Well, Jack and Trixie have solved the case and “Justice” is served up.

Let us hear your comments on the last page and the whole story.  What did you think?

Also keep watching this blog, the Addictive Comics Blog and your Email Inbox (Please signup for the Newsletter if you haven’t) as we gear up for the next Black Jack Justice Story.

It will be Justice is Blind, by the way and we will have more information here soon.

Mark

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Please let us know what you think of Page 12 of Justice Served Cold.

The End is Near

Next week is the conclusion of the first story.  Be sure to read below the artwork and visit the blog for all the information about where we go from here.

Lettering

Well, I may not be getting any better ARTISTICALLY — but I am definitely getting better LOGISTICALLY.  I don’t think I could have done this page 10 weeks ago. 

Whew. 

Going around the cars in panel #3 and fitting everything in panels #4 - 7 was a lot of fun.  (Right…) 

On the plus-side I only had to cut 2 short lines from the script (Anyone know what they are?  Gregg?) and panel #2 might have been the easiest of the story so far.

Mark  

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Did you catch the names of Sami and Gregg that Sami threw in.  Thank Goodness – after the “Hester Union” last week. 

I’m having a really good time doing the lettering.  I just hope that I am getting a little better at it.

Mark  

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Please share your comments on Black Jack Justice Page 10 with us.

AC

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We want to appologize for the lack of a new Black Jack Justice page last week. We had one ready to go but Mother Nature had other plans. This is one the really does fall
under the “Act of God” catagory.

Be sure to read the entire frigid story — with Photos — over at the Addictive Comics Blog.

And don’t forget to visit the Art of Addictive Comics Blog. It also suffered from the Winter Storm of 2009, but should have new content very soon. So be sure to pay it a visit frequently.

Now please tell us what you think of Page 9.

Mark, Gregg & Sami

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While you’re waiting for the next BJJ page to be posted, would you like to take a look at the pages 1-9 (yes, also the upcoming page # 9) before they were inked and lettered? Mark has already shown some pencilled BJJ panels but if you are more interested, you might want to check out http://samikivela.blogspot.com

-Sami

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I really can’t imagine someone reading the blog who hasn’t read the comic.  What would be the point?  However, just in case…

(Besides, I needed something to fill this post, anyway.)

We have been promising it since day one — and it’s finally up and running

The Art of Addictive Comics Blog is LIVE!

We’ve wanted to do this even before we started the comics, but we weren’t sure if there was really a need for it.  As creators we love to discuss the story and artwork amoungst ourselves, but we didn’t know if the readers would be interested or not.

But the comments on the Blogs have convinced us that at least a few of you would like to delve more deeply into the creation process. 

So we’ve created The Art of Addictive Comics Blog.

Some of you may note that we only have one Art Blog when we have mentioned before that we would be doing individual ones for each book.  We decided that one would be better.  That’s all.

You might also notice, when you visit, that it looks a little sparce.  We’ll be fixing that as we go along. 

Our first post is all about the page you just read — Black Jack Justice - Justice Served Cold - Page 8 — And TREES! 

If you are interested in Artwork, the creation process or you’re just wasting time at work until the whistle blows — Check out The Art of Addictive Comics Blog by CLICKING HERE NOW. 

Now, please, your comments on Page Eight.

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God Bless America.

Addictive Comics

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I tried really hard to get the Art of Addictive Comics Blog ready for this week.

It’s not the blog itself — putting up and starting a blog is drop dead simple.  That’s why they are so popular. 

It’s the content.  I just didn’t have the time to get everything ready.

But this would have been a perfect week.  Trust me.  This page bears A LOT of talking about. 

If you are interested in the artwork and the processes that go into creating it and getting it on the screen, be sure to check out The Art of Addictive Comics Blog – which should be up NEXT WEEK.

Now, please, your comments on Page 7 of Black Jack Justice — Justice Served Cold.   

Mark

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Yesterday I noticed that an ad for Anthony Bourdain’s Travel Channel Show, No Reservations, was popping up occasionally on the right side of the Blogs and Comics (it’s automatic — we have nothing to do with it — so it may be there or not when you look. And I have NO IDEA what it’s doing on a COMIC site. But I ain’t complaining.)

I just wanted to say that I LOVE this guy.

He is so REAL.

Anthony has one of the coolest jobs ever. He basically does whatever he likes (travels the world and tries EVERYTHING — not just food) and makes up his own rules as he goes.

For those unfamiler with Mr. Bourdain — he was a high-end chef in New York (he worked at Top of the World in the World Trade Center at one time.) He started writing fiction on the side and had some success. Then he turned to non-fiction and hit the big time with Kitchen Confidential - the uncensored story of what really goes on behind the scenes of 5-star restaurants. This led to more books and shows on the Food Network and Travel Channel. You may have also seen him on Bravo’s Top Chef (”What kind of crack joint are you running here?”)

Best part of his books and show (and personality) is that he doesn’t take any sh## off anyone. You’re either totally real or you ain’t worth his time.

He has worked very hard to get where he is (read Kitchen Confidential if you haven’t), but now that he is there, he intends to enjoy the hell out of it.

Good for him.

He reminds me a lot of another guy I like, Sammy Hagar. I like Sammy’s music — quite a bit — but I absolutely love listening to interviews with him. Sammy and Anthony are two of the luckiest, most blessed guys on earth — and they KNOW it. That’s what I like. They are so totally thankful for their lives. Lord save us from another “poor old me — life is so difficult for me” millionaire star.

We should all be so lucky to get to do what we want. And those of us who do, should feel totally grateful to God, fate or whatever you believe for that chance.

THAT’S what I am shooting for anyway.

Thank you to each of you.

Mark

PS - To any Sammy fans out there — Doesn’t it seem lately like he is transforming himself into Jimmy Buffet? If you don’t believe me — check out “Mas Tequila” on YouTube.

Hey, that’s totally cool with me. I would love to be 60 and go see a 70 year-old Sammy live in Cabo. Yeah, baby!

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