Alex Sheikman [Member Since: June 16 '08]
I love all aspects of comics, especially the art of sequential storytelling. I have been collecting comics for a while now and I am constantly amazed by the talented people who are attracted to the medium.
I am the writer and artist on a comic book series “Robotika” from Archaia Studios Press. The first mini series was released last year and is now collected in a trade. The second series “Robotika: For few Rubles More” is currently being published.
You can see my artwork at my Website and you can see samples of Robotika at ASP Robotika Page.
I also have a Blog on which I talk about how I approach creating a series…and some other stuff that comes up :)
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Hey Alex! I’m good. Busy, but good! I’ve got your sketchbook all ready to go. I think you’ll get a smile from it. Hope you’re doing well, too.
Alex Sheikman said:
Jason,
How have you been, Just wanted to drop you a line and seehow you are doing :)
Alex-
I sure as heck hope so (in regards to people always wanting bright eyed bushy tailed graduates).
BTW, if you don’t check that site regularly, you should – it’s a treasure-trove, with more great stuff added all the time!
Alex Sheikman said:
Dan, great Berni Wrightson story! And an awesome surprise in the form of a Ralph Reese story…that is simply excellent. All just in time for the Frankenstein reprint (I think I now have 2 copies of it, paperback from when Marvel published it, a hardcover from a few years ago when Underwood reprinted it…and now I am thinking of buying this one as well if the reproductions are good).
so, someone ordered one and apparently cancelled their order, so I’m holding it in my hands now. It looks pretty good (though I’ve never seen any other editions to compare it to) – it’s about an inch thick, has a black cloth cover, and has very nice paper – I can’t really believe they’re only charging $24 for it… unless I’m looking at the wrong entry? Anyway, Wrightson will apparently be at the Boston con this weekend, so I think I’ll bring it down and try to get it signed…
Alex Sheikman said:
Dan, great Berni Wrightson story! And an awesome surprise in the form of a Ralph Reese story…that is simply excellent. All just in time for the Frankenstein reprint (I think I now have 2 copies of it, paperback from when Marvel published it, a hardcover from a few years ago when Underwood reprinted it…and now I am thinking of buying this one as well if the reproductions are good).
I signed up for deliveries every 4 weeks and it has been about 28 days since I did so I am about to send an e-mail to see when they plan to ship me (a very large number) my comics. Got the book “Artesia” yesterday and will read it this weekend—In between mowing the lawn, painting the porch and doing my final exam in Managerial Accounting.
Alex Sheikman said:
Hi Ken, I think we were talking a while back about “Wolverine – Saudade” ...did you ever get a chance to read it? Just wondering if you enjoyed it.
Actually I didn’ realize that Corbin was still doing anything (I was on a hiatus during the 90s and early 00s) until I saw an issue of Hulk he did. I have most Heavy Metal issues with his work and even picked up a signed and numbered hard back copy of Howard’s Bloodstar by Corbin. Typing in these little boxes is awkward—and why does part of my text get lined out?? As a young child in the mid 60s I picked up a comic illustrated paperback full of short scifi stories by Wallace Wood. I devoured it and have it still. Man, they were/are great! Can’t find it’s equal today. Sigh.
Just purchsed Artesia and will get in a few days. HI has not shipped me Wolverine Saudade yet. Looking forward to a lrge shipment soon. Strangly, I am enjoying the “Old man Wolverine” twist in the regular title-but who knows what will catch my fancy. I really enjoy good comic art. I grew up with Wallace Wood and Bernie Wrightson and Oh! Richard Corbin-The sicko—I loved his stuf. I’ll let you know how I like Artesia.
Alex Sheikman said:
If you do pick-up Artesia do let me know how you like it…I did not know what to expect, but I really enojoyed it.
What did you think of “Wolverine Saudade”? I thought the art was wonderful and I enjoyed reading a Wolverine story that was had a different twist to it.
Thanks. I’ll check it out. After reading 3 or 4 LOR wannabees in the late 80s I quit fantasy (at least the sword & sorcery) for years until a friend tipped me to GRRM and I devoured the books (even managed to get a signed first edition for my library. So I look forward to recommended books now. Oh and how about Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy in comic format? Epic and done right for years of enjoyment. Dreaming again.
Alex Sheikman said:
If you have enjoyed the “Game of Thrones” you might enjoy Mark Smylie’s “Artesia”. Intrigue, magic, and battles…all drawn in a beautiful painterly style.
Your points are valid. I would also note that “hard” scifi may not have the reader support or it might have to be dumbed down. Doesn’t stop me from wanting to see it though… I am enjoying Dresden Files and Wild Cards. Even enjoyed Hedge Knight (but would really like to see the entire Game of Thrones. One can dream.
Alex Sheikman said:
I agree that the epic sci-fi is not something that is done in comics very often…it might be because of the medium itself. Some of the books that you mentioned would be very hard to adapt into comics because of the illustration challenges. I mean just a few lines from any of those could turn into half an issue worth of “world building”/establishing settings. I do think there were some real decent series last few years that tried, like “Reign of the Zodiac”, “Human Defense Corps”, “Hammerlocke”...
Strangely enough I did buy the first couple of issues (mainly because it was Jim Starlin) but never read them-have them packed away somewhere. I guess I’m not talking about mainstream scifi. How about Breg Bear’s “Forge of God” or David Brin’s Uplift series or Niven’s “Jesus Incident” or “Legacy of Heorot”, or Aldiss’ Helliconia series and on and on… Looking forward to King’s “The Stand” being done-hope I’m not disapointed.
Alex Sheikman said:
Did you ever read any of the “StarReach” comics? They wre being published in the late 70’s and had lots of great sci-fi short stories by some great artists/writers. That was also the place that “Sacred and Profane” first got serialized.
Thanks, Alex! I’ll have more Perhapanuts news on Friday!
Alex Sheikman said:
Jason, Great Perhapanauts pin-up!
Hi Alex. Just wanted to say a belated welcome and thanks for all your posts thus far. I appreciate your input on different comics that I may not have read yet. You’ve been a great addition to the community. Thanks, again!
Hey Alex! I’m glad to see you promoting yourself and buying comics at the same time. I told you Heavy Ink was pretty cool! It’s good to see you here.
Jason,
How have you been, Just wanted to drop you a line and seehow you are doing :)
Alex-
Here is that site: wrightsonsfrankenstein.com
Bummer. I remember a few years ago Wrightson was asking people to send him high resolution scans of the illustrations that they purchased from him because he was going to publish his own version of the book. It was going to cost $300-400…but I wonder if he gave-up on that and gave the files over to Dark Horse for this new book.