£1 Comics (with Jamie Noguchi of ¥P)

While we were at MAGFest, we caught up with Jamie Noguchi, creator of Yellow Peril and Super Art Fighter extraordinaire.

Jamie, center, with his Super Game Face™ (image by Super Art Fight)

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We podcasted with Jamie about his comic back at Intervention, so this time we focused more on his involvement with Super Art Fight! However, it's a lesser known fact that Jamie is a master of all things viral video related. His "Shameful, Shameful Blog" is responsible for introducing most of the DCG staff to Gangnam Style, £1 Fish (who wasn't deported! Hooray!), and even Christmas Shoes.

Based on that viral awesomeness, this episode has a few brilliant flash mob ideas that I hope will come to fruition at future events. Here's a spoiler: yaoiyodelers.tumblr.com (it doesn't exist… yet). Given that there is already some brilliant con panhandling or busking going on to entertain the tedious event lines at larger events, I think that the vendors room of all cons could benefit from singing/hawking. We weren't going to expect it from the already overworked artists, so I'm hoping some vigilante baritones will step up to the challenge.

Other unwise astounding ideas from this episode: bear-pit-style martial arts sparing where you're all holding martinis and if you spill, you lose. MAGFest should rent out the largest bouncy castle money can buy. There needs to be a DC location for Smash Shack (just realized the original has been closed for a few years - so now we need it even more). And something about ten-year-old viking kittens.

But, much more excitingly, this podcast is perfectly timed so that I can promote Super Art Fight's upcoming appearance at Macworld! Last year's performance is up on YouTube. Watch up close and personal as two artists battle for supremacy. Don't forget to heckle the livestream through Twitter and the Macworld site. The two bouts are Jamie Noguchi vs. Chris Impink and Dann Malihom vs. Jamie Baldwin. Digital art fights like this only come once a year so clear your schedule for 5pm EST Friday, February 1.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

£1 Comics (with Jamie Noguchi of ¥P)

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