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Post by Bill Benedict on Apr 21, 2011 21:23:13 GMT -5
Hey everyone, My name is Bill and I am a newbie around here and I am also the new cover artist for Ted Kendrick's "AZTEK" series here on DC2. A little about me. I grew up collecting DC and Marvel from about the age of 9 up until I graduated High School in '93. I keep kicking myself thinking about how I sold all that I had to a local comic's store for peanuts of what they were worth. I wish I had them to pass on to my 9 yr old son and 8 yr old daughter, But I am a moron...lol. I have also been drawing my whole life growing up and doing oil paintings of sceneries like Bob Ross. I loved drawing superheroes, didn't matter who it was I just loved them. I had a long break from drawing after Highschool when I joined the US Army and was a Military Police officer for 5 years. Occasional sketches here and there but nothing major or really good. Around November of 2010, A friend of mine on facebook started posting portraits that she had done and I was amazed by it and decided to buy a pad and see if I could still draw. Come to realize I wasn't a half bad graphite artist. So I started doing that and also did some drawings of a few comic heroes trying to keep them as real life looking as possible. I then Joined Deviantart.com mrfixit741.deviantart.com/ and then came across The DC2 group page and found the link to here. I hope to be able to learn as much about the art of Comic Book making and pick each other's brains Attachments:
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Post by Bill Benedict on Apr 23, 2011 20:02:23 GMT -5
Ok, I will start " Hi Everbody! " LOL
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Post by Ted on Apr 24, 2011 12:25:35 GMT -5
Hey, Bill! I know I've said this before, but I am super excited to be working with you on Aztek! Lots of good things to be seen here in your first cover and I can't wait to see what you do with our plans for issue #2 and beyond!
I've been on DC2 since October and haven't really taken time to introduce myself either. I'm Ted. I'm currently writing both Aztek and Justice League (the first issue is out this Wednesday!). I've also written All-Star Comics #17 and have a piece in the upcoming Teen Titans annual.
Anyways, watching Superfriends and Batman: The Animated Series on TV as a kid is what got me into comics. The first books I began to collect were JLA, Titans, and Young Justice. ;D Now I'm at school pursuing a degree in creative writing! Writing for DC2 has helped keep me in practice a lot and I really appreciate the work of all the editors!
Looking forward to continue working with you all in the future!
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Post by arcalian on Apr 24, 2011 15:01:33 GMT -5
Glad to have you both.
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Post by Susan Hillwig on Apr 24, 2011 16:42:37 GMT -5
Say hello to the New Bloods! Thanks for joining our lil' gang, guys.
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Post by Bill Benedict on Apr 24, 2011 20:31:20 GMT -5
Thank you very much Jay and Susan! I am very happy to have found this place and looking forward to the future
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Post by Bill Benedict on Apr 24, 2011 20:36:00 GMT -5
Ted, your ideas for what you have planned for the series are just so amazing! I have a portrait I have to finish up here and I just can't wait to put some pencil down on the Issue #2 and hopefully my Digital work will keep improving. Thanks so much for giving a guy with zero experience the opportunity to provide the art for the series! I now have a large pad of Comic Boards and an A3 flatbed scanner...So let's see what I can put out next
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