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If you buy a Blu-Ray disc...

2011-12-26T10:38:00.000-08:00

Not long ago, I purchased (two) copies of the Blu-Ray disc STAR TREK. This was the 3 disc set including the Blu-Ray, the DVD, and the Digital copy. On Saturday I tried to load the Digital copy onto my computer. I failed to load, even thought I have the legitimate copy, the login code, and paid cash for this copy. This is the response that I received (x2) from Paramount:

Hello,

We appreciate your interest in the Digital Copy feature for Star Trek. Unfortunately this feature has officially been discontinued after the initial availability period for your product.

Sincerely,
DIGITAL COPY SUPPORT.

Be mindful — if you purchase a Blu-Ray disc with the digital copy, THERE IS A TIME-LIMIT.

Wishing you and yours a very happy holidays

2011-12-17T10:56:00.001-08:00

Let's hope that 2012 is better than 2011...

Tonight I mourn

2011-10-05T18:18:00.000-07:00

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?iref=BN1&hpt=hp_t1

You'll forgive me but I've been encumbered with Apple since 1985. And especially in the late 80s.
Thank you, Mr. Jobs. Please see if you can get God's email to work properly....

At long last...

2011-06-25T13:20:00.000-07:00

I just finished the inking of the last page of the comic book, UNDERCOVER COCKROACH - SECRET AGENT 69. It took a long time in getting here but it was certainly worth the effort. :-)
Now to get it scanned, drop in the word balloons and text and send it off to LA. Get ready Shea and Cheryl.

Up and running!

2011-06-20T17:56:00.000-07:00

Finally! After far too long, my website is finally up and running...
WITH CONTENT!

www.mikedholm.com

Its up and running and I'm thrilled!
Please check it out and let me know what you think.
Thanks,
ME

Remembering Joey

2011-06-17T11:46:00.000-07:00

I remembered this sketch that I did in 2003. It was Joey's habit to sit on the back of the sofa at my old house and stare out the large picture window (larger than in the sketch) and watch the yard and especially the birds for hours on end.
The thought is that the birds had an idea or two regarding his voyeurism.

Missing, Joey

2011-06-17T03:08:00.000-07:00

Friday, June 17, 2011. At 4:15 a.m., I just lost one of my little buddies. My cat, Joey, died. He'd been sick since last Saturday, and actually about 8-months before that, with a mass on one of his kidneys, so the vet tells me. He went in much the same way as my father when he died. Those long, gasping breaths with a long pause in between. I tried calling the vet last night, but it was after 10:00 p.m. and they had all gone for the day. The service suggested I call in the morning.
Joey lay next to the wall in the hallway right outside my bedroom. He called out (to me) shortly after 3:30. I'd spent many nights this past week with him so it was natural to sit with him, bring him a small bowl of water, or some fresh baby food (chicken with gravy, no veggies or garlic). But he just wanted me to be with him, I think. I lay beside him on the floor, gently petting him and speaking softly to him.
It always hurts to lose someone you care about, especially a loved-one. Joey and Gus and I have been a little family now for the past 16-years. I love them both. This hurts deeply.

God's speed, Joey. We'll meet again on the other side.
I love you, Joey.

Featured at the Meadowlark Music Festival

2011-04-28T06:02:00.000-07:00

I'm very excited about being a part of the 2011 Meadowlark Music Festival. For the piece, MUSIC IN THE AIR, I decided to try a medium I had not used since art school — watercolor. I hope you like the results.
To find out more, go to the Meadowlark Music Festival website.
Hope to see you at the festival!

Undercover Cockroach continues

2011-01-20T09:48:00.001-08:00

The comic book continues to grow, page by page...

New promo photo

2010-12-10T17:04:00.000-08:00

What do you think?

Normally I love sushi, however....

2010-08-29T15:15:00.000-07:00

This could be the exception. I found this today via Google Images.
SPAM sushi? urgh...

DEAR MR. WATTERSON

2010-02-27T14:16:00.001-08:00

Approximately two years ago, Matt McUsic (producer) and Joel Schroeder (director) of this film project contacted me asking about doing an interview in Los Angeles. At the time of they were interviewing I wasn't in LA so I wasn't much help. However, they've kept in touch with me, giving me updates on DEAR MR. WATTERSON. Now that the film is nearly done, I mentioned the film to a couple of people I know who are very interested in displaying DEAR MR. WATTERSON in their theater.
This is a film I would love to see. I'm sure that many of you feel the same way. If you feel compelled to help with a pledge, bravo! If you want to offer support by sending these folks a note to that effect, I have no doubt that they would appreciate the kind words. If you would like to be contacted for a possible interview, let them know!

Here is the Facebook message I received from Joel Schroeder earlier today:

Subject: 15 days to go for Dear Mr. Watterson

In the last 75 days, 257 Calvin & Hobbes fans--mostly complete strangers--have pledged a little over $17,000 for "Dear Mr. Watterson."

Thank you so much to those of you who have contributed, helping to give this film a huge boost. We believed that fans would flock to support this project, and "Dear Mr. Watterson" is now the 21st most popular project on http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;Kickstarter.com, out of hundreds of projects! Greater participation will make the project even more visible in the Kickstarter community.

With 15 days left to raise money on Kickstarter, we want to go all out and make every minute of fundraising count.

Considering how quickly we reached our initial goal, it isn't impossible to finish off this fundraising drive by actually doubling that amount and hitting $24,000 if we can finish as strong as we started.

The more we raise right now, the more likely we'll have the flexibility to be able to travel to interview cartoonists such as Jef Mallet of "Frazz," Richard Thompson of "Cul de Sac," Jim Davis of "Garfield," Bill Amend of "FoxTrot," Stephen Pastis of "Pearls Before Swine," and other cartoonists living all over the country.

Our Facebook group has over 3,600 members, and this may be your last chance to support the film so easily--you've already got a Facebook account to sign into Kickstarter, so all you need is an http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;Amazon.com account. Pledging at Kickstarter guarantees you'll get exclusive updates as we continue production, which will include occasional previews of interviews and scenes from the film.

And there are great perks when you support through Kickstarter: for instance, a gift of $75 includes a credit in the film and a DVD signed by the crew, including a disc of special features.

We hope you're inspired to make a pledge, and please spread the word about "Dear Mr. Watterson" so that we can complete our fundraiser with a bang.

Here's the link:

http://www.facebook.com/l/fba81;www.kickstarter.com/projects/fingerprintfilms/dear-mr-watterson-a-cinematic-exploration-of-ca

We'd love to see our number of backers climb to 400 or 500, and we can't do that without your help!

This is a film that will explore the magical world that Bill Watterson shared with us. Thank you so much for helping us to make it happen.

Joel

p.s. Oh, and check out page 18 of the March issue of Wired--we got a mention!

And the BUG goes on...

2009-12-31T16:35:00.000-08:00

Here are pages 4, 5 and 6, for those of you who are counting, and sent them off last night. Very shortly it will be on the website, www.undercovercockroach.com. Check it out...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

2009-12-09T09:37:00.000-08:00

And so it did. The snow began very early Tuesday morning. Lincoln Public Schools, after seeing the forecast Monday night, closed at 9:30 pm on Monday. The University of Nebraska closed yesterday at noon. I can tell you from first-hand knowledge that driving was a challenge, yesterday. Last night the "real" snow hit! We must have over a foot on the ground now. I was literally snowed in. My front door wouldn't open. (The photo of Joey at the front door — that was as far as it would open. Blocked by the snow.)
Thank goodness my very good neighbor, Rick, was outside scooping his walkway. He was kind enough to shovel my front stoop so I could open the door. From there we worked together to get our common walkway shoveled as well as our own front walks and the area in front of our garages. All the while wondering where the guys were who are supposed to be plowing our driveway and parking area.... They arrived as we finished. (They were most likely snowed in... HA!)
Here area few views from my little abode — something to give you an idea of how lovely it is here. The temperature is now 6 F above zero with a -14 F windchill.

While on vacation...

2009-08-07T09:30:00.000-07:00

So what does Mike do while hanging out in Montana?

... work.

I'm outa here!

2009-07-31T05:15:00.001-07:00

Off to Montana for a few days, visiting family, and threatening the trout in the Madison River.
Back soon.

The top image is the view from the deck. The bottom image is my aunt and uncle's home with a river running through it...

Currently in the works....

2009-06-12T03:09:00.000-07:00

Enjoy.

I found this on the Star City blog...

2009-05-12T16:59:00.000-07:00

Great stuff, huh?
Makes me wish I was a cartoonist. Don't know who did it, but its fun.

He loves to sneak through poop and slime....

2009-05-02T10:18:00.000-07:00

For the past several months, I have been working with Shea Butler and Cheryl Cain on little project that has great potential. Shea approached me through our mutual friend, Sandy Veneziano, and asked if I would be interested in doing character development and illustrating a story that she and Cheryl wrote. After I read the script and wondered what kind of trouble I'd be getting in, I agreed to create UNDERCOVER COCKROACH, SECRET AGENT 69. I won't go into the slimy (and I do mean slimy) details here, but let me lead you to the website www.undercovercockroach.com. There all the grizzly details will spew forth and you will see why UC-SA69 will go where no other secret agent will go. A word of caution though — don't read the story if you've just had a big meal. (I can vouch...)

I'm having fun now!

2009-03-21T16:32:00.001-07:00

What do you think of this...

The launching of STAR CITY BLOG...

2009-01-24T18:55:00.000-08:00

And here's my contribution.

How to love a bug...

2009-01-19T17:30:00.001-08:00

The Undercover Cockroach is moving right along. Merchandise can be found at www.zazzle.com/undercovercockroach. The 'roach website is still www.undercovercockroach.com. Check it out. I'd like to hear your thoughts....

ME, just for fun

2008-12-26T19:49:00.001-08:00

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE CREW OF SLEIGH BAY 4

2008-12-25T07:27:00.000-08:00

I found this while rummaging through some old art. When I travel by plane, I prefer to sketch rather than read. Sleigh Bay 4 was done sometime in the mid-90s on a flight to Los Angeles. I hope you enjoy it.

UNDERCOVER COCKROACH is in full gear!

2008-12-21T16:07:00.001-08:00

Check out the website at www.undercovercockroach.com
Merchandise can be found at www.zazzle.com/undercovercockroach
(And no, I'm not getting residuals. Rats!)

And one for the holidays...

LUX Art Center Cartoon Class

2008-12-21T15:11:00.001-08:00

Here is my group of students from the 2008 Lux Art Center Cartoon Class. All middle school (what we use to call Junior High) students. We finished the last class last Saturday. Thanks gang. You were GREAT!
- ME

Join the fun of the Disney Toonfest

2008-11-18T03:44:00.000-08:00

My copy of THE CARTOONIST arrived yesterday. Don't rush out to your local Barnes & Noble or news stand though — THE CARTOONIST is mailed out monthly to members of the NCS. So I thought it would be nice to put it up on the blogs, both mine and the NCS North Central Chapter blog (http://northcentraltooners.blogspot.com/).
Enjoy...

UNDERCOVER COCKROACH

2008-09-29T18:17:00.001-07:00

These are two working renderings of the lead character in a comic book that I'm working on with two writers on the west coast. He is UNDERCOVER COCKROACH, SECRET AGENT 69.

From the files....

2008-09-01T06:30:00.000-07:00

From the drawing board...

2008-08-22T03:27:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pieces I did lately. Mr. Regal is one from a series for a printing company. The page from the sketchbook was part of the development for the Mr. Regal series. And the WebME piece is the UNDER CONSTRUCTION page from my website. Have to get back to work on the webpage...

FINALLY...

2008-07-26T05:11:00.000-07:00

The complete website isn't ready yet, however I now have a domain name and the site is "functioning." It just launched last night, July 25, 2008.

www.mikedholm.com

2008-06-03T18:45:00.000-07:00

You are being watched

2008-02-24T08:57:00.001-08:00

The Martians are still around. I've just been too darn busy to do much with them these days. Not even the screenplay has seen any action. I need a vacation....

Just for fun.

2008-02-23T08:31:00.000-08:00

I've been able to pick up some character design projects lately. They've been a lot of fun, and the money ain't too bad either. This one isn't a commissioned project — just a character I came up with while sitting in the coffee shop one day. I really like this guy. Hope you do, too. - Edholm

Its been a while...

2008-02-23T08:18:00.000-08:00

Yikes! I really do have to update this thing more often. I just posted an illustration I did some years ago to the NCS North Central Chapter blog. There was a run of Sherlock Holmes cartoons on the blog, so I added this one. It was a favorite from my portfolio. Hope you enjoy it.

Can't get enough bloggin'?

2007-12-26T10:56:00.000-08:00

Check out the NCS/North Central Chapter's new blog.

http://northcentraltooners.blogspot.com