BlankSpace Publications

We are a collective of writers, artists and designers with an interest in the unconventional.

BlankSpace Publications is a media collective with an interest in the unconventional and a taste for the visceral.

11/30/2023

It’s that time of year again! With the holiday season approaching, don’t forget your pals at BlankSpace to find a unique Christmas gift for that strange-quirky friend or ultra-conservative grandparent! And it's never too late to secure the most ridiculous book ever published, based on the most ridiculous video ever created, for that perfect Christmas gift! Follow the links below to make your holiday season extra classy! Happy holidays!

Our Storefront:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/blankspacepub

W***y Bum Bum Book (Original English):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993811132

Visit our main site to see the stories behind the art:
https://www.blankspacep.com/

Photos from BlankSpace Publications's post 09/18/2023

Great second day at London Comic Con! Congrats to Josh B from Aylmer for winning the draw for the Imp’s Quest beta-beta version! It’s going to a great home—you deserve it! For those following us for Imp’s Quest, I will post updates whenever I make some noteworthy progress. It’s 95% done, but it needs to have a few full playthroughs after that before it can be released. Christmas is possible, but it’s more likely I will have something fully complete and awesome together by next ComicCon. I will keep you posted. Thanks for your support!! Much love!!

Photos from BlankSpace Publications's post 09/16/2023

Great first day at London Comic Con! Come see us between 10 and 4 PM tomorrow (Sunday) in Artist Alley, especially if you’re a self-professed nerd. We have 2/10 boxed Overhale games left, and we will be doing a draw tomorrow at 2:00 PM to win a one-of-a-kind Imp’s Quest beta-beta version of the game. There’s also posters of our original art and a few oil on canvas repros left! The geek shall inherit the earth!

09/13/2023

Getting geared up for London Comic Con with some oil painting prints. Stop by our table this weekend if you’re at the Con! Mindy Sterling (Frau Farbissina from Austin Powers) and Dave Foley of Kids in the Hall will be there! We will have boxed versions of our board game Overhale, and a beta-version display of our other board game Imp’s Quest. And of course, W***y Bum Bum books, including our new Spanish translation, will be available. More pics to come when we’re set up!

KoitCast : Episode 2 : Daniel Fowler | W***y Bum Bum 07/07/2023

Fellow anatomical animator Koit sits down for a serious interview with one of our contributing authors/artists, Daniel Fowler (a.k.a. Alien Red Wolf), creator of W***y Bum Bum! If you're interested in the history of the infamous YouTube cartoon and want to get to know the creator behind it, this is a must-watch. Tackles some deep philosophical questions (no, seriously!). Give it a watch!

KoitCast : Episode 2 : Daniel Fowler | W***y Bum Bum #2 with Daniel Fowler.Daniel Fowler is a musician/rapper and online animator, famous for creating the sublime "W***y Bum Bum" animation and song.https://www....

05/31/2023
Photos from BlankSpace Publications's post 05/25/2023

I'm happy to announce that BlankSpace will be back at ComicCon in September 2023! For our fans who were looking for updates on our board games Overhale and Imp’s Quest, we will be back in full force with fully boxed games for your off-grid-tabletop enjoyment! To whet your appetite, here are a few character profile images for Imp’s Quest. More updates to come!

02/11/2023

Apocalypse Cow

12/23/2022

For fans of Tim and Eric: I repainted the Tim Heidecker oil-on-canvas from the universe sketch--part of my YART project. It was crying out for a makeover. Repainted by hand using the original as a guide and added the misspelled acronym (or "anagram", as Donna calls it) in Photoshop. Have an awesome Christmas! And remember: if you put the universe into a tube, you will end up with a very long tube.

12/18/2022

For those of you with an Amazon Prime account, or who don't mind paying a little extra for rush shipping, it's not too late to secure the most ridiculous book ever published, based on the most ridiculous video ever created, for that perfect Christmas gift! Follow the links below to make your holiday season extra classy! Happy holidays!

Amazon.com (US and Global):
http://www.amazon.com/W***y-Bum-Completely-Unnecessary-Book/dp/0993811132

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/W***y-Bum-Completely-Unnecessary-Book/dp/0993811132

Amazon Canada:
http://www.amazon.ca/W***y-Bum-Completely-Unnecessary-Book/dp/0993811132

Amazon Australia:
https://www.amazon.com.au/W***y-Bum-Completely-Unnecessary-Book/dp/0993811132

You love the video, and now you can love the translations!

French Version:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993811191/

German Version:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993811183/

Turkish Version:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1988775000/

Spanish Version:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1988775078
and: https://www.amazon.es/dp/1988775078

11/30/2022

With the holiday season approaching, don’t forget your pals at BlankSpace to find a unique Christmas gift for that strange-quirky friend or ultra-conservative grandparent! French Bum pillow? We’ve got it. Antoine Dodson oil painting print on a t-shirt? We’ve got that too. Check out all our stuff at Redbubble! Find our books on Amazon and through our main site! And don’t forget to snag the new Spanish version of the W***y Bum Bum Book!

T-Shirts, hand bags, skirts, clocks, phone cases—whatever turns your crank:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/blankspacepub

W***y Bum Bum Book (Spanish):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1988775078

W***y Bum Bum Book (Original English):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993811132

Visit our main site to see the stories behind the art:
https://www.blankspacep.com/

11/19/2022

Behold! Pito Cola Cola, the Spanish version of W***y Bum Bum: The Completely Unnecessary Book, just in time for the holiday season! Show your Spanish-speaking friends how hip you are by purchasing a copy for Christmas, Day of the Dead, Cinco de Mayo, Immaculate Conception Day—whatever! Much love to our Spanish-speaking fans! This is our gift to you.

Buy it at Amazon.com here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1988775078

Buy it at Amazon.es (Spanish) here:
https://www.amazon.es/dp/1988775078

¡Prepárense! ¡La tan esperada traducción turca de W***y Bum Bum: The Completely Unnecessary Book finalmente está aquí! Lo que comenzó como un video viral, esta rara mezcla de pitoes, colitas, ciruelas y avispas seguramente entretendrá, educará e irritará a todos a la vez. Date prisa y disfruta de las aventuras de Pito Cola Cola de forma pausada y ordenada.

Photos from BlankSpace Publications's post 10/25/2022

Because my YART painting prints were a big hit at Comic-Con this year (they all sold out), I decided to step it up a notch and reproduce some of my paintings in a higher quality format. Behold! The following repainted prints are for sale, just in time for the upcoming holiday season!

I call them “repainted prints” because they are exactly that. I had the originals printed on high-quality canvas, and then I repainted over them with oil paint and gloss medium to give it an authentic oil-on-canvas look. Each painting is true to the original but has its own personal touches/differences. I’ve included some pics of the process so that you can see the brush stokes and textures. I dare say that they may even look better than the originals!

Each print is priced according to its material cost and the time it took the repaint. Some were more labour-intensive than others. But if you’d like to snag one of these repainted prints for your rumpus room, bomb shelter, or as a quirky holiday gift, it’s first come, first served. Send a private message to [email protected].

As a bonus, for those who live in the London (Ontario) area and can do cash, I can slash 25% off the price, and if you’re close enough I can deliver it to your doorstep, thereby saving you a delivery fee!

Here’s the list (prices do not include shipping fees, which could be $20-30 more):

Antoine Dodson (Bedroom Intruder Song) - 12 x 18 - $135.00

Palmer Scott (Sit on You) - 12 x 18 - $140.00

Chris Farley (Schmitt’s Gay Commercial) - 12 x 18 - $160.00 (took a while to re-do the textures on the shirt)

Tim Heidecker (Tim & Eric - The Universe) - 12 x 14 - $60.00

Ruth Bader Ginsberg (RBG Memes) - 14 x 18 - $270.00 (this one is basically completely repainted - it took a while)

Contact [email protected] to stake your claim! Thanks for your support and encouragement!

Photos from BlankSpace Publications's post 09/18/2022

It was great meeting so many new friends and fans at London Comic Con! Bestsellers this year: Overhale Game Book (sold out), YART oil painting prints (sold out), The Big Book of Nightmares hardcover (sold all but two), and Imp’s Quest (the prototype board game). For those who are following us for Imp’s Quest, I will provide updates on progression from time to time. I know I told you it would likely take another year to complete, but you’ve inspired me to step on the gas pedal!

Photos from BlankSpace Publications's post 09/17/2022

Some highlights from London Comic Con.

09/17/2022

All set up for Comic-Con this weekend in London! It’s our 10th anniversary this year, so come help us celebrate! London Comic Con

London Comic Con – Pop Culture and Comic Book Celebration Event in the forest city, BIGGEST and BEST in SW Ontario 09/07/2022

We're happy to be heading back to Comic-Con in London for our 10th anniversary year! Come visit us in artist alley! We will have some of our new projects on display, including two new board games (Overhale and Imp’s Quest), as well as some updated/hardcover versions of our books (Book of Nightmares, W***y Bum Bum, etc.). Hope to see you there! London Comic Con

https://www.londoncomiccon.ca/

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08/21/2022

Have a great day everyone!

07/21/2022

Dear Spanish-speaking friends and fans:

We need your help with a very serious matter. The new Spanish translation of W***y Bum Bum: The Completely Unnecessary Book is mostly completed. However, we find ourselves faced with a very serious and grave dilemma:

Should the title (and lyrics) be Pilín Cola Cola or Pito Cola Cola?

We want to find a translation for “willy” in Spanish that has the following criteria:
• It is fun and playful and not too gritty, vulgar, or blunt (no curse words).
• It is a euphemism in Spanish that both adults and children might use, but is not too juvenile or babyish.
• It is largely inoffensive.
• It is universally known in most major Spanish-speaking countries.

Which would you choose, Pilín or Pito? Please leave a comment down below or private message us with your choice. The very fate of the world is at stake, so choose wisely. And please share, share, SHARE!!!!! The book will be out by September!

05/24/2022

BlankSpace is looking for a translator to convert the most ridiculous book ever published—based on the most ridiculous video ever created—into Spanish! We’ve already translated it into German, French, and Turkish, so Spanish seems to be the next logical choice. If you are a Spanish translator, feel free to message us, or to contact us via our contact page here:

https://www.blankspacep.com/where

Timeline for completion: Hopefully by the end of June, but we’re flexible. We are aiming for a July/August release date so we can launch it at Comic-Con in September.

Payment: Negotiable, but generally we pay translators by the hour based on word count. Payment is in CAD, but we can also do USD. It’s a pretty short book.

Experience: We usually work with translators who have a history of translating books and other creative media. Send us examples or a synopsis of other work you’ve translated from English into Spanish. Creative media translation experience is preferred but not necessarily required.

Other requirements: A sense of humour and joie de vivre. Watch the video first before you message us. Be forewarned that once you watch it, you will live your life pre- and post-W***y Bum Bum. There is also a link to the English book version below.

Video:
https://youtu.be/qrBj3u5dPgM

Book:
https://www.amazon.com/W***y-Bum-Completely-Unnecessary-Book/dp/0993811132/

03/25/2022

Just a frog. Ribbit.

12/15/2021

If you or anyone you know is a gaming aficionado, watch this video. It's a pitch soliciting game testers to provide feedback on a new battle board game created by the ghost of my thirteen-year-old self. I would describe the game as something between chess, Warhammer, and Axis and Allies, with a bit of D&D flavouring. The game has a lot of dynamic components, such as action cards, various character pieces, and game boards, but it has been formatted to be conveniently contained in one 8.5 x 11, 122-page book! (This also keeps the cost as low as I can possibly make it.)

If you’re interested in contributing feedback to the game, feel free to purchase a copy of the prototype book on Amazon (link below). Those who purchase a prototype book and contribute feedback will be mentioned in the acknowledgements of the game book when a definitive version is published some time in the spring. (This could also be a wonderful gift for anyone who’s into board games!)

The prototype book will be available for sale from December through February. Thanks for your support with this childhood passion project! I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

--Professor JD

Buy on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1988775035/

Visit the official Overhale website below:
www.overhale.com
Permanent link: https://www.blankspacep.com/overhale

11/28/2021

Don't forget your pals at BlankSpace to find a unique Christmas gift for that strange-quirky friend or ultra-conservative grandparent. Check out all our stuff at Redbubble! Find our books on Amazon and through our main site!

T-Shirts, hand bags, skirts, clocks, phone cases—whatever turns your crank:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/blankspacepub

Or consider giving the gift of laughter and awkward wincing with W***y Bum Bum: The Completely Unnecessary Book.

Amazon.com (US and Global):
https://www.amazon.com/W***y-Bum-Completely-Unnecessary-Book/dp/0993811132/

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/W***y-Bum-Completely-Unnecessary-Book/dp/0993811132/

Visit our main site to see the stories behind the art:
https://www.blankspacep.com/

Stories about Haunted Electronics: The Haunted Laptop 10/23/2021

To get you into the Halloween mood, check out this tale of “haunted” electronics, called “The Haunted Laptop,” freshly uploaded to Professor JD’s YouTube channel. As a side note, this video was created to complement two courses I teach: Haunted Landscapes and Writing for the Web. If you like the video, give it a 👍 and follow the channel by subscribing. The plan is to upload new videos regularly, when I get around to it. 😇 Also, feel free to comment with a story of “haunted” technology of your own. Enjoy the 80s and 90s references!

https://youtu.be/k9mt8BJn7vc

Stories about Haunted Electronics: The Haunted Laptop Stories about Haunted Electronics is a two-part series that begins with “The Haunted Laptop.” This video was created to complement two courses I teach: Haunt...

05/05/2021

Professor Jeffrey Douglas has started a new YouTube channel where he will share various lectures on media, art, communications and environment. "Our New O***m: The Internet as an Addictive Narcotic" is a polemical visual essay – written by Rod Turick ;) – you might find interesting. Check it out on the YouTube! https://youtu.be/efMeP6Hsjrk

04/24/2021

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Dick Grundle's promotional video. https://youtu.be/Weto8sD1vm0

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03/23/2021

BlankSpace would like to introduce our newest content generator. Dick Grundle finds dynamic solutions to complex problems. He can both synthesize and syngergize document fundamentals through the application of key performance indicators. Check out his webpage here: https://www.blankspacep.com/dickgrundle

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Our Story

BlankSpace Publications is a collective of writers, artists, designers and editors with an interest in the unconventional and a taste for the visceral. We are a narrative media group focusing on stories that translate to other media formats (apps, interactive blogs, digital games, film, mixed-media song/poetry, etc.). It's also our mission to archive popular/viral digital media in more traditional formats (all for the benefit of posterity). Whether you're a digital artist looking to archive your work, a designer with a new idea to pitch, or a company that would like to license one of our existing brands for a new media format, we are always looking for projects.

General Interests & New Media:

Simply put, we're looking for narrative-driven media. We want work that takes chances on form and content, and stories that will translate well to apps, interactive blogs, digital games, film, etc. Examples of our thematic interest: stories on counterculture (or anything counter-), stories written from unique perspectives, stories with well-developed but strange casts of characters, stories that make the familiar unfamiliar—the visceral, the contentious, the unabashed, the new.

Providing [ ] Space for New Authors:

The name BlankSpace denotes a few things. It epitomizes our emphasis on innovation—a tabula rasa space of experimentation. Mainly it embodies our mission to provide space for new writers, designers and artists who have provocative work. We would like to hear from both new and established authors who have an interest in exploring innovative ways to fuse narrative and media production.

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