Bryan Baugh

Creator of the "Wulf and Batsy” comic book series. TV Animation Storyboard Artist by day, Horror Comics artist by night.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

My comic book series WULF & BATSY! The Adventures of a Ferocious Werewolf and a Cute Female Vampire as they wander the earth, looking for a place to call Home.
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Where to get it:
Website: https://t.co/gbt0UdMObI
Print editions: https://t.co/mIeDvVJeVD
Digital: https://t.co/nDWAx7R3Xp
Wulf & Batsy on YouTube: https://t.co/P7Pkab1z42

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

I’ve been buying those exact little paperback reprint books of the 1960s Marvel comics for my 8 year old and she LOVES them.

She discovered the Marvel heroes thru the early (good) MCU movies and cartoons. She’s always been a little bookworm, so I got her those paperbacks and she has been devouring them cover to cover.

They are very kid friendly in size and format. She especially likes to read them in the car, aloud to me, while I’m driving. She likes Spider-Man and Hulk, but Thor is her favorite.

Seeing my own child respond so enthusiastically to those little paperbacks has been a real eye opener for me, as a jaded old comics fan, who assumed all hope was lost for the future of this medium, with modern kids.

Now I can’t help wondering if those little paperbacks might be THE ideal way to introduce comics to kids around her age - who like the characters from the movies - and who are still too young and innocent to have pretentious adult notions about “dated” writing & art styles.

[Kathleen Hartman @moonfreakformul]

Great interview out today from Fanbase Press with @DavidHartmanArt on the Hunchback of Naughty Dames, Volume 2 of Monster Drive-In https://t.co/H3skJY86KQ

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

I just backed MONSTER DRIVE-IN: The Hunchback of Naughty Dames on @Kickstarter https://t.co/tF6Spmyimu

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

All the critics and even a lot of Universal Monsters fans beat up on this movie, calling it a weak entry toward the end of the Universal Monsters saga. But it’s a personal favorite of mine for many many reasons and I love it very much.

[Biased Movie reviews @biased_reviews]

What’s a movie you love that everyone else hates? Mines Thor the dark world.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

Agree 100%

[Nick Caponi @nickcaponiart]

This goes for ALL creators across the board. No one in particular. General hot take regarding indie comics.

Rated E for EVERYONE.

If your book is over a year late from your promised (key word: PROMISED) fulfillment date:

you shouldn’t be doing conventions, taking on new projects/ commissions, or even attempt to launch a new project and prioritize getting your products out to the backers you promised a year prior.

If your book is over TWO YEARS late, same rules apply, but less mercy is given.

Anything over THREE years, you suck and should really reconsider if self publishing is for you or not.

Backers trusted YOU.

Backers INVESTED MONEY on YOU.

Backers BELIEVED in your product.

Don’t be shitty and go silent.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

@JesseStoneua No problem. I prefer to be as transparent as I can with backers! But yep, I'm definitely busy, packin more orders today. It's very satisfying to make that graph go up and up.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

My comic characters, Wulf and Batsy.
Batsy is wearing her famous "Bone Bikini" costume that she wore in WULF & BATSY Issue 13 of the comic series.
The original art for this drawing (and the issue 13 comic book which inspired it) is FOR SALE at my WEBSITE STORE (Link Below)

9x12 original art by Bryan Baugh.
Ink Brush and Pen on Bristol Board.
One of a Kind.
I admit, I priced this one higher than I normally would for a piece this size. That's because I really like it. If you WANT IT, you're gonna hafta TAKE IT from me!
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[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

@JesseStoneua We're gettin there!

Been a long time since I saw The Bat. Need to check it out again.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

My comic characters, Wulf and Batsy.
Batsy is wearing her famous "Bone Bikini" costume that she wore in WULF & BATSY Issue 13 of the comic series.
The original art for this drawing (and the issue 13 comic book which inspired it) is FOR SALE at my WEBSITE STORE (Link Below)

9x12 original art by Bryan Baugh.
Ink Brush and Pen on Bristol Board.
One of a Kind.
I admit, I priced this one higher than I normally would for a piece this size. That's because I really like it. If you WANT IT, you're gonna hafta TAKE IT from me!
🐺🦇🩸💀

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

MY PRETENTIOUS, VERBOSE, FULL-OF-MYSELF, COMIC CREATOR POST OF THE DAY!!!😃😃😃😃

Someone asked me this "indie comic creator question" the other day and I've been struggling to figure out how to answer it ever since. It's a tough one to answer, because the truth is so simple that it is hard to explain!

The question is basically:
Is the amount of MONEY I earn from comics, worth the amount of TIME and EFFORT I put into creating, writing & drawing comics? (Not to mention all the parts of the job everybody forgets about: formatting files for the printer + doing promotion + running & fulfilling campaigns...)

All I can say is… Who knows???

This question always strikes me as, a very practical person, asking about something very impractical.

It's impossible to measure the amount of time I put in, because as a comic creator, I live, eat, and breathe this stuff. All day, every day. When I’m taking a shower or driving the car I’m thinking about my characters and stories. There is no cost vs. reward equation here. It's more of an obsession, than a job.

I don’t count the hours I spend at the art desk or computer. I just sit down and enjoy the time I spend there, making weird, cool stuff.

Not one minute of it, is ever a torturous slog. It never feels like real work. Yes it is VERY time consuming, but it is something I do for fun and creative satisfaction.
I can stop whenever I want (said the true addict).😬

I have a family and other adult responsibilities that pull me out of my imaginary world and keep me somewhat in touch with reality, about 40% of the time. But I'm happy to go back, when free time allows.

As for PROFITS...

After many years of doing this in obscurity - my comics seem to have "caught on" (for what that is worth in the tiny ghetto of indie horror comics). The past few years I’ve been getting good sales and regular orders for the back stock, not to mention, original art sales and art commissions related to my comics. Leaving my former publisher to do everything myself, has created more work, but it has also given me total creative control and I don't have to split the profits with anyone.

That said - whatever money I’ve made from comics, I still consider just a bonus. The profits are nice and very much appreciated - but never as satisfying as just writing and drawing my crazy monster stories and putting them out there, for other weirdos to enjoy.

There’s a scene in the movie “HEAT” that I find very relatable. DeNiro asks Sizemore if he’s sure he wants to participate in a risky bank heist. The cops are onto them. The reward might not be worth the stretch. Sizemore gets this wild look in his eyes and says, “For me… the action IS the juice. I’m IN!”

That’s how I feel about creating comics! The thrill of DOING THIS is more rewarding, than whatever reward I GET OUT of doing this. The action IS the juice!

I don’t know if that answers the question. Probably not! But it’s the only answer I have.

You might as well ask a bird if it finds enough worms to justify all the time and energy it spends flying around every day.

It's not like I have a choice.

This is just what I do!

[Katja Herbers @katjaherbers]

Hayao Miyazaki's reaction when a team of developers showed him a demonstration of using generative Al for animation:

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

@larrykingundead

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

@BiLLYd_licious I got those Bava Box DVD sets (1&2) when they came out back in the day. Theyre really nice.
That was where I saw Kill Baby Kill the first time which became a new favorite. I still consider it one of Bava’s best!

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

I assume that was done as a satire of the notorious book Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger?

[Spum @spumdonor]

"Toon Town Babylon"
originally published in Cracked Magazine #249 (July 1989)
story by Daniel Clowes ("Eel O'Brien")
art by Bill Wray

Some pretty edgy stuff for a kids' humor magazine, here. I don't know how many got references like the Sophia Loren / Jayne Mansfield photo spoof on the first page, or a Fatty Arbuckle / Porky Pig joke, or a joke about Pepe Le Pew "passing" as a cat & getting boycotted by Southern audiences.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

Yeah I was a huge fan of everything Marvel in the 80s and loved what they were doing right up into 1990. But when Silvestri & Green left X-Men, and MacFarlane left Amazing Spider-Man (I thought his replacement Erik Larson was weaksauce) it just wasn’t the same. I hung in there another couple years but when Claremont quit as writer on X-Men it sorta broke my collecting addiction. I was out by 1993.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

My thoughts on Elektra?

1980s: Dude, have you been reading Daredevil? It’s getting so good. Have you seen that crazy ninja chick character they put in there?
(Later…) Holy shit they killed her! I can’t believe they actually killed her! This Frank Miller guy is a lunatic! Poor Matt Murdock! Hate to see her go… But that was so well done. Man, I love these characters. My heart breaks for them.
(Even later…) Hey what’s with this Elektra Assassin comic? Frank wrote it and Jerry at school said it was great. But the art… I dunno, man… Okay I’ll try it… Hey, that was pretty good!

1990s - Dude, did you get Elektra Lives Again?? That was amazing. Maybe one of the best things Frank’s ever done. The art and colors are beautiful. The action scenes are insane. The ending will rip your heart out. And Elektra’s never looked sexier. There’s this scene in a morgue where she wears a shuriken - you know those little metal ninja stars with the hole in the middle? She carries one around by wearing it on her nipple. That is sweet as f—k.
(Later…) Dude did you get that new Daredevil origin story miniseries? Man Without Fear? It’s so good. Frank wrote it. He even put Elektra in it. I know she’s dead but this is when she’s young. He made her really cool in it.
(Also…) WTF? They changed sweet little Psyloche from X-Men into a stupid, slutty ripoff of Elektra?? I mean this Jim Lee guy draws her with a nice ass but that’s not Psyloche it’s literally just Elektra in a purple costume. WTF? Why would they do that?

2000s-Present- I hear they made an Elektra movie. I haven’t seen it. But it looks like it bears no relation to the comics. I’ll pass.
(Also…) I haven’t really kept up with modern mainstream comics in decades but there is a blur of rumors making me vaguely aware that they’ve somehow brought Elektra back again and are doing the dumbest things with her. Making her wear an imitation of Daredevil’s costume for some reason. I have no interest whatsoever.
I prefer to go back and re-read the old Frank Miller stuff when I want that fix.
(Also…) Hey, cool, the Marvel Legends toyline put out a really nice action figure of the original 1980s Elektra. I’ll get that.

END of my thoughts on Elektra.

[Comic Book Addicts @comicbookaddt]

What are your thoughts or memories of Elektra? The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #4 (V2; 1985; Marvel Comics)
Writer: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson
Penciler: Bill Sienkiewicz
Inker: Joe Rubinstein
Colorist: Andy Yanchus

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

@LassGene I never even saw those storylines. Yeesh! Doesn't sound like I was missing much!

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

@zenturian2000 Get Wulf and Batsy for Halloween and Heroic Tales for Christmas! Now we just need to figure out if any comic creators have a turkey-themed comic to release in-between.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

It's a tough racket, trying to do a Christmas project in the Summer! Reminds me of when I worked at Disney and we had to draw the Winnie the Pooh and Elena of Avalor Christmas Specials in August so the animation would be completed on-time for December air-dates!
But John has told me some of his plans for this comic. And it's interesting how he's utilized the ancient myths of St. Nicholas, to add a source of legendary magic to his Heroic Tales Universe. I have a feeling this is not just another "Christmas Special", but a significant puzzle piece in the super-powered world John is steadily building.
Back it today, so it will be ready on-time for Santa to deliver next holiday season!

[John’s Longbox @zenturian2000]

It’s live now on Fund My Comic! Heroic Tales Christmas Special! see King Fu in his first solo adventure! Learn Christmas Magic with the Patriarch. Two stories! To be delivered I time for Christmas! https://t.co/HUHRuYcAdJ

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

I get where you're coming from.
I hung in there and kept buying/reading Marvel up till about 1993. That was my cutoff year, if I remember correctly.
I was a huge Uncanny X-Men fan and enjoyed the Dark Phoenix saga (of course), but I personally never felt all that invested in Jean Grey as a character, herself. What can I say, she just didn't connect with me.
Meanwhile, I REALLY connected with so many of the other characters. Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Rogue, and Colossus were my favorite X-Men at the time. Plus, I was loving the late 80s Silvestri & Green artwork in Uncanny and the Alan Davis artwork in Excalibur. So that was plenty of reason to keep me around.
I hung in there and kept collecting Marvel up till Claremont left, and it became clear the new X-Men and Spidey titles by Lee and MacFarlane had so-bad-it-insults-your-intelligence level writing and lazier art than what they'd been doing before, and I just couldn't take it anymore.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

My formula for “How to mentally process Marvel & DC comics”:
1. The stories published during the years when you were most deeply into comics is “what really happened”.
2. Stories published before that, is history you respect.
3. Stories published after that, are just rumor/ heresay/ lies.

[Bryan Baugh @BryanBaugh]

“Love and War” was the book that convinced me Sienkiewicz was great. I’d seen his stuff before, but “Love and War” was the book that made me really start to appreciate his style.

The way he handled that psychopath character. The scene after he murders the cleaning lady and the whole room is drenched in blood.
I still remember the dialogue. “I’m trying to read the card but there’s something on it… Can’t read a card when there’s something on it…”
That’s when it hits you, just how crazy the guy is. He not only fails to grasp that the “something on the card” is blood - he doesn’t even seem aware that it’s the blood of a person he just slaughtered.

Only reason I didn’t mention that book in my previous post is because it had nothing to do with Elektra.