Post by Todd Tjersland on Jun 14, 2006 7:26:27 GMT -8
From an early age, I knew I was good at art. I won every art and coloring contest I entered as a child; so much so that other kids stopped entering if they saw I had an entry in! LOL
In 1983, I was one of nine nationwide winners in the Post Cereals/DC Comics "Create A Villain" contest. I received $1,000 and an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood. My villain was also supposed to be used in a DC Comic, but they never contacted me about it and I have no idea what ever happened...
In 1987, while a junior in high school, I started writing and illustrating the horror comic book, Splatter. It lasted three issues before my buddy's dad's photocopying machine broke down, LOL. The comic's initial success (spurred by a story in the local paper) led to a "deluxe" all-new edition in 1988, slightly retitled (and renumbered as #1): Splatter Magazine, which featured my two-part tale, "The Zombie Squad."
My later comic work (1990-91) appeared regularly in the Cooper Point Journal. I could have had a career in comics, perhaps as an inker, but I gave up art to start my own business, and later, my filmmaking and writing career. In short, it was taking too long to turn my art into money.
I sometimes look back on those early days and regret giving up my art. I wonder what my life would have been like it I'd taken it to the "next level". In 1992, Dark Horse Comics was interested in hiring me as an inker... Ah, the path not taken, LOL.
In 1983, I was one of nine nationwide winners in the Post Cereals/DC Comics "Create A Villain" contest. I received $1,000 and an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood. My villain was also supposed to be used in a DC Comic, but they never contacted me about it and I have no idea what ever happened...
In 1987, while a junior in high school, I started writing and illustrating the horror comic book, Splatter. It lasted three issues before my buddy's dad's photocopying machine broke down, LOL. The comic's initial success (spurred by a story in the local paper) led to a "deluxe" all-new edition in 1988, slightly retitled (and renumbered as #1): Splatter Magazine, which featured my two-part tale, "The Zombie Squad."
My later comic work (1990-91) appeared regularly in the Cooper Point Journal. I could have had a career in comics, perhaps as an inker, but I gave up art to start my own business, and later, my filmmaking and writing career. In short, it was taking too long to turn my art into money.
I sometimes look back on those early days and regret giving up my art. I wonder what my life would have been like it I'd taken it to the "next level". In 1992, Dark Horse Comics was interested in hiring me as an inker... Ah, the path not taken, LOL.