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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Dear Black Jack Justice Fans,

I was looking around for some crap…Uh…GOOD STUFF I could throw up on this New Year’s Post.  It would be nice if I had something “New-Year-sie.” You know — Trixie in a evening gown — or Sabien as Old Man Time — or something.

But I don’t.

But I did find this for you to enjoy –

The Spirit by Mike Wieringo

What does The Spirit have to do with Black Jack Justice?

Not a blessed thing.

Except….

I came across this picture when I was researching the “look” for Jack — back when I thought maybe I was gonna draw the first script (after Gregg had signed on – but before I found Sami.) 

I remember thinking, “YES!  That is EXACTLY how I picture Jack Justice (minus the mask and gloves, naturally.)  A bit disshelved, a bit beat-up, — but ready and itching for a fight.”  If I could capture just a bit of the “spirit” (sorry) that Mike did in this drawing, I knew we’d have a winner.

Sami has gone on to give us a wonderful Jack Justice (and a quite beautiful Trixie, too!) and his characters are full of spirit and life.  We are lucky to have him.

But I still kinda see this drawing in my mind when I think of Our Jack.

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Sadly, one of the nicest guys in comics, Mike Wieringo, passed away last year so we’ll never get his wonderful art on Addictive Comics. 

I know he would have done one hell of a Black Jack Justice, though.

Mike’s Home Page is still up, with more drawing and notes  – http://www.mikewieringo.com/ 

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Sorry — didn’t mean to make this sad. 

I really just wanted to share this wonderful drawing with each of you and wish each of you a –

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Mark

The Spirit is copyright by someone.  Maybe the drawing is too.  We make no claims to them.

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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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