I just got the news that the third book in the Nate Banks series is now available for preorder over at Amazon. That means I can finally reveal the cover!
Pirate Heart Ninja, Pages 1 & 2
Monday, March 29, 2010
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Today was the deadline for all the Pirate Heart Ninja stories. I've noticed that other guys, especially the ones in charge of this thing, are referring to it as "a top secret project" or "something I really wish I could tell you guys about" on their blogs and Twitters, so... maybe pretend like you didn't see this, okay?
A few things you'll notice:
1. Joe's art is awesome throughout. I've been looking at his stuff for years and it's really amazing to see the improvement from his old WMU comics in the ASU newspaper to this while still being able to recognize his style throughout.
2. Hey, did you notice those captions are a haiku? That's how ninjas talk, ya know. On the last page, there's a caption where the dialog is kind of forced, but that's the struggle of being a ninja I guess.
3. Since the main pirate boy didn't look quite piratey enough, Joe gave him some piratey-er looking friends. Those are me and Joe.
This story will be part of an anthology that will debut at Phoenix Comic Con featuring lots of local Arizona talent, including Jim Hanna, Thomas Healy, Jeff Pina, Terry Tibke, and my favorite Jack Lemmon movie, Glen Garry Ben Glendenning. Tags: comics, Pirate Heart Ninja
Pirate Heart Ninja Preview
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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I can't wait to show you guys the art from my upcoming story in the Pirate Heart Ninja anthology that will debut at Phoenix Comic Con in May. The book is a collection of love stories between pirates and ninjas, written and drawn by local talent, each with a different twist. At least I hope they're all different twists. We're not working together, so it's possible we could all be doing more or less the same story. I sure hope not.
Joe Bowen is doing the art, and every time Joe draws something for me, I'm surprised that it's even better than the last thing I saw him draw. Unfortunately, his scanner was stolen or borrowed or returned to its rightful owner (depending on who you ask) by one of his classmates, so I can't share the official art from the issue just yet. However, I'm so excited about the pages I've seen, I can't just let it go. Instead, I'll share Joe's initial character design sketch of Hoshiko, the ninja girl from the story.
Check back here and at Joe's site in a day or two for more!
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