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New Comic For Sale posted 02 October 2008 For the month of July, friends and fellow art-folk Liz Prince, Maris Wicks, and Joe Quinones are I each drew a daily autobiographical comic. All those strips are now available together as a 32-page mini-comic, "Four Squares," and will debut this weekend at SPX in Bethesda, Maryland. I'll have copies for sale here at Inanimate in a few days. At right, the grueling task of folding and stapling all 200 copies.
Book Update #7: Not Much to Report posted 09 September 2008 Despite one publisher saying "We want to publish this," and another expressing an interest completely unsolicited (a nice surprise), other powers that be said "No." I'll just have to keep writing and try again later. Meanwhile, editing continues apace on Chapters 5 through 8. Editor Nick Nadel suggested adding an entirely new chapter to boot.
Book Update #6: Photoshoot #3 posted 17 July 2008 While the book proposal makes it rounds with the appropriate people, I avoid biting my fingernails by keeping busy with writing and planning. Tuesday was another photoshoot at Glad Works, this one an all day affair with both indoor and outdoor set-ups. To the right is Andre Blais shooting the 1983 MOBAT tank in a little dirt formation that caught my eye.
30. posted 07 July 2008 Last week was devoted to my birthday: Concerts, dance parties, movies, fireworks, ice cream cakes, and out-of-town friends. I designed the invite/flyer for the main party itself, which is now up in the Graphic Design section. Special thanks to balloon twister Jungle Jim, DJ Volvox, and photographer Keith Pierce for working their magic at the VFW.
Book Update #5 posted 07 July 2008 A few days back Glad Works' new photographer Andre Blais and I spent the day setting up and shooting 1982 Straight-Arm and '83 Swivel-Arm G.I. Joe figures. The day's theme was action photography -- Figures posed in environments, rather than product-style shots with only single-color backgrounds. Andre wasn't afraid to get down on the dirt and gravel and the pictures look that much better for it.
Book Update, part the fourth posted 05 May 2008 On Thursday I drove to Glad Works for my first photo shoot. Photographer Wes Rollend posed a batch of 1983 Swivel-Arm G.I. Joe figures and shot for three hours, racking up 250 pictures. I'm sure when all is said and done, only nine or ten will make the cut. Best of luck to Wes in his new job, and I'm glad we were able to squeeze him into the project before he moved away from Rhode Island.
Book Update, part the third posted 05 May 2008 Last weekend I took a printout of Chapter 3 of my G.I. Joe book to BotCon '08. Though this particular convention is for Transformers and not G.I. Joe, it seemed like a good opportunity to network. I had a great time, and got to show my progress to a few helpful people.
Book Update, part the second posted 05 May 2008 Two weeks back, and with January's sample page layouts of my book in tow, I trekked to New York for the third annual New York Comic-Con. My mission was to talk to any art book publishers that might be in attendence. Several were, and I got some good advice and a business card or two. While there I also bought a Michael Golden interior page from Marvel Comics' The 'Nam issue #1.
Inappropriate Touching posted 26 February 2008 Curatrix Sarah Schoemann pulled together a show of dirty comics and erotic art at The Washington Street Art Center in Somerville, MA. The opening was so jam-packed that I actually didn’t get to see the art. Must have been the coverage by the Dig, the Globe, and the Phoenix. Photos have been added to the EVENTS page.
Book Update posted 26 February 2008 Some of you may know I'm working on a book. Research began in July 2001 and I started writing in earnest in October 2006. This week I'm starting Draft 6 of the pitch, which is Chapters 1-4. Special thanks to friend/writer Nick Nadel and father/writer Terence T. Finn for ongoing assistance as manuscript editors.
New Section Uploaded posted 26 February 2008 As a freshman at art school who didn’t know how to paint, I took an illustration class called “Sci-Fi and Fantasy Illustration.” That embarrassing work is now up in its own eponymous section inside THE VAULT.
My Photo in The Boston Globe posted 26 February 2008 In fall '06 reporter Vanessa E. Jones called. With a big-budget Hollywood film in the works she was writing a piece on Transformers fandom. We chatted for an hour, me trying not to come across as a fanatical nerd. The next week, photographer Wiqan Ang showed up to shoot me and my toys. Scans of the article are now in the PRESS section.
Mini-Comic Still Available posted 26 February 2008 “In A Café Just Like This One,” my 20-page comic all about coffee and sort of about our art show at Diesel Cafe, is only $2.00 in the States. PayPal accepted at the tim at inanimate dot com address. Choose your favorite color cover – pale green, pale orange, or lavender. Go here.
Inanimate.com Launches posted 15 September 2006 Welcome to inanimate.com! Read 800 pages of comics, thrill to bad art made by myself in 5th grade, gasp at (hopefully) good art I’ve made more recently, and dare to find the handful of sections that haven’t yet been uploaded!
New Comic Available posted 26 August 2006 I’ve just finished a new mini-comic called “In A Café Just Like This One.” It’s 20 pages, and available for $3.00 in the U.S. Send a check to “Tim Finn” at my contact info or PayPal me using the tim at inanimate dot com address. Choose your favorite color cover – pale green, pale orange, or lavender.
Four Squares Comes Down posted 10 August 2006 Our run at Diesel Café came to an end on July 30th, as Liz Prince, Joe Quinones and I took down the paintings, drawings, and stuffed animals we had displayed for the previous two months as “Four Squares.” Maris Wicks wasn’t available for the tough job of pulling nails out of walls, but it turns out that taking down the art took half as long with half as many people, so we won’t fault her. Thanks to those of you who came to the opening or stopped by later on. See photos from the show in Events.
Inanimate.com Launches in August posted 25 May 2006 Just a few short weeks away is the full launch of this very website, inanimate.com! Read 1000 pages of Tim Finn's comics, see illustration and sketchbook goodies, watch clips of Tim's animation, and see photos from the "Four Squares" opening at Diesel Cafe!