tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32270967865900648222024-03-13T12:24:45.445-07:00Sanctum SanctorumSam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-54640805227519362402011-07-22T04:20:00.000-07:002011-07-22T04:20:27.545-07:00My top ten emotional comic book stories<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Modern comics are often known for being action packed and sometimes humorous but just like any other form of literature comics can also be emotional. I thought I’d share with you my top ten emotional stories that I’ve read. This is a purely subjective list and your results may vary.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>10. Green Arrow/Black Canary #4</b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) has always had a strange relationship with his son, Connor Hawke in most cases they have been shown as partners rather than father and son. Green Arrow/Black Canary #4 opens with Connor Hawke having been shot in the previous issue having been shot while escaping Themyscira. Bleeding out Team Arrow (Oliver, Black Canary and Speedy) try everything from trying to contact Bruce Wayne (Batman), returning to Themyscira before Oliver stands and yells “CLARK!!!” at the top of his lungs in a vain attempt to contact Clark Kent (Superman). Superman picks up Connor and flies him to the hospital.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">In the hospital Oliver is loses it blaming Green Lantern, Superman and others demanding to go into the hospital room. Black Canary helps calm Oliver by reminding him that he is not sterile and would cause more harm than good.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Hours pass with Oliver thinking over his time as a father and coming to the realisation that he has never been a father to him. News comes in of Connor’s condition- the operation was a success physically but Connor will be brain dead.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Oliver barges into the operating room where Connor lies on the operating table saying “I’m here, Connor”</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">“Daddy’s right here.”</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Its the Daddy’s right here line that gets me every time...</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>9. JSA: Secret Files and Origins <i>(Death of Wesley Dodds)</i></b></span><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Wesley Dodds stands at the top of Mount Kailash contemplating his life but most importantly his death. He plans to return to his late wife, well really companion as they never married, who died last year.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">He meets his old friend, Speed Saunders, and the Grey Man an immortal who gathers the dream essence in the DCU. Moving past their conversation they leave Wesley by himself to then be attacked by Mordru the sorcerer. He shoots him with his gas gun and then throws himself off the mountain.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">“I’m coming for you Dian. My one and true companion. My Love”</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>8. Asterios Polyp <i>(The Argument)</i></b></span><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Over a period of time Asterios and his wife Daisy have been drifting apart. Daisy finding her path as an artistic director for a theatre group and Asterios well being Asterios (Okay I just like typing the word Asterios). This evenings fight is about her returning to work at the theatre.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This is shown through Mazzuchelli’s art in them no longer living in the same plane of existence. Daisy becoming more sketch like and Asterios becoming angular.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Polyp contemplates what he wants to say and instinctively choses the most hurtful responses.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Daisy explains that Asterios “hears words but doesn’t know how to listen” (great line). She explains that that once in a while a person want recognition. Something she has been receiving in her work but never from Asterios.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Daisy asks her cat:</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">“Why do you always let him talk to me like that?”</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">HE we can now see that their relationship will never be the same again.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>7. Preacher #66 <i>(Tulip, Jesse the note and the tear)</i></b></span><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">In the previous issue Jesse Custer was shot by a sniper- releasing the voice the offspring of an Angel and a devil into the world. Issue 66 starts with a letter from Jesse to Tulip- the love of his life. In this letter he outlines what has come before, why he had to do what he did and what is coming around the corner. Most importantly he outlines his greatest regret- that he will never see Tulip again and that he loves her.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Tensions are strained because Jesse has been resurrected but more that Tulip feels her trust has been betrayed. Jesse stays behind believing he doesn’t deserve her anymore. Jesse contemplates going after her and steals a horse to follow her. </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Jesse:</b> Hey</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Tulip: </b>You came after me</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Jesse: </b>I had to. People like you and me don’t find each other too often in this damn world”</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Tulip and Jesse have a meaningful conversation about logic and sense. </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Jesse:</b> We can make our lives the way we want them or we ain’t nothing. Now take my hand an’ I swear I’ll love you ‘til the goddamn stars go out.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Jesse then stars crying...something he hasn’t done before now.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Its the line: I’ll love you ‘til the goddamn stars go out....every time</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>6. Action Comics #583 <i>(The Death of Krypto)</i></b></span><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This is part of the “Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow” story. The villain Kryptoniteman is attacking the Fortress of Solitude. He strides down the hallway berating Superman for a fight but he is faced by the dog of steel: Krypto.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Krypto violently attacks Kryptoniteman administering the killing bite before succumbing to kryptonite poisoning.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The realisation that he is dying he lets out a “death howl” knowing his master will hear him...but Superman can do nothing.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>5. Acme Novelty Library: Lint</b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Jordan Lint is not a nice man. He has lived his life selfishly and full of failure. His family has nothing to do with him after he sues his son after he writes a book about their relationship. </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">His other ex-wife won’t let him see his son because of what he read in the book. Jordan is fast realising that he will live his last days alone.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Knowing this he goes to visit the grave of his mother, who died when he was very young, and he starts coughing... up blood.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">He starts to think over his life and his accomplishments running toward the finish line where he feels the almost orgasmic joy of death...then lets himself go.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>4. The Losers #31-32 (The Death of Cougar)</b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The Losers are in disarray. The team has splintered and the mission is going haywire. Max ‘s crew firing on the Losers. Cougar and Jensen running for cover finding refuge after sliding down an elevator shaft. Heading to the pipe room and their exit Cougar is fired upon. Critical hits to Cougar AND a nuclear bomb.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Jensen wants Cougar to go through the pip and to freedom first, but Cougar knows he’s dead and if he dies he’ll block their only escape.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Cougar says that he’ll cover Jensen’s exit. Cougar felling the ghost of the dead children who died in the mission that made them the losers knows he just wants it all to end. </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Jensen and Cougar hug. He has clips but there is one thing he needs his hat. Cougar puts on his hat as Jensen leaves him to die.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">“Rock”</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>3. Y The Last Man #58 <i>(The Death of 355)</i></b></span><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Yorrick has been searching for his fiancé only to find that the relationship isn’t the same and that they can not return to the way they were before. At the same time 355 is becoming more at ease with her life away from Yorrick and allowing herself to be a woman. This is the time that Yorrick and 355 find each other in a hotel room, 355 shown in a dress for the first time in this series.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Here they profess their love but that Yorrick does not want to sleep with her (well maybe eventually). They both realise that the time that they have spent together have made them the perfect couple.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">As their new relationship status 355 decides to tell Yorrick her real name (which we never hear). A faint crack is heard off panel as we close up on 355 a red circle forming on her head trickling down her face. She falls down dead.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">And I only just noticed that the final page of Yorrick huddled over 355 makes the letter y.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Damn you Brian K Vaughn....</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>2. Daytripper #10 <i>(76)</i></b></span><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Its super hard to find one moment in Daytripper that is more emotional. Every time I read it I find something new my favourite issue still remains the final issue “76”.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Bras has cancer. His doctors want to run more tests or perform operations but Bras really wants nothing to do with it. He has lived a long life but now its time to make his peace and get ready to die.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">He returns home to his wife and tells her his decision- that he is ready to die. Its a beautiful scene where instead of the cliched crying over why he has stopped fighting its more about them professing their love for each other.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Bras and his son Miguel have a deep conversation about sons and fathers, about writing and smoking. At the end of this conversation Bras’ son gives him a letter from Bras’ father to him. This is a letter that Bras has always wanted to hear from his father- once again about the nature of being a father and about life as a whole.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">That night Bras goes to the beach and lights 3 candles throws 3 roses into the sea and watches the horizon.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>1. Starman #72 (The Death of Ted Knight)</b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Current Starman, Jack Knight, and his father the golden age Starman Ted have a strange relationship. At the beginning of the series they loved each other but were far from close. As the series went on and Jack became more at ease with his role in Opal City as Starman his relationship with his father became more about respect for each other as well as the love of a family member.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This bring us to Starman #72. This issue, the finale of the Grand Guignol storyline. Atop the Central POst Office building The Mist then does his best Bond villain impersonation by explaining how Neron, The Mephisto of the DC Universe, offered to cure his dementia in exchange for his soul.The newly restored Mist is about to destroy Opal City with an atomic bomb. This bomb is activated by any change in his vital statistics. If his heart flatlines then the bomb explodes....and he’s just taken some poison.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> To twist the knife in Jack Knights heart The Mist introduces him to Jacks son Ted and explains that Jack Knight will never get to hold his son.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It seems that nothing will stop The Mist from Triumphing, then from behind him rises Ted Knight wearing a massive version of the cosmic rod. The new cosmic rod lack portability but it does have the power to raise his whole building into the sky.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Ted Knights final act as Starman will be to save his beloved Opal city one more time. Ted meets his grandson before leaving Jack and his companions for the last time.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The building is lifted out of the Earths atmosphere and the two old enemies stand in a protective bubble and say their goodbyes. The bomb then explodes in an explosion seen from space.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Jack: </b>It all happened so quickly. I never got the chance to say I love you.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Now this issue came out at a sad time for me. It came out the same time my Grandfather was going through cancer treatment, treatment that he never recovered from. This issue had me crying and even to this day takes me back to that day.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">So as you can see most of these are deaths or love stories, I guess that fits in with what I find emotional I guess...</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Now I need some tissues</span></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-68532586920115611192011-07-19T03:20:00.000-07:002011-07-19T03:20:20.117-07:00Back issue showdown: Amazing Spider-man 356<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">This weeks back issue showdown is the 6 issue story "Round Robin: The sidekicks revenge". I picked up these issues at the Supernova comic convention. I thought I found all the issues of this story but later I found that I was missing issue 354.</span></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-907435327714332040" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 608px;">These issues came out bi-weekly starting november 1991 (making this story 20 years old- BOY DO I FEEL OLD...)<br />
This story is essentially a team up that only nineties comics can do.<br />
In this story Spider-man teams up with:<br />
<br />
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">The Punisher</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Darkhawk</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Nova</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Night Thrasher</li>
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So lets dive right into these issues.</div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-907435327714332040" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 608px;">Previous issues</div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-907435327714332040" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 608px;"><a href="http://177ableeckerstreet.blogspot.com/2011/06/back-issue-showdown-amazing-spider-man.html">353</a></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-907435327714332040" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 608px;"><a href="http://177ableeckerstreet.blogspot.com/2011/06/back-issue-showdown-amazing-spider-man_30.html">355</a><br />
<b>Writer: </b>Al Milgrom<br />
<b>Penciller:</b> Mark Bagley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060225003560/marveldatabase/images/8/83/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060225003560/marveldatabase/images/8/83/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_356.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>AFTER MIDNIGHT!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we last left out heroes they were helping The Punisher out in Moon Knight's Copter plane thingie. The Punisher is tripping balls after being attacked by <b>The Seekers </b>(Who I guess were on their way to Morning Town and just had to kick some arse).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The PUnisher shared his origin and earned some respect from Night Thrasher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I know what everyones been wondering...what about The Secret Empire? Well the Secret empire is in disrepair with Midnight vying for its leadership AND A TUNE UP!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now onto our story....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our story opens up in Moon Knights Copter-Plane thingie. The guys are having a conversation about whether to take The Punisher to the hospital like teenagers at a party. You know the ones where one of your friends needs his or her stomach pumped so you leave him or her at the hospital with a letter attached to his or her jumper (I'm not saying that happened to me...). This conversation should have gone like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Spider-man:</b> We should take The Punisher to the Hospital</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Night Thrasher:</b> But he'll get arrested!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Moon Knight:</b> Who cares he needs help and he's a criminal. Frenchie to the Hospital</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Frenchie:</b> Sacre Bleu! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also here we find out that Spider-man's tracker is no longer working (Which means IT SERVED NO PURPOSE TO THE PLOT!!!). While this is happening Night Thrasher and Moon Knight. Thrasher accuses Moon Knight of being responsible for Midnight's reign of terror. Spidey mentions how fashionable it is for heroes to fight each other (It is the nineties so I guess that's true). Thrasher mentions that he could pick up Nova through Nova's helmet communicator (WHY THEY DIDN'T TRY THAT BEFORE IS BEYOND ME!!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile... Thunderball (insert James Bond music) is performing surgery. He leaves the surgery and some random woman informs them that they should continue work on MIdnight (essentially removing the pain sensor). Whose authority??? Well she flashes them, no seriously flash from her face blinds the operating room doctors (because you want your doctors to have welding flash) but they need a diversion, a diversion called...Nova!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nova is being experimented on to get an analysis of his powers. Thunderball comes in with one hell of a safari suit shirt opened all the way to the naval (good look there). Tghunderball notices that Nova is transmitting and wonders why the Secret Empire didn't jam their transmissions (I guess the pressure of being a secret empire was getting to them) and Frenchie now has a fix on their location!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/images/stonecutters_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/images/stonecutters_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The whole Secret empire is falling apart so the only thing to do is pack up and move (how do you forward mail in the secret empire?? Care of the water tower on the corner of 14th street and 7th avenue. Knock twice)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And as soon as you can say "Zis ees the area Nova's was coming from" they have found the Secret Empire's secret location (psst its a water tower like last time).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The three heroes get ready to attack and are joined by a limping The Punisher. The guys have "Booties to kick" (Spider-man needs better writers...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wait a second here the heroes have to storm a tailor shop, but they were fired upon from the water towers! Multi storey Secret headquarters...swanky!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's banter a plenty! Here's a sample of Night Thrasher's banter:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Spider-man: </b>We'll get to Midnight soon enough..but right now I'm more worried about Lamont Cranston!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Spider-man:</b> You know...The Shadow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Night Thrasher:</b> I'm too young to remember him Spidey. Wasn't he on the radio?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Night Thrasher: </b>You know those old time radio dramas may've been popular once but if they were on the air today..They'd just bomb!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(And then he throws a bomb...puntastic!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lynn, the nurse with the flashing face informs Midnight that the pain enhancer has been removed. Midnight then instead of joining the fight he attacks The Secret Empire! Midnight explains that he will help them if they hand over control of the Empire to him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He enters the fray and within 3 pages gets his arse kicked and retreats where to they don't know?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Join us next time for <b>"A bagel with Nova" </b>(Seriously that's the title)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Pros: </b>Bagley is killing it on the art! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Cons: </b>Milgrom's writing. This story seems ill conceived with next to no character development but that's the 90's for you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Nineties Ad:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://store.vintagepaperads.com/catalog/BE0990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="411" src="http://store.vintagepaperads.com/catalog/BE0990.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Better than ever huh? Looks like someone at the ad agency really liked the Adam West Batman!</div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-42832676928162516352011-06-30T03:19:00.000-07:002011-06-30T03:23:23.705-07:00Back issue showdown: Amazing Spider-man 355<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">This weeks back issue showdown is the 6 issue story "Round Robin: The sidekicks revenge". I picked up these issues at the Supernova comic convention. I thought I found all the issues of this story but later I found that I was missing issue 354.</span></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-907435327714332040" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 608px;">These issues came out bi-weekly starting november 1991 (making this story 20 years old- BOY DO I FEEL OLD...)<br />
This story is essentially a team up that only nineties comics can do.<br />
In this story Spider-man teams up with:<br />
<br />
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">The Punisher</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Darkhawk</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Nova</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Moon Knight</li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Night Thrasher</li>
</ul><br />
So lets dive right into these issues.<br />
<b>Writer: </b>Al Milgrom<br />
<b>Penciller:</b> Mark Bagley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theantiquariumcomics.com/PDGImages/Amazing_Spider-Man_355-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.theantiquariumcomics.com/PDGImages/Amazing_Spider-Man_355-thumb.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-907435327714332040" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 608px;"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-907435327714332040" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 608px;"><b>Amazing Spider-man 355 "Total eclipse of the Moon...Knight"</b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">In our last post 353 we left our heroes trying to save a wheelchair bound old woman from being hit by a fly saucer that was piloted by <b>Midnight. </b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Now I'm missing issue 354...but I'm sure the old lady is fine.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">We open this issue with Spider-man, Moon Knight and Night Thrasher on the top of Moon Knights airship. I have to ask why aren't they in this ship?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">So apparently Nova has been captured by <b>The Secret Empire. </b>Man that last issue must have had a lot of 90's style action because we don't have any indication as to why.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">So Midnight is jetpacking to the Secret Empire's hideout but can't make it because of the extra weight (aka Nova) that he's carrying. Good thing the Secret Empire have secret headquarters (now wouldn't all their headquarters be secret by definition). The secret entrance is being spied on by <b>The Punisher!</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Spider-man's spider sense starts going off which can only be one of two things: Danger OR his spider-tracer has gone off. Now he should be close enough to <b>Midnight</b> for his tracer to go off but as it happens its been set off by The Punisher.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Time for a 90's style team up as every soldier in the Secret Empire ready themselves to attack.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The Heroes attack the soldiers hand to hand, except for The Punisher who just shoots them.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">"There'll be a reckoning between the two of us" Says Spider-man</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Midnight joins the battle but it doesn't help. Night Thrasher then gets attacked by a giant sized metallic hand this is from the Iron Man wannabies known as <b>The Seekers.</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Now not these guys....</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sonic (Not the hedgehog) shoots an energy leecher onto The Punisher. Now a leecher isn't exactly what you think of when you think of a character called Sonic. Me I'd think he'd have sound based powers but I'm old fashioned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The giant metal hand belongs to Grasp he shoot is other hand at Spider-man then fly off. Frenchie (guess where he's from) informs Moon Knight that he can try and pursue them but Moon Knight says no.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Uh Oh! Spider-man spider sense is tingling which could be the tracer again but no its to signify that the water tower is really a rocket and flies off not before shooting the Moon Knight (copter? Ship? What is it?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They want to follow but can't fly after him. No time to think about that because they need to help The Punisher who is still attached to the Leecher (which I suppose is leeching something but The PUnisher has no Superpowers)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Night Thrasher cuts the leecher off The Punisher while Frenchie fixes the plane, copter thingie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">MEANWHILE...at The Secret Empire's Secret base that's not the secret base from before (The Empire know it pays to franchise!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nova gets taken to a hold cell of some description while Midnight gets scanned for bugs. Low and behold they find the Spider-tracer (which in this issue served NO PURPOSE!). Like every time they find these tracers Midnight destroy it (Much to the distain of the Secret Society who want to study it...why its not like they have Spider-sense?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in the Moon Knight plane copter thingie we find that The Punisher is tripping balls. Here he reveals his origin which earns him some respect from Moon Knight and Thrasher. Now this scene is interesting because in the background they have the characters standing next to a brick wall. Now I may not know much about Moon Knight and his plane copter thingie but does it really have a brick wall inside?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">MEANWHILE... back at the Secret Empire headquarters the, whatever these guys are called as a singular, explains to Thunderball (cue James Bond music) why they wanted Nova. They apparently want him to add cybernetic parts to Nova. Apparently this will make Nova weaker than before (NOW WHY DIDN'T THEY HAVE THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE!!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Midnight freaks out because he wants to be the only cyborg but the Secret Empire threaten to turn on the pain inducer. Midnight relents, so he gets sent for upgrades!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Next issue: </b>After Midnight (MAN NOW THEY ARE RUINING NAT KING COLE)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>90's ad:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o407/monty_photon/Movies%20and%20TV/btfa_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o407/monty_photon/Movies%20and%20TV/btfa_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-9074353277143320402011-06-29T03:52:00.001-07:002011-06-29T04:00:50.206-07:00Back issue showdown: Amazing Spider-man 353This weeks back issue showdown is the 6 issue story "Round Robin: The sidekicks revenge". I picked up these issues at the Supernova comic convention. I thought I found all the issues of this story but later I found that I was missing issue 354.<br />
These issues came out bi-weekly starting november 1991 (making this story 20 years old- BOY DO I FEEL OLD...)<br />
This story is essentially a team up that only nineties comics can do.<br />
In this story Spider-man teams up with:<br />
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<ul><li>The Punisher</li>
<li>Darkhawk</li>
<li>Nova</li>
<li>Moon Knight</li>
<li>Night Thrasher</li>
</ul><br />
So lets dive right into these issues.<br />
<b>Writer: </b>Al Milgrom<br />
<b>Penciller:</b> Mark Bagley (For EVERY ISSUE. Now I suppose that he only had one inker but this story insists on being creative with the credits such as calling the writer and artist mechanics and the others pit crew)<br />
<b>Issue 353:</b><br />
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<b>The Plot:</b><br />
We start in the danger room of the X-men... No I mean the stronghold of <b>The Secret Empire</b>, a clandestine organisation. Here there are martial artists and a ninja. Now the martial artists getting their arses handed to them.<br />
The ninja is revealed to be <b>Midnight</b> a cyborg of Jeff Wilde. Through nineties style exposition writing we out from the heads of the secret empire (Which incidently wear Roman numerals on their clothes- this becomes important later) that <b>HYDRA </b>and <b>A.I.M. </b>battled Spider-man, the Punisher, Iron man and Moon Knight.<br />
We also find out that the secret empire has planted a pain inducer in Midnights brain. So after a little more exposition writing we find that The Secret Empire need <b>Elliot Franklin </b>(AKA Thunderball...cue James Bond music) to mass produce the cybernetics that powers Midnight.<br />
Cut to Aunt Mays place...yada yada yada Mary Jane doesn't want Peter to go out on patrol AND HERE WE FIND OUT THAT AUNT MAY LIKES WRESTLING! So no wonder she doesn't like Spider-man! She's probably still peeved that he's no longer wrestling!<br />
Spider-man swings past a police station where Thunderball is being held just as <b>Darkhawk</b> is walking into the police station, where incidentally his father works. (THIS IS NINETIES COMICS PEOPLE COINCIDENCES HAPPEN ALL THE TIME).<br />
Cue Exposition about Darkhawks origin before Midnight crashes through the building and breaks Thunderball out of jail despite Darkhawk attempting to stop the breakout.<br />
Cut to <b>The Punisher </b>shaking down a drug dealer so he can find out about The Secret Empire (which I'm beginning to suspect is an ironic name- AS IT DOESN"T SEEM TOO SECRETIVE).<br />
The dealer explains that he doesn't know and tries to kill the Punisher. Cue The Punisher killing the dealer. HE'S BADASS!!!<br />
Back to the fight! Spider-man has joined the fight and pulls off Midnights mask revealing that Midnight looks like The Terminators love child.<br />
The Secret Empire (Which sounds like The Cat Empire) rescue both Midnight and Thunderball. Spider-man shoots a tracer onto Midnight. Now these trackers look about the size of a 50cent piece but no villain ever notices that they are on them.<br />
<b>Pros: </b>The back cover has an ad for <b>LAFFS</b> trading cards. Now get this LAFFS are trading cards include <b>Full House, Family Matters and Perfect Strangers</b>. I wonder who collected those cards???<br />
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<b>Cons: </b>Old comics really make you appreciate how far we've come in terms of colouring. Flat colouring does not help this story as it seems to highlight the rushed nature of Bagley's pencils. Now we know Bagley can do work faster than this (his work on Trinity for DC prove this).<br />
<b>Now as I don't have the next issue in 2 days I'll review 355! </b>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-53623681232223468552011-06-28T03:18:00.000-07:002011-06-28T03:51:46.284-07:00My Pick of the weeks so far this yearMy Comic Book pics from iFanboy.com so far this year.<br />
<a href="http://www.ifanboy.com/users/g0ofgnewt/comics">http://www.ifanboy.com/users/g0ofgnewt/comics</a><br />
<b>January:</b><br />
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</div><ul><li><a href="http://comiczine-fa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/starman-congorilla-comic-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://comiczine-fa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/starman-congorilla-comic-1.jpg" width="144" /></a>Starman/Congorilla 1</li>
<li><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18qCEGv-d1Qyrpu7TNv9hYTYy7RMzl3hGoXlZvX9C5m1VaM0VzMd3A9QCqAHhFPEYrQB7VISQAGypiPCMFsKUbEkqh5S95fACCTBf9GmMNRFUGzbLJiQVwfIlWKewbyOJ338EV9iFnb2n/s1600/rebels+23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18qCEGv-d1Qyrpu7TNv9hYTYy7RMzl3hGoXlZvX9C5m1VaM0VzMd3A9QCqAHhFPEYrQB7VISQAGypiPCMFsKUbEkqh5S95fACCTBf9GmMNRFUGzbLJiQVwfIlWKewbyOJ338EV9iFnb2n/s200/rebels+23.jpg" width="130" /></a>R.E.B.E.L.S. 23</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/1/6/16085_400x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/1/6/16085_400x600.jpg" width="133" /></a>Starman Omnibus vol 6</li>
<li><a href="http://heavyink.com/images/covers/AUG10/MAUG100478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://heavyink.com/images/covers/AUG10/MAUG100478.JPG" width="133" /></a>Guarding the globe 3</li>
</ul><br />
<b>February:</b><br />
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</div><ul><li><a href="http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/e/ec/Dr._Strange_From_the_Marvel_Vault_Vol_1_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/e/ec/Dr._Strange_From_the_Marvel_Vault_Vol_1_1.jpg" width="129" /></a>Doctor Strange from the Marvel Vault 1</li>
<li><a href="http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/7/77/Thunderstrike_Vol_2_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/7/77/Thunderstrike_Vol_2_3.jpg" width="129" /></a>Thunderstrike 3</li>
<li><a href="http://www.comicbookdaily.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/The_Brightest_Day-20_Cover-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.comicbookdaily.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/The_Brightest_Day-20_Cover-1.jpg" width="130" /></a>Brightest Day 20</li>
<li><a href="http://www.spidermancrawlspace.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Amazing-Spider-Man-Vol.-1-655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.spidermancrawlspace.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Amazing-Spider-Man-Vol.-1-655.jpg" width="128" /></a>Amazing Spider-man 655</li>
<li><a href="http://images.wikia.com/greenlantern/images/7/72/The_Brightest_Day-21_Cover-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://images.wikia.com/greenlantern/images/7/72/The_Brightest_Day-21_Cover-1.jpg" width="130" /></a>Brightest Day 21</li>
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<b>March:</b><br />
<div><ul><li><a href="http://www.majorspoilers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sb_cv5_ds-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.majorspoilers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sb_cv5_ds-copy.jpg" width="130" /></a>Superboy 5</li>
<li><a href="http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/8/86785/1722419-thunderstrike4c_super.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/8/86785/1722419-thunderstrike4c_super.jpg" width="131" /></a>Thunderstrike 4</li>
<li><a href="http://i.newsarama.com/images/invincible78_cover_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://i.newsarama.com/images/invincible78_cover_02.jpg" width="133" /></a>Invincible 78</li>
<li><a href="http://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/covers/large/2152056-amazing-spider-man-657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/covers/large/2152056-amazing-spider-man-657.jpg" width="131" /></a>Amazing Spider-man 657</li>
</ul></div><br />
<b>April:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://sciencefiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/brightest-day-23-cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://sciencefiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/brightest-day-23-cover.png" width="128" /></a>Brightest Day 23</li>
<li><a href="http://www.magazinedown.com/upimg/201104/14/14211915518.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.magazinedown.com/upimg/201104/14/14211915518.jpeg" width="129" /></a>R.E.B.E.L.S. 27</li>
<li><a href="http://comicmastersonline.com/shop/images/INV%20SEV%20NINE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://comicmastersonline.com/shop/images/INV%20SEV%20NINE.jpg" width="130" /></a>Invincible 79</li>
<li><a href="http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/object/098/098863/thunderstrike-5_cover-artboxart_160w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/object/098/098863/thunderstrike-5_cover-artboxart_160w.jpg" width="131" /></a>Thunderstrike 5</li>
</ul><br />
<b>May:</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://pdxcomicgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/secret-six-33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://pdxcomicgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/secret-six-33.jpg" width="129" /></a>Secret six 33 </li>
<li><a href="http://www.magazinedown.com/upimg/201105/12/12160356751.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.magazinedown.com/upimg/201105/12/12160356751.jpeg" width="127" /></a>R.E.B.E.L.S. 28</li>
<li><a href="http://geeksyndicate.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/rocketeer-adventures-1-ca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://geeksyndicate.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/rocketeer-adventures-1-ca.jpg" width="130" /></a>Rocketeer Adventures 1</li>
<li><a href="http://www.mylatestdistraction.com/mylatestdistraction/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Green_Lantern_Corps_60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.mylatestdistraction.com/mylatestdistraction/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Green_Lantern_Corps_60.jpg" width="127" /></a>Green Lantern Corp 60</li>
</ul><br />
<b>June:</b><br />
<div><ul><li><a href="http://www.herebegeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/thunderstrike-thor-tpb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.herebegeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/thunderstrike-thor-tpb.jpg" width="128" /></a>Thor: Thunderstrike trade</li>
<li><a href="http://sciencefiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Batgirl-22-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://sciencefiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Batgirl-22-Cover.jpg" width="129" /></a>Batgirl 22</li>
<li><a href="http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/object/108/108995/rocketeer-adventures-2_cover-artboxart_160w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/object/108/108995/rocketeer-adventures-2_cover-artboxart_160w.jpg" width="131" /></a>Rocketeer Adventures 2</li>
</ul><div><b>Stats:</b></div></div><div>Marvel: 6 picks (25%)</div><div>DC: 13 picks (54%)</div><div>Image: 3 picks (12.5%)</div><div>Indies: 2 picks (8.5%)</div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-54719818785058255332011-06-21T22:36:00.001-07:002011-06-21T22:36:46.214-07:00Paddington Vs. Winnie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYK-Vb-KVUl0jDdhzU1U2xc18FtU2_8czA-dYSzeLcyBdxpyLkv9jJEnOH8yyHPv4C5MqWHN98wqVtM4aWdw4AW3XCrp3sH9CLRU8a-MewCzVoW-cCsgoYnGkx4fYqDUmXGeyV8ikIbYiZ/s1600/24+18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYK-Vb-KVUl0jDdhzU1U2xc18FtU2_8czA-dYSzeLcyBdxpyLkv9jJEnOH8yyHPv4C5MqWHN98wqVtM4aWdw4AW3XCrp3sH9CLRU8a-MewCzVoW-cCsgoYnGkx4fYqDUmXGeyV8ikIbYiZ/s640/24+18.jpg" width="444" /></a></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-68996080487957189662011-06-11T18:37:00.000-07:002011-06-12T23:34:01.866-07:0024 hour comic: Javelin Java Jolt 2: Death comes to Sterling Street<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before reading:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a 24 hour comic: My words were</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Empirical</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Sterling</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Named</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is also a sequel to last years effort: Javelin Java Jolt which you can find here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">http://forums.pulpfaction.net/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=14704</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc01PA_qWc_1eUwE4JrI1Q4Up_gCRU4c-ZrFDzbbqojSEp5aCQC_WM9r-EF5USdNkW9yqsd9xHXIHfkkIf9N-Fyfnh6-hfVhga5zJMr7-a81fSvY5Lkwcpf5d0jH1pgX0vIpRehe9o2VM/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc01PA_qWc_1eUwE4JrI1Q4Up_gCRU4c-ZrFDzbbqojSEp5aCQC_WM9r-EF5USdNkW9yqsd9xHXIHfkkIf9N-Fyfnh6-hfVhga5zJMr7-a81fSvY5Lkwcpf5d0jH1pgX0vIpRehe9o2VM/s640/1.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">This week's recipe is based on a tweet by good friend Colin Enquist. He pointed out that he had someone navigate to his blog <a href="http://www.stacksofwords.com/">Stacks of Words</a> by writing into google "Does Liam Gallaghar own a slow cooker?". Try searching and his blog will be the first thing you see.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">We even tweeted Liam, but with no response. So here is a recipe I've written for sticky port Lamb Shanks with Blue Cheese Dumplings.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">“Liam Gallaghar’s” Sticky Port Lamb Shanks with blue cheese dumplings</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSmf12hEij9SdD8e97aLrrS92Sfzag9nsiY5gnBibt9ZNgUA5ggANAoN8XOQaRXmThoU_bVISrhyphenhyphenjpEYJIHRwZZkiiyjGY3carp9fCfB6b48i8B8kSwvTIel0eekG815u7GlOsjoEzC3o/s1600/SAM_0189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSmf12hEij9SdD8e97aLrrS92Sfzag9nsiY5gnBibt9ZNgUA5ggANAoN8XOQaRXmThoU_bVISrhyphenhyphenjpEYJIHRwZZkiiyjGY3carp9fCfB6b48i8B8kSwvTIel0eekG815u7GlOsjoEzC3o/s320/SAM_0189.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">4-6 Lamb Shanks</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Olive Oil</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1/2 cup flour</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 medium-large leek</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2 garlic cloves</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 cup of beef glaze</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Balsalmic vinegar</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">maple syrup</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1/2 cup of port</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 Tablespoon Paprika</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1/4 Cardamon ground</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 small dried chilli (crushed)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">200g Brown mushrooms (halved)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 Tablespoon cornflour</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 Tablespoon water</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">thyme</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Bay leaves</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Blue Cheese Dumplings</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">250g Self raising flour</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">125g butter</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">100g Blue vein cheese</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">75g parmesan cheese</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">thyme</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">parsley </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"></div>1. To make beef glaze put 2 cups of beef stock in a saucepan and boil until it has reduced by half. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1m3acBrGYzXrb-Kr3ctW7Tw24kz3_0z3y70aoOBCaTAX8NePTIbTrbEPenaWJ5a2_dD0IcEnF1CN_Zdm4RaUGhB50Wy-Yva8fjUFGEaXGPUnhZfVNlDdZxwHDcBy2RugfmDkf_xYxNqd/s1600/SAM_0192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1m3acBrGYzXrb-Kr3ctW7Tw24kz3_0z3y70aoOBCaTAX8NePTIbTrbEPenaWJ5a2_dD0IcEnF1CN_Zdm4RaUGhB50Wy-Yva8fjUFGEaXGPUnhZfVNlDdZxwHDcBy2RugfmDkf_xYxNqd/s320/SAM_0192.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add port and syrup and bring to the boil. 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2. Place flour salt and pepper in a freezer bag. Place shanks in the flour one at a time. Lightly coat with the flour. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNGdhkF_1oPUHXdbF_vHb053T0MAeA22Chjw_m-FK0xw1MSW_vG3YkDxbQWzv4x_V20b_drS0NkbWmyTn0VtQxpiX1mtJG3F4F1FZmnM55iiVV6qR7zfRvTY3BmYCs-H7-O7SYDjTzfls/s1600/SAM_0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNGdhkF_1oPUHXdbF_vHb053T0MAeA22Chjw_m-FK0xw1MSW_vG3YkDxbQWzv4x_V20b_drS0NkbWmyTn0VtQxpiX1mtJG3F4F1FZmnM55iiVV6qR7zfRvTY3BmYCs-H7-O7SYDjTzfls/s320/SAM_0194.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
3. Heat oil in a fry pan on medium-high heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes until browned. Transfer to the slow cooker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3fW5MdpgJjitmdOhTAhlAHSPYifn1SNCsbxRFr9-kaieg0jASzNfNRo3k_ho_v9lRLGZ4tWM_FL9EEGjGBhrUH7tHE7OJcQc9F_KVeglMkSh1SZLo2UaDyxPRHbdUADQMsLd2uGQDPww/s1600/SAM_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3fW5MdpgJjitmdOhTAhlAHSPYifn1SNCsbxRFr9-kaieg0jASzNfNRo3k_ho_v9lRLGZ4tWM_FL9EEGjGBhrUH7tHE7OJcQc9F_KVeglMkSh1SZLo2UaDyxPRHbdUADQMsLd2uGQDPww/s320/SAM_0196.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br />
4. Clean out saucepan. Add oil to pan on low heat. sweat out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUERNVeXOAgwlMD51LoMyDsOPt_KWxSynPCbwQqqggpAMRKg4_GD1eaA-rX7THtlfKABloZEhtiG3yFMnj4v3JWbwEDpVM3q_ei4WQf64FCmPQV0Pd1IF9_EmwmOEbOT9oahBffn17vfe/s1600/SAM_0193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUERNVeXOAgwlMD51LoMyDsOPt_KWxSynPCbwQqqggpAMRKg4_GD1eaA-rX7THtlfKABloZEhtiG3yFMnj4v3JWbwEDpVM3q_ei4WQf64FCmPQV0Pd1IF9_EmwmOEbOT9oahBffn17vfe/s320/SAM_0193.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Add spices to mix and continue cooking add to slow cooker with herbs.<br />
5. Cook on the slow cooker on the auto setting for 6-8 hours. Basting every now and then.</div><div>After 1 hour:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9NMvw5ULKlEG_EymIZUkEvsxmlahBv_dLOrWd-R48x6hRKZy4ZuRIX-KENhfxsfZVSQIh6f-FO092P1MG6P3WAxSt6ej6zsu_cNY3qOQ_JYvexaKHAbT59uiYMib7V06YDZ6_p3z5CJc/s1600/SAM_0197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9NMvw5ULKlEG_EymIZUkEvsxmlahBv_dLOrWd-R48x6hRKZy4ZuRIX-KENhfxsfZVSQIh6f-FO092P1MG6P3WAxSt6ej6zsu_cNY3qOQ_JYvexaKHAbT59uiYMib7V06YDZ6_p3z5CJc/s320/SAM_0197.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After 4 hours:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCvGO3fEpvVrPLPqerdYVZ5w70AzgmNw1zNeU4BoAg9l7eMfj187Z_n5W-ozwD5XG2aTnvcl5hi2OUZrKVHNODz2xv8-zbDDRxxZvf8PPMN7iyP5HbW5vzVyDeUVJ5VTwbGzebB_6lf73/s1600/SAM_0198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCvGO3fEpvVrPLPqerdYVZ5w70AzgmNw1zNeU4BoAg9l7eMfj187Z_n5W-ozwD5XG2aTnvcl5hi2OUZrKVHNODz2xv8-zbDDRxxZvf8PPMN7iyP5HbW5vzVyDeUVJ5VTwbGzebB_6lf73/s320/SAM_0198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>6. Resist the urge to make the dumplings now.Cook off button mushrooms in a little oil. Add to the slow cooker. Remove the shanks if needed and add to a preheated oven to keep warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEICPz3WAcNB6uh-0g_RxHNsv7s6xEBo5wdz7qG0lZslibrStbB8xl92H7F7dJQWzR1Y5jZfZoVBnAAT7DAqoiNMg2mqcUnWooArb3TSDAZUQNCiOcRT4WIq5vWffpJOPGzReY5UvTMuNg/s1600/SAM_0204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEICPz3WAcNB6uh-0g_RxHNsv7s6xEBo5wdz7qG0lZslibrStbB8xl92H7F7dJQWzR1Y5jZfZoVBnAAT7DAqoiNMg2mqcUnWooArb3TSDAZUQNCiOcRT4WIq5vWffpJOPGzReY5UvTMuNg/s320/SAM_0204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Mix cornflour and water in a 1:1 ratio until smooth. Add to the slow cooker.</div><div>8. Make your dumplings just before cooking. Sift flour and add butter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEtwSzLVShnUUEvd8fqQUNuIVSxw7glhOWtglTs4ez4a3xRsGQ2QDsQJODwwDau60HZUhGZ3neLV7K1p67f0uL62dy2kUUDUZVgZxPE9bD27H3Vu_OEQLpIpDeHAwCxX4lkZc_LM47rIQ/s1600/SAM_0199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEtwSzLVShnUUEvd8fqQUNuIVSxw7glhOWtglTs4ez4a3xRsGQ2QDsQJODwwDau60HZUhGZ3neLV7K1p67f0uL62dy2kUUDUZVgZxPE9bD27H3Vu_OEQLpIpDeHAwCxX4lkZc_LM47rIQ/s320/SAM_0199.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Combine until they have a bread crumb consistency. Add the herbs and a little salt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfe4N6ZNINg7a3VkQLX2UJ3RFxOTKhWw5tlkxNScf22aveHJUZZBdv83Y8f9w-w4FBjPqn-sC8il6vVTrLIsqWxbjRAqTtKDOMs20kVcqvre5vdqwaN3UmWjtViXm69UA9w9Kw7xHE3Uj/s1600/SAM_0200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfe4N6ZNINg7a3VkQLX2UJ3RFxOTKhWw5tlkxNScf22aveHJUZZBdv83Y8f9w-w4FBjPqn-sC8il6vVTrLIsqWxbjRAqTtKDOMs20kVcqvre5vdqwaN3UmWjtViXm69UA9w9Kw7xHE3Uj/s320/SAM_0200.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Gently add the cheeses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge350fxTVJg8q2_7qeIXXXgcrAqeFewuISq9RHGiBjjMo07YE9LJJZUh-LgvRP86ZYcnuZ4yj8C3TV0Gg_XU128U3z-pl0H4RePwkpaz6A8-ghj_Bfw2qx3UiL1QglePmRqaaa3zXXqRhI/s1600/SAM_0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge350fxTVJg8q2_7qeIXXXgcrAqeFewuISq9RHGiBjjMo07YE9LJJZUh-LgvRP86ZYcnuZ4yj8C3TV0Gg_XU128U3z-pl0H4RePwkpaz6A8-ghj_Bfw2qx3UiL1QglePmRqaaa3zXXqRhI/s320/SAM_0202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
Start to work into a dough a teaspoon of cold water at a time.<br />
9. Form the dumplings into large marble sized balls. Ads them to the mixture and cook for 40 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBz6dDVKHqGPqd8G8r5P8k2NQGyh0SsUV8fmD0Cic3wV-9OJoekPqYRwrf0ED_R3Lg0HNI4PvMDiss0HrARy-fQWW86Mo1DjlNG3Sy_7kuB_66t-fSgrdXHld2DGp8WZEGNtUasT9ZZtZ/s1600/SAM_0203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBz6dDVKHqGPqd8G8r5P8k2NQGyh0SsUV8fmD0Cic3wV-9OJoekPqYRwrf0ED_R3Lg0HNI4PvMDiss0HrARy-fQWW86Mo1DjlNG3Sy_7kuB_66t-fSgrdXHld2DGp8WZEGNtUasT9ZZtZ/s320/SAM_0203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
10. Serve on twice cooked polenta.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLNExfc9Lnl78duH2FLkMhF3wxG2sNHDJ9kLrw5sRLWBTxcln4NUNypWum7ENFy4u9O4TWV4YZtUa5fj80uLhD_HOJr3eTEIxVeuBblg44i87jdbOH-RWz5TVDKSMwzH_hlXBX5swfVTN/s1600/SAM_0211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLNExfc9Lnl78duH2FLkMhF3wxG2sNHDJ9kLrw5sRLWBTxcln4NUNypWum7ENFy4u9O4TWV4YZtUa5fj80uLhD_HOJr3eTEIxVeuBblg44i87jdbOH-RWz5TVDKSMwzH_hlXBX5swfVTN/s320/SAM_0211.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div>So the dumplings didn't work, but mixed in with the sauce sure is tasty.</div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-76702724419961012352011-04-04T04:39:00.000-07:002011-04-04T04:39:14.238-07:00MOnday MOnster Mash (monster designs)I'm trying to design a monster. For this I wanted to give the monster a strange and steampunk look.<br />
Here's a few pics<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRR8emdvnVYjL5wn0S7j7AqbiqvPBXKoT3Jt7el6MmU2KinD8sLgZ1gelCnqq3XmH1juertWeGa9HIgUBUt1GwTXLgflldMh-m3SfPo4zvoIn3T6RwkF-cMLymB7xLDRXbnXsKFt_8NF-/s1600/Monday+sketches+10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRR8emdvnVYjL5wn0S7j7AqbiqvPBXKoT3Jt7el6MmU2KinD8sLgZ1gelCnqq3XmH1juertWeGa9HIgUBUt1GwTXLgflldMh-m3SfPo4zvoIn3T6RwkF-cMLymB7xLDRXbnXsKFt_8NF-/s320/Monday+sketches+10.jpeg" width="233" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6XVPHSln1np2vLbbAB005DLm0rpakPbw_FXdvKywu_vtgFY_-P1P1XNIR_w9mW4uaO8gpJVO6JAiQUSJpPtmX7F6aExgTNeGobOFck2oxYRSC_CFbeJ6EbvYNzJH8HaXLfWlnKxaw0f7/s1600/Monday+sketches+11.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6XVPHSln1np2vLbbAB005DLm0rpakPbw_FXdvKywu_vtgFY_-P1P1XNIR_w9mW4uaO8gpJVO6JAiQUSJpPtmX7F6aExgTNeGobOFck2oxYRSC_CFbeJ6EbvYNzJH8HaXLfWlnKxaw0f7/s320/Monday+sketches+11.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> including a size comparison.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP85RJmV-_cJLnfas0VmL11IoguLngh1AyTi2WnKFjkPuDmOB5-EqOFuA1UIS-jp64Lcp2XWb5mz1whNDidVPuN-Q5V5Iva4hD0yiRqCiCdpiSbrRU04MhpXkNCnfdlDe_CIPpXLNYJLmx/s1600/Monday+sketches+13.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP85RJmV-_cJLnfas0VmL11IoguLngh1AyTi2WnKFjkPuDmOB5-EqOFuA1UIS-jp64Lcp2XWb5mz1whNDidVPuN-Q5V5Iva4hD0yiRqCiCdpiSbrRU04MhpXkNCnfdlDe_CIPpXLNYJLmx/s320/Monday+sketches+13.jpeg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Oh and here's Spongebob as Red Ranger<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pqnR5OXmc-MtyiQf0oR-JOJmdHnObAPGSF8xmm5w3Y3lK5J7qCRzcUgjUysnvW1FJvOv4d9hFUYtcUAis0ZqT6BY-6V6Fq7JjwC7e4rQlrKYvYRylox-i0MqKtEpCUc8cA7hVRomn05O/s1600/Monday+sketches+12.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pqnR5OXmc-MtyiQf0oR-JOJmdHnObAPGSF8xmm5w3Y3lK5J7qCRzcUgjUysnvW1FJvOv4d9hFUYtcUAis0ZqT6BY-6V6Fq7JjwC7e4rQlrKYvYRylox-i0MqKtEpCUc8cA7hVRomn05O/s320/Monday+sketches+12.jpeg" width="234" /></a></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-47289513322276025492011-04-04T00:46:00.001-07:002011-04-04T00:46:55.802-07:00COLOUR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1aqj5O3Tlo0O4X-98NsCCLTfyIA4_YJyucR4sprZ-1VGHkiMGKoHf7LIHxVVaH9gXS3JcutFSPLB33dJtGQP9bRe-L3M191m1DYcm4G8LAUjWou9G2Y8QOEw9MDhJcmNEai5h-S7yL_L/s1600/godzilla2+4-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1aqj5O3Tlo0O4X-98NsCCLTfyIA4_YJyucR4sprZ-1VGHkiMGKoHf7LIHxVVaH9gXS3JcutFSPLB33dJtGQP9bRe-L3M191m1DYcm4G8LAUjWou9G2Y8QOEw9MDhJcmNEai5h-S7yL_L/s320/godzilla2+4-1.jpg" width="263" /></a></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-29768069570823789162011-04-04T00:30:00.000-07:002011-04-04T00:30:04.148-07:00Canberra Comic Meet Up: April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well yesterday was the first Sunday of the month which means its time for the Canberra Comic Meet up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This month saw the most people turn up for a LONG time (Maybe it was the siren's song on the radio). ENOUGH WAFFLING ONTO THE PICS!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>NEW DIARY!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I finished my last Visual Arts Diary in one month (124 pages in one month!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that means the first pic is the naked pic (its a rule)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeK0onH-MwA_5LvV_XoWMVGCD6RKGzpmNzjXkLH4lnJxymy146lXwd8EUAdeO8kKrQCTnphnf3MHvvfmQrUBcVI_IXIQx0C7ifB9abgzMVKay1nfRsw4xB52vGKWMc6PMFSUJFTh905nO/s1600/Monday+sketches.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeK0onH-MwA_5LvV_XoWMVGCD6RKGzpmNzjXkLH4lnJxymy146lXwd8EUAdeO8kKrQCTnphnf3MHvvfmQrUBcVI_IXIQx0C7ifB9abgzMVKay1nfRsw4xB52vGKWMc6PMFSUJFTh905nO/s320/Monday+sketches.jpeg" style="cursor: move;" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I was feeling a little low so I drew this one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3foM8z4_sKqbqCXvg-WZQ-cst0pl1LAjVedLTUpuh-JEhi1xJc07s7YkrFJSoVRt0LolAnASDsOTy3c1BQJYiekiJUdoxZVYEa46CWTwmKCHPHFfEQbDHrGISJAkLa4UEEbs0jKHsDXF/s1600/Monday+sketches+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3foM8z4_sKqbqCXvg-WZQ-cst0pl1LAjVedLTUpuh-JEhi1xJc07s7YkrFJSoVRt0LolAnASDsOTy3c1BQJYiekiJUdoxZVYEa46CWTwmKCHPHFfEQbDHrGISJAkLa4UEEbs0jKHsDXF/s320/Monday+sketches+2.jpeg" style="cursor: move;" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Dr.Strange Pics</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03IL0YZmrUILVWEq73aR70l6ujoLPxpxS3x-u-lVQuwvDqZOX0SAPjNR1g_g3dUIC8uaZBwZhn5FeYLQlQgqJ8zWNOfH_1btXonrYaxzGVOlfh1jZbmUSaVKyt5yKUw2KH0eA2ghPtVdi/s1600/Monday+sketches+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b>Godzilla Pics</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Godzila Ghostbuster</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ1DvnCpOTP470nmKecL_EYSqYQeC3bKhYQS8vj5DriN4Ej77b84Jloe79yNBXrbsfgK6vavIRSfE0juZww-LUCaFZJqlOsUKTLxW9PYt3hHuTKedR-LE5iHVmSBXJT54doKxPluWcDNA/s1600/Monday+sketches+4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ1DvnCpOTP470nmKecL_EYSqYQeC3bKhYQS8vj5DriN4Ej77b84Jloe79yNBXrbsfgK6vavIRSfE0juZww-LUCaFZJqlOsUKTLxW9PYt3hHuTKedR-LE5iHVmSBXJT54doKxPluWcDNA/s320/Monday+sketches+4.jpeg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Godzilla Ralph Wiggum</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQsLTNR1LMmSp_koVE4MzTb62zAKBt1QaVPbjgwawEyka0DkbVFaKdcSeyjgTmGz6dNK9DSJFYSdH_XMo3ehC5erzIN-hB_BHw0-qkVOBQo689N4Y-0USuoiUdrT6AJUr3qkCjnNKjKMa/s1600/Monday+sketches+6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQsLTNR1LMmSp_koVE4MzTb62zAKBt1QaVPbjgwawEyka0DkbVFaKdcSeyjgTmGz6dNK9DSJFYSdH_XMo3ehC5erzIN-hB_BHw0-qkVOBQo689N4Y-0USuoiUdrT6AJUr3qkCjnNKjKMa/s320/Monday+sketches+6.jpeg" style="cursor: move;" width="221" /></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>Godzilla Amazing Spider-man issue 129</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VKi2EMG-l1nfzxUrsZ4OyNRzNFEdaODtjvCV3o51EtKbxdTbYiba0iSv8cvWkLfXRoe24EjhedAL8En5EW_jwhKbwIab7S0n59vVXb0JQkp9dMWS1ybPv6gGXaJKfQ4aTJ810srNi-Td/s1600/Monday+sketches+5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VKi2EMG-l1nfzxUrsZ4OyNRzNFEdaODtjvCV3o51EtKbxdTbYiba0iSv8cvWkLfXRoe24EjhedAL8En5EW_jwhKbwIab7S0n59vVXb0JQkp9dMWS1ybPv6gGXaJKfQ4aTJ810srNi-Td/s320/Monday+sketches+5.jpeg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Impact comics challenge</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This months Impact comics challenge was "fish police". Here's Abe Sapien (An exercise in foreshortening)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6XG6LJQ6lmAswliUUpv8c0vc60YN5te2T8jKxkYCC6SZseG33CD8G1RxrhqAlO7ukZq6WGv0V72x7hrSVY7VFGSTfRts3le2mdFl7AjaxEA2v2GI4m11N1TLxXNkkkm4oXSh4IqtvZ29/s1600/Monday+sketches+7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6XG6LJQ6lmAswliUUpv8c0vc60YN5te2T8jKxkYCC6SZseG33CD8G1RxrhqAlO7ukZq6WGv0V72x7hrSVY7VFGSTfRts3le2mdFl7AjaxEA2v2GI4m11N1TLxXNkkkm4oXSh4IqtvZ29/s320/Monday+sketches+7.jpeg" width="242" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And here's a version of Ryan's pic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphSyHnlLh6pCAxlAFviT8zAvgWEPJbnY136hKanZFpxKl2GW01e_BxzzGSo6Dh3LIdC_uQurisUWlcK33v5b9hnR0vvsjMDLleQD0lWVuQAHlYuref5SZE4INbSU3FU9Vfs7IIYwsw7dN/s1600/Monday+sketches+8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphSyHnlLh6pCAxlAFviT8zAvgWEPJbnY136hKanZFpxKl2GW01e_BxzzGSo6Dh3LIdC_uQurisUWlcK33v5b9hnR0vvsjMDLleQD0lWVuQAHlYuref5SZE4INbSU3FU9Vfs7IIYwsw7dN/s320/Monday+sketches+8.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>And here's a picture I did after: More Character designs</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEg6XNnlrlIj6xFmiO1IcngobosegckwymwAsaOrwk_lZ832QkPGaBpWHhDlg2QQoQhL806LaOKkzSnjOij2IYJvdVK7XNG0M5EnKAuEN7f_ltehf3abDN7udyzJa-uVhwbb03F9eK2Seo/s1600/Monday+sketches+9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEg6XNnlrlIj6xFmiO1IcngobosegckwymwAsaOrwk_lZ832QkPGaBpWHhDlg2QQoQhL806LaOKkzSnjOij2IYJvdVK7XNG0M5EnKAuEN7f_ltehf3abDN7udyzJa-uVhwbb03F9eK2Seo/s320/Monday+sketches+9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-1051152546632666142011-04-01T20:15:00.000-07:002011-04-01T20:15:47.001-07:00Recipe: Sam's Savoury Sweet Potato CrumbleThis is a recipe I do for dinner parties as an appetiser or even use it as a side dish for roasts. It's probably the closest I get to making a vegetarian dish (but it isn't so there :P)<br />
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<ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1.25 kg Sweet potato (peeled and chopped)</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">180g Haloumi</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2 brown onion</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2 cloves of garlic</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 Tb Keens Traditional Curry Powder</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Maple Syrup</span></li>
</ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Crumble:</b></span></div><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2 Cups of bread crumbs</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">250g butter</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">125g Parmesan cheese</span></li>
</ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2. Prepare the ingredients. Peel and cube the potato (1.5-2cm cubes), roughly chop the onion and crush the garlic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHzy24UtTZ6gOB0sSZdaeZSHW7ZCEZVpjiRIDXYHclg8uehLNtMaSsH5IbsNyua9wIuwI6-NG9NoroKDAuemDET8rP4FKxPmjkAq7Pt1bBP8rLmW0Rj8zrcaRfeEm7X9qKuRDileja4n1/s1600/SAM_0169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHzy24UtTZ6gOB0sSZdaeZSHW7ZCEZVpjiRIDXYHclg8uehLNtMaSsH5IbsNyua9wIuwI6-NG9NoroKDAuemDET8rP4FKxPmjkAq7Pt1bBP8rLmW0Rj8zrcaRfeEm7X9qKuRDileja4n1/s320/SAM_0169.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy65NnMAShPHMM3sN7Qtj5g5S30SdLet0Mw3AhiZOZ56_-phq3tkBNj01ujVfGq_sf0DqW8vccwb0dZZ0gxuAEallMNEfKleCjpP92vEnHWpJfovQBpMI3SJyxyp3hdGb_LskLyWV1qwqd/s1600/SAM_0168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy65NnMAShPHMM3sN7Qtj5g5S30SdLet0Mw3AhiZOZ56_-phq3tkBNj01ujVfGq_sf0DqW8vccwb0dZZ0gxuAEallMNEfKleCjpP92vEnHWpJfovQBpMI3SJyxyp3hdGb_LskLyWV1qwqd/s320/SAM_0168.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- I needed a large bowl, so this week I used a saucepan as a bowl. It works fine.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">3. Place a medium sized non-stick fry pan on medium heat. Dry fry the Curry powder, making sure it doesn’t burn. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLBX0Fe-udNz5Gs-3N-2_KLTq-bPrQvc-fIqzEMnPIdMRQoTndFmQ4zHFwt-1zj1GROG8MYav1UZ9oZP47Ew9_5tlRSyAkQ8u1WBf8RDnH78T4aeBc1KDyR9fjpzl-L7NG6mFlxf3aIgI/s1600/SAM_0174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLBX0Fe-udNz5Gs-3N-2_KLTq-bPrQvc-fIqzEMnPIdMRQoTndFmQ4zHFwt-1zj1GROG8MYav1UZ9oZP47Ew9_5tlRSyAkQ8u1WBf8RDnH78T4aeBc1KDyR9fjpzl-L7NG6mFlxf3aIgI/s320/SAM_0174.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Add onion and garlic. Cook for 5 min until brown. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlfTxSqsBTPrwhY9LoMCd4w-efWpXkcJJqQhe_XeEWgbktmA5qFS875YeNH-FA1U9m7By17fGfIWcjJ9K1JoL4TVHoUmqRXnBz8tFLEVC3KtopEJZ8elC8ETSkHQcVlomeU8Z_3YZhlVJ/s1600/SAM_0175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlfTxSqsBTPrwhY9LoMCd4w-efWpXkcJJqQhe_XeEWgbktmA5qFS875YeNH-FA1U9m7By17fGfIWcjJ9K1JoL4TVHoUmqRXnBz8tFLEVC3KtopEJZ8elC8ETSkHQcVlomeU8Z_3YZhlVJ/s320/SAM_0175.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Add to the bowl with the potato. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXJoCXOhoRn49jsWcChyYxSVkyH0H-2yGRASMLK-ithhvtPXf2P-C6Z3dk0VMnkDynMhNI6F7VDHfBBVbIb2VS1oylojJ8HGRFc2bkeoX4984Y-hH_UaXnBCD1ewfPcUQszrs3aNIN0ue/s1600/SAM_0177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXJoCXOhoRn49jsWcChyYxSVkyH0H-2yGRASMLK-ithhvtPXf2P-C6Z3dk0VMnkDynMhNI6F7VDHfBBVbIb2VS1oylojJ8HGRFc2bkeoX4984Y-hH_UaXnBCD1ewfPcUQszrs3aNIN0ue/s320/SAM_0177.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><ul><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Dry fry the spices so that they release their flavour more effectively.</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I added a little olive oil part way through the onion cooking</span></li>
</ul></ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">4. In the same frying pan add the Haloumi. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ohgj1uMaNTv0MHeOSrApNZz89zlBUHSo-vrfdoShPed_5k3voxdMioliVaGfhMqBKVbBm2oSEvoOAL2mvS0dnywgBngyNZOfh4SOvfXz3jOMxyv4LSmWmZEXYAizQUDXY75B32t7PTCT/s1600/SAM_0176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ohgj1uMaNTv0MHeOSrApNZz89zlBUHSo-vrfdoShPed_5k3voxdMioliVaGfhMqBKVbBm2oSEvoOAL2mvS0dnywgBngyNZOfh4SOvfXz3jOMxyv4LSmWmZEXYAizQUDXY75B32t7PTCT/s320/SAM_0176.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Cook until brown on both sides. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1n3wdnaOqhzPIaU7drfWNLvjXKbYqWFkuLqhDXCyWXzRs9DSTNy0Qly12TCrFP5FP7dGEVm71d_haXuOHq6R0gqgIKN08erG1cRLsLxSQzJ-8dVpjWDdLfrDDvqmL8YbWW2xrHcruNEr/s1600/SAM_0178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1n3wdnaOqhzPIaU7drfWNLvjXKbYqWFkuLqhDXCyWXzRs9DSTNy0Qly12TCrFP5FP7dGEVm71d_haXuOHq6R0gqgIKN08erG1cRLsLxSQzJ-8dVpjWDdLfrDDvqmL8YbWW2xrHcruNEr/s320/SAM_0178.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Remove from pan and slice into the same size as the potato. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeCfZYOlbhqWr7AW068-su9eEOeTfP7kMWDvDaMSq9t1W5HDWdW4_mk57Fl1kZg3D9XOOvA5_TuhWhtua-7LaPXC0HFTjxumVKlQH9FsBYlfbT2rWVwuvXrNISNwNO3GIs8-7g1DpPapf/s1600/SAM_0179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeCfZYOlbhqWr7AW068-su9eEOeTfP7kMWDvDaMSq9t1W5HDWdW4_mk57Fl1kZg3D9XOOvA5_TuhWhtua-7LaPXC0HFTjxumVKlQH9FsBYlfbT2rWVwuvXrNISNwNO3GIs8-7g1DpPapf/s320/SAM_0179.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Add to bowl with the potato</span></div><ul><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Haoumi is a cheese made from a mixture of cow and goats milk.</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It has a high melting point so it can be fried or grilled.</span></li>
</ul></ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">5. Drizzle with maple syrup until covered. Season </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX60ejiaVmChroC3CV0z8baKp7s9-mMFdOjBv085qE8li2UD9vOYxSYUTYlqKuvPni53WPoUZ_VDWeYw1sVkZV3hDi2S0X5uhVGH6Rw82dudYVYCK4F2cP7WV33VmP_e6F1lNlZq9-RLD/s1600/SAM_0170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX60ejiaVmChroC3CV0z8baKp7s9-mMFdOjBv085qE8li2UD9vOYxSYUTYlqKuvPni53WPoUZ_VDWeYw1sVkZV3hDi2S0X5uhVGH6Rw82dudYVYCK4F2cP7WV33VmP_e6F1lNlZq9-RLD/s320/SAM_0170.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</ul></ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>To make the crumble: </b></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">6. Place bread crumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQ0NzuNiNgiN6pllEBYmZIKooKxAo-cRMWrI2KmJCGnv-pEmhQlnNyAMugo7ejG7ZD1-L1OuDDOGYjQc7SCwtsSH-epKbhNiV9YDEoO79oep9P9NTh0psVqSI0hqMcM8SMwfLC658DCnI/s1600/SAM_0173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQ0NzuNiNgiN6pllEBYmZIKooKxAo-cRMWrI2KmJCGnv-pEmhQlnNyAMugo7ejG7ZD1-L1OuDDOGYjQc7SCwtsSH-epKbhNiV9YDEoO79oep9P9NTh0psVqSI0hqMcM8SMwfLC658DCnI/s320/SAM_0173.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
</span></div><ul><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I cheat by using cheese biscuits that I crush with a mortar and pestle and rub with the butter mixture</span></li>
</ul></ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">7. Rub in butter until mixture is crumbly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BBZbYiKMM8xMjFIphHkCy9oAaDEOGI8ZixvdKgDDemH-xvlwXlaJVyef7268gSCMhikkbL4B-QrUbKYpWx8WewiPUvHF22nz8p_ryYVwJ7zv_Fcdca7aBhXUhFd7uHbLyDW2J4oaMefl/s1600/SAM_0181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BBZbYiKMM8xMjFIphHkCy9oAaDEOGI8ZixvdKgDDemH-xvlwXlaJVyef7268gSCMhikkbL4B-QrUbKYpWx8WewiPUvHF22nz8p_ryYVwJ7zv_Fcdca7aBhXUhFd7uHbLyDW2J4oaMefl/s320/SAM_0181.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
</span></div><ul><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I usually have the butter out for a while so that it is soft, almost at room temperature</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Do not melt the butter. It needs to be rubbed into the bread crumbs not mixed.</span></li>
</ul></ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">8. Place potato into 6 medium sized ramekins. Top with the crumble.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWCS8tBY67PmNmwKv5lOpY9TtGG9iv_XuVpLsnnI42Q4Y0D5gaRDg51cNhHyAw4PIb6sYU1HsRbRHSaQ5xmKTQXJv1hz2nIrxmeZrtUe7vWdadCxxqmFC2zjoY845OCFGOd1hsxw9QGx8/s1600/SAM_0182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWCS8tBY67PmNmwKv5lOpY9TtGG9iv_XuVpLsnnI42Q4Y0D5gaRDg51cNhHyAw4PIb6sYU1HsRbRHSaQ5xmKTQXJv1hz2nIrxmeZrtUe7vWdadCxxqmFC2zjoY845OCFGOd1hsxw9QGx8/s320/SAM_0182.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">9. Bake for an hour until the potato is cooked and the topping is brown.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQCE9GmWa2hWODS5sMhKxzNTqnKPhySgIcG0rkZ50p-X7VC_QiRT0815Q2QZDYm4ojdqramoDGfk5lo5Y4hVYMgJ4GerI-IMyLDTokQeupVgsg9doFOItcb1HT69GKWlB6871YNxq3sH1/s1600/SAM_0187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQCE9GmWa2hWODS5sMhKxzNTqnKPhySgIcG0rkZ50p-X7VC_QiRT0815Q2QZDYm4ojdqramoDGfk5lo5Y4hVYMgJ4GerI-IMyLDTokQeupVgsg9doFOItcb1HT69GKWlB6871YNxq3sH1/s320/SAM_0187.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The top is cheesy while the filling is sweet and curry flavoured. It even reheats well in the microwave. While the crumble isn't as crunchy as it usually is with the cheese biscuits, it is tastier and that's what matters.</span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
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</div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-8964542072210380622011-03-27T22:13:00.000-07:002011-03-27T22:13:00.737-07:00My new coffee mug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My new Radu's cafe coffee mugs arrived today</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKultUaRwC7d0xds4E76AxXl9X9EGtYIKhhiG5g_bciO54bUOBI8ESlzJDD6wGCKR-NMhDVYNaVWW1je05Dk-Kmy6lS5RkfA4RtJ5_OQ7XtQ87YD9QFM9xpWMalzloIEYI31ONJx4m1-y/s1600/photo-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKultUaRwC7d0xds4E76AxXl9X9EGtYIKhhiG5g_bciO54bUOBI8ESlzJDD6wGCKR-NMhDVYNaVWW1je05Dk-Kmy6lS5RkfA4RtJ5_OQ7XtQ87YD9QFM9xpWMalzloIEYI31ONJx4m1-y/s320/photo-12.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's Radu's? Radu's is the name of the cafe in the DC universe frequented by Kyle Rayner</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/0/09/Green_Lantern_Vol_3_120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/0/09/Green_Lantern_Vol_3_120.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perfect for you to sit and sip</div><span id="goog_1048134707"></span><span id="goog_1048134708"></span>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-64941673774207954002011-03-27T00:59:00.000-07:002011-03-27T00:59:11.591-07:00Slow roasted lamb with Rosemary Porter Beer Jus served with Potato rosti mint puree stacks<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Like last weeks cooking challenge I'm cooking with beer. Here is a slow roasted leg of lamb that will end up being extremely sweet and succulent thanks to slow roasting for 6 hours.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Ingredients</b></span><br />
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<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Rosemary</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">2 lemons (the juice from 2, rind from 1)</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">2 cloves of garlic</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">mirin</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">fennel seeds</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Olive oil</span></li>
</ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Potato Rosti:</b></span></div><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">2 Desiree Potatoes</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">1 large sweet potato</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">1 brown onion</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Vegetable oil to shallow fry</span></li>
</ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Rosemary Jus:</b></span></div><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">250 mls litre of stock</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">1 bottle of James Squire Porter beer</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">1 brown onion</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">2 cloves of garlic</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">20g butter</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">2 springs of Rosemary</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Thyme</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Balsamic Vinegar </span></li>
</ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Mint Pea puree:</b></span></div><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">200g peas</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">6 mint leaves</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">10 watercress sprig</span></li>
</ul><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Roast lamb:</b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>1. </b>Create the marinate for the leg of lamb. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span>Crush fennel seeds in a mortal and pestle with sea salt and pepper add to the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary and mirin with lamb in a freezer bag. marinade for at least 1-2 hours.<br />
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</div><ul><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Mirin is a japanese rice wine. I used Mirin because I wanted the marinade to have a little sweetness to it without overpowering the lemon and rosemary, due to Mirins high sugar content.</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">As the marinade is only going to be on the lamb for 1-2 hours resist the urge to put the lamb back into the fridge. You really do want the leg of lamb to be at room temperature when you start to roast.</span></li>
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</ul></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">2. Preheat oven to 120 Degrees Celsius. Season leg of lamb with lots of salt and pepper prior to going into the oven. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXh_C20WVM2QFI20aEa9UBmIJ5mkYkjhL55X7qi38xZLtCB4NxZPt9PkEfscss292oTNltvMMsF6crKW2AsIZHoAlL7nMH1EjmY7K7Uf7O_N4MzXxZ_I4PccP-x_ixc35YMwL_-U7YNk7T/s1600/SAM_0145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXh_C20WVM2QFI20aEa9UBmIJ5mkYkjhL55X7qi38xZLtCB4NxZPt9PkEfscss292oTNltvMMsF6crKW2AsIZHoAlL7nMH1EjmY7K7Uf7O_N4MzXxZ_I4PccP-x_ixc35YMwL_-U7YNk7T/s320/SAM_0145.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">3. Now the Roast is ready to go into the oven. Cover roasting tray with Aluminium Foil. Cook at 120 degrees for 4 hours. Uncover and cook for a further 1-2 hours.</span><br />
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</ul></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">4. Remove from oven. Cover and rest for 30 min.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-IY-Sy181IuFNz0Me6OLoSELm9YV4Mw-eue8WW2bxqbrGcNMc5bK96MOnG2ELRrVqxjRYPIxwJaIDvdCMBMAx6KreXEaz5U-GYcQyMNWtQ6vbfrHTZossGPdsrUD3Al2ahC6voNaXRA6/s1600/SAM_0163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-IY-Sy181IuFNz0Me6OLoSELm9YV4Mw-eue8WW2bxqbrGcNMc5bK96MOnG2ELRrVqxjRYPIxwJaIDvdCMBMAx6KreXEaz5U-GYcQyMNWtQ6vbfrHTZossGPdsrUD3Al2ahC6voNaXRA6/s320/SAM_0163.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Use your hands to squeeze out as much liquid as possible, use absorbent paper to remove the last of the liquid from the potatoes. Place in a bowl Add finely cut onion. Season. Cover with absorbent paper. Place in the refrigerator until required.</span></div><ul><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The fridge will help take out the last of the liquid.</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Add one egg if the mixture doesn’t bind</span></li>
</ul></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">2. Place about a 1/3 of a cup of potato into 10 cm ring. flatten.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> I flattened mine using a press from my old coffee maker. Its the perfect size tool for the job.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">3. in a small frypan heat oil and duck fat over a medium heat. Place rostis in the pan. cook for 2 minutes each side.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRejFxfIjJYVIXTB0k2yfvVXRv53uatk2jR0F02hU1SMl4PWMWwTrJ2NUpNkojylofeODFJhI0GclJwrmlGWYzAWdNhHTWbNitQScuX1alZiJ74w9ANbHLS0yXMwQYBRINn_1aaaOcmwdR/s1600/SAM_0155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRejFxfIjJYVIXTB0k2yfvVXRv53uatk2jR0F02hU1SMl4PWMWwTrJ2NUpNkojylofeODFJhI0GclJwrmlGWYzAWdNhHTWbNitQScuX1alZiJ74w9ANbHLS0yXMwQYBRINn_1aaaOcmwdR/s320/SAM_0155.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Do not be alarmed if it falls apart slightly.</span></li>
</ul></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">4. PLace on greaseproof paper. Once the lamb is cooked and rested place in warmed oven to reheat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt_W0e-Mw5tuf77e0fDkH_FFlXbb-4_Qq1udm-91wt3-X-mafh0gDZlPTHoIlvjL-fgZf4THuHentR0awq5pcyfPVB4kj_adWb_lDHjy-u8b1aVocqPsk8jfVGoDkO8f0JmJ3N8qkVllC/s1600/SAM_0158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt_W0e-Mw5tuf77e0fDkH_FFlXbb-4_Qq1udm-91wt3-X-mafh0gDZlPTHoIlvjL-fgZf4THuHentR0awq5pcyfPVB4kj_adWb_lDHjy-u8b1aVocqPsk8jfVGoDkO8f0JmJ3N8qkVllC/s320/SAM_0158.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Rosemary Jus:</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">1. Place a medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Add oil and butter. Once butter has turned brown add onion and garlic, stirring until browned. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0wj4JUllNMOa1akqv8TGAxWMssGgy5xHj7ddrWxCzox0f1OwL7DeLivDly7iCx_3iGv-2nj0vDae6czw6SW1boaN_Yw9PfqSJmL4wT-IzOTyStt1donhdv4ki7ekV38kXP5IY1-UTFoP/s1600/SAM_0147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0wj4JUllNMOa1akqv8TGAxWMssGgy5xHj7ddrWxCzox0f1OwL7DeLivDly7iCx_3iGv-2nj0vDae6czw6SW1boaN_Yw9PfqSJmL4wT-IzOTyStt1donhdv4ki7ekV38kXP5IY1-UTFoP/s320/SAM_0147.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">2. Add herbs.</span></div><div>3. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Add beer. Reduce by half. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1R2coifBtvEPkuyBTxaoXpJvsS-pQCQXNE1dOjMyx2YktuCkcaN4MTcvIi3KbOxGIcQV5EY7GCFhyphenhyphenHNoYKWiUw3IGCmXetBf46UAwETWjjl-vxRfPG1lmhgg8zQBZmH0Lpxbd-dbX7Tmo/s1600/SAM_0154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1R2coifBtvEPkuyBTxaoXpJvsS-pQCQXNE1dOjMyx2YktuCkcaN4MTcvIi3KbOxGIcQV5EY7GCFhyphenhyphenHNoYKWiUw3IGCmXetBf46UAwETWjjl-vxRfPG1lmhgg8zQBZmH0Lpxbd-dbX7Tmo/s320/SAM_0154.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBQq5ipediWM7EehdEk73Obs93fCc3HKGCOwWyGtOn-Z4kcbuC6cZhvbkKp7FFAApkdSfbEwEw1SbJu_4hFDUqUK5V0bmY8TZd8awT7FAMAFtoOUDnccS747wblTSWJ2X2mSoohu3LLAc/s1600/SAM_0134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBQq5ipediWM7EehdEk73Obs93fCc3HKGCOwWyGtOn-Z4kcbuC6cZhvbkKp7FFAApkdSfbEwEw1SbJu_4hFDUqUK5V0bmY8TZd8awT7FAMAFtoOUDnccS747wblTSWJ2X2mSoohu3LLAc/s320/SAM_0134.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><ul><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">For this recipe I am using a Porter beer from James Squire. Porter is a dark beer that gives a malt and chocolate flavour to the jus.</span></li>
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</span></span><ul><ul></ul></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">4. Add stock. Reduce by three quarters or until it reaches a sauce consistency.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dcVpjkqJApS9OSu_nwmsgAGlG2G0N_jqDYVje2y-oATIn4PMcSXLCP5z5PnB5FomMMWoekdy74KSvIz9fqTHIPrQ1RbmALndj7u2Pjwf0dZHwMme09eqIPH5eBGtoWidjcbAHXzT7ugx/s1600/SAM_0153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dcVpjkqJApS9OSu_nwmsgAGlG2G0N_jqDYVje2y-oATIn4PMcSXLCP5z5PnB5FomMMWoekdy74KSvIz9fqTHIPrQ1RbmALndj7u2Pjwf0dZHwMme09eqIPH5eBGtoWidjcbAHXzT7ugx/s320/SAM_0153.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</ul></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">5. Season. Add Balsamic to taste</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">6. Pass through a sieve.</span><br />
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;"></ol><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Mint Pea puree</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">1. PLace a small saucepan full of water on to boil. Add peas and mint leaves to the water. Boil for 5 minutes or until it goes green.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5JAdyUj0gmM90rvqJ30nii3Y4fTTo8bAbJcBLKijTFOYH9neuqB0f3nqXgatt0ojWFomb2wVsZ9VQgV_IZ0i4Ls_JI5b45VShNmNjblTz4QWfWK4yYhck1hg8eNgxNCUc2-acvE3_yAa/s1600/SAM_0160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5JAdyUj0gmM90rvqJ30nii3Y4fTTo8bAbJcBLKijTFOYH9neuqB0f3nqXgatt0ojWFomb2wVsZ9VQgV_IZ0i4Ls_JI5b45VShNmNjblTz4QWfWK4yYhck1hg8eNgxNCUc2-acvE3_yAa/s320/SAM_0160.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">2. While the water is boiling roughly chop watercress.</span><br />
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</ul></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">3. Strain peas add to watercress. Reserve half a dozen for garnish. Blend remaining until smooth with a stab blender. blend until a smooth paste.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r_MZVnzEqkquNHg4R6A0Z1QwLpURdXlRfioYgZnonEqDMeYTSYuKZTnW3GO7Lmj4sKFBa-4gJfirY4v8E3F3qPI-b1VWMdgRAkm5Bw9893ZBY_bRtUDAmC-LyJlWVlLCUklcrmkzVJRN/s1600/SAM_0161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r_MZVnzEqkquNHg4R6A0Z1QwLpURdXlRfioYgZnonEqDMeYTSYuKZTnW3GO7Lmj4sKFBa-4gJfirY4v8E3F3qPI-b1VWMdgRAkm5Bw9893ZBY_bRtUDAmC-LyJlWVlLCUklcrmkzVJRN/s320/SAM_0161.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Once the Lamb has rested place on plate with rosti and jus. Now when I plate I think about what I want the final dish to look like. Sometimes, like this week, I sketch out how I want to "plate up" the final dish.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Here is my sketch:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4ki6I2PuYa4xMKkB-CqjPam5QMpo3IiapZ6I9gLd8bxuxWZTiLO3zMPMCbcIaK1up0o5lBSW6PuFvQuCXgeGmeac3ogyLr18-ky1mP4hL0sC9TApU3_pgmLC1WA_p6rScKIsJgQm7J03/s1600/dinner+layout.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4ki6I2PuYa4xMKkB-CqjPam5QMpo3IiapZ6I9gLd8bxuxWZTiLO3zMPMCbcIaK1up0o5lBSW6PuFvQuCXgeGmeac3ogyLr18-ky1mP4hL0sC9TApU3_pgmLC1WA_p6rScKIsJgQm7J03/s320/dinner+layout.jpeg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the final dish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO-sj7EjRp4Tqju7dmG4sb7xuIynnwT7tK0h2GHRTbJjOraTPB1m8xJaFasprnAJIaFEFPuoLwSWSWjNekWexhaOGh-JCxjEiZvMX7zblBClYm07dZlM9I6svsh0_NGCW7WVlSmFn6CjL/s1600/SAM_0166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO-sj7EjRp4Tqju7dmG4sb7xuIynnwT7tK0h2GHRTbJjOraTPB1m8xJaFasprnAJIaFEFPuoLwSWSWjNekWexhaOGh-JCxjEiZvMX7zblBClYm07dZlM9I6svsh0_NGCW7WVlSmFn6CjL/s320/SAM_0166.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTahDeW6fPVtUO9U5N7q6OOT1VCC39kPVv5odaESuChzOnF2pqim1L9wt1y1s_9U8c_Rs6oEoYHzfpbaUStVpAeKptlyoOMyxRFZsS0KFL671wCMhlMGEuj_qYumPeeyZrdONsGx4ekTTu/s1600/SAM_0164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTahDeW6fPVtUO9U5N7q6OOT1VCC39kPVv5odaESuChzOnF2pqim1L9wt1y1s_9U8c_Rs6oEoYHzfpbaUStVpAeKptlyoOMyxRFZsS0KFL671wCMhlMGEuj_qYumPeeyZrdONsGx4ekTTu/s320/SAM_0164.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A glass of the same Porter beer to wash it down. 6 hours cook time, devoured in 15 minutes. YUM </span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</span></div></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-15860133529469868122011-03-24T14:31:00.000-07:002011-03-24T14:31:51.460-07:00This weeks sketchesSorry guys! Work has been really busy this week so I haven't had too much time to sketch but here are a few I've done this week<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lego Red POwer Ranger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSrvTkAf9Bl-YJlX7rz0hGyXnVvfjb8Jpoyv6JJ6DyPmbshUhFR2iVZ_VG-FStrNSt5EvpDCT3XpFnhF9gp2nHiT05eD_ZYRekCEuU34q8on442VO5L08mJV9DfUe32f3d3zzfDMLrcHi/s1600/lego+red+power+ranger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSrvTkAf9Bl-YJlX7rz0hGyXnVvfjb8Jpoyv6JJ6DyPmbshUhFR2iVZ_VG-FStrNSt5EvpDCT3XpFnhF9gp2nHiT05eD_ZYRekCEuU34q8on442VO5L08mJV9DfUe32f3d3zzfDMLrcHi/s320/lego+red+power+ranger.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Calvin and Hobbes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqZZXxxQGKQIuBdb0HQSBAdu-5LebZsEsgCj4ZyfSBqvypXom23LX30HUdaZgQ6OyZ2jWeJOvzmsIo22R1u8dykN56XhgJ9CzgfjVAl-kB198OIcqjNz04zhdGAjq9dzlHuI_zDRtGANa/s1600/lego+red+power+ranger+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqZZXxxQGKQIuBdb0HQSBAdu-5LebZsEsgCj4ZyfSBqvypXom23LX30HUdaZgQ6OyZ2jWeJOvzmsIo22R1u8dykN56XhgJ9CzgfjVAl-kB198OIcqjNz04zhdGAjq9dzlHuI_zDRtGANa/s320/lego+red+power+ranger+1.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dr.Strange (in the black turtle neck he's sporting these days)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjQNl_4e7YpEX7pQCf4JctSsEekYFaoXgzU6WquN0eR0e8q-_zBCZ-cD4psYGjWqRM_2OiGgAmdbvdXhHWCtn556LC8jeAXwZszJK650W3vAOWjmxhn9dOXSbxrMnk4Mwx1NGQa4pJr_v/s1600/Dr.Strange+pic.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjQNl_4e7YpEX7pQCf4JctSsEekYFaoXgzU6WquN0eR0e8q-_zBCZ-cD4psYGjWqRM_2OiGgAmdbvdXhHWCtn556LC8jeAXwZszJK650W3vAOWjmxhn9dOXSbxrMnk4Mwx1NGQa4pJr_v/s320/Dr.Strange+pic.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dr.Strange at the bar (just like my twitter profile pic)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTFqMPrniXCSNThrePoP8Y2sPM-vhUk9X3hpNEFsdIm4gZhOU3s6pex8gpXXstCzWVSKKfLLJzAV_p2RaxrGs83VUJQ32ycXuHjVxGN2Qdr5I-forCmjAqHYID1gdG996tWqwLbIMQdUz/s1600/Dr.Strange+pic+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTFqMPrniXCSNThrePoP8Y2sPM-vhUk9X3hpNEFsdIm4gZhOU3s6pex8gpXXstCzWVSKKfLLJzAV_p2RaxrGs83VUJQ32ycXuHjVxGN2Qdr5I-forCmjAqHYID1gdG996tWqwLbIMQdUz/s320/Dr.Strange+pic+2.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More to come next week. </div><span id="goog_227220486"></span><span id="goog_227220487"></span>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-40174827323602522202011-03-20T02:01:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:04:06.725-07:00The Great Comic Book Room Reshuffle.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There comes a time in every comic book fans life where they have to look at how they have their books set out. To bag and board or not to bag and board that is the question? (I don't bag and board by the by). Today I decided that I wasn't entirely happy with how I had my comic room and shelves set out. I have a room for books and a shelving unit in my lounge room for my favourite books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Here is how it looked before I started</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6de_4Dq1yFA5vUnwnfyJFs04V4xoUNl75HfrAQRwxeGKGo0w60vc4OcfYrARAQcTA8sTOUCT210P6g6Ab7H_GLIY8oF7v2Pcp3mQZD3_n_0RrWXYOsk6osC7M43U65Pdd0-rk6yklq8wp/s1600/SAM_0066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6de_4Dq1yFA5vUnwnfyJFs04V4xoUNl75HfrAQRwxeGKGo0w60vc4OcfYrARAQcTA8sTOUCT210P6g6Ab7H_GLIY8oF7v2Pcp3mQZD3_n_0RrWXYOsk6osC7M43U65Pdd0-rk6yklq8wp/s320/SAM_0066.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
As you can see there are trades mixed with issues as an easier way, at the time, to find titles.<br />
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This meant that my books were shelved autobiographically, like the movie High Fidelity, I went from Starman to Lazarus 5 to Ex Machina (All Tony Harris books) but not the best way to have my books.<br />
I have also got a lot of Hardcovers and Absolutes (And Hellboy Library Editions) so I thought I should split not only trades from issues but hard covers to softcovers (except when there was a sequence- e.g. NOVA -thanks Marvel for stopping the Hardcovers...)<br />
I then worked out all of my issues, not in alphabetical order yet but I needed to see the order before I started.<br />
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I then realised that I have some trades in titles like JLA that are based in continuity and Elseworlds trades. I decided to split Elseworlds from in continuity and have each in order.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZI00lGkHFNCj116EdJ6m7ui_zbfYV47HUoeuhYmCOlNzITWiaSxjCZiwkyCC7iG4t6yYKkYmDcVFau93ZIOEBRItnnt-D5d4JNRR1-Xa8wZrgh6KHDhJ-rmfU1uMpLdpSXOScqDlJrDV/s1600/photo+4-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZI00lGkHFNCj116EdJ6m7ui_zbfYV47HUoeuhYmCOlNzITWiaSxjCZiwkyCC7iG4t6yYKkYmDcVFau93ZIOEBRItnnt-D5d4JNRR1-Xa8wZrgh6KHDhJ-rmfU1uMpLdpSXOScqDlJrDV/s320/photo+4-2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trades then placed on the shelf (NOTE: I have changed this so that Hardcovers have their own shelf and the trades that are horizontal denote trades that are on my to read list)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5la8DC_RtbbURC8SMIDeIUTL9hZyNpjQNnlpgIV6loEZXr5xpCc9RXIs9kn6hXio6BDG2jIzxYCnQHkiAaAs_A8GIWdelfTn-BpQ5f0LpWjye93Kdtt5n0rQ8-7jPuTP7CbjivvXynmP/s1600/photo+5-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5la8DC_RtbbURC8SMIDeIUTL9hZyNpjQNnlpgIV6loEZXr5xpCc9RXIs9kn6hXio6BDG2jIzxYCnQHkiAaAs_A8GIWdelfTn-BpQ5f0LpWjye93Kdtt5n0rQ8-7jPuTP7CbjivvXynmP/s320/photo+5-2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Issues then placed on shelves. I did change the alphabetical order slightly (I can't break my autobiographical order entirely- Librarians would hate me) Amazing Spider-man and Web of Spider-man listed as Spider-man: Amazing and Spider-man: Web of so that Spider-man issues are together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTOUh62NzSi3kRYMdwnn9ChrYSAbFivj7-FA65YdoR_IWNunnR03dkCOg8CN57zXEcN-xWL-vCgPZ-VZC1Nz6x-LTuIgGWWVMn47p72NqtNXZ_XoNnlyl6xYOlr5yzjmkAtorjy7yFVdL/s1600/photo-11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTOUh62NzSi3kRYMdwnn9ChrYSAbFivj7-FA65YdoR_IWNunnR03dkCOg8CN57zXEcN-xWL-vCgPZ-VZC1Nz6x-LTuIgGWWVMn47p72NqtNXZ_XoNnlyl6xYOlr5yzjmkAtorjy7yFVdL/s320/photo-11.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a fair bit of work but it will be so much easier to maintain.</div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-77030366586363717502011-03-19T01:16:00.000-07:002011-03-19T01:16:37.178-07:00Recipe: Lapin Braise a la biere (braised rabbit cooked in beer)<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Prep time: </b>45 min</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Cook time: </b>1 1/2 -<b> </b>2 hours</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Serves: </b>4-6</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1x 1kg White Rabbit (if possible with liver and kidneys still attached)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">170g Bacon</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1/4 cup plain flour</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">6x Shallots or small pickling onions</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2x Garlic Cloves</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">20g butter to cook with (substituted with duck fat)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2 carrots</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2 tablespoons rouge vermouth</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">375mL Coopers Original Pale Ale</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 cup of stock (This one I am using duck stock as I do not have chicken stock)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1 bay leaf</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2 sprigs thyme</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">parsely</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">200g muchrooms quartered</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">125mL cooking cream</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span>Salt and pepper to taste</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0fAiMSWx6CNhFQW6Cp0XIXU7PMc6PxCRFbhL-E4pjtrkgkmFOljqv9XGvIskiwfllSiKuvx7BY1qBYG_tOuQRBgBMx3ONqkjoai5G_q4ci7ZSywcr3Y2HMd7P7MR-IpdOpMJFODHNzz_/s1600/photo+1-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0fAiMSWx6CNhFQW6Cp0XIXU7PMc6PxCRFbhL-E4pjtrkgkmFOljqv9XGvIskiwfllSiKuvx7BY1qBYG_tOuQRBgBMx3ONqkjoai5G_q4ci7ZSywcr3Y2HMd7P7MR-IpdOpMJFODHNzz_/s320/photo+1-2.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0fAiMSWx6CNhFQW6Cp0XIXU7PMc6PxCRFbhL-E4pjtrkgkmFOljqv9XGvIskiwfllSiKuvx7BY1qBYG_tOuQRBgBMx3ONqkjoai5G_q4ci7ZSywcr3Y2HMd7P7MR-IpdOpMJFODHNzz_/s1600/photo+1-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span>1. In this recipe I have had to use a frozen rabbit. So as I am waiting for the rabbit to defrost I work on the prep work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wQCXCba9cqqvjFxAHkE2iCmLa0xMzvUrlVlw4Xj0V5Nl2De-1WGMmhzZJ6WIYyooYi3BpYyezo2hCUb1C4dwXH6o3jtOivD-QwwuW3FR7IX8PHMN7yTn5DfLP-V2OENryPY6m4fxb_YO/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wQCXCba9cqqvjFxAHkE2iCmLa0xMzvUrlVlw4Xj0V5Nl2De-1WGMmhzZJ6WIYyooYi3BpYyezo2hCUb1C4dwXH6o3jtOivD-QwwuW3FR7IX8PHMN7yTn5DfLP-V2OENryPY6m4fxb_YO/s320/photo+5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">2. Forequarter rabbit. Coat in seasoned flour, shake off excess. Cook in a large frypan in duck fat. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOb_vLUeeyEKo8niwxCqmiyfQsML1Q_Y4FCqiQlGxry90dyW5-0TMOTe8jzNmpVBxArQUjjYrQjN-MNoJUVHhTl5DCnIu4dTbdm-EphsjAB2NOGOa3U5kUboT0qj45QU4Rxgy9y1_3zdHQ/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOb_vLUeeyEKo8niwxCqmiyfQsML1Q_Y4FCqiQlGxry90dyW5-0TMOTe8jzNmpVBxArQUjjYrQjN-MNoJUVHhTl5DCnIu4dTbdm-EphsjAB2NOGOa3U5kUboT0qj45QU4Rxgy9y1_3zdHQ/s320/photo+4.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Usually you would cook this in butter but I recently cooked a duck and had the duck fat to spare. Cook rabbit in batches. You want it to seal and brown but not stew. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfrHLUGY2qAqCtgzYpENuSbIY2aQkIiXlUve098EHgVUH_ykpM-2_fWIv86C4XxgZjbN2jbrSkLfOlsgvW-dgjLhl2pn_VfPsWfbF2PruajNplErYIJAwgCMIGrixP9110ZMOuUZWMwqS/s1600/photo+1-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfrHLUGY2qAqCtgzYpENuSbIY2aQkIiXlUve098EHgVUH_ykpM-2_fWIv86C4XxgZjbN2jbrSkLfOlsgvW-dgjLhl2pn_VfPsWfbF2PruajNplErYIJAwgCMIGrixP9110ZMOuUZWMwqS/s320/photo+1-3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Remove from pan. When cooking the liver and kidneys please remove pan from direct heat. There should be enough heat in the pan to cook the kidneys and liver. You don’t want these to overcooked</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">3. Add bacon to frypan and brown. Add to saucepan. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">4. While bacon is cooking. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-ZVa3JHbZHWoE3RnrLfdNwrYHdn5lG0m6bMqVvecKP7TRW8-BV1bN2vRXm7H8xkIXaa329OOmcKA2WnrRu0MKRxI6IuRdy-72EmjYfHhi3kKcBHoZIo-WRL27kisFA5gXpBXldfHkoE3/s1600/photo+2-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-ZVa3JHbZHWoE3RnrLfdNwrYHdn5lG0m6bMqVvecKP7TRW8-BV1bN2vRXm7H8xkIXaa329OOmcKA2WnrRu0MKRxI6IuRdy-72EmjYfHhi3kKcBHoZIo-WRL27kisFA5gXpBXldfHkoE3/s320/photo+2-2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Cook shallots and garlic in a large saucepan. Cook for 5 mins. Add carrots. Cook for 5 minutes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">5. Deglaze frypan with vermouth. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUYeD1LatcZPjxaARC3uzSz9ZwmuzZErI90srPDc9Kb5DaBp2jQrcxxeXgTJFZNTCMV2SUjry08oOB_Hu-sx8j0zx62U5617nwFsYLbSHoJuzi11JY5r5vJzK1FUnstpyHevU3ClWkYX_/s1600/photo+2-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUYeD1LatcZPjxaARC3uzSz9ZwmuzZErI90srPDc9Kb5DaBp2jQrcxxeXgTJFZNTCMV2SUjry08oOB_Hu-sx8j0zx62U5617nwFsYLbSHoJuzi11JY5r5vJzK1FUnstpyHevU3ClWkYX_/s320/photo+2-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">I use vermouth to deglaze instead of brandy because I think the spices of the Peter Van Gent vermouth really add a cinnamon flavour to the dish.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">6. Add rabbit, ale, stock, herbs to the saucepan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb6SFR7FXC65EibjjYuAqT-1AHA6CDCUBmXpjBxfqUfMr12V-VZbtmoNjkYF2rDfpowwakGMfXdi316smpLEIg0ab38pnoKj-bdvgqXC3Em8YTgEwdoqP7JvpubpnI-pB7rq61-2KExvy/s1600/photo+3-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb6SFR7FXC65EibjjYuAqT-1AHA6CDCUBmXpjBxfqUfMr12V-VZbtmoNjkYF2rDfpowwakGMfXdi316smpLEIg0ab38pnoKj-bdvgqXC3Em8YTgEwdoqP7JvpubpnI-pB7rq61-2KExvy/s320/photo+3-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">In this recipe I am using Coopers Pale Ale, which is brewed in bottle so you have to remember to turn the bottle upside down and turn 360 degrees to mix the sediment into the beer before use. I am also using some stock that I have made from the roast duck I made a few weeks ago. Add herbs to pan.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">7. Bring saucepan to boil. reduce heat. move to a different burner on the stovetop. Simmer, uncovered on low-medium heat for 1 and a half hours. (moving it to a different burner means that the heat need to get to that low heat rather than the temperature having to drop to low and risk burning). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWJLvFJKVlQrZXW6FOtb2xzQP1gdxdOwRp7ZvKttUr22NlDg-m-EdBcVfau7iGgOI5wH5_9eAlK1tFOniuMr9v2ZXobWhEPpE2dYNCYBLtTZ3H4Z9XPiic4pBNC9Nbdbe-l_21Z5jDhBG/s1600/photo+3-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWJLvFJKVlQrZXW6FOtb2xzQP1gdxdOwRp7ZvKttUr22NlDg-m-EdBcVfau7iGgOI5wH5_9eAlK1tFOniuMr9v2ZXobWhEPpE2dYNCYBLtTZ3H4Z9XPiic4pBNC9Nbdbe-l_21Z5jDhBG/s320/photo+3-2.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Add salt and pepper to taste. I find that the broth doesn’t need too much salt, mainly due to the bacon.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">8. Melt butter in a small frypan, add mushrooms. Cook until JUUUUUST tender. Add to the saucepan with cream. Simmer for 15 minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAIU6LwXpp9RJD1hmz2nu3UPDgrATLpyh5q6TXdaALykZx1mqxNDaxnEYpJ80YlF627MxE4afZpkWezsX8RkAbTW2X9g-DzKM_7Uk7OXK8TE5HPT5J8mUlB11qIJoSKVLvmtxS7wlDkz7/s1600/photo+4-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAIU6LwXpp9RJD1hmz2nu3UPDgrATLpyh5q6TXdaALykZx1mqxNDaxnEYpJ80YlF627MxE4afZpkWezsX8RkAbTW2X9g-DzKM_7Uk7OXK8TE5HPT5J8mUlB11qIJoSKVLvmtxS7wlDkz7/s320/photo+4-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">9. Add some extra fresh parsley to the dish. Taste, season if necessary. Seasoning is important as the tast e of the dish will change slightly due to the addition of the cream. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">10. Serve. Usually I would serve this with mash potatoes, but today at the market there was some rye sourdough bread that was just too good to pass up so I’m serving this with a few slices of the rye sourdough, lightly toasted, which is perfect to sop up the sauce.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BEeWk5ehJaWJe2Z4kVE9lMFn5p0kBuqEkT8JnSvVljjfywssHLDXRodjnNXPtAOEV1jzRse4UQTargKtzXJ0iHR7DAwvqvmMZH4c9f_cr2VYpgpG-x_oCM_odI69jrLkOBjHq70AOwEN/s1600/photo+5-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BEeWk5ehJaWJe2Z4kVE9lMFn5p0kBuqEkT8JnSvVljjfywssHLDXRodjnNXPtAOEV1jzRse4UQTargKtzXJ0iHR7DAwvqvmMZH4c9f_cr2VYpgpG-x_oCM_odI69jrLkOBjHq70AOwEN/s320/photo+5-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-74067452404219471992011-03-17T00:10:00.001-07:002011-03-17T00:10:22.697-07:00DALEK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9s7W6gCfRsMngG2CrQ1kgH-31hS11ocdxNcYw8FAQ3CgcaRBPosfzTXEVlWADhu3N5HhS-QiZAIZC0OEHQFBf57e7mEgRog46LlgxraQWp9FGuPG-4dQ-10kglXpi92REhdjv4kupCKo/s1600/35292_409584517186_726772186_5031898_2532003_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9s7W6gCfRsMngG2CrQ1kgH-31hS11ocdxNcYw8FAQ3CgcaRBPosfzTXEVlWADhu3N5HhS-QiZAIZC0OEHQFBf57e7mEgRog46LlgxraQWp9FGuPG-4dQ-10kglXpi92REhdjv4kupCKo/s320/35292_409584517186_726772186_5031898_2532003_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-35800949811778222452011-03-16T01:12:00.000-07:002011-03-16T01:12:00.175-07:00Sketch from the vault: The Phantom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_C6p80QSBJYar8eikmuHOkMqCrCMAg47n3uShvorXWM5VFXYmy0du9Rihz-TbI32rPy_sV_jNFb8vUG6vbAazTywRd92bubacTEgLE0x1Tz_P7DReuQrR85kKpOJ9YOQ2bztpxjGeQu0/s1600/124874850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_C6p80QSBJYar8eikmuHOkMqCrCMAg47n3uShvorXWM5VFXYmy0du9Rihz-TbI32rPy_sV_jNFb8vUG6vbAazTywRd92bubacTEgLE0x1Tz_P7DReuQrR85kKpOJ9YOQ2bztpxjGeQu0/s320/124874850.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-79701888923275989642011-03-15T00:36:00.000-07:002011-03-15T00:36:03.224-07:00Sketch from the vault: Mephisto #2 The great conundrumThis was a fun sketch because its a sketch of Mephisto shooting The Blue Beetle in the head. I drew this because Mephistos actions in Brand New Day were retconned by Marvel Editor in Chief at the time Joe Quesada while Blue Beetles Death will not be retconned by DC Chief Publisher at the time Dan Didio<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2aXPmFCjaldZhrHBQdjtw91DoY7s6NuYxB6iyhSthB1EqQj9rHH0nqGWYtnTFqDZOAF5BlTr-pA7s8IA_SVPcPNAJMct1YVmYEfxbNwRZsrQOsf8GN0CvKAWlJsKyh5gGXYG3oexDJrN/s1600/73442_444095447186_726772186_5825046_2069660_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2aXPmFCjaldZhrHBQdjtw91DoY7s6NuYxB6iyhSthB1EqQj9rHH0nqGWYtnTFqDZOAF5BlTr-pA7s8IA_SVPcPNAJMct1YVmYEfxbNwRZsrQOsf8GN0CvKAWlJsKyh5gGXYG3oexDJrN/s320/73442_444095447186_726772186_5825046_2069660_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-30482335836012375902011-03-14T01:16:00.000-07:002011-03-14T01:16:08.502-07:00Sketch from the vault: Mephisto #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a red ball point pen. I NEVER use red pen so I thought I'd use it in a sketch. Here's Mephisto</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_6jy58i5HM9uy2kbY60jJ1f7g-vD_9KC8AK_hm7LfqLIncpiBN7AFJLBFSXPg2X61FZCXXsHj0YxHm07lyIX9p7kb27-SZqOagl81L6KIYZoIutav9GEfYlMxsq50LxduiYGc5QAfgDp/s1600/32073_394062637186_726772186_4603658_2311250_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_6jy58i5HM9uy2kbY60jJ1f7g-vD_9KC8AK_hm7LfqLIncpiBN7AFJLBFSXPg2X61FZCXXsHj0YxHm07lyIX9p7kb27-SZqOagl81L6KIYZoIutav9GEfYlMxsq50LxduiYGc5QAfgDp/s320/32073_394062637186_726772186_4603658_2311250_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-15411884604499088982011-03-13T21:19:00.000-07:002011-03-13T21:19:53.221-07:00Painting week 2: Canberra Day means ART day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So yesterday I showed the initial sketch for this painting. Now to work on the initial background layers. Building up and up. This gives a result that is unfortunately not as detailed as the original pencil sketch but it gives a finish that you can then go over to touch up or leave as is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Step 1: Setting up a work space</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHISa3fEz_ug0DsWX96sOWb_VeDRDklNQ3tZ76ni9C-IvQuam-OLFVFXbFuCrRNVeSKN-FFwpKKVABqPn1B5IBWsYIhLEPSfNB_vQVN4aEsSD0aUQ1b3tB39pvTp68vGUPG0G-Af3HQOAG/s1600/257366684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHISa3fEz_ug0DsWX96sOWb_VeDRDklNQ3tZ76ni9C-IvQuam-OLFVFXbFuCrRNVeSKN-FFwpKKVABqPn1B5IBWsYIhLEPSfNB_vQVN4aEsSD0aUQ1b3tB39pvTp68vGUPG0G-Af3HQOAG/s320/257366684.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Laying in colour 1: Grey </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2HKYx8F-3cphVVxaUJK-GV95_KDoA_GV7_MgrQwTNlXqccKRhyphenhyphenmltnnlDVTrmMhnwC8Rwb0RG_HaSbVCwfJmxdeCLopDLS16pA1TG2Aso9VyvbZmRtCaM-s5Cq8B46XUQ0JQkmMbQ5GC/s1600/257382276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2HKYx8F-3cphVVxaUJK-GV95_KDoA_GV7_MgrQwTNlXqccKRhyphenhyphenmltnnlDVTrmMhnwC8Rwb0RG_HaSbVCwfJmxdeCLopDLS16pA1TG2Aso9VyvbZmRtCaM-s5Cq8B46XUQ0JQkmMbQ5GC/s320/257382276.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Laying out colour 2: Burnt sienna</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzrENeR_2IJLlODS6DjEoVo1DZsVWAd6pDJoZZwv4kSWFzekVIs7jVj5F3bZHmQAFokPBsdIcW5gxsIwGwPlKat8kAvrvUmvh2P5ODECgtYQmunbkJ0-5-cI-3BWJb3BPtR1iA-HN9bFE/s1600/257393310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzrENeR_2IJLlODS6DjEoVo1DZsVWAd6pDJoZZwv4kSWFzekVIs7jVj5F3bZHmQAFokPBsdIcW5gxsIwGwPlKat8kAvrvUmvh2P5ODECgtYQmunbkJ0-5-cI-3BWJb3BPtR1iA-HN9bFE/s320/257393310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Laying out colour 3: Black</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6anZKM_OvkNKD8grQL7mB9-zDIKUPZaXXjGhUjQZaUOIbMCDdxn7BhxjnrfQsE07dSnC02bqpHyCzT337w2rYAjL42X6ITYZkoWN7HSNWm3tHZytwu16b9VCAlWd7v9QZwU2_QYNJZoqt/s1600/257406893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6anZKM_OvkNKD8grQL7mB9-zDIKUPZaXXjGhUjQZaUOIbMCDdxn7BhxjnrfQsE07dSnC02bqpHyCzT337w2rYAjL42X6ITYZkoWN7HSNWm3tHZytwu16b9VCAlWd7v9QZwU2_QYNJZoqt/s320/257406893.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Laying out colour 4: White</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is important to out whites. You have to remember that you are creating coats and layers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBoYSvrZHJy7W-sZgNpga00O8oNGeYIEVJdMthXjHuBFXS9BlO7sO_-XN1e4kH-3Wn7Hv8brEXMB0Y8ojWhZkx_y7mUpJrIAZxpqUiE4Qw8foXPGPDQHDTs1izhxk7CIkC0eL-bbruryA/s1600/257519973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBoYSvrZHJy7W-sZgNpga00O8oNGeYIEVJdMthXjHuBFXS9BlO7sO_-XN1e4kH-3Wn7Hv8brEXMB0Y8ojWhZkx_y7mUpJrIAZxpqUiE4Qw8foXPGPDQHDTs1izhxk7CIkC0eL-bbruryA/s320/257519973.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Second coat:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second coat works to build the colour and to get rid of the canvas texture. Part of me wants to keep the canvas texture for the veil. (It is here that I noticed that he kind of looks like ObiWan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP58Hbl8EoZ0tauSvjidiyTbNKmNduw4lsdyli1_jJufgP73IuUY9kUYuMjnwbhIZv57ssdsBEjj7m68oRp67gQ5fAXWB8iByIhcrDPe9J4tXUmMYnLPd4AXURtJS7jxLbHF6-ptTA6-YG/s1600/257529411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP58Hbl8EoZ0tauSvjidiyTbNKmNduw4lsdyli1_jJufgP73IuUY9kUYuMjnwbhIZv57ssdsBEjj7m68oRp67gQ5fAXWB8iByIhcrDPe9J4tXUmMYnLPd4AXURtJS7jxLbHF6-ptTA6-YG/s320/257529411.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now to let it dry and work on the third and fourth coats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a photo of what it looks like versus the real photo and sketch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly_Qn5lqwiNDcvjd3llWTNYyEsU_Ps9NOPsM8U54K_uQpOfqqPHsgw7RaZT-m-Ony9YSVXrKjeQQRBV6IHuH5OrmYRYPL_ohnIaX2d3NMYLvSQrFgAwRrDKVVRNxu6iD2u7n91hOBtr-R/s1600/old-man_999439i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly_Qn5lqwiNDcvjd3llWTNYyEsU_Ps9NOPsM8U54K_uQpOfqqPHsgw7RaZT-m-Ony9YSVXrKjeQQRBV6IHuH5OrmYRYPL_ohnIaX2d3NMYLvSQrFgAwRrDKVVRNxu6iD2u7n91hOBtr-R/s320/old-man_999439i.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3227096786590064822.post-60090581203596268912011-03-12T22:30:00.000-08:002011-03-12T22:30:02.078-08:00Painting week 1: Crafternoon!This weekend I had the honour of being invited to Jessica Macks place to have Crafternoon! An afternoon of mini cupcakes, tea and art.<br />
Also Robert Perie gave me a canvas and the subtle hint that I should paint more. So this was perfect! BUUuuuut I didn't want to do something comic related like last time so I looked at the internet for a striking image.<br />
I found this one:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly_Qn5lqwiNDcvjd3llWTNYyEsU_Ps9NOPsM8U54K_uQpOfqqPHsgw7RaZT-m-Ony9YSVXrKjeQQRBV6IHuH5OrmYRYPL_ohnIaX2d3NMYLvSQrFgAwRrDKVVRNxu6iD2u7n91hOBtr-R/s1600/old-man_999439i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly_Qn5lqwiNDcvjd3llWTNYyEsU_Ps9NOPsM8U54K_uQpOfqqPHsgw7RaZT-m-Ony9YSVXrKjeQQRBV6IHuH5OrmYRYPL_ohnIaX2d3NMYLvSQrFgAwRrDKVVRNxu6iD2u7n91hOBtr-R/s320/old-man_999439i.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to draw it up in a grid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV1MhOCo6scZx-TGvQFNuY1WtUtlmpQc8XyDixdtveAmv1RUNIZtiFjyAkNSPTRFnSK5wiBokmemcavydcYneWNxiy2jBQEa5uk7zNVxJd8e8CHmcTX-11aXmJy9mf9fMFPIjtiN_j44X/s1600/george+sprott+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV1MhOCo6scZx-TGvQFNuY1WtUtlmpQc8XyDixdtveAmv1RUNIZtiFjyAkNSPTRFnSK5wiBokmemcavydcYneWNxiy2jBQEa5uk7zNVxJd8e8CHmcTX-11aXmJy9mf9fMFPIjtiN_j44X/s320/george+sprott+2.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Work out the colours to use</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMhH6yZvLSU-XjwYt8-tEjBiRpMeDtKohyphenhyphenXfyCbyHAuHAkNREHojqXPMxb_isnnaMwgRQly0u1ekPxs76kqsGUHQYHn1FDxwO08gZ6AB5CHYkiIkwCEIzrAHB4v2igWLy3nLl0qdlSxLR/s1600/256913719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMhH6yZvLSU-XjwYt8-tEjBiRpMeDtKohyphenhyphenXfyCbyHAuHAkNREHojqXPMxb_isnnaMwgRQly0u1ekPxs76kqsGUHQYHn1FDxwO08gZ6AB5CHYkiIkwCEIzrAHB4v2igWLy3nLl0qdlSxLR/s320/256913719.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the 3 hour task of drawing it up on the 50x50cm grid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBkid4bW_9xELBQqY2XILZBUQO8OmL3EWEKfneD8nTblklqT97c2umHalKqvB2DASdHyHyQVmOg50mruvNeqKSuDvrm7h1XXFcs9TGRCodeW_jZW_Lqir7EAnMdkTouokr_S6EwhTXqlv/s1600/photo-9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBkid4bW_9xELBQqY2XILZBUQO8OmL3EWEKfneD8nTblklqT97c2umHalKqvB2DASdHyHyQVmOg50mruvNeqKSuDvrm7h1XXFcs9TGRCodeW_jZW_Lqir7EAnMdkTouokr_S6EwhTXqlv/s320/photo-9.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll keep you posted on how this goes.</div>Sam Cavanaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518860487163447342noreply@blogger.com0