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So, having gotten all riled up about publishing, I wanted to do a recap, and see what ground we covered:
My first angry post was all about 'why' - why do it? What was the motivation? Why was I so bloody angry? And what was I doing about it?
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My first angry post was all about 'why' - why do it? What was the motivation? Why was I so bloody angry? And what was I doing about it?
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Part 2 was about identity - who are you? What should you know about yourself and the industry if you really want to get serious about it?
techgnotic.deviantart.com/ wrote as part of his amazing response: 'But I think there comes a time when the whole system becomes so exhausted from mindless repetition that a certain cynicism becomes the only form of true enlightenment and what we loved about our artistic obsessions gets forgotten.'
deevelliott.deviantart.com/ also had some strong thoughts, including 'you have to bite your lip when f**ked up the arse and treated like you don't matter, better still smile and say thank you very much.'
It was a very exciting thread that threw up some strong feelings - the revolution gained a little steam here!
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Part 3 was more on expectations, with a little genius coaching from the late great Wally Wood - one of the finest comic strip artists there has ever been.
Take outs - if you are lucky enough to work with the big boys, don't expect to get to draw your favorite. Character. Ever. And if you DO, don't expect it to be easy. Be prepared!
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Part 4 was my furious interlude - how do I feel now?
How has being a pro ACTUALLY effected me over the years?
What are the scars and the war stories?
Alan Moore's daughter Leah actually sent me a message saying how much she agreed, and how shocked she was that even somebody with my history in the biz should feel that way.
Lots of pros have had this journey:
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Part 5 was back to practical stuff:
Distribution
Avatars
How to behave as a creator
I got into a great discussion about avatars with mojoliazon.deviantart.com/ (The jury is still out. What do you think? See the conversation in the link!)
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Part 6 was all about experimentation, pushing the boundaries, being a unique voice, and the pros and cons of that.
Views on both sides were discussed in the thread that followed!
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Just Fucking Do It!
This was about boiling down the reality into one bold post.
You want to do it? Then just fucking do it!!!
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Thanks all for amazing feedback, thoughts, etc. I've really enjoyed browsing your galleries, and hearing about how you would change things given half the chance.
Feel free to share, and revisit the discussions! 
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On Detail
It seems I'm becoming known for my excessive detailing and textures. This is great, and I'm pleased to have a trait that is becoming a recognized feature of my art. But - and it's an important but, because it's to do with the craft of storytelling - I do work hard to balance the detailed pages with others that have a large amount of negative space or much simpler compositions, otherwise it's all just so much noise and the point is lost. I LOVE getting stuck into in all the intricacies that are part of making a, hopefully, believable world for my readers, but I try to leave room to breath too.
A city looks most impressive when you've driven o
It has been too long
Well, what a crazy couple of years! First Wonder Woman with the amazing Greg Rucka, then an issue of The Justice League with Rob Venditti, and after that The Brave and The Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman, which I also had the joy and honour of writing!
It has taken a LOOOOOONG time to get back onto the iconic books of my youth. I never thought I would - had kind of given up hope to some extent, after all it had been decades! I thought I was an almost-ran, somewhat a has-been, so my comeback was very unexpected. And what a comeback it turned out to be!
I'm now mid way through issue three of my latest DC series, The Green Lantern, with legendar
PARADISE REX PRESS, INC
Extremely thrilled about this: https://app.mailerlite.com/j9w9k6
My second prose publication after 'God Killers' is finally available - and with an afterword by the great China Miéville!
I'll be honest - I'm really nervous about it, now it's actually out! It's ferociously honest, very much a soul-bearing.
It's angry, it's odd, it's highly experimental, and it's verging on confessional - which perhaps is no surprise to anybody who reads my journals!
I have no doubt that some people will think it is pretentious, impenetrable crap - a one-trick pony.
But - I know it has also found its fans. China Mieville, for example, spent a long aft
What Are We To Do?
What ARE we to do?
I write to this miniscule bubble of mostly like-minded liberal friends - as like attracts like, and we've all learned the hard way in recent times that we are NOT the consensus.
As we slip into another inevitable age, who survives?
Because we will not change our ways - don't want to, or deny the proof of it - what then?
Do we take up the arms of those we have battled? Do we harden ourselves, cast aside our compassion for all human kind, and look no further than our defensible perimeter?
Do we prepare for the inevitable losses, and stop wasting our time with futile battles against elite institutions so powerful that non
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I enjoyed reading them even though I didn't comment on all of them. I humbly hope, that in your perusals of galleries, you overlooked mine because I've really got nothing to show (what I do would be akin to comparing Spike Jones music to Rachmaninov and there is no comparison). I'm hoping to change that but of course what I scribble out will never be at the same level as you or any of your idols (I know I've got to work hard--I just get discouraged extremely easily).