I´ve just wrapped two short crime/horror stories, "False Pretenses" and "Dead Dog" for Robert Heske. I quite enjoyed working on this project, really exciting stuff and a new experience for me who was always attracted by darker stories but never dared venturing into.
For more info, check dis out:
http://www.coldbloodedchillers.com/
http://www.bobheske.com/
All in all, a great way to introduce my muse into grimmer tales about the darker side of mankind.
]]>Just Finished the cover for PHANTOM#26 (Moonstone Books) and I´m now on a holding pattern, waiting for the script to start working on this issue.
Meanwhile, I´m finishing inking issues #5 and #6 of THE CONTINGENT and having received the go ahead from Rebecca Hicks, I´ve starting the pencils for PROJECT ELOHIM (Strange Matter Comics).
My LADY OF THE HORDE webcomic continues going strong, so check it out and let me know your thoughts. :)
]]>Also from Moonstone Books, just finished the pencils and inks for a short Sherlock Holmes Christmas tale. I´ll give you a heads up when it comes out.
Meanwhile, I´m wrapping up the pencils and inks for the issue#2 of DOMINUS, getting prep to ink THE CONTINGENT#2 and standing by to start inking PROJECT ELOHIM #4.
The "Harlekim" project I´ve mentioned earlier bombed but I don´t really want to talk about it or I´ll mess my blood pressure.
Be sure to give my INFINITEENS a look over at IKComics.
www.ikcomics.com
Also, send Strange Matter Comics some good vibes by purchasing PROJECT ELOHIM, the story´s wonderful (I can never mention enough times how amazing a writer Rebecca Hicks is).
www.project-elohim.com/comics.html
]]>Heya, guys, what´s shakin´?
I´ve probably already mentioned THE PHANTOM#20 that Moonstone will be releasing soon with story by Mike Bullock and art by me.
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In the meantime, I was approached by digital comics publisher IK COMICS who showed interest in my INFINITEENS
www.ikcomics.com
So, if you wanna follow the adventures of Nadia and her wacky crew, you know where their new home is now.
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Just got news from Writer extraordinaire and all around awesome Rebecca Hicks that
PROJECT ELOHIM has taken off and is soaring as I type this.
www.project-elohim.com/comics.html
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More Zeu stuff:
Wrapped up an 8-page story written by Tom Stillwell for the UNSCREWED anthology.
Finished the art for THE CONTINGENT#1 , a nice lil´project I´ll tell you all about once I am at liberty to disclose the juicy bits.
Finished the art for THE DOMINIUM#1 , another cool project I can´t wait to tell you all about.
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Right now I´m shopping around for a letterer for my 12-page HARLEKIM .
Written, pencilled, inked and colored by me, it´s scheduled to appear in the pages of an anthology to be released out here in Portugal this Fall.
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And that´s that for Zeu news.
Now it´s time to finish a short SHERLOCK HOLMES tale for Moonstone Books and sink my teeth on the PS2 videogame Haunting Ground to relax.
What can I say.... life´s no fun when I´m not being stalked/chased by everyone´s favorite Ice Queen/derranged wacko nutjob/poisonous cook Daniella. ^_^
www.ikcomics.com/
Check it out and hit me with some feedback, I am looking forward to finally being able to finish my tale of Nadia and her friends.
]]>Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately, INFINITEENS has been cancelled.
The book simply didn´t sell enough copies or managed to capture the attention of mainstream readers, so plans for its publications have been terminated and there will be no issue #3.
I wanna thank everyone who helped me bring this book to life:
Joe Gentile for being THE coolest, awesome person who supported the book for so long, despite its sales shortcomings. Lori G for helping me materialise my stories. And Jim Keplinger, the magic man himself whose lettering skills gave substance to my characters´words.
I also want to thank the readers, few in number but huge in the enthusiasm with which you joined me on this short but otherwise AMAZING ride.
Thank you, guys, sailing with you was an absolute honour.
Farewell, Nadia, Luther, Bev and Julian.
]]>It´s official,
Just got word from Joe Gentile that Infiniteens#2 (Moonstone Books) is out tomorrow.
Packing bucketloads of heat, action, danger and excitement, the issue marks the kids´official baptism of fire by throwing them smack dab in the middle of a rescue operation gone horribly wrong.
With people shooting at them and mindless, superpowerful Event Freaks trying to eat their livers with a fine bottle of Chianti, this is the moment of truth when we find out who´s grace under fire and who breaks under pressure.
In the wise words of Chief Barnes, "Cape Ruseur´s days of peace and quiet are over, kids. Welcome to the war!"
Next time you find yourself among the wreckage of a crashlanded airship infested with superpowerful beings who are out to rape, killl and eat you (not necessarily in that order), you´ll be happy to know that you´ve got Infiniteens on speed dial.
Just got word that INFINITEENS is out.
Published by Moonstone Books, my 8-part mini-series about four formidable young heroes has hit the stands in the US.
Come join Nadia, Luther, Julian and Beverly in a heroic struggle to save the world from swarms of mindless Event Freaks.
There will be adventure, danger, excitement, romance and a whole lot of fun.
The popcorn´s on me.
Eighteen years ago, Mankind finally broke the Vitori-Shears barrier, opening a gate to the Rift.
What they found there would change everything forever, as our world was flooded by alien superparticles that lit the skies like a Nova.
When the light faded, MILLIONS .across the globe had been touched by this Event and in the following years, they would show the world the powers it gave them.
Today.
Mankind stands at the very brink of extintion as nothing seems to be able to stop the advance of the mindless Event Freaks, powerful humans poisoned by these superparticles.
And as the flames threaten to engulf the globe, hope is reborn anew in the tiny coastal village of Cape Ruseur, New England, where four childhood friends unite to turn the tide of destruction and fight for Life and Justice.
INFINITEENS is a superhero saga about the end of the world, a touching tale about human hearts and how the best in us can emerge in our darkest hour.
For 8 chapters you´re invited to join Nadia, Luther, Julian and Beverly in a heroic struggle to save their tiny community from an apocalyptic threat.
A struggle that started in 2000 - though anyone who knows me can trace the roots of the project WAY back to a poster of the 5 kids (yes, they were five then, Bev was a brunette called Zoe and Nadia a redhead) published in 96 in the "Heróis" magazine (Editora Abril).
In this period, I lost track of how many times I got my legs chopped off at success´arm reach, to a point where I decided to baptise the name of the scientist couple that lead mankind to the Rift, Vitori-Shears.
Today, the journey has come to an end as I have found a safe harbour and a new home for Cape Ruseur´s astounding quartet.
In October, MOONSTONE BOOKS is launching the INFINITEENS.
Readers will finally be able to follow the adventures of Nadia and her crazy bunch.
The stakes are high and in the balance is not only the fate of their little New England town, but the whole world´s.
Will they be greeted by the laurels of Vitori or smiten by the Shears of doom?
You´ll have to find out.
Join the INFINITEENS in this wild ride!
Come with Nadia and her crew, there´ll be lots of action, excitement, danger and even - dare I say it? - romance.
October promises to be a fun month.
]]>It as a wild rde but the 72nd page is finished and uploaded.
i will miss drawing Jessie but right now I have other commitments to devote myself to.
I´d definitelly love to revist my Little Bird one day, if my Muse allows it.
Looking back, I wish I wrote a couple things differently,Jessie didn´t exactly seem to have a whole lot of fun at certain points.
I am notorious for treating my characters badly and I guess it was no different for The Girl Who Lost Everything .
Sorry about that, Jessie.
in the immortal words of Uncle Bob, "C´est ma faiçon d´aimer."
It´s called Lullaby and depicts what the town´s medical staff is up to when Mr. Pyramidhead takes a break from his... less healthy habits.
]]>The negotiations are still underway and no director has been chosen yet, but I´m happy to learn that Lauren Moore and Will Arkan will be brought to life.
Life is good.
For the two of you who bought these exciting news, check today´s date.
Due to a serious lack of planning on my part, you can´t access directly the pages which I´ve been uploading in the last few months.
You´ll have to enter the galeries and access the Online Comics/Free Stuff section.
There, you´ll find the pages of Immortal Tristara which I interrupted halfway through the 2nd chapter.
You´ll have to dig a bit deeper past those B&W chapter 2 samples.
The moment you start seeing thumbnails in color, you´ve found Jessie.
Enjoy your reading and don´t forget to tell me what you thought of the story.
For all my fellow portuguese gents who visit this secret corner of the net (yes, all the three of you)...
Rapaziada, querem Banda Desenhada à borlix?
Entrem na Galeria e vão à secção Online Comics/Free Stuff.
A primeira BD a preto e branco, Immortal Tristara interrompi a meio do 2º capítulo para me dedicar a outras causas mais compensadoras como contemplar as minhas unhas a crescerem.
A 2ª, Silversparrow, centrada à volta de uma pequenita com sonhos de se tornar uma superheroína está ainda em curso, com o 3º e último capítulo prestes a ser encerrado.
Vão ter é de se agarrar ao dicionário de inglês, que isto de tentar traduzir Major Evil para português, enfim....
Boa leitura e não se esqueçam de me dizer o que acharam da história, a minha Musa agradece.
Zeu
We´ve been going through some harsh times lately and sometimes it seems like there is no other way but down.
The secret to surviving the experience is to realise that there´s been rough years before.
Our generations don´t hold the patent on hard times and if "less gifted" people survived them before, no reason to think we can´t.
Success is the fruit of hard labour, good timing and a silky tongue, I´ve been told.
I don´t have a silky tongue.
In fact, there´s nothing silky about me.
Anyone who knows me and my people skills can attest that me and Quasimodo were probably separated at birth.
Good timing is definitelly not my forte either. not when Wrong-Place-At-The-Wrong-Time could be listed as my home address.
No, the only thing I´ve mastered in these 34 years is the science of hard work.
You commit to something and you don´t let go until you´ve bagged it.
Just like fishing.
Is hard work alone a guarantee of success?
Not to this date.
However, in a recent conversation with my Muse with whom I entertain these dialogues at late hours in my dungeon, I´ve come across a valuable piece of information.
According to my Muse, Life is on the ropes.
She´s ruined so many projects, so many things for so many people that she can´t take much more.
Catastrophes, disasters, wars, backstabbings.... Life is literally about to fall apart, drunk. We´ve pushed her to the very brink of metahuman resistance, lads.
And when Life takes a sabbatical to address alcoholic comma - a state in which I plan to merrily immerse myself in the next coming hours... hic!-, who benefits?
The underdogs. Us.
That´s right, my friends, this is the golden chance for every single one of us who work like machines all year long without ever seeing our work mature into something palpable.
This year, I´ve reserved a place for me and anyone up for it on the shores of Oportunity Lake.
There´s no turning back, everything´s ready and waiting, line, hook and sinker: I can either drown in success or catch me one huge break.
I mean fish.
Whó´s coming?
]]>Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
May 2006 be our best year yet.
Zeu
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