tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17756515344237011772024-02-18T23:56:56.955-06:00House RulzHouse_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-55573788084888074562011-06-30T12:46:00.000-05:002011-06-30T12:46:34.122-05:00House Rulz 15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSX8hKv-hXetsmxiQUT6tSlvun8oTg6FUBv2OCWV2alU4Htx2ewy7pu0KZ-8uDOUhhG2bfd19k24IVNkY42lvLAHIGI78wtfKdX79Wm3iXHUKkt4aYNgzkjMbrn9utWUDxK2rlz4vEYU0/s1600/House+Rulz+015.1.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSX8hKv-hXetsmxiQUT6tSlvun8oTg6FUBv2OCWV2alU4Htx2ewy7pu0KZ-8uDOUhhG2bfd19k24IVNkY42lvLAHIGI78wtfKdX79Wm3iXHUKkt4aYNgzkjMbrn9utWUDxK2rlz4vEYU0/s1600/House+Rulz+015.1.5.jpg" /></a></div>House Rulz Thursday once again. <br />
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I hope you are still enjoying the strip. House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-89723153906008522572011-06-28T09:30:00.000-05:002011-06-28T09:30:47.315-05:00House Rulz 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqyFAQmCPXx728OaDeJb0H5o5QSVbcZIKNbA65g_T9t3rdL8yTo-g1t9YTJc8MfNfclXuf9vyPoYUqZZS1boLrJaTWou7fOf9kILvx_XtZKWRXva8-S1n8BTO-MFF5nXBVNNNSVEObn4P/s1600/House+Rulz+014.1.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqyFAQmCPXx728OaDeJb0H5o5QSVbcZIKNbA65g_T9t3rdL8yTo-g1t9YTJc8MfNfclXuf9vyPoYUqZZS1boLrJaTWou7fOf9kILvx_XtZKWRXva8-S1n8BTO-MFF5nXBVNNNSVEObn4P/s1600/House+Rulz+014.1.5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hi guys, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has gotten awfully quite around here. We went from a growing group to just a few people still checking the strip out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But that is OK; I am optimistic. We are reaching the point where I think the strip starts getting better, so hopefully the audience will start to grow again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So please keep coming back, and please share the strip with your friends. There is a lot of fun stuff coming up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ed</div>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-40549879357246042182011-06-23T12:23:00.000-05:002011-06-23T12:23:09.847-05:00House Rulz 13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6wP75sFn37lK8hCgTzvIhFvF7CC6Z5Lnp3P0ZifKLLzm5Rya_pq73sLfT7ykfR3rU2JDheNTT4Q_jR6LUisVnqs91oec2sIqnLxdd_BaaAmVFpI1XIm1DNx8GnelUqKy3rwgMZH3aiwk/s1600/House+Rulz+013.1.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6wP75sFn37lK8hCgTzvIhFvF7CC6Z5Lnp3P0ZifKLLzm5Rya_pq73sLfT7ykfR3rU2JDheNTT4Q_jR6LUisVnqs91oec2sIqnLxdd_BaaAmVFpI1XIm1DNx8GnelUqKy3rwgMZH3aiwk/s1600/House+Rulz+013.1.5.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Hi guys, Sorry once again I have not too much to say. I hope you are still enjoying reading the strip as I am enjoying creating it. House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-593452888056537992011-06-21T13:06:00.000-05:002011-06-21T13:06:48.974-05:00House Rulz 12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj0NdgxXB7jjqV-IiToT5MAXMDjDAG01yAORKNt0gzl7LzZyzu4lrFn5Ee9hJeqc2TP7vOC5lygL24QH8KMywqeBqnGm9_kT37PjZhoDPhRhxJQOp35L9tg6GI6cn-OxhwTLIUiAqFyCx/s1600/House+Rulz+012.1.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj0NdgxXB7jjqV-IiToT5MAXMDjDAG01yAORKNt0gzl7LzZyzu4lrFn5Ee9hJeqc2TP7vOC5lygL24QH8KMywqeBqnGm9_kT37PjZhoDPhRhxJQOp35L9tg6GI6cn-OxhwTLIUiAqFyCx/s1600/House+Rulz+012.1.5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Too busy to do anything more than say hi today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy, and I hope all the Dad's had a great Father's day.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Down at the bottom of this page is a Facebook Share button.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would really appreciate it if some of you guys would start pushing the button.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">We are averaging about 75 to 100 visits to the strip per day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That seems to be pretty good considering we are only about a month old and today is only the 11<sup>th</sup> strip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I really want us to grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are enjoying what you see, go ahead and “Share” us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will help spread the word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I am pretty excited because today’s strip starts a story line I am quite proud of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have mixed in several single gags and short runs into the longer story, but it all starts today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Also another two or three strips and we reach the spot where I finally started to figure out what I am doing and the strip starts to get better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">So keep coming back and help spread the word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In all modesty, if you like the stuff you have seen so far, you ain’t seen nothing yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-67059926111035146412011-06-14T09:15:00.001-05:002011-06-14T12:53:09.648-05:00House Rulz 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxnYWsDVXIwKhdAsB88FD7g9BhbKc0pQpFYqjSOXcD40udl-n0zpl6CwXcpc2MOzgkAWYgasTDBMPmecRBNn-GKkYnmawOv__jEhU-uj4f51qoysAiyi-vP9puDb7JGJyDtPfTbIcSc3v/s1600/House+Rulz+010.1.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxnYWsDVXIwKhdAsB88FD7g9BhbKc0pQpFYqjSOXcD40udl-n0zpl6CwXcpc2MOzgkAWYgasTDBMPmecRBNn-GKkYnmawOv__jEhU-uj4f51qoysAiyi-vP9puDb7JGJyDtPfTbIcSc3v/s1600/House+Rulz+010.1.5.jpg" t8="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">As I may have mentioned before I actually developed House Rulz along with the real Chris (Dad) House back in 2008.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I had been laid off and was working on starting my own consultancy firm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had no clients yet and had more spare time than I wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chris was also out of work and the two of us spend a lot of time playing, planning and just talking about gaming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">House Rulz grew out of that time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few months later, just as I was starting to get the strip into shape I landed my first client for my consulting company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was working very long hours and traveling weekly, so House Rulz had to be put aside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Why am I telling you this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because today’s strip was drawn on November 4, 2008.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was out of work and very disgruntled with the whole political process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I voted (none of your business for whom) but I did so holding my nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">This is another strip I almost did not run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not because I do not like it (although the art work on most of these early strips makes me cringe), but because it is so topical to November 2008.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other hand, we are about to ramp up another election, and I am looking at our options and still holding my nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>House Rulz Thursday, YAY! <br />
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I have to admit this one still makes me giggle. My daughter when she was younger would shake her booty to any music she heard. She was the inspiration for this strip. <br />
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I have still been as busy as a one legged man in a frog stomping contest (my apologies to any one-legged people out there). I am actually in two conference calls at the same time as I type this. So I do not have much to say again today other than thanks for your continued support. <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I have started playing with a group for the first time in over 2 years, playing Mongoose Traveler it ought to be fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I have finished drawing the first long story arc for House Rulz, and I am writing an even longer story for the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I hope you guys are enjoying the strip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have not been doing any work on marketing the strip because I have been so busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I really hope there are still readers coming to check us out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-2596533531500646182011-06-02T10:50:00.000-05:002011-06-02T10:50:27.853-05:00House Rulz 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GSzfK3HbKpx5E4qxDNq4kPxhLDOCLH_NowrrXvT1k7DPBB4N_vwZGnQj-SLzP2sghDh-d_hX6ZlLVPm1vPDlcoNydSoOBtHPrP8ABiMdQ_eC8NRom-4Y5mhh1P4LaTWUaeua4EnFkwlw/s1600/House+Rulz+7.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GSzfK3HbKpx5E4qxDNq4kPxhLDOCLH_NowrrXvT1k7DPBB4N_vwZGnQj-SLzP2sghDh-d_hX6ZlLVPm1vPDlcoNydSoOBtHPrP8ABiMdQ_eC8NRom-4Y5mhh1P4LaTWUaeua4EnFkwlw/s1600/House+Rulz+7.1.jpg" t8="true" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I have always heard authors say that some characters have a mind of their own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is what I am finding with the Monsters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are fun to draw and fun to write, and they seem to be completely out of my control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you will see they evolve into something entirely different than my original concept.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They go from being tough evil warriors to being more like Laurel and Hardy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I am not going to reveal much about them today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are central to a story line that lasts for several strips and I do not want to give any spoilers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I have not named them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At some point I am thinking of having a contest and letting the readers name them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(First I have to get more readers, so keep spreading the word).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Orc is the leader of the two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is no where near as evil and horrible as he thinks he is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">All I will tell you about Goblin is that he is the character that has changed most from my original concept.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is also the character that makes me laugh the most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-2701531851835359342011-05-31T10:50:00.000-05:002011-05-31T10:50:28.666-05:00House Rulz 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdZokHANapTUk-TpXvL9MbPI479XzP54In-C3EtovB9iHr6-R4XkUHjK_r9Re2WI9dKHTob0_iDhqp4GeUpuZ0DTP960SCWPPtv2aES-xhROrnU4eZx5MnvFVp80k8MRj_8rViKokfrcH/s1600/House+Rulz+6.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdZokHANapTUk-TpXvL9MbPI479XzP54In-C3EtovB9iHr6-R4XkUHjK_r9Re2WI9dKHTob0_iDhqp4GeUpuZ0DTP960SCWPPtv2aES-xhROrnU4eZx5MnvFVp80k8MRj_8rViKokfrcH/s1600/House+Rulz+6.1.jpg" t8="true" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">I know it is a day late (but I do not post on Monday).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to give a personal Thank You to those who have served and are currently serving in the US Military.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a Veteran myself, but I was blessed to have served during piece time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">So once again thank you to those who serve and to their families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<span style="color: black;">They also serve who only stand and wait” – Milton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Hunter is 5 years old and can not wait until he is old enough to join the family at the gaming table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hunter is that combination or pure mischief and total innocence that only a 5 year old boy can manage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hunter is the imaginaut (I just made up a new word) of the family, going on grand adventures, without ever leaving the backyard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Harley is Hunter’s twin sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harley is all girl; with only a little bit of tomboy in her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the princess of the family, and believes that everyone else serves at her pleasure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harley is probably the smartest and most grounded of the family. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And although she will participate in Hunter’s imagined adventures she never let’s herself get carried away by the fantasy world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">A quick note on today’s strip:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is one of the few strips actually taken from real life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was at visiting one day and witnessed this exact exchange between the twins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This strip is almost verbatim (<span style="background-color: yellow;">OK</span> I may have added the last panel)</span></div>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-90293962598231688612011-05-26T11:26:00.000-05:002011-05-26T11:26:31.436-05:00House Rulz 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lBQxRCM9HCzYxIJmCSQy4ZYmTPTuM9XjIU4ysRqVFtaL2djiT74uuTMF9A6i9-78dNz_DJNBvISNQATnBNEjROneDZmhlrs9O8sxCJERcglLPyCELVZdPFb-kkaXsa11StL4mjEwNLAp/s1600/House+Rulz+5.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lBQxRCM9HCzYxIJmCSQy4ZYmTPTuM9XjIU4ysRqVFtaL2djiT74uuTMF9A6i9-78dNz_DJNBvISNQATnBNEjROneDZmhlrs9O8sxCJERcglLPyCELVZdPFb-kkaXsa11StL4mjEwNLAp/s1600/House+Rulz+5.1.jpg" t8="true" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">First, I want to thank everyone who is coming here to check out the strip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you find enough potential here to continue to come back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Comic strips are a unique art form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike other story telling mediums a comic strip is an ever evolving creation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A movie, a novel, and even a comic book, all come to you as a completed product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Typically you do not get to witness the evolution of the art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, a comic strip is much more intimate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With every new strip you see how the artist struggles and learns lessons and improves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You also see the characters evolve and develop as they move towards stable personalities.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Perhaps the best example is the Peanuts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you ever get an opportunity, look at the first few months of the Peanuts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has very little in common with the strip that would later become the most popular comic strip in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In no way do I mean to compare myself to the great Charles Schultz; but like Peanuts, House Rulz continues to evolve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have drawn 32 strips so far, and I think the quality of #32 versus these first five strips shows considerable improvement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And my test audience has confirmed my feelings; they say the strip continues to improve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today’s strip is a very good example of what I am talking about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This strip is my least favorite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact my original plan was not to post this strip at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But a couple of my test audience listed it as one of their favorites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I decided, what the heck do I know; I am putting my work out here warts and all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So stick with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It only takes 30 seconds to read the strip and three or four minutes to read my ramblings (I am a little long winded today).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s see where this takes us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It should be fun.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now on to today’s Character Bio:</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8bcTU8C_gFi5cP9c1P8rLOFEU2j55BICCj8yBQLQkIx-gOgpNpdAjuD46RTpcXylBMz8qwzyeLrrYLaxyxksRnxxsBnHWjUwfkMbBu3ickVlMBxmA1qhhgPOsawYUp0kRwPR7qB4U18J/s1600/House+Rulz+Caellan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8bcTU8C_gFi5cP9c1P8rLOFEU2j55BICCj8yBQLQkIx-gOgpNpdAjuD46RTpcXylBMz8qwzyeLrrYLaxyxksRnxxsBnHWjUwfkMbBu3ickVlMBxmA1qhhgPOsawYUp0kRwPR7qB4U18J/s200/House+Rulz+Caellan.jpg" t8="true" width="140px" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Caellen:</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Caellen is the middle child in the House family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is 13.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caellen thinks she is a goth girl, but deep down she still likes Disney Princess and Hello Kitty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gaming is not as important to Caellen as it is to most of her family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if she could only get her Dad to throw in more vampires she could really have fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div></div>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-17386459821114010962011-05-24T13:49:00.002-05:002011-05-24T14:18:05.053-05:00House Rulz 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDiDE-9ct_6-tFdNkUT8iO4kb6RHPviCSUeh5jfCDxKbjCncB3bm9duXevVq76yX0goe9pd1YLohyqX1h_ASE7g9M1ufBfXsAazgiFemvHBDUPUhJb36eUPTMKGFI2gdhnez52SMRqEPe/s1600/House+Rulz+4.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDiDE-9ct_6-tFdNkUT8iO4kb6RHPviCSUeh5jfCDxKbjCncB3bm9duXevVq76yX0goe9pd1YLohyqX1h_ASE7g9M1ufBfXsAazgiFemvHBDUPUhJb36eUPTMKGFI2gdhnez52SMRqEPe/s1600/House+Rulz+4.1.jpg" t8="true" /></a></div>Greetings,<br />
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Another exciting House Rulz Tuesday. (Mark your calendar, tell your friends, tell your enemies). <br />
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I have worked over 120 hours since Friday, so I do not have another character bio for you today. My humbelest appologies I will try to catch up on Thursday.<br />
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I am also still working on a way to link this webstrip to Facebook and Twitter and other sites to try and spread the word. I am a neophyte on those websites. I never even had a facbook account until a couple of weeks ago. So I do not know what the heck I am doing. If you have any advise and do not mind helping a newb drop me a line <a href="mailto:edwchase1@gmail.com">edwchase1@gmail.com</a><br />
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My prayres go out those in Joplin MO. I have lived through a devistating tornado that was as bad or worse than what they are going through (Terrible Tuesday, Wichita Falls, TX 1979). So I can feel their pain. <br />
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EdHouse_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-935388118794184712011-05-19T10:43:00.000-05:002011-05-19T10:43:20.922-05:00House Rulz 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zGGktm3vB-5k9TjX6zkNP8jpc8G7TCF4OMCYarrcQVOzvLGCI_Tj2kZayZDSGY6THYvon6FZSzgQ1nFUhfOXSqBYy2sJXaLFjpZ0pPc2nTve_h0EQ_xB0FHGXfYHwYj3ZH0oS3hm6av7/s1600/House+Rulz+3.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zGGktm3vB-5k9TjX6zkNP8jpc8G7TCF4OMCYarrcQVOzvLGCI_Tj2kZayZDSGY6THYvon6FZSzgQ1nFUhfOXSqBYy2sJXaLFjpZ0pPc2nTve_h0EQ_xB0FHGXfYHwYj3ZH0oS3hm6av7/s1600/House+Rulz+3.1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Greetings,</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">It is House Rulz Thursday (tell your friends…..seriously tell your friends, I need more readers).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I had a really cool thing happen the other day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ric Croxton who does the terrific podcasts “The Book Cave” and “Ric’s Comics” for First Comics News, interviewed me on his podcast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">In “Ric’s Comics, Episode 58” Ric and his co-host Steve call me in the middle of the show and we talk about House Rulz for about 15 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a lot of fun, and a great honor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you Ric and Steve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">If you are a comic book or comic strip fan, I highly recommend Ric’s podcast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is both entertaining and informative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think you should listen to the entire podcast, but if you want to only listen to the House Rulz discussion it starts at about the 28 minute point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Go to <a href="http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?author=5"><span style="color: navy;">http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?author=5</span></a> and select episode 58.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Today I will introduce the next character in the family:</div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Dad is the head of the household (at least in his mind, the other family members may say different).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He works from home, so he is the primary disciplinarian of the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dad is a free lance game author.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also paid blogger for a major role playing game website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dad eats breaths and sleeps gaming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the family GM and runs all of the family games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dad is a total old school gamer, he loves “crunchy” gaming systems and insists that during a game he is not “Dad” he is the GM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dad is also a major conspiracy nut, so if you want entertainment, just mention your favorite conspiracy and he will go like a self winding top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-50127694174725983052011-05-17T11:43:00.002-05:002011-05-17T15:41:09.737-05:00House Rulz 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF6CRorl4q473Ru_wSAJxed_4oLdqtGD06HRnXYAgc8AsYGFbuQ2iSd3kV-h-zy42J2AEOD1JTBkVxUfVW08CAsCXxSE6PPeJMMufMOUNWTf21KwsCoIOhHB5gshF3RUM_Vx8owR1-62w/s1600/House+Rulz+2.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF6CRorl4q473Ru_wSAJxed_4oLdqtGD06HRnXYAgc8AsYGFbuQ2iSd3kV-h-zy42J2AEOD1JTBkVxUfVW08CAsCXxSE6PPeJMMufMOUNWTf21KwsCoIOhHB5gshF3RUM_Vx8owR1-62w/s1600/House+Rulz+2.1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Greetings,</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I thought I would take the opportunity of the next few strips (every Tuesday and Thursday, mark it on your calendar) to focus on the characters in House Rulz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am going to introduce the characters as they appear in the strip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an ensemble cast with no single star.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the strip continues to develop you guys can tell me who your favorite characters are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your favorites will determine who the star of the strip turns out to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Today’s Strip is all about Mom and Tanner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Mom is the strength of the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like all of the family she is a gamer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even in character she can not help but be the mother of the group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is constantly amused and baffled by her husband and her children. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom is usually the calm in the midst of chaos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is also a coffee snob, who almost always has a cup of joe somewhere close by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia50fVvL803yEPWWWrJDdQuYgZ8hY-XEztoUc9Yn153EGWbsa80Xwi-1IaXShCytE5UcJ4AhsjeekUoGD03VV6wXWkvm-WaHzMlp6gikDg_GdJ2OK0yno62wyyoFTdSrnz5QMo2p6dn-NS/s1600/House+Rulz+Tanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia50fVvL803yEPWWWrJDdQuYgZ8hY-XEztoUc9Yn153EGWbsa80Xwi-1IaXShCytE5UcJ4AhsjeekUoGD03VV6wXWkvm-WaHzMlp6gikDg_GdJ2OK0yno62wyyoFTdSrnz5QMo2p6dn-NS/s200/House+Rulz+Tanner.jpg" width="137" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>Tanner:</strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Tanner is the oldest child in the House family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is 15 and has overnight grown into a giant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At 15 he is larger and stronger than most grown men, but like most 15 year old boys, his mind has not caught up with his body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He plays football because that is best way to get the girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is rambunctious, clumsy and full of an infectious energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is also despite his size very innocent and naive. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also has a strange fascination with playing slutty female characters (much to Mom’s dismay) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775651534423701177.post-57188378989423427382011-05-15T22:13:00.004-05:002011-05-15T23:50:38.860-05:00House Rulz 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sB3vnp1bLcmsqHylOMQDmFhT-9g9opnsLWIoJ3XU75OT8hrZgSiN4ozysi3aZWEZ6TYNSzawP0xeRGa4QkmibRiCt0VJpE3jTuPagjhbAbIe_8cerjBb821H_q8cFbcfN01RAgkx59Dj/s1600/House+Rulz+1.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sB3vnp1bLcmsqHylOMQDmFhT-9g9opnsLWIoJ3XU75OT8hrZgSiN4ozysi3aZWEZ6TYNSzawP0xeRGa4QkmibRiCt0VJpE3jTuPagjhbAbIe_8cerjBb821H_q8cFbcfN01RAgkx59Dj/s1600/House+Rulz+1.1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">Welcome to the launch of House Rulz comics strip.</span><br />
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A few years ago I was over at the house of a friend of mine. We were playing D&D, or Traveller or some other old school game. His wife and his two teenagers were playing with us. I thought how cool it was that his entire family (except for the young twins) played role playing games together. Their family was very close, they enjoyed each other's company. It did not take much to see it was because they played role playing games together.<br />
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In many ways they had a typical family dynamic, Dad was the GM when they played and the disciplinarian in real life. Mom had the strength and wisdom coupled with the loving nature of most mothers. The oldest son played football and got into trouble like every teenage boy. The teen girl was boy crazy and had the same teenage interest of every other 13 year old girl. And the twins were typical 5 year olds.<br />
And yet they were all gamers, and that made them atypical.<br />
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All my life I wanted to be a cartoonist. I had done semi-pro cartooning for years. Therfore, I am always looking for ideas that would make a good strip. I talked to my friend and he agreed that I could do a strip based loosely on his family. He even helped me develop the ideas for the strip and gave me several story ideas.<br />
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So far I have done about 30 strips and sent them out to a select audience of comic fans and gamers. The response has very positive, so I think it is ready to show to a larger audience.<br />
One of the guys I sent the preview to was Studio Arkhein from the terrific blog "Rather Gamey". He suggested I try Blogger.com. So here I am.<br />
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I will add a strip every Tuesday and Thursday to start. I think the strips start getting better after the first dozen or so as I start to get into a little better rhythm and style. Even now the strip is evolving as I learn the characters and become more confident in my art. So please stick with it and watch it evolve and grow.<br />
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My favorite thing is to hear from people who are reading my strip. I appreciate all feedback, even if it is not all positive.<br />
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Thank you, and enjoy.<br />
Ed</span>House_Rulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931603921754103606noreply@blogger.com5