{"id":203,"date":"2011-05-02T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottkandrews.com\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2024-03-11T21:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:40:27","slug":"comics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scottkandrews.com\/index.php\/comics\/","title":{"rendered":"Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the mid 90s I focused an awful lot of energy on breaking into comics. My\u00a0success\u00a0was limited, to say the least – one comic published; one commissioned, finished and paid for but never published; one important life lesson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ghost Rider 2099: Daddy Dearest<\/h2>\n

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Read\u00a0Ghost Rider 2099: Daddy Dearest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1995 Marvel Comics commissioned me and my mate Sam Salgood<\/a> to produce an issue of Ghost Rider 2099. I don’t remember much about the setup of the book, but basically there was a big cyborg guy who faced off against an evil corporation called D’monix each month. There was a lot of cyberspace stuff, too. It was all very William Gibson.<\/p>\n

I rattled off a script and gave it to Sam, who’d worked for Marvel before on Clive Barker’s Saint Sinner<\/a> as Max Douglas. Sam drew all 22 pages plus a terrific cover. We were both paid in full and I sat back and waited for my first book to hit the stands.<\/p>\n

A few weeks later all the 2099 books were cancelled as part of what was called The Marvelution. Our GR-2099 issue never saw publication. Sam kindly agreed to letter it according to my script and between us we produced a finished copy in black and white, but with no-one to publish it the story languished in our drawers as a piece of file work to show editors what we could do.<\/p>\n

When I look at it now there are parts of it that really make me wince, especially the first four pages, but I think the overall story is sound, and Max conjured some good visual storytelling. It also mucks around with time a bit, something I don’t think entirely comes off, but I was keen to try out the technique.<\/p>\n

Anyway, the chances of it ever being published are slightly less than zero, in fact I doubt Marvel even have a copy of this story on file anywhere anymore.<\/p>\n

Raven Chronicles: Leader of the Pack<\/h2>\n

\"Raven<\/p>\n

To date the only comic book of mine to see print was issue 13 Caliber Comics<\/a>‘ Raven Chronicles<\/em> in October 1996. The art was by\u00a0Laurence Campbell<\/a>, who was just starting out on what has turned out to be a glittering career.<\/p>\n

A production problem resulted in a confusing finale – when the relationship between two characters changed from father\/daughter to brother\/sister within three pages – but apart from that I was pleased with the book.<\/p>\n

It’s actually been collected, in Volume 4 of the series<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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