New stuff coming... we promise!

Okay, so it's been a long time since we posted anything new on the site or this blog. But we've been working on some new stuff, I promise! We have all of the Halloween issues ready to roll for this fall! Plus, a character commentary on The Hatman Clause featuring Indigo and The Badger! We're also working on turning Midieville and Star Fetched into audio podcasts! We have a lot of stories ready for both of those shows and we want to help ease your 3twins withdrawals.

What have we been up to all this time you may ask? Well, the bulk of our time has been spent working on the Lectrajack novel previously reported as a motion comic. While we would still like to have Lectrajack presented in a visual medium some day, we feel our skills at writing will best serve the story as a novel. Plus, we've dabbled in other forms of writing with our other stories, why not explore this series in novel form, that's right I said series! We intend for no less than five books with the possibility of more!

I'm not going to promise more blog posts, but I will try to appear here more often. Maybe even once a week as things start to get rolling again, I'll have more to report.

Andy and I plan on attending the Chicago Comicon in August, so I'll be sure to report on that!

As for now, refresh your memories with the slew of content we already have on 3twins.net!

-Jason

The waiting game

Things have started to collect dust on the 3twins.net site and we apologize for that. I wanted to post a little note to whomever reads this that we will be keeping 3twins.net on hold for a while. I had wanted to post the completed Halloween issues of Hatman & Indigo, but that is most likely going to wait until Halloween this year.

Bear in mind we are working on some really great things. The Lectrajack project has been changed to a series of novels. I'm working on writing the first draft of the first book currently. We are also exploring many options for a complete redesign of the 3twins site with the help of our newest board member, Jim. And don't forget about the backlog of Hatman scripts waiting to see the light of day as well as the much anticipated Issue 50! One thing that we are in the process of doing is recording new KudeeCasts, hopefully we'll get a regular schedule of those to tide you over.

I like to look at this down time like we are a spring coiling down and gathering energy for a big shoot into the sky. I cannot promise when we will post new content on a regular basis again, nor do I want to speculate for fear of being wrong. However, I will say that I am excited about what we're working on in our down time and I really have high hopes for our triumphant return!

-Jason

Incubating something

I've found that in my writing there are times where I end up incubating an idea, or series of ideas and when its ready to be written, it flows freely. It's an odd thing, but I've learned how to recognize this and if something isn't ready and I force it, it isn't as good. Maybe this all sounds weird and "artsy fartsy" to you all, but that's just how I work.

The reason I'm writing this is because today, I have that feeling that something is ready to hatch. I'm not sure what, though. Usually, I have a project that needs to be written, but at this point, there are several Hatman scripts that have been outlined as well as the massive Lectrajack movie script, so what it is that I feel is about to come pouring out of me, I am unsure. It could be something completely new.

It's like I woke up and discovered an egg in my office and I don't know what is inside, but its wiggling and looks like its ready to be born.

I'll let you know what it turns out to be, even if it turns out to be nothing. :)

-Jason

A Painting and a Poem

My friend Jim shared this painting his wife did of him (he's an avid musician). It in spired my poetic juices to flow, so I wrote the following poem based on the painting (in no way does my poem reflect Jim).

Alone in the dungeon he patiently sits,

Quietly awaiting his master’s departure

The master leaves and to the keyboard he flees,

His fingers poised just above the keys

The nimble flanges race along silently

Never touching the ebony or ivory

But the sound in his mind is music instead

While his head leans tilted toward master’s bed

A cold wind blows the shutters

He jumps with a start

For a moment the keys sing out

Not music but a terrible shout

“A lash for he who is playing those keys!”

Comes bellowing from the master’s chamber

Quickly he runs to the dungeon hoping to miss the whip

But alas the master arrives with fury and his beats they never skip

On his stomach he lies with his back red and raw

But anger nor pity is inside his head

For the music he plays on the keys of his pillow

Take away the sting from the switch of that willow

Jason

What's going on with 3twins.net?!

It has been a while since I posted anything. I had said I would try to post every other day, but I have failed at that, and I apologize. However, I did want to bring you all up to speed a bit as to what is transpiring and why we have been stagnant lately.

First off, let me assure you that new Hatman comics are coming, they are just taking a little longer than expected. Our work rate has reduced due to several factors, a couple of which are, Andy becoming the music director at his church (in addition to his normal full time job) and me going back to school to get my degree in business. So, as you can imagine, for the time being the Beakman Saga has been put on hold and we are working as fast as we can, in lieu of our increased schedule constraints, on our Halloween special so we can bring that to you, better late than never.

The Halloween story was actually started last year for Halloween 2008, but was cut short due to circumstances beyond our control and I have vowed that we will not skip it again for another year, even if that means it comes out late. If you have followed our previous Halloween stories, I think you will very much enjoy "The Revenge of the Big Giant Pumpkin Headed Man"

We are also working hard on bringing you a new Ion Bunny comic as well. I blogged about this a while back, so check out that blog for some details!

We have recently teamed up with an old friend, Jim Stowe, who is in the process of helping with a major redesign of the entire 3twins site! This is no small task and will most likely take a few months, but I assure you, the results will be well worth the wait!

Steve and I have begun meeting weekly to work on a feature length project called "Lectrajack". As we progress, we will be videotaping our meetings to share bits and pieces of the project with you. This story we are working on has been in development literally for decades. We have all worked very hard to make a brand new Superhero story that is rich in character, full of excitement, mystery and drama! That's right, I said drama, this is not in the vein of Hatman, Midieville, or Star Fetched. This is something bigger and grander and we hope to do it the justice we feel it deserves. Lectrajack diary videos will be coming soon!

I don't dare promise when my next post will be, but now that I've gotten a bit of a handle on how school is going to effect my schedule, I will try and post more regularly.

As always, comments, suggestions and constructive criticism is encouraged!

Jason

The Mouse has a voice again: Bret Iwan!

You may recall my post from back in July where I talked about how Wayne Allwine, the then, current voice of Mickey Mouse had passed away. This news may be a bit old (about a month) but, I recently discovered that his replacement has been found!

Young illustrator, Bret Iwan, is the new voice of the iconic Mouse. The attached image is his art!

You can become a fan of Bret's on Facebook, and follow his blogs (the other one is the link on his full name above).

So, here's to the new Mickey Mouse! We wish him well.

Jason

Your comments requested!

So, Steve and I are going to each try and post every other day, this way we should have a new post for you to read every single day. So, the big question is, what should be blog about? I will revisit my series on "Voice Actor Profiles" every once in a while, but I thought today, I'd just put it out to you. What do you want us to talk about? Pick anything under the sun and as long as its within reason, and we'll give you our opinions.

Jason

Hatman's next adventure

Hello Hatman & Indigo fans!

As I'm sure you've noticed, we haven't had a new comic out in a couple of weeks. This is because we've run into some setbacks in the production of our Superheroes saga and it might take us a while to get things figured out. But in the meantime, we have our next adventure of Hatman & Indigo ready to go, and seeing as it's time for Halloween again, could that mean another appearance of the fearsome foe The Big Giant Pumpkin Headed Man? You'll just have to tune in and see!

-Steve

Voice Actor Profile: Andy Kuder

Today, I'm going to take a look at my twin brother Andy and his acting history. Most of which is pretty similar to mine.

Some of the characters that Andy does the voices for: Indigo, Anell, Super Cold Frozen Man, Scotty and many more.

Join me next time when I take a look into the life of my wife and the voice behind Blonde, Michelle Kuder.

Jason

Superman Musings

I've been on a bit of a Superman kick lately.

My wife and I recently started re-watching the T.V. series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from the mid-1990's. Surprisingly, it hasn't been as cheesy as I expected it to be. I loved the show when it first aired, but I was in Middle School then and I my tastes in entertainment of changed, as have the quality standards for T.V. dramas (at least in my opinion). On top of this, I've also been trying to get caught up on Season 8 of the CW series Smallville - again, about the life of Superman.

Like I said, I'm on a Superman kick.

Which brings up the age old question. How in the world does anyone not realize that Superman and Clark Kent are the same person? Seriously, a pair of glasses alters his face so much that nobody can tell the mild mannered reporter is really the Man of Steel? Oh how I wish I could go back in time and plead with Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster to just give the guy a mask! Or wear some sort of disguise as Clark Kent like a phony mustache or something! Anything but a mere pair of glasses! But alas, that's the legacy we have to deal with.

It makes me wonder, if Superman were created today, how different might the character be? Any thoughts?