It’s official! Blueprint Magazine will be running half-page strips in their periodical. This month’s issue focuses on the theme of death. This in turn led to Raven Nevermore coming up in conversation one night at a dinner event between my partner, Nikki McCallum, and Editor-in-Chief Erin Epp; both of whom work together in an organization called LSPIRG (Laurier Students’ Public Interest Research Group). Upon hearing Raven Nevermore’s premise, Erin asked Nikki to get in contact with me about the possibility of running a short strip in this month’s magazine.
One little catch: I had 4 days to do it!
I immediately contacted artist Emmanuel Xerx Javier, the art machine behind Raven Nevermore, and since he’s nearly as crazy as I am (nearly I said!) he was immediately on board as well. It was midnight for me and morning for him on the opposite side of the world. Emmanuel was preparing to take a weekend trip in a few hours. I eventually needed to sleep. Between a collaborative back and forth on the spot, the entire thing was done by the time I woke up and then re-written and lettered the next day.
Blueprint Magazine is a local publication centered in the Waterloo Region. It is the official student magazine of Wilfred Laurier University and part of the Wilfred Laurier University Student Publications group. The publication aims to provide an independent outlet for student discourse, creative thought and expression between the university masses and the Waterloo community as a whole. Each issue is composed entirely of content submitted by students and members of the greater community.
Once it gets published and released around Sept 25th, I will put the strip up here as well! Each strip will be a window into the World of Hellmouth and will be directed by Blueprint’s monthly theme. Here’s to looking forward to other great opportunities!
