Gideon1217

So just got done talking to my artist earlier and sent him the last pages to my story after finding the last couple of pages in my email. Thought I lost them after everything in my puter was deleted. Was able to write the final pages earlier and sent it in to him when I was done. so feeling pretty happy. Seeing the last couple of pages has got me pretty excited now. So with that said, I wanna talk a little bit about the comic. My story in the comic is action packed and fast paced through out the whole story.

The art for those that haven't seen the pages I posted, is similar to what you would see in the Dragon ball manga and anime series. One of the things, I made a priority was to make Gideon a character people could relate to, so I put more of myself into the character. One thing about myself is eventhough I have my downs, when I am happy my witty sense of humor always shows. So his personality if you were to compare him to other comic characters is like a fusion of Batman and Spiderman.

Though he is very powerful, you see how human he really is. In the comic you will see how tactical and strategic he can be in a fight. I am hoping once this comic is out, you guys will enjoy it and give me your support. What makes any form of entertainment, any artist successful is the support we get from people who can appreciate what we do. Well that is all i wanted to say for tonight. I am feeling very happy and can't wait to get this book out there for you guys.

As this year ends I feel happy for achieving the weight loss I achieved after returning to the gym an almost 2 year hiatus. I came back to that gym revitalized and stronger than ever. I also rebooted my comic with a much better story and origin for Gideon as well as come up with his design for his book. I returned home and made my peace with the big man upstairs even if it's still a struggle for me. I proved my worth to someone I care for very deeply when they needed me. I got back into doing what I loved when i started writing again. All in all it was a very good year. Bring on 2015. 

One question I've had people ask about and others have recommended is using kickstarter to fund the comic. My answer has always been that I don't believe in asking people for money and leaving myself in a compromising position knowing how life always seems to throw a curve ball. I prefer to pay out of my own pocket and work on my own pace, and my artist's pace, than feel obligated and rushed, because I took money from people that don't understand the process that goes into making a comic. I know some people that have gone through exactly what I described and that just reaffirmed my belief. Eventhough I may not have the support some of my peers have in the indy comic scene I am happy because I have the luxury of putting out something that I know people will like and doing it on mine and my artist's time and on our terms, and that is the advantage I have.

Little update. I received the sketches for some of the pages and the cover for my new comic and it's coming along nicely. For now I will leave the coat and spiked ninja bracers since I don't want my artist to keep redrawing it besides, Gideon is warrior which is the reason the bracers were added on him to begin with and the coat is part of his original costume.

Decided if I make any changes it will be after this book. The pages and cover are looking sweet. I'll probably put something up once the book is finished like I did with the last one. I am feeling really excited about putting this book out. First book I put out was with help from a loan this second one is being paid for from my own pocket the programs being used are programs that my artist and myself have for it and I can't wait to be finished.

Last week I began the process of rediscovering who I am since in the past 3 years I have been slowly losing interest in all things I enjoyed which made me who I am. It started when I was going through my depression and stopped watching anime and continued even after I beat it. i stopped playing games, stopped working on art, stopped writing, s and I didn't like what I was becoming after taking notice. I dunno if it's an after effect from when I was depressed or what, i just know it started when i was going through it and continued even after I beat it.

Last week my cousin told me of a new shop in my town that sold comics and decided I wanted to check it out. I bought a few comics, started listening to some music and slowly build inspiration to work on art and did some work on my Gideon pic. I have slowly started getting back into writing but not writing any long stories to try and ease back into the habit. I went to see Godzilla Sunday and today I added some new comic book animated movies to my small collection. I am hoping that I can get back to what I was and then hopefully start focusing on the comic again. Here's hoping for the best. when I'm ready.