Greeeeeeeen......

I've never seen so much green in my life, as I am seeing this spring, in Europe. The fields, the trees and lawns are all these incredible hues of green. Then, of course, there are all of those flowers! And, we're supposed to keep our minds on the comic? Are the gods crazed?!

We are still in the studio, although the lure of French beaches does call to us. Kristophe is holding us in-house for as long as he can, to keep us to our deadline, although methinks there are some things in life we are supposed to adhere to and others should be more flexible - such as schedules. Can't convince Kristie of this, yet. He'll learn.

We have implemented the new Guestbook on our site and we hope everyone will stop by to see the new work that was put up, this month. DDM has promised he will post some things this week, as well.

We hope you all are having fun, and playing safe!


KJ

Spring Fever!!

We have finally found Spring and may it do so, eternally. It is nice to see the flowers bloom, and blue skies without rain approaching. Ah, the green of grasses growing. Boys will out and about in shorts and tees soon, which will add to the beauty of the countryside, of course, and a journey to the sea is in short order, for the cleansing of artistic souls. And, to admire some shorts and tees, of course.

KJ has finished two books and is trying to clean up his punctuation. He hopes to print a few before the summer is over. Something to read at the beach, he thinks.

DDM is stretching his psyche to embrace structure, in the parameters of the comic, and his artistic side is rebelling. The cats are not in danger ............ yet.

Kristophe is percolating and we seem to be on target, although one is never sure until the last minute if a work schedule will be kept (I truly love the way the Brits say, 'shedule.'). At the moment, it seems more important to take in some respite from the workday and motor down to Mont St. Michel, or something fun like that. The summer chariot has just been taken out of mothballs and is desirous of some attention, and a road trip might be fun, after all. We shall see.

In the meantime, have a look around our pages as new images will be coming up, although we are keeping the real goodies for publication, this summer. We must have some surprises, non?

Best to all,

KJ & DDM

March silliness....

Just a heads up for folks, that if you do not see photos on this page, or the bold highlights are not bold, or your message disappeared, it is not you, nor us. It is the inevitable incompetence of the Googlers, in putting out a product change that is so FUBAR that it will take them eons to sort it out. Such an intelligent little quorum, they are. Ah, but that is the new business model of the 21st century - a certain level of greed and incompetence is to be expected. After all, they have new toys to show us, and whether or not they work is irrelevant, and highly irreverent, in our opinion.

Enough ranting, and now to the fun stuff. We've been hard at work, though not accomplishing much, and exploring opportunities as they arise. We found a new site, ComicSpace where the pros in the business of making comics have decided to hang out. The people we have met would blow any aspiring comic-creator's mind, and ours were sufficiently discombobulated, after we toured their galleries. We've posted some of our work at Kristophe at CS with a couple of new images, as well. Yep, we're testing everyone to see if y'all actually do read our blog.

Kristophe is doing well, and we still think we are on target for the summer of 2007 for its release. We are looking for a good printer in Europe, if anyone knows of one who will do limited runs, or POD.

KJ has finished more of his other writing and will hopefully have a book or two out this summer, or fall, as well. The editing seems to be causing him to pull out his hair, so the cats avoid him at all costs. Thankfully, he has two other books he is still working on in which to immerse himself and stabilize his sanity.

DDM is still gnawing on his pencils and trying to get the words puce and persimmon out of his vocabulary - along with vermilion - at least for the moment. He has been buried with concerns about colouring, lately, as well as where he wants to holiday, this summer. Budding flowers in the garden can make one think of things such as this. The studio actually had only forty minutes of snow, this winter. And the powers-that-be (of the earthly variety) poo-pooed Al Gore's warning about global warming. Idiots. If they only knew...

All in all, we're coping and working and we hope everyone else is having fun, too.

KJ & DDM

February update...

More new images coming, as we continue the grueling process of producing this first publication. It is a learning process, and by the time we get to the printer we should be brain dead, although some would suggest this level of intellect is one to which we have already arrived.

Kristophe is changing, as well, and many will have noticed our new 'Warning' page, which was suggested to us, by many of the pros who have the experience we lack. It should be clear enough to everyone, now, what is awaiting them, inside the website. For those who do not understand, we suggest hitting the 'No Way' key and go do some research on Google, or otherwise engage their time away from Kristophe and the boys. We don't want anyone going blind, after all.

Cheers to everyone,

KJ & DDM

Nose to the...

Life at the Academy has been moving right along and we are making progress on the first issue of "The Boys of St. Precocious Academy" which will be entitled "Hit the Brakes."

We have also updated pages on Kristophe, added text where none had existed before and otherwise tampered with the goods to a degree that should provide folks with some new sights, though still no sounds. DDM added a great tune to the site, but we felt it might take a bit for some to load and all, so we took it off.

You will also find new links to some great websites on our LINKS page. We hope everyone will take a minute or two, after viewing our little treasures, and visit the other artists, as well. Many will recognize the work of Patrick Fillion, Ian Hanks, Joe Phillips, and the work of JC Etheredge and the iconic Josman, among others. All great artists, and a rather nice group of people, in our humble estimation.

There are also new images posted in our galleries, and more coming shortly, if we can keep the cats from sleeping on the keyboards.

Thank you all for your continuing support and emails, and best wishes to everyone.

KJ & DDM

New Goals & Adventures for 2007

Well, we managed to survive the holidays, and hope that everyone else did, as well. We are continually working on (Kristophe) and it will be an ongoing metamophosis, as all sites inevitably are. New categories have been added, and new images, though we are a bit behind on some of the text. We will also be adding a 'Busted Synapses' section for stories and musings, to expose some of the writing currently in KJ's head. It is best that this valve be released, periodically, and one of his books will be ready for publication, this spring.

We hope everyone will continue to have fun with the images we share, and, as always, we welcome the support and comments about our work. We do appreciate the feedback, and the courteous manner in which everyone has conveyed their thoughts. Merci.

DDM

The New Year

The end of one event or period is always followed by the beginning of another. 2006 brought many hardships for some, and growing wealth for others. It is not our desire to see anyone experience the former, though it is our desire for all to see growth in the latter. May the new year of 2007 bring improvements in all our lives. Good health and high spirits for all, and a Happy and Prosperous New Year, from Kristophe and the boys from St. Precocious Academy!

KJ & DDM

Happy Holidays, and other news...

We finally got the text up for the images, and our Christmas card should be up this weekend, as well as a few more images of our subjects, backgrounds, etc. Building our website (Kristophe) has been great fun, and though a bit of a challenge, too, well worth the effort. We would like to thank everyone for their incredible support and kind words, and we hope you all will continue to visit us and watch our progress. And to our visitors and friends we wish you a Happy and Safe Holiday season!

Another craft is launched, without breaking champagne over the bow....

Well, DDM and I have decided to try this blog thingamaroo, on our website. We got the idea from JCEtheredge's website (Go there, lots of fun! ANTI-HEROES!). We agree with his sentiments, that it is a fun part of creating to get feedback and comments from supporters. We hope that all who will come by to visit KRISTOPHE and chat will do so with grace and humour, and to those who possess neither of these attributes you have our condolences, and we ask that you save your comments for family gatherings and the like.