"Cash for Concepts!" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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10 Dec. 2023
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Howdy Dooders! My name is still Richard F. Yates, and I'm still broadcasting my psychic SOS from the BUNKER (where we are in hiding from the EVIL and INCREDIBLY BORING... M.A.N.!!!) Zip zang doom!!!
Below, you will find the few bits of THIS + THAT wut I have been able to pooblish in the last small amount of time. Not to brag, but this stuff is SO awesomely bad, I bet you'll think I'm joking - and I AM... but also, I AM NOT!!! Ha ha ha ha!!! (Just wait until tonight, when the lights go out and all you see is that freaky, badly drawn ghost hovering over your bed! THEN you'll thank me!!!! Ha ha ha ha haaaa!!!!)
Here'z artz...
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6 Dec. 2023 (Time travel!)
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"OMG (OMG...)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, liner pen, brush pen, oil pastel, and metallic marker on cardboard with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] I love this monster's sweater. I wonder where he found it? Looks warm, doesn't it? I'm gonna look online... Be back in a bit... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/696
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7 Dec. 2023
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Just finished listening to the first episode of my friend's new podcast, CHURCH OF DOG!!! It's hilarious (in a Subgenius or Discordian vein) and well worth your time!!! Go NOW and listen and be enlightened!!! WOOF!
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"Bind" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, brush pen, liner pen, and mechanical pencil on paper notecard with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Horror story. Something psychological. I probably wouldn't watch this movie (cuz I don't like yucky torture stuff...) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/697
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"Hero or Fleeb?" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, ballpoint pen, colored pencil, paint pen, cardboard collage, and packing tape on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color manipulation.] Handmade, mixed-media postcard. It's a very silly drawing taped to another piece of cardboard. I can never remember if I've mailed these things out or not. (I keep them in a separate box, so it wouldn't be too hard to just go look, but BY THE POWER OF BOB, I will wallow in SLACK and NOT make the effort! (HOLY!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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[Published to my PATREON page! If you think this, or ANY of my stuff is worth supporting, give the page a look!!!]
https://www.patreon.com/posts/read-damn-book-94288613
READ A DAMN BOOK!
Some folks might wonder what type of INPUT a person like me (a fool) consumes, especially considering the types of art and stories that I create. To facilitate peoples doing their OWN research, I am presenting a list of the reading materials that I have FINISHED over the last several weeks. (I am not including books or comics that I'm still in the process of reading. I only get to claim a work if I FINISH it... It's my own rule for myself...)
---13 Oct. '23. Finished rereading:
Horikoshi, Kohei. MY HERO ACADEMIA. Viz Media. (2015.) (Originally published in Japanese in 2014.)
---14 Oct. '23. Finished reading:
Dini, Paul (Writer), Rick Burchett (Penciller), and Terry Asutin (Inker.) SUPERMAN ADVENTURES. #1. DC Comics. (1996?)
---16 Oct. '23. Finished rereading:
ONE (Writer/Artist.) MOB PSYCHO 100. Volume 1. Dark Horse Manga. (2018.) (Original Japanese version published in 2012.)
---17 Oct. '23. Finished reading:
ONE (Writer/Artist.) MOB PSYCHO 100. Volume 2. Dark Horse Manga. (2019.) (Original Japanese Version published in 2013.)
---18 Oct. '23. Read:
Ennis, Garth (Writer) and Russ Braun (Artist.) WHERE MONSTERS DWELL. #1. Marvel Characters, Inc. (2015.)
---19 Oct. '23. Reread:
Chaykin, Howard Victor and John Francis Moore (Writers) with Mark Chiarello (Illustrator.) BATMAN - HOUDINI: THE DEVIL'S WORKSHOP. DC Comics. (1993.)
---20 Oct. '23. Read:
Casey, Joe and Tom Scioli. GODLAND. #1. Image Comics. (2005.) [Pretty good!]
---20 Oct. '23. Read:
Allred, Michael. X-RAY ROBOT. Dark Horse Books. (2020.)
---21 Oct. '23. Reread:
Endo, Tatsuya. SPY X FAMILY. Vol. 1. Viz Media. (2019.) (Originally published in Japanese.)
---22 Oct. '23. Reread:
Bullock, Mike (Writer) and Eric Johns (Artist.) RETURN OF THE MONSTERS: BLACK BAT & DEATH ANGEL VS DRACULA. Moontone Entertainment. (2011.)
---23 Oct. '23. Finished reading:
Houser, Jody (Writer) and Tommy Lee Edwards (Artist.) MOTHER PANIC. #3. DC Comics. (2017.)
---23 Oct. '23. Finished reading:
Endo, Tatsuya. SPY X FAMILY. Vol. 2. Viz Media. (2020.) (Originally published in Japanese in 2019.)
---24 Oct. '23. Read:
Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto (Writer) and Francesco Francavilla (Artist.) AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE. No. 1. Archie Comics. (2013.) [Very good!]
---27 Oct. '23. Finished rereading (for the first time in decades!):
Russell, P. Craig. NIGHT MUSIC. No. 1. Eclipse Comics. (1984.)
---27 Oct. '23. Finished rereading:
Way, Gerard (Writer) and Gabriel Ba (Artist.) THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY - VOLUME ONE: APOCALYPSE SUITE. Dark Horse Comics. (2008.)
---28 Oct. '23. Read:
Casey, Joe and Tom Scioli. GODLAND. #2. Image Comics. (2005.)
---29 Oct. '23. Read:
Colvin, Alex (Ed.) and various artists. UNTOLD TALES OF CHEX QUEST ANTHOLOGY. General Mills. (2020.)
---29 Oct. '23. Reread:
O'Neil, Dennis (Writer) and Alex Toth (Artist.) THE WITCHING HOUR. #1. DC Comics. (1968.)
---2 Nov. '23. Finished rereading:
Scioli, Tom. FANTASTIC FOUR - GRAND DESIGN. Marvel. (2020.)
---6 Nov. '23. Finished reading:
Way, Gerard (Writer) and Gabriel Ba (Artist.) THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY - VOLUME TWO: DALLAS. Dark Horse Books. (2009.)
---14 Nov. '23. Finished reading (1st time!):
Delano, Jamie and Rick Veitch (Writers) and various artists. JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER: ORIGINAL SINS. DC Comics. (2011.) (Compiles issues originally serialized c. 1988.)
---15 Nov. '23. Finished reading:
Kishiro, Yukito. BATTLE ANGEL ALITA. Vol. 1. Kodansha Comics. (2017.) (Originally published in Japanese in 2014.)
---15 Nov. '23. Reread:
Baltazar, Art (Writer/Artist) and Franco (Writer.) ITTY BITTY COMICS #5: GRIMMISS ISLAND PART 1. Dark Horse Comics. (2015.)
---19 Nov. '23. Finished reading:
Moore, Alan (Writer) and various artists. SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK FOUR. DC Comics. (2010.) (Collects issues originally published 1985-1986.)
---21 Nov. '23. Finished reading:
Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto (Writer) and Francesco Francavilla (Artist.) AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE. No. 2. Archie Comics. (2014.)
---22 Nov. '23. Finished rereading:
Gotouge, Koyoharu. DEMON SLAYER: KIMESTU NO YAIBA. Volume 1. Viz Media. (2018.) (Originally published in Japanese in 2016.)
---25 Nov. '23. Finished rereading:
Gaiman, Neil (Writer) with Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcolm Jones III (Artists.) THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. DC Comics. (2018.) (Contains issues originally serialized 1988-1989.)
---28 Nov. '23. Finished rereading:
Gaiman, Neil (Writer) with various artists. THE SANDMAN VOL. 2: THE DOLL'S HOUSE 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. DC Comics. (2018.) (Contains issues originally serialized 1989-1990.)
---3 Dec. '23. Finished rereading:
Gaiman, Neil (Writer) with various artists. THE SANDMAN VOL. 3: DREAM COUNTRY 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. DC Comics. (2018.) (Contains issues originally serialized 1990.)
---4 Dec. '23. Finished reading:
(No credits listed in the book. Alex Toth is mentioned in the digital meta-info.) THE WITCHING HOUR. #2. DC Comics. (1968?)
---6 Dec. '23. Finished reading (1st time!):
Mizuki, Shigeru. KITARO - THE BIRTH OF KITARO. Drawn & Quarterly. (2020.) (Contains material originally published in Japanese between 1966-1968.)
That's it... I have about six OTHER books that I'm working through (cuz I tend to read lots of stuff all at once) but those texts will have to wait until the NEXT reading list! Will you meet me, right here, again, in 100 years to discuss what we've both been reading? Yeah? See you then!!!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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"Wack-a-Doo (Expanded)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, paint pen, and liner pen on paper with digital embellishments and color.] Creature from the UNCONSCIOUS. Probably came to this reality to get a chocolate milkshake. It's the main reason that I live here... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/698
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8 Dec. 2023
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Just published the 2nd PAYING FOLKS ONLY audio program on my PATREON page!!! It's humor, weird, autobiographical, nonsense, pirate radio! UNBELIEVABLE!!! #badart #humor #weird #oldguymakesstuff
Check it out!!!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/exclusive-audio-94333274
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9 Dec. 2023
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Paid my business taxes! (Over a month late, but PAID! Dang!) I still need to renew my business license for this year... (Maybe next payday...) Art don't make much dough, but it's definitely the most enjoyable occupation!
Addendum: As of 10 Dec. 23, I HAVE renewed my business license for the year! I'm officially a PRO - ARTIST again!!! Wooo!!!
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"Dragon Bug (Brite)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Red gel pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] A microscopic dragon bug terrorizing the inside of a microchip! (Let's hope there's some kind of cyber-protection in that system, otherwise the whole thing might fail!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/699
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"Space Monster Xmas Ornament" by Richard F. Yates & Felicity Echo Hanson
[Felt pen and sticker collage on printed wood with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] This is a fun collaboration piece created by Felicity (my granddaughter, if ya didn't know) and me. I was pleased enough with the outcome that the original IS hanging from our tree!!! Fun! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Preschool Potentate)
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10 Dec. 2023
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BACK TO TODAY! (yeah yeah yeah...)
Thanks for visiting! Don't forget to check out my main PATREON page where I post new stuff just about every damn day! The majority of the content there is free to look at for all the PEEPS!
https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates
AND, if you're into zines and books and weird stuff, I have a page full of LINKS to many, MANY works (some are even CC0, so you can take them and use them for your own amusement!!!) It's a way to support the NONSENSE and help make this bland and heartwrenching universe a little bit more ENTERTAINING!!!! Praise be!!! Ha!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/art-and-lit-pdf-92913997
LATER!!!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
P.S. - Here's an old xmas ornament created when our younger daughter, Elvis, was about six years old!
Beautiful creations again!!