writer, cartoonist, singr; artfag countryboy
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Born & raised in the ever-endangered woodlands of lower North/upper South Carolina, Justin aligned himself with a self-styled tribe via the daily ritual of school bus tripping & a brief flirtation with organized Christianity. Now something of a spiritual maverick, Projects reluctantly resides in the city, enduring indentured servitude while he scrapes together some semblance of an artistic 'career' and expands his coterie.
Also, through virtual channels of human connection, Justin is allied with the fine folks at Low Key Comics, where he has published a scant 35 pages in two years. However, he is well on his way to completing the third issue of his loving superhero tribute/satire Everyman. The first issue can be purchased here, the second here.
Projects main fascination is mystery, & society's attempted eradication of it. Wildly obsessive/compulsive yet alarmingly well adjusted, Projects isn't afraid of contradiction, or changing his mind. "It's my mind & I reserve the right to change it." The only people who are bound by the past are politicians and businessmen; artists set their own standards. This is a basic tenant of Projects' 'philosophy', but please: don't call it that.
Laundry Sunday Jul 6
How have you been, little Virb? It's been a while.
A Clockwork Orange, American Splendor, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Big Lebowski, The City of Lost Children, Clash of the Titans, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Crow, Death to Smoochy, Fight Club, Ghostbusters, The Goonies, Halloween, Hardcore Logo, The Hills Have Eyes, Howard the Duck, Juno, Lost In Translation, Naked Lunch, Night of the Living Dead, Ninja Scroll, Nowhere, Omega Man, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Robocop, Sideways, Sin City, Taxi Driver, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Wizard of Oz
Fiona Apple, At the Drive-In, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dead Kennedys, Gang of Four, Gorillaz, Iggy and the Stooges, Joy Division, The Magnetic Fields, Ronnie Milsap, Morrissey, Mott the Hoople, New Radicals, New York Dolls, OutKast, Patti Smith, Pearl Jam, Poe, R.E.M., the Smiths, Soul Coughing, Suicide, T-Rex, Television, Velvet Underground, Weezer, Wire
ok. movie idea. uranisians invade the earth and enslave all the males because they use our jism as space fuel. it's down to the women to save earth. we could rip off m. night shemalamalan and have the aliens be deathly allergic to breast milk. we could have anna nicole smith lead the massive mammary ambush. wait, she o.d.'ed. hmmm. can't think of anyone else deserving to cast as the well-endowed leader. seriously however, i'm going to write up an outline for my book and bring it to andre's so you should be there for the rock band fun so i can run it by you.
posted Feb 12
wait., there's life outside my house? how great could it be out there if i'm still in here..? how goes it?
posted Aug 8
i think its some sort of inside joke...... maybe a reference to my shap.? ......... now you got me thinkin................... AND IM PISSED!
posted Jun 28
hey, if you're into the Beats, you might dig Getting Punch in the Arm Over the Summer, an article i wrote about some time i got to spend with Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Miguel Algarin. and Anne Waldman. It is also featured in the latest issue of Illiterate Magazine. feel free to let me know what you think. ~lhv
posted Jun 20
Gagosian Liga says:
I thank you for adding me, dear Justin, and I hope you enjoy my music! Feel free to download it! Musical greetings from Munich/Germany!
posted Mar 28