Over the past few months, I’ve been working on art for Powerpop Comics, a new comics publisher out of New Jersey. It was my first stab at an actual comic book, and it has been a fun experience. Everything was kind of under wraps until now, as the site is up, the books are printed and the company is officially in business.
I’m the artist on Weird Thrills, an adventure comic about vampires and that kind of good stuff. The publisher’s intent is to create fun comics that are appropriate for all ages, and I think he’s put together a great story for this. I had no idea what to expect when I got involved, but the story has been a blast to illustrate. It’s also been a great learning experience, as far as the process of putting the pages together goes. I’m penciling, inking, coloring and lettering this thing, so the learning curve was kind of steep, especially with the deadlines.
It’s also refreshing to have a creative outlet that doesn’t involve stepping into the increasingly vicious and decreasingly civil world of political discourse. You have to take a break from that stuff, and a fun adventure story has been the perfect antidote for me.
Powerpop is also releasing a series called Comics Classics, which is comic book adaptations of classic short stories. And if you’re a teacher trying to get your students to read classics, they offer a classroom discount for subscriptions.
No more sales pitches, I promise.
If any of our local comic shops pick up this book, I’d certainly appreciate one more sales pitch.
Awesome. Congratulations Neal. Ditto, get a local store to carry some copies.