{"id":17107,"date":"2019-02-21T02:50:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T08:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/?p=17107"},"modified":"2019-02-21T02:51:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T08:51:42","slug":"17107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/?p=17107","title":{"rendered":"Mercy Sparx alt. cover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Things have been getting busy around here, despite American \nMythology Publishing’s mystify-ingly unwise reluctance to having me \nwork on Casper. They are really dug in against the idea of working \nwith me…and don’t seem to have learned anything at all from my \ntactics. There’s a reason I get more traction on my posts than the \naverage bear…I’m fun (albeit in a chaotic train wreck of a way).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it’s a generational thing maybe, because there are a lot of \ncomic book pros who don’t seem to understand that the internet is not \nyoung anymore and just posting a picture of the cover and saying “go buy\n this” is not going to cut it. If you don’t have any more imagination \nto your posts than a line in a catalogue, you’re wasting your time, and a\n space in people newsfeeds by posting. And if that’s all you have to \nsay and as much depth as you have about your own books….maybe you \nshouldn’t be publishing comic books at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FFS even Wendy’s makes sure that their twitter account is fun to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ANYWAYS, I’ll continue harassing them later this week…I gotta get a portfolio ready for them! I’ve already begun….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think it looks pretty good…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IN the meantime, spring is going to be here before I know it and with spring comes things ramping up in the comic book publishing. Along with the stuff I gotta get done for my own book, I’ve got a few freelance projects that have come in that are going to actually be fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First on the docket is an alternative cover for an upcoming issue of Mercy Sparx, Published by Devil’s Due.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Devil’s Due is run by a guy named Josh Blaylock who is one of about \n14 people in this entire industry who I respect. Josh always knows what\n time it is. He was among the first to kick off the wave of 80’s \nnostalgia, getting the licensing to GI Joe…cripes..ten years ago? \nDevil’s Due does licensed work ( Army of Darkness, Big Trouble in Little\n China) and original content like Mercy Sparx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercy is a real solid book and character, it’s supernatural, it’s action, it’s drama, it’s funny and weird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh asked if I’d do a cover for Sparx and I said “hell’s yeah”. \nAfter all, one of my Zombie Fetuses have already Cameo-ed in that \nseries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I read through the recent issue and looked over the reference stuff \nhe sent me and knocked out a handful of sketches. She has a big \nsupporting cast including a lot of cool looking creatures and \ndemons…too many to choose from. He mentioned that in the upcoming \nstory that Mercy…how can I word this so as not to spoil \nanything…ends up in a position of power. So that is an element I \ncould use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve had this basic composition and concept in the holster for awhile\n (character sitting on a throne with figures falling and piling up) , \nbut never found the right project for it. Having the throne made out of\n buildings I think is a nice touch and gives it an abstract \ncommunication of her in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sometimes simple things catch my imagination, though. Mercy has a \ncool grappling gun with a bear trap on the end of it for catching Angels\n by their wings…how can I pass that up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I like the concept of “D” a lot…but it would make a better gif than a cover. These are decent…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The more I look at “F” the less I like it…the more I look at “E” the better I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This next one here I think stands out, it’s not just an action scene. It conveys a lot about her disposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It might fit a little better if we did it as a sideways cover. \nThat’d depend on where the bulk of these alternative covers would be \nseen. If they are mostly for online sales…then sideways is a cool \nunique thing. If it’s for stores….they won’t be very thrilled and \nJosh and I would point the finger at each other as to who’s stupid idea \nit was to put a sideways image on a cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyhooo….I’ll show you more on that soon. Next time…something…else ( shrug)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Things have been getting busy around here, despite American Mythology Publishing’s mystify-ingly unwise reluctance to having me work on Casper. They are really dug in against the idea of working with me…and don’t seem to have learned anything at all from my tactics. There’s a reason I get more traction\u2026 Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17107"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17107"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17110,"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17107\/revisions\/17110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arseniclullabies.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}