Freelance writer and independent comic book creator.
Documenting the ups and downs of publishing my first graphic novel, along with my thoughts on the comic book industry.
It’s been a long hiatus—the result of working on the final two issues of my own graphic novel, Code 45, running the last Kickstarter to fund it, and then preparing it for publication by Scout Comics this spring—but the DC Star Trek Comics blog is back! I’m diving in to… read more »
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A 3D printer at home can be a dangerous thing, especially when you’re as creative as Code 45’s design expert Angela Hodge. Not content to leave our graphic novel’s character’s trapped flat on the page, she’s been working on a Top Secret (even from me) project involving intricately sculpted and… read more »
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I’ve discussed layout a few times already over the past year and a half of the Code 45 graphic novel process. Initially, for Issue #1 artist Joe Ng and I collaborated in person on the first half of the layout process, then for Issues #2 and #3 Joe largely worked… read more »
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Spooky times this October here at Code 45 headquarters, but we’re beating back both the spirits and the encroaching cold with these totally awesome Kickstarter rewards that we’ve been gathering up as we prepare to fulfill our most recent campaign. Here’s a look at what we’ve got waiting so far…. read more »
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I’ve done a lot of writing here on my blog about what the process of making Code 45 has been like. Not only has this helped provide me with perspective on the act of writing and producing my first graphic novel, but it’s also—I hope—helped peel back the curtain on… read more »
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Without a doubt, one of the most wide-open aspects of building a Kickstarter campaign is putting together the video that sits at the top of the page. In all of my research when planning each of our three campaigns for Code 45, I couldn’t find any real consensus on what… read more »
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It’s been almost two months since the end of the final Code 45 Kickstarter campaign, and it feels like this is the first time I’ve been able to come up for air and take a look back at what proved to be our most successful crowdfunding effort to date. There’s… read more »
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There are only 6 days left in the Code 45 Kickstarter campaign for you to grab the full graphic novel series. Click here to pick up your copies today! To celebrate meeting not just being fully-funded, but also meeting our first stretch goal, here’s a 9-panel visual feast art blast… read more »
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It’s Monday on the Code 45 Kickstarter campaign, which means it’s time for a fresh character bio. Today we’re going to look at Pierre-Yves, Vanessa’s roommate, who serves as her entry point to the world of Montreal’s underground music scene. Pierre-Yves is loosely based on an amalgamation of people I… read more »
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The Code 45 campaign is heading towards its first stretch goal, which we will be announcing tomorrow. at www.code-45.com. In the meantime it’s Full Page Friday with this sneak peak at Issue #4. Vanessa’s journey towards understanding the dragon menace that surrounds her really kicks into high gear in this… read more »
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