Stuff from the Cutting Room Floor.
Hey, gang. here's some stuff that got squeezed out of the Ragmop GN. Thought you'd like to have a look.
posted by Rob Walton @ 6:21 PM
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Hey, gang. here's some stuff that got squeezed out of the Ragmop GN. Thought you'd like to have a look.
About Me
- Name: Rob Walton
Writer, Director, Actor, Cartoonist, Publisher, Storyboard Artist, Movie Extra… Who is Rob Walton? Hailing from the frozen tundra of East Toronto, I’ve been working in the Animation Biz since 1991 when I joined Nelvana’s design department to do my part in bringing fifty-two episodes of Beetlejuice to television. In 1994 I began storyboarding full time. I became an Assistant Director in 1997 and made the move to Supervising Director in 2000 on Nelvana’s “Committed” starring Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. As well as my work in animation, I have written and drawn several comic book series, most notably, “The Devil’s Hammer” a Grendel Tale for Dark Horse in 1993, and my own self-published political and social satire, “Ragmop,” from 1995-1997 for which I earned two Eisner Award Nominations. I am currently re-editing and updating Ragmop as a single volume, 350 page graphic novel for publication in October of 2006. I have written four un-produced screenplays, two un-produced television pilots for animation, one novel in progress, and countless wayward comic book scripts for Marvel and DC. Needless to say, I take rejection well.
Previous Posts
- Order Ragmop online from Panel to Panel!
- Cover
- Initial Ragmop sales figures
- Ragmop is Go!
- Ragmop in Diamond Previews
- Hey, Rocky! More pages!
- More pages!
- Website on the way!
2 Comments:
Rob -
Glad to hear I can get my hands on the finished story! I've never been a comic book fan per se, but was a big Cerebus fan & picked up other stuff that looked fit for adults from time to time. Ragmop was one of the few things that genuinely grabbed me & I was disappointed when I thought I'd never see the story finished. When Sim retired from Cerebus I "retired" from visiting comics shops(having basically not found anything else ongoing that I really liked in 20 years), but will gladly come out of "retirement" to pick up a copy of the full Ragmop story. And I'll also be glad to stop in for any other stories you want to tell - I hope to see more comics from you, but if it's not in the cards thanks from a fan for following through and finishing up on this one.
Jeff
Thanks Jeff.
No one was more gratified to see Ragmop completed than yours truly. I constantly stand in awe of fate and whether or not our lives are directed by higher forces either in the divine realm or that of a wiser sub-conscioius. Had I attempted to complete Ragmop in '97 it would no doubt have been a disappointment. It took seven years and the failure of my marriage to the equally divine Ms Lucy to give me the wisdom to draw upon to write the concluding 100 pages of the story. My directorial and pot production editing experience at Nelvana also sharpened my storytelling ability and enabled me to re-edit the entire book into a more unified and tighter narrative. As important was the change of the times. I see clearly that Ragmop was ten years ahead of its time and that the book is truly found its home in 2006 as opposed to 1996. For me the wait was definitely worth it. I trust the case will prove the same for you and the other readers who have waited along with us.
Peace to all.
Rob Walton
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