Bamn!

Some Random bits from Jay, Dave and I's “Bamn” meeting yesterday:

At the left are some concept sketches for "Bamn."

-We’ve been meeting every Thursday since the year started. I recall reading an article with QuestLove (not going to even try to spell that with “?”) and Black Thought from The Roots band. The interviewer asked them what was the key to keeping a group dynamic. Maintaining solidarity. One of them said that they meet every Sunday just to watch a movie or BBQ or play music. That seemed like such an obvious and useful answer that it came back to me when we started preparing Bamn. Every Thursday that interview comes to mind. We discuss the book, watch Lost, or the NBA finals, or bitch about movies, talk about hot women that we will never lay down with…you name it. It works.

-Bamn is pronounced “Bam.” By the way. Jay’s idea. I’m not quite sure why he put the “n” at the end. But I like the intentional misspelling-silliness of it. (Probably the only intentional misspelling you’ll find in the entire comic.) I’m over thinking but it gives the indication of the title character having to some sort of fictional ethnicity. Yeah, definitely over thinking it.

-I’m video documenting our creative process for Bamn. Before I took the book (and got a new job subsequently). I was about to embark on year-long film tutorial with the local public access. I had gotten 3 classes in when life took me for a ride (that I’m still not sure I should have taken or not). But the upside is I got to write Bamn! After about 3 months of distractions, I realized I never finished my assignment which was to do a 5 minute documentary on “you community.” Well, my community is filled with drunkards and fanboys. So I had to sort out how to approach this. That’s when I decided to document Bamn. (actually the idea was from a friend of mine). The plan is to give the film to DCTV, the public access channel, for my grade. But it’s also so I can promote the book at SPX with a 5 minute video.

-I got great footage of Dave and Jay arguing about Bamn. I’m definitely going to use it whether they like it or not! Muhahahahaha!!

-Jay finished pages 1-17 of issue #1. The first issue is fixing to be, an uneven, 27 pages. The following issues will be a traditional 22. We’re thinking of sporting a Gaint-Sized label or something humorously not “Giant” to get the point across.

-There is concern about what each issue will costs for the consumer. Unfortunately we will have to play it by ear from our initial sale of issue #1! The more you buy the less it’ll cost in the future!