Go back to the source

When I was younger, I would spend some summer days in my grandma’s apartment watching TV while my parents worked. One of my favorite memories is of seeing a strange cartoon, very unlike the standard Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, or any other mindless children’s show of the time. I was only able to catch a glimpse of the second half of the episode, and I wouldn’t see the entire series until I was in high school, but it captured my imagination.

The show was an anime called Ronin Warriors, and I blame it for turning me into a comic artist.

High school and college have come and gone, and Ronin Warriors has vanished from most anime radars, but its influence on me remains. Now that I have the time and creative freedom, I’ve gone back to Ronin Warriors, found my inspiration, and drafted up twenty-seven chapters of my current, and most ambitious, comic project.

At twenty-seven chapters half of the story has been written and sits at a major turning point. While the second “season” stews in my mind, I’m again, reworking costume designs and getting to know my characters. I hope to have material to share soon, as this project is consuming most of my creative output.

Creating a comic is no small feat, and while this project is time-consuming and creatively intensive, I’m feeling artistically fulfilled for the first time. Wish me luck in avoiding writer’s and artist’s block.