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We had a signing with J.T. Krul at Galaxy of Comics yesterday and I did a write up for Comic Impact. If you wanna check out photo's and find out the answers to my burning questions for J.T. check it out!

You can also enter for a chance to WIN a copy of Blackest Night: Titans #3 signed by J.T.!!!

For more info on the contest and to check out the article with pictures check it out on Comic Impact here: [link]

You can also check out the article in my scraps here: [link]

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Facebook Event: [link]

Galaxy of Comics is happy to announce that on Wednesday November 11th from 4pm-6pm, we will be hosting a signing with comics writer J.T. Krul .J.T. has worked on recent books such as Blackest Night: Titans, Fathom, Justice League of America 80-page Giant and Soulfire.

November 11th marks the release of Soulfire #2 and Titans #19, with Titans featuring a special spotlight on Roy Harper, aka Red Arrow. So come on by and pick up a comic or two.

For more on J.T.'s work make sure to check out my Soulfire Volume 2 #1 review here: [link]

and a few Interviews he did with our friends over at Comic Impact at the Long Beach Comic Con 09 here:[link]

and on his work on Blackest Night:Titans, as well as some of his upcoming work for Aspen Comics including his pet project Mindfield, Fathom and Soulfire, here: [link]

Hope to see you all at the signing!!!

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You can read the review either here in my scraps: [link]

Or check it out at the source at ComicImpact.com : [link]

Enjoy!


*****UPDATE****


Please also check out the Comic Impact 100th episode all video footage from Long Beach Comic Con, including interviews with Amanda Conner, J.T. Krul, Richard Starkings, Beth Sotelo and Michael Alan Nelson!! Also interviews conducted by me and the rest of the Comic Impact gang.


Check it out here: [link]


The Comic Impact description of the show:

Hello loyal Comic Impact fans! Here it is, the big #100 Podcast. Or for those of you who want more specifics, The Long Beach Comic Con footage. After reviewing the hours and hours and hours of Long Beach goodies, we have put together a fantastic video podcast. So join Simon, Dana, and Rich as they share their adventure with all of you.
Dana and J.T Krul discuss, Soulfire vol. 2, Titans #19 and physical education. Simon and comic great, Richard Starkings, talk about Elephantmen, Phillip K Dick, his time at Marvel UK, Comic Lettering and the Good Doctor. Rich and Michael Alan Nelson talk about “zombie infected comics” or 28 Days Later. Dana and Aspen colorist Beth Sotelo discuss how to break into the industry. You can’t miss Simon and Dana double team Amanda Conner as they find out about DC’s Wednesday Comics, and her work on the “boobalicious” Power Girl. All this and more of your favorite comic book creators and fan reactions of the first LBCC!
So make sure you pay extra close attention, the answers to a fun contest with a kick ass prize, is here in front of you. What’s the contest you ask, well, that will be revealed soon. The prize however is a LBCC program signed by the Aspen creative team.

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Here's the official Comic Impact announcement about the event:

If you’ve been reading Comic Impact for sometime now, you know we all love the first issue of the new Moon Knight series (Vengeance of The Moon Knight) by Gregg Hurwitz.
A big thanks to are friends over at Galaxy Of Comics in Van Nuys, where Gregg will be doing a signing as part of the first official Comic Impact Signing.

So join Simon, Sheldon and Dana next Wednesday over at Galaxy of Comics: located at: 17306 Saticoy Street Van Nuys, Ca 91406 or check them out on the web at GalaxyOfComics.com
Meet Gregg Hurwitz from 12:30pm to 2:00pm and get your copy of Moon Knight number one signed and hey since you are there, why not pick up the rest of your comics.

So make sure to stop by and say, “Hello” to the Comic Impact team and to Gregg. Make sure to check out our interview we did, as he talks about Vengeance of The Moon Knight. Also, stay tuned for the interview with the artist (Jerome Opeña) of the Vengeance of The Moon Knight coming for you comic impact readers very soon!
We hope to have more signings like this for you ComicImpact readers so make sure to bookmark this page and subscribe to our podcast.


Hope to see you there!!

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I recently did a review of the Mayhem Digital comic available through iTunes for comic impact

Wanted to share it with you guys so you can read it here:
[link] at comic impact (which includes fancy things like pictures and format haha)

Or you can take a look at it in my scraps here:
[link]


At both locations you can make comments if you have an input, that's all, hope you all enjoy it

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And why I am bringing it up now? weeeeeell, me and and our pal Rob did an interview for Comic Impact with Freddie E Williams II, about his new book The DC Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics,which comes out this week, and we got to talking about this very debate.

Below is the Official Comic Impact Description of the Interview:

Join Dana, Simon and Rob as we talk to Freddie E Williams II (Flash, Final Crisis Aftermath: Run) about his new book The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics

Give this Episode a listen and find out what Freddie does in his sleep, the story of Uncanny X-Men #272 and it’s IMPACT on him, and follow the friendly debate about digital vs. traditional art.

As if that weren’t enough, in this episode exclusively we find out about Earth 22 Superman, and why he turns Rob on!!

And, you can listen to the interview here: [link] (you can download it there or find it on itunes for free it's Comic Impact Episode 90)

Soooooo, take a listen to it, gather ur thought's and let me know!

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Do you love to geek-out over all things Sci-Fi,Horror, Fantasy, Comics and Animation then come join us!

Hang with fellow geeks,hobnob with stars Richard Hatch (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) and Crispin Freeman (HELLSING) fantasy entertainment and who knows?

You just might meet the geek of your dreams! On Saturday September 12th at 7:00pm for more info please make sure to check out the SoulGeek meetup page here [link]

Galaxy of Comics is s located in the San Fernando Valley, at the southwest corner of Louise Ave. and Saticoy St. in Van Nuys, California. 17306 Saticoy St. Van Nuys, CA 91406

In case you don't know, I work at Galaxy of Comics, so come say hey

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If you want to read my thought's about it check out here: [link]

Or you can read it in my scraps here: [link]

and if you would like to hear a Comic Impact interview me and did with J.T. Krul about this book please check out the link here: [link] and you can download the podcast, you can also find it on itunes for free it's episode 87 of Comic Impact.

Also, J.T. stopped by the shop [link] to say hi, you can see the pictures of that, as well as my outfit for my pick of the week here: [link]
and here: [link]

It was a really great week for comics, hope everyone enjoyed it!!

in case I haven't said it enough, I own nothing, all characters property DC Comics.

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/26704991/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/26704991/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:00:43 PDT [link]

it's also what I wrote for my pick of the week at the comic shop: [link]

check out both of those site, cause they're AWESOME and u can also see it here on deviantart in my scraps : [link]

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[link] check it out.

Dana Shukartsi
Dana@comicimpact.com

When Dana was young she was introduced to comics, it went something like this…She went to a comic store down the street and her brother was like “Comics, this is my sister Dana, Dana I want to introduce you to comics” and so the great love affair began.

As in many love stories the two grew apart. Dana went years without seeing comics, she tried to fill that void with x-men cards and cartoons, but it just wasn’t the same. By the time she came around and decided she wanted comics back in her life, comics had moved away without a forwarding address. Years passed and she again filled the void, this time with girly things like boys and the babysitters club. Then one day when Dana was in college studying Philosophy, a friend told her about a local comic book store and there she found comics again. Her dear comics were just as she remembered. The first two she got on the day of their reunion were Ultimate Spiderman #1, which had just been released, and Identity Crisis #1, which brings us to the most important chapter of her life….

The cover of Identity Crisis #1 was the sketch variant by MIchael Turner, the artist who ultimately inspired her to work in comics. She got the WACKY idea that she should photocopy and ink this image, even though she didn’t really know what that meant. Shenanigans ensued and before she knew it she was getting paying jobs and was even published. In addition to inking, Dana currently works at Galaxy of Comics, a comic shop in Van Nuys. Quick stat time…Favorite Comic: Soulfire, Favorite Publisher: Aspen Comics, Favorite Writers: Matt Fraction, J.T. Krul, Len Wein, Adam Beechen, Favorite Pencilers: Michael Turner, Ale Garza, Micah Gunnell, Francis Manapul. Favorite Inkers: Gary Martin, Karl Story, Rachel Dodson, and the list goes on.

Link to bios on the site: [link]

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April 21, 1971 – June 27, 2008, Michael Turner remembered always.

Hate to be a broken record, just wanted to take a moment to say that I am acutely aware of the date and have not and will not forget the impact his art had on my life.


Also, Michael Turner's Soulfire #10 comes out Wednesday.

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So why am I bothering telling you so? Well, we JUST launched our new website ( [link] ), which in it's beginning stage already has much more to it than our old site. We have a new look and we also updated it with the weekly list of comics coming out, my weekly comic pick, and archived articles from the newsletter (which you can find at the bottom of the Blog section/Homepage)


And on an especially fun note some of those newsletter articles are written by fellow deviants and as well as others. So, check it out, what do you think?

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/24962483/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/24962483/ Tue, 26 May 2009 14:30:50 PDT [link] ) are teaming up with J.K. Woodward (artist for IDW’s “Fallen Angel” and “Star Trek Alien Spotlight: Klingons” who has has donated an original page from the “Klingons” book to auction on EBAY. The auction is for April’s “Relay for Life”- an organization dedicated to earning money for cancer research.

It's a great cause and great art, so take a look!

You can find out more here: [link]

You can find the Ebay auction here: [link]

and you can donate directly to "Relay for Life " here: [link]gersonal

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/24947296/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/24947296/ Mon, 25 May 2009 16:57:20 PDT he's a super awesome penciler, definitely worth your attention, so go look and thank me when you're done

p.s., more to come from me soon, I'm mid-deadline so I should have something to show for it by the end of the month, stay tuned. And for all of you I have been ignoring I have 113 deviations and 62 messages currently waiting, I have just been swamped so sorry, I'll get to responding post-deadline.

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/24693639/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/24693639/ Sun, 10 May 2009 20:01:41 PDT
Adam Beechen will be at Galaxy of Comics signing copies of his new comic "KILLAPALOOZA" on May 20th from 2pm-6pm.

More details? ok!

Adam Beechen: Awesome comic writer, most recently seen working for DC Comics on "Robin" and "Batgirl" also, one of my favorites, but don't tell anyone

Galaxy of Comics: The fabulous comic book shop I work at located at:

17306 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, Ca 91406

Killapalooza: 6-issue mini-series from DC/Wildstorm about "a rock and roll band who moonlight as metahuman assassins for hire" Written by Adam Beechen of course, and drawn by Trevor Hairsine. yea....u wanna read it. More info available here: [link]

May 20th: well, that's just a date, a Wednesday to be exact, NEW COMICS woo hoo, also, the release date of Killapalooza #1 and the day of this signing, 2pm-6pm, don't forget!!!

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Just got back from the police station, upon counting up my art supplies and my ipod, the loss is roughly $1290, ouch, that hurts

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/24479007/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/24479007/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:46:04 PDT
In addition to this great signing we'll be having a sale through the entire month of May!! Bring it your X-Men Origins: Wolverine ticket stub and get 25% off everything in the store!!

And of course, Saturday May 02, 2009 is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!! Stop by from 10am-7pm

Galaxy of Comics (the store I work at where all this fun is going down) is located at:

17306 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, Ca, 91406

Sorry for the late notice to you guys, I've been swamped with prep, hope to see some of you there!!!

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/23658243/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/23658243/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:45:04 PDT
I'm not ignoring anyone, I don't not want to help any of you guys out, I'm just in a bit of a pickle u see.

I'm still in pain, the arm hurty I can't Ink without a lot of pain pain. I'm working on it...doing whatever I can to take care of it, hopefully I'll be back posting new stuff by the end of the month.

I want to go easy on myself now, let it heal, so that I don't do more permanent damage.

That's all, just wanted to update you all, I'll be back in action in no time.

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22992418/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22992418/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:36:03 PST
Saturday February 7th 2:30p.m.-6:00p.m.:

Ever want to meet someone who was in Star Wars? Well, here’s your chance! Galaxy of Comics is hosting a signing with Richard LeParmentier, or Admiral Motti, the Commander of the Death Star in Star Wars: a New Hope. So show up and ask him what it’s like to have Darth Vader force-strangle you! ***Richard will be signing free autographed 8x10's from Star Wars to the first fifty customers***

Sunday February 8th 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.:

Just added: Michael Papajohn, better known as “the man who shot Uncle Ben” in the 2002 blockbuster movie Spider-Man will be on hand to sign for day 2 of our opening festivities!

We hope to see you there, the address is:

17306 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, Ca 91406

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22965879/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22965879/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:33:50 PST
At any rate, I'm in pain, my right hand and arm don't want to do anything right now, but deadlines come and I'm still inking. What I'm wondering is if anyone has any tricks they use to ease the pain, I would rather not be working with the pain and preferably I would like to prevent future damage.

So I'm opening it up for discussion. What have you been through, what have you done to deal with it? Any ideas of how I can ease my pain for the time being?

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22621782/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22621782/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:48:45 PST

Galaxy of Comics, is a shop opening up early February (I'll update the official date) in Van Nuys. It's going to be run by my friend Warren Jaycox, and I will be working there a couple of days a week

It's located at:
17306 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, Ca, 91406

We're going to be putting up a website soon, and there are details to come, for now, you can go to the Facebook page I set up for the store [link] and if you become a fan, you will get updates on the opening and other events in the future. And it will make me feel good

Also, if you wanna check for art I worked on for the store, go here: [link]

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22279108/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22279108/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:01:20 PST
Every project and every person is different so it's hard for me to set my per page rate at a specific number. I have to take into account the hours the page is likely to take, the amount of detail, cost of production, and I also try to take into account where the money is coming from.

A lot of the smaller books are self-funded by the creators, so it's hard to ask for the amount I would ask from a company because they can't afford it. In the past I have agreed to take a percentage of sales, but I've been screwed by that at times, so typically I work per page now. I always worry with the self-funded guys, cause I want a fair amount of money, but I don't want then to go elsewhere either I talked to my friend Gary about this once he gave me some solid advice, said I should just think about what my time is worth.

So here's my question to you...do you have a set rate, if so feel free to pimp yourself now...how do you figure the worth of ur work (and also if you sell ur art how do u figure out that), have you ever worked for a part of profit? would you? Pretty much if you have any thoughts on anything related let's here them. Also, if you have any advice for me shoot.

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22055861/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/22055861/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:28:21 PST
Whenever I get a comment or a fav on deviantart, I like to follow it up with a response and I like to go to the persons page and say thanks, and check out their gallery and stuff. To me it's common courtesy, but heck to each there own, and I realize some people get too much attention to respond to everyone who makes any kinda thing.

Anyway, here's the opinion portion of my journal. Now I am not saying either side here is right or wrong I'm just asking what you think. So you know how some people go to a page of a person after they get a favorite, and they post a link to the thing that was faved, along with the thank you, or like they'll post the name of the deviation.

Now I'm not saying it is or isn't a tactic, but people seem to be pimping themselves in their thank you comments. Now again, I don't have a problem with this, I'm just curious if you guys do this, or if you think it's ok or what...i think about doing it, but I don't want to seem pretentious and all full of myself, if you know me at all you know I am super self-concious.

What do you think, it's a good way to spread ur work, but I don't want to seem like all about myself or cocky, i really do just go to the pages to say thanks and to return the kindess by checking out out their stuff too.

Thoughts?

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Sorry to say that due to the fire nearby our store we have to postpone the Turner Tribute Event to a later date. As soon as I have that date you will all know it.


My work is having a Charity Event to Celebrate the life of Michael Turner, we're going to be selling copies of the Tribute book which comes out on November 5th and the proceeds are going to the American Cancer Society, If you guys get a chance please come I'll be working the event all day and I would love to see you there.

You guys more than anyone know what this means to me.

Below is the latest information about the event


MICHAEL TURNER TRIBUTE EVENT
Saturday
November 15,2008
at 1:00pm
YOU’RE INVITED!

Golden Apple is teaming up with Aspen Comics for a heartfelt charity event in honor of our friend Michael Turner on Saturday November 15 from 1-5pm at our VALLEY SHOP.

Come celebrate Michael’s life and impact on our industry as well as the stores’ 25th Anniversary:

-BIG SALE
-SKETCHES
-RAFFLE
-CARNIVAL GAMES
-BAKE SALE
-CHARITY BBQ

Music, Food, Activities & more. Proceeds from the Michael Turner Tribute book as well as food & carnival games will directly benefit the American Cancer Society in his honor.

CONFIRMED CREATORS THAT WILL BE SIGNING THE BOOK INCLUDES:

*JUST ADDED:
-JEPH LOEB-
-TALENT CALDWELL-
-ALE GARZA-
-JOE BENITEZ-

PLUS;
FRANK MASTROMAURO
VINCE HERNANDEZ
PETER STEIGERWALD
BETH SOTELO
JT KRUL
DAVID WOHL
JJ KIRBY
OLIVER NOME
EDDIE NUNEZ
JOEL GOMEZ
MARC ANDREYKO...

PLUS SPECIAL SUPRISE GUESTS...JIM LEE? MARC SILVESTRI? ROB LIEFELD? ANYONE OF THE AMAZING CONTRIBUTORS OF THE TRIBUTE BOOK MIGHT STOP BY...YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS A MINTUTE!!!

LIVE APPREANCE BY
- ASPEN & KIANI -
TAKE PICTURES WITH THE CHARACTERS

Golden Apple Valley
8967 Reseda Blvd. (S. of Nordhoff)
Northridge, Ca 91324
(818) 993-7804

Check out the Website for Updates, or you can email me with any questions.

[link]

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Well, two of my very favorite people Justin and Will have a comic for your consideration in this months contest. The comic is called Dash Steel: Freelance Adventurer. This comic is fabulous! I wouldn't lie to you, but don't take my word for it, got to [link] and read it for yourself. Oh, yea, and vote, I'll be your best friend!

Now for updates:

1) I got a new scanner! No, not just a new scanner a magical machine that is mac compatible, and it copies, prints ans faxes, hot damn this thing is fancy! So, you should be seeing new work from me very soon.

2) As most of you know I also work at a comic book store. The last few weeks on new comic day I have been making fun little tags that i wear, that are aimed at promoting one comic I am really excited about that week. It started cause I was really psyched about what is going on in X-Men. The tags started out pretty basic, but are getting more fun, I thought it would be fun to post my weekly tags here, but I don't want my watchers to have to deal with random weekly deviations, so I'll be posting them in my scraps, take a look and if you're curious, you can subscribe to my scraps (first 3 are already there)

3) I seem like a terrible person, because I have been ignoring everything on this site and others, I have been way busy with work and a bit of drama, i love you all, i have it all saved to be attended to, just give me a second I swear my comments are coming.

4) Did you notice I hit 5,000 pageviews? That's insane, thanks all!

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All of you that know me know that I Ink because i genuinely love to Ink. It's my escape and it's my artistic expression and even the tedious parts are relaxing, except ruler work, which i hate.

As you may have noticed i haven't posted anything in quite some time. There are a few reasons for that.

One is that my scanner at the premature age of 1 year old, died, so, until i can afford a new one i have to make a trip to kinkos, which is not something i enjoy doing.

Another is that, i haven't been forced to Ink. Usually I enjoy the down time between pages, because i can play around with fun pages, and experiment with new techniques and tools, but at the moment that is not the case.

Lastly is the main reason, and the source of my troubles. As you know and as i have blogged, Michael Turner died in June. If you've been around me, you would have noticed that i was kind of a zombie for a while and am frankly still dealing.

So, my thought process after that happened went something like this:

First i was shocked and just got the wind knocked out of me, then i sobbed for a good six hours and got some of that out of me, and then i have the moment you have after something shakes you, where you take it in, and decide how to proceed.

As with all tragedy, i tried to let it motivate me. I set my mind to not procrastinate cause life is short, and to focus on being the best inker i could be in appreciation of his influence on me, because he inspired me to do all of this.

But sometimes, setting your mind to do something and actually doing it are vastly different things. When i got back to my normal routine, I just kinda pushed through the tedium of life. I inked, but i did so absent-mindedly.I threw myself into prep for con and i tried to shake off the feeling of pointlessness.

Since i've been back from con, i haven't been able to ink, not a page. I feel like part of it, is this spirit crushing feeling of pointlessness. Not because I don't still have goal where inking is concerned, but because i cannot ignore the fact that my main goal, and my driving force, is now forever out of reach.

And then, there is the paralyzing fear. I am afraid if I ink, I will be a dissapointment, or I will only get sad thinking of things that used to make me happy.

Ok, so, by know you're thinking that I am seriously over-reacting to a tragedy that happened a little less than two months ago, to a guy i barely knew.

The fact of the matter is, niether this entry of my initial reflections on the matter can adiquitely describe the impact Michael Turners art had on my life, it would be accurate to say he changed my life, and my career plans in a major way. he helped me discover a part of myself I didn't know was missing.

So, all that being the case, I can't bring myself to sit down and ink right now. Someone I know called me on it the other day, and I don't think he gets why that is, I think people are perceiving my unwillingness as laziness.

I don't know, tomorrow I have the day off, and I think I am going to try to ink again, who knows if I'll manage to do so.

As is the case with all of my journals here, i just wanted to vent a little, let you guys know what's up, and maybe get a little advice, whether you've gone through something like this or not.

So, I did a quick partial ink of a Turner cover today, it felt good, comfortable and stress free, now that i've gotten a little past the nerves i think i am going to ink this cover, completely and actually trying this time lol, it's fun! So yea, see I did something, yay!

hoto1.jpg"

this is property of Marvel Comics, obviously.

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I want to focus on my inking and getting to a place where I finally feel comfortable sending in that 3 years in the making submission (those of you who know me know what I'm talking about).

Thanks to a lot of wonderfully generous people in my life I have a lot of great art to work over and really see what I can do.

I still have commitments that will take some time away from said submission but I am happy with where I am at. I am still working on Planet Pantheon with , and and hopefully things will move forward with that soon. Then of course I have the money jobs, which I love as well, and pay the bills

I did have to leave Border City, it just was too much to take on with my current schedule so I finished off the issue and now have to focus on other things. Nothing against the gang on that book, it's just that something had to give.

I moved a lot of my stuff to scraps, that's not a reflection of my lack of appreciation for the art, or what I have done in the past, I just want to focus my deviantart on showing off the best of what I have to offer,and what I am currently working on. As time goes on I might move more stuff there, if so, keep in mind it is because of my inks, nothing else.

With any luck I want to Ink at least one page a week that is aimed towards my goal of growing as an Inker and testing my limits. If I am permitted to I will post the pages here and I would really appreciate any feedback you all have to offer (bad or good, but maybe make it a sandwich good bad good, soften the blow, hahaha jk)

How about all of you, what are your goals?

So here's me, working my tail off, wish me luck

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/19086913/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/19086913/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:08:34 PDT R.I.P.

Here's an article about it:
[link]

When I first was introduced to Michael Turner's art, I had just figured out that pencilling comics what not something I wanted to do, I had lost my passion for drawing but still very much loved the medium and appreciated the art of others.

I came across one of the covers for Identity Crisis, and I was just stunned by the emotion it brought out in me, i didn't think art could do that to me. From my experience with drawing books, i knew that there was such a person as an Inker, but i myself had never inked anything. The cover I came across was issue 1 the sketch variant.

I thought to myself how much i loved the art and I guess I just wanted to be close to it (if that makes any sense), so i decided I would photocopy the cover and Ink it. After that it was just one sketch cover after another of his i was buying, and then other people's and then i finally legitimately became an inker. He made me realize that all a long Inking was the role in comics I wanted to play, i didn't want to create the images, i wanted to build on them, and collaborate with the artists i admired and respected.

My goal in inking was to work with Mike on as little as one panel ever, just once, and I wanted to, and still want to work for Aspen. I know it's not the same, but i probably will ink a good amount of those turner sketch covers again in the future, if only to remind me what made me love inking to begin with, and who is responsible for that.

I met Mike a couple of times, he was always very nice and supportive of his fans, I cannot say how much of an impact this one man and his art have had on my life, and I am so grateful. So,

I've decided to post in memory, that first cover i ever inked, my first ink ever, it's so obvious i had no idea what i was doing, but, it has meant everything to me and my work. R.I.P. Michael Turner

Last year at San Diego Comic Con, I got to talk to Mike for a little while. He was in very good spirits because he was feeling a lot better, he told me that he had gained 25lbs, I told him I was happy. We got to talking somehow about that time period when he had the facial hair I wasn't especially fond of, he told me he did it because he lost a bet with Geoff Johns, something about a Lakers game, haha, he was a goofy person and I just wanted to share a happy memory along with all the sad.

Next month, Marvel Comics is releasing Uncanny X-Men #500, it's a huge issue, and there is a Michael Turner Variant cover. I wonder if it's the last new cover we'll see from him.

I've been saving up for this Kiani Lava edition Turner statue. i have $410 saved, after Mike died I decided I would be better off giving the money I saved up to one of preferred charities (the ACS) in his name so that's what I'm gonna do as soon as the money clears in my account, hopefully it'll help someone.

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I mentioned that i was pretty happy that one of the characters was wearing boots and so i got to thinking, did you guys know that my absolute favorite thing to ink is boots, man they're fun I just love the look of them and fun things i get to try on them. And boots are just kinda hot in general

So guys, what are your favorite, and least favorite things to work on?

p.s. I think the picture that really turned me onto boots and inking boots was this one: [link] which is from Nightwing Issue 88, pencilled by Shane Davis and Inked by Marlo Alquiza, awesome picture in general.

Oh, and this one [link] this one on of the very first full sized pages I inked,definitely the first brush work i ever did, this is obviously the pencilled version, but it's a page my friend Matt did. He is awesome, and I must say he has excellent...boots haha.

Y'know, it just hit me that I never put any of my Matt pages on here, hmmm, I wonder if there was a reason for that...Justin, Matt any ideas?

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Anyway, the reason I bring this up is because right after I recorded it, I took a happy picture of me on my computer, cause i was happy.

I posted this picture on my myspace and facebook and apparently it has caused quite the ruckus. My one friend said it was "risque" and another told me on the phone that it was skanky (you know who you are).

More background, those of you who know me in real life, know I have this out of control top area that cannot necessarily be contained by a shirt and it's not me being overtly sexual, i just can't control it LOL.

So, deviants, friends, countrymen, look at this pic [link]
be honest, am I doing something wrong?

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/18956520/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/18956520/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:58:59 PDT I finally talked my friend Ashley into a deviantart account. She's a model and crazy talented! Only one picture up so far but she has plenty to post. Go ahead and take a look if you have the time She is here

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It's a common belief that to be a successful inker you must first be a proficient penciler. As a matter of fact Gary Martin flat out says in his book, before you get into this book, learn to draw. So I'm wondering what you guys make of that.

How important is it for an inker to be a a good penciler?

Here's something ya'll might not have known about me; growing up I loved drawing, for a while i got really into it and picked up all the books and would play drawing games (long story) with my friends. What happened is that my ability to create an image from scratch hindered me, in fear of sounding to harsh I lacked imagination, I never had something in my head I wanted to express on paper.

I would always have friends tell me what to draw being as specific as possible. This eventually frustrated me and made drawing into a chore, I got very frustrated until it was no longer worth it for me to draw every day.

I took a break and I eventually ran into a comic book with a sketch cover, it was one of the covers to Identity Crisis (Michael Turner of course). I was so entranced by the art that it inspired me to want to create, but I knew I was no longer in love with drawing.

Well, via my drawing books, I had heard about inking and I thought, what greater way to enjoy the art, than to study it and contribute to it by inking it. I had no idea what inking really was at the time, so to be honest I essentially traced a photocopy of that cover. I found that there was something that inking did for me, very much like what I used to feel about drawing, but without the added pressure of making things up.

I love that inking is still artistic expression and can still very much be fulfilling, but in addition you get to work on art that u appreciate and there's such a different kind of appreciation you get for a penciler when you ink their work and u really experience the art in a new way, while bringing yourself and your style to it.

In short, I found Inking was everything I loved about drawing with none of the frustration of a blank sheet. After that I ended up inking everything I could find and I was only drawing at that point, to have something to Ink.

Once I started finding more sketch covers and eventually working on books, drawing became a thing of the past. With the exception of maybe 3 occasions since I have been inking (which began a little over a year ago)I haven't drawn at all.

Back to the point, the idea as I understand it behind being a penciler preceding being an inker, is so that you can spot flaws in the pencils and correct them (after all one of the inkers main duties is editorial in nature, see my previous journals). I don't think I have a problem in that department, my past in penciling has taught me enough to spot things like wonky anatomy, but I feel like maybe there's more to it. So, think about my work and think about inking, and tell me what you think about my drawing woes.

Weird to bring it up, but I thought about drawing today, I might draw tomorrow, we'll see. Might have sounded like a ramble, not sure if I made sense but if you have any thoughts about Inkers and being able to draw i'd like to hear them.

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/18787375/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/18787375/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:47:41 PDT through partial procrastination, but mostly my overwhelming work load, i have around 40 pages that need to be inked in the about 40 days until San Diego Comic Con. Now, this would be all well and good if i didn't have a non-inking job to worry about, well not all well and good, but certainly doable. I figured out that based on the complexity of the pages i have i can finish the pages in 30 days of inking. I went through my schedule and if i do nothing else but Ink outside of work I have 30.5 days of time to ink (the .5 days are after work on Sundays LOL). To conclude, I'm a little on edge haha, I love you all, but for the love of God dont ask me to ink anything for you right now hahaha. Wish me luck, see ya in San Diego

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/18737960/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/18737960/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:30:54 PDT [link] As the pages go live I'll post my inks on them here

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/18338503/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/18338503/ Thu, 15 May 2008 15:22:09 PDT on a webcomic called "Welcome to Border City". Well, I stopped that, and long story short, now I'm back haha. I'm rejoining the team about 1/2 way through issue number 1 (the first page I worked on goes live on June 10th). I'll be posting some work from the book as they are added to the official website where you can be all supportive and read the comic. There is already a full issue #0 available to read online (which i inked the cover for) and issue #1 is starting on the 19th of this month To check it out you can go to the website here [link] and you can check in on us here on deviantart here

And now....an teaser:



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but only if you are so inclined..but you should That's all the update I got for now <3

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p.s. If I get the ok, I'll post a page from our story for a sneak peek.
p.p.s. I wanna do a Horror book now...a lot...Justin...lol

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/15658933/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/15658933/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:22:04 PST Hope everyone is doing awesome. *internet hug*

]]> *ComicInks http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/15385292/ http://ComicInks.deviantart.com/journal/15385292/ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:33:21 PST I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who sent me get well wishes. For those of you who haven't heard I just got back from the hospital after a really bad car accident. The car was totaled but overall I'm ok. I am on pills, so that helps. Love You All.
~Dana

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