Freelance writer and independent comic book creator.
Code 45’s editor, Andrea Molinari, recently sent me these images he took of the Code 45 pressworks. What are pressworks? They’re the actual printing plates used in the CMYK process used to create the interior color pages of Code 45 issue #1. Each color (Black, Cyan (Blue), Magenta, and Yellow)… read more »
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The crew at the Next Issue Podcast just put out a review of Code 45 Issue #1. Check it out in the video below!… read more »
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After nearly four years of hard work, three Kickstarter campaigns, and one pandemic, Code 45 #1 has hit comic book stores in both Canada and the United States thanks to Scout Comics! I’ve learned so much bringing my first comic book to life, especially from the Code 45 team of… read more »
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If you’re interested in hearing more details about Code 45 (now just one month away from retail shelves), I will be appearing on the Comic Kingpins show ‘Previously On!’ at 7 pm EST tonight alongside designer and letterer Angela Hodge. The show is livestreamed at the following link, and if… read more »
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I was recently given the opportunity to sit down with Jen King, owner and operator of the Space Cadets Collection Collection comic book store in Houston, Texas, and discuss all things Code 45 on the Talkin’ Shop show. Actually, conversation topics ranged far and wide, starting with my work as… read more »
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We received a pleasant surprise at Code 45 HQ last week when we were notified by Sequential Magazine that the Code 45 #2-3 megaissue had been nominated for their Best Comic Book of 2021 award. You might remember that Sequential had reviewed Code 45 #1 two years ago, but we’re… read more »
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Angela Hodge, the designer and letterer of the Code 45 graphic novel, has spent the last month or so experimenting with creating 3D printed representations of Code 45 characters. When I lasted checked in with her, she was focused on Vanessa and Pierre-Yves, but as of today her efforts have… 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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