update on the life and times of michael mclean

Life has been full of craziness lately. Well mostly just working tons of hours and sleeping very little. On the plus side Allison and I have finally started jogging. That took a lot longer to get started then I thought it would. We found a great running program on Cool Runnings, I know like the movie. So it's this program for couch potatoes like me to train to run a 5k in nine weeks. Day one down. So hopefully in nine weeks I'll be able to run a 5k. My legs are totally sore but it's only the first day.

On a plus side I've been running my webcomic for seventeen posts! I know it's pretty cool to think that the I've got seventeen posts up for my comic up. Ed the Business Warrior comic is going strong with a ton of comics still to go. The comic is strong and awesome.

Life is good. Today is my eighth months anniversary with Allison too. I know not a huge anniversary, but still important to me. It's awesome to think that I've been married for eight months. Life is excellent. Even with long hours at work, life is good because my wife is excellent.

the comic is up

Today starts the regular release of Ed the business warrior. This webcomic should be twice a week. That is the plan for right now. I have about a month and a half ready to go thanks to Zuda stopping their competition. The first one went up early this morning before I went to work. I don't know if I'll keep it a Monday comic or change it to a Tuesday Thursday comic which I would actually prefer to do. I just like those days. They always have something special going on in Taco joints, like Taco Tuesday or something.

Well I hope you all enjoy the comic. I know the first one didn't have Ed in it, but I promise you the next one will have Ed. So go check out the comic and promo comic on the page.

The webcomic website is http://minidovecomics.wordpress.com

~ Michael

losing my love

It's not often you wake up and realize you are losing one of your loves. A love you always told yourself you would never give up on. Yet as I grow older I notice I am losing my love for certain things. Things I never thought I would stop caring so deeply for. Even as I write this blog, I'm thinking about all the other things I could be doing instead of sitting infront of this computer. I don't want to hate my computer, but at the same time I feel like I spend to much time with it. I use my computer as a TV more than a computer these days. My love of surfing the net is dying. My love of just using a computer as a computer is dying. I still love TV and my computer is the easiest way for me to get show, but other than that I can pass. I think it comes from having to stare at a computer screen all day at work. I've never had a job were I had to stare at a computer screen all day and not be able to do something awesome on the computer. Now the computer makes me think about work and counting money. I hate counting money and I hate using my once loved machine to do it. I'm trying to regain my love of the computer but I don't think it'll happen anytime soon.

In response to my disdain my wife has given me the perfect mix of computer not computer. For my birthday she bought me an Ipod touch. It's perfect for me. It's a small little screen that doesn't feel like a computer at all. The best part is that it can go anywhere with me. It has little games that I love to play, books to read, and music I love to listen too. My Ipod touch is so amazing. It's like having a little computer at my finger tips. I can go check out new music on the web or play a silly computer game on it. Having it be web based is the best. The main thing I love about the Ipod touch is the web. I love the web, it has so many awesome things to check it out.

I use to be unseparable from my computer. Now I can do without it. I rather be reading a comic (my first true love) or even reading a real book. I wonder what I'll be sick of next. I really hope it's no comics.

On a side note I'm going to start a webcomic tomorrow. Since I haven't heard back from Zuda and it's been eight weeks I feel the need to put this comic out. Plus Zuda has stop doing the competition I entered so I feel no need to wait any longer on the comic. I'll have the address and everything up tomorrow. Till tomorrow.

Of mice and Cats

Yeah more Ed conversation comics! Could life get any better? Probably, I mean if you base your life and how great it would be with a comic then you need some help. Still no word from Zuda about my comic, but it's only been about a week and a half and they said it could take up to eight, so I need to be a little more patient. Well off to work.

comic update

So I’m moving right along with the development of my Ed comic for my submission to Zuda. I have drawn five strips and colored four of them. I did this all last week and took the weekend off. Tonight I hope to illustrate the sixth comic of the eight comic that I need to submit. The only problem is I have run into a little writers block. I drew the first five strips in less than seventy-two hours. Which is amazing for me, cause they are not small one panel comics like I normally do. Then I finally came up with the sixth comic idea last night around one thirty in the morning, because everyone knows I can’t sleep at night. I have too many owl qualities to sleep at night. Like I like to stay up and eat when it’s dark. Awesome owl ability I must say. I was going to draw it before I went to work today, but I had too many little chores and goofing off things to do before I got around to it. Oh not having school and three jobs might be hazardous to my getting things done. Can I really complain though? I love drawing and making these comics. Plus if I do get selected it’s only one a week, not five like I did last week. I can handle one a week a lot easier than five or more. How do those guys do those newspaper guys do it? Wait, most of them aren’t that great. You only have a few amazing strips in the newspaper right now. Well I’m off to my day job.

webcomic

I’ve decide it is time for me to make an official webcomic. I’m thinking that I will modify my Ed the Business warrior comic to do this. I just don’t know how much people like or dislike Ed comic. I’ve put many up on flickr and I’ve been putting new color copies of Ed comics on my blog. The question is whether I should do it or not. I’m planning on submitting them to Zuda comics which is part of DC comics. They use competitions to see which webcomics they plan to pick up. The problem with that is I’ve looked at who wins and who hasn’t over the last couple of years. The types that win are not the type of comics I draw or read. They do have the type of comics that draw in the competition, but they never come in first. The closest one I’ve seen is second and that was by Wes Molebash and he does amazing webcomics. I’ve been reading his different comics he rights for years now. If he can’t win with an awesome cat comic, how am I going to win with a silly business comic? Although my Ed comic has been featured on other people’s blogs before. It’s been about four since that happened, but I might be able to capture my raw Ed power again or I might just be crazy. Okay so I’m asking all of you if you think that I have the talent to do this competition. I would need your support and willingness to actually go to www.zuda.com and make a profile so you can vote for my comic. If I win, I could do this as a part time job, which would be the most amazing thing ever. So let me know.

Here’s a couple ED comics to view:

Ed conversations 3

Really who hasn't had that dream. The raining down of sprinkles. Opening your mouth to eat as many as you can. That the kind of world I want to live in. That's the kind.

ed conversations 2

Why do people have to be so hurtful? Swords are an important part of any business attire. Poor Ed.

ed conversations 1

Ed is no longer just a black and white comic! He's got color now. This is the first in a series of different one panel comics I'm doing for Ed and the business warriors. I should also have rabbit comics up at some point. enjoi!