Rob Schamberger Makes Comix: My Apartment

August 20, 2006

My Apartment

I thought about going with a title like 'Back to the Lab', 'Crib', or 'State of the Pad', but all sounded equally lame. Thought it'd be fun to show where I do most all of my work, and talk over how I'm planning to change it up.

Here's what'cha see once you walk in the front door:

Yes, I take the term 'Living Room' to heart. I do my drawing on the floor there in front of the tube, watching DVD's while I work (right now it's season four of NYPD Blue). I'm planning to get rid of the couch against the wall there in the next week (just need a hand hauling it to the dumpster, but I've got someone lined up for that), and then moving my drafting table in. Seems to make more sense.

I hung up those tree paintings along the wall, to nice effect:

Lord, I hate that couch. About as much as the cat sitting on it hates my mom.

Here's three Black Chamber pages, laying out on the floor, so that I can be sure to keep myself consistent while working on the latest:

Down in the left corner there are the four issues of Batman: Black and White that I read over again last night. Damn, that was a great miniseries!

Anyway.

Here's my bedroom, where across from the bed I set up a small couch:

On weekend mornings, I'll lay there and do some reading while drinking tea. Just a great, relaxing way to start off the day. I'm still working through Hitchcock/Truffault, but this morning I also read Gilbert Hernandez' 'Sloth', which goes right up there with Rick Veitch's 'Can't Get No' as the best graphic novels I've read so far this year.

Moving on into the office, here's a nice view of the whole room:

The computer desk is obviously a hub of activity, as the over-run appearance can attest to. You can also see that the drawing table has become nothing more than an overglorified shelf. I really need to actually put that thing to use!

Here's my graphic novel bookcases:

I've no idea how many GN's I've got. I do know that except for two, I've read them all, though.

Here's my other bookshelf, made by my stepfather Roger from my old waterbed:

As much as I hate my couch, my old waterbed will forever be my most hated piece of furniture ever. The bookshelf it's evolved into, though, is very much beloved. You can also see my leaning tower of Pisa comics boxes to the right there. I really need to build some shelves for them one of these years.

Now get the hell out of my apartment. I've got work to do!

Posted by Schamberger at August 20, 2006 03:44 PM