another post for the day folks (and this one with a more proper link) to say fuck tumblr, come to twitter. I rarely posted here anymore anyways, but since they seemed intent on dying for good, please follow me over on twitter if you want more updates!
if your goal was to kill your own platform you guys nailed it!
I realized I haven’t been posting much on here anyways, but HAVE been posting on twitter. If you guys want more stuff from me in the future please follow me over there at https://twitter.com/SoulKarl
to add to that last ask, I’ve been drawing a TON on top of doing a bunch work inside of different disciplines. I’ll start showing stuff when there’s more concrete stuff to hype up. But basically know I haven’t quit art, and I’m still at it, just for the moment it’s gotta be in the shadows. Thank you for bearing with me :D
pro-kun asked: Is there any chance of Vibe coming back in the future?
Very unlikely to continue as a comic, as I have quit them completely. That said, I’m not dead and neither is this story, so potentially something someday. It won’t be any time too soon though, working on some other stuff at the moment.
Sorry to you and anyone else who’s been waiting for more (or just waiting for more work from me in general). There’s a good reason I’ve kept things quiet so far as I don’t want to create hype prematurely. Gotta release stuff at just the right time :]
ikeislaughingrightnow asked: Do you live off your comics-work or do you have a "normal job" on the side ?
Hey no, for sure not. I can’t stress enough how much comics DOES NOT pay money. Most of my income has come from random freelance art jobs I’ve taken along the years.
this is also a major factor in why I recently have stopped making comics :P
hope that isn’t too discouraging or whatever, but it’s better to get the info out there, because its near impossible statistically to make a living off comics (especially comics ALONE). That said I think comics did a lot of legwork towards getting me a number of those freelance jobs, and they certainly made me a better artist, so they aren’t the worst use of your time :P
Anonymous asked: Do you have any tips for an aspiring comic book artist? I've tried, failed and scrapped quite a few of my ideas thus far and I'm reluctant to start again. I'm honestly inspired by your work and that's my main motivation to get back up and try again but I'm not sure exactly how to go about it.
My career has been nothing if not a continued series of failures. You just need to keep picking yourself back up, dusting yourself off, and getting on to the next thing. It’s easy to want to stay down after enough failure, negative feedback, what have you - but you need to always remember that everyone else is likely failing (or at least has failed prior to any success) as well. It’s how we learn, it’s how we progress, it’s how we evolve. Don’t make the same mistake twice and you’ll be fine. Just keep your head down, keep moving, and keep creating.
This is an open letter to all the artists who participated in the Artist Alley at AX 2016, to the AX management staff, and to all the attendees who came and spent their time and dollars at the Artist Alley this year.
Please take a deep breath and read this (very long) letter with an open mind. Everything written here is from my perspective and I am only one person. I openly encourage debate and discussion, as confrontation will only give us the opportunity to resolve conflict and move forward as a community.
If anyone was curious why i didn’t attend AX this year, this sums up most of it nicely. Left out are the plethora of changes made PRIOR to the con as well.
Also one option that this doesn’t seem to mention is voting with your $$ by not going, an option I decided to take. I made my reasons clear in the email requesting a refund, and money often speaks louder than most anything else. I’d like to attend AX’s AA next year, but only time and our efforts will tell if enough solutions will be made on the SPJA’s part to make it worth my (and hopefully others’) time.
I’ve been posting mostly on Twitter lately and realized I was neglecting my tumblr audience. Just been posting WIP teasers of stuff for Vibe volume 1. The kickstarter will be soon enough so I gotta get ready for that.
also expect new shit from me for con season soon :D
Hey I’ll be at MAGfest this weekend if anyone else is gonna be there! My buddy @8bitmaximo was kind enough to share his table with me so that i could go and hang out with him, so stop by and hang out for a bit! This will be my first con over on the east side of things so I’m looking forward to meeting some new people and seeing how it goes ^_^
also I have no idea what our table # is but come find us somewhere in artist alley - I’ll try and update this with info when I get it.
The 6th Chapter of Vibe, Surprise, is now complete! It also marks the end of the first volume of the comic. Now’s the perfect time to start reading or catch up!
Rating: Young adult (contains swearing, gore, and extreme violence) Genre: Action Status: Updates Tuesdays
There are many fascinating subjects that popular fiction rarely seems to make use of. We’ve seen dragons and zombies done over and over (some times done better than others), but you know what concept I’ve barely seen utilized at all?
Voodoo.
Using voodoo as the seed, Ciurzak has cultivated an epic story. While my personal knowledge of the history and actual practices of voodoo is minimal, the way he uses it in this story is highly interesting.
The world of Vibe is a colorful one, and not just in the literal sense. It’s full of breath-taking battles punctuated by a richly detailed world that’ll pull you in more and more as it goes on.
On top of all of that, at it’s core, the comic is a powerful character story. The cast is solid, hitting perfectly in regards to both comedy and drama. Everyone is enjoyable in their own way.
Vibe is an action-packed, colorful, and emotional experience. It builds upon some concepts I already understand with new ideas and fresh takes on others. It’s a must-read.
The time to see what the witch doctors have brewing is now.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE MAIN PAGE IF YOU ARE NOT UP TO DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and that’s the end of volume 1!! thanks so much for reading everyone and we should be doing a kickstarter sometime in March the same time as some other folks from Hiveworks so stay tuned for that.
