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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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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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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Happy New Year. 

I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Years and that you’re ready for a very good 2009.

Since this is our first post on the Black Jack Justice Blog of 2009 (I took yesterday completely off and just watched Football.  I hope you did the same.  At least the “took off” part.  The football was pretty crappy.  I have high hopes for the Florida/Oklahoma match-up though.) — where was I?  Oh yeah…

Since this is our first post on the Black Jack Justice Blog of 2009, I thought I would give you a few teasers about what we are working on for ol’ Square Jaw and other Decoder Ring Theatre properties for the coming year.

BLACK JACK JUSTICE

We’ve been very pleased with the reception that Justice Served Cold has gotten from the DRT fans and the many new fans that have clicked over from The Rookie to check it out. 

So, we plan to continue adapting the Black Jack Justice stories.  Some of you may have assumed this was the plan (and in many ways it was) but it really did depend upon the reception we got.  So thank yourselves for this if you love Black Jack Justice.

Stories #2 and #3 are already in the works.  The Rookie Artist, Mark Hester (who still thinks it’s weird to type in the third person) will be drawing #2 — in a very different style from the one The Rookie fans are use to.   BJJ artist extrodinaire, Sami Kivelä, will be returning with #3.  He is also doing the adapting of the story himself (from Gregg Taylor’s script) — so you know it will rock.

We’ll be searching for some outstanding artists to work with us on future stories and may even do some “comic-only” (or “comic-first”) stories.

THE RED PANDA

The great reception for Black Jack Justice also convinced us that we should do The Red Panda.  We won’t kid you here — naturally we planned (hoped) all along to do The Red Panda — But the reception and the comments really did make it a done deal.

Again we are looking for the right artists to bring RP and TFS to life.  If you know someone — or you ARE someone — please, PLEASE visit our NEW TALENT SEARCH PAGE.

ADDITIONAL DECODER RING THEATER STORIES

I’m really not suppose to say anything about this (seriously!) but that’s never stopped me before. 

We had a mind-blowingly good artist contact us recently (look for a sample of his artwork on the Art of Addictive Comics Blog — Coming soon!) and he wants to do… well, let’s just say “another of DRT’s Podcasts” – they might DECK me if I use this SPACE to announce it. 

It just so happens that Scott is good friends with the author of this particular story (we have been discussing some of his other stories — I don’t think we have FAILED in our MONOLOGUES with him — but I can’t tell you who it is yet.) so it has a better than equal chance of happening.

If it all comes together — it will KICK SERIOUS A**! (that’s not a hint.  Just capitals. ) 

Personally, I would like to see us do some of the Decoder Ring Theatre Showcase stories down the road.  Let us know your favorites.

OTHER COMICS and BLOGS   

Naturally we are happy with our readers from DRT and Black Jack Justice and hope you will continue to support all of the stories that AC and DRT team-up to do.

But don’t forget to check out all the other stories and blogs we have planned.  I won’t go into all of them on this post (it’s long already) but we will keep you informed. 

Not everything will be everyone’s cup of tea — but you may discover something you like. 

So be sure to give everything a look. 

See ya,

Mark

  

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Hey, we’re glad you could make it. 

This is where you can comment on Page 3 and read the comments made by other readers and the creators.

To view the rest of the blog click the BJJ Blog Home link in the top left corner.

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Page 3 really taxed my almost-non-existent lettering skills to the max.  I had to move and squeeze and move some more just to fit everything in.  Those fans of Black Jack Justice who have the shows memorized (you know who you are!) will see that we still had to cut a little bit of the dialogue.  Sorry.

It wasn’t much — but if you want to hear the complete text, visit Decoder Ring Theatre and download the wonderful Podcast of Justice Served Cold.

I am even more sorry that I had to cover up so much of Sami’s beautiful artwork.   After the Holidays are over we plan on creating another blog to feature and highlight the artwork of Black Jack Justice and other artwork by the Creators.  We’ll probably include the “pre-word balloon pages” each week for anyone interested in them.  But until then here is a special little treat.  

I HATED to cover these legs up –

Pencils by Sami - Inks by Mark - Legs by Donna

Let us know if this kind of stuff interests you (”discussions about the artwork” not the girl )

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While you’re here, don’t forget to have a look around.  There is a gorgeous picture of Trixie by Sami on the post for December 19th.

Mark
   

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Welcome.

We’re glad you could make it because we are VERY EXCITED.

We have quite a bit of ground to cover in this first post so let’s get started. 

GREGG TAYLOR — THE MIND BEHIND BLACK JACK JUSTICE & TRIXIE DIXON 

First up, Black Jack Justice creator and writer, Gregg Taylor has a few words of welcome for everyone.  Take it away Gregg —  

“Over at Decoder Ring Theatre, we’re in our fourth season of providing all-new, full-cast audio drama in the tradition of the Golden Age of Radio. Our detective series, Black Jack Justice has always been one of our most popular offerings, fuelled by my lifelong love for all things Noir, Pulp and Hardboiled.

“Audio Drama fires the imagination as few other forms can. It is not a passive medium, but requires the active artistic participation of the listener to create the world along with us. Every listener has their own image of Jack Justice, Trixie Dixon and the inhabitants of their world, and giving them physcial form at last was not something to be undertaken lightly.

“Thank God Sami Kivelä was there to perform this alchemy for us. His feel for the characters, their world and the classic elements of noir storytelling has amazed me, and I know you will feel the same as the weeks go by.

“With Mark Hester’s inks providing dramatic shadows and graceful light, it’s easy for me to forget that these stories weren’t created for a visual medium at all and get lost in another time, another place and the ‘Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of.’ “

Thanks Gregg. 

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE BLACK JACK JUSTICE BLOG?

Glad you asked.

It might be a long time — maybe never — before webcomics rival the biggest offline comics in terms of readers and reach.  But one thing we have them beat on, hand’s down, is the ability to interact with the readers — almost real time.

Addictive Comics plans to take full advantage of this!

That’s the main reason we have created this blog — and similar blogs for each of our comics.  At first we envisioned having a comments area below the artwork on the actual comic pages.  But experiments with this proved that it was far too limiting for what we wanted to do.

We want, encourage and NEED the readers to comment on anything and everything.

And the Wide-Open nature of a Blog is PERFECT for this.

IS THAT ALL – JUST COMMENTS?

Heck no!  Although comments from you ARE the MOST important part of every blog, we also love the blog as a place to present some of our other work and air some of our thoughts. 

Expect to see extra artwork and writing by the creators, more of our thoughts on the pages and much more.

To get us rolling in the right direction — here is a bonus piece from Black Jack Justice Artist, Sami Kivelä, proving he’s not just a one-of-a-kind detective artist –

Spider-man, Iceman and whatever the woman is called — Copyright Marvel Comics

ONE LAST IMPORTANT NOTE

The comics are on a Page-a-Week Schedule (for many reasons), but we have no such constraints on the blog.  We plan to post more frequently — whenever the mood hits us.  Possibly daily.

We’ll always start a new post for each new Comic Page but there may be several posts between them.

Plus the comments are always available and we hope that you will use them frequently. 

So be sure to hit the Black Jack Justice Blog often between Tuesdays (the update day for the Black Jack Justice Comic) to check out what’s new and to read the comments left by other readers.

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That’s all for now.  We open the first comment area for your comments on –

• The first two pages of the Black Jack Justice Comic
• The Black Jack Justice Blog
• Black Jack Justice and Trixie Dixon
• Sami and Mark’s Artwork
• Gregg’s Story
• Addictive Comics
• ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT

Thank you for joining us and PLEASE participate,

Scott, Mark, Gregg, Sami and the whole Addictive Comics and Decoder Ring Theatre Gangs

PS — You thought we forgot, didn’t you?  Here is the Flying Squirrel drawing by Black Jack Justice inker, Mark Hester, that we promised you. 

      

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