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Scumo

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About Me



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Or Get Myspace Comments I grew up in a little town in Vermont with dreams of breaking into the comics industry.I moved to Portland in '97 to finish school and continue the dream. I have been published a handful of times by local and independent presses.I have two beautiful children Alyvia Paris and Ayden London, and I love them more and more everyday.My goal is to create the next franchisable character and make a mint off of movie and merchandising deals. Then I can retire on a luxurious island where clothing is optional..

My Interests

I'm interested in working on and creating comics. I like art, theatre, music, movies, and just walking around seeing interesting things.I like to read, mostly sci-fi, and mysteries.I like to take care of my kids. Being a depedable and responsible person, let alone a role model is a very sobering experience.Mainly I just want to be a succesful person.

I'd like to meet:

Interesting people with good hearts and a love for conversation.Also people interested in talking about or working on comics would be pretty keen.Anyone looking for a penciler who can ink his own work?MySpace Comments

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Music:

just about anything that gets put out or I find. I like Rockabilly, Link Wray, Robert Gordon, Chris Isaak, that sort of thing. But, I also like heavy metal, rock, hip-hop, punk, and classical. NIN, Fugazi, Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise, Nelly, just all kinds of stuff. My real preference is anything that gets me moving!!

Movies:

Geez...I like all types of movies, all genres. I really like the twisted dark ones, like Sixth Sense, Stir of Echoes, those kinds of movies. But i like alot of Sci-Fi. I like the good comic movies like Spider-Man, and Sin City. I also like well done animated movies, like Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. Also big fan of horror movies, like the original Tobe Hopper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Tod Browning's Freaks.BUT, my favorite movie of all time is a toss up, between Rear Window, Se7en, and King Kong.I'm also a softie for the romantic flicks, but not your mainstream fare. I like the screwy quirky ones. Among these are two of my faves... Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which epitomizes what a real relationship is, and Garden State, it's just so raw and pure. I love 'em.

Television:

I like some television. I like crime shows, and comedies. I don't really like "reality tv", but, I have to admit that some of them catch my interest.

Books:

I read alot. Mostly comic books. Trade paperbacks and graphic novels. I also read other stuff. I like Micheal Criton, Dean Koontz. I like reading Philip K. Dick, who wrote Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, which Bladerunner was based on. He also wrote Minority Report, Imposter, among a myriad of others. He's twisted wacky. I like re-reading books that i've read before knowing how unadventurous that sounds. Like Steven King's IT, possibly his best early work. Clockwork Orange is beautifully written. I like reading noir tales too. Raymond Chandler and Jim Thompson are really good writers. I'm into beautiful sweeping epics as well as poignant personal tales.

Heroes:

Wow, Heroes? If I had to chose two, they would be: Frank Miller. He is the creator behind the Sin City series. He started out in humble beginnings, just writing. Then he started writing and drawing Daredevil. At 24 he changed the character and made it a number one seller, something it hadn't been in years. Then he penciled and wrote The Dark Knight Returns. This wasn't simply a comic series, it was a piece of literature. Again, he reached critical acclaim. Then, a few years later he turned the comics world on it's ear again, with Sin City, a hard-boiled noir tale of nihlism and revenge with art that could leap of the page and shake you around. He has done what I hope to do, become a legend in my own time. My other hero, is my wife, Rachel. She has endured so much in her life, and has come out the other end with such a miraculous spitit and dertermination it is nothing short of inspiring. Everyday I know her helps me grow a little more. She is a mother of two, and a full time student, going into pre-med. She is a devoted daughter, sister, friend, community leader and humanitarian. Is it any surprise i'm in love with this girl!!

My Blog

Thinking and Updates

Hey, everybody.  I just wanted to write something, 1. because I really haven't written in a long time, and 2. boredom?, who knows? Anyway, things are okay right now.  Still working my job ni...
Posted by Scumo on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:50:00 PST

The most amazing things.....

So, I'm so proud of my two kids I could just bust.  My daughter, Alyvia, is so smart she's actually using a computer now.  And she's only two and a half!!  She can click and drag like ...
Posted by Scumo on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:18:00 PST

i'm an ass

So, let's just put it on the record.  I'm an ass, a boob, a jerk, and an insensitive toad. Got into a fight with my fiancee and there was yelling and hurt feelings.  I have a bad habit of tr...
Posted by Scumo on Sat, 13 May 2006 06:04:00 PST

my girl

How lucky am I?  I have the most beautiful, sweetest girl to love and to be loved by.  I mean it.  Not a day goes by that I don't realize what I've got, and what I've got to do to make ...
Posted by Scumo on Thu, 11 May 2006 03:13:00 PST

love and all that

I just realized I'm the luckiest guy in the world.  I have a loving family and so much love.  To give and to get. It's something so wonderful to see your kids grow up and become their own pe...
Posted by Scumo on Sun, 07 May 2006 12:37:00 PST

just hanging about

Just thought I'd post a blog, since I rarely get the chance.  Things are good on this Sunday morning.  It was sunny earlier, but, now it's kind of grey. Oops, it's sunny again.  ...
Posted by Scumo on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:56:00 PST

The sun is shining and I've never felt so good

It seems I never get enough time to write, but, today, I have found a few spare minutes to write down some thoughts.  Things in my life are good.  My girlfriend and I are reaching a new hei...
Posted by Scumo on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:33:00 PST

gettin it done

What can I say?  It's been a while since I've written anything.  I've been terribly busy.  I've been busting my hump to get a proposal package together with a writer friend of mine.&nbs...
Posted by Scumo on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:06:00 PST

nothing special

haven't typed out a blog in a very long while.  I really should do it more, but, who really, has the time.  Plus not having my own computer does make it a bit harder. Life is fun right now.&...
Posted by Scumo on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 09:00:00 PST

Chillin Sunday

Boy, it's been a really long while since I've written anything down on this thing.  Things are going quite well.  My two kids are doing wonderfully and we're getting ready to celebrate my da...
Posted by Scumo on Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:25:00 PST