Anatomy of a digital art piece…
Anatomy of a digital art piece...If you didn’t already know, Michael Nelsen isn’t just a colorist, he’s a writer and artist, too. While Faction and his project, The Associate, were in Small Press Idol 2009, he decided he wanted to do a piece of art for Faction… Below is the evolution of the piece. ACKER BLACKLINE ACKER COLORS

Faction issue 1 – What? A Preview?
Faction issue 1 - What? A Preview?If you have read Faction issue 0, you know how it ends and might get a bit of an idea of what these pages mean… without words and such, it doesn’t say everything, but does say a lot.   Arnie showed me these pages in person yesterday at So Cal Comics, where we hooked up with Jon Bolerjack, our new inker (still jazzed about that), to talk shop. Enjoy the sneak peek! Page 3 is still a work in progress, by the way… Arnie is working on something really cool for part of the page.

Welcome Jon Bolerjack to the Faction Team!
Welcome Jon Bolerjack to the Faction Team!I’d like to thank everyone who responded to the ads we placed to find an inker for Faction, first off. I know it’s always hard to get yourself out there and we appreciate that you took the interest in our “little” epic project. In the end, we had a chance meeting which turned into the best possible outcome for the book. Jon Bolerjack, who you may know from several projects he has been involved with, most recently inking Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash for Wildstorm, has joined up! Arnie and I met him in person for the first time during our signing at So Cal Comics in San Diego and hit it off. After taking a look thr

Special thanks to So Cal Comics & MakeItSoMarketing
Special thanks to So Cal Comics & MakeItSoMarketingI just wanted to throw a special thank you out to Southern California Comics in San Diego and Make It So Marketing’s Michael Hamersky for helping to make for an amazing signing yesterday. Arnie and I made a trip to San Diego to Southern California Comics and were welcomed with open arms by the owner and staff of the large comic book store with easily the largest selection of new, back issue, and trade comics in the county. They set us up so we could talk to customers as they browsed the new books, so we had the opportunity to discuss our book, Faction, as well as others on the racks because, well, we’re a

Faction writer and artist signing in SAN DIEGO!
Faction writer and artist signing in SAN DIEGO!Hey, if you wanted to meet Arnie and I (artist and writer), we’ll be at a signing in San Diego next week! 11 am – 4 or 5 pm on Wednesday November 11th Southern California Comics – http://www.socalcomics.com/ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=8280%20Clairemont%20Mesa%20Bl.%20%23124%20San%20Diego%2C%20CA.%2092111 Southern California Comics