Scott A. Shuford

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We have some exciting news! CCAS has moved to a new and improved version of our platform. Not only is it more powerful and better organized, it is completely responsive (looks great on all devices).

ATTN: MEMBERS WHO JOINED AFTER AUGUST 22, 2019
The only issue we are experiencing with this move:
Members who joined after August 22, 2019 WILL NEED TO RE-ENTER THEIR PROFILE QUESTION, ANSWERS. Please accept our sincere apologies for this inconvenience.

ALL MEMBERS:
We have added a new Profile Question: "Which Category best describes you?"

Categories: Amateur Artist, Professional Artist, Amateur Writer, Professional Writer, Independent Self-Publisher, Traditional Publisher, and Fan.

Please edit your Profile, and select your chosen category. By choosing the category that best describes you, will enable you to add content to the appropriate new modules:
1. Artists: Add photos to the new Arts & Prints Photo Module.
2. Writers: Add your bio information to the new Writers List Module.
3. Publishers: Add your bio information to the new Publishers List Module.
4. Publishers & Writers: Add books to the new Comic Books & Graphic Novels Module.

CLICK HERE to Edit Profile Questions.

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Mission Viejo, CA

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https://www.FrontGateMedia.com

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I'm excited to be serving on the Board of Directors for CCAS. :) In 2001, I founded FrontGate Media which has become the #1 pop-culture media group in the Christian market. Among other things, FrontGate is the #1 place to reach Worship Leaders and Church Musicians. FrontGate Media connects organizations to every demographic of Christian via our 15 million subscribers, 25 million monthly page views, 600,000 attendees at our events and in 45 million television households. We also provide Public Relations and Social Media services. I am a founding partner at the design/manufacturing firm Extra Mile Merch; My Broken Palace providing hope and healing to the 15-25 age group; and Splatter, an ecommerce and fulfillment service. In 1997 I brought Gofishnet.com, one of the first Christian music web sites, to market which was later purchased by Crosswalk.com. Previous experience includes sales, marketing and distribution with Frontline Music Group, and as a Music Buyer for Berean Christian Stores. I am excited to currently serve on Advisory Boards for the Biola Media Conference, Christian Comic Arts Society, and Grove Center for the Arts. I am active with the The Barnabas Group, Evangelical Christian Publishers Associationand Visual Story Network.

My Testimony: (We encourage members to share briefly about how their faith in Christ has impacted their lives.)

Came to know God in high school because Jesus thought a lot like me... ;) Am working to own His love for me.

Dream Job: (If you could have your dream job in the comics industry, what would it be?)

I have it: helping comics people and companies connect together and to the consumer audience they are trying to reach. :)

Favorite Comic Creators:

Anyone who is a Christian creating any kind of comics...

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Staynlis January 19, 2009 at 5:50pm

I wish we had had something like that. Integrating the comic thing is totally new, but as soon as we get some shows like that you can bet your mom's left arm it will be video taped. Our next major event will be May22 and hopefully we will have access to a hi-def professional video camer. Lord willing, we will see. Appreciate the support Scott, take it easy man.... Joshua
Chris Well January 19, 2009 at 3:12pm

Hi, Scott - thanks for the invite! Have a great night!
Erica V. Zumpano January 19, 2009 at 8:33am

wow you've been very busy. hey it's me Erica. Sorry i've taken so long, been busy with school. Sometimes i get discouraged, as i'm making my comic it seems no one really reads it. They just flip through the pages. Sometimes i feel like giving up, what should i do?
Staynlis January 17, 2009 at 3:47pm

Hey Scott, same group lol. I just wanted to put up a group profile so all of us would have equal access to discussion that takes place and a central place for all of us to get to know the artists.

I've been getting to know a lot of the artists on here and the synergy is awesome. The band feeds off of the art and the artists feed off of the music. All of the ground work to raise an environment where collective projects can flourish are in place on this sight. Off of this ning, I can see a nice little garden of Christian media and entertainment outlets taking root. Several people have already offered to help us with our projects. I would like to see some leadership come in and say hey, we would like to dip into the CCAS pond to create a cartoon or anime film; or we would like to hold a contest to give some people on here better opportunities; or even to create standards and an award ceremony where great work can be recognized and awarded.

I will say though that for all intesive purposes the people specializing in comics and the people specializing in hard rock and metal are a great fit for each other. If nothing else happens, I can say that the work that our mediums can do together will probably flourish for a long time to come.

Ok, this is already too long for a comment lol, but our pictures haven't been approved yet and I was just wondering how long it usually takes.
Thanks Scott, take it easy man... Joshua
Rick Tuma January 17, 2009 at 1:36pm

Hey, Scott! Actually I heard of you folks from a Christian writer friend of mine, Lou Carlozo, at the Chicago Tribune (I work in the news graphics department). Lou and I worked on a comic feature that we were unsuccessful in selling. We thought your sketchbook might be a nice place to submit a few panels so that the idea isn't sitting dead in a file drawer! I've written to Ralph regarding submission criteria.

The icing on the cake was discovering this cool Christian social network for artist/cartoonists! I'll be exploring it over the next few weeks to see what's up. I may be a bit slow adding visual content but it'll happen. For now you can see a sample of some of my work at my website: www.ricktuma.com

Rick Tuma - Artist Portfolio

Rick Tuma illustrations, infographics, design
Juan Carlos Baez January 16, 2009 at 8:36am

Hi Scott. Thank you for your comments and for welcoming me to this site. I didn't hear you on Moody radio but I did use to work as supervisor of their bookstore years ago. A friend and colleague actually forwarded the link and I think it is an amazing site. I look forward to connecting with you guys as well, especially since we're praying about moving to California. We're trying to escape this frigid weather. Blessings!
marcus hayden January 15, 2009 at 6:33pm

Hi Scott, I'm really impressed with the organised way this network works, it's very much like facebook- a question you might know- is there a way to look at other member's favorite pictures?
Christopher Tupa January 15, 2009 at 7:12am

Thats great! I went to the comic con in 2005, 2006. I was amazed! So much talent and creativity!!!
Christopher Tupa January 15, 2009 at 4:21am

Thank tou very much Scott! Glad to be here! I hope I can use my art to reach someone and maybe make a differance!

I saw your slideshow, was that San Diego Comic Con you were at?
Michael C. January 14, 2009 at 9:48pm

Thanks for the welcome? Hey, could I ask you a question? For the sketch book, how big are we supposed to draw our pictures? Also, when you said to contact you and Eric Jansen did you mean to ask both of you whenever we had a question? Thanks for your time.

Michael

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