He had a vision for a story we could do right then that wouldn’t compromise the main story of the Melanites comic. It would be a one-page story about what Born Again Thugs stood for.
That begs the question, what does Born Again Thugs stand for?
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"Can a Thug Be Born Again" by Corance Davis
There's a method to the madness, fam
 I'm helping my people get out the word about their upcoming comic THE MELANITES, which is dropping soon. |
"It's Elementary. They Want Us ALL GONE Eventually." -Nas
I catch a fair amount of flack for occasionally depicting cops as bad people in my comics, or for saying things my conservative friends think are unfair to so-called "good cops" on social media. I never really feel the need to defend my positions, because I know that now that they cannot hide, the "bad apples" will show their colors and make my point for me.
Panel-to-Panel commentary- "BORN AGAIN THUGS: ROOTZ OF TRUTH "
Here's my Artist Commentary for the new Born Again Thugs short story I worked on for my client Tyger Ra-Seth. The script was by my GhostWerks bredren Corance Davis. I did the art and lettering.
Celebrating TEN YEARS on Twitter!
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PREVIEW- "Champion of Children Vol1: I'm Known as the Champ"
I'm Famous #10: me and Corance interviewed by KungFuJackKnife dot com
"In a world where giant robots exist, those without them get stepped on..." -Corance Davis
Storm Warnings...
this drawing of Storm from the X-men is one of the pieces I'm hanging at the Janette Kennedy Gallery today as part of Underground: Dallas' Hidden Talents, the show I'm participating in courtesy of the fine folks of ArtLoveMagic.com. Prints will be available at the show, and at Dallas Comicon, which I will also be set up at that same weekend (because I'm insane in the membrane), longside my man Corance of the mighty GhostWerks crew. Anyways, I have been wanting to draw another Storm piece for a minute, and this show gave me the perfect excuse! hope y'all like it!
holla! -samax
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New page of "Spontaneous"
Happy New Year, everybody! Because YOU demanded it (you know who you are), here's the next page of Spontaneous! as the name implies, I'm making this up as I go. Feel free to make suggestions on what should happen next. Sometimes, I will actually FOLLOW them!
(in case you missed it, peep the previous page here).
holla!
-samax
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The next few GhettoManga Events
if you're gonna be in Dallas this Sunday from 11a-3p, you'll wanna swing by and see us at Malcolm's Swap Meet in Deep Ellum (click the pic for directions) where there will be tons of artists and musicians selling various t'ings just in time for your last minute holiday shopping. I'll have magazines, comics, books, prints and original art on sale there.
after that, it's back to the lab to prepare for Underground, the next big ArtLoveMagic event, at SouthSide on Lamar the last weekend of January. peep the flier for more info and expect more about this show as it gets closer. those that know the deal will wanna get their tickets now, while they're half price (i'm just sayin'... Don't be surprised if that show sells out before the day of...) also, that same weekend i will ALSO be at Dallas Comicon ('longside Corance, of the mighty GhostWerks crew), which i expect to kick major tail as well. Adam Hughes, Michael Golden, Jim Mahfood and Mark Brooks among others (like me!) will be in'a da place, so gird your loins for that joint!anyways, that's what's up. hope to see some of y'all out and about. otherwise, enjoy the holla day cheer!
easy now,
-samax
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a little NOIR-FU for ya
written by Corance,of the mighty GhostWerks crew
you might not have heard of Dan Fu, but he's one of my favorite writer/artists. I've met him a few times over the years and have enjoyed his work, but he left the scene for a while. So one day, I just decided to Google his name to see if he had something out that I didn't know about, and sure enough I came upon his web-comic, The Retriever.
He bills it as a noir-fu comic, which sounds right up my alley. After reading the first 3 issues, I can say that this comic is pretty awesome!
The first thing that struck me when I started reading The Retriever, is how much Dan's art has improved. The first time I was exposed to his work was way back in the mid 90's when he did a short romantic story in an Antarctic Press anthology. Back then, his art was expressive and subtle, but light and a bit tentative. In The Retriever Dan seems to have surer footing. The black spots required by the noir atmosphere lend his art a weight and gravity without sacrificing the subtlety that entertains the eye. 
This subtlety can be most appreciated in the character design. The main character, Jackson Lau, is a cool Bruce Lee in a trench coat; but beyond him, the bad guys, supporting cast and even peripheral back-ground characters have designs that seem well thought out and distinctive. No throwaways for my boy Fu. The panel to panel storytelling is also strong, which serves the stories well. And it's the stories that are the real attraction here. As subtle and natural as Dan's renderings are, so is the writing. The dialogue is always funny and interesting, which serves a very rich cast. They go through stories that, at first, seem like your common private eye cases; until the twist endings, which are what really make this comic tic. And I hate to call them that because it makes it seem like a cheap trick, but the twists at the end of the stories are actually quite poignant. It's for that reason, I won't get into the specific events of the stories because you owe it to yourself to see them unfold with your own eyes.
But I will touch on the fight scenes; and yes, they do put the “fu” in noir-fu. Ya boy Jackson Lau got madd skillz! This fact is exhibited in the 1st issue in a very humorous, yet definite scene where he takes out a group of thugs led by a pretty tough brother. They way the fight went kinda caught me by surprise, in fact. So, if stories about people with madd skillz is your thing, here's some phat linkage for you: the-retriever.com
And if you're feeling what he's doing, holla like ya know him!
I am Corance.
in addition to being one-fifth the mighty ghostWerks crew, Corance is a writer, stand-up philosopher, and co-creator of Champion of Children, (the greatest Kids' Comic you've never heard of) and The Sparrow (an urban contemporary martial arts western). now that we have a black president, he is running out of excuses and will probably blow up soon.
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Dallas Webcomics Expo is TODAY!
Right now I'm getting ready to go to the Dallas Webcomics Expo, which takes place in Plano,TX today . I'm going primarily to find new webcomics and stuff to talk about on this blog, but i'll also be at a table 'longside my man Corance of the mighty GhostWerks crew, and we'll be happy to sell comics, magazines and assorted t'ing. I'll have several new prints like this SWEET drawing of Panda from Jason Pearson's Body Bags i completed this week for those who can make it out here's a map where we will be at below.
I'll be selling the 8 x 11 prints (i got this Spiderman joint, plus Batman and Superman prints on deck as well) for $10 each at the show, and probably doing some commission sketches too. I know not everyone can make it out to one of our shows, so if you're looking to get a drawing, convention prices are in effect for the Holla Day season. If you want a print, you can pay w/Paypal. if you're interested in a commission, get at me!
holla!
-samax
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