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Dad and Mom

2010-09-06T03:47:03Z

Jughead - Comic Book Resources

2010-02-09T04:35:30Z

Here's a nice roundup from the Comic Book Resources site about my ongoing tenure on the Jughead comic with Rex Lindsey:

A Year Of Cool Comics - Day 36

howlington @ 2009-10-26T22:39:00

2009-10-26T22:39:23Z

Here's a spot I did for Central Bank in Louisville.

Approved – 30 Second

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Cap 1's Se7en

2009-10-19T22:21:47Z

You'll find me taking an ax to my friend Stefania Marcone in this promotional music video trailer for "Cap 1's Se7en" - Based on the album by Cap 1. Directed by Jakob Bilinski. Visit www.myspace.com/smokeboxent666 and www.cinephreakpictures.com for more info.

Insulation Pitchman

2009-09-01T00:39:00Z

I've been in a number of film projects lately, but here I am in a print ad for Knauf Insulation. They called me back last week to shoot a video counterpart to the ad.

Back from San Diego

2009-08-02T01:08:09Z

I've returned from this year's Comic-Con. Great fun, as always. Will Lloyd, a reporter from The Recorder in Porterville, CA did an impromptu interview with me which shows up in the video report below. If it doesn't show up properly, check it out on this page at the newspaper's website:
http://www.recorderonline.com/video/?videoId=30876502001&lineupId=11733246

More Archie march Of Dimes

2009-07-14T03:44:25Z

FYI, here are the rest of the sketch cards I contributed to the Archie March Of Dimes project. Unlike the sheet in the earlier post, these cards are cut. Sorry to say, I'm sufficiently unfamiliar with the whole Ebay and sketch card thing to tell you how you might obtain some or all of these sketch cards. Maybe someone here can fill us all in. It's for a worthy cause.

Just Posted: Archie /MOD Art on Ebay

2009-07-05T20:58:13Z

Check out this original art piece I did for the Archie Comics / March of Dimes fund raiser. Just posted, bid now!
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Awesome Uncut Sheet from the 2009 Archie Comics / March of Dimes Sketch Card Series

Artist Craig Boldman did this amazing piece specifically for this eBay March of Dimes fundraiser. This one of a kind, original piece of art will never be replicated.

5FINITY Productions will only offer FIVE of these uncut Archie promotional fundraisers.

Size: 8 x 11

Item in Very Good condition.

Winner pays $4.95 USPS Priority S&H.

CLICK HERE TO BID!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230354460822

Summer Of Pain

2009-05-01T03:02:38Z

Check it out -- I'm featured in this video for a Nebraska group called Brimstone Howl:

Brimstone Howl - Summer of Pain from Ragged on Vimeo.

Dying Western Keeps Going and Going!

2009-04-07T02:45:48Z

You'll recall some posts ago that I blogged about "The Dying Western," a short film I appeared in last year. Below is an official bulletin from the Producer about the current doings with that film:

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The Dying Western (Independent Film shot in 2008 with) has been honored in THREE more film festivals IN ADDITION to the 2009 Las Vegas International Film Fest and imdb.com!!
http://www.lvfilmfest.com/Festival_2007/Official_Selections.aspx
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1347034/

"The Dying Western" is now a finalist for the Appalachian Film Festival! We are one of two finalists in the young filmmakers category and one of three total in the category.
http://appyfilmfest.com/index.htm

We just found out "The Dying Western" is also an official selection in the
Ivy Film Festival in Rhode Island. The fest is sponsored by Paramount, among others. Martin Scorsese and Tom Rothman, Chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment were among the attendees last year.
http://www.ivyfilmfestival.com

That same short film has also made it into the Columbia University Undergraduate Film Festival!

You can check out the film's teaser trailer & get updates.
http://www.thedyingwestern.com

All You Ever Wanted To Know About Jughead Jones

2009-02-10T01:24:29Z

Various vital questions about Jughead have been examined over the past month in four installments of the "Comic Book Legends Revealed" feature on the Comics Should Be Good blog at comicbookresources.com :

The Many Loves of Jughead Jones

How Jughead Got His Name

Jughead's 'S' Shirt

Jughead's 'S' Shirt Redux

Me On The Net

2009-02-03T01:03:30Z

My brother Loyd has tipped me off to a few recent places where my Jughead work has popped up on the net. Jug #192 was written up on the site 'Comics Bulletin,' and got a respectable three and a half bullets.

More recently, Jug #193 (the current issue) was deemed "the greatest comic to come out this week" on the 'Comics Extreme site.

And, I get a mini career overview on 'Comic Book Resources' in their January feature, "A Month of Writing Stars."

Thanks to all for the attention.

Comics Bulletin/Jughead #192

Comics Extreme/Jughead #193

Comic Book Resources/Craig Boldman

Jug on Leno

2009-01-27T03:54:05Z

I didn't realize it had been so long since an update.

On Monday, January 12, one of my Jughead issues made it onto The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. The issue in question was altered as part of a gag in response to the special Obama issue of Amazing Spider-Man.

Below are a couple screen shots from the show, followed by the original cover. Then, below that, a link to the Tonight Show segment if you want to see how it played out.

Tonight Show

Just Think

2008-10-24T23:25:01Z

If you look closely you'll spot me in this commercial for the University of Louisvile Medical Center. For a change, I get to be the doctor, instead of the one in the hospital bed.

Turkey!

2008-10-14T02:28:17Z

My face turns up in a new children's book, courtesy of artist C.F. Payne. "The Turkey Bowl," written by Phil Bildner, is a seasonal book that came out last week. A couple of my other artist pals, Carol Schwartz (left) and Jerry Dowling (center) also made it into this illustration. It's always an honor to be called upon to model for Payne, one of the country's great illustrators. You can order "The Turkey Bowl" from Amazon by clicking the picture below:

Geek!

2008-09-30T01:58:07Z

I'm interviewed in the latest (Oct. '08) issue of, wait for it, Geek Monthly. A nice two-page spread in which I mostly talk about my work for Archie Comics, but a bit of other stuff as well. Run right out and grab up a copy, or order from Amazon by clicking the cover below:

More Wings

2008-09-23T02:14:55Z

A few more photos came in from the Buffalo Wing festival. This gives you an idea of the size of the sea of humanity that turned out to watch people compete to stuff themselves with wings.

In the second photo, founder Drew Cerza hustled me onto the stage to make me justify my existence and explain how the Jughead comic book came about -- or so I thought. Instead (as I mentioned last time), he actually got me up there to have the hordes sing Happy Birthday at me.

P.S. Tomorrow night (September 23) I'm participating in a dramatic reading of a one-act play entitled "Southern Exposure," as part of the Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative program. I'm the voice of a baseball announcer.

Full info here:
http://richardojones.com/2008/09/two_from_cpi.html

Wing Recap

2008-09-09T03:04:03Z

The Buffalo Wing Festival was a tremendous success. Drew Cerza organized another amazing event, with attendance estimated at 78.000. I signed thousands of copies of that special Jughead edition and managed to sneak away for a few moments to try the wings from one of the booths. The first day of the festival also happened to be my birthday, so my sweetie Karen arranged with Drew to have the entire stadium full of Buffalo wing fans sing Happy Birthday to me.
This link will take you to the festival page with photos of me doing my thing.

http://www.buffalowing.com/2008_recap_comicbook.php

Wingfest This Weekend!

2008-08-26T10:04:50Z

Just a reminder that this is the weekend for the National Buffalo Wing Festival in (where else?) Buffalo, New York. The current issue of Jughead (#190) finds Jug and friends attending the festival. And I will be there, signing copies of this special issue, which will be available for, I think, a $2 donation to charity. I want to meet you all! Drop everything and get on the bus!

Festival info is at http://www.buffalowing.com/

Going to Buffalo

2008-08-06T13:17:20Z

Everybody please drop your vacation plans and instead head on out to Buffalo, NY this Labor Day weekend to join Jughead and myself. Check today's The Buffalo News for the details:

http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/408110.html

Me on Mabe

2008-08-05T01:17:47Z

So there's this comedy show called Mabe In America which runs on Country Music Television (or, CMT). The show, hosted by comedian Tom Mabe, is one of those hidden camera-type things, but with a countrified slant.

If you watch this week's episode, which premieres on Friday, Aug. 8, and is replayed throughout the week, keep a sharp eye out and you'll catch a glimpse of me participating in a gag that has to do with shoplifting.

Here's info about the series:

http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/mabe_in_america/139495/episode.jhtml

Joy -- Catch It Now

2008-07-29T03:06:21Z

Here's what you call your 'teaser trailer' for a film called "Joy" that I participated in last year. That's a glimpse of me there in the second shot. The film itself will premiere in October. I'm told that this teaser won't be up on YouTube for long, so see it now, if you're inclined to at all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TI8JNjvXfo

Incidentally, got back from Comic-Con in San Diego a few hours ago; had a fab time, but too tired to write about it tonite.

Going To San Diego

2008-07-22T01:51:25Z

Below are the panels I'll be participating in at the San Diego Comic Con. Come say hi to me at these panels, or at the National Cartoonists Society booth, where I'll be spending some time.

ARCHIE GOES TO THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON!

Spotlight on Victor Gorelick
Friday, July 25th, 1:00-2:00— One of the most prolific editors in comics, Victor Gorelick has entertained readers since 1958. Victor started as an art assistant at Archie Comics, since then he has served as production manager, art director, and managing editor before being named editor-in-chief. On hand to provide a retrospective of Victor's career are Fred Mausser, Archie Comics, VP sales; Mike Pellerito, Archie Comics managing editor; Betty & Veronica writer/artist Dan Parent; "Archie Freshman Year" writer Batton Lash; Jughead writer Craig Boldman; and Archie inker Rich Koslowski. The moderator is Finger Award–winning Archie writer George Gladir. Room 4

Growing up with Archie
Sunday, July 27th, 11:30-12:30— Archie Comics creative staff share inside perspectives on the creation of Archie, how Archie Comics has evolved, and why it dominates the newsstands and supermarkets in comic sales. Panelists include Victor Gorelick, editor-in-chief (celebrating his 50th year with Archie Comics); Fred Mausser, VP sales; Mike Pellerito, managing editor; George Gladir, Archie writer; Dan Parent, Betty & Veronica writer and artist; Tania del Rio, Sabrina writer and artist, Bill Galvan, “Archie Freshman Year” artist; Batton Lash, “Archie Freshman Year” writer; Craig Boldman, Jughead writer; and moderator Rik Offenberger, public relations coordinator. Room 4

Crashing Twin Peaks

2008-07-15T01:34:00Z

I stumbled upon this photo at the Twin Peaks fan website, http://www.dugpa.com
Pictured from left to right are actors Al Strobel, who played one-armed Philip Gerard; Sheryl Lee, who played the ill-fated Laura Palmer; and Ray Wise, who played the even more ill-fated Leland Palmer, Laura's father.

The caption accompanying the photo read: "Below are some really cool photos that were taken at the Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me US Premiere in Snoqualmie (Washington) back in 1992. If you know who took these pictures, please drop me an email."

I don't know who took the photo, but I can add this: Between Al Strobel and Sheryl Lee can be seen an ear and a sideburn. That ear and sideburn belonged (and still do belong) to me, myself, Craig Boldman.

I was doing movie reviews for AOL at the time, and was pleased (since I was a great fan of the Twin Peaks TV series) to get press credentials to attend the Twin Peaks Festival to cover the release of this film. During the festival I met an entertainment reporter for the Toronto Sun named Claire Bickley. I had a car and she didn't, so I invited her to ride shotgun as we traveled from event to event at the fest.

The culmination of the festival was the premiere of the film, which was to be introduced by director David Lynch. Somehow Claire and I talked our way into the theater ahead of everyone else and found ourselves good seats. We actually weren't supposed to be there yet, since the event planners wanted to seat the cast members first and give photogs some time to snap them with no obstructions. Instead, Claire and I ended up being in a lot of peoples' photos, to their chagrin, I suppose.

Don't Smoke!

2008-07-08T00:27:24Z

Here's a spot I did a year ago for the West Virginia Division of Tobacco Prevention -- Very different from the Non-Destructive Testing video I posted last week. The baby in this film cried like a banshee every time I picked her up. The director was able to salvage the one moment where she wasn't crying (she was catching her breath between cries) and used it here. In the shot where you see the baby resting on my shoulder, that's not me; it's the baby's father wearing my jacket. It was hopeless. Even so, the thing turned out nice.

Click the picture to see the video. You need Windows Media Player, I think.