretty much everywhere and plan to try to inforporate it in all my videos from now on that are of me as this persona.

Vlog: Filming for new series, introducing Skelter...

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The Somaturge reports following the first filming session for the new series, "Helter & Skelter's Bubblegum Boogiedown Showtunes Show," a review series covering... what else... musical theatre.

This video introduces Skelter, the snarky co-host who usually works with Helter. You don't get to meet Helter until the review is finished, but here's an idea of how the chicken "talks" to the audience. I do use him a lot more in the review videos. Here he's just been kidnapped nd helf hostage by that puppet-building psycho, the Somaturge. Not that that stops him from snarking every chance he gets.

Vlog #2: My puppets are haunting me!!!

You know what... I... I just... yeah.

I probably should institute a curfew on my access to video cameras, art materials, and... um... consciousness.

Whatever. Here's some of me being bonkers.

Makin' Golems!

I... really just have to say that I fucking rock.

That's all that can be said about what I have managed to do with a few screws and nails behild the bar here in the basement studio.

So you get a video... consisting entirely of some clips of the Somaturge setting up the golem rig with a test puppet, set to some rockin' tunes from three of Ven's favourite artists.

There is a great deal of camera-whoring going on here. But it's okay because I look awesome. There are also plenty of shenanigans introducing the faceless puppet I made to test out the rig, the Styrofoam head that has now become my nemesis and been named Naga, and my essential badger familiar who serves basically the same purpose as Harry Potter's owls, except badgers are cooler because China Mieville says they are basically immune to magic which is why they are used as messengers in Brock Marsh, the wizards' quarter in New Crobuzon.

I feel I should take this opportunity to mention again that my Somaturge character is heavily inspired by Judah Lowe from Iron Council by China Mieville. I honestly am not trying to rip off his character -- the first time I read that book, I bonded with Judah by the time I was about 1/4 of the way through it. He is one of only 3 or 4 characters I have ever encountered in any media form who I would say are a really accurate representation of a large part of my essential core being. So a lot of the Somaturge was with me already, all I'm really borrowing from Meiville's influence is some little details referencing his world (like the badger messengers) and the more refined definition of what a "somaturge" actually is. And yes, I got the name from his book. Credit where it's due.

Now I'm just showing off the fact that I can make it look like I ACTUALLY CAN animate golems back here. That kicks ASS, man! I mean SERIOUSLY!!!

Vlog #1: Now with title screen music!

I am not usually this fidgety when I just stand there and talk to the camera. But I was rushed and tired so you'll have to excuse the somewhat babbling nature of this report.

But in summary, tomorrow I'm makin' videos with some people who do it professionally! WOO!