Issue 2 has arrived,

Time for an update I think. Ri Ra Issue 2 has landed it arrived back from the printers last week
and it is available on the website. We re also trying to get the comic an Eagle award nomination for Issue 1 so if anyone wants to give us there vote they can do so here.

Behold, BlackStar

It's been a good week. I started off being off work and getting another issue of a comic I plan to work on with Mark A Saxton called Homeland finished and then getting a phone call from My good friend John and the artist behind our strip that we have been asked to do an interview for Nationwide. We had the interview on Tuesday and I think it went pretty well. I'll put up the exact date when it's on when I find out.

Spent most of Wednesday evening working on Character designs for a graphic novel that I'm working on with the very talented Robert Elrod which we plan to pitch to a few publishers.

Lastly in the wee hours of this morning I received an email from John with a picture attached. The first color picture of our character Black Star which will appear in the Nationwide episode I am told. So that sum's it up and it's not even Friday yet. Like I said I'll put up the time and hopefully a link to the R T E Player once the show is aired but until then here is that picture of Black Star enjoy.

New Project

I have a new artist for you to check out. Alex Alderete is a Boston based artist who has worked on the Terminator Salvation sketch cards for Topps and Archie Comics/March of Dimes Charity Auction sketch cards. He has also worked for World at War sport a multi media gaming company.
I will be working with Alex on a new project that I have been writing on for the past few months.
The comic is based on a story by a friend of mine Martin Greene and I have been working with an excellent writer by the name of Aidan Courtney on this one.

You can check out Alex Alderete's website here.

Happy New Year

It's been a while. A little over a month since I've updated the blog. I knew I'd run out of stuff to put up. I have good excuses though really I do. I've spent the most part of December working on two new comics that I hope to finish very soon. Once that's done then comes the fun part of the process trying to find some one to firstly take a look at them and secondly publish them. I'm still new to all this so the next few months will involve some trial and error. I'll do my best to keep ye up to date with how it all goes. There are still some more artist's I want you to check out and some more comics I want to recommend so I'll do my best not to leave it so long til the next post.

Until next time.

Dark Entries Review

I'm going to try my hand every now and then to writing a review. I have been trying to get my hands on every kind and style of comic book. Now I like the Super Hero stuff just as much as the next guy but sometimes the capes and over the top bad guys don't cut it. I have always liked Hell Blazer I suppose it was one of the first books that I read that wasn't covered in bright colors and spandex. John Constantine is such a good character and in the right hands he becomes an excellent character. Which brings me to Ian Rankin's book Dark Entries. This is a classic Constantine story. The story centers on a reality t v show that at first appears to be set in a haunted house. Constantine is dragged in to help the housemates get to the source of the problem. Rankin is known for his crime fiction and he makes the transition from novels to comics very well. he crafts a great story. The art work is done by Werther Dell'edera making his debut with this one. The art style works well with this one, very simple and dark. This is one to pick up especially if your a fan of Andy Diggle's run on Hell Blazer they have approached the character much the same way giving Constantine his sharp wit and sarcastic sense of humor. Another thing that I think is key to a good Hell Blazer story is the atmosphere of where it is set with Andy Diggle's work you got a feeling that the city of London was a character itself. A place steeped in so much history and myth that is just fuels the story so well. That same atmosphere is found in Dark Entries from the Big Brother style house to the streets of the city this is a very well crafted world that we have been dropped into. Have a look see what you think and let me know what you think.

Another day, Another Artist.

Hi I'm back. I have another artist for you. Robert Elrod is an award winning illustrator and graphic designer based in Colorado. His illustrations focus mainly on Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction. He is also working on his first graphic novel. If you are a fan of Horror check this out.

That's it, check out his website and blog.

Artist to check out.

Hello Have had a busy few days not been able to put anything up here. I want you to check out an artist portfolio. The guy's name is Andrew Dawe-Collins. At the moment he is working on his own title called BlackFeather which is a five part horror mini series. He is also working on a kids book for Livingdead Press called Children of the Void. Check the guy's work out some excellent stuff there. I have a couple more people for you to check out over the next few days. Some up new artist's and a few established artists that I think are worthy of your attention so check out Andrew's portfolio and I will be back hopefully tomorrow with another artist for you to check out.

A page from Andrew's book The Zombie in the Basement for LivingDead Press.