Sunday, June 28, 2009

FROST AND MIKO 1 - BIG SIX PAGE PREMIERE

Happy summer!

Ganerda Grul here. We at Ganerda's Business are so pleased the sunny season is back that we're going to beam our own brightness right out of this blog! Every Saturday we are going to post a "Frost & Miko" comic strip starting today with a sumptuous six page premiere!

"Frost & Miko" is a comic strip written and drawn by our own conflicted cartoonist HAFJAK DIVIZ. He wrote, illustrated and copyrighted the strip under the alias "Johnson R. Ducks." He loves those aliases! See the blogpost "Aliases and Origins" to comprehend HAFJAK'S love of pseudonyms.

HAFJAK DIVIZ is the author of "STOP MAKING CRAP," the cartoon book all about creators and haters and the first book from Ganerda's Business! There would be no "STOP MAKING CRAP," however, without "Frost & Miko." "Frost & Miko" are the cute and cuddly characters that evolved into "PLUS-MINUS," the satiric stars of "STOP MAKING CRAP."

Enjoy the six page premiere below and check out PLUS-MINUS at ganerda.com!

Thank you for your time and interest,

Ganerda Grul
Librarian and Publisher
www.ganerda.com







...To be continued next Saturday!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

COMIC BOOK MOVIES - THE BEST DATE MOVIE BY HAFJAK DIVIZ

MAN O MAN
I LOVE THOSE COMIC BOOKS MOVIES
I LOVE EM!
I REALLY DO

I WATCH THAT FIRST SPIDERMAN MOVIE
AND THATS ME AND THE LOVELY ZANA
HAVING THAT KISS IN THE RAIN
THATS ME
SAVING HER FROM ALL THAT MESS
KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR

I SUPPOSE THE COMMON BELIEF ABOUT COMIC BOOK MOVIES
IS THAT THEYRE FOR NERDS
I WONT DISAGREE
ILL SAY THIS
THERES NOTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN A COMIC BOOK MOVIE
NOTHING
ITS ONE GUY
TAKING ON THE WORLD
FOR ONE GIRL

THE GUY WILL LEAP FROM ROOFTOP TO ROOFTOP
STOP A LOCOMOTIVE
HOLD UP CRUMBLING BUILDINGS
TURN THE WORLD AROUND BACKWARDS
FOR THAT ONE GIRL

KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR

IN LOVE

CHECK IT OUT:
TWILIGHT IS A COMIC BOOK MOVIE

O YES IT IS!

DONT BE FOOLED BY ITS FEMALE AUTHOR
OR ITS FEMALE POINT OF VIEW
EDDIE IS A SUPERHERO
AND BELLA IS HIS ONE GIRL
HELL DO ANYTHING FOR HER

JUST LIKE SPIDEY FOR MARY JANE
JUST LIKE THE PHANTOM FOR DIANA PALMER
JUST LIKE KAL FOR LOIS
JUST LIKE THE DARK KNIGHT FOR RACHEL
JUST LIKE REED FOR SUE
JUST LIKE LOGAN FOR JEAN GREY
JUST LIKE MATT FOR ELEKTRA
JUST LIKE BRUCE BANNER FOR BETTY ROSS
JUST LIKE THE SHADOW FOR MARGO LANE
JUST LIKE DARKMAN FOR JULIE
LIKE A DAD FOR A MOM
AND OF COURSE
LIKE A HAF FOR A ZAN

ILL ADD TO THIS LIST IF I THINK OF MORE
ADD FROM COMIC BOOK HEROES
FROM THE BEGININNG OF RECORDED HISTORY
HERCULES HAD A CHICK RIGHT?
SAMSON? DAVID?

NEVER MIND THE LASER BEAMS
PHOTON TORPEDOES
WHIPS CLAWS AND CAPES

THERES NOTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN A COMIC BOOK MOVIE

THANK GOD FOR SUMMER
WHEN ALL OF THEM BURST FROM THE THEATRES
LIKE SUNSHINE AT NOON

I LOVE THOSE COMIC BOOK MOVIES
I REALLY REALLY DO

ODE TO IRON MAN BY HAFJAK DIVIZ

THE IRON MAN MOVIE
SAW IT--LOVED IT
A BIT OF IT DIDNT SIT WELL WITH ME
IRON MAN SMACKING AROUND ARAB LOOKING PEOPLE
A BIT ODD
DISLIKE MY HEROES BEING USED AS PROPAGANDA
FOR A CRIMINAL WAR
ANYWAY
THAT RED AND GOLD ARMOR
HE LOOKS LIKE A ROBOTIC RONALD MCDONALD

BUT I SAW THE MOVIE--LOVED IT
LOVE THE KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR ASPECT OF IT

ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF THE MOVIE
WHEN IRON MAN IS BEING CHASED BY TWO JET FIGHTERS
KEEPS REPEATING IN MY HEAD
THE MORE IT REPEATS
THE MORE UNBELIEVABLE IT SEEMS
UNFORTUNATELY
I KNOW
ITS A COMIC BOOK MOVIE
BUT ITS FUN TO THINK ABOUT HOW REAL THESE FANCIFUL THINGS CAN BE

ITS THE PART
WHEN IRON MAN CRASHES INTO THE WING OF ONE OF THE PLANES
BAM!
HE TAKES THE WING OFF HES SO INDESTRUCTIBLE!

I DONT KNOW---

MAYBE THE ARMOR CAN TAKE THAT HIT
BUT TONY INSIDE?

LIKE
CHECK IT OUT

IF YOU GET A WOOD BOARD
LIKE YOUR KITCHEN CUTTING BOARD
OR SOME KIND OF LARGE STEEL PANEL
LIKE A GARBAGE CAN LID--A METAL ONE
PLACE IT IN FRONT OF YOUR BELLY
THEN HAVE A CHUM
PREFERABLY AFTER A COUPLE OF BEERS
SO THAT AGGRESSION COMES OUT
HAVE HIM WHACK THAT LID WITH A BASEBALL BAT

YOU'RE GONNA FEEL THAT!
ITS GONNA F-IN HURT!

LIKE A BULLETPROOF VEST
BOOM!
THE BULLET DOESN'T PIERCE THE VEST
BUT THE FORCE OF THE BULLET STILL KNOCKS THE WEARER DOWN
AT CLOSE ENOUGH RANGE THAT IMPACT CAN STILL KILL THE WEARER!

JUST IMAGINE A JET WING HITTING TONY!
HED JUST BE JELLY INSIDE THAT ARMOR
HED BE A PINK LIQUID IN THERE
LIKE A BUNCH OF WHOLE MILK WITH SOME BLOOD IN IT

I HOPE SOMEBODY WRITES ABOUT THE PHYSICS OF IRON MAN
LIKE THOSE OTHER BOOKS
THE PHYSICS OF TREK--STAR WARS AND WHAT NOT
WHERE A PHYSICIST WRITES ABOUT THE TRUE PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES
BEHIND POPULAR SCI FI AND SUPERHEROES

I CAN BELIEVE THAT IRON MANS ARMOR IS BULLETPROOF
BUT SURVIVING THAT JET WING?
SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO TALK ME THROUGH THAT
IN EXTREME DETAIL
HOW THAT SKIN TIGHT METAL TAKES THE HIT
BUT TONY DOESNT

I WANT TO BELIEVE IN IRON MAN
I WANT TO BELIEVE IN THAT ARMOR
ITS PROTECTION

I HOPE THEY EXPLAIN IT IN THE UPCOMING SEQUEL
IN THE UPCOMING TWENTY SEQUELS!
I HOPE

LONG LIVE ROBERT DOWNEY JR
MAY YOUR FRANCHISE NEVER SUCCUMB
TO THREE VILLAINS IN ONE MOVIE





Wednesday, April 29, 2009

COMIC CON 2009 ART BY HAFJAK DIVIZ

Hello.

Ganerda Grul here with some Comic Con 2009 artwork by the "crehater" himself HAFJAK DIVIZ! It is a tribute to the "Green Lantern" using characters being published by Ganerda's Business. HAFJAK's "PLUS-MINUS" is in there, so is Piermoy's "Tapehead Turtle" and Ken Hayashi's drawing of myself, Gannie Grul. My hair grew out, and my new glasses are broken, so I am using an older pair. This is reflected in the drawing. My body isn't exactly like the one in the picture. Maybe someday it will be but not today!

We hope this image makes it into the Comic Con souvenir book, but due to missed deadlines and the mystery of the CMYK coloring system, it may not. If it doesn't, please enjoy it here! And--we are thinking of making this into a print to sell at SDCCI '09! If HAFJAK ever finishes it. He says that it is not done. I think otherwise.

Thank you for your time and interest,

Ganerda Grul, Librarian and Publisher

Sunday, April 19, 2009

HAFJAK DIVIZ - WONDER QUEST - DAY FOUR

SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2009

5AM
AWAKEN IN BACKSEAT OF CAR
RAIN
P-LOT SIGN SAYS GET OUT BY 7AM
CRAWL INTO DRIVER SEAT-START-PULL OUT OF LOT
PARK ON STREET - FIRST AND HOWARD - SLEEP MORE

7:30AM
PARK NEAR WHOLE FOODS

THANK YOU WHOLE FOODS

BREAKFAST



NOTES

WHOLE FOODS RESTROOM
CLEAN-PLEASANT-FULLY EQUIPPED



BETTER THAN A FOUR STAR HOTEL

VARIETY OF HANDSOAPS AND HAND SANITIZERS



CANT THANK WHOLE FOODS ENOUGH

FREE PARKING ON SUNDAY



CHANGE CLOTHES IN CAR - LOCK UP

RED UMBRELLA

10AM
WALKING IN THE DRIZZLY CITY



FRIDAY'S PARKING LOT - EARLY BIRD SPECIAL















LAST NIGHT'S SLEEPING LOCATION - PARKING LOT ON FIRST AND HOWARD

ON THE WAY TO MOSCONE







GOT A FEW MINUTES - WHATS THIS? GARDENS?









CON IS ON AT 11AM
TEN TO 11 RIGHT NOW - GOTTA DASH

BUT ALWAYS TIME FOR FLOWERS

ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND BACK--


CONTINUED

HAFJAK DIVIZ - WONDER QUEST - DAY FOUR 2

DAY FOUR CONTINUED

SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2009
10:55AM

EXHIBITORS WANDER AND VISIT
SATURDAY WAS THE BIG DAY - HAS PASSED
SUNDAY IS THE WRAP-UP - RELAXED

11AM AND THE FUN BEGINS
GANERDA LOOKALIKE14

11:42AM
KICKASS ANIMATION DIRECTOR CHRIS BENNETT
OUR THIRTEENTH CUSTOMER - THANK YOU

11:43AM
ALEX AND JULES - OUR FOURTEENTH CUSTOMER - THANK YOU
VISIT JULES-AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL "MARSH ROCKET"
AT http://www.marsh-rocket.com

HAFJAK DIVIZ IS--
--FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

GANERDA LOOKALIKES 15 AND 16

POISON IVY

VMK FEWINGS POSES WITH THE DIVIZ ALTER EGO
VISIT US AT THE 2009 WEST HOLLYWOOD BOOK FAIR

1PM
ROLOKO FAMILY - OUR FIFTEENTH CUSTOMER - THANK YOU

3PM
JO AND JEB--JEB NOT PICTURED HERE DUE TO CRIPPLING SKATEBOARD MISHAP
OUR SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CUSTOMERS - THANK YOU
AND JO'S FRIEND--
GANERDA LOOKALIKE 17

THE EMPIRE STRIKES CRAP-------sorry



GAGS ARE THE IN THING AT WONDER CON 2009

3:30PM
DAMIEN - OUR EIGHTEENTH CUSTOMER - THANK YOU

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
BOYS AND GIRLS
FEAST YOUR EYES UPON THE BEAUTY KNOWN AS

MISS MAGGIE MAYHEM


SERGIO ARAGONES CHECKING IN
MUCH RESPECT AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE DOODLES IN THE MARGINS OF MAD

LYDIA

4:45PM
OUR NINETEENTH AND LAST WONDER CON 09 CUSTOMER - THANK YOU

5PM
THATS IT GEEKS
CLEAR OUT

WELP--
WONDER CON 09 IS OVER
PACK UP - ELEVATOR UP - ROLL OUT

GANERDA'S BUSINESS REPRESENTIVE HAFJAK DIVIZ HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
SEE YOU AT THE NEXT SHOW

I WALK MY CRAP TO THE CAR
ONE HAND PULLS THE BOOKS ON A FURNITURE MOVER
THE OTHER CARRIES THE COATHOOK

AT THE CAR - PACK UP - DRIVE OFF

CROSS THE BAY BRIDGE
80 TO THE 580

OH NO

NO WAY

TURN AROUND
HEAD BACK
F F F F F F F F F F F


FORGOT MY FREAKIN COATHOOK ON THE SIDEWALK
CORNER OF FOURTH AND SHIRLEY

ONLY BEEN GONE TEN-FIF MINUTES
ITLL STILL BE THERE

BLOODY FOUR DOLLAR BRIDGE TOLL
KEEP HAVIN TO PAY THAT
ITLL BE WORTH IT TO GET THE COATHOOK BACK

SPEED BACK TO THE CITY OF PEACE AND LOVE
WHERE THE VEGETARIANS AND ARTISTS FROLIC
THEY WOULDNT TAKE MY COATHOOK
ITS SAFE AND SOUND ON THE SAME STREET AS WHOLE FOODS

FOURTH AND SHIRLEY
PARK AT THE SAME PLACE - LOOK AROUND
YOU LOSE DIVIZ
ITS GONE
SOME BASTARD OUT THERE WITH FAST LEGS AND GOOD TASTE HAS YOUR HOOK

CRY ME A RIVER

HOOK GONE BUT JACKET AND MASK IN TRUNK
GOT PICTURES
SOLD BOOKS
GO
BRING IT ALL BACK TO ZANA AND THE HAFCUBS

DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE
DRIVE SOME MORE

11PM
PULL OVER AND SLEEP IN THE LOT OF PEA SOUP ANDERSONS

2AM
WAKE AND DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY BACK TO LA

5AM
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009
HOME
WONDER QUEST AT AN END

UNPACK
ORGANIZE
SHOWER
SLEEP
GOTTA GO TO WORK IN A FEW HOURS

SEE YOU AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON INTL 2009
SMALL PRESS PAVILION

WONDER AND LOVE
TO THOSE WHO BOUGHT THE CRAP


HAFJAK DIVIZ