This has been an interesting Summer and it continues to be an interesting Fall. We are heading into Thanksgiving already and I am overdue for a blog update. Happily I am busy at work, and in my spare time I am continuing working on a Graphic novel for a character named Jack Maggot. Along with settling into California, I have been keeping active physically and artistically. I am again fortunate to have been published in the Horror anthology Hellbound by Riverbird comics in Hellbound 3.
Here is an interview excerpt from the Hellbound Blog and below is a link to the full interview..
When I was asked what inspired me to write Vengeance:
"The inspirational elements of this story came together when I was on vacation in Vancouver. I was with my 4 year old daughter, Mayari, on a whale watch. The whale watch was the kind where the advertisements guarantee that you will see whales, yet there were no orcas to be seen during our trip. Since we were still excited to see whales, we returned for a complimentary second attempt. As I sat on the shuttle bus on the way to the boat, these images and story line came into my mind. “Vengeance” brings together memories of my childhood and fables from North American Mythology. The whaling part of the story comes from my childhood growing up in New Bedford, MA where whaling fishery/industry was the main source of income from 1800s. My hometown provided the background for a setting where whales were being harvested. I was also inspired by Native American stories such as The Lord of the Undersea and his wife Talia. The tale is about how the Lord of the Undersea disguised himself as a whale and seduced a woman named Talia away from her family and made Talia his wife."
My story is titled Vengeance, which is about the wife of the Lord of the Undersea, who avenges the death of her Orca family. I was inspired to write this story during a trip to Vancouver which I posted on this blog's pages here, Vancouver.
Here is an interview excerpt from the Hellbound Blog and below is a link to the full interview..
When I was asked what inspired me to write Vengeance:
"The inspirational elements of this story came together when I was on vacation in Vancouver. I was with my 4 year old daughter, Mayari, on a whale watch. The whale watch was the kind where the advertisements guarantee that you will see whales, yet there were no orcas to be seen during our trip. Since we were still excited to see whales, we returned for a complimentary second attempt. As I sat on the shuttle bus on the way to the boat, these images and story line came into my mind. “Vengeance” brings together memories of my childhood and fables from North American Mythology. The whaling part of the story comes from my childhood growing up in New Bedford, MA where whaling fishery/industry was the main source of income from 1800s. My hometown provided the background for a setting where whales were being harvested. I was also inspired by Native American stories such as The Lord of the Undersea and his wife Talia. The tale is about how the Lord of the Undersea disguised himself as a whale and seduced a woman named Talia away from her family and made Talia his wife."
Another Question asked what was the biggest challenge to me creating this story. To which I replied:
"The biggest challenge for “Vengeance” was completing this story. I was moving across country to California when “Vengeance” was due. The deadline for Hellbound III was literally at the same time I was starting my new job at Rockstar San Diego. I really wanted to complete the story, so, I was drawing the pages in hotel rooms at night during the cross-country trip. When we arrived in California, I had a little time before our belongings were delivered to our condo. That was the time I finished inking the last pages. I thought I was finished after that first draft of “Vengeance” was submitted. However, at that stage, being a wordless comic, and a first draft, “Vengeance” was still unclear. The Hellbound editing team and my wife, Rise Riyo, pointed out the areas that were unclear. After a discussion with the Hellbound story editor Jerel Dye, we decided to continue working and refining the story. With additional editing from Rise Riyo, I finalized details and redrew many of the panels, for the second draft. Together we edited 75% of the last three pages of “Vengeance” for the second draft to be complete."
Along with the Hellbound 3 Art Edition release. Hellbound 2 continues to receive press. This article linked below in particular I am attracted to since it is in a glossy magazine called Galaxis. Also the article sits next to an article about one of my favorite comics by Moebius/Jordowsky "The Incal" Go straight to page 80 and 81 to see what I am referring to.
If you are interested in a copy of Hellbound 3 below is a link.
