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  • vLog – Hello, YouTube. I Would Like to Play a Game | SAW Parody

    vLog – Hello, YouTube. I Would Like to Play a Game | SAW Parody

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    For years now you’ve been scrolling this site unfulfilled and depriving your body and mind of the very things it needs to survive: Pop culture, books, comics, art.

    There are so many people on this planet fighting for their lives and yet you, you waste it away as if it counts for nothing.

    Here is your chance to make it right and show gratitude for the one life you’ve been given.

    Every video on this channel is rigged with a specialized electromagnetic pulse which, when activated, will disrupt the electric signals in your brain, temporarily shutting it down, including survival functions like your breathing and heart rate. However, there is one button on this channel you can click that will lead to your salvation.

    Will you continue to slowly decay without pop culture fulfillment, or will you choose to live and take hold of this precious life that you have been taking for granted.

    The answer is red.

    Live or die. Make your choice.

    vLog – Hello, YouTube. I Would Like to Play a Game | SAW Parody

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  • Canister X Mailbag – Blackthorne No. 5 Unboxing – 03022024

    Canister X Mailbag – Blackthorne No. 5 Unboxing – 03022024

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    Worst. Fan. Ever. This comic got buried in my studio and was recently unearthed. I feel super bad because Colin Work is a great friend and it was one of his comics. Doh!

    Anyway, here it is, the unboxing of BLACKTHORNE comics No. 5.

    For more on Blackthorne and Colin Work, please visit https://colinwork.wixsite.com/colinwork

    To grab your copy of the BLACKTHORNE: DEAD MEMORIES graphic novel at Amazon, please visit here.

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    Canister X Mailbag – Blackthorne No. 5 Unboxing – 03022024

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  • Open for Interviews

    Open for Interviews

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    Last Sunday I interviewed with Travis Bruce for his Horror Realm YouTube channel. We had a blast last time talking about GIGANTI-GATOR DEATH MACHINE: TRIPLE FEATURE and all sorts of superhero talk and exploration.

    This time we got down to business and talked ZOMTROPOLIS: A RECORD OF LIFE IN A DEAD CITY. I was told the interview will air sometime this weekend so watch this space for a posting when it does.

    I’ve done a ton of interviews over the years, everything from a fellow creator’s blog straight through to radio and TV. I’m always open to doing more so if you’re interested in having me on your program or website, please let me know. We can talk books, comics, writing and drawing processes, recent releases, superheroes, monsters, and more!

    Let me know. Open for interviews. Thanks.

    Cheers.

    – APF


  • Why I Post What I Do – Author Blogs

    Author Blogs

    Many author blogs or websites are just about that: writing and books.

    Which is 100% fine. I used to do it. Many others I know still do it. But do you see that site banner up there? It says three things: Writer, Artist, Creator. And it’s the latter part that explains why I don’t just post about books and comics (as awesome as those are).

    I’ve talked about it before and I’ll mention it again, this site is about the long game in my creator/creative journey. It’s a showcase of the various crafts I practice. It’s also an information and entertainment source for you.

    Why the hotwheels? Why the Funko Pops!? Why the action figures and playing cards? Because the film medium is something I also enjoy. My skillset might not be top-notch (most of what I do behind the scenes is based off what I learned in high school multimedia class 25 years ago . . . and it still works).

    These creations and showcases are meant to compliment the books and comics and show that those things are made by a fan for the fans.

    Some stumbles across one of my posts via a search engine and soon they are whisked into a realm of heroes and monsters and fandom entertainment. Author blogs can be more than just books and writing, if you want.

    It’s that simple.

    Like I always say, there’s a method to the madness.


  • Fredrikus: The Webcomic Return?

    Fredrikus: The Webcomic Return?

    Fredrikus Paper Doll webcomic

    I’ve been giving FREDRIKUS a bunch of thought and his world is certainly one I want to get back to. I have other pressing committments like THE BATTLE OF POWER TRILOGY for THE AXIOM-MAN SAGA and I committed this year to superhero fiction as the priority. However, the artist in me wants to draw something too.

    A lot has changed in my life since the last FREDRIKUS strip and, as is the spirit of the strip about a down-and-out anthropomorphic dog in a dystopian sci-fi world, there are some things I need to say and the webcomic is a good place to say it.

    So, that said, my plan is to create new strips at a leisurely, non-deadline pace then share them with you. I’m not saying they’ll be anytime soon. Just saying it’ll be an unseen side project while I work on other things so my hand’s itch to draw is satisfied.

    In the meantime, there is a special plan for the current strips available but I will reveal that in due time.

    For now, start at the beginning and read a couple issues’ worth of free comics. The Fredrikus webcomic is waiting for you.


  • Patreon Invite

    Patreon Invite

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    A ton of cool stuff has been happening over at the Patreon page. It serves as a special place to hold all that I share in public plus a pile of stuff for patrons only. Right now we’re airing two serial books, behind the scenes stuff, special articles, blog posts, videos, and more.

    The patron-only video this month asks the all-important question: Does God Speak German? And before you berate me, there’s a reason for the video.

    It’s amusing items like the above that keep the page fresh, educational, and also entertaining.

    I’m having a lot of fun with Patreon 2.0 and I invite you to join me there for the same.

    Here’s the trailer:

    Realm of Heroes and Monsters Patreon Page Trailer

    See you there. Oh, don’t forget about the books and comics here on this blog, too.


  • Station Ident – 020824

    Station Ident – 020824

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    Station Ident – 020824

    This is your station identification for 020824.

    I am . . .

    . . . A.P. Fuchs and welcome to my blog where I have all sorts of things going on. I’m an independent writer, cartoonist, and freelancer in the worlds of books and comics. This is Canister X, my official web site and the Realm of Heroes and Monsters, where we attempt to entertain and inform you on a regular basis. (We blog 6 days a week, sometimes 7 so be sure to bookmark this site.)

    I’ve been at this publishing thing for over 20 years and I still have lots to do. Presently, we’re big on video content—both longer videos and shorts and reels—and podcasts, so be sure you’re hooked up at the appropriate links below (podcast on YouTube).

    My, perhaps, too many social media presences are:

    MeWe

    Twitter

    Facebook

    Instagram

    Pinterest

    Tumblr

    LinkedIn

    WT.Social

    YouTube

    Ko-fi

    TikTok

    LinkTree

    Spotify

    YouTube Music

    My Patreon page is here. It’s a very special place where I post serial novels, serial comics, essays and articles on the creative arts business, behind-the-scenes secrets, artwork, photography, and more. Join me and my other patrons and be a part of something entertaining and interesting with consistent content. Check out the wicked trailer for the page.

    I’m also the writer/artist behind the webcomic, Fredrikus, which you can read from the beginning here.

    On Saturdays, I send out my newsletter, The Canister X Transmission. It’s a weekly newsletter where we all come together after a busy week, unwind, regroup, and kick off the weekend. Presently we are in The Very Long Year Six. Join us.

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  • 2024 Studio Changes

    2024 Studio Changes

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    Well, I’ve been working in the same space for almost five years. This is the only room in the house that accomodates my desks and equipment to bring you books and comics and a pile of other stuff.

    However, it’s time to change the decor and shuffle things around. Depending what Melinda says, I might even be able to free up an additional 2′ x 6′ area that’s presently occupied within the studio. As well, with a new studio layout comes new decorations so I’d like to showcase the studio as it is right now one more time before we say farewell to this version and change things up for 2024 and beyond.

    Here’s the teaser I shot to hint at the tour:

    The Phantom’s Door. A.P. Fuchs Studio Tour coming soon to YouTube

    And here is the tour itself. Hope you tune in when the 2024 studio changes kick in and all is complete and a tour is given.

    See you inside.

    A.P. Fuchs 2023 Studio Tour

  • Some Thoughts on Blogging

    Some Thoughts on Blogging

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    Just sitting here thinking about blogging. It’s considered a great sin in the blogging world for a blogger to blog about blogging. But, every now and then should be okay, right?

    To be honest, I don’t have much to add to the idea of blogging or what a blog is. I mean, what is a blog anymore? A long, long time ago in an Internet far, far away, blogs were basically public journals where writers–pro or hobby–could express thoughts and opinions on whatever topic, post it up for the world to see, then hope someone out there agrees with them.

    I’ve been thinking about this blog here at Canister X, the Realm of Heroes and Monsters. It’s not really a blog, is it? I mean, kind of. It’s runs on a WordPress engine so thus a blogging platform. The site’s divided into sections and pages, I have the main window of this place to share whatever I want on any given day, and I try and encourage you to explore the site because there’s lots here from articles, to comics, to artwork, to videos, to podcasts–I mean, we’re not really blogging anymore per se. We’re not journaling or running a series of articles on a topic as our main thing either. We’re just sharing art and writing and hoping to entertain and inform you. That’s it.

    This site–this place–is more a multimedia hub than a blog-blog. And that’s how I’ve been viewing it for a while: A place of free entertainment and a celebration of pop culture, superheroes, and monsters.

    Just some random thoughts this early Sunday afternoon (the time I’m writing this).

    Well, let’s just go forward step by step and take it from there.

    “Every day’s a brand new deal, right? Just keep on working and something’s bound to turn up.” – Harvey Pekar, AMERICAN SPLENDOR

    Peace.

    – APF


  • Read Fredrikus: The Webcomic From the Beginning

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    Been feeling lost?

    Why not come home to an old favorite: FREDRIKUS, a webcomic about a down-and-out anthropomorphic dog in a dystopian sci-fi world?

    It’s about life, screwing up, getting some wisdom, then hitting that hard road again to get it done.

    Serialized comics in episode form. Plus, the cartoon (see below) that birthed it all.

    Read the comic by clicking on the graphic below.

    Read Fredrikus

    Please visit the Art page on this website for more drawing and cartooning.

    Fred the Dog in Once Upon a Weiner (2000 VHS Animation Demo Reel)

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