http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3ADeevElliott deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:DeevElliott en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Thu, 23 May 2013 13:49:50 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/ATOMEKA-First-up-A1-372874384 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/ATOMEKA-First-up-A1-372874384 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:47:36 PDT ATOMEKA - First up, A1 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
I'm 3 weeks away from launching A1, my first title through my deal with Titan Comics/Books.  It's a journey that started in 1986 when Garry Leach and myself first started kicking around the idea of doing our own comic.  We'd be able to do what we wanted, when we wanted and how we wanted.  Bonus was owning it.  Back then the thrill was not about owning the rights so you could make your own film deal, just doing something where you called the shots yourself was good enough and worth the effort of doing it yourself.

Only there was a hiccup.  We shared our dream with others.  Our little 32 page baby grew and grew.  Not with our material bu ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/The-Dawn-of-DRAVN-368515157 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/The-Dawn-of-DRAVN-368515157 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:21:05 PDT The Dawn of DRAVN nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Dave Elliott is a veteran writer, artist, editor and art director. Along with revitalizing his ATOMEKA label elsewhere, he is also co-writing and packaging DRAVN, a new thing from filmmaker Jesse Negron debuting RIGHT NOW in the pages of Heavy Metal Magazine.

How did you first come to learn of the DRAVN project? What was y ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/COMICS-The-GRIM-REALITY-part-1-357834205 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/COMICS-The-GRIM-REALITY-part-1-357834205 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:55:27 PST COMICS The GRIM REALITY part 1 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Yesterday a creator called Jerry Ordway wrote a journal spotlighting his plight.  He'd been working in comics for 30 years when the work started drying up.  He's an incredibly talented artist who is just over 50 years old yet the publishers he worked for now want something new.  As Jerry had thought he'd carry right on working until he re ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/ATOMEKA-PRESS-339514160 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/ATOMEKA-PRESS-339514160 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:53:01 PST ATOMEKA PRESS nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Okay, well it might not be a party exactly.  I'm just having a little artistic license.

So WHAT is ATOMEKA?

ATOMEKA PRESS was a small boutique publishing company founded in 1987 by Garry Leach and myself with help later from Mike Lake and Titan Distributors.

The initial concept was for a small regular anthology that Garry and myself could split.  At that time the concept of doing work and having it published while retaining ownership of it was still very new and opportunities were rare.  So Garry and myself set out to do our own thing.  The first title was "Skit City" which just didn't gel but was the working ti ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/SANDY-335472989 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/SANDY-335472989 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:55:29 PDT SANDY nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
As I sit here in my local library using their power and internet, two things my house doesn't have, I'm scrabbling to stay on deadline with 3 different and unrelated to each other projects.  I'll be posting art for all 3 here soon.

In the meantime, anyone with any spare cash, there are victims around the coast that need help.  The Red Cross actually seem to not be needing much so take a look where else you can donate or just buy creators books who have been affected by the damage.

For ins ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/ATOMEKA-at-NEW-YORK-Comic-con-331737786 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/ATOMEKA-at-NEW-YORK-Comic-con-331737786 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:17:29 PDT ATOMEKA at NEW YORK Comic-con nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
This year I'll once more be in Artists Alley.  My table is C6 if you want to track me down.

This year my friends IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS will be in town.  Stanley Artgerm Lau, Kendrick Lim and Kai Lim will be a couple of aisles down in U10 & 11.  They'll have exclusive prints and art for sale.  If you missed it you'll be able to also pick up the issue of HEAVY METAL they did last year.

At my table I'll have both this issue and the new issue just released this week.  The cover below is by Ken ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/S17-ART-What-is-it-good-for-327773895 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/S17-ART-What-is-it-good-for-327773895 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:38:02 PDT #S17 ART: What is it good for? nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott Spyed’s journals on the subject along with a link to sign the petition are below;
http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/Help-support-our-application-to-manage-ART-316764084
http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/favourites/?offset=24#/d58lbvi
I signed and endorsed their application not because someone should control the do ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/A1-issue-ZERO-DeviantART-Exclusive-316844542 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/A1-issue-ZERO-DeviantART-Exclusive-316844542 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:57:27 PDT A1 issue ZERO! DeviantART Exclusive nonadult journals/art/cartoons DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
I can't upload the book to the Premium Content Platform because I'm giving it away for free, so click on this link to download the 60 page issue ZERO.  Then please let me know what you think.

A1 will launch in October as a monthly ongoing title and DeviantART will get it before anyone else.

Click on the links in the comments below if you want to download it ...

You can view the file here before you decide to download a copy;

http://issuu.com/deevelliott/do ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/EDITORS-WHAT-WHY-WHEN-AND-WHERE-312990877 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/EDITORS-WHAT-WHY-WHEN-AND-WHERE-312990877 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:08:47 PDT EDITORS... WHAT, WHY, WHEN AND WHERE... nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
1/ WHAT DOES AN EDITOR DO?

Depending on the circumstances it might almost be easier to tell you what an editor doesn't do.

If you're at a larger company an editor's role will be different to a small company.  In the Big Boy Network you have Publishers and Editor-in-Chiefs dealing mostly with the overall direction the titles are going in and deciding which creative talent does which book, so the Editor has to be the one to make it all run smoothly once those crea ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/WHAT-WILL-MY-NEXT-JOURNAL-BE-ABOUT-311461000 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/WHAT-WILL-MY-NEXT-JOURNAL-BE-ABOUT-311461000 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:08:51 PDT WHAT WILL MY NEXT JOURNAL BE ABOUT? nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
A lot of you have said how informative some of my journals have been particularly about the industry and how things work (or don't).

So let me know anything specific you'd like to know more about and I'll do some journals to cover as much of it as I can.

Post any suggestions below and I'll do what I can to answer them all.

Yours,

- Dave ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/SO-WHAT-DO-I-DO-NOW-309197644 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/SO-WHAT-DO-I-DO-NOW-309197644 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:24:50 PDT SO WHAT DO I DO NOW? nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott I ask become I’ve come off finishing a deadline and I’m feeling a little drained.  I deal with deadlines every month, but not one that is so close to what I really want to do.
I’ve cleaned, I’ve moved furniture around, done the food shopping, been to the comic shop, watched JOHN CARTER again, but now I need to throw myself back into work again.
I have two deadlines coming up, finishing an issue of VOODOO for DC (I oversee the art production of the issue as agent for Sami Basri and Jessica Kholinne of STELLAR ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/SOPA-CENTURY-OF-THE-SELF-280319146 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/SOPA-CENTURY-OF-THE-SELF-280319146 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:38:59 PST SOPA: CENTURY OF THE SELF nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
I really recommend watching the four part BBC documentary series CENTURY OF THE SELF.  You'll find out that corporations and government have been working hand in hand for a long time to subjugate the population.

The first part can be found here and I really do urge you to watch them...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9167657690296627941

I also recommend watching this short 15 ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Friday-13th-278842652 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Friday-13th-278842652 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:16:35 PST Friday 13th nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
This Friday here on my DA page I am going to make the first announcement of the first of three new projects that I plan to release this year.  Two graphic novels and an anthology book.  The first graphic novel will be teased this Friday.

Stay tuned. ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-New-Year-277454675 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-New-Year-277454675 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:03:49 PST Happy New Year! nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2012-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
I stayed in and put to bed a trade paper back for a series I worked on called SAMURAI'S BLOOD last year.  The trade is out in February.  Feel free to pre-order from any of your local comic book stores.  Let me know if you can't find it and I'm make sure you get one in your hot sticky hands.

This year I'm going to start shifting a little of the focus of my work to my work.  Yeah, after way too many years of helping other people get their projects out I am going to spend a little time and give a little love to my own projects.

The first project I will be revealing next Friday here.  Why Friday the 13th? ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Krimbulmas-Journal-Entry-275652360 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Krimbulmas-Journal-Entry-275652360 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:05:20 PST Krimbulmas Journal Entry nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.  I don't really consider it a religious holiday, so don't be upset by my greeting.  I just want to wish everyone a great time and hope you get to spend it with some great peeps.

I'm going to try for a record (at least for me) of posting art tonight so everyone at least has some comics to read tomorrow.  Check out my gallery folders as a starting point.

I especially want to throw a big Merry Christmas cheer to my friends at Imaginary Friends Studios!  Join their group: http://imaginaryfs.deviantart.com/

I've been working with them for several years now and you couldn't find ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Act-of-Creation-part-7-ODYSSEY-into-2012-272570962 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Act-of-Creation-part-7-ODYSSEY-into-2012-272570962 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:21:49 PST Act of Creation part 7: ODYSSEY into 2012 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Many of you know Techgnotic http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/ here for his building HQ into a real magazine and lightning rod for comments, but today he has taken things another step by organizing a contest that while aimed primarily at writers brings artists into the fold to collaborate.

Take a look here at his latest journal;

http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Into-2012-272543956

A contest that pits writer against writer to create a story in 8 parts from now to New ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Act-of-Creation-Part-6-272176997 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Act-of-Creation-Part-6-272176997 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:29:28 PST Act of Creation Part 6 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
By formats I'm going to focus on the typical American comic formats used by DC, Marvel IDW, Dark Horse etc...

In April 1938, Action Comics number 1 was published.  It was 10¢ and had 68 color pages and had 12 twelves stories (one of those only being 1 page).  Everyone knows that this comic gave birth to Superman, but what I want to talk about is format.

68 pages monthly. 10¢. So let's ignore the cost (even though allowing for inflation a 68 paged comic should only be $1.61 today) and look at content.  68 pages.  That would have been a good read and with several stories it would have felt lik ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Act-of-Creation-Part-5-267355883 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Act-of-Creation-Part-5-267355883 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:35:57 PDT Act of Creation Part 5 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Part two

Why aren't more people reading comics?

Or another ramble by DeevElliott

People like to read comics.

If they didn't the Sunday sections in the
papers would have stopped long ago.  It's only cost cutting and loss of
sales that has led to the comics disappearing from those papers.  All
those comic strips are viewable on line for free now.

Free...

I like that word.  So do millions of others.  Why pay for something when
you can get it for free.  It's what has killed much of the porn
industry.  That and pirates.

Now I am in no way justifying what pirates do.  They are bottom feeding
shit-bags with out the inte ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Creationism-266485080 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Creationism-266485080 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:11:40 PDT Creationism nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
The latter alas is true. Oh there are a couple of folders of my work here;

[link]

And here;

[link]

There is some samples of my inks here;

[link]

Here;

[link]

And here;

[link]

All of the stories at those three links I also wrote the stories.

The rest of the stuff I art directed.  Most of the time I get to work with
friends in the business and that usually makes it easier.  For instance
in producing this:

[link]

I worked with Jim Steranko;

[link]

He's the guy on the left.  The man that made Nick Fury the ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/JHU-Pre-NYCC-Mega-Event-is-Wednesday-October-12th-262311714 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/JHU-Pre-NYCC-Mega-Event-is-Wednesday-October-12th-262311714 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 06:26:47 PDT JHU Pre-NYCC Mega Event is Wednesday, October 12th nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Total plug time here;

"New York Comic Con is almost here, and to celebrate Jim Hanley's Universe in New York City will be holding a huge signing with nearly a dozen of the hottest independent creators working in comics, the day before NYCC begins!

Jim Hanley's Universe presents a huge signing event featuring a variety of creators from a selection of innovative titles, Wednesday, October 12th - the day before NYCC begins! Signing copies of their latest books will be Ben McCool (Pigs, Choker), Nathan Edmondson (Who is Jake Ellis?), Chris & Shane Houghton (Reed Gunther), Edwin Huang (Skullkickers), Richard Starkings (Elephantmen), ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Acts-of-Creation-Part-4-253330134 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Acts-of-Creation-Part-4-253330134 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:46:19 PDT Acts of Creation Part 4 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
By Dave Elliott

Another in a series of mind boggling trips into the inner workings of the industry OR I bet you thought it was going to be more fun than this.

Part One

There is often talk of cycles in comics, how readers turn over every 3/4/5/25 years, booms and busts, everyone is leaving for Hollywood, kids don't read comics because of video games…

Do you know how many are true?

Probably all of them.  Twenty-odd years ago, it was the established fact that the majority of comic book readers came and went in three years.  Most of the market wasn't around long enough ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Acts-of-Creation-Part-3-216961302 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Acts-of-Creation-Part-3-216961302 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:47:09 PDT Acts of Creation Part 3 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Different titles for different jobs, but they overlap and it's where they overlap the trouble normally comes.

I know this is a community of artists but it doesn't hurt to understand who the people are that you are approaching for work.  What follows is a brief description of what each normally have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. This is by no means a complete list of their duties but are usually at the core.

EDITOR – Overall they are responsible for keeping the book on a timely track while balancing the editorial requirements of the company and the abilities and desires of the ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Acts-of-Creation-Part-2-219294309 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Acts-of-Creation-Part-2-219294309 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:46:37 PDT Acts of Creation Part 2 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
In my first journal I talked about a recent story that I fictionalized where two creators disagreed on who created a project. This journal isn't so much about who gets copyright as it is about getting credit for what you do. If you fully created something you should get credit, right?

Can of frickin' worms, mate. To me I see the act of creation being two initial levels. The character or concept comes first then the secondary characters and environments f ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Acts-of-Creation-Part-1-219297457 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Acts-of-Creation-Part-1-219297457 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:58:34 PDT Acts of Creation Part 1 nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Two words that define so much in a persons head, not so much about who did/does what but, about who created the whole character, the concept, the supporting cast…

Picture this (in an awesome Rod Sterling voice); a talented artist sits alone in his studio wanting to be appreciated for his ideas as well as his artistic talents. On his drawing board sits a rendering of a superhero. This character is dark and brooding, like any good piece of art it speaks volumes. We can see he is angry, that he prefers to serve his form of justice at night and violently. The poor state of his costume shows that he has either had a bad ni ]]> http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Thanks-for-letting-me-in-You-ll-regret-it-219569643 http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/journal/Thanks-for-letting-me-in-You-ll-regret-it-219569643 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:30:29 PDT Thanks for letting me in... You'll regret it. nonadult journals/personal DeevElliott http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deevelliott.jpg?2 Copyright 2011-2013 =DeevElliott @DeevElliott
Look for my first Entry within the week.

Thanks,

Deev ]]>