Integrity Comics

Chris Perguidi: Lost Files I meant to publish this first interview with Chris Perguidi on my website at www.integritycomics.com way back in April 2013, but, unfortunately, work and school put a hold on everything important like dance, art, music and comic books.  Chris before Creepy Kofy on TV 20  Allan before Creepy Kofy appearance on TV 20 Fortunately, I found the interview and it really is interesting to go back to a time when things were more innocent. It has been a trying year for Chris and I. It has been a year of disfigurement for both of us. I was disfigured first about 4 months ago starting my last semester at San Jose State University. I was so shocked at what had happened to me that the first thing I tried to get a hold of was Chris.  I found that he has always been like a brother to me. Just because he gets it! We dissect the styles of artists from Rob Liefeld to Jim Lee, not so much George Perez, because he’s more technically gratuito...

A reenactment of what I had to do for a hour removing glue from the mannequin's left breast. My goal since I was 7 was to become a comic book artist, be a songwriter and here I am, my hands on the the breast of a mannequin. I was LMAO. As tragic as life is… it certainly has its funny moments. Kohl’s was shutting down its doors around Jackson and Mckee in San Jose, CA and they were selling its inventory. I was planning on getting a mannequin so I can have a better representation of my t-shirts with my own designs on them to sell on Ebay, etc. So my sister suggested I check out the place. I almost smashed the mannequin unto the freezer. Again, a reenactment. It was my first time at an inventory closeout. I didn’t even know deals could be had, but when you see store closing signs such as "must sell inventory"- Go for it! This mannequin caught my eye and the price of $45 sounded like a good deal. What do I know! My first choice before seeing the other m...

Someone in boxing class asked me if my friend was coming to class. She’s seen his story in Metro and attended the previous class mentioned in the last blog. She was hoping he was okay and I wanted to reassure her that he was okay so I said, “He’s stronger than you think he is. He’s from Gilroy. He grew up around coyotes and played with them.” And I said all these with a straight face and no one thought to question… “coyotes?” Because the whole thing is just so bizarre, so complicated and it’s…  real! How did these people know Chris? He was stabbed in the face by 2 people, one, a stocky robust man, and another, a woman, in downtown San Jose who thought he was filming them while playing the phenomenon of the moment with more users than either Instagram or Facebook, PokemonGo! To iterate, when someone is stabbed, you're thinking chest, back, but the face?!? That in itself trumps growing up with coyotes and playing with them as a child. Media playing upon media, it’s like a neurot...

Things haven't been the same since Chris was stabbed in the face while playing PokemonGo! He used to be buff all over but you can clearly see the effects of the injury. His upper torso lost all its muscles and he gained weight in his stomach. There was a somber mood in the air with a couple of instances here and there where he seems to forget what had happened and make light of the unfortunate turn of events. People keep saying you're lucky you should take advantage of this situation, because the story is broadcast worldwide from Vietnam and to outlets like Telemundo. But the story is more or less than that. At the end of the day, I think Chris really just wants to get back from the abyss of flashbacks, the horror, and get back to the Chris that everyone knows, i.e. The Man, The Myth, The Legend. Chris Perguidi: The Man, The Myth, The Legend I've been in this position myself. This point where someone violates you in a way that it makes you sick to your stomach. I...

On the eve of my birthday I was trying to meet a deadline on an Erika America comic book. At about 3 AM, I finished the task and sent the PNG files over to my frequent collaborator and friend, Chris Perguidi. Erika Amerika is a character that Chris had me work on when we first met sometime back in 2008. EA is about a super heroine with an American Indian heritage. Since then, we have been working on projects together and have appeared many times in newspapers and television promoting our comic books like Herotown, Erika America, The Baby Warriors, etc. As soon as files were sent to his email, I would usually get a response and within hours or the next day I would get feedback usually in the form of ”Amazing”, “Fantastic”, but for some odd reason… nothing. A day passed and nothing, another day nothing. On the third day, as I opened my Facebook I saw this post (I couldn't get far enough on his FB to retrieve the actual post, but something similar to this about 4 days later): ...

Sorry I didn't do a Day 1. I was just really nervous about the event, not knowing what was up or what. And it was a busy day and I sort of had the flu, but you know this is a one in a lifetime opportunity. From the ecofriendly notebook and pencil in the recyclable bag we were given, you could tell that WEIF was going to be different. What did I want to learn before going to the Forum? I do not know, I got here from doing an extra credit assignment by applying for a Scholarship for one of my environmental classes.  Part of our duties in the Scholarship sponsored by Wells Fargo at Tesla Motors is to talk to the various participants in the industry. I’m a very shy person. I am really afraid of starting a conversation with strangers. Luckily, one of my classmates was talking to a venture capitalist and I introduced myself and asked him where he thought the industry was going. I figure I could talk to at least one person. He was very forthcoming about his observations about the s...