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Expanding Universe is Out There…

Oct 222018

Well, I recently had more printing done. The finished files for all the books are piling up here at the studio, and I wanted to see what some of them look like in print. Mostly manga sized stuff, though I did print up a bunch of full sized Sissonne for those involved in making that book.

Anyways, one of the books I had printed in manga size was Expanding Universe, my sci-fi anthology. I used Mixam for the printing, and the books came out great, though I think I made a mistake.

With Mixam the book came out at the exact same size as the manga runs form Ka-Blam, but were a bit cheaper I believe. Plus, with Mixam you have more choices for paper weights. I was able to increase the cover paper from 80lb to 130lb, which is basically a thick postcard, a non-bending cover. While this is nice, I discovered that the added weight might put the book over the 2 ounce limit for mailing internationally at $1.98. No huge deal, but by ordering 100 books I was able to get the piece cost down to under $1, with shipping.

In fact, the cost per book was only 93 cents each with shipping!! (84 cents not including shipping), which is quite a bargain, considering it is 28 pages and I chose such heavy paper.

So anyways, I’ve been handing out a few copies of this book, before it is officially available. I have also been handing out a few of the other manga sized as well, and hopefully soon we’ll see some on Instagram or what not. You never know who has a blog, am I right?

‘Sim Project’ is Now ‘Expanding Universe’

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Jul 292018

Great news, anthology lovers! Both of you can soon enjoy Moby’s! very own anthology, anchored by a 12 page version of Becca Lee Gardner’s Fatal Flaw!

It took a little longer than expected to get the third story completed, but just this morning Moby put the final touch on Expanding Universe. The book is officially ready to go.

The book contains three stories, though a fourth, ‘Moppy‘, could be added if need be. While Fatal Flaw is the larges story, the six page The Transiter, with art by Sissonne‘s Reinaldo Lay, is the real treat.

And as an added bonus, I was able to get the kind permission of Fatal Flaw‘s original artist, Ryan Sandagon, to use a panel from his effort on the cover. What do you think?

A Change of Plans, in Color!

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Jun 282018

I haven’t updated the site a lot, so I am going to be trying to do that in the next week or two. The good news is that the short story ‘A Change of Plans‘ has color now, thanks to Dr Fizz colorist Rodrigo Charles. And in even better news…the short has also been submitted to Heavy Metal Magazine!

I took the advice of Sissonne writer Lee Newman and went ahead wit the submission. It’s one of those don’t call us, we’ll call and it may be years sort of submission processes, but still, it’s pretty cool. The only other plan for the short right now is to include it along with another 7 page story and a 12 page story in an anthology about robots and androids. I still need to give it a title.

Being as the story is so short, I cannot really tell you much about the story, other than it was my first attempt to script all by my lonesome. So, here is a page or two from ‘A Change of Plans‘:

Moving On….

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Mar 022018

Sadly, it has come time to move on and look for a new artist for the Sim Project. Life happens and sometimes things don’t go as planned. As I often say, no worries.

Ryan did deliver 6 pages of art for the book, and I have decided to share one of them. I truly liked Ryan’s minimalism and his use of greys and negative panels. It worked so well with the script. Here is page 2, by Ryan Sandagon.

Basically, Dave (the Sim) needs a programmer that can understand some pretty serious stuff, and he needs that programmer in a REALLY bad way. To start today, immediately. In short, he’s not having a lot of luck finding the right candidate to hire, and it’s safe to say he’s not real happy with that guy right there.

Remind you of any interviews you’ve had?

A Change of Plans, a Short Sci-Fi Story

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Feb 272018

Over the last year I have outsourced almost all of the ideas I have had to writers. Sure, I was involved with some more than others, for some it was just a concept, others a bit more with the plotting and such.

Along the way I decided to put to paper a little something I had imagined. I knew it would only be a few pages long, so I scripted it out all by my lonesome.

My first script. It’s a little sci-fi story about a robot that lands on an alien planet to start a colony of humans. But things don’t always go as planned….

I shared the script with Sissonne writer Lee Newman, who encouraged me to get it made and submitted to an anthology or maybe, even….dare I say it…Heavy Metal Magazine? Actually, he was right, it is a perfect fit for them, story wise.

So, I kept a look out for the right artist for the project, I had a specific look in mind. Well, a bit over a week ago I saw Rick Bastos post some sample that were just the look I needed. So, long story short we both looked at the script, agreed to change it from 6 pages to 7, and I now have a completed 7 page short story thanks to Rick.

Here is a sample of the great artwork Rick delivered on this:

So now it’s on to coloring and then letters, of course. I am thinking of a muted, matte palette for this. Like a wash, or watercolors. We’ll see. Updates to come!

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