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Fiction in LIFE

September 14, 2023September 13, 2023 by James Baker
fiction in life

It is hilarious to admit it, but 13 year old me probably felt more engagement from watching “STAR WARS” than from any REAL event that happened to me in 1977.

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Categories Essays, Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings Tags Star Wars 10 Comments

Julia Lundman’s SHOP

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 by James Baker
JuliaLundman.com SHOP

Julia Lundman has some absolutely lovely artwork available for sale in her online SHOP!

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Categories Artists, Friends, Reviews, Websites Tags Julia Lundman Leave a comment

The Observer Effect

September 23, 2023August 21, 2023 by James Baker
the_observer

I’ve seen many of the sights you’re supposed to see out here in the abyss. But a lot was spoiled long before I saw it. That’s the thing about tourism – the simple act of looking changes everything.

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Categories Fiction, LEFTY Drawings, RIGHTY Drawings Tags Nerve Bomb Comics, Sephilina 10 Comments

the Monkey & the Maestro

August 25, 2023August 7, 2023 by James Baker
the Wargames sequence from "The Inventor"

Two friends have directed animated films coming out this month. Tony Stacchi’s THE MONKEY KING (on Netflix) & Jim Capobianco’s THE INVENTOR (in US cinemas).

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Categories Colleagues, Storyboards Tags Jim Capobianco, Life In A Montage, Tony Stacchi 6 Comments

Pyjamas in North Sydney

August 2, 2023July 31, 2023 by James Baker
pyjamas in North Sydney

The suburb of North Sydney bustles with people on a workday. You don’t want to be caught there in your pyjamas at lunch hour. Which is where I found myself.

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Categories AutoBio, LEFTY Drawings Tags Dad, JourneyMan 16 Comments

could do better..

July 24, 2023July 23, 2023 by James Baker
Parent Teacher Night program - 1978

There was only one thing I was halfway good at.. and at 15 I started to wonder if I actually could DRAW for a living.. 

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Categories AutoBio, Childhood art, Illustration, RIGHTY Drawings Tags Armidale, Fairy Bread 8 Comments

the rude roommate

July 2, 2023June 30, 2023 by James Baker
advertising - the rude roommate

If advertising was a person they’d be the worst person you know. A gaslighting master manipulator. The last person you’d want constantly whispering in your ear. 

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Categories Essays, Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings Tags advertising 10 Comments

The Weirdlanders

September 9, 2023June 18, 2023 by James Baker
The Weirdlanders thumbnails page 1

Tinkering on a ROCKET RABBIT comics short story continues. I hope to finish a 6-page B & W story by the end of the year.

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Categories Comics, LEFTY Drawings, My stroke Tags Nerve Bomb Comics, Rocket Rabbit 12 Comments

The Magnificent Loser

June 19, 2023May 31, 2023 by James Baker
A Magnificent Loser - NED KELLY

Human beings are all underdogs simply because we are all mortal, and decline is the inevitable end to everyone’s story arc. 

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Categories Essays, Film/TV, LEFTY Drawings, Reviews 20 Comments

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil

May 22, 2023May 15, 2023 by James Baker
It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

FORTUNE COOKIE THEATRE – all captions are from fortune cookies collected after dining in San Francisco.

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Categories Comics, LEFTY Drawings, Projects Tags Nerve Bomb Comics 34 Comments
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James S. Baker has worked in the animation industry since 1982, for many studios all over the world. This blog is for his personal projects.

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  1. James Baker
    James Baker on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 25, 2023

    Mark! So glad you commented! It was a great trip, eh? Nutty to think that it is already 15 years…

  2. Mark Creagan (Squiggle)
    Mark Creagan (Squiggle) on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 24, 2023

    G'day James.......Loved the read. I was reminiscing at each & every turn of the page. Yep I'm a dinosaur, printed…

  3. James Baker
    James Baker on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 24, 2023

    Hey Peter! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed a re-read as much as I did. I've had this blog…

  4. Simmo
    Simmo on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 23, 2023

    Loved revisiting this James and reading all the comments. You guys are still legends!

  5. Deane Taylor
    Deane Taylor on The Magnificent SevenSeptember 22, 2023

    It’s a happy little Vegemite that gets to resniff a cadaver… it puts a rose in every cheek!

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  • Fiction in LIFE September 13, 2023
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  • The Observer Effect August 21, 2023
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  • could do better.. July 23, 2023
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