Final Treatment - Beta Comic - Ryan Stevens

latest draft of Beta Comic final - Still under construction. Not the final draft.

"Moving Pictures" - Ryan Stevens

1. Analyze: Rising Action
The Rising Action in this graphic novel is the approach of the German's, the German invasion and the efforts of the French people to protect the precious artwork from falling into the German's hands. There is a lot of effort by the main characters to hide and protect the artwork from being taken by the nazis. The anxiety that the characters go through is evident throughout the entire book. Which is understandable seeing the characters don't know what nazis plan to do with the artwork when they find it.

2. Rating: PG-13
Sexual themes and content. There is one bedroom scene where it is insinuated that the characters had casual sex and that casual sex as whole during this time is an acceptable activity. Adult language including a awkwardly used F bomb on page 32. It seems they just used it randomly and for no real specific reason. To be honest is was a little confusing.

3. Springboard:
The author must have researched not only the German invasion of France but the history of the artwork that was in France at the time and the German's efforts in obtaining the artwork from the museums and private collections. I was interested in what the most famous pieces of art were that were stolen and recovered by and from the nazi's during WWII. So I did a little research and this is what I found. The most famous and priceless work of art stolen by the nazi's in WWII was a sculpture created by Michelangelo called "Madonna of Bruges". The sculpture is made of marble and is a sculpture of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus Christ. They also stole many works by Van Gough, Degas, Cezanne and Vermeer. Some of which are still missing or thought to have been destroyed to this day.

Madonna of Bruges by Michelangelo

4. Apply:
I like the dark feeling of the backgrounds throughout the novel. I like that it helps put most of the focus on the foreground and the characters. I might want to use this in my own book to show specific emphasis on certain characters or events that might be important for the reader to notice and understand throughout the narrative.

Making Comics - Moving Pictures

On Page 184 of "Making Comics" Scott McCloud teaches us about tools, techniques and technology. We learn about the different tools that comic book artists use, the techniques they employ and the technology they take advantage of to make their comic book more pleasing to the viewer and ultimately more successful. This page from "Moving Pictures" is a good example of these things. From the panels and the artist's use of high contrast and positive and negative space and shapes we can conclude that if this page were done traditionally it was mostly likely layed out in graphite pencil, then inked with a pen and ink. If the page was made technically it was most likely layed out in graphite then scanned into a computer and inked using one of many multimedia programs available, like Photoshop for example. But without these tools and techniques the artist would not be able to successfulyl depicted the narrative for the reader.

Travis Walton - Great Comic Book Reference Material and Important Comic Books Throughout the Years

Here is the list of Art Reference Material Travis talked about in class and from the list he gave us in his presentation.

Comics & Sequence Art by Will Eisner


Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative by Will Eisner


The Art of Comic Book Inking by Gary Martin


Rendering In Pen and Ink by Arthur L. Guptill


DC Comics Guide to Inking by DC Comics


DC Comics Guide to Coloring by DC Comics

Here are a couple more that I found that might be of so use as well!

DC Guide to Penciling Comics by DC Comics


DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics by DC Comics

Here is the list of famous and ground breaking graphic novel and comic stories that Travis told us about and that were on his list of favorites.

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills by Marvel Comics


Uncanny X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga by Marvel Comics


The Dark Knight Returns By DC Comics


Maus (The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale) by Art Spiegelman


Batman: The Killing Joke by DC Comics


Daredevil by Frank Miller


Thor by Walt Simonson



Superman Graphic Novels by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank

I hope this helps! Enjoy!

Ryan S.

"Blue Pills" - Ryan Stevens

1. Analyze: Idea - Primary
First off let me just say that I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel. It was really entertaining and funny for a story that is about such a serious subject matter. Just the way the characters interact with each other is so friendly and loving and real. This was probably my favorite book of all the reading in the class. Now down to business. I believe that the idea is primary to this story. But it may not be the idea you think I am going to say. You probably think the idea through this book is dealing with living with aids in a intimate relationship, which it does for sure. But I think it goes even deeper then that. I believe the idea throughout this novel is about dealing with our daily lives and enjoying life all while knowing inevitably we must all die. Yes, mortality is the idea of this book. When people get HIV or an other life threatening disease they are forced to deal with their mortality on a much more immediate basis. But if we are honest with ourselves, we are all living with our mortality everyday. Just like someone with HIV, we could die at any minute. Today, tomorrow, in a accident or a heart attack. We will all die, but if we don't have something to remind us everyday that were are cursed to this fate, we can let it go and just enjoy the time we do have. I this is a true blessing of being mortal. This book was very successful in exploring this idea and communicating it to me as the reader.

2. Rating: R
Sexual content is a major theme in the book because of HIV and Aids being what the book is centered around. Sexual themes, full frontal male and female nudity, and adult language. Mature audiences only.

3. Springboard:
To successfully help the readers understand the characters and their relationships the author must have had to do a lot of research on HIV and the AIDS virus. He would have to know what it is like for the people that live with the disease everyday, their struggles and joys,. He would also have to know about the treatments and medication that is available to help treat the virus and what the medical community was learned while dealing with these diseases. I was interested about the blue pills in the story that the novel gets its name from. So I did some research and this is what I found. The little blue pills are called Truvada. It is made by a company called Gilead Sciences, Inc. It has GILEAD stamped on one side of the pill and 701 stamped on the other side. In the United States a years prescription can cost from $5,000 to $14,000 or more.

4: Apply:
I have learned that in order to fully understand the characters that you are wanting to write about you have to be able to get into them. Get into them personally and intimately. If you don't know your characters this well then you will not be able to know how they would react or what they would do in a certain situation. But if I take the time to truly flesh out my characters and understand them, then that knowledge becomes a huge asset to me as a writer. Characters will almost write themselves in certain situations.

Making Comics - Blue Pills

On page 138 Scott McCloud talks about "The Power of words" in Chapter 3 of "Making Comics". In this chapter we learn the importance of words and dialog in graphic novels. We also learn about word/picture combinations and the different types that are used in graphic novels. This page from "Blue Pills" is a very good example of the use of " Parallel Combinations". In parallel combinations the words and pictures don't really connect at all, though their paths may bend toward each other in later panel. While the main character is riding a mammoth and smoking, they are both talking about his inner conflict with his lover and her HIV virus. Mammoths and smoking have nothing to do with HIV, in fact you could erase all of the pictures and redraw the main character having a conversation with an old wise man or a tree or anything really. The Mammoth has nothing to do with the dialog really it is just aesthetically pleasing and it helps understand that he may be having this conversation with himself or in his own mind and that its not a real mammoth he is talking to.

Travis Walton - Professional Comic Book Artist

Travis Walton has been working as a freelance commercial artist for the past seventeen years. In that time he has had the opportunity to work with a variety of companies on a wide range of projects. Including designing toys for Star Trek, Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many others. Some other projects have included: textile design, character design, web site visualization, logo design, book and game illustration, and, of course, comics. His love for the Comics medium has led him to do everything from penciling, to inking and coloring. He has even worked as an assistant to a small press publisher where his duties led him to several positions, including working as a production head and editor. The majority of his work in the field of comics has been as a colorist and/or inker.

Some of his past clients include:

Upper Deck/Marvel Entertainment, Avatar Press, IDW Publishing, Kenzer and Company, Scholastic Books,

Dynamite Entertainment, Heroic Publishing, Layne Morgan, Breygent Marketing

Hurricane Entertainment, Nimbus Studios, Alias Entertainment, Impact Studios

3J Productions, Digital Webbing Presents, Morpheus Forge Entertainment

Shades One Studios, VH Comics, Pariah Productions, Fantasy Flight Games

Playmates Toys, Spartacus Publishing, Bronze Man Comics

Some of the comic titles he has worked on for the above publishers include:

Stargate, Emma, Wake the Dead, Friday the 13th, Medieval Lady Death,

Dungeons & Dragons, Stranger Than Fiction, Flare, Nukes, Red Sonja

In 2004-2005 He once again worked with Nimbus Studios on several titles for Avatar Press. Including covers and pin-ups for Lady Death, Medieval Lady Death, Friday The 13th and Belladonna. As well as covers and interiors for Stargate.

In 2006-2007 He worked on Red Sonja projects for Dynamite Entertainment. He also worked with Heroic Publishing, Layne Morgan, Breygent Marketing, and worked on a new set of cards for Fantasy Flight Games. At the end of 2007 He worked on two new sets of illustration cards for Breygent Marketing.

In 2008 - Present he has continued to stay busy. The Breygent cards came out as well as some new sets for Fantasy Flight Games. He also produced card illustrations for the Warlord CCG. He has become an inker on The Phantom for Egmont and Frew with penciller Sal Velluto. Sal and he have also collaborated on several magazine illustrations, some still to be published later this year (2010).

He recently produced 300 illustrations for the Iron Man 2 movie card set for Upper Deck and Marvel Entertainment. He has also contributed to three new collectible card sets for Breygent Marketing. Including a set of over-sized San Diego Comic-Con exclusive cards for the 2010 Comic-Con.

He has been working with Hi-Fi Design from Oct. of 2007 to present. Through Hi-Fi He has had the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects for both book and comic book publishers, with a variety of rendering styles. Some of those projects include these titles for DC Comics:

Action Comics, Superman, Superman: New Krypton, Worlds Finest, Magog,

Wonder Woman, Justice Society of America, Blackest Night: Titans

Titans, Oracle, Nightwing, Booster Gold, Birds of Prey,

Solomon Grundy, 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen, Countdown to Final Crisis,

Some titles for other publishers include:

Angel, Spectacular Spider-Man (UK), Transformers (UK), Marvel Super Heroes (UK)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (UK), WWE Summer Smashdown (UK)

Ben 10, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens Movie Adaptation

He is a classically trained artist with a full traditional studio as well as a modern digital studio.

This is my synopsis of Travis Walton's experience while working in the graphic novel, comic book and commercial art fields.

I hope this is helpful.

"Heavy Liquid" - Ryan Stevens

1. Analyze: Idea - Secondary
In "Heavy Liquid" I believe that the idea is secondary in the narrative to the character. The main idea of the book is Illegal drugs. The entire novel revolves around Paul Pope's character yes, but the character is always involved with illegal drugs in one way or another. I mean even the title of the story comes from a new illegal drug on the streets. I think this is a pretty interesting take on a narrative, because that is how people really are who have fallen into drug use. If you have ever been around a person that has a drug addiction problem you know that their whole world revolves around the drugs of their choice. Whether it be using it, they are getting it, getting more of it, getting enough money to be able to get more of the drug. It is what is constantly on their minds. It swallows up their entire life and being. it is a very sad situation to watch or to be in. It can also many times lead to an increase in violence in oneself and their life and also tends to lead to a life of criminal activity as well.

2. Rating: R
Because illegal drugs and the use of illegal drugs are a major theme. There are more than a few F-bombs in the book. Also there is quite a bit of violence throughout, I think this graphic novel deserves an R rating.

3. Springboard:
For this graphic novel the author would need to know about the world of illegal drugs. He would have to research the different drugs available, how they are made, how they are sold, and what the drug business and lifestyle is all about. I was curious to know what the top used illegal drugs are worldwide. So I dug around a bit and this is what I came up with. These are the top 5 most used illegal drugs worldwide right now. #5 Amphetamines #4 Ecstasy #3 Cocaine #2 Heroin #1 Marijuana or Cannabis. I found these pretty interesting.

4. Apply:
I learned from this novel that it can be a really good thing to give your characters trials, struggles or personal problems and addictions. It helps to round out the character and make them more believable. It helps the reader relate to the character and care about them. If the reader doesn't care about your characters he or she is far more likely to become bored or even leave the story. Characters that have no flaws are fun for a while, but they become boring and predictable. We all as human beings have trials and struggles, it makes us real. They can also help make your characters more real.

Making Comics - Heavy Liquid

On Pages 100 to 115 Scott McCloud goes over the importance and use of Body Language in the panels of graphic novels. He teaches us how to use body language to relate feelings, moods, ideas and situations through the poses of our characters. How with just the way the character is standing or moving, we as the reader can tell what he is feeling, thinking, or wanting. Through body language we can tell things about a characters personality, their health, their situation and many other things. This page from "Heavy Liquid" is a good example of this. Through the characters stiffness and static posture we call tell this is a serious situation they are in, they are both standing firm on their positions and actions, and it gives us as the readers a very awkward and uncomfortable feeling. We as the viewer can feel the tension between the two characters without even reading the what the characters are saying. This is a good use of body language.

"The Sandman: Season of Mists" - Ryan Stevens

1. Analyze: Character - Primary

Character is definitely the Primary focus in this Graphic novel. Most all of the narrative runs through the central character. The main character is Morpheus of the Endless. He is the ruler of the Dream Realm and he is all powerful there. I assume that is where the book gets its title from, seeing that "The Sandman" is a name routinely used as the name of the being that brings dreams to humankind as they sleep. We almost always are viewing the narrative as a third person as we follow Morpheus throughout his journey. If we are away from Morpheus at any time usually the subject matter is still strongly concentrated on him.

2. Rating: R

This Graphic novel has quite a bit of violence and nudity. There are graphic depictions of people being tortured in Hell. There is partial and suggested nudity throughout the book. Coarse language is used many times in the novel as well as sexual themes and sexual innuendos.

3. Springboard:

For this graphic novel the writers and artists would need a good understanding of how Heaven and Hell are described and depicted by many different religions and cultures. They would have to have knowledge of the names of these places, what types of places they are, what they look like and who inhabits them.
I researched the different names for Heaven and Hell for different cultures and religions so I could see what they are like. Some for Hell are Gehenna, Hades, Abaddon or Tararus. Some for Heaven are Arcadia, Elysium, Shangra-La and Utopia. I found this very interesting.

4. Apply:

Seeing that my treatment deals with the issues of morality and right and wrong, it will be important for me to do research to find out what the majority of the world believes is moral and what is considered as not moral. This issues of right and wrong can change drastically depending on your point of view, your culture or your religion. I will also need to remember to be sensitive to other peoples beliefs and cultures in my treatment if i expect it to have success with many different readers.

Making Comics - The Sandman: Season of Mists

On Page 99 of "Making Comics", Scott McCloud Advises us that "If Emotional Changes are the Focus of a given scene, devoting a panel to Each Change Of Emotion might achieve the Intensity the scene requires. The page above from "The Sandman: Season of Mists" is a great example of this technique. Each panel gives the viewer an understanding of each different emotion lucifer is experiencing. This gives more intensity to each separate emotion that he has in the page, a subtly leads us into the extreme emotion in the final panel.

Jake Parker - Simplicity in Panels

The above panels are an example from Jake Parkers graphic novel Missile Mouse. It is a good example of using of simplicity in your panels and pages. Jake went over the importance of using simple scenes in your panels and using simple panel layouts to convey your story to your viewer and to lead them through your books efficiently. He believes, and I tend to agree, that it is much more important to relate your story in a simplistic way thoroughly then it is to try to shove too much detail or information into your panels and pages. If the reader cannot understand what is going on in your pages and panels or where he is supposed to go next in the story he will be less likely to relate to the story and become engrossed in it. Therefore making the book less successful in conveying the narrative to the viewers.

In the page above, it is very easy to understand what is going on in each panel, what panel you are supposed to read next, and you can easily understand the information the page is trying to relate to the reader. In this way Jared Parker has successfully told his story thoroughly in a simplistic fashion.

Making Comics - MEKA

On page 80 Scott McCloud points out the importance of facial expressions in comic books and graphic novels. He advises that without good facial expressions your characters will be far less readable and relatable to the viewer. This may cause the viewer to have less empathy for the characters, care less about relating to them and may lose their interest entirely. Facial expresions are important to knowing what and understanding what the charcters are feeling and doing. On page 33 of "MEKA" I have no idea what the chararcters are talking about, because I do not understand French that well. But through each characters facial expressions I am able to know and understand what the charater is thinking, how they are acting, why they are acting that way, and why it is important to the story. For example, the look of annoyance, angst, and frustration on the male characters face in the few final panels of the page let me know that he is upset and annoyed by his female companion without the use of any language I am completely fluent with.

"MEKA" - Ryan Stevens

1. Analyze: Event - Primary

The Event is primary to this graphic novel. If the event never occured the story would never have been or it would have been extremely different. The event is a epic giant robot battle that takes place in a seemingly quiet and safe coastal metropolis. If this enormous battle never occured the narration would mostly likely be about what life is like in this busy port city. The event, the robotic battle, is central to the entire book. Every other part of the novel relates to, or is a consequence of that battle. Without the battle we would never see the pilots' struggles to survive and be rescued from the mechanical monolith, endure conflict with each other personally, and find a way to escape back into the natural world. These struggles help us to relate to the characters. It helps us care about them and want to know more about what they are experiencing. But without the event, the battle, we would not have the same opportunity to do so.

2. Rating: PG-13

I believe this graphic novel deserves a PG-13 rating because of the intense robotic battles scenes, bloody depiction of people being killed and dead, and the partial nudity. The nudity is not pervasive however, and is a result of the characters trying to survive and be rescued. I believe it was needed.

3. Springboard:

Jean David Morvan would likely need at least basic knowledge of mechanics and mechanical devices to create this book. Even though the robots are very stylized and it is sometimes difficult to understand exactly how they are moving mechanically, they are still very believable and readable to the viewer in my opinion. He also must know the anatomy of the human body and how it moves to accurately simulate those movements and actions in a humanoid robotic machine.
I wanted to know more about the similarities between human joints and robotic joints. As you can probably assume they are very similar and move and react in the same matter. Where as humans have cartilage and tendons to support the joint structure, robot similarly have thick rubber bands and interlocking hydraulics and or pulley systems to make the required movements and actions. But where humans are restricted by their physical form, robotics and machinery are only prohibited by the laws of mechanics and the creators imaginations.

4. Apply:

I am learning that everything in a good or great narrative or story are interlocked and balanced by each other. If you don't have an important central event then your characters and the ideas you are trying to portray will be less successful. Similarly if you do not have a strong or plausible idea then it makes it more difficult to understand what the central event is. I need to make sure to apply the appropriate importance to the event in my own treatment. Otherwise my characters, ideas and entire story will suffer and my narrative will not be as successful.

Final Project Treatment - Ryan Stevens

Part 1. Ideas

Idea 1: A group of young teenagers stumble upon an fatally injured old man and try to help him. As a his dying gift he bestows upon them eternally old powers that have been lost from the earth for centuries. But he tells them they must live worthy to use the powers or they will be stripped from them.

Origin: Sitting in church one day thinking about the similarities that super-human powers have to the Priesthood.

Idea 2: In the future, there is only one man left on earth. He has had to watch his entire species be destroyed by the machines they themselves built. The Machines were programmed to keep the world clean and civilized, but as the populous became more and more lazy and corrupt, because the ease of life the machines had given them, the machines soon found that they must purge the world population in order to complete their directive. Now this man must escape and survive as long as he can.

Origin: I was think about how hard it must have been for Moroni to watch his entire civilization destroyed in from of his face. Knowing there was nothing he could do about it. What kind of depression and inner turmoil that would have caused him.


Part 2. Story

1. A young man finds an old man that has been fatally wounded and attempts to save his life. 2. The old man tells the young man he knew he would stop to help him, it was his destiny. 3. The old man tells the boy he is destined to be one of the earths greatest heroes. 4. The old man lays his hands on the young man's head and bestows great powers upon him that has been gone from the world for many centuries but through him has finally returned. 5. But with the old man's last breathe comes a cryptic warning "Always be worthy of the powers".


Part 3. Appropriation



Part 4. Beta Comic Final



All Ideas copyrighted to Ryan Scott Stevens 2011

Making Comics - Powers: Psychotic

The Principle that is represented in this spread from Powers: Psychotic is the relationship and balance between Clarity and Intensity. The authors are obviously more concerned with the reader feeling the Intensity of the scene rather than having the scene shown with more Clarity. The drawings and dialog are all extravagant and stylized, the borders of the panels are almost indistinguishable, but using the Intesity of the drawings and dialog the reader is drug through the action and content of the pages. But to do this the authors had to sacrifice some of the Clarity of the scene. The pages of this novel are not numbered.

"Powers: Psychotic" - Ryan Stevens

1. Analyze: Idea - Primary

This book is obviously a crime drama/thiller. Like a comic book version of "Criminal Minds" or "Heroes", except with more swearing and violence. It is a story about a dark, sad, desperate city in which most of the characters feel lost, confused, and unhappy. It has a very "Sin City" or a darker "Gotham" feeling. There is little to no hope in their personalties or their actions. It's like they have all given up on progression and happiness and have conceded to living the sad, depressing lives they have made for themselves. They just conform and concede that these are there "lots" in life and there is nothing they can do about it. This makes for a lot of dramatic characters, events, and storyline. Desperation equals high drama. Everything they seem to do, even their conversations feel like life and death situations, as if their lives could be snuffed out at any minute. In this way the book is very successful. By the first page the reader should know exactly what they are getting into and what to expect in the coming pages. I also feel like the book is successful as a "Crime Drama", the characters and events pull you into the book's world aggressively. Even though I didn't love the book as a whole, I couldn't put it down until I was entirely finished with it in one sitting.

2. Rating: R/NC17

This graphic novel definately deserves the title of "graphic". It should definately be rated R if not NC17. The F bomb is dropped in the very first panel of the first page, it makes up most of the dialog of the first 6 pages, and it is continuely used throughout the entire trade, along with every other obsenity. There is graphic violence and bloodshed, including a detailed depiction of a man's tougue that has been pulled from his mouth. There is murder, betrayal, adultery, and deception throughout. There are sexual insinuations, sexual themes, and nudity. suffice it to say I wouldn't show it to anyone under 18 and it is not a book for the faint of heart.

3. Springboard:

Brian Michael Bendis would definately need to know how the inner workings of the law enforcement profession are done. How detectives and partners work together. What the normal procedures are for investigating murders and other crimes, what is involved in searching a crime scene, and how they are set up. He should have useable knowledge of police lingo, jargen and slang. As well as police codes and what they stand for.
I was interested in knowing more about police codes and what each three digit number meant so I googled the subject and found some pretty interesting stuff. I already knew that 187 stood for murder, I have seen enough movies to know that. but I wondered what others might be. Here are some examples I found: 213 - Use of illegal explosives, 288 - Lewd conduct, 311 - Indecent exposure, 419 - Dead human body, 510 - Speeding or racing vehicles.

4. Apply

Bendis uses his knowledge of the dramtic lives of those that serve and protect civilians as law enforment officers to setup the background of the characters, events, and story throughout the novel. The depressing, shocking and graphic scenes that they are force to witness everyday throughout their careers and how that affects them as a character and the lives they live outside of their profession. I can use this technique in my own novels to pull readers into the story and make my characters more believeable as well as the world the live in. This will help persuade the readers to care about my characters more and feel more of a connection to them as a human being.

Jake Wyatt - The Real World of Comics

I found Jake Wyatt's presentation to be both informational and entertaining. I feel like he pulled no punches, was completely honest, and let us all in on what the real comic book business is really like and what to expect if we ever want to be a part of it. That is what I found most helpful to me as an artist and a comic book fan. It let me know what to expect if I chose to live the life of a comic book artist. It is hard, there are a lot of obstacles, and you must be very persistent if you want to make a name for yourself. You have to be able to look at your work and critique it honestly. He said "If you know you can do better, you must be able to trash whatever you have and start over. Even if it take four or five tries until you have something that is working and viable." It is a business and you must produce. If you do not produce or you do not produce what they want you to produce you will not be in the industry for long or at all. But if you first work on the things that they want, then sometimes, they will let you do your own projects with your own ideas. Everything Jake had to say was very educational and in summary I learned a lot from his presentation.

Syllabus - Character and Story

Well when I heard about the class I was so excited. I could hardly believe that I could really take a class like this. I have always had a true passion for comic books and graphic novels but I haven't read tons of issues or trades though. I mostly love the characters, their daily struggles with life, their back-stories, how they fit into their universes, and the stories that they each have to tell. I hope to learn more about everything I can in this class. I want to be exposed to new genres and experiences. I want to discuss them and how they effect the world we live in. Comic book characters influenced me a lot when I was a kid, and I believe that they are a powerful tools we can use to help people want to be better people and live better lives. I believe it could and can be a major influence for good in the media of today. A good character and story can make an impact and change lives forever. That is the power of character and story. I want to learn how to harness that power more successfully so I can be a better influence to those around me.

Best Coolest - Haha Sorry Guys!

Sorry I didn't realize the reason behind the "Best Coolest" Assignment. Also I am finding I really know nothing about blogging or Blogspot. But here is the link to my survey on my page.

http://ryanimagine.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!