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1. I get irate when men don't put on shoes in public ESPECIALLY in a restaurant...If the food is more than 8 dollars a plate....Don't show up in flip flops.
Look like you got some money, Jackass.

2. I know women only love me for my doggy-style.

3. I've seen a ghost or two, but I still don't believe in God.

4. I was supposed to die two years ago.

5. I'm a badass motherfucker. And rotten to the core.

Okay, so..
Basically, I promised myself that before I die I was going to do a comic book.

I did a check list of the certain lifestyle choices I've been making. And the conclusion pretty much all came down to the end being closer than I'd like to imagine.

But i'll still maintain that rehab is just for quitters.

But on the bright side, I have gotten myself into the position of truly becoming the comic book creator I've always dreamt of becoming. To work truly independent of any publishers. To truly be responsible for the monumental piece of crap comic I've always known I've been able to produce. And to be truly responsible for the circulation of my own comic.

So..Screaming Samurai Studio is also now known as Sativa Press.

And the first publication is going to be Ground Zero. Nothing but a twelve page black and white comic.

Only fifty copies will be produced.

It's my first solo comic, and could possibly be my ONLY comic. Whoever wants to pay the outrageous cover price I'm gonna post might be sitting on the proverbial underground gold mine.

Once I'm found dead floating in a pool face down in a washed out motel in Vegas, or shot by a jealous lover, this comic is guaranteed to skyrocket in price to a blistering twelve bucks on ebay. Or you could sit back later in life and read the book and just think of all the wasted potential and throw the comic in the trash can.

okay, so the tradition goes something like this.
every 100th quasi friend gets a quickie illustration from me.


100


200


300


so, who's it gonna be this time around?
i don't know, but if it's a bad looking fat dude with a milky eye and a wooden ear..i'm not doing it.

so, i've got a few projects coming out soon.

i've never worked with a crazy person before, so this has been a rollercoaster for me. and also the first time i've had my character drawn by two other people in this story.

coming soon from dimestore productions.

well, this is the first of many deleted pages from Ground Zero. The twelve page anthology story for Dimestore Productions, Mysterious Visions.
This page was pretty far along when I decided to axe it, but this was page six and there's still a big fight to get to..kinda hurt getting rid of this one, only cause it showcases some of the character's core nastiness.
Anyway..without further adieu...

This all started harmlessly enough, when I noticed a bulletin from one of those people on my list.
A bulletin titled, "ATTN: Comic Artists, intellectual property"
I clicked on it and this guy was asking for a boycott of Top Cow Productions. Not really stating why, but claiming they stole some of his ideas.
I responded to his second bulletin on the topic. And here's what happened.
----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 9:09 AM


what's done is done,...i only hope it does not happen to anyone else,....hence, the warning.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Screaming Samurai Studio
Date: Jun 1, 2007 12:27 PM


what are you talking about?


----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 9:31 AM


do you know how to read ?

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Screaming Samurai Studio
Date: Jun 1, 2007 1:01 PM


oh, so are you just gonna be an asshole about this little thing?

I'm asking cause i want to be sure this isn't just another case of some little crappy artist throwing his arms up in outrage because he somehow thinks that another company is stealing something that isn't very original to begin with.
Do you really expect everyone to get on this bandwagon just because you posted some incoherent vague rant?
Calling out for a boycott and accusing someone of stealing ideas can be considered slander in any court of law, jackass. You better be sure you've got your facts right.

This bulletin and your response to my simple question proved you're just an idiot.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 9:31 AM
lol.

i wasn't meaning to be an asshole.

you would upset as well.
yea,...my claim is legitimate.
you honestly think i would make such a claim if there wasn't truth in it ? i would look pretty damn silly.
i can prove it.

what more you want to know ?

i really try not to think about it more than i have to.

have you by chance read my profile ?

know my life story ?

seen the gremlins on my arms.

"he even has the codpiece"

everybody basis their creations on something. reference point.
as an artist i would expect you to understand as much.
some do it more than others.

i have hundreds of characters. my main character that i seem to be pushing and will eventually launch the company i'm starting is based on a girl in iceland.

everything comes from somewhere.




::So, at this point, i still didn't know exactly what this guy was talking about..but from here on out, it gets even weirder. He saw that I fowarded his message..not knowing to who, he assumed I sent it to Top Cow. The following are messages he kept sending me afterwards.::

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 10:41 AM


TRUST ME.

they know damn well who i am.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 10:42 AM


they will help you now.

lol.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 10:54 AM


lol - good one.

look at what you are producing - lol.

:::Then he assumed I knew Warren Ellis and sent me this little golden nugget.:::


----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 10:59 AM


mr warren ellis has me blocked.

lol.

forward this to him bitch.

mr warrne ellis,...i still think you suck, and are a shitty writer.

i do however find your fascination with rasputins penis quite funny,...i don't even think of it as gay,...simply amusing.

of all the objects in the world to fixate on.

lol.

ANGRY JONNIE.

PS. because mr. warren likes gov. names;

JON BARBIERI.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:03 AM


you need me to forward you some of david wohls messages to me so you can see it in his own words ?

DUMBASS.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:04 AM


WHAT'S YOUR NAME ?

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Screaming Samurai Studio
Date: Jun 1, 2007 2:06 PM


You know..
I could fire back with something alot more witty, but then I'd just be suckered down to your level.

The only advice I'll leave you with is, You're going to have to grow up, little man. I was surprised to see you were in your thirties. I honestly thought you might be in high school by reading your responses.
But you know, I'm leaving it at that.

Good luck out there, with that attitude you're going to find yourself in a real lonely place one day.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:12 AM


i was AMAZED AND LITERALLY SHOCKED THAT YOU ARE 35 mike.

for 35 you are kind of dumb.

::touche::

::at this point, he directed his next round of bulletins at me::

----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:16 AM


you are 35 ?
you must have lived in a small town your entire life.
cause that would explain your lack of proper analysation process.

maybe "they" will give you your big break since you care so much for them.

lol.

but i'm just a "crappy artist", what would i know.

lol - look at your work.
sorry kid....the page don't lie.


::Now, I started rattling his cage::

----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: Screaming Samurai Studio
Date: Jun 1, 2007 2:29 PM


I'm not really sure if analysation is a real word..
But this guy has been on a roll since I asked him why he thought Top Cow Productions was ripping him off.
Since then, I've gotten a string of infantile responses and something resembling school yard insults jammed into my inbox now.
There's alot of "they" speculation, and for some reason he thinks I know Warren Ellis personally now.
Anyway, I know there's medication for this type of behavior. And this is a wacky episode of Judge Judy, at best, so I can't even take what this little fella has to say.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:36 AM


i do not have a problem with you.
why are you provoking me ?

i never said you know anyone. i only saw that you liked to forward things, so i thought you might do me the favour.

who cares if it's a real word ?

you know what it means.

::I assume this next one is dripping with sarcasm:::

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:37 AM


post some more of your AWESOME ART ?


:::then:::

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:43 AM


"we want the million dollars back that we paid you for your work"



----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:44 AM



we made like 25 million off of you.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 11:51 AM


yes,...i do know these people personally.

it is a long history going back to 1994.

so reevaluate. and maybe realize that you were mistaken and maybe did not have ALL the facts ?


i forgive quite easily, friend.

::finally I responded to the junk in my inbox, and after he took it upon himself to snake some of my images and post a comparitive bulletin for his friends to see.::

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Screaming Samurai Studio
Date: Jun 1, 2007 2:52 PM


you know..
I was trying to get the facts from you in the first place with the first email.
You were vague. Then responded like a fucking little prick.

So, you bring this on yourself and start asking me to check my facts?
Fuck you.

Seriously, what did you try to prove by snaking one of my images followed by one of your gay illustrations?

You want to know why you'll never be in comics? Cause you've got a shitty little attitude and big stupid mouth. You've got no one to blame but yourself in this one.
And quit fucking writing me. I'm already about as sick of you as I'm gonna get.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 12:02 PM


i am sorry you fail to see the bigger issues.

caught up on the art.

you are awfully confrontational. almost makes me think there are other factors at play, other than me putting out simple fact about a company that regularly practices fucked up business morals ethics etc.

i was vague,...sure. you think i enjoy talking about having something stolen and having to watch for 10 years while being blacklisted and watching the people that ripped it off put thier own spin on it and turn it into something lacking in so many areas ?
as an artist ?

you WOULD BE SHOCKED HOW MANY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS HAVE GIVEN ME THIER VERBAL SUPPORT and actually see the situation for what it is.

you would have a shitty attitude abouyt it too.
look what happened when i posted your drawing,...you got mad. i even gave you credit. and you still got mad. IRONY.

my problem is NOT with you.

----------------- Original Message -----------------?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 12:05 PM


could both act as adults.

my problem is NOT with you.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Screaming Samurai Studio
Date: Jun 1, 2007 3:20 PM


I think you demolished that idea after jamming my inbox with all of your little insults.
Next time just keep your fucking mouth shut.
I didn't give a damn if you posted my artwork on your bulletin, I just don't know what you're trying to prove.

Like I said, before, Grow up.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: ?
Date: Jun 1, 2007 12:23 PM


can we make peace ?

my only intention is to not have anyone else have they're shit ripped off.


maybe the pieces will eventually add up.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=109284714


::This madness finally stopped here with this obviously fake Michael Turner Myspace page that happened to feature this clown's art as michael turner's alleged favorite pin ups.::

well, the first three character from Confessions to a Ghost/Ground Zero will be posted in the next couple of days.
Those of you, nice enough, can then go over to dimestoreproductions.com and vote for any contestant you like over there for Round 2 with a simple yes or no.
Your reward...
My drunken diaper bar dance.

Kinda sucks to be white nowadays, eh?
In ten more years we're going to have the joy of watching oppressed white people being mowed down by water hoses, having german shepards sic'd on them by Riot officers with brown faces.

Okay so..that first version didn't quite stick well with me so I ended up with this next version.
Now, for Round one, they just want to see how badly out of tune I can sing my quick version of , "She Bangs"..
So, Nothing more than your rough pencilled linework for the cover.

Maybe I should change the dialogue ballon to, "She bangs, And she bangs."
And the new story synopsis to go along.



Thalen Demus: Ground Zero


Welcome to Neo-Edo.

The fugitive assassin, Thalen Demus, has come to this
brave new world to hide from more of his past.
Orbiting Jupiter, the Japanese space colony,
Neo-Edo, is a terra formed settlement where the
concept of "face" is paramount. The Setting is ancient
Japanese style motiff and garments mixed with 1920's style
noir. Each citizen wears a mask which serves as their
public face and also protection from the harsh acid
rain that incessantly pours down on the colony.
And Thalen Demus needs a new job...
In this world, he must prove himself to the Shogun
of Neo-Edo, but first he has to get through the job
interview without insulting the Shogun.
So, when you're only marketable job skill is killing
people, options are limited. This job interview breaks
out into a violent showdown between seven armoured
samurai and one big mouthed assassin. Hardly a fair
match for Thalen's ego, but will ego be enough to get
him through this test?? With age and lingering
injuries mounting on, the real question is..How long
before one of those blades cuts his head clean off?
Thalen Demus: Ground Zero takes you back before the
events of the Graphic Novel, Confessions to a Ghost.
Ground Zero shows you Thalen's first steps to power
in Neo-Edo and also introduces the threat that Thalen
has been running from all his life....
Kobald just arrived on Neo-Edo as well.

So,
This is what I came up for Small Press Idol...




Welcome to Neo-Edo.
The fugitive assassin, Thalen Demus, has come to this brave new world to hide from more of his past.
the Japanese space colony, Neo-Edo, is a terra formed settlement where the concept of "face" is paramount. Each citizen wears a mask which serves as their public face and also protection from the harsh acid rain that incessantly pours down on the colony.
And Thalen Demus needs a new job.
In this world, he must prove himself to the Shogun of Neo-Edo by killling a rival yakuza clan, but first he has to get through the job interview without insulting the Shogun.