Timony Twins UPDATE

First of all, San Diego Comiccon was a blast! It was great meeting everyone who took the time to stop by while we were signing and sketching. Thanks for coming out!

Second, you may not have heard this yet, but we Timony twins have been nominated for THREE harvey awards!

The Night Owls have been nominated for "Best New Series" and "Best Online Work" and I've been personally nominated for "Best New Talent". (I know. I'm just as surprised as you are.)

The Award ceremony will be held this October at Baltimore Comiccon, so Naturally, we'll be there.

Details about where we'll be specifically are still being ironed out, but I can tell you that we'll not only be hanging with our pals at Zuda, but you can also find us with the good folks in the "Kids Love Comics" area!

Kids Love Comics is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and growth of children's comic books in North America, and that's a goal I can really get behind!

I'll be sure to update you all with more info as I get it, but I think its safe to say, I'm really looking forward to October!

The final bit of info I have is probably the most exciting bit of all. The print edition of the Night Owls has a release date! Look for it in stores March 9th, or you can pre-order it right now at Amazon.com for $10!

As the date gets closer, we'll be planning some events to promote and celebrate including parties, signings, interviews, and whatever else we can think of! In the meantime, why not support your Timony pals and order a book?

It's our first professionally printed book ever and we obviously want it to do really well. We're very proud of it. I happen to know of at least one person who's gonna buy at least ten copies just for herself! (Thanks, Mom!)

UPDATE!

A friend of mine pointed out to me that it was inconsiderate of me to point you to Amazon when so many of your local comic stores would very much appreciate your business. So, in order to better serve your community, go to your store and request that they carry the Night Owls! My Pal Lionel Ruland of Bad Moo comics and games would love to order a copy for you!

SAN DIEGO SCHEDULE

We got our signing schedule for the San Diego Comic Con!

You can find us at the DC Booth from Thurs-Sat at 11:30 -12:30 alongside Michael Walton, creator of DUAL for Zuda, and again from 3:00-4:00 alongside Jeremy Love of BAYOU fame.

On Sunday, we'll be there 10:30-11:30 all by ourselves.

We will also most likely to be attending Zuda's panel at 3:00 on Sunday. Here are the details: SUNDAY
@3:00 PM – Making Webcomics (Room 4): Join Ron Perazza (ZUDA COMICS), Kwanza Johnson (ZUDA COMICS), Kevin Colden (Fishtown, I RULE THE NIGHT), Cameron Stewart (Sin Titulo, SEAGUY, OTHERSIDE), Molly Crabapple (Backstage, Dr. Sketchys Anti-Art School ) and others for an inclusive, round table discussion about the advantages, challenges, questions, solutions, costs and benefits of making webcomics for fun and profit. Topics include working with a publisher, self-publishing, promoting yourself, best practices, style and moving from web to print (or vice-versa)!

For full info on all of the SDCC plans for Zuda in general, check out this link: ZUDA PLANS

See you in San Diego!

Peter

P.S. Michael Walton is the guy who drew this for us:

Ten Things you didn't know about Mindy Markus

The Friends of Lulu has a short piece up called "Ten Things you didn't know about Mindy Markus".

Most of the people who read this blog already know a couple things on this list, but some of them are pretty obscure, and some have never been mentioned on-panel! I'm pretty sure even Peter didn't know all of these!

So, who are the Friends of Lulu? According to their FAQ:

Friends of Lulu is a national organization whose main purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry. Among the goals of the organization are:

1. To increase female readership of comics

2. To promote the work of women in comics

3. To offer networking opportunities and general support to women in comics

4. To facilitate communication among women and men who share the organization’s purpose

So, there you go. That's a mission statement I can get behind! I just realized that Twin Comics has no mission statement OR a FAQ page... Oh well. Thank you Friends of Lulu!

TWIN COMICS, 5 Days a Week!

With the inclusion of the SIR ROLAND comic strips on Geekerdome, You can now get a new Timony Twin Comic every day of the week! The comic schedule looks like this...

MON: SIR ROLAND

TUE: NIGHT OWLS

WED: MINION MAZE

THURS: NIGHT OWLS

FRI: SIR ROLAND


Enjoy the comics and tell your friends! As always, feedback is greatly appreciated.

Peter

SIR ROLAND on GEEKERDOME

Hey everybody,

Sir Roland comic strips are now appearing on Geekerdome once a week!

Geekerdome is your one stop for Geek Content on the internet. It features acclaimed podcasts, webcomics and everything else you need to stay intune with Geek Culture and be entertained at the same time.

Besides Sir Roland, Geekerdome is your place to find Big Kev's Geek Stuff, the Flic(K) Podcast, the Hippojuice Podcast, Jamie Hatton's IN HIS LIKENESS, Toy Break and MORE.

Sir Roland is written by Peter Timony and drawn by Bobby Timony

NIGHT OWLS HARVEY AWARD NOMINATIONS

The Harvey Award Nominations are in, and NIGHT OWLS was nominated for BEST NEW SERIES and BEST ONLINE COMIC WORK, not to mention a nomination for Bobby for BEST NEW TALENT!

And congratulations to the other nominees, especially our fellow Zuda creators, David Gallaher, Steve Ellis and Scott O. Brown for HIGH MOON, Johnny Zito, Tony Trov, Sacha Borisich, John Dallaire, and Jaco for BLACK CHERRY BOMBSHELLS and of course Sheldon Vella for SUPERTRON!

Congrats, guys!

Peter

Girls With Slingshots Guest Comic!

My friend, Danielle Corsetto, has a webcomic going called "Girls With Slingshots" and its one of the best ones going. Its consistently charming and funny and the art style is graceful and confident.

So when I heard that she was pressed for time this week, I offered to do a guest comic for her.

The comic, written by Peter and drawn by me, is up now so I invite you to have a look.

Also, remember this?

This is a picture of Dannikka the Elf from our new comic "Minion Maze" that I penciled and Danielle inked & colored.

It looks like Danielle isn't done helping out Minion Maze. She linked to the comic on her site, and we've already got a HUGE traffic spike from her large and loyal fanbase coming over to check it out!

Thank you, Danielle, and thank you to all the new people who took the time to follow the link! I hope you stick around!

Nightcrawler on Ebay for the CBLDF

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund currently has a sketch that I drew of the X-Men's Nightcrawler up for auction at Ebay.

Why not go place a bid and help out the cause? Here's the Link.

Minion Maze is LIVE!

Here it is, the moment you've all been waiting for...

Minion Maze is live with 5 pages and updating every wednesday!

What secrets lie within the Minion Maze? What treasures for those souls brave enough to enter? What dangers will be faced? And will there be snacks?

Join grubby goblins, noble knights, dastardly dragons, slimy slugs, elegant elves, allegiant angels, and more, as they quest for money, power, fame, love, and maybe even redemption.

Do YOU dare enter the MINION MAZE?

New Webcomic launching tomorrow!

Tomorrow I will unleash a new serialized graphic novel on the web! It will be drawn by me, (Bobby Timony) and co-written by me, Peter Timony, and our friend and frequent collaborator Chant Macleod!

Five pages will be up at launch with a new one every week on wednesdays. If you'll be in NYC this weekend, why not stop by the MoCCA fest and say hi! We'll be at table #332. I'll give you a free peek at the first 8 pages if you ask nicely!

So, what's this new comic about, you ask? Well, here's a little preview for you...

Straightening out those crooked scans

Here's a quick and easy photoshop tip for you that will save you an endless amount of headaches if you don't already know about it.

How to straighten out crooked scans.

Tired of meticulously aligning your page on the scanner only to have it look infuriatingly crooked when you scan it?!?

Fuggeddaboudit. Here's how to fix it easy in photoshop.

1. Under your eyedropper tool is a ruler tool. Select that.

2. Find a level line on your scan. In comics, this is usually a border edge.

3. Click on one end of the border and drag the cursor across the page. As you move the curser you should see a line forming behind it. Let go of it on the other end of the border that you want straightened out. This should lock the line in position along your crooked border.

4. Go to Image>Rotate Canvas>Arbitrary. A value and direction will already be decided based on your ruler line. Click OK.

TA DA! Your image is nice and straight! Crop it to the proper size and you're done. You can thank me later by buying me a beer.

It's ALIVE! Kindle Edition

It's Alive! is now available on Amazon's Kindle! Only 80¢!

From the description:

That crazy Mad Scientist is at it again, letting loose his creations to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting city. Only his faithfully deformed assistant can stop the insanity! This 24 page comic was written and drawn by Bobby Timony, artist on the popular webcomic "The Night Owls".

Basil the Bunny, Kindle Edition

Amazon has another Timony comic up for the Kindle. This time it's The Ballad of Basil the Bunny.

This is a 24 hour comic by me, Bobby Timony, and its done all in rhyme. This one is a bargain at only 80¢!

Here's the description:

Basil the Bunny was a simple farmer, until a scheming plot forced him to set out to defend his warren from a hungry wolf. This rhyming 24 page comic was written and drawn by Bobby Timony, artist on the popular webcomic "The Night Owls" in under 24 hours as part of the 24 hour comics challenge.

Sir Roland on the Kindle! UPDATED!

Today we offered our first ever kindle comic book!

Here's the description I included with the comic.

Sir Roland may just be an empty suit of armor, but if you ask him, he'll tell you he's the greatest knight in the realm!

Sir Roland was made to embody all the virtues of a knight, like honor and bravery! Sadly, intelligence does not make the list.

Follow Sir Roland and his friend, the Smart Ogre, as they achieve fabulous success through a series of hilarious failures!

This book is a compilation of over one hundred pages of comic strips and 24 hour comics by Peter Timony, author of the popular webcomic "the Night Owls".

If you have a moment, why not give it a review on Amazon?

What, no Kindle? That's okay. You can still read the adventures of Sir Roland for free at Twincomics.com.

Since writing this post, the Kindle App for the iPhone has updated and improved! It can now zoom and pan, as well as orient itself for portrait of landscape viewing! Perfect for comics!

Announcing Night Owls Season 3 and Commentary Track

WUXTRY! WUXTRY!

The Night Owls have been renewed for a third season on Zudacomics.com!

Bobby and Peter Timony's fan favorite webcomic, "The Night Owls" recently wrapped up completion of it's second season. Those anxious for more can breathe easy knowing that another 60 screens are heading their way, every Tuesday and Thursday at http://zudacomics.com/the_night_owls.

To celebrate the completion of their second season, the Timony Twins are offering a free PDF commentary track on their website. Fans can download it and read along as they go through the archives. It comes loaded with insights, asides and some historical facts about the era.

Download the commentary here!

Set in 1920's New York City, the Night Owls follows a trio of detectives that solve supernatural crimes. The brilliant Professor Ernest Baxter leads the group, whose members also include the scrappy flapper, Mindy Markus, and a hot dog loving gargoyle named Roscoe.

Created in the style of an old Sunday Newspaper serial, the strip deals with the sometimes macabre subject matter in a humorous and lighthearted way.

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The Night Owls is © Peter Timony and Robert Timony. Zuda Comics and the Zuda logo are trademarks of DC Comics. TM and © DC Comics. All rights reserved.

The event at Wild Pigs was a ton of awesome fun. It was great hanging out with everyone and drawing all night.

I believe Peter Timony and Pete Stathis, who draws the excellent comic, Evenfall, were the only two to complete a 24 hour comic. I didn't even try. Instead, I used the time to work on the Night Owls, finishing the art for five comic strips and penciling a sixth one, which, as it turns out, is the final episode of season two!

I also found a little time to work on a top secret NEW webcomic idea that we've been kicking around for a while now.

I've got a picture here to share with you, too.

This is a little collaborative effort by me and the amazingly talented Danielle Corsetto of "Girls with Slingshots". I pencilled it and she inked and colored it. Honestly, Danielle made it look so good, I wish she could work on everything I drew!

Enjoy!

A 24 Hour Comics event!

This weekend from noon Saturday to noon on Sunday we'll be helping our freinds at Wild Pig Comics II promote their annual 50% off sale by staying up ALL NIGHT and making comics! If you're anywhere near Kenilworth NJ this weekend, stop on in, no matter how late it is!

We wont be the only ones there, either! Joining us in this marathon event will be Erica Hesse of The Key, James Hatton of In His Likeness, David Gallaher and Steve Ellis of High Moon, Bill Ellis (no relation to Steve Ellis), Pete Stathis of Evenfall, and Danielle Corsetto of Girls with Slingshots!

As much as I love the 24 Hour Comics Challenge, this time I'll be using the time to get ahead on deadlines. Peter, however, will take up the gauntlet and write and draw 24 pages in 24 hours or less!

Agent Fat Kid!

There's a new cartoon on the YouTube called "Agent Fat Kid". It was written by my brother Peter (You may know him from the Night Owls) and animated by the good people over at "The Untitled Project". (You may also know them from "The Night Owls".)

Agent Fat Kid is the story of one portly juvenile who stands up for justice with his amazing gastronomical powers of regurgitation!

Just for fun, here's some original design sketches for Agent Fat Kid by me.

Con stuff! NYComicCon and Webcomics Weekend!

Here's a convention themed update for you.

First off, back in February we attended New York Comic Con and were interviewed by Comic Book Club Live's own Peter LePage.

The video is up on Newsarama, so if you have a second, why not check it out?

Secondly, I attended the New England Webcomics Weekend and had a few thoughts to share about it. You can read my musings as a guest contributer to ComicBook Resources "Robot 6" column here.

Google Jumbumblebutt.

That guy up there? That's Jumbumblebutt Markus, who is currently appearing in The Night Owls.

As my pal Dave pointed out, if you Google Jumbumblebutt, the only links you'll find are references to him! What are the implications?!?

That means we created an entirely new search term for Google that's never been used before!

Jumbumblebutt used to go by the name of Rumpelstilskin, but had it legally changed, because everyone already knew his name, and he likes to be anonymous.

If his goal was to pick an unguessable name, than he picked a good one, seeing as Google can't find any other instance of it in any language. It can, however, find 584,000 results for the name "Rumpelstilskin".

Good job, Jumbumblebutt!