Let me make one thing clear about my fore into comics, film, internet and writing. I seek to revolutionize. Like those heroes before me, Bryan Lee O'Malley; Gerard Way, Brian K. Vaughn, Scott Snyder, Steve Niles and many others I want to change things. Like Christian Bale; Marlon Brando, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera and Clark Duke, Dave Chapelle. So many others and honestly to many for me to remember at this time, I want to move things to a new style a new feel a-a-a-new something!
Not that things are bad as they are you know? We've got great things going, DC's The New 52; Marvel's approach to bringing back old storylines/characters, Image's revolutionary creator owned series, Steve Niles push for as many indie projects as he can possibly handle. Actors like Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffallo and again Will Ferrell stepping out of their comfort zones to give us amazing character realizations on the big screen. Heck you know what, obviously Christian Bale was one of the best 'Batman' realizations of the last two centuries but maybe even Ben Afleck can give us some greatness to latch onto in his interpretation. Henry Cavil (a British native) after all gave us one of the best 'Superman'/'Clark Kent' interpretations I've ever seen (in my opinion) seriously. Yes George Reeves was good and Christopher Reeves was good (for a while) but now these types of transmedia stories and characters are being taken seriously enough for them to be brought to full realization in today's world!
I want to be a part of this so bad! I'm just one indie creator/actor from a small town in central, central New York after all! Like think of a small pebble in a rock quarry and that's pretty much central New York. You know though half of the heroes we all look up to have come form small unknown places for years and look at them! I have a belief in myself and I have those who support me (my great wife; parents and close friends) but its hard to actually get a feel that my general community and family and so called "friends" support me as well. And I'm not saying that because they didn't purchase my latest indie creation, a sort of sequel to my first book: Short Stories of a Man Named Frankie Dingle: Adventures of Absurdity (shameless plug in/link): http://www.amazon.com/Short-Stories-Frankie-Dingle-ebook/dp/B00EP406Q0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377991263&sr=8-1&keywords=short+stories+of+a+man+named+frankie+dingle%3A+adventures+of+absurdity.
I'm saying that because I sent personal email/FaceBook messages to them and I have to tell you that only 1 out of so many actually responded. I was shocked and a little hurt. I started letting the dark thoughts slip in more and more and I realize this sounds a little bit like the ranting of a 'torchered soul of an artist' sensitive crap. But you know what, I am that sensitive to be honest, despite how I may seem. Again though this is just a tangent I'm going on and I am a bit inebriated at the time of writing this so ignore the silly banter that you can.
All I'm saying is that everyone needs to jump aboard the revolution! Change the media (news, tv, comics, books, internet), the way you think, the way you believe, the way you show love and support! Show the world something, make a fricken mark on this ginormous spectrum we have before us! Don't just let the world forget about you! You have something to say, I guarantee it!
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
New Book: Short Stories of a Man Named Frankie Dingle: Adventures of Absurdity
Finally dear fans and readers the time has arrived! My new book (above cover image), Short Stories of a Man Named Frankie Dingle: Adventures of Absurdity has arrived! Available as a digital download on Amazon's Kindle or any other tablet/e-reader device! Only $2.00 to boot!
This book has six fantastic short stories in it starring Frankie Dingle! To name a few; March of the Scottish Ducks, Much Ado About Nothing, A Hare in an Eggstack. Yes all these stories come in different varieties, all involving comedy of course! There is mystery, adventure, Easter, Shaeksepearean inspiration and Grandmas! In this book I also explore storytelling with the use of only ONE LETTER (Fantastic F's; Delightful D's) What a nightmare for English teachers this would be but hey all for the sake of phenomenal fun and delight! Oh there are those F's and D's again!
Here is the amazing link to my newest book: Short Stories of a Man Named Frankie Dingle: Adventures of Absurdity:
http://www.amazon.com/Short-Stories-Frankie-Dingle-ebook/dp/B00EP406Q0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377471279&sr=8-2&keywords=Mike+D.+Burke
More in depth interviews and videos about the creation, writing process, illustrations and everything that went into creating this! Thank you for all of your support!
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Expectations
Expectations are all about the perceived limitations that others put in your head. Life is about exceeding those that others have made and those that you have made for yourself. You have to be able to rise to and above the occasion.
This is so true, yet how am I living up to this? I'm currently sitting on my couch writing this blog that no one reads and not living up to my potential. My wife however has just come back from a run of three miles which she has been training for sometime to do. A record time I might add as well, she's so inspirational to me. She's training to run a race in September and in doing so she wants to be able to run even more than the race itself so that when it comes to running it, it'll be a breeze.
I have about a million projects floating in my head and started as I type. Top on deck are another spec script; thumbnails and possible layouts for my graphic novel, finishing typing and uploading a short story book to kindledirect, possible cover/sequential art for my portfolio, and trying desperately to find an agent. I'm also thinking of heading back into doing some stand-up again, I've been hitting a pretty good joke strive. The thing is I have all these projects started or finished half way through but have yet to complete any of them. Okay so that's not fair, I do have one spec script, a pilot script and a short comic book spec script finished. So I have finished some things. But I'm trying to push myself beyond my and others expectations.
Everyone starts from different places and our perspectives are always skewed but I've been thinking a lot about where it is I live and my dreams and how tough it is to accomplish them. I keep thinking that if I had been born in the cities where my careers are most popular and readily available with resources it might be simpler. But then I do think of others who have actually come from my same town and made it into their show biz careers. Okay so I only have one example of that in my friend Rich Talarico. Still, he came from my town and grew up in central New York and worked hard and made it out of here and as a writer/performer out in L.A.
His most famous quote/advice to me is always, "Do the work on whatever level you can, right now." I have no clue what that means really, I mean I sort of do. I guess in fact that is what I'm doing but without any feedback from people in my field and any sort of critique and interaction with players in the biz it just seems like a nice little hobby sometimes. Interactions are important in any setting but when dealing with your career choice or life decisions its even more important especially with the right people. But how do you get to interact with the right people? That's where I am.
This is so true, yet how am I living up to this? I'm currently sitting on my couch writing this blog that no one reads and not living up to my potential. My wife however has just come back from a run of three miles which she has been training for sometime to do. A record time I might add as well, she's so inspirational to me. She's training to run a race in September and in doing so she wants to be able to run even more than the race itself so that when it comes to running it, it'll be a breeze.
I have about a million projects floating in my head and started as I type. Top on deck are another spec script; thumbnails and possible layouts for my graphic novel, finishing typing and uploading a short story book to kindledirect, possible cover/sequential art for my portfolio, and trying desperately to find an agent. I'm also thinking of heading back into doing some stand-up again, I've been hitting a pretty good joke strive. The thing is I have all these projects started or finished half way through but have yet to complete any of them. Okay so that's not fair, I do have one spec script, a pilot script and a short comic book spec script finished. So I have finished some things. But I'm trying to push myself beyond my and others expectations.
Everyone starts from different places and our perspectives are always skewed but I've been thinking a lot about where it is I live and my dreams and how tough it is to accomplish them. I keep thinking that if I had been born in the cities where my careers are most popular and readily available with resources it might be simpler. But then I do think of others who have actually come from my same town and made it into their show biz careers. Okay so I only have one example of that in my friend Rich Talarico. Still, he came from my town and grew up in central New York and worked hard and made it out of here and as a writer/performer out in L.A.
His most famous quote/advice to me is always, "Do the work on whatever level you can, right now." I have no clue what that means really, I mean I sort of do. I guess in fact that is what I'm doing but without any feedback from people in my field and any sort of critique and interaction with players in the biz it just seems like a nice little hobby sometimes. Interactions are important in any setting but when dealing with your career choice or life decisions its even more important especially with the right people. But how do you get to interact with the right people? That's where I am.
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