Adventures of Men and Angels

Adventures of Men and Angels Preview Page 2

Previously we talked about jumping into a story at points farther into the tale rather than starting at the beginning. Then allowing the exposition of the characters and narrator to fill in the details of how we got to this point. Today we see more of that method of story telling  while the drama of the current situation escalates.

Credit where credit is due: Lest I forget again, you may have noticed the credit box on page 1. While I am to blame for the plot, story, penciling, inking, coloring and lettering, I had the much needed help in editing and proof reading the finished script from friend and fellow creator Leonardo Rimirez. Without his help the finished project would not have made as much sense, nor would it have had the same polish. Mr. Rimirez is no stranger to the printed page. He is a screenwriter and an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy and graphic novels. His work: THE JUPITER CHRONICLES was a semi-finalist in the “New Voices in Animation” contest and is currently in the top 18% on Coverfly. Find out more on his web site: leonardoverse.com and find him on X (formerly Twitter) @ x.com/leonardoverse. Thanks, Lenny, you are a Godsend!

See you next post, folks! – Mark

Page 1 starts the story with a healthy dose mystery, drama and action! This scene is not the beginning. In the original draft there was several pages leading up to this point in our tale. But rather than bore you with a lot of details at the beginning, we cut to the chase got right to the fun! In doing so, the use of exposition in the character dialog has been put to use to fill in the details of how they arrived at this point in the story as we go. A tried and true method of story telling used back in the hey day of comics.

Enjoy and check back soon for more! Thanks! – Mark

This is the inside cover for the special Preview issue of Adventures of Men & Angels comic coming soon!

To introduce the story I used a scripture from Revelation and illustrated the action. To give the intro a bit more drama and weight. I wanted it to look ancient so rather than inking this page I used my favorite photo editing software to give it a sepia look, like parchment. I designed the panel borders to look somewhat like a scroll.

I channeled inspiration from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s mid sixties Mighty Thor series when they were at their peak. I can’t really do an decent imitation of Lee or Kirby’s styles but I endeavor to capture the flavor of action and drama their work conveyed.

More soon! Stay tuned! Thanks! – Mark

 

Special 12 Page Preview

We are nearing the launch date for the series. We also  have some merchandise in the way of posters, t-shirts and special edition books nearly ready for sell as well. We plan to add a crowd funding site to promote the series and fgive away premiums to those who join us in making the dream a reality!

This is much updated final cover. The inside pages will feature the completed art and the lettering for almost half the first issue. So read it, review it and then accept your mission to purchase a copy of the first issue and the related merch in support of the project and help us continue the series.

By the way, you may notice a few changes in these pages from earlier postings on the web site. During the 3 plus years this first issue was being completed we were developing the storyline, titles, logos, character designs and just about everything. Nothing was in concrete, everything was on the table. Finally we can see the launch date on the horizon!