Daily Archives: January 12, 2009

Metapost: It’s *champing* at the bit.

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I was reading an article on ESPN.com lately, and I came across this phrase:

Fans in Calgary can’t really be chomping at the bit to see the New York Islanders, can they?

To which my mind immediately said, “No, no, no, it’s champing at the bit, you ignoramus hockey reporter!” And immediately I was ashamed.

Yes, “champing at the bit” is the actual correct usage, since “champ,” as a verb, means “to bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.” And why do I know this? Because Brad Guigar (Evil Inc.) casually mentioned this little fact on a Webcomic Weekly episode. And now this little detail will bother me to no end, driving me crazy, bit by bit, like Chinese water torture.

Curse you, Guigar! You are truly EVIL INCORPORATED!

(Also, now I can’t hear “champing at the bit” without also hearing it done in Dave Kellett’s (Sheldon Comics) mock-Midwestern accent.)

Webcomic Team-Up of the Gods

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So… Keepspot just issued a press release (gleaned here via Comixtalk) that Bobby Crosby and Sarah Ellerton are teaming up on a new project called Dreamless.

Apple Valley, CA, January 11, 2009 – Illustrator Sarah Ellerton (Inverloch, The Phoenix Requiem) has teamed with writer Bobby Crosby (Marry Me, +EV, Last Blood) to launch Dreamless (dreamlessmovie.com), a new weekly comic on the Keenspot webcomics network. The high-concept plot has yet to be revealed, but it has been described as “a fantastical romantic tragedy like you have never seen before.”

Said Crosby, “When I put out a call for artists, I was pleasantly surprised to hear from [Ellerton]. This seemed like the perfect project for Sarah and I want to thank her for the incredible job she’s doing.”

“I’m really excited about this collaboration with Bobby Crosby for Dreamless,” said Ellerton. “I’ve never worked with a writer before, so it will certainly be a new and hopefully enjoyable learning experience for me. Illustrating for this project will push me creatively and issue me with artistic challenges that I may not have had the courage to do in my own projects. Bobby has written entertaining and unique stories in the past, and I’m confident Dreamless will be no different.”

Now this site hasn’t been kind to Bobby (Marry Me reviewed here, Last Blood reviewed here), but I’m always in awe how the guy manages to attract decent artists (Remy Mokhtar and Owen Gieni, respectively). And now, Sarah Ellerton of Phoenix Requiem (reveiwed here on Comixtalk)? A 2008 WCCA Finalist for Outstanding Artist?

Interesting.