Busy, Busy, Busy! Life has been crazy busy for these past several months. Rust Angel #8 took me a lot longer than I would have liked... but here it is! You can read it here, and part 2 (had to split it up due to upload size being bigger) is here. Any thoughts are VERY appreciated!
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Look out! Shapeshifting Gloomtroopers!
Prayers Please: I've been feeling kinda "blah". I don't know if it's stress, lack of time, or just me, but I feel unmotivated, lost and unsure of where to go and what to do next.
It has recently come to my attention through the Phil Vischer Podcast (ding!) that a number of movies and books recently have been devoted to explaining the motivations of villains. Any good storyteller must look at the motivations of their characters, it’s part of creativity, but let me get to the point; why are we making whole movies (i.e. Maleficent, Star Wars episode III, etc.) dedicated to explaining why villains are evil? To me, there doesn’t need to be much explanation.
This is nothing new; several stories in multiple media forms in the last couple of decades have attempted this before. They say that the villain does what he does because he suffered some personal tragedy as a youth. Since I haven’t actually seen the Maleficent movie yet, nor do I plan to, I’ll use a character we’re all familiar with: Magneto.
The first X-Men movie begins at a Nazi concentration camp in the midst of World War II. Young Magneto is separated from his parents, and then, as a response to his personal grief, becomes increasingly hostile toward non-mutants. This is in contrast to Doctor Doom, who was always an egomaniac, and just used his scarring as an excuse to take over the world.
Magneto, Darth Vader, Syndrome, and now Maleficent. All have became villains because of some past personal tragedy. This pattern is so pervasive in our culture lately that even some of my own villains at one time fit this mold, but what I’ve found out is that this treatment diminishes the villain in the eyes of the audience. The audience feels a sort of sympathy toward the villain. In effect, it makes it appear that evil does not exist; it is a construct of society. That, as I think we all can agree, is wrong. Due to our rebellion against God, all humanity is cursed, which means that we are all inherently evil, and I believe our stories should reflect that.
Uh-oh! Looks like O-boy's in a jam. Thanks for all the kind words last time. I am presently working on strip 7 out of 12 in the first story arc. Have a great day.
Another preview panel featuring O-boy ready for action!
Hello All,
Sorry i haven't been around lately, but i have been very busy setting up my new Tee Shirt Studio.
I took a leap of faith and through crowd funding was able to raise the funds to start my new studio.
I Design and print my own shirts now.. :)
I am also still working on RJ in Space and Soul of a hero with D.L. And i am sure their will be more comics in the near future... but for now I thought i would keep you all in the loop as i have had a few ppl asking where i have been..
I am sorry.. just so busy :)
Thanks muchly for all the support, and may Yahew bless you all!..
It is with sadness for us to inform the community that CCAS founder, Don Ensign, has gone home to be with the Lord. He passed from this life to his eternal glory at about 1:00am Wednesday, March 19, 2014. For those of us here, who knew him, Don will be greatly missed. Don is rejoicing being in the presence of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Another preview panel from the O-boy Comic strip by me and Kevin D. Lintz. Here archvillain Glooma shields her eyes from the hated light. More to come.
I'm about halfway through the archive of Megan Kearney's Beauty and the Beast, and it is a really, really quality read!
Megan is a Toronto based animator who has a deep love and knowledge of Old European stories and culture, and a definite gift for character development and dialogue. You can find the strip at Comic Fury: http://www.batb.thecomicseries.com/
Beauty and the Beast less of a romance than it is the meeting of two developing personalities that are forced to adapt to each other, and Kearney really knows how to ripen a story in a slow but gripping fashion. Check it out!
I'm trying a lot of new and somewhat weird-in-the-world-of-comics promotional ideas to build an audience for my stories, so I signed up for a class in marketing. Related to the class in marketing is a "scavenger hunt" they produce as a way to get people engaged in social media and push them to experience using all kinds of forms.
I've been working hard on it and I'm in the top ... six? as far as I can tell... of contestants who maxed out on points. So I'm in the tiebreaker round and the biggest point value is an insane challenge to get the most views on a video in response to another YouTube video by Sunday at 4pm (pretty sure that's EST, but I'll have to check.
I've posted one video before - ever. For an earlier challenge on the scavenger hunt. Everybody I'm competing against already has an audience and a business that's formally launched and all. This is such a long shot it isn't even funny.
So I bought the iMovie app (my iPad, a Mother's Day gift, is too old to have it standard) and I did my best on short notice to create a video appropriate for the challenge. The good news is that it's short, has exciting music, and is true. I really wish I had more of my work on the actual iPad because I didn't have time to take photos of everything I've been working on!
Here's the video: http://youtu.be/1RdaSn1yhKU
It would mean so much to me personally if you'd view, like, and share this. Also - if this works, I may have hit on an effective way to promote comics that you can use, too!
Posting a preview panel to the O-Boy comic strip I am working on with Kevin D. Lintz. In this panel, arch villain and enemy of the light, Glooma, is rallying her Gloomtroopers for some, no doubt, gloomy trouble. Hope O-boy can save the day.
I was interviewed by Christian Comic Books in "I Interview Al Nickerson!!":
http://archangelscomicbooks.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/41780511-i-interview-al-nickerson-
There's even some preview artwork from AN ACT OF FAITH #8 (which goes on sale in April):
http://archangelscomicbooks.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=15428955
Ladies and Gentlemen Angel Lite Comics is pleased to announce that a PDF 'Ashcan' version of the story 'A Knight no one Forgets' by David Rothschiller and Matthew Skelly, is available for a small donation of $1.50 via Paypal. Please purchase a copy and help support Angel Lite Comics as this fledgling Christian Comics company attempts to establish itself and gain some momentum. We invite you to read more about the PDF story at the Angel Lite Comics site: http://www.angellitecomics.com/a_knight_no_one_forgets_pdf_ashcan_edition_150\. Thank you for your support!
The Christian Comic Arts Society is looking for someone to help build and possibly maintain a website for the Alpha Omega Con.
The Alpha Omega Con
Saturday, September 20th, 2014
Redeemer Church La Mirada
15151 Cordova Rd.
La Mirada, CA 90638
Show 10am-6pm
Interested? Want more information? Contact:
Holly Knevelbaard, Convention Director
alphaomegacon20@gmail.com
Angel Lite Comics is looking for a volunteer comic artist to draw and letter David Rothschiller's upcoming story project 'Dirt and Roses'. A brief synopsis of the story and some concept drawings can be found at this LINK.
This is not a paid position, rather David is looking for team mates for Angel Lite that believe that his stories will glorify God and be a blessing to many readers, and will volunteer their time and talents to help this come to be.
Interested parties who would like to inquire about the position and project may contact me at tempest_raiko@yahoo.com, and I will forward your message to David right away:)
Thank you for your time and interest!
Gerry Lee
