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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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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Please let us know what you think about Black Jack Justice Page 6 here. 

Also if you would like to make a comment on the Black Jack Justice VIDEO in the previous post you can do it here.  (if you came here directly from the comic CLICK HERE to view the previous post. Opens in new page.)  

You may note that the comments are turned “off” on the video post.  That wasn’t because we didn’t want to hear from you .  We would love to hear what you think and any ideas you may have to make it better and how we can do more.

The problem is that Wordpress is horribly flakey where videos are concerned.  Each time you “Edit” a post (which is how we respond to your comments) you run the risk of the video screwing up.  It happens almost everytime. 

Skip this next part if programming bores you. (Head down to “New Videos”)

Maybe someone out there can help.  Here’s what happens –

Put the post up once and the video is fine (as you can hopefully see — please let me know IMMEDIATELY if it isn’t working for you.  It’s fine on my screen) as long as I don’t touch the post.  But as soon as I open the post to edit anything, half the program code for the video disappears.  It’s gone when I open it.  Like it wasn’t there.  Instead of the 6 to 8 lines I put in originally, there are about 3 lines that don’t make sense — or work.

I have to go to YouTube and resave the code.  Post it, save and leave very carefully.  Then it’s fine again – until the next time I click edit.  

On some of my other blogs I have had vids that stay for months, working perfectly.  But try and edit anywhere in the post and BAM!, 1/2 the lines of video code are just gone. 

New Videos

Anyway, we have this video for BJJ and a similar one for The Rookie, finished and ready to post on some of the video sharing sites.  The one below is only on YouTube and here right now and The Rookie isn’t posted at all. 

We’ll monitor the results and, if they are getting us some good results (more readers!), we’ll probably do some more of them.  So far it looks promising — there have been 42 views in a little under 12 hours.  Not bad.   

If and when we do, we’ll post them here or maybe at the bottom of the comic pages, which have no problem with vids. 

So please let us know what you think and any ideas you have for more vids and any other “get the word out” activities.

We do thank you.

Mark, Scott, Gregg and Sami

PS Please feel free to get the post at YouTube and embed it on your site or just link to the video there or on this blog.

Here is the YouTube address –  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm18eRvwu8U

And here is the Last Post’s direct address — http://addictivecomics.com/blackjackjusticeblog/uncategorized/hard-boiled-detective-stories-in-an-intelligent-webcomic

Thank you.

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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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 While you’re waiting for the story of BJJ to continue, here’s a quick head sketch of Trixie I did a while ago.

-Sami 

 

 

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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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