Ladies and Gentlemen.... Flux!

A while ago, Agent Burgos of the Arizona Avengers sent me a tweet asking me to retweet it. Since Burgos is also the guy who interviewed me for The Weekly Dose on www.comicbooktherapy.com a bit back, I thought nothing of it and retweeded the post. A bit later I went back and clicked the link and read the story. It was about Tracie's Tooth Fairy, a non profit organization that raises awareness and much needed funds for people who require dental work as a result of going through chemotherapy and radiation for cancer treatment. As I too had cancer, I became intrigued in the story. From the best of my knowledge I didn't have any negative effects from my chemo and radiation. The catch is, insurance won't pay for the dental work because the damage to an individual's teeth is a result of a medical procedure.
I read the story and then reread parts. Looked at the photos and saw the beautiful smile Tracie had. I linked to the facebook page for Tracies Tooth Fairy and looked at the photo albums. Then I decided to do something about it. I left a post on her page that said I wanted to make her a character in my comic book, Youth in Asia. I had already begun writing a story involving the character, originally the new heroine was going to be played by Kyle, Nash's girlfriend.
Last Wednesday night, or Thursday morning as it were, the young lady in the article contacted me on facebook. She said that Dan Burgos had got in touch with her about me making her into my new character. She was excited, and asked if I had concept artwork. I immediately began drawing costume pieces for her to pick from. The next morning I emailed the pics to her and she replied with her choice. We have continued to discuss the story ideas and costume color schemes.
The other night I drew up a larger version of the character in order to have a better grasp of the colors to be used. I texted the picture to her and she loved it.
And last night, I wrote a six page origin story for her character in Youth in Asia. I emailed the script to her and am awaiting a reply with her thoughts. I will commence with the page work tonight. It's going to be a great start to a character that will bring a lot of new adventures the Youth in Asia universe.
All because I retweeted.

Part 17... "What the FUCK?"

So the inking continues at a near break wrist pace. 20 down.... 34 left standing. Things continue to improve, I think as I grow ever closer to the final destination of the finished graphic novel. Once I complete this then I will worry about "filming" all the bonus scenes and stuff. I am honestly enjoying this inking process a little bit more than I have in the past. Although, it's just tedious and nerve wracking as I basically attempt to not fuck up all the work I have done, so I get uber tense when I ink. My wrist tightens and my elbow hurts from trying to hold my arm steady. It's been my elbow and my finger that have been bugging me more than my wrist this time around. So either I am doing something right or something very very wrong.
Venus is set to write herself a bio for the book, as am I. But I think I know what I need to say. Although it could all change in the blink of an eye. Basically I am planning on writing a semi serious but completely ridiculous bio for myself. Heralding my galactic conquests of lesser savage beings and my introducing them to Grrry who would level the playing fields and tear their worlds asunder. Agnew who is the bringer of life and death. And Kyle, the goddess of being the girl upstairs. Not to mention, Nash who would just assume kick you in the nuts as shake your hand. And holder of the Galactic Heavyweight Hardcore Wrestling Championship.
Basically these remaining production notes are for the express purpose of documenting my descent into madness from the inking process. Any useful information or entertainment value attained from these last few posts is purely coincidental.