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Tal

What did the 5 fingers say to the face?

About Me

I draw and write for a living, live in LA, and am completely addicted to film. So much so that I'm always referencing some movie or whatnot in any conversation I have (or at least this is what I'm told). I don't know. I'm half black, half Korean, half Gemini, half Cancer. Born on a cusp an hour and 19 minutes into Cancer just a bit past Gemini. And now to sum me up in one long disconjointed (updated) rant:
I'm the Itallian food, sushi, Dallas Cowboys, football watching, mp3 addicted, iPod, Korn, NIN, movie scores, Texas Hold'em, Marisa Tomei (!), Scarlett Johannson (!!), fast driving, cookies and cream, rollercoasters, live music, house parties, drunken comedy, laughing, always joking, clean socks, boxer briefs, never finished a novel, DVD, dogs, cats, whatever, change, rainy days, thunder/lightning, silver, admirer of all things beautiful, level headed, blue, James Cameron, Chandler, Nip/Tuck, midori sour, bike riding cinephile type who..... (catches breath)
...dislikes Mexican food, fast food, the Patriots, baseball watching, bad mp3s, CDs, repetitve hip-hop, country, Katie Holmes, Halle Berry, slow drivers, orange sherbert, spining tea cup rides, needless drama, yelling, seriousness, wearing the same socks twice, briefs, tabloids, gossip, bootlegs, fish (eating it), ABNORMALLY huge insects, traditions, hot days, fog, gold, despiser of all things plain, arrogance, red, Joel Shumacher, Marisa, Smallville, whiskey, malt liquors, power walking, and reality TV......and I can't swim (I'm from Tennessee, swimming wasn't a necessity for survival.
http://www.talentest.com
If you are interested in buying artwork - please just send me an personal message of which page you are serious about.
Thanks.

My Interests

I just love to be entertained. Music, movies, parties, people, whatever makes me laugh and smile is what I usually gravitate toward.

I'd like to meet:

Everybody, anybody, everyone, anyone, somebody, someone, nobody, whatever.

Music:

All across the board, but mostly:
KORN,
Nails,
Black Light Burns,
Angels and Airwaves
Ill Nino,
CHEVELLE (!!!!),
Fort Minor,
Kanye,
Muse,
My Chemical Romance (!)
System,
Fiona (love that voice),
Manson,
Blink,
Linkin Park,
Boxcar Racer
Massive Attack,
Rage,
Rob Dougan,
Slipknot,
Nelly Furtado,
Staind,
Puscifer,
Disturbed
old Outkast,
some Eminem,
good Weezer,
James Horner and Hans Zimmer movie scores, and blah blah blah....

Movies:

I love movies. LOVE them. But since I'm still young many of my faves don't date back that far:
TRUE ROMANCE (favorite movie ever),
MY COUSIN VINNY (favorite comedy ever),
DIE HARD (favorite action movie ever)
8MILE,
GOOD WILL HUNTING (great dialogue),
DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004),
THE CROW,
ETERNAL SUNSHINE,
TOMBSTONE (most qoutable movie ever),
THE ROCK,
CHINATOWN,
BAD SANTA (kills me),
MEMENTO (genius),
THE SIXTH SENSE,
the BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy,
THE GOONIES,
THE SANDLOT,
JERRY MAGUIRE,
SIN CITY,
RESEVIOR DOGS,
KILL BILL,
THE INCREDIBLES,
THE WARRIORS,
SOUTH PARK THE MOVIE,
THE LAST DRAGON (Bruce Leroy!)
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION (!!)
OUT OF SIGHT (!!!)
FIGHT CLUB (!!!!),
SEVEN,
X2,
PANIC ROOM,
THE DEPARTED,
THE PRESTIGE
THE LOST BOYS,
AMERICAN BEAUTY,
BRAVEHEART (perfect),
BATMAN BEGINS,
HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE,
THE MATRIX,
WEDDING CRASHERS,
AIRPLANE,
NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE,
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.
GROUNDHOG DAY,
STAND BY ME,
THE BOURNE TRILOGY,
JAWS,
Also, I'm a HUGE James Cameron fan so I have no bones about saying that TITANIC is also one of my favorites films. That, along with his ALIENS, T2, and TRUE LIES.
And I also have a weak affinity for bad horror movies. The dumber the better. Don't know why, but movies like HOUSE OF THE DEAD, FINAL DESTINATION 2, and LEPRECAUN IN THE HOOD are some of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

Television:

I don't normally get to watch too much TV (which is a good thing), but the TV I do watch I watch religiously:
24
(love it despite numerous plot holes)
LOST
(getting really annoyed, but I've already invested this much)
HEROES
actually makes me hate Lost it's so good and exciting
THE SOPRANOS
need I even comment on how great this show is
FRIENDS
(own damn near entire series. Only show I can watch over and over and laugh at the same jokes as if I had never seen it before)
NIP/TUCK
(but I only catch the DVDs so I'm a season behind)
ENTOURAGE
(fell in love instantly; great show)
BUFFY and ANGEL
fun and engaging. Love Xander and Anya; hated their break-up
I LOVE and miss FUTURAMA
enjoy FAMILY GUY sometimes.

Books:

Yeah they're good too. Oh, and anything by Brian. K Vaughan.If you are serious about purchasing any of my artwork please send me a message of which book and page you are interested in.
Thank You
- TAL

Heroes:

Earl Hicky, Al Bundy, and Bad Santa.

My Blog

COUNTDOWN #31 cover!!!

This is my homage to one of my all time favorite covers by my all time favorite artist. X-men #5 cover by Jim Lee. The one of Wolvie vs. Omega Red. Ever since I got into comics I've been looking fo...
Posted by Tal on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:41:00 PST

MY WEBSITE IS UP!!

Finally. Go and check out what's going on. Hope you can see the work and care that has gone into building it.talentest.comOkay we've got a few bugs to figure out, but we're getting there....
Posted by Tal on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:58:00 PST

COVER ART - New Mini-series cover art!

Kiani #1 for Aspen comics.I'll post the colors when I get the approval!Fathom: KianiHappy Holidays!...
Posted by Tal on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:24:00 PST

D'oh Canada!!

I want to apologize to everyone (including myself) that was looking forward to me going to the Toronto comic book Expo this weekend, but I won't make it. For the first time in my life I had missed my...
Posted by Tal on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:36:00 PST

I LOST MY DAMN CELL PHONE!!!

As of the 24th of January, I officially know no one's number.  I would be fucked stuck out in the middle of nowhere without my phone and only a quarter, a payphone, and one phone call.  I ha...
Posted by Tal on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:14:00 PST

HOSTEL review.

Eli Roth. Cabin Fever. WTF!? "Pancakes, pancakes." what?!?! If you don't recognize that line then thank God you've never suffered through Cabin Fever. Weird thing though. For some damn reason, c...
Posted by Tal on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:30:00 PST

Drop and say HI!

Just thought that I would try this out. Peer pressure got to me. Say Hi or something!
Posted by Tal on Mon, 26 Sep 2005 04:40:00 PST