Hi peeps. Guezz whut? It's time for my publishing debut!

Here's what the press release says:

For Immediate Release
July 10, 2008 Contact: CJ@jkpublishing.org
Phone Number: 740-707-5413


LOCAL AUTHOR PUBLISHES FIRST GRAPHIC STORY: CYCLOTOPIA
Book signing at Universe of Superheroes

Athens, OH——Athens native Eric Cornwell will present his first graphic story on July 17, 7 p.m. at Universe of Superheroes (19 W. Washington St. in Athens). Cyclotopia is the continuing story
of bicycles on Earth, from their inception to the heights of universal consciousness, all made possible by the wheel. Eras illustrated include the Golden Age of Bicycles, the Fossil-Fuel Interval, the Global Energy Peak, the Anarchy Ride, and the Velorution. The eighth stage depicts Cyclotopia, a distant utopian future in which a cycle-minded society appreciates the unity of all things. Cyclotopia is a proclamation of bicycling perfection that is attainable through use of mankind's most logical vehicle. Cyclotopia is produced and promoted by Athens-based JKPublishing.

"Cyclotopia is my life's work, my dedication to all that I love and all that could be, if you and everyone in this world took up cycling as a way of life."-Eric Cornwell




OMG!! I am so excited!!

Update:
My macbook has a power cord once again! Too bad the battery is worthless now. It was interesting to revive it and see my facebook and other stuff from six months ago. One thing I also found is the link to Brett's photojournalism project on my backyard bike trails that was done two summers ago. Here it is:

[link]

Other news:
My comic book signing date won't be until the beginning of the next school quarter, rather than in the dead of summer. I don't mind.

Apparently I was on WOUB radio - didn't hear it myself but about a week ago a friend and I were interviewed on how gas prices have affected us and what changes we've made to our lifestyles because of it. I of course told about selling my car and biking everywhere I go. I mentioned that prices in Europe are still higher than ours and that it's a good incentive to use more efficient means of transport.

I also hope to see myself, or at least words of mine, in this Sunday's Athens Messenger. There was a nice photojournalist girl that showed up to bike polo on Thursday, taking lots of pictures and asking about all the bike-related things we do.

I've been progressing in the sport of unicycling with the help of a self-described pirate named Gracie. She gave me a 24" uni to learn on if I returned the favor to someone else. After a week I had become proficient, and already ordered my own uni to ride trials on. Expect photos at some point.

Otherwise, I've been a big part of the Athens Bicycle Co-operative, an organization dedicated to providing bikes and mechanical know-how to the community. We still operate out of a residential garage but support and customers seem to be growing.

It's summer in Athens! Muggy hot hot muggy sweat! I think I'll go jump in a pond!

So as soon as the chapter of Teachings of the Bhikke is finished my publisher CJ is ready to start printing copies of it. I told him this could be about two weeks in the future. (ever seen The Money Pit? Two weeks? Two weeks! ) I have to color a page, a cover, and another page I haven't started yet.

I also have a friend who agreed to make me my own website in exchange for a drawing, which has been completed. So far I've done a quick mock up of the home page.

I would like to express my excitement over these two things...

However,

It has been a long day, I started this week commuting by bike to work and I added another ride into town today for Difficult Dialogues, a Bike Co-Op meeting, and a small grocery load. I am too tired to even fin

On a whim, I started moving files from my old VCL webpage to this one. Besides those, there are still many older drawings of mine that I love going back and rediscovering, so I then went through the six or eight old sketchbooks of mine, hunting down my old favorites that begged to be presented. I have something against inking over or altering my original work because I like to keep it as a representation of my skill level at that specific date and time. Instead I scan them as they are and manipulate them digitally until they are web-worthy. I like having a large amount of previous works, it's like a time capsule and a register of skills as they developed. I almost forget how long I held on to drawing four-finger hands and disconnected mouths. At the same time I am looking back at the different styles and subjects I've worked with, it gives me great incentive to produce more and more things to archive under my artistic endeavors. Hope you all enjoy the earlier works from my past. They never get old.

So I've been doing a lot lately to prepare for Critcal Mass, [link] which has me very excited because people seem to be showing a lot of enthusiasm already, and it's freaking February! It's probably gonna snow Friday night like it is right now! I told everyone at the Vegan Cooking Workshop, and also announced it before reading at Designated Space. (slam poetry night at Donkey coffee shop) I read the last half of the Bhikke's teachings, while the first page of it has appeared on the JK Pubishing website, which is here: [link]