Beast Brain's Journal

9:36am: Idiot
When I made my free comic offer yesterday I neglected to post my mailing address.

Gabe Crate
1155 Virginia St
Berkeley, CA 94702

I am an idiot.

5:18pm: Free comic sent to you
Hello everyone!


While Beast Brain is still on hiatus, I am plugging away on my new print series The Flickers. Issue #1 and #2 are out in one convienient 64-page flip book (not the flip books that you flip and little characters do jumping jacks, but, the kind of flip book with two covers like Youngblood #1). If you send me a self-addressed comic-sized envelope with about $2.00 postage (or send me your adress and $2.00 to my paypal account at gabecrate@yahoo.com), I will send you the book for free.


Once again, my personal journal is asturd and most news pertaining to the comics is updated at flophousecomics.

Also, if you are interested please visit my website http://www.flophousecomics.com .

10:24am: whoops!
Hello folks.
Some of you may remember the beast brain comic i was attempting to do weekly through
livejournal. As you may also have realized...i stopped doing it. I have many excuses for stopping not the least of these is the fact that I moved three times in one year(I'm now happily settled in Berkeley California)and started a new career as a manga letterer for VIZ comics.
I am still very ashamed for abandoning my little guys and hope to eventually get back to them.

As a peace offering for all those of you who were horribly devastated by my absence:
Go to http://www.flophousecomics.com and check out my new printed series The Flickers...

If you'd like just send a SASE(comic size/postage) to the address on the site and I can send you an advance
copy when it comes back from the printer in November.

Also... If you think you'd enjoy a comic on LJ that is committed to excellence try Tony Walsh's Rat Boy.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/tonyratboy/


also I have a journal of my own for my real life(warning some of it is very un-interesting and personal).

Thanks!

6:22pm: On the Road
My girlfriend and I are in the middle of moving to SF. So no, I haven't given up on doing the strip...I am just insanely busy. See you in a couple weeks when I am comfy in my new home. It is nice apartment three blocks from the Full House house (Y'know mary kate n' Stamos's Pad). We are very excited.

4:12pm: 11

5:22pm: 10

1:31pm: 9

4:23pm: 8

12:33pm: Hello again
First off thanks to everyone who wrote in for sketches...groovygravy yours will be coming soon.
Second thanks for sticking around while i settle in to a stylistic groove (aka the awkward period). My intention was to use a loose style that i could have fun with and do quickly...as it turns out cartooning is very time consuming no matter what.

Question: Does anyone know of a website with audio interviews of people perhaps cartoonists or writers? I know the comics journal has a rotating interview archive but...anything else anywhere ? I am sick of music and talk radio while i work. help?

P.S comments are definitely appreciated. Cartooning is a lonely game.

11:47am: 7

11:49am: 6

3:41pm: 5

9:22pm: 4

3:52am: whoops...
Due to deadlines on another project and a trip to NY... Gabe will be posting the next strip after the weekend.

He does recommend checking out the hilarious www.Achewood.com (read the archives from the beginning).

2:33pm: 3

5:43pm: Thanks
Item #1 Gabe would like to thank everyone for the awesome response to the Beast Brain posts ( and apologize to the people who got multiple posts from different groups).

Item #2 Everyone who signed on this week is invited to send a S.A.S.E to: Gabe Crate 8318 Judy Witt LN, Vienna, VA 22182... for a free sketch (The Tick or anything you would like). Also please Include your LJ name with the envelope.

Item #3 For those worried about the size of the comic...It will be smaller in later installments.

4:23am: 2

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