More about what I do online

So for those who don't know, last month I was made Columns Editor at Unsung Heroes (www.the-ush.com). And while that might not have shocked anyone else, it was definitely a huge shock to me. In just about one year's time, I went from being no one to being an editor. I had my reservations about accepting the position. I have a pretty busy life and things are only going to get busier. However, I took this as something that would break up the monotony of what my every day life has to be bring me.


Speaking of the USH, I got another review up for this month. I took at look at Romantically Apocalyptic. You can click this link and see what my thoughts were on that particular webcomic. One thing that I will say, the art is really fantastic. I am hoping to get back to doing podcasts, but we will see how that goes. Life just got really crazy for both me and Frankie since April and things are just starting to settle back down. Hopefully we can crank out enough for summer time and wish for the best when fall comes. It would be so much easier if we lived in the same place. But, work with what you got.


I find it odd that the moment I become Column Editor, we get two new columnists. One of them debuted today and the other is still in the works. So if any of you happen to like DnD and want to learn how to make a rogue tank (I know, boggles the mind, right?) head over to the site and read the first installment of Natural Twenties. I can definitely say that I was hooked by it and I'm not saying that because of bias.


Brainstorming for UnSung is happening and I have no idea if I'm going to ride this train or watch it pull out of the station. My skeptic and my optimist are definitely at war with one another (again).I guess only time is going to tell on this one. For right now, I am going to sit on Team Skeptic and just do what it is that I'm in charge of. If I'm wrong, then I will switch sides.

It has been an entire year!!!

So, shameless plug. But I figure if you are looking at my blog, it is all about me anyway. May marks one year of me writing Click Here For Comics over at UnSung Heroes. Honestly, I never really expected it to go for this long or for it to be as welcomed on the site as it is. Writing about webcomics had been something that I wanted to do for several months before I was introduced to the site. I was looking for a platform to stand on and they gave me one.

Honestly, I was expecting to be looked over since I didn't really have that strong of a background in print comics. Sure I knew about them, but I had just started reading some of the larger name in print comics and had a  lot of learning to do when it come to super heroes and all that. However, that didn't seem to matter. I knew webcomics, knew what I liked and what I didn't like and people seemed to be pretty receptive to that.

If I had time to write more than just one article a month, I would. Doing this had sent me searching for other things to write about, different genres to look at and consider, and giving me the ability to say "Yeah, this is a good comic, however, I'm just not the target audience.". I have a lot of fun writing these. I have yet to sit down in front of a blank screen and say "Oh good Lord, I have to do this again.". I always have a feeling of, "Which one on this list am I going to do this week!"

I think the icing on this cake was given to me a few weeks ago when someone suggested a webcomic for me to look at review. Me handing out thoughts on a topic is one thing. Someone actually wanted to hear my thoughts is definitely something different. Makes me feel like I have built somewhat of a re pore and that's pretty cool.

So now that I have made it a full year, how long do I plan on keeping this up? Honestly I don't know. I guess I just ride it out until it's over. And I have no idea when that will be. But, webcomics is always going to be something that is near and dear to my heart. And I will probably be talking about them from now until forever as long as there is someone to listen.

On that note, let me plug the lastest edition of Click Here For Comics where I review the comic, Fey Winds.
http://www.the-ush.com/ucomic-reviewsu/click-here-for-comics-13-fey-winds/
Click and enjoy!

Podcast #4 has gone live!

Yep, loaded, posted and linked, the newest installment of Frankie and Desna Do Anime has gone up over on UnSung Heroes. I do believe that I sound like I have a cold. But I don't remember feeling like I had a cold. Next podcast, I'm dosing myself with Vitamin C a few days before it is time to record. 

It was pretty short this month due to a few things. The story was pretty straight forward, so there wasn't too much to dig into. Secondly, the anime was short, so there was only so much you could say about it. It felt pretty quick when we were recording and even more so after I edited it. But it was better to keep it short and sweet rather than drag it out when nothing was there.

So yeah, click the link. Enjoy the podcast. 

What I do online

So it dawned on me that perhaps people who are looking at my blog, do not know about the other things that I do via the interwebs. I am going to use this blog post to shamelessly plug my other online projects that are out there in obscurity.

Almost a year ago (it will actually be a full year next month...wow, time flies) I was allowed on the writing staff of a website called UnSung Heroes. (www.the-ush.com) I have no idea why they let me join there staff. But I'm there now and there is no getting rid of me. There, I write a monthly article reviewing webcomics. This was something that I wanted to do for a long time, I just didn't have the platform for it. Enter in the USH and I was given one. I really like sharing something I have an interest in with others. And it makes me really happy when I get the occasional comment of "I'm going to go and read this now. This comic looks awesome!"

So if you guys want to read my articles (and the others not written by me, of course), you can do several things. You can click the link above and look for the Click Here for Comics articles (Comic review section). You click this link for my latest review of FreakAngels or you can follow Unsung Heroes on Twitter (www.twitter.com/the_ush) for article updates. My articles come out every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

On top of that, I do an anime podcast. (Oh yes, the dork is definitely coming out now.) This is also posted on UnSung Heroes. I got the idea to do this because I'm always talking about anime with my sister (who is the co-host) anyway. So we might as well record ourselves talking. I found us to be entertaining, so we gave podcasting a shot. This is a newer venture, so there aren't as many podcasts as review articles. But you can listen to our thoughts on Black Cat by clicking on the link. The podcasts are going to be up on the last week of every month. I haven't hammered down a specific day yet. And again, you can watch the USH Twitter for updates.

So those are the only things that I do on the internet with any seriousness. Everything else is just spamming forums with my random thoughts on random topics and writing. Nothing anyone wants to see. So there you go blog lookers. More of me if you want it :D