Posted in Writing, tagged Eden, Graphic Novel on August 29, 2013| 2 Comments »
Where is that graphic novel? Well… it’s all in the Kickstarter video here. No, I usually don’t do stuff like this, but I also don’t give up easily on the stuff I want to do. So, one way or the other, I’ll be finishing this project.
Your help could make it a reality!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2062086221/eden-the-graphic-novel
Posted in Writing, tagged Brasilia, Graphic Novel, update on December 21, 2012| 3 Comments »
Nope, I’m not dead. Not yet at least. Been a crazy fall, I’ll tell you that much. Unfortunately, the crazy was in life not writing. Sigh.
The good news? Brasilia is still coming along and remains set for a 2013 release. (hey, a book a year ain’t bad for someone doing this very part-time) 🙂
More good news: The Kindle version of Eden will be FREE for 5 days right after XMas. So, tell your friends/family. 🙂
Even more good news: The Eden graphic novel is still on its way. Crossing fingers for a 2013 release on that as well. Don’t believe me? Koneh says “Believe it, sucka!”:
I guess that’s all for now. If you celebrate any upcoming holidays, enjoy yerselves. See y’all on the flip.
Posted in Writing, tagged Eden, Graphic Novel on August 29, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Yup, it has been in the oven for quite some time… and it’s still there. Every now and then I check the temperature and breathe deeply the aroma of awesomeness.
Anyway, the “censored” panels are from me (they confused my parents before)… Why do I put the censored blotches there? Well, I’m a dick. 🙂 Enjoy!
Artwork by Andres Cornejo. Copyright Matthew C. Plourde, all rights reserved.
Posted in Writing, tagged Eden, Graphic Novel on April 18, 2012| 2 Comments »
Posted in Writing, tagged Eden, Graphic Novel on October 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Another early sketch (pre-coloring, duh) for the graphic novel. Lex and Father C, sharing the road:
Artwork by Andres Cornejo, all rights reserved.
As a novelist, script-writing wasn’t exactly in my bag of tricks. I had to do some extensive research (10 minutes on Google) to figure it all out. Even though all the material is there (300+ pages of prose), it’s in the wrong format for a graphic novel/movie. Of course, there is plenty of debate on what format works best for a graphic novel script, but my artist has been doing just fine with a format like this (WordPress removed some of my tabbing, so use your imagination). I’ve found 3-5 panels per page to work the best:
Pages x-x
New Characters:
[pics, descriptions]
Page x
Panel 1 description. blah blah blah
CHARACTER NAME
dialogue
Panel 2 description. blah blah blah
CHARACTER NAME
dialogue
CHARACTER NAME
dialogue
… and so on.
Posted in Writing, tagged Eden, Graphic Novel on July 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Yet to be finalized & colorized, but shit:
Artwork by Andres Cornejo
We’re still hoping for an end of year release.
Posted in Life, Writing, tagged Cancer, Graphic Novel, Self Publishing, Writing, writing tips on May 27, 2011| 5 Comments »
Before I start in to my little bit of news, I just want to spend a bit of time on “life.”
For much of my life I quit when things got tough. I abandoned my writing dream because I thought society needed me to operate a register/fix computers. Relationships ended for me at the slightest hint of conflict – my longest relationship before college was 2 months. College challenged me and I lost my academic scholarship after the 1st semester. Each and every time someone in the world took advantage of me, I rolled-over and allowed it to happen.
That was my life.
Then, I was forced to grow a pair of non-nerf nuts. In 1999, the doctors told me I might lose my entire tongue. They said I’d be fed from a machine for the rest of my life. They said they might need to remove a portion of my face. They said I wouldn’t be able to swallow without medicine to assist me. They said I’d lose all my teeth. They said I’d never taste food again. They said it would be YEARS until I was anywhere near whole.
Fuck that shit.
I finally took control of my own life and sought the best doctor in the world for my surgery. I remained one step ahead of the doctors by retraining myself to swallow and retraining myself to eat and talk – all without their help. Why? Because their help meant I had to abide by their schedule. Well, I was finished with the mounting losses. I watched other patients give in and who could blame them? The type of cancer I warred against left no prisoners. It is brutal and I can see where the white flag becomes a relief.
Just like Dido, there was no white flag above my door.
I bled and clawed and scratched and fought for every inch cancer took from me. Though grueling, it was how I chose to not only beat the disease but conquer everything else as well. While I’m still in near-constant pain compared to a “normal/healthy” chap, I’m not fighting at the same level anymore. However, when I target something that matters to me, you can bet I’ll unsheathe my +5 sword and do battle again.
And so it goes with the graphic novel version of Eden. I want it. Bad. It will happen. So, when my artist quit on me a few weeks ago, I didn’t despair. I contacted another artist who provided amazing samples and asked if he wanted the job. He said “yes.”
So, work continues:
Artwork by Andres Cornejo
More details to come, along with a more “official” announcement welcoming Andres to the team.
Be excellent, my friends…
Posted in Info, Writing, tagged Eden, Graphic Novel on March 21, 2011| 3 Comments »
Estimated Release Date: November 2011
That’s right, mofos. I’ve hinted at this before, and now it’s actually underway. The script is done and the artist (Jordan Saia) is cranking out panels. My boy. Mr. Boucher, will be doing the layout. In the end, yet another journey awaits for our little team: self-publishing a graphic novel.
*cracks knuckles*
My goal is modest (because my budget is nonexistent): ~100 pages, full color, Nov 2011 release date
I’m quite excited to see the characters come to life visually:
Early concept artwork for Eden, the graphic novel. Artwork by Jordan Saia.
Jordan’s style fits perfectly with the mood/tone I’m going for and I’m jazzed to get the chance to work with him. Once more stuff is in, we’ll get a trailer out there for ya.
See how much I love y’all? A graphic novel to support the literary work! Fuck yeah! How many of your other favorite fiction writers do that for their audience? I’m committed to seeing Eden in as many formats as possible. If we crack another big number in sales, I’ll commit to the audiobook. I already have one of the best fantasy voice actresses in the world lined up for it… just gotta make the math all work for us.
In other news, Eden was recently reviewed on Luxuryreading.com. They were the first site to receive a review copy and I’m delighted to get a 4/5 rating from them!
In still other news, I have officially joined forces with an “underground” self-publishing movement. More on that next week!
Posted in Writing, tagged Comic, Eden, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Self Publishing on February 9, 2011| 2 Comments »
Jus’ a little something Matt & I are playing around with…
Interest piqued? Thought it might be.
Love,
M1k3
life, life and everything in between 