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It's Wednesday! - The Alternates TPB
From the World of Minor Threats, The Alternates can now be seen in a glorious paperback edition! Collecting the entire series by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Tim Seeley, Christopher Mitten, Tess Fowler, Scott Hepburn, Nate Piekos, and myself (on colours, of course!)
If you missed it in floppy form, or were waiting to read the entire story in one go, now's your chance!
Had the best time working on this book, crossing my fingers there will be a return to this world in the future with the same team!
#comicbooks#ncbd#darkhorse#books#minor threats#the alternates#patton oswalt#jordan blum#tim seeley#tess fowler#scott hepburn#nate piekos#ian herring#coloring
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The Odyssey of Benedict Arnold: Vol. II
Available now through most online retailers, bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and etc.
This is a 160 pg, 6.5 x 6.5" Print-On-Demand softcover edition continues Arnold's journey. This one contains Chapters V - VIII of the story, some extras, and a note!
Check out mongooseandson.com/store for more details and thank you for reading!
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It's Wednesday! - Minor Threats Vol. II: The Fastest Way Down #1
Ah! We're back! After a slight detour with the Alternates, there's a new chapter beginning in Playtime's story! A 2nd 4 issue series that dives deeper into the world of Minor Threats!
Couldn't be happier with how this series is going and I always get full support from the team! Pushing some things from Vol I further, and getting to try some new colour techniques!
I won't say much more other than you should go check it out right now!
Written by Patton Oswalt & Jordan Blum, Art by Scott Hepburn, Lettering by Nate Piekos, Colours by Me!
#comics#ncbd#minor threats#darkhorse#the fastest way down#patton oswalt#jordan blum#scott hepburn#nate piekos#ian herring#coloring
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It's Wednesday! - Masterpiece #4
Whoops! Actually "It's Thursday!" but deadlines made me blink out of the day and not realize that Issue 4 is finally available to all! This was my favourite issue so far, lots of fun colours, Alex put forward some great ideas in the opening scene, and I can't wait to see them in print!
Special thanks to Moo Meng (who has been credited assisting me in this issue but has actually been helping since issue 1). We're moving onto the grand finale soon, Issue 5 first, then we have issue 6 soon after. Hope to see you there!
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Art by Alex Maleev, Colours by Me & Moo Meng!
#comics#ncbd#darkhorse#masterpiece#jinxworld#brian michael bendis#alex maleev#ian herring#coloring#moo meng
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I'm heading to Comic-Con in Toronto this weekend and John, of True North Country Comics, was kind enough to do an interview with me!
Please check it out and if you're in the area, I'll be at Table P182 Friday-Sunday with some new books in hand!
Ian Herring chats with True North Country Comics about his #comicbook projects as he prepares for #TorontoComicon2024. Check out the conversation here: https://truenorthcountrycomics.com/2024/03/10/ian-herring-talks-about-his-comic-book-projects-for-toronto-comicon-2024/
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It's Wednesday! - Mech Cadets #6
Finale issue! It's been an thrill to work on this series, stretch some my love for mechs, and generally be with all around great people to have this one out in full now. I wasn't part of the original series so a special thank you to Takeshi for bringing me on board, and for Greg and Shantel's amazing guidance. Couldn't ask for a better team : D
Written by Greg Pak, Art by Takeshi Miyazawa, Colours by Me!
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It's Wednesday! - Masterpiece #3
Ah! These are coming out furiously fast after we were working on them in silence for so long. Seeing them in print and watching the story unfold has been amazing!
This time around there's some new characters, a revelation, and a big confrontation! Plus a simple and effective spread that might have been my favourite to work on so far. (Piece of it shown here). Hope you've been enjoying it and that you pick up the newest issue!
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Art by Alex Maleev, Colours by Me & Moo Meng!
#comics#ncbd#darkhorse#jinxworld#masterpiece#brian michael bendis#alex maleev#ian herring#moo meng#coloring
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It's Wednesday! - Mech Cadets #5
Penultimate issue of Mech Cadets, things are getting tense and creepy! More stars, more intrigue, more Shargs!
Final one will be arriving soon, so I hope you pick this up and aren't lost. It was a blast to work on and can't wait to see the series collected as a whole!
Written by Greg Pak, Art by Takeshi Miyazawa, Colours by Me!
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It's Wednesday! - Masterpiece #2
We're back! New year! New issue of Masterpiece! This time I was around I teamed up with the talented Moo Meng (who had helped on issue 1 will be taking on a more active role with the colours from here on out!)
Brian and Alex did an amazing job with this one. The flip between the opening scene before ending it on more intrigue has kept us curious and on our toes going into issue 3! Like most comic issues, I'm only ahead of the story by as many issues that I've worked on, leaving me only slightly less surprised than a reader when they pick this up : D
Looking forward to dive into more Masterpiece!
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Art by Alex Maleev, Colours by Me & Moo Meng!
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It’s Wednesday! - The Alternates #4
The finale of The Alternates!
Ah! 4 issues was too short on this series for me, I'd gladly sign up for double that (and more!). Airship battles, drug trips, doppelgangers!
Thank you to the awesome team for this series, and thank you for reading! Go check it out today!
Story by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, & Tim Seeley, Art by Christopher Mitten & Tess Fowler, Colours by Me!
#comics#ncbd#darkhorse#minor threats#the alternates#scott hepburn#christopher mitten#tess fowler#patton oswalt#jordan blum#tim seeley#ian herring#coloring
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It's Wednesday! - Masterpiece #1
New week, new book, new series! Not every day I get to work with an entirely new team and story.
Usually I know an artist, writer, and/or editor from previous work that bring me onto new books but Masterpiece was something that came out of the blue!
It's been an amazing experience to work with Brian and Alex, they really gave me a lot of room to have so much fun that I was always nervous when submitting colours in case I went too far! Luckily, I've had nothing but full support and it's gotten even better as we finish more issues.
Masterpiece is a new mini-series that has its first issue releasing today! I won't say much more other than I hope you check it out to see what we've been up to! It's filled with surprises and excitement for more comics : D
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Art by Alex Maleev, Colours by Me!
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The Odyssey of Benedict Arnold - Wu Sangui & Yoshiko Kawashima
The final chapter of Volume II went up a little while ago and I have been diving into the next parts. Chapter VIII dealt with a duo of traitors from different eras, facing off against each other in the game of Go!
Along with their histories, I tried my best to learn the game, had some fun, and realized I am hopelessly useless at it... but I will keep playing to see if I can improve against those wily CPUs on a SNES version of Go that I found.
As these little detours into other traitors take me to other places and times, but only for a chapter. Even though I always feeling like I'm short changing their stories, I keep adding and learning new things along the way so I hope you will too!
Thank you for reading and hope you check out the newest chapters when The Odyssey of Benedict Arnold returns!
https://ko-fi.com/mongooseandson (For Reading Ahead + Support!)
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-odyssey-of-benedict-arnold/list?title_no=594697 (For General Comic Viewing + Subscribes!)
https://namicomi.com/en/title/re3w59Kj/the-odyssey-of-benedict-arnold/chapters?lang=en (New comic site for viewing!)
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Birnbaum, Phyllis. Manchu Princes, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army. Columbia University Press: New York, 2015.
Clark, Anthony E. “Dream of the Red Chamber - Dream Lecture 1”. YouTube, uploaded by Anthony Clark.
Ming-Qing transition EP.03 Defection of Wu Sangui | Chinese History Explained. YouTube, uploaded by China Documentary, December 2021.
Mobile Suit Breakdown. “Episode 8.8: This Message is a Warning About Danger”. Podcast, May 2023.
Smith, Arthur. The Game of Go: The National game of Japan. Moffat, Yard & Company: New York, 1908.
The Shanhai Pass: The Great Wall Meets The Sea. YouTube, uploaded by Yayan Go Around in China, August 2020.
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It's Wednesday! - Howard the Duck #1 50th Anniversary Short
A little 8 pager I got to help out on for Howard's 50th Anniversary and it's right up my alley with a retro look! Was able to go mostly flat and have fun with textures and palette on this one. Inked in a wonderful way by Annie Wu with a great duck as a president story styled by Daniel Kibblesmith! Out today : D
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith, Art by Annie Wu, Colours by Me!
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It's Wednesday! - The Alternates #3
The 3rd issue is out for our mini-series!
Things get weird(er) as our heroes stowaway on a flying airship! This just kept getting more fun to work on as it went, hope you check it out to see the entire thing this week! Finale is next issue : D
Story by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, & Tim Seeley, Art by Christopher Mitten & Tess Fowler, Colours by Me!
#comics#ncbd#darkhorse#minor threats#patton oswalt#jordan blum#tim seeley#tess fowler#christopher mitten#ian herring#the alternates#coloring
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The Odyssey of Benedict Arnold - Shajar al-Durr
One of those rabbit holes I went down after reading a short paragraph by Will Durant that summed up a person's life, in this case it concerned the manner of their death. Wanted to work this into the story for a long time now.
Found out a lot about Shajar al-Durr and the time period that had criss-crossed other points I've read about, but never dove in before! More to be read in the future but for now, Chapter VII has Arnold running around a museum and gallery, heavily inspired by the local Royal Ontario Museum.
Included here is a brief outline of her tale that I hope will encourage anyone to read more about the Sultana!
https://ko-fi.com/mongooseandson (For Reading Ahead + Support!)
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-odyssey-of-benedict-arnold/list?title_no=594697(For General Comic Viewing + Subscribes!)
https://namicomi.com/en/title/re3w59Kj/the-odyssey-of-benedict-arnold/chapters?lang=en (New comic site for viewing!)
Notes:
Durant, Will. The Age of Faith. Simon & Schuster: New York, 1950.
Levanoni, Amalia. Shajar al-Durr: A Case of Female Sultanate in Medieval Islam. World History Connected, 2010.
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The Odyssey of Benedict Arnold - Benedict Arnold
More history interludes! This time refocusing on a period of Arnold's stint running Philadelphia!
Circling back to the main star after delving into different histories was fun, I had to refresh my memory as I'd read all about this years ago when I started the series.
In Chapter VI, Arnold faces off against an embittered version of himself, sipping tea in a run down cabin by the sea. It was just a vague idea at one point, scribbled down to approach later. A long road getting there, happy seeing how far the story has come (and how far it still has to go!).
https://ko-fi.com/mongooseandson (For Reading Ahead + Support!)
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-odyssey-of-benedict-arnold/list?title_no=594697 (For General Comic Viewing + Subscribes!)
https://namicomi.com/en/title/re3w59Kj/the-odyssey-of-benedict-arnold/chapters?lang=en (New comic site for viewing!)
Notes:
Hill, George Canning. Benedict Arnold. E.0. Libby and Company: Boston, 1858.
Philbrick, Nathaniel. Valiant Ambition. Viking: New York, 2016.
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It's Wednesday! - The Alternates #2
We're back with some more Minor Threats Spinoff action, The Alternates!
Other than the usual fun I get to have with this series, issue #2 features a dance club scene which has always been my nemesis in terms of colouring. Always leaves a lot of room for fun shifting lights though, and the results are never the same.
Hope you check it out this week!
Story by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, & Tim Seeley, Art by Christopher Mitten & Tess Fowler, Colours by Me!
#comics#ncbd#dark horse comics#the alternates#minor threats#patton oswalt#jordan blum#tim seeley#christoper mitten#ian herring#coloring
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