From my very first professional comic book work in 1988, it became obvious to me that paper was my enemy. It took me all the way to 2004 to figure out how to beat that enemy and unlock a new future. The first victory in that fight was the chance to write and draw Star Blazers again. Here's the story of how that happened, and how it brought me more freedom than even I had guessed at the time.
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For a while there, Spidey and me had an understanding. If he got a new animated series, I would somehow end up working on it. This streak lasted from 2002 to 2020 with me being involved in six different incarnations. Here's the story of how I got involved in my fourth go-round, in which you'll see what I drew and learn more than you ever wanted to know about what a TV cartoon director actually does.
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At no time while I watched this amazing movie did I think, "This would make a great comic book." Nevertheless, there was one. As with all adaptations, it has a lot to teach us about transferring a story into different media. In this case, the lessons are about the challenge of depicting suspense in a comic book and how important it is to make good decisions about color.
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Armored Trooper Votoms is my favorite mecha anime of all time. It's one of the things that made me who I am today. I participated in its import to the US and various other projects, but never got the chance to take my fandom online...until now. This right here is a website-within-a-website that will explore Votoms like never before. Keep watching as new content is added!
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Read THE LAST BLUE EAGLE, my new and original SF adventure webcomic created just for this site! In the world of the future, Earth is one of six planets united in a bond of mutual prosperity. Linked by Quantum Gates that allow for FTL travel, the gifts they shared with each other brought tremendous evolution to technology, culture, trade…and crime.
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