I was an inker for Archie Publications from 2002 until 2010.
I was reminded of a kinda funny story. While working for Archie Comics, for the first few years, the publisher would pay me a Christmas bonus. (Of course, they were not obligated to do so, but it was a nice gesture that I did appreciate.) One year, Archie Comics stopped sending me a Christmas bonus. I thought that was kinda odd. Maybe the check got lost in the mail? I called one of my fellow Archie Comics freelancers, and he did get his Christmas bonus. Again, kinda odd.
I called Archie Comics’ payroll department to find out the skinny. Someone answered the phone. I told the fella who I was. He yelled to someone else in the room: "It's Al Nickerson!" The second person responded loudly: “What does HE want!?!”
I thought that that was funny.
But, yeah, for whatever reason, Archie Comics had decided to stopped mailing me a Christmas bonus for the last several years that I was an inker for the publisher. No big deal, of course. I just thought that their response was funny.
“What does HE want!?!”
Hah!
That’s work-for-hire for ya.
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I added two more pages of original artwork to THE SWORD OF EDEN graphic novels crowdfunding campaign at Fund My Comic:
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Here's your chance to purchase just the exclusive signed-and-numbered MY SECRET INVASION II limited edition print. I created the MY SECRET INVASION II limited edition print just for this campaign. Fund My Comic is the only place to get this particular print. There are only one-hundred copies of this print. The prints have been printed, and are ready to ship. While supplies last.
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What has happened to morality in our culture? What has happened to morality in our entertainment? Why do some of our fictitious heroes act more like villains? And why are villains and monsters in entertainment treated like the good guys? While teaching Sequential Art to college students, I often start a conversation about these very topics. I ask the question: “What has happened to our morals?” Not too long ago, one student replied: “We have none.” How scary is that… especially coming from a young person who stated it in such a matter-of-fact fashion?
Comics, Sequential Art, is a powerful literary art form. It has the potential to tell important stories and ideas. It’s a wonderful medium in which to share the Gospel. THE SWORD OF EDEN graphic novel series allows me the opportunity to create Christian content that Christian readers can enjoy without feeling insulted or feel as if they are compromising ...
I added some original Archie Comics artwork to my online store:
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