Small item, but hopefully helpful for those looking… I added a section to the Library tab with story-by-story links to those presented in Heroic: Heroes Now. Note that these are original stories only and don’t include the new and unpublished art from original creators, scans of original scripts and the unfinished, unpublished Patriot #2 storyContinue reading “Heroic: Heroes Past stories in Library”
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First reaction to Heroic: Heroes Past
Heroic: Heroes Past started hitting mailboxes today, and that included the box of The Light artist (and back cover contributor) Anthony Gray…
The waiting is the hardest part
And so it begins. All of the copies of Heroic: Heroes Past that were intended to be mailed have been mailed and are winding their way to the houses of contributors, United Fanzine Organization members, reviewers, customers and a few extra friends. Now, I wait. I’m usually not so antsy about feedback on my books.Continue reading “The waiting is the hardest part”
Friendships make it work
Permit a personal aside… In the wake of receiving Heroic: Heroes Past from the printer, I’ve found myself being emotional in thinking about the friendships and camaraderie reborn by the project. Putting it lightly, I was lax in maintaining my relationships with the small press creative community since dropping out in my senior year inContinue reading “Friendships make it work”
HEROIC: HEROES PAST is here!
After months of planning and scanning, of reaching out to long-lost acquaintances and rebuilding friendships, of hours on InDesign and Photoshop…HEROIC: HEROES PAST is here! The book is 90 pages including glossy, full color covers and inside front covers with black and white interiors. Content covers my hero writing from the 80’s with art by:Continue reading “HEROIC: HEROES PAST is here!”
Hologram #2 is here!
We had a slight hiccup in the form of a dead computer that needed to be replaced in short order, so Hologram #2 is a tad late. But it is HERE! With the overture over, the story starts in earnest. Our pal Joe tries to figure out the ramifications of what’s happened to him…and othersContinue reading “Hologram #2 is here!”
False alarm (I hope!)
So Matt and I spent a good portion of the day (Sorry, Matt!) tryin to figure out why some pages in the proof were so pixelated. Finally – being the graphic design guru that he is – Matt said that the only way to know that the printer has a good copy is to printContinue reading “False alarm (I hope!)”
And that’s why you make a proof
Ugh. So close. Matt K took a look at the Heroic: Heroes Past digital proof and noticed some graininess in a few pages. I’m printing a full copy of the file right now for a final verification, but his critique uncovered some huge image size discrepancies that could be at the root of the problem.Continue reading “And that’s why you make a proof”
Heroic: Heroes Past proofs are in hand
This is not a drill. I actually have digital proofs of Heroic: Heroes now. Only one minor tweak as best I can see, but I’m giving Matt Kanaracus a chance to look it over before green-lighting the presses. It’s only fair, seeing as a healthy portion of the book was drawn by his pen…over 30Continue reading “Heroic: Heroes Past proofs are in hand”
Gremlins!
William Henry Caddell tells me that he has had the dreaded technology issues with his personal computer, and that’s set him back a week or so on Hologram #2. He’s pushing fast to be done close to the first of the month, but it sounds like we shouldn’t be surprised if the issue is aContinue reading “Gremlins!”
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