I have done so many genres in this field that I wanted to put out an educational comic book meant for kids. I grew up on socially conscious tv shows since the 70s like Maude, Facts of Life, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Roseanne, Life Goes On, etc. so it was inevitable. I grew up on comic book artist George Perez’s artwork in titles like The New Teen Titans, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Wonder Woman, and numerous cameos in Superman and Batman that set the stage for movies starring Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, and Ezra Miller. In the Marvel side actors like Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Florence Pugh.
I had in mind to draw a comic book where every panel was like a painting and for that to happen, the story would have to be compelling enough. Each panel like a Da Vinci or Van Gogh if you will. How many times had I put my energy into something under the Integrity Comics label, drawing arduously for years only to be disappointed because the story was ultimately not that great- mostly where I positioned myself to work with other writers whose idea of the world was limited.
A professor at SJSU started telling enthusiastically in front of class that I was a writer. I felt extremely embarrassed and very much grateful more than flattered because writing was one of the many things I enjoy doing. Forget the fact that I could draw, I was a writer. And that wasn’t the first. I won awards for my writing even in middle school.
Looking back at Lost Legends which is available through Etsy under Gennewwine, I realized I underestimated that skillset which I took for granted- the ability to write and emphatize with readers. It takes awhile for artists to realize their own genius. None moreso than myself after reading Lost Legends again after all these years since it was released in 2008 under Integrity Comics. I felt so compelled at the time and confident this would push me into public consciousness that I spent money actually registering it, copyrighting it, printing it in glossy format.
Lost Legends is now available thru Etsy @ Gennewwine. I also collaborated with friend Martin Fernandez on Winterland a sci fi adventure set in Antartica involving aliens and hybrids of the World War II era, Star Wars with a mix of Aliens and Terminator basically like Stranger Things except it was released in 2008. Winterland is an adventure comic book from an Army veteran. Enjoy this 2 stories in the comic book/ graphic novel Lost Legends! Go to the Gennewwine Etsy shop @ Gennewwine | Etsy
ⓒ 2022 Allan Angel
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