It was exactly a decade ago that I was up late working on the artwork for these pages of what would be the very first THRILL SEEKER COMICS story that was featured inside SHOOTING STAR COMICS ANTHOLOGY #1.
When I was about 13 year's old, I sat at the bus stop and sketched pictures of a martial arts character that would become the Emerald Mantis. I finally had a chance to bring my childhood creation to a comic book back in 2002. I made up some other characters on the spot -- one, the Yellow Jacket: Man of Mystery took on a life of his own. He was originally going to be a throw away character and the fan response was fantastic. So, as we began producing other volumes of SHOOTING STAR COMICS ANTHOLOGY, I would often feature our fedora wearing hero from the South.
2012 will be the 10th Anniversary of my independent comic book stories that were a series of short black and white stories. Over the last 18 months, I've on and off have been restoring the artwork for my own "10th Anniversary Remastered Special Edition". I've touched up the artwork, added color, and I've fixed a few panels that I wasn't so keen on a decade later. Giving this series a second breath of life.
I'm about 12 pages away from finishing a 124+ page archive edition that I intend to release in 2012 with a new publisher. I had thought that it would have come out this past year, but life threw a few curveballs at me. My pal Erik Burnham (GHOSTBUSTERS, A-TEAM) is editing the special edition and helping me get back into the comics business this next year. I'm shooting hard to get this collection out this next year along with some new stories.
For my friends and faithful fans of the independent comic book series, here is a Christmas gift... the very first story remastered and colored. A sneak peek for what the archive will look like.
I hope you enjoy.
Merry Christmas,
Scott McCullar
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