JAG rocks!

I know it's not cool to know what your Christmas present is ahead of time but JAG rocked out and got me Soul Saga 1-5!!!!  IF you love great comic artwork then you've probably at least seen Stephen Platt's work.  All comic artists have in turn their favorite artist or at least one that influences them more than all the rest.  While I'm a fan of many of the greats Stephen Platt's work to me just moves me beyond all others.  His characters and use of detail are just mind blowing.  The guy is a head buster and of all his work his Soul Saga series is indeed my favorite so to get a complete set for Christmas is awesome.  So mice to have such a thoughtful as well as beautiful wife!!!!!  I mean she's got an eye for great comics this girl does, she's the one that turned me on to Jan Duursema's Star Wars Legacy which has been truly inspirational in terms of how I've been putting together the pages on my original Star Wars series 'APEX'-of which I'll begin posting thumbnails and WIP's after the holidays.  Hope everyone has a great string of holidays and cruises into the new year happy, healthy and in the company of those you love.  All the best.

IIID

Comics

I love comics! Doesn't everybody in some form or another? I didn't grow up on them like a lot of artists who draw them but I fell headlong into them later in life. I had a buddy that owned a pretty sweet comic shop in Marquette, MI years ago when I lived there who turned me on to stuff he liked and I just progressed from there. I find that drawing comics helps me really focus on storytelling because you only have one or two panels to get your point across and they have to tight in a number of ways or the reader flags or misses the point. Drawing comics initially started out for me as an exercise similar to storyboarding but when they started coming out really well and I found out how enjoyable they were to produce I started spending more and more time on them. All in all making all sorts of series, strips, and shorts has become a really wonderful adventure in creation. I guess sometimes we just stumble on it, or in it. Lately Jan Duursema's(pencils and co script) work with John Ostrander(writing) and Dan Parsons(ink) on Star Wars Legacy series has really got my attention. It's very engaging and highly original stuff. I'm a star wars nut anyway so it wasn't a hard sell with me. Check it out. I love the Manga's Stan Lee has been writing as well. I saw a preview of some of it in Shonen Jump and was pretty thrilled by it. I love Manga anyway so again not a tough sell but recommended for all...... All the best to all of you out there! Lots of love and wonderful holiday wishes.

Ciao!

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