In the novel and manga creation process one of the things that you have to do at the outset is world building. I just started writing chapter 4 of the novel “graphic noise” which will also be turned into a manga. The two main characters are Shiro Ijima, the best selling scifi author and the other character is Noiz, the manga artist. The story is set in Manhattan in the present. Usually I write scifi set in a post-apocalyptic future,…..
So I am working on a new manga and novel called “graphic noise” which is a yaoi manga about an indie manga artist and a best selling science fiction author who meet at AnimeFest, a comic convention. The story is set in New York City and will as much explore the particular culture of Manhattan like the subway, bike messengers, Central Park, Grand Central Station and the Javitz Convention Center as it will be a story about two artists getting…..
Anime is one of my favorite things. I have been watching anime since I was young. The funny thing is that you can see anime when you are young and it has no effect on you or you can watch it and become an avid fan. I grew up with such shows as Akira, Robotech, Voltron, Ghost in the Shell, Gundam, Gatchaman, Transformers, Dungeons and Dragons. I like anime that is art driven and plot driven. Things like the Simpsons or…..
As an author, script writer and illustrator who does the cover art and all the graphics in grydscaen: tribute, it is a passion for me. The project “A Storm’s Coming” or otherwise known in kanji as “Imminent Storm” is the first graphic novel or manga for grydscaen. The project took about 3 weeks to create once all the drawing was completed. The manga is black and white and features Rom, the main character on the cover. Rom was the very first…..
