Preview of Inked Pages for Raven Nevermore Issue #1, by Emmanuel Xerx Javier
June 1st, 2009
The time has come to finally show some examples to a comic series I’ve written entitled “Raven Nevermore”. I hope to get a 6-issue run written and completely produced over the next year. I’ll be pitching this series to a couple comic companies and crossing my fingers for ANY feedback even if it doesn’t get picked up. I may independently print up a limited run for kicks because, hell, I wanna hold SOMEthing in my hand!
The comic’s artist is an amazingly talented artist whom I couldn’t be prouder to work with. His name is Emmanuel Xerx Javier and you can see more of his work on DeviantArt or his on his blog (I also got him to do a Darkhawk commission for me of course!). I’ll be meeting him this summer in July at San Diego Comic Con! It’ll be some good good times!
Without further ado, here is page 6 and page 11; two of my favorite pages in the 22 page issue. Page 6 captures the feel and energy of the sketchy gambling house as well as the confident and frenzy nature of the table jumper (name withheld for now). Page 11 captures a moment of peace in the comic (one of the only times things calm down) and the sensitivity of the main character and his worried wife. Just plain captivating.
From here the pages have been sent to the letter and editor for this issue, Thomas Mauer (letter/editor for Killer of Demons, letterer for Bad Dog). I am currently hunting down a cover artist that will capture what is in my head and this part is without a doubt the HARDEST part of putting this together–I’m extremely picky about what it needs to look and feel like. I don’t want something traditional, I want something that takes a different approach. I’m not one for following “the norm” and that’s going to have to come across in the cover somehow.
Anyways, I’ll post a full lettered preview once I have it. I’m really excited about Thomas’ work on this book because I was a huge fan of both Killer of Demons and Bad Dog before I even realized he was the guy I contacted and contracted for this gig.
This book is a testament to something I’ve come to the awareness of this year: The hardest part of getting an idea out of your head, is feeling confident to take the steps to making that idea a reality. This year is the year NunoXEI gets ideas out of his head!
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