Hey there guys. My name is Mike. I'm a longtime follower, mid time user of Inkscape. First time wading into the forums to communicate with others. I'm very shy and reserved, mostly due to experiences with online stalkers. 

Aanywho, I've been working on creating a grass-roots, ground up comic book universe comprised of public domain, creative commons and open source characters. That means anyone can create their own creative projects that take place in this universe. 

I'm one guy and it's a massive undertaking, so it's going to take a lot of community support to be successful. 

I'm used to being attacked online and a once bitten twice shy kind of thing, so I don't want to come in here and ask anything of anyone or try to pretend that I am as involved in the community as the people I've been reading and watching take part in the community for some time. 

I am a comics and entertainment professional with over 20 years of experience, I've worked for Marvel, Dark Horse and many more. 

These days most of my art is digital, created with a blend of CGI and digital illustration with programs like Daz3D, Inkscape, etc. 

So, if you are interested or have comments please feel free to send them here or chat me up for more details. 

I'm worried that even adding my link here might be bad form, so I'll leave it to another helpful member to comment on whether I should or not. 

Hope to hear from all of fellow comics lovers in the near future!

Thanks for your time,

Mike

As a long-time comic fan, I applaud your ambition.

Feel free to post here. You'll find this forum to be welcoming and supportive.

Thank you. I think the fact that I'm keeping it prioritized as fun first is what keeps me from feeling like it is an insurmountable task that will crush me. LOL. I just feel we spend too much time and emphasis on things like money and rights. Both are important, but working with some of the major studios has made a lot of mainstream gigs only about that. It kills the enjoyment, so I wanted to do something where I didn't have to haggle just to get a fair share of the profits or keep the rights to my work. 

I'll get the juices flowing with some examples: