tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303190182024-03-27T10:40:18.848-07:00Bombshell ComicsThe News Blog of Cartoonist Michael Jasorka -- 'December 3rd 1967: An Alien Encounter' - 'Misfit Wrestling Federation' - 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' - 'Mr. Fascination and The Fascination Machines' - 'THAT BIKE' - 'Destroy Centaur' 'Castle Dracula & Dungeon: Employee Handbook Illustrated'Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-77737938517536189562024-03-27T09:44:00.000-07:002024-03-27T10:39:46.500-07:00Penciled page previews from 'Flag Me Down: The Story of Wildwood's Tramcar'<p> Here's some pencil preview pages I wanted to share/capture here on the blog!...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm04MGa0Im5sjTJZhmHla6UkovK_QonVJYJe_XQAb2-Cilj4Mf4KYXr5jo8QNihYSyZWL29hSPGeIVxPzNUvMuwUkTCfzHuJKjeLpLqKM5N3B2fsB7iD6xSWIPMViWebD87tWJf3gWvb7BuubEBGdIaYxGeTK2H5IFBQ48pIXosItZxhVXuEh/s1861/FMD-Page2-Pencil-Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm04MGa0Im5sjTJZhmHla6UkovK_QonVJYJe_XQAb2-Cilj4Mf4KYXr5jo8QNihYSyZWL29hSPGeIVxPzNUvMuwUkTCfzHuJKjeLpLqKM5N3B2fsB7iD6xSWIPMViWebD87tWJf3gWvb7BuubEBGdIaYxGeTK2H5IFBQ48pIXosItZxhVXuEh/w464-h640/FMD-Page2-Pencil-Web.jpg" width="464" /></a></div>The funny thing about a pencil version of a comic page, is that today, there are so many ways to go about finishing it. You can of course, scan the pencils to then digitally ink the lines, making them that much closer to a digital coloring or further reproduction experience. Another way would be to make a copy of the penciled page and only ink the photostat... Of course, there's also the placement of vellum paper that can be used as a reproduction option. Where, only scanning the vellum actually preserves the penciled page, as the photostat does... <p></p><p>Call me raw, but I like to ink right directly on the top of my penciled comic page. I guess what's running through my mind: knowing that there's only one that you're ever going to draw... giving myself one shot to make every line as purposeful as possible with the ink. Whereas a pencil page doesn't necessarily compare... there's an honesty here in every line I've forgotten and every line I plan to re-work in my ink process... making the penciled page a mere glimpse into what will become of a page and its hopeful lasting effect. </p><p>I've been writing and drawing this feature simultaneously... as its creation is very much a living organism of an experience... hopefully, an immersive one for my audience... </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZl6m48Hc1vmqh-SJ_yHlvs8JOyx8ThF2ZFFbdXfL0WYmjB_y-VA6sNz-cr1o-mSbP9oDRTUUHLa0aifYhYjKSmKj_GksSHmZhEIlVH-Ah3rTa07zqCVztQzRAPLiBdJF60V_7S6Zb1qgx2-PDXHNB4GG6cOal8FC39RDIzu9fZ5F0QVwfTrw/s1860/FMD-Page3-Pencil-Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZl6m48Hc1vmqh-SJ_yHlvs8JOyx8ThF2ZFFbdXfL0WYmjB_y-VA6sNz-cr1o-mSbP9oDRTUUHLa0aifYhYjKSmKj_GksSHmZhEIlVH-Ah3rTa07zqCVztQzRAPLiBdJF60V_7S6Zb1qgx2-PDXHNB4GG6cOal8FC39RDIzu9fZ5F0QVwfTrw/w464-h640/FMD-Page3-Pencil-Web.jpg" width="464" /></a></div>Here's pages 2, 3 and 9 for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0XnQTFrDDEH4iRBUyA6bq6uffyCW1C3ABTKiaxkaJ5p6Qw28dpyUd4gkeyrmMFcNLv-U76A-XeJlgvKbSaJ4qdy0CNAffn7zYxisL7NSTBGRVMa7L3V3gF35GwgFyINdQMRMbRm2j7yBU6ZSI4rdhA5TWJgMOi54fZyBzNMonHoMBlCll_ED/s1861/FMD-Page2-Pencil-Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2za8uEl0W7A2LWUsnMwroe7fEfTW5RjYzj1Rsv0XyMszD6zJ8_hYmDgGG-zEG1UvyNpwulsL7mzGB5icf6V4fJDGF8-IkQdScx2QHH0WbRYt3dOXFajAWzk0N3mGi_xOEQ74OM7Bdu3UAT8uwRQUHkK9Ek6lZidmxK7_vNVrhPx1y7VdwriG/s1881/FMD-Page4-Pencil-Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2za8uEl0W7A2LWUsnMwroe7fEfTW5RjYzj1Rsv0XyMszD6zJ8_hYmDgGG-zEG1UvyNpwulsL7mzGB5icf6V4fJDGF8-IkQdScx2QHH0WbRYt3dOXFajAWzk0N3mGi_xOEQ74OM7Bdu3UAT8uwRQUHkK9Ek6lZidmxK7_vNVrhPx1y7VdwriG/w459-h640/FMD-Page4-Pencil-Web.jpg" width="459" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><p></p>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-83810362816747418952023-10-31T06:58:00.003-07:002023-10-31T06:58:42.836-07:00Flag Me Down cover released // New Jersey is The World Podcast interview talking Castle Dracula!...<p style="text-align: center;"> *****FLAG ME DOWN: The Story of Wildwood's Tramcar cover has been released******</p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm excited to announce that the cover of my next Wildwood New Jersey adventure, has been released!...</p><p style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, I do not have a release date yet, in mind... it's currently pretty hard to determine where I'm at in my process with this graphic novel. I'm excited to say that it is challenging me to again play with the comics medium and push the boundaries of what's possible in a comics experience compared to any other medium... which, leads me to bring the production of this GN to an explorative front - letting myself make discoveries as I experiment with the writing and the drawing together.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Once I'm further along in this process and seeing sort of an "end of the road", I'll be more willing to share interior pages. I'm happy to say, I'm already excited to do that.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Hope you enjoy this cover.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GvTj-IHa7moZKcX7pom5XKNa6dxCDvQj_VBfIGNRPE6tmPqQgohiYLdGz50gljrbbfrhKKA_-qhGzQ_qrPri0DxvTprm57RlNqrTzmQo9mGSOnPdH9_YEnKc1dWMkAeVDNaYmZef0M1ATtMNnjMTU8SobnqiqP8gjP7tY0-J3BIFRtxfqNJC/s1350/FlagMeDown-Promo1-Insta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GvTj-IHa7moZKcX7pom5XKNa6dxCDvQj_VBfIGNRPE6tmPqQgohiYLdGz50gljrbbfrhKKA_-qhGzQ_qrPri0DxvTprm57RlNqrTzmQo9mGSOnPdH9_YEnKc1dWMkAeVDNaYmZef0M1ATtMNnjMTU8SobnqiqP8gjP7tY0-J3BIFRtxfqNJC/w512-h640/FlagMeDown-Promo1-Insta.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Check out my interview on NEW JERSEY IS THE WORLD:</p><p style="text-align: center;">I sat down remotely for an interview with Mike D over at New Jersey is The World podcast and had an amazing time talking about 'Castle Dracula & Dungeon: Employee Handbook Illustrated'.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Listen to the show <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-michael-jasorka-castle-dracula/id1548791597?i=1000632247445">here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE7ihPiMrCoQuGWwCguRjZ6ckpIo0gC87qhwYCgNhMxc7Em6aP2NELmJ2LkcJSxfgpt86SFUzXwykEFv-usPdjcJL-AZb4eSYTCe8wFdFMQYIrUtayZno0_HZprbVIlCmX7yzXA9qFvNdUVNE1pc36HF3nMhjl8bLJRjj0GUnil9Kx0B_7UqS/s902/NJISTHEWORLD-INSTA-PROMO-4-HighRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE7ihPiMrCoQuGWwCguRjZ6ckpIo0gC87qhwYCgNhMxc7Em6aP2NELmJ2LkcJSxfgpt86SFUzXwykEFv-usPdjcJL-AZb4eSYTCe8wFdFMQYIrUtayZno0_HZprbVIlCmX7yzXA9qFvNdUVNE1pc36HF3nMhjl8bLJRjj0GUnil9Kx0B_7UqS/w531-h640/NJISTHEWORLD-INSTA-PROMO-4-HighRes.jpg" width="531" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJg4r60Qrw_xEg9owx2TKIhgP3CegWifzl3dlFpnM2WZholVMF20D833orwiK69X7hpU_59COSi9j509IOFIu_z2Q3myv06M09-0o2oj9PxfI6wV2HfSjaQE9Enw8NAfN7LsYaOJzpOFChCIduXwZjBtaWz8YJ1CChj8emhanCLqfnp0QvRuHP/s902/NJISTHEWORLD-INSTA-PROMO-1-HighRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJg4r60Qrw_xEg9owx2TKIhgP3CegWifzl3dlFpnM2WZholVMF20D833orwiK69X7hpU_59COSi9j509IOFIu_z2Q3myv06M09-0o2oj9PxfI6wV2HfSjaQE9Enw8NAfN7LsYaOJzpOFChCIduXwZjBtaWz8YJ1CChj8emhanCLqfnp0QvRuHP/s320/NJISTHEWORLD-INSTA-PROMO-1-HighRes.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8vBwO24-tAGYuChZVYa81HRK9iiO17P6zE2IfWdlWpkf8ommBUt2EDcGaJ9McqozGgB8IVyauDEJDRR29mkug6Cu632wkuqGqQ34ChTYN26ex74VUZ5cl76EiMiCYrxR0sM-iZY1iZIe_RtWVb7elaMP_WAxnfPtgk8el6zQ88PsyYgW5iG6/s902/NJISTHEWORLD-INSTA-PROMO-5-HighRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8vBwO24-tAGYuChZVYa81HRK9iiO17P6zE2IfWdlWpkf8ommBUt2EDcGaJ9McqozGgB8IVyauDEJDRR29mkug6Cu632wkuqGqQ34ChTYN26ex74VUZ5cl76EiMiCYrxR0sM-iZY1iZIe_RtWVb7elaMP_WAxnfPtgk8el6zQ88PsyYgW5iG6/w532-h640/NJISTHEWORLD-INSTA-PROMO-5-HighRes.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-24501272500443196852023-07-04T06:07:00.000-07:002023-07-04T06:07:06.488-07:00Returning to the George F. Boyer Museum in Wildwood this Summer!...<p> Join us, as we return to the George F. Boyer museum in Wildwood, NJ for yet another, two-day signing event from 10-3pm on Wednesday, August 9th and Friday, August 11th!... I'll have a limited supply of books available and will limit the sale of one book per person.</p><p>I'll be announcing my last Wildwood-themed book at this event - so, stay tuned!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyeLFGaxVfSgRf_wcScIqUhKAuEWr7DfTAMmcNs9vPhSNuTFiX9bK3-IrCruodoHu7f0pkhcOFTltx_NHTu1qN1fINoFYQ2cr8RtFNEjjFKwoRGVgGuX7_e2W2K3aD1VG-bY1WjMf5UywbtxHHy6cI3oaVX-mHPmctUxO30Zo0xbGp44ihSwQ/s3300/WWHS-MichaelJasorkaSigning-Aug2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyeLFGaxVfSgRf_wcScIqUhKAuEWr7DfTAMmcNs9vPhSNuTFiX9bK3-IrCruodoHu7f0pkhcOFTltx_NHTu1qN1fINoFYQ2cr8RtFNEjjFKwoRGVgGuX7_e2W2K3aD1VG-bY1WjMf5UywbtxHHy6cI3oaVX-mHPmctUxO30Zo0xbGp44ihSwQ/w495-h640/WWHS-MichaelJasorkaSigning-Aug2023.jpg" width="495" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-58863661420907994722022-12-07T08:32:00.000-08:002022-12-07T08:32:10.342-08:00Last summer: The time of my life and new beginnings ahead!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Last summer's release of 'Castle Dracula & Dungeon: Employee Handbook Illustrated' was such an amazing experience... quite easily, the summer of my life. First, the release part at the George F. Boyer Museum in Wildwood, NJ was SUCH a success - we apparently had over 70 guests come through the doors to take part in celebrating this long-lost Wildwood dark ride's demise, twenty years ago. The museum said it was likely the biggest turn-out for a Wildwood book release yet.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OcF4vd0Q_FiszMwTm_2I4XV0PWuCAjrYkPcbAi-UhXFH-5iIZO7Apbg3i4CaJf5z1j-CBOOo0fBw5oAzaUC979jc-LBCesGOWqKpz_VEkb4akkQ0ueoAwpWz_HW7bdZ6Wabpny3psj4P2NuBiuSBAc4361GOYxigW355NZDb8Z4e62UipA/s1125/443A3C89-D13A-45AC-95B5-74A29B6FB5B9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1125" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OcF4vd0Q_FiszMwTm_2I4XV0PWuCAjrYkPcbAi-UhXFH-5iIZO7Apbg3i4CaJf5z1j-CBOOo0fBw5oAzaUC979jc-LBCesGOWqKpz_VEkb4akkQ0ueoAwpWz_HW7bdZ6Wabpny3psj4P2NuBiuSBAc4361GOYxigW355NZDb8Z4e62UipA/w640-h434/443A3C89-D13A-45AC-95B5-74A29B6FB5B9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N770fsCM7IEgyu9iUYs-wAuNGRr0SAOL68-6soRG2_LxkIhZlHOM9SsJOULqrog3Me8cQWpNZ12uikyPa9yjjR66t5Yxn5xFoy81LbgPruTHwl7XV5m7MoU45O8UQbChrUFSdNPjQHg_A_U3GpO9ERHTXyfHEoWWoCQLaYwyTKAkeVHKyg/s1125/10452EC1-AE93-484A-86E9-F5519B3C4E51.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1125" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N770fsCM7IEgyu9iUYs-wAuNGRr0SAOL68-6soRG2_LxkIhZlHOM9SsJOULqrog3Me8cQWpNZ12uikyPa9yjjR66t5Yxn5xFoy81LbgPruTHwl7XV5m7MoU45O8UQbChrUFSdNPjQHg_A_U3GpO9ERHTXyfHEoWWoCQLaYwyTKAkeVHKyg/s320/10452EC1-AE93-484A-86E9-F5519B3C4E51.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>One of the great surprises at the event, along with my family and friends who came out, was the involvement of Castle Dracula's co-creator, Angelo Nickels and my now fiancée, Kathleen Henry. Angelo came out of Suprise, as we were actually expecting his brother, John to make an appearance... but it just so happened that Angelo found his way to the museum a week prior to get a full inside scoop of the event we were throwing together... and let me tell you:<b> It was a hit!..</b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Angelo was so gracious with his time and was willing to give stories to each of the residents of Wildwood and beyond -- Many of us couldn't help but to ask continuous questions on how things in the castle or dungeon boat ride were conceived, run or obtained. It was perfect for an Employee Handbook release party to have the boss himself there!</span></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0tNHH_pZrFbhrGdt2DwLujaAHVaIRtxKE8sd6N4opf-4tmJpoduSf4OYxc7pJuerOiR3nFwdZLt7zEs8wY5oL0W6lK2igsr3CG6QCwN1_SyXgq4AawYPVJwjWNoIRF5cL-FdFq1nWPzsfn7qj7DmK93vp346fqgYhixzVFXx1_cEaFA23w/s900/177598E3-9F6B-4DAF-96EF-63FA96CC3848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0tNHH_pZrFbhrGdt2DwLujaAHVaIRtxKE8sd6N4opf-4tmJpoduSf4OYxc7pJuerOiR3nFwdZLt7zEs8wY5oL0W6lK2igsr3CG6QCwN1_SyXgq4AawYPVJwjWNoIRF5cL-FdFq1nWPzsfn7qj7DmK93vp346fqgYhixzVFXx1_cEaFA23w/w320-h400/177598E3-9F6B-4DAF-96EF-63FA96CC3848.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoGjXRjmYqiHhQoGy3X9eBbE5SqFG9wNjKjKFOwjccYhXVgHtxQWzjS0OHFztJ-O7JozsrxxbCA9GSSRH8tvFAFtC1NRWwbc_QU-xalvFpf6tucNy2LEgtd5eqIbgXAE0vbhAexdJelelHGYU5oZ3zKCTTE7Npcf0njgR8wLV1yrZcRHY5Q/s4032/7BBEF350-D813-4218-84D5-A6ABE3154BF1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoGjXRjmYqiHhQoGy3X9eBbE5SqFG9wNjKjKFOwjccYhXVgHtxQWzjS0OHFztJ-O7JozsrxxbCA9GSSRH8tvFAFtC1NRWwbc_QU-xalvFpf6tucNy2LEgtd5eqIbgXAE0vbhAexdJelelHGYU5oZ3zKCTTE7Npcf0njgR8wLV1yrZcRHY5Q/s320/7BBEF350-D813-4218-84D5-A6ABE3154BF1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p>Another special person at this event is my now fiancée, who, at the time, I hadn't proposed to... yet. Katie was so gracious to help me collect the compensation for the comic book at the release party and looked quite amazing doing it. I'm so excited for our new partnership. I proposed to her at the great mid-century motel gem, The Pink Champagne Motel. A motel I had lovingly drawn in my last Wildwood adventure book, 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop.' </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafw7fRwFz_UPjpzzM535aqe_1lXQJXyNZ86j6ss6UvXggzod-xZea5VOPJam8d0H4_oiCLf8IHmGwviDiFbUULLgpJwuXlrUksQy-JyZhJajTujV-sngDrX1neH5eGZcwyTJJ7ZxwUREAgkXz6-wnIyzhxuoIdEMmdUH46LNCV43m7-kgnQ/s2436/BEEC388B-539F-4A93-B784-9FB6EAAA115A.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafw7fRwFz_UPjpzzM535aqe_1lXQJXyNZ86j6ss6UvXggzod-xZea5VOPJam8d0H4_oiCLf8IHmGwviDiFbUULLgpJwuXlrUksQy-JyZhJajTujV-sngDrX1neH5eGZcwyTJJ7ZxwUREAgkXz6-wnIyzhxuoIdEMmdUH46LNCV43m7-kgnQ/w296-h640/BEEC388B-539F-4A93-B784-9FB6EAAA115A.png" width="296" /></a></div>Pals from my hometown, like Joseph Gourniak, a fellow artist whom I once shared a studio with, also came out for the fun!... My uncle Mike and aunt Annamarie made a surprise appearance, along with Wildwood personalities, Stella Star and Wildwood historian, Kirk Hastings - which, was so cool!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherE8kYhfRuJU4CrdAzcle-i8fpjuBncH-hoGWAAbumThZrA_9iZgLSdazlJ6I3Mg_Qpdce5aD5JCRGUMSG_n-tpLCiUOeww8jsRh7d4C9fgFoGppXsyWS4zGFzlGR-mzXuTw_fts2G94z6Pt0EkI0fwzKXM-thT0H-gRCbFMep46wYTSvLQ/s4032/CB355612-8EB1-4277-AEBA-C084BCB764F8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherE8kYhfRuJU4CrdAzcle-i8fpjuBncH-hoGWAAbumThZrA_9iZgLSdazlJ6I3Mg_Qpdce5aD5JCRGUMSG_n-tpLCiUOeww8jsRh7d4C9fgFoGppXsyWS4zGFzlGR-mzXuTw_fts2G94z6Pt0EkI0fwzKXM-thT0H-gRCbFMep46wYTSvLQ/s320/CB355612-8EB1-4277-AEBA-C084BCB764F8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-bzIadq5uuudeKqjo6Wk3XFAxJvDSe5frZ1pzoOgg7KVkUPtSHUHBs1YVlWdIHDAcb65Xc51Vi4NMNz-oDtcHQaUeYzSMxBQI3yM8bZXPXb-0xlxD76MBD2kiEsBAjFJaGlAyJl6kZHY7IYNXzg0bbQk5XoWhz8rJRLp16Nef5dbCqG72A/s4032/A2202D9E-7BAE-4F78-8363-490F7012777B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-bzIadq5uuudeKqjo6Wk3XFAxJvDSe5frZ1pzoOgg7KVkUPtSHUHBs1YVlWdIHDAcb65Xc51Vi4NMNz-oDtcHQaUeYzSMxBQI3yM8bZXPXb-0xlxD76MBD2kiEsBAjFJaGlAyJl6kZHY7IYNXzg0bbQk5XoWhz8rJRLp16Nef5dbCqG72A/w400-h300/A2202D9E-7BAE-4F78-8363-490F7012777B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I had the fortune to meet fans of both 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' and 'Mr. Fascination and the Fascination Machines' as well, at this release party. It was also a joy to get some loving feedback for books that took years to produce. I'm really proud that I got to have this amazing summer experience... you could say it had a hand in bringing me back to the east coast - for I'll be moving to New York City this coming May... and I'm pumped for a new chapter in my life!</p>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-87727177384348480072022-05-16T08:04:00.001-07:002022-05-16T08:04:50.846-07:00Castle Dracula Memorial Day and Release Party Announced! - Summer 2022<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm happy to annouce that Wildwood Historical Society - George F. Boyer Museum and I have come to an agreement on our date for the Castle Dracula Memorial Day and release party - Confirmed for Saturday, August 13th, 2022 at the George F. Boyer Museum in Wildwood, from 12pm-3pm!.. </span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Facebook event page: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/675393067235407/?__cft__[0]=AZUGCUWCcPIzyxUsg7_y103n_pOHO84mSrWVLYaF_Sv1NZw1A8r294gu9h_Bga80mBm6Qbx3i97E56c1GonB2YjuZ_htZnATljmhOPt5ZNnkuxGs2YVT9nhJBFhskJfvceg&__tn__=-UK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">https://www.facebook.com/events/675393067235407/</span></a></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Meet John Nickels, former builder, owner and operator of the ride, and get your copy of 'Castle Dracula & Dungeon: Employee Handbook Illustrated signed by both him and myself!.. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Come dressed as a cast member and get 5$ off your Employee Handbook purchase!.. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Join us as we commemorate this beloved dark ride!.. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Proceeds benefit the Wildwood Historical Society.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaV049tEelF-VSWWvIgQC9GbonxL3OkGKWCzka5yD2fWOFBDEj3HjGyvBHuhTcFVhm2RP9RSCCYFlOtxp_Jv6RQoBBSA_hKQHPeNYt40LhywA0BaXmEAruMWrqzToGezx3hqIyZANKq_U2YMjWMmnzdtKbyPEnyvPOnWvebxt1tx-kCpA5w/s1209/CastleDracMem-Flyer-WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="909" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaV049tEelF-VSWWvIgQC9GbonxL3OkGKWCzka5yD2fWOFBDEj3HjGyvBHuhTcFVhm2RP9RSCCYFlOtxp_Jv6RQoBBSA_hKQHPeNYt40LhywA0BaXmEAruMWrqzToGezx3hqIyZANKq_U2YMjWMmnzdtKbyPEnyvPOnWvebxt1tx-kCpA5w/w481-h640/CastleDracMem-Flyer-WEB.jpg" width="481" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Hope to see you there!!</div></div>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-63784877128397299362022-03-23T14:34:00.000-07:002022-03-23T14:34:01.413-07:00Breaks & Dinner: A chapter break page from Castle Dracula & Dungeon: The Employee Handbook Illustrated<p> Hey friends,</p><p>Here's a chapter break splash page from the up-coming Castle Dracula & Dungeon: The Employee Handbook Illustrated, which, will be my final Wildwood New Jersey-inspired project for at least the foreseeing future. </p><p>This splash page depicts Harry's Corner, a still popular eatery on the boardwalk in Wildwood, at Cedar and the boardwalk. I gained information that this was indeed a popular spot for Castle Dracula & Dungeon cast members/employees and imagined this situation - As the cast members were told not to change (other than their robe) out of wardrobe/makeup while on their breaks... therefore, moments of hilarity insured. The cast members were just a little more vulnerable, but not quite enough.</p><p>More from this fun feature soon. Here's the half pencils, half inks (barely) page of said splash:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU6HmUbogyOm1RGlDmCpWB0q7aMbLG_tDv4MZBPiS0CMtpW7mf8wN2TKIWdTFa91d-2Ki6hOFT6rvfO9isB91l8dC1gSjVleooNEbBMvXpiRAKksyusIVdPHgFTopRD3bpMwmVun7XMt8k_MSZOdpUSg7s8mRgvmC2D5Qb6cIC6qDbbTC1Q/s1168/BreaksandDinner-100dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="848" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU6HmUbogyOm1RGlDmCpWB0q7aMbLG_tDv4MZBPiS0CMtpW7mf8wN2TKIWdTFa91d-2Ki6hOFT6rvfO9isB91l8dC1gSjVleooNEbBMvXpiRAKksyusIVdPHgFTopRD3bpMwmVun7XMt8k_MSZOdpUSg7s8mRgvmC2D5Qb6cIC6qDbbTC1Q/s16000/BreaksandDinner-100dpi.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-84361771407374062212022-01-27T14:04:00.002-08:002022-01-27T14:04:50.844-08:00Castle Dracula & Dungeon: Employee Handbook Illustrated - Promo Poster - Available in Wildwood NJ 2022!<p> I'll be once again, spending my August summer month with a week in my favorite shore town, of Wildwood, New Jersey. Soon I'll be announcing what will be the Castle Dracula Memorial Day, where I'll be releasing 'Castle Dracula & Dungeon: Employee Handbook Illustrated' alongside of John Nickels the builder and owner of the long-remembered Wildwood "dark ride", Castle Dracula!.. </p><p>This promo poster for the new Bombshell Comics release will be available and signed (Limited to 25!) at the event, come August 2022.</p><p>Date, place and time will be announced soon!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZZqnWfrqQwJHmwZaKQ9R2cpbvBV-p_bqtCx9mIghdZ6b7stwbWJybAZslEqVvBr3PRT8jV1NwiN1KEN2DivDa_HpHGCuhiIZWocmDdzRRppzE5caKfVZLZfGF6JyN5O7i5QqILYo-yJpvoJUP6vunXKbQruHbuZB26IBzu5D2T1348gbK3Q=s674" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZZqnWfrqQwJHmwZaKQ9R2cpbvBV-p_bqtCx9mIghdZ6b7stwbWJybAZslEqVvBr3PRT8jV1NwiN1KEN2DivDa_HpHGCuhiIZWocmDdzRRppzE5caKfVZLZfGF6JyN5O7i5QqILYo-yJpvoJUP6vunXKbQruHbuZB26IBzu5D2T1348gbK3Q=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-14588415499114304352021-09-08T18:10:00.000-07:002021-09-08T18:10:08.064-07:00Reflecting back... on my 2021 Wildwood days...<p> Early September has me reflecting back to my mid-August summer,.. to sum it up: a bittersweet journey that touched my childhood so hard, I could feel the loved ones that I've lost in my family there, hanging out with me - as they were the ones to show me Wildwood.. and I like to believe, get to experience that magnificent time warp of a beach town again with me.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAFYskT6SsHHjG3Ff2llkPAwz0piTJUEeGNhrObVS6lT9hcLS6qIsJkKYbpdijr5jePwStbh4TDVCr6410H20HOwv0dkkygj_ZIEW0WkX6-ElLLlPe0TEK_RMxM2tW_IiC4dp/s1156/WWDOD-Tour-36-Mango.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1156" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAFYskT6SsHHjG3Ff2llkPAwz0piTJUEeGNhrObVS6lT9hcLS6qIsJkKYbpdijr5jePwStbh4TDVCr6410H20HOwv0dkkygj_ZIEW0WkX6-ElLLlPe0TEK_RMxM2tW_IiC4dp/s320/WWDOD-Tour-36-Mango.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My first day driving in, I checked in to the Mango Motel, on E. Spicer.. In a great part of Wildwood it was, as I had accessibility to the Wildwood Museum and Zippy's Bikes, both on Pacific, the cross street, just steps from the Mango. <p></p><p>Sadly, the Mango Motel wasn't illustrated in 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop', but the interior liner notes has a nod to the 1950's dream commercialuxe. Sadly, the Mango Motel's neon sign never lit the 5 nights I stayed, but it was so beautiful, it didn't need to be lit... A <br />common trait (come to find and write about) of Wildwood's motel signs.</p><p>Along with receiving the good news that the other comic book I was planning to release that week in Wildwood, officially made it to the Tributes and Traditions proprietor himself, Mr. Fascination - Randy Senna. Our night wouldn't come until that Saturday night, August 14th... but you know I had to get my fascination in!.. So I grabbed a sprite from his soda machine and started playing. The adventure had begun.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2buk11MVMyzQZ60eF5fOYBGrv1JDF-w1v0pXQN4Bf2lMOq_aaTC9-f4MpKn-gIw3XL83azDHRSOZctWzsoZIbFsZ7ISotBWlycnuviTwh-kjHfZ3jFmUHje8e7JbdCuEpYBrT/s960/Fascination-Tour-2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2buk11MVMyzQZ60eF5fOYBGrv1JDF-w1v0pXQN4Bf2lMOq_aaTC9-f4MpKn-gIw3XL83azDHRSOZctWzsoZIbFsZ7ISotBWlycnuviTwh-kjHfZ3jFmUHje8e7JbdCuEpYBrT/s320/Fascination-Tour-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The first signing began that night, at the <a href="https://www.doowopusa.org/" target="_blank">Doo Wop Preservation League's</a> museum in Wildwood - a museum dedicated to the artifacts and signage surrounding the Doo Wop motel's history. It was the absolute perfect environment for our signing.. and the people who came were just as great.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo6SDOx0os0Lx0sJm59OvNYUPKSL9llrsr83I3skL9sWoswhJm7kZAmSJ1DjG4SMsan5MajIGi1j9d8_osErUIDLtN6H_xbThcOeTdUWWFsbU5ICvTHItH1Y__3e72fCOjVrD/s2048/8----Sat-Aug.+14%252C+2021.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo6SDOx0os0Lx0sJm59OvNYUPKSL9llrsr83I3skL9sWoswhJm7kZAmSJ1DjG4SMsan5MajIGi1j9d8_osErUIDLtN6H_xbThcOeTdUWWFsbU5ICvTHItH1Y__3e72fCOjVrD/s320/8----Sat-Aug.+14%252C+2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>One of them, being my childhood neighbor, who was so kind to come out and bring one of my late mother's best friends. </p><p>Others included siblings of the motel builders, hardcore families of fans and even <a href="https://doowopcity.wordpress.com/2021/08/13/the-wildwood-days-of-doo-wop/" target="_blank">Stella Star</a> herself - "the girl from Doo Wop city." ...It was great to know the books were beginning to go to great homes with people who love Wildwood's motel movement.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNvU7kKILhvITY61bX41HYhr8s5SOfBj5QONjS6eXB3CZwEfzcRMwNWWh7xdxBxuX5zcVBvaCDbl-KDiGmNyx1y74Hn0QnqESjh_txZ_0AfLvTZBxLNV0-BbY47orVQhSjhxE/s640/WWDOD-Tour-24.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNvU7kKILhvITY61bX41HYhr8s5SOfBj5QONjS6eXB3CZwEfzcRMwNWWh7xdxBxuX5zcVBvaCDbl-KDiGmNyx1y74Hn0QnqESjh_txZ_0AfLvTZBxLNV0-BbY47orVQhSjhxE/s320/WWDOD-Tour-24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Of course, the signings wouldn't have felt the same without my editor, Kirk Hastings joining me on each of the signings... It was awesome to have him there to talk about the town's specifics - As Kirk grew up in Wildwood as a youngster and attended school there. Kirk even, come to find, lived in some of the houses that the Morey brothers built while the Moreys were building all the motels. It was great history to take in at each location. To see Kirk's book, 'Doo Wop Motels: architecture Treasures of The Wildwoods' go<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Doo-Wop-Motels-Architectural-Treasures/dp/0811733890" target="_blank"> here.</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf20u8MwMuBVCU9WRA6PteBDI7IzREMqOl041AzmpsLeWUu3w9qaOJCQ-SHCkfMBRm_OxRfGqGu1Q0DvUsz7T8erqx3RC4MYqTbXGkO7GG2y4ZPLJ_YF8RhifHlbXCfFWbheD/s1153/WWDOD-Tour-37-stella.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1153" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf20u8MwMuBVCU9WRA6PteBDI7IzREMqOl041AzmpsLeWUu3w9qaOJCQ-SHCkfMBRm_OxRfGqGu1Q0DvUsz7T8erqx3RC4MYqTbXGkO7GG2y4ZPLJ_YF8RhifHlbXCfFWbheD/s320/WWDOD-Tour-37-stella.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Another stellar guest at the DWPL building, was my new friend, Dorothy Kulisek - who, for the last 15 years, has put her heart and soul in to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thesunbythesea/">The Wildwood Sun By The Sea </a>newsletter there in The Wildwoods. Like me, she's a long time self-publisher. The newsletter of hers, is fantastically done... containing her own illustrations of Wildwood to photographs submitted by the families who helped shape Wildwood themselves as vacationers and property <br />owners.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1Piz8UxiJKb6_psbHoNaDSy-EfKS8m3dB40i-Xs-rz5UEso6WDqavkmh7oeMbG8SA1E2w24k5qNdQUsAklSzleN5-GmPK0P2y54CnmtTDTZ1giMrcx-09TzeJsWxMuXp9CZ-/s600/WWDOD-Tour-35-GFBM.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="600" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1Piz8UxiJKb6_psbHoNaDSy-EfKS8m3dB40i-Xs-rz5UEso6WDqavkmh7oeMbG8SA1E2w24k5qNdQUsAklSzleN5-GmPK0P2y54CnmtTDTZ1giMrcx-09TzeJsWxMuXp9CZ-/s320/WWDOD-Tour-35-GFBM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNKgCOEvd1LkbxgS-kVo_TxE8vI1SEd6tuUbXwF_fGa-vfG1As3CiAniiPsAy-35CT-7yJyxZVdQ9FgHRXm4edv2-5iVunDs7FJ7cTeRTcnHV5bceoBzMUl28C2RNuUMNSJE7/s640/WWDOD-Tour-12.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNKgCOEvd1LkbxgS-kVo_TxE8vI1SEd6tuUbXwF_fGa-vfG1As3CiAniiPsAy-35CT-7yJyxZVdQ9FgHRXm4edv2-5iVunDs7FJ7cTeRTcnHV5bceoBzMUl28C2RNuUMNSJE7/s320/WWDOD-Tour-12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A great joy I had, was meeting all the great folks who planned to be at the signings. Some of these people, knew their loved ones would be in the book. Two of them being, Robert Polis, the son of Theodore "Ted" Polis - the sign maker that pretty much started it all in Wildwood with the first neon sign business. His business would end up training some of the best sign men in Wildwood, including Serafino "Harry" Lanza. So, it was a great to meet the son and his grandson, who came with Robert.<p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">At the signing where I met Robert, I also met <a href="http://coolscoops.com/" target="_blank">Cool Scoops ice cream parlor</a> proprietor, Paul Russo, who, was one of the funniest and kindest men I had met during my journey. Paul went above and beyond to promote 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop',.. I was and still am so grateful of his friendship. His Cool Scoops parlor is a must see for Wildwood nuts - as his collection of Wildwood history lines the walls of the parlor and the ice cream is just as great!..</blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"> </blockquote><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUJstYKvY99o5u2xVy7Fgx1994jCzkrdG653b-Sq2Wg_3eziPlH-PKyXtYvHM7-xzzAQms7DsOnNCoLUJ2xsNfCaTZ8L_Vnj4TGLVQtLcuI5TfJGxn1fhI5j65IE50-DyR49M/s640/WWDOD-Tour-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUJstYKvY99o5u2xVy7Fgx1994jCzkrdG653b-Sq2Wg_3eziPlH-PKyXtYvHM7-xzzAQms7DsOnNCoLUJ2xsNfCaTZ8L_Vnj4TGLVQtLcuI5TfJGxn1fhI5j65IE50-DyR49M/s320/WWDOD-Tour-16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It was also a pure joy to see my great aunt and uncle at the George F. Boyer Museum signing. As I hadn<br /><br />'t seen either of them in years. The George F. Boyer Museum brought out all my favorite friends and authors whom I met through the museum, which was so exciting. This included motel owners (who were 3rd generation) and nearly my age!.. So, it was thrilling to answer them with a "yes" after they'd ask if their own motels were in our graphic novel. <div><br /></div><div>By the time the George F. Boyer show went down on Sunday, I was beginning to realize that I was almost out of books... and there was one man who I needed to get a copy to - and that was Jack Morey. The son of one of the most prominent builders of the movement, Will Morey and nephew to the most prominent builder, Lou Morey. It was quite thrilling to drop off a copy to Jack at the Starlux motel.. and I can't wait to hear his feedback someday.<br /><p>Nothing but pure history surrounded Kirk and I at the George F. Boyer Museum in Wildwood... We were greeted by many friends of the museum - Kirk got in to some wonderful conversation with the signing goers and I was happy to listen ^_^ Our graphic novel found some great new homes that day.. can't wait to return again next summer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtbAUt9ehYv9ewlyKzppcie8w1QQMVDOQetIUwnZP3iAn2haTdRsl0_wdRrjNyrltirwia4jtnIRbYAS9Y8cCuy52FkllbnOCYLp19Ci7htV7Oir26qyJxixZ56jpUQbas0gD/s1440/WWDOD-Tour-30-GFBM.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1440" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtbAUt9ehYv9ewlyKzppcie8w1QQMVDOQetIUwnZP3iAn2haTdRsl0_wdRrjNyrltirwia4jtnIRbYAS9Y8cCuy52FkllbnOCYLp19Ci7htV7Oir26qyJxixZ56jpUQbas0gD/s320/WWDOD-Tour-30-GFBM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjuMb8eLjDb1AqFik7b4z0ZsiLeOAICQ8evd3Shoghq2JEN_8dV8Eh58FOh2148aH9hkWmFaq2iw_SrG5c1M6OVf5ESSomHzjAef_OgY6rsDkDvX7vlP-C0NR_TnhZiyGVVV8/s640/WWDOD-Tour-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjuMb8eLjDb1AqFik7b4z0ZsiLeOAICQ8evd3Shoghq2JEN_8dV8Eh58FOh2148aH9hkWmFaq2iw_SrG5c1M6OVf5ESSomHzjAef_OgY6rsDkDvX7vlP-C0NR_TnhZiyGVVV8/s320/WWDOD-Tour-18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here's a wonderful picture of two fans of Fascination with Mr. Fascination himself - Randy Senna!... Our release night was Saturday night, August 14th and it was a success in my eyes. We played Fascination late into the night and had several comic book cover-all games to celebrate, as Randy called it. They went really great. Other fans came in the days thereafter, and I was happy to greet them with a signed copy from Randy and Myself. Randy is a Wildwood icon... even if the town doesn't know it - he is... and I'm happy we put a fun comic book together. One, I'm really proud of. <br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrMBwmIoPN7Ee5xkWd5a3tUkTbd8YX8GR4iCAc9bGzuj0rTlEqlTUGptbUWljEkgoAVYYUyzf7tgutvq2oLEdqohjDFn6QAKopN64dUQr2I6hN-UvXcyFsYVNHkx5pKE8xZfq/s1440/WWDOD-Tour-33-GFBM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1440" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrMBwmIoPN7Ee5xkWd5a3tUkTbd8YX8GR4iCAc9bGzuj0rTlEqlTUGptbUWljEkgoAVYYUyzf7tgutvq2oLEdqohjDFn6QAKopN64dUQr2I6hN-UvXcyFsYVNHkx5pKE8xZfq/s320/WWDOD-Tour-33-GFBM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Here's to a great summer 2021 and a hopeful better one for next!..<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI-W4j23F8Nh1BwC3WdAHPAp-2v5KgokQNeBiesJlfo7d298vPEee6CpikyxqYL-_hP3gycq4qs530dasGDl_z2Saarzj0rzpjGe92dBdr5KiWqPVwY1ZrLMMy9udoCstbnT2/s640/WWDOD-Tour-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-64899761942889539162021-02-12T17:02:00.000-08:002021-02-12T17:02:21.199-08:00The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop are coming..<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIXHQoqT1L458hJI60lAANFuv69_kH942IKVDec6CkjnRIW8cyUpREp_W9rqS0iIghsry7LDRIZSIIds41iwqNUON_a7fxcPQTtTlDr5A4lVfdAImcXwVYUB7_DPxjIXs4KXO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIXHQoqT1L458hJI60lAANFuv69_kH942IKVDec6CkjnRIW8cyUpREp_W9rqS0iIghsry7LDRIZSIIds41iwqNUON_a7fxcPQTtTlDr5A4lVfdAImcXwVYUB7_DPxjIXs4KXO/w434-h640/SkylarkWelcomesYou-Promo-INSTA.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-45366223687163601082020-08-29T21:41:00.001-07:002020-08-29T21:41:39.124-07:00A wild (and important) time it is!!.. (and more from 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop')A wild time it truly is.. <br />
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Sometimes I question the relevancy of my work, well.. scratch that, a lot of the times I do.. because I spend so much time on it.. Projects are time killers and you hope, that when you're done with it, the world will be ready.. Focusing on a town like Wildwood, New Jersey, progressive for it's civil understandings, is/was a town of diversity, even back when a lot of towns in America were not..<br />
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Wildwood, a resort town once built of a fisherman's haven, has of course, gone through its stages of history - it's most important, were the impact of traveling music groups.. groups that even, would travel from the mid-west, where, conditions from which they were coming from, were probably substantially worse than Wildwood, New Jersey. A town of complete cultural acceptance, escape and reflection in the 1950's and 60's.. So much so, I find stories about prominent vocal music groups of the day refusing to leave the resort town in southern New Jersey.. and boy, the Motels are a living cartoon.. and so much fun to draw.<br />
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What's beautiful, is that the motels of Wildwood share a coined name for the music style that those artists expressed - and the same motels of Doo Wop housed many of those acts and patrons who were there to support the Doo Wop vocal groups in various clubs and venues in Wildwood, while on their vacation.<div><br /></div><div>
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Nearly 1,000 photo references and two years in the making (so far).. 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' is coming.. and I couldn't be happier to complete it with everything I have, for every reader to come.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXS0W4NOyAcZt47HS9O1zKlU7_0b1J35fygQ7SpBVs7Ro26Uj_myUTukdXusdzP1rsgdWSpXhjtaU-NzWCuaji9QMiUAZ4As0mSGpY0o0dKtVbYCnZHpjeNFJqj1f49EKQXgnw/s1333/Jasorka-WDoD-Page19-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXS0W4NOyAcZt47HS9O1zKlU7_0b1J35fygQ7SpBVs7Ro26Uj_myUTukdXusdzP1rsgdWSpXhjtaU-NzWCuaji9QMiUAZ4As0mSGpY0o0dKtVbYCnZHpjeNFJqj1f49EKQXgnw/s640/Jasorka-WDoD-Page19-.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-72111152846339898642020-02-03T13:42:00.002-08:002020-02-03T13:42:51.052-08:00More half and half pages from 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop'!.. 2020 brings in my second year working on 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' which, explores both sides of the genre - the music and the motels. At nearly 70 pages in length, and more than a dozen to go, I'm shooting for a release this summer, 2020.. but I'm being realistic with myself - it may just be that it's released in summer 2021.. We'll see..<br />
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Either way, here's more half and half from the 'Wildwood Days of Doo Wop'!..<br />
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<br />Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-72508890808301742892019-12-17T18:01:00.000-08:002019-12-17T18:01:02.201-08:00Even more half pencils/half inks from 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' !..One from 67' and one from 68' are both on my plate!..<br />
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Check out these two works in progress - as half pencils and half inks can only do justice!..<br />
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I'm normally drawing two to three comic pages at once for this next graphic novel feature and at this point, I've drawn over 100 motels.. and I'm not done yet!..<br />
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There really were so many of these motels (seems to be well over 300 at one point) in Wildwood,New Jersey when I was young, that I can't remember them all.. So, to discover new ones that no longer exist has been the most thrilling.<br />
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A dream project it is, with being a joy to produce and research this personally felt historic subject for nearly two years, I'm also planning on having a very special component to it (finger's crossed and more on that later). For now, enjoy these two pages as you are taken back to a special time and place via ink and pencil!.. More soon.. stay tuned and a happy new year to you!..<br />
<br />Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-1585648073022072962019-11-14T13:07:00.000-08:002019-11-14T13:07:06.445-08:00More previews from 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' graphic novel!..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The fun hasn't stopped with creating this venture, as I'm enjoying so much of the research with the reading I've done on the movement, and Wildwood's beautiful significance to Doo Wop vocal groups and the early artists (and architects) of rock n' roll. I'm very lucky to be creating this in 2018/19/20, as there's enough enjoyable and credible material to cite from. Plus, the architecture.. is such a fun thing to draw!..</div>
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<br />Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-61399958998212473032019-09-29T17:33:00.002-07:002019-09-29T17:34:52.849-07:00Promo from 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' graphic novel!.. Here's a promotional piece I'm designing in conjunction with a few others, for the 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' graphic novel. It's been a pleasure to learn about the various acts that made Wildwood such a diverse town for music. One of them, was of course, Philly born Bobby Rydell.<br />
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I've had a blast going through his body of work and you can definitely tell he loved Wildwood, New Jersey in his music. He just recently, and in his seventies, performed in Wildwood again this September.<br />
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The most fun about making an architectural comic book, is finding the thematic cultural connection between the time period and the structure. Though this promo is more on the fictional end, the elements are still bound in the non-fiction - as the Cardinal Motel once had a rainbow in it's sign design (today it's more modern), Bobby Rydell's lyrics match it just right. Most certainly a Wildwood night bird, singing in the night as a cardinal bird might!..<br />
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<br />Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-62734024980315431852019-05-29T15:41:00.001-07:002019-05-29T15:41:53.049-07:00Half pencils/half inks from 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop'!.. // Seattle's Pinball Zine, Skill Shot Reviews 'Destroy Centaur'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBtrGcuU_biLYN1ZWUvaGWtPDw5yJQLCClxJav-pvcCM0UL3Zfd3yjmMpBFTfkf6N4YuhrmQnrHfeHm4AGg-rMYAmcMN7geMDJ-rzXr-l8rSLiU1rJicAJyM161ymQ5JBs2bz/s1600/IMG_0239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBtrGcuU_biLYN1ZWUvaGWtPDw5yJQLCClxJav-pvcCM0UL3Zfd3yjmMpBFTfkf6N4YuhrmQnrHfeHm4AGg-rMYAmcMN7geMDJ-rzXr-l8rSLiU1rJicAJyM161ymQ5JBs2bz/s640/IMG_0239.jpg" width="480" /></a>Seattle's Pinball Zine, Skill shot (Issue #54 - June 2019) - <a href="http://www.skill-shot.com/">http://www.skill-shot.com/</a> has given it's review of the latest Bombshell Comics release, 'Destroy Centaur' and overall, it's a nice review, calling it <b>"a pleasantly strange comic book.."</b> and that, "..if you're a fan of the pin, you will love Destroy Centaur!.."<b> </b><br />
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<b>Pages from the Wildwood Days of Doo Wop continue to be produced.. I'm somewhere in the 4</b>0 pages range right now, and plan to go in to the 70's in page length and era of Doo Wop Architecture from Wildwood. The period of Doo Wop architecture doesn't really get going until 1956, but the movement goes strong all through the 1960's and Wildwood becomes filled with hundreds of these unique resort Motels that I cannot wait to share through my storytelling. </div>
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Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-8031214460986930472019-01-31T11:28:00.000-08:002019-01-31T15:03:31.355-08:00M.W.F. # 9 // The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop // Going back to Nebraska!..It's a been a little bit since a posting.. Big surprise.. Anyway.. I'm working away on some projects, and wanted to give a little preview behind them!..<br />
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As Misfit Wrestling Federation #7 is submitted to <a href="https://www.comixology.com/Misfit-Wrestling-Federation/comics-series/40691?ref=cHVibGlzaGVyL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L3Nlcmllc0xpc3Q" target="_blank">comixology</a>.. I'm continuing working on issue #9, which is coming along steadily. This issue will juggle all sides of the plot that I've had going with the story, so I'm excited as it will be pretty well-rounded and will also contain a unique flashback motif for the Bald-Headed Freak that I'm really excited about.<br />
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My next full-colored feature, as I've previewed in previous posts, is 'The Wildwood Days of Doowop'. An over-sized, historically based book on one of the birthplaces of Rock N' Roll and a place I vacationed at as a youngster with my family - Wildwood, NJ.<br />
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This feature has really brought about some great challenges for me in terms of drawing architecture and environment - The most unique shapes make up these buildings and finding new perspectives beyond my postcard references have been a challenge I've really enjoyed. I have quite a bit to go on it (I'm on page 29), as there are (or were) so many Doowop motels and hotels in Wildwood, it's astounding.. I'm not looking to draw them all, but I'm willing to draw all the worthy ones.. which, are quite a lot. So far, most of them are fitting 2-up per page and are assembled according to their release date, chronologically.. and it wouldn't be a Doowop comic book without the music, so there's a good amount of that that's also contained.<br />
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The last bit of news I'm willing to share here is that I'm going to be returning to Nebraska to re-release 'December 3rd, 1967: An Alien Encounter' alongside of another special object dedicated to Herbert Schirmer's U.F.O. encounter. More on that and the date, soon!..<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , , "arial narrow";">This latest release is 44 pages in partial color. Get it here: <a href="http://www.bombshell-comics.com/">www.bombshell-comics.com </a></span><br />
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Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-9334516953229266692018-06-22T13:08:00.000-07:002018-06-22T18:09:36.059-07:00In memory of Herbert Schirmer - 8/16/1945 - 3/6/2017 // Hub Ogden Collection <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's in my sad sincerity that I'm here in 2018 accepting the passing of Herbert Schirmer. Whom, wasn't answering my phone calls for the past year.. Sure enough, at the expense of my flickering absence from the social media world that is on the internet and being deep into projects and client requests, I visit Herb's Facebook page to find love ones wishing him a goodbye as of March 2017.<br />
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I'd like to say here on my blog that I'm glad to have been Herb's friend the last few years, as we had the chance to talk several times and sometimes, pretty extensively. In our interactions, he was still that sensible, honest guy that I heard from that-nearly 50 year old recording. What I love most of all, is that I had his approving, despite what he could tell me what was truth and what was false. More on that later.. (probably in another graphic novel ; )<br />
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Lastly, the photographs above are indeed, of Herbert Schirmer, in the year or near the year, of this encounter (22 years of age.) I have placed these digital copies within a folder, titled, "WISH I HAD THESE".. As my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbMFAVjeTNQ&t=16s" target="_blank">'December 3rd, 1967: An Alien Encounter'</a> was finished and released on <a href="http://www.bombshell-comics.com/Comic-Books.html" target="_blank">Dec 3rd, 2011</a>, 4 years before the <a href="http://www.omahaufostudygroup.com/">Omaha UFO Study Group</a> had released a collection of rare U.F.O. materials from a gentleman named Hub Ogden. These are Hub Ogden's photos, more <a href="http://www.omahaufostudygroup.com/events-activities/hub-ogden-collection">here.</a><br />
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I'm pretty proud of how accurate I "got him" in the drawings..<br />
Herb seemed so, too. You will be missed, friend.<br />
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<br />Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-29008511134358426012018-05-30T12:08:00.001-07:002018-06-08T09:10:05.962-07:00Future Bombshell Comics works in progress.. *** 'Misfit Wrestling Federation' #9 - 'Destroy Centaur' - 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' ***Hey everyone.<br />
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Below are three different raw scans from three different projects. </div>
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One, as you know, is from the continuous series, Misfit Wrestling Federation. M.W.F. #9 should be out by the end of the year, as I've been focusing on 'Destroy Centaur' as my next release. ..As it's looking, it will be ready for summer. The page below is from a later page in the story. Lastly, the first previews of an up-coming project involving my favorite beach town as a kid, Wildwood New Jersey. </div>
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'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' will be a focus on mid-century Doo Wop Architecture from the blue-collar riviera beach town, Wildwood. Which, at one time and maybe still does, have the largest collection of these hotels and motels that are essentially, a mix of various types of the most unique and culturally driven architecture styles. Wildwood has had hundreds of motels and hotels that were built from under a dozen builders and sign makers. I was fortunate enough to experience Wildwood as a youngster, and has inspired me enough to produce what will be a unique approach to a historic-type of comic book.</div>
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Below you'll find how I begin to ink first directly on top of my pencils. The biggest reason for what may look like a pretty sprawled out approach, is the idea that foreground objects are done first. Then, I descend back with smaller pen nibs for my varying degrees of line thickness. This helps produce bigger depth value, essentially, aggrandizing the perspective.</div>
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Believe it or not, 'The Wildwood Days of Doo Wop' was a comic book I was planning on producing later in life.. but due to circumstances of recently obtaining photographs that were deemed "hard to get"of the very builders and sign makers that were involved with this movement of architecture, I had to take the sign to begin now. More to come. - Hope you all enjoy!..</div>
Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-53541675850164973252018-02-27T18:01:00.001-08:002018-02-28T16:59:10.525-08:00Preview the first seven pages of 'Destroy Centaur' comic book - Out later this year!!..<br />
Hi friends!.. Been awhile since an update, but it's only because there's new content coming and it's from all directions!..<br />
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The seven pages below represent a lot for me in terms of my building of acquaintance with living in Los Angeles. Pinball was introduced to me by a special Los Angeles friend in my beginning years of living here. Along with dedicating and thanking the original pinball creators of 'Centaur' as you'll see in this intro splash page, I'll be thanking her in this work as well; because if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have grown a love I have for the art and craft of pinball and I wouldn't have met 'Centaur' the pinball machine, so soon in my life. Which, I find amazing that I did, as I've had the time (and energy) since 2011 or so to conjure this psychedelic story of legacy with the very characters of the Centaur pinball machine questioning their own.<br />
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I hope this stirs your excitement in getting the entire feature once it's ready!..<br />
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This is the first seven pages (of forty!), including the intro/dedication splash page.<br />
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Cover for 'Destroy Centaur' later to come!..<br />
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Enjoy,<br />
-MJ<br />
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<br />Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-22443083948816821442017-05-28T12:28:00.000-07:002017-05-28T12:28:14.453-07:00Two showcases this month and it's been awhile!..It's been quite a bit since I've shown my original comic art. I'd say, the last time could have even been 2012 or 13'... As I had a show for my release of <a href="http://www.bombshell-comics.com/thatbike.html" target="_blank">'THAT BIKE'</a>. Now, coming back around to my focus on being social again : ) I've not only joined up with a good friend in Joshua Tree whom, now owns and operates a terrific Sci-Fi/Western book shop, but I've also made new friends with some businesses in the neighborhood in which I live. I'm excited for both!..As we've agreed to partner in some fun happenings all happening this June 2017. The first, is the 'Keystone Row Comic Crawl' which, will showcase members of a social group of cartoonists that I've helped organize since 2010.<br />
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It's called Comic Makers Los Angeles. We have hundreds of members, but only a small lump sum come out and join the festivities of our various public meet-ups. The other event, is in Joshua Tree as I've noted, at <a href="http://spacecowboybooks.blogspot.com/p/events.html" target="_blank">Space Cowboy Books</a>. I'll have original comic book pages there, as well, for sale from <a href="http://www.bombshell-comics.com/dec3rd.html" target="_blank">'December 3rd 1967: An Alien Encounter'</a> and I'll be presenting the video experience at sundown.<br />
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<br />Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-3876224484663142672017-05-13T11:47:00.001-07:002017-05-13T11:47:16.120-07:00Northern Soul & Pinball Flyer collection of works 2016-2017Hey Everyone!.. It's been awhile and I told you it wouldn't be.. Forgive me. Life gets in the way. ..and boy, I've been busy. Continuing n the positive: You'll have more works to enjoy from Bombshell Comics, really soon!..<br />
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If you can believe it, i'm about to be sitting on 5 new books -- which, i'm going to slowly release - beginning this year in 2017. I also have a goal to release another, pinball related comic book this year. I hope I can do it for you.<br />
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I'm also going to make efforts on getting more social online, <i>again.</i> It seems, as I've been born on this cusp of what they're calling "the millennials" i'm constantly judging my use of and/or far too much energy towards my online presence. Not sure if any of you out there feel this too, but I sure don't want to have more online memories than I do <i>REAL </i>ones. That's in no offense to anyone who does, I just find that the true tangible is in the reality of one-another - face to face. Though this internet and computer are marvelous tools that I use, I won't be stricken to a tool -- I'll be stricken to the application of actual pen and ink drawing. For this lifetime.<br />
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Digital will always accompany my analog.<br />
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Below are are the beginnings of a collection of Northern Soul and Pinball night flyers I've produced over the years. I've been proud to support two businesses I love - Pins and Needles and Bedrock Studios now, for many years. This little night we have is incredibly special and in so many ways, parallels exactly what i'm typing about, above. Hold on to your morals.<br />
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The latest flyer at the top, is for tonight's event.<br />
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<br />Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-36001055776663296982016-04-11T22:06:00.001-07:002016-04-11T22:06:06.057-07:00A night of Northern Soul & Pinball // M.W.F. Issue #8 cover // Other stuffHey everyone, sorry, it's been awhile. I'm alive and still kicking.. <div>
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I've been in to a little momentum, yep - yet another thing.. as I continue to host my Night of Northern Soul and Pinball at Pins and Needles. It's a pinball parlor inside the recording studio, Bedrock Studios. I love these two businesses and believe they should be supported in that they allow artists to be creative with lock-out spaces and rehearsal rooms to having a place for some downtime with your friends. Did I mention three decades of pinball machines?.. </div>
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Approaching these nights thematically, i'm inspired by one Northern Soul song, which is defined as a pre-Motown and underground sound that almost twenty years later, became famous in Great Britain's dance club scene. Why?.. Because these songs you can most definitely dance to.</div>
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The music is most enjoyable but it's out of circumstance that the labels at the time didn't get the air time they deserved in order to gain national or international success.. Leaving us with delightful one hit wonders of the underground you've never heard of at an extremely rounded and tasteful analog sound quality. The singers sing at their heart's desire on most of the songs. Brenda Holloway (Even though the recording is Motown) had just this 1964 re-release which is considered Northern Soul, that inspired me to create this Saturday's poster and night theme:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 10th Anniversary website will be up soon, replacing my long-lasting "living room" design.. It's been a good run and I've had nice complements regarding it's design and funky-ness. So happy to bring my art there for you all. Stay tuned for more!..</div>
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Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-69725282257765975152016-01-03T12:47:00.000-08:002016-01-03T12:47:31.523-08:00Bombshell Comics is turning TEN!.. || 33 pages of M.W.F. #7 are YOURS (Read the entire comic here) || Thank you for your patience!Hey Everyone,<br />
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Apologize for the long pause in my social activity.<br />
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I've come back, out from my cave to share with you what I could: An un-edited entirety of Misfit Wrestling Federation #7!.. <br />
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33 pages of story and art that I'm proud to bring you. Coming in to this at the seventh issue, you might not know exactly what's going here, but at-least you'll get a good idea ^_^ Maybe even enough to start from the very beginning!..<br />
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The beauty of underground, independent comics is: NO ADS! ^_^<br />
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Misfit Wrestling Federation on <a href="https://www.comixology.com/Misfit-Wrestling-Federation/comics-series/40691?ref=cHVibGlzaGVyL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L3Nlcmllc0xpc3Q" target="_blank">Comixology</a>: For your phone or any mobile device (I'm really happy with Comixology's guided view, they do a great job on my sometimes, complex layouts)<br />
and the issue will soon be available in print thru my new 10th Anniversary Website (up soon): <a href="http://www.bombshell-comics.com/">www.bombshell-comics.com</a> <br />
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I've drawn another two comics books in 2015, but they're a part of a larger project I'm still deciding on how or when, to release. Stay tuned!.. <br />
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Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30319018.post-11702380875969762162015-07-23T17:18:00.003-07:002015-07-23T17:18:56.545-07:00CHILDREN, BE-HAYYY-VVVEE *** L.A. DWP Comic Book with Venice Arts -- THE COVER***That's what they say, when we're together.. (Sorry, Been on a Tommy James and The Shondells kick)<br />
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Pardon my once again, for another month+ absense... I guess it does a body good to be busy and well, I was!...<br />
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I went back to the homeland of New Jersey for some partial business matters that were all totally fun. I enjoyed returning to a camp I once was a counselor at, and saw some of my former campers now 10 years older. A mega change from the 10 year olds I knew them as. I kept telling myself: time flies. Enjoy it and this, and everything... and I did. It felt great to get away from the drawing table or the guitar and just experience civilian life once again (haha)... and of course, seeing my family was amazing. I miss all of them incredibly. <br />
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It's not like I'm too far off now from civilian life, mind you, but I will tell you, if I can compare my creative output right now to child birth, i'd say I'm giving birth to a small colony... but, more on that later.<br />
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I'm currently at the tail-end of a month-long workshop at Venice Arts, and the student cartoonist's work this year has been exciting me to the fullest. As promised, please find the cover to the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power cover of, 'Energy Vampires and Water Goblins" below.<br />
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I penciled the cover, my student Jesse Papik did the inks!..<br />
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This is a water and energy conservation comic book I lead in a workshop with twelve to fourteen 10 to 17 year olds. I'm super excited to see the change it hopefully brings to Los Angeles!<br />
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More on this later too!...Michael Jasorkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275334351621949323noreply@blogger.com0