Bud Rogers

Houston, TX

Age: 63 Birthday: May 25

"Thanks for the birthday greeting, Alec. Still keeping busy on the Z Graphic Novels. I've been staying away from most forums (CC.NET, this CCAS one and the Yahoo Groups) for a variety of reasons, but I do check in regularly on Facebook."

"Hi Eric,

I'm really impressed with your artwork.

I'm in Houston, so I can't pop into the CCAS meetings with Ralph and the guys, but I would defintely encourage you to do so. They're a great bunch of guys.

We're not really accepting submissions,…"

"I'd suggest focusing with online exposure to start with.

Set up a specific blog for your strip either on blogspot ( www.blogger.com ) or use ComicPress ( http://mindfaucet.com/comicpress/ ), a type of blogging set-up that works through Wordpress -…"

Hi Gerard,

I see Samson's story as a wonderful cautionary tale. To some extent, Samson's story is everyone's story. We've all been blessed by God to do wonderful works, but when we focus on self, that's when it all falls apart. One of the most haunting verses of Scripture to me are in Judges 16: 20, "But he did not know that the Lord had left him."

Anyway, the Son of Samson series touches on Samson's failings as much as his triumphs and mixes in plenty of spiritual lesons along the way.

I don't want to give too much away about Hand of the Morningstar, but the differing uses of the name "Mornigstar" does come into play.

Since I seem to remember that you enjoy anime and manga, you may also like TimeFlyz and Tomo.

Dear Bud, I wanted to give you my comments about two books I'm about to buy next week. Don't know if my preconceptions will be useful for marketing purposes or not.

"Son of Samson": I think Samson is one of the biggest losers in the Bible. Only God's grace and mercy made his life worth telling, in my (probably clueless) opinion. So I really didn't want to read about Samson's son, but... all the reviews I'm hearing make it sound good, plus, you join the writing team in book 3, right? Steve MacDonald likened it to Conan, which I used to love. What does that say about me? I didn't buy the book because I don't like Samson, the mighty womanizing warrior, but I'll buy it because it's 'like Conan' the mighty womanizing warrior...ooh, what a hypocrite I am...*sigh*

Hand of the Morning Star: I'm weak on Biblical imagery... Is the devil the 'Star of the Morning' or is the Lord Jesus Christ 'the bright Morning Star'? Both? Or neither? Guess I'll find out next week:)

God bless you and yours,
Gerry Lee

Comments

John G. Pierce October 9, 2007 at 4:24am

Bud -- Thanks for the add. It sounds as if you are really
into the thick of things with Christian comics these days.
(I just picked up HAND OF THE MORNINGSTAR #1 and
2 at the comics shop last week.) Currently I'm doing
Spanish translations for Buzz Dixon's GOOFYFOOT GURL.
Still hoping to get Jonni Star back into print someday soon.
Bud Rogers September 26, 2007 at 8:11pm

Hi Christina,

I'll send you a private message on your cover.
Bud Rogers September 26, 2007 at 8:08pm

Hi Joe,

It's been so long since we worked on that one, I'm not sure anymore. It sounds like it could have been in the original Korean text though, and maybe just tweaked a little bit.
Christina Cheek September 25, 2007 at 5:45pm

Hey Bud, saw you were online and stopped by to say hello and ask if you would like to help me on something, I think my main problem is the flats and too much feathering on the cover I just made, could you offer some constructive crit? Any help is much appreciated seeing as you have accomplished so much, Thanks and God Bless!
Joe Chiappetta September 25, 2007 at 12:52pm

Hey Bud, for the Manga Bible, I was wondering who came up with this line; "All of God's creatures are talking in bubbles!" Was that you? Either way, it is brilliant.
Anne Cameron Cutri September 22, 2007 at 4:13pm

Thanks alot for your comments, Bud, it means a lot coming from a pro like you.
Bud Rogers September 19, 2007 at 5:51pm

Hi Gerard,

I see Samson's story as a wonderful cautionary tale. To some extent, Samson's story is everyone's story. We've all been blessed by God to do wonderful works, but when we focus on self, that's when it all falls apart. One of the most haunting verses of Scripture to me are in Judges 16: 20, "But he did not know that the Lord had left him."

Anyway, the Son of Samson series touches on Samson's failings as much as his triumphs and mixes in plenty of spiritual lesons along the way.

I don't want to give too much away about Hand of the Morningstar, but the differing uses of the name "Mornigstar" does come into play.

Since I seem to remember that you enjoy anime and manga, you may also like TimeFlyz and Tomo.
Gerard Lee September 18, 2007 at 10:50pm

Dear Bud, I wanted to give you my comments about two books I'm about to buy next week. Don't know if my preconceptions will be useful for marketing purposes or not.

"Son of Samson": I think Samson is one of the biggest losers in the Bible. Only God's grace and mercy made his life worth telling, in my (probably clueless) opinion. So I really didn't want to read about Samson's son, but... all the reviews I'm hearing make it sound good, plus, you join the writing team in book 3, right? Steve MacDonald likened it to Conan, which I used to love. What does that say about me? I didn't buy the book because I don't like Samson, the mighty womanizing warrior, but I'll buy it because it's 'like Conan' the mighty womanizing warrior...ooh, what a hypocrite I am...*sigh*

Hand of the Morning Star: I'm weak on Biblical imagery... Is the devil the 'Star of the Morning' or is the Lord Jesus Christ 'the bright Morning Star'? Both? Or neither? Guess I'll find out next week:)

God bless you and yours,
Gerry Lee
Lisa Hutchinson September 13, 2007 at 3:18am

Hello, Bud! Thanks so much for the invite :)
Rob Woodrum September 10, 2007 at 4:43pm

Thank you for the welcome...and thank you for the invite!

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