Below are the 10 most recent journal entries recorded in mikeleffel's LiveJournal:

Sunday, September 24th, 2006
3:47 pm	BUY MY BOOK! IMPEACH BUSH IS OUT NOW! Order online at BLATANT COMICS or annoy your local comic shop! Over two years in the making, this graphic novel presents the life and times of American President George W. Bush in a factual manner, yet with comical interpretations! What happened during 9-11? Who was involved in the invasion of Iraq? Find those answers and more when you buy IMPEACH BUSH! Written and researched by Bob Scott and illustrated by Mike Leffel. Published by BLATANT COMICS. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
2:14 am	IMPEACH BUSH: A Graphic Novel My name is Mike Leffel, I am a cartoonist. Previous works include the short lived webcomic FAT JESUS and my webcomic OWLIE! (soon to be relaunched and renamed as HOOTLEY!), all under the KEENSPOT banner. Recently I illustrated the graphic novel my friend Bob Scott wrote, IMPEACH BUSH: a book about our beloved president, his administration, and sexy Linsday Lohan. IMPEACH BUSH will be out in the summer, but it can be PRE-ORDERED NOW! Appearing in PREVIEWS for APRIL 26th, IMPEACH BUSH is now available for PRE-ORDERING! Just ask for it (ORDER CODE: MAY06 2969 IMPEACH BUSH) at your local book store or comic book shop! It will also be available through KEENSPOT soon! Here's a couple quickie snippet images from the book! Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 SAMPLE PAGE 1 SAMPLE PAGE 2 *Check out my myspace account for future samples and news!* --------ALSO----------- This May 6, check out FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at your local participating comic book store or book shop! Ask for the free Keenspot Spotlight 2006 issue and enjoy the beautiful "Owlie! is Dead!" story featuring my owl character, done by two awesome girls - written by Tracie Mauk and illustrated by Anna Berger! It's the final time my owl will be published under the name 'Owlie', so he really is dead! FIND A LOCAL COMIC BOOK STORE NEAR YOU Thank you very much for reading! Mike Leffel Appreciative Cartoonist http://www.myspace.com/mikeleffel (10 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 3rd, 2006
9:57 pm	OWLS ARE NEAT Owls Love Dogs! ARTICLE LINK Over the past fortnight, at least five dogs have been repeatedly targeted by the European eagle owl - the biggest of all the owl species - in Saxlingham Nethergate, near Norwich. But yesterday afternoon, as it swooped down in a fresh attack on two retrievers, Kevin Slater, 25, an amateur falconer, was able to cast a net over the huge bird of prey and catch it. Mr Slater, from Ipswich, had gone to the village only because he believed that the owl might be his own one, which escaped from its aviary at the weekend. It was, however, a different bird but Mr Slater now intends to hold on to it for safekeeping. Earlier in the day, 84-year-old Jack Simmons had to wade in with a broom handle to fend off the bird, which has a wingspan of more than 5ft, after it swooped from a roof and tried to grab Heidi, his 13-year-old miniature wire-haired dachshund. The bird is believed to have escaped from an aviary, although the BBC reported in November that a few eagle owls were now breeding in the wild for the first time in centuries. Until the male owl was shot last week, a pair on the North Yorkshire Moors had bred 23 chicks since 1997. Mr Simmons said that Heidi had had more than one brush with the owl. "It has a go at her whenever she goes into the garden," he said. "I will not let her go out unless I am with her to protect her with my broom handle. "It is very frightening for Heidi to have this giant bird trying to eat her all the time. I have no doubt that it wants to make her into its next meal. I guess Heidi looks like a rabbit or a tasty snack. "It is a magnificent looking bird but I am getting a bit fed up with it and I wish its owner would come and get it. Poor Heidi can't stand it being around. She is spending her days at the moment trying to hide in our house curled up by a chair." The owl had also attacked Elizabeth Goof's pair of flat-coated retrievers, a King Charles spaniel and an Ibizan hound called Ross. Corinne Douglas, 63, who owns Ross, said that the owl had drawn blood when it dug its talons into her three-year-old pet on Monday. "Ross is a big dog who stands 30in high at the shoulder and weighs about 30 kilos," said Mrs Douglas. "But this bird didn't think twice about having a go at him. He was outside in his pen, which has an 8ft fence around it, when it swooped down. It then clawed his side and drew a bit of blood. "Ross is very quick and swung around to go for the bird himself, and it just flew off. "Luckily Ross has now recovered but I am having to keep him out of the garden until the bird goes away. It is an absolute nightmare." There have been calls for the eagle owl to be reintroduced into Britain but the move is being opposed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which points out that the species has probably not been native to the country since the Ice Age. Though the RSPB says it would welcome the birds if they returned naturally, it opposes any scheme to reintroduce them because of the possible effect such large birds of prey could have on native bird species. "The RSPB is not suggesting that the small numbers of eagle owls breeding in Britain should be removed, but it is important that they are monitored to know what effect they are having on native wildlife and how they are spreading," said a spokesman. "It would be very unfortunate to discover in 20 years that they were devastating native birds and, by then, it would be very difficult to do anything about it." dsapsted@telegraph.co.uk Current Mood: shocked (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, January 15th, 2006
7:07 pm	Batgirl Meme Late Entry! http://www.livejournal.com/users/himynameisjamie/345568.html Having spent a good many hours looking at all the batgirls with the important girls in my life, I enter and dedicate this to Tracie, Anna, Steph and Ash! Bob Scott was there too but he's not a girl. Have you seen a worse fist than the supergirl one? She has had kryptonite poisoning or something! Haw! EDIT: Thanks Gwalla!!! Current Mood: Failure Current Music: Flaming Lips- Flight Test (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 7th, 2005
10:32 pm	Pull me in all directions! Current Mood: cheerful (Comment on this)
Thursday, September 29th, 2005
9:26 pm	You scored as River Tam. The Fugitive. You are clever and dangerous, which is a nasty combination. The fact you are crazy too just adds to your charm. They did bad things to you, but you know their secrets. They will regret how they made you. </td> River Tam 94% The Operative 88% Zoe Alleyne Washburne 88% Capt. Mal Reynolds 75% Inara Serra 63% Jayne Cobb 56% Kaylee Frye 50% Shepherd Derrial Book 44% Hoban 'Wash' Washburne 44% Simon Tam 25% Which Serenity character are you? created with QuizFarm.com From my friends Tracie and Bob and Anna! Current Mood: blank Current Music: Flaming Lips - Fight Test (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, September 26th, 2005
12:58 am	Sexy Dead Women! I JUST SAW CORPSE BRIDE by Tim Burton with my dear friends Bob Scott, Steph Anna and Tracie! What a wonderful film! It was beautifully done (and although there was singing) I enjoyed it a lot! The Corpse Bride was a sexy ol' cadaver and I teared up majorly at the end. Because I have Problems. But really, go and see!!! My friend Tracie is VIOLENTLY QUAKING for Serenity this weekend! Sometime after her 128th viewing we all will see it with her somewhere! I saw the series Firefly as mentioned before, and I was totally hooked. So I'm sure I'll like the movie! Speaking of being hooked, I finally got to see ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT tonight (most? all? of the first season) and this too was something I had un-seen expectations for that was totally reversed when I actually got to see it! Jason Bateman is an excellent choice for this show! It's sit-on-your-couisn delightful! And there's no ninjas. Also this weekend found me playing Mortal Kombat with my dear friend Steph while she is alone! It was also fun times 100%! My history with Mortal Kombat goes way back as I spent hours watching my friend Kevin play and play the game (eventually ending UP at Midway) so while I never personally played it that much nostalgia still kicked in! More fun was had as I recieved a big ol' plush Batman from her and her roomate Ash! Thanks!!! Bob Scott and I continue to work on a graphic novel, and hopefully that will finally come to an end this week! I've slowed up again on my end, but there's a bit more to be written so I'll have to kick it up a notch to finish it all!!! My friend Anna bought us all fake moustaches, and I will have to whip out the ol' webcam for a Moustache Gallery. Another great weekend avoiding family and mental problems!!! Current Mood: calm Current Music: I'm Bored - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 18th, 2005
12:28 am	I'd do well-ish in a future society I RECKON. Your Linguistic Profile: 65% General American English 15% Yankee 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Midwestern 0% Dixie What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, August 28th, 2005
1:55 am	FUN TIMES WITH BIG SWORDS LADIES Generate your Anime Style by Jena-su Name: Hair: Short and brightly coloured. Clothes: As revealing as you can legally get away with. Powers: Can talk to animals Special Features: Unusual, yet natural markings Sidekick: Small fluffy animal that talks...usually too much. Attitude: Cheerful, but calm. The voice of reason. Weapon: A sword that's twice as big as you are. Quiz created with MemeGen! Following the examples of Maukingbird, psalm11824 and eagledna! I always knew my fluffy animal talks too much! I need to learn how to use this internet stuff betters! Anyway, working on drawing recently.. gotta fix my owl cartoons. Current Mood: quixotic Current Music: Super Mario World Ghost OC Remix - Nidorux (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 2nd, 2005
12:41 am	Smell my post! This is a test. I intend to return to the world of webcomics as full time as I can, and I suppose the more crap I waste time with the better! http://www.owliecomics.com will be updated within the fortnight! Current Mood: determined Current Music: The Magnetic Fields - You And Me And The Moon (Comment on this)