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It would seem like the captions for my characters are getting meatier. Next time, I’ll have to hold back. After all, I don’t want to nauseate you guys.

Lord Renard St. Justin:

Lord Renard St.Justin is very old. He was born in the year 1882 on the Isle of Jersey, just off the coast of Normandy. He was born into wealth, the St.Justin family (of St.Justin’s Cider) were, and remain to be, very moneyed. Renard was educated in the finest institutions around the world; bread with the elegance of the noble gentry. Renard wasn’t without his flaws though, indeed he fell prey to arrogance and hubris. His prattling witticisms and tomfoolery deafened the patience of socialites and commoners alike. So intolerable was he that on Renard’s twenty-first birthday the forest spirits struck him with the dreaded curse of the Immortal Fox. From that point on Renard was damned to immortality, forever tracking the only quarry that could one day lift his awful curse, the Invisible Pheasant.

For all that, he’s changed over the years. Now, his spirit is hardier and he uses his brilliant mind and old fortune to help others, instead of belittle them. He might never find his prey but while he’s in the forest, with his trusty shotgun, everyone on the Isle of Jersey feels a lot safer. They can sleep soundly knowing that their cunning protector is bounding through the forest.

Robby Reis:

You might remember his sister, from last week. Well, I figure, why not be symmetrical, why not talk about both brother and sister? Rob’s photos are really cool, I don’t exactly know what to say about them other than they’ve got a really fun and genuine quality. This one in particular, from Nepal, is very typical of the tone of his work. You should check out the rest and bask in the whimsy of his photographic eye: Robby Reis.

The Abominable Charles Christopher:

I don’t need to promote Karl Kerschl’s work, he doesn’t need my help. He’s famous and stuff. That said, I’m not telling you about him because I want to sell Charles Christopher t-shirts or action figures. I just want you to read it, because its excellent. Even if we overlook the amazing artwork, the suppleness of the storytelling and the richness of the world should be enough to set your eyes agog.

Usually everything reminds me of something else, not this. Got to his web-site and enjoy his great webcomic: The Abominable Charles Christopher:

Orange Crush:

Rebecca Yasick is someone whom I’m flickr friends with, I’ve never met her. So, it is with complete impartiality when I tell you that her animation Orange Crush is super-awesome, if completely gory. Not in the sense of decapitated buxom teenagers but in a, well, in a subtler way. Watch and enjoy, you’ll see what I mean:

Inspiration Cartridge

I’ve been on this package design kick these days. Don’t know why…? Maybe it’s the consumer vacuum in my life? Perhaps this economic ballyhoo has stripped me of my product purchasing power and I’ve resorted to creating my own ridiculous merchandise?

Jay Shuster

I heart Jay Shuster. He’s a talented photo magician who enchants me with his use of contrast and colour saturation. The way he handles his subjects is so surreal, I can’t quite place my finger on it. It’s whimsical and serious at the same time, sort of like Jay. So, I don’t know if its the effect of his panda bear-like personality during his shoots, the acuteness of his eye, or his instinct for colour but there’s something special about his pictures.

When we were kids Jay used to call himself a photographist, by that wordplay it would be that he practices photographology. Maybe that explains something. Maybe it explains everything.

Check out his site and his gallery.