Feb 3, 2001 9:43 AM

Hello Friends,

Indeed, i have been busy at work. Daredevil, Daredevil, Daredevil. It is making me psyched to return to Kabuki. But I also just returned from a huge Convention in France. I put a rundown of it on the KABUKI message board at the WORLD FAMOUS COMICS site at WFCOMICS.com.

Magnificent time was had there. Check out the rant at the WFC board. If not, I can paste it up here as well.

Thanks for the opinions about my future plans on the Echo and Wolverine Projects. I have no idea when this would be released. I'm sure I'll have a better idea after I finish it.

Droideka,

Glad you like the Swamp thing covers. I did three so far, and recently the writer e-mailed me and said theyed behappy for me to do more. So i may do three more if I get the moments.

In response to AH, concerning rumors that I may be doing some writing for Top Cow or the Darkness:

Matt Hawkins was kind enough to invite me to write for Top Cow and The Darkness. He made a very warm and generous offer and I'm very thankful for it.

So perhaps in the future I may do something for Top Cow. But at the moment my plate is way too full.

At the moment I'm concentrating on Kabuki, Daredevil and the Kabuki film.

And as soon as I finish my commitments to DD I will be doing some other Marvel projects and some other creator owned projects at Image.

Thanks for the response to the new DD issue. I look forward to your reactions to the conclusion of the story in #15.

To psycho Visual X:

Happy Chinese New Year to you as well.

I do indeed plan to do stories on each of the NOH.

That is why the AGENTS series of Kabuki was created. Scarab concludes in issue #8, then I will start with another Noh character.

Check out the Kabuki message board on WFCOMICS.com for more details and a community of Kabuki readers to talk to.

Response to AH!

Thanks for the support. And Yeah, I had a great time in France. I really enjoy it there. This was my third trip there.

Response to Takashi:

Thanks for digging my cover work. As for references, I take some poloroids when necasary. I usually have a lot of friends and girlfriends, model as characters in the course of a book. And I try to keep a file of other reference sources as well.

As for the watercolors, I'm not brand loyal. I use several different brands and I don't remember what any of them are. Most of them are from the cheap kiddie trays. Oh, Prang is one. I also use several brands of acrylic. Winsor Newton is one.

I'm really glad that you like the pacing in the DD story. Let me know what you think of DD#15.

Response to Bobman:

It's healing nicely, thank you. The important thing is that I survived and am no longer incarcerated.

Hello,

I've been at a friend's for the last week. In Atlanta. Doing some rock climbing. Very Mission Impossible 2.

And doing some writing etc.

Hi Gandalf,

Thanks. Glad you like the DD stuff so far. Really hope you like #15. Should be out soon.

As for the Wolvie and Echo projects, I hope to do them not too long from now, but I have to finish up some other projects first.

Here are some upcoming cons I will be at:

Seatle con March 11

In April will be at Atlanta COmicon, Pittsburgh con, and WOndercon.

Hi AH,

Hope to see you at Wondercon. I will have original art and prints there, but i don't do any fancy sketching or commisions at cons. I do a "quickie" Kabuki brush sketch for those that have to have one. But i don't commit to anything more than that so I can talk with everyone and enjoy the con.

A reminder that DD #15 hits stores tomorrow (Wed).