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| 2009 NEWS December 31, 2009 Thanks and Happy New Year: First of all, I want to thank all of those who went to a comic book store that was participating in Indy Comic Week. As an independent artist, writer, and publisher, it is greatly appreciated when people take time to browse, ask questions, and notice our work. That alone, keeps us going with bring you our best works of art and comics.
Now for some other thank yous, I want to thank those who were able to attend the Amazonia Signing at Brainstorm Comics and Videos in Chicago. It was a great time to be had by all. Meet a person who was visiting from Colorado at this signing and had enjoyable conversations with all who came out in the snow. A Special Thanks to Kim Moseberry (Ebony-chan) for participating in the comic signing and bring samples of AWF #2 with her. She generated alot of interest in this comic series. Things are looking good for her to be the full time artist for this comic. Speaking of which, Issue #1 is completely penciled and inked. I am puting the final touches on some pages before getting them scanned and colored. Thank you to all who bought the Amazonia #1. Due to your purchase, Xigency Studios, Inc. was able to bring more comic series to you like the upcoming AWF comic. Don't worry! Amazonia #2 is in its pencilling stages by its creator as we search for a new artist for the series. Lastly, A thank you to all who has been there for Xigency Studios, Inc. during it phases of becoming a legitimate business. Thank you goes toward people like Adrian Adams, Kim Moseberry, Terry Huddleston, Jorden Mosley, Charles Johnson, Rhonda Carpenter, Keith Niles, Ashley Woods, Joe Currie and Joel Zimmerman for keeping me encouraged, being there to offer advise and wise council, and keeping me in mind as a person to network with during the continued efforts towards excellence in our chosen callings.
Finally, I also want to wish all of you and Happy and safe New Year(2010)!! Hopefully, it will bring many glad tidings to you. And hopefully for me, further growth of Xigency Studios and the comics we create.
December 24, 2009 Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Thankfulness: First and foremost, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years. To think, 2009 is almost over and 2010 is almost here. This makes me thankful for alot of things that occurred this year. For instance, I am thankful that Xigency Studios became a reality and that it is incorporated. I am also thankful for the great people I met along the way in getting this company up and going. People like (Adrian A., Kim M., Peter P., Ashley W., Joe C., Jorden M., Terry T. and Roger V.) are great asset and friends to have in this line. They are not only encouraging. They also will be a foot in my ass when I am not doing things up to par. I am thankful for all the people who visit this gallery on deviantArt and the main company site. I am thankful for the few who purchased Amazonia #1 and gave me a chance to start a great comics series. Most importantly, I am thankful for all of those who can by, looked at my art, purchased art, asked questions, shared stories, and just took time to befriend an artist/writer who is trying to break into the comic book market!! Without you, I would have given up awhile back. As a reminder, Xigency Studios, Inc. will be at Brainstorm on December 30th. We will be previewing pencilled pages of AWF #1 and 2!! Joe D. McFee and Kimberly Moseberry will be there exhibiting their work for this comic series. Also, Joe D. McFee will be signing copies of Amazonia #1 (available for purchase at Brainstorms on this day). For more info: click on Upcoming Events.
December 1, 2009
Holiday Season, Daisho Con, AWF and other things: This is an overdue update. First of all, Happy belated Thanksgiving! Hope that "you and yours" have had a safe holiday. Next, Daisho Con was great this year. As always, Xigency Studios created new prints at this con. All of them expect for one are now in the online store. Xigency Studios also added a new category of print in the store (Color Marker and Color Pencils). Check them out in the online store Work has started on AWF #2 by Kimberly Moseberry. A sample of her character design from the original can be viewed on her deviantArt website. Joe and Kim will be working together on this issue. This will be her full debut as a penciler and inker on any comic. Joe is gearing up for his second signing at Brainstorm's this month and completing AWF #1. He is also putting the finishing touches on a print that was started at Daisho Con so that it can be post and sold in the online store.
November 18, 2009 Signing, Con Prep, and New Artist: Xigency Studios is happy to annouce that the Comic Signing of Amazonia #1 with Creator Joe D. McFee was a success. Graham Crackers Comics (Chicago Loop) were very great host for this event. Joe met and talked to several comic books fans. It was an enjoyable day to for him on the first of his 3 comic series. Xigency Studios is also preparing for Daisho Con which starts Friday. We will have prints and comics for sale and will be auctions 2 never seen 13 X 19 posters at this con. Also, Adrian Adams from Irie-Manga Studios will be with us for commission work and will have prints of some of his more popular work. Lastly, Kimberly Moseberry has been officially offered the pencilling and inking work for AWF #2. Kim will be a welcomed addition to the AWF series. Artwork has started on this issue by her with guidance from the series creator, Joe McFee.
November 6, 2009 Xigency Studios will be a C2E2!! It is officially confirmed that Xigency Studios will be at C2E2 in April. We will have a booth on the main floor. We will also have the talents of Terry Thuddleston, Kimberly Mossberry, and Adrian Adams with us. Xigency Studio will have all available comics and prints for sales as well as accepting commissioned work. October 30, 2009 Another Amazonia #1 Comic Book Signing!! The creator of Amazonia: The Continuing Adventures of E will be doing another signing of this comic at From 2PM - 6PM October 23, 2009 Amazonia #1 Comic Book Signing at Graham Crackers Comics: The creator of Amazonia: The Continuing Adventures of E will be doing his first signing of this comic at Chicago Loop Store From 12 PM - 4PM October 18, 2009 Updates and More Changes : Xigency Studios is happy to announce that we are now on Facebook. You can comment of comics and get involved with threads from the writers and artist of your favorite Xigency Studios comics. Also, the Xigency Universe trading card set 1 is almost completed. Many of the cards still needs be colored and scanned. For a preview of what to expect, visit our Deviant Art site at http:\\silverbolt14.deviantart.com.
September 23, 2009 Updates, Changes, Deadlines, and Other Important Info: Xigency Studios is happy to announce that we have moved from a sole properityship to a Subchapter S Corporation. We will official be known as Xigency Studios, Inc. Xigency Studios has been working on some trading cards which will be on sale at the Comic and Anime Cons that we attend. For a preview of what to expect, visit our Deviant Art site at http:\\silverbolt14.deviantart.com. The Amazonia #1 sale will end on September 30th. Don't miss out on your free exclusive Chicago Comic Con art print. AWF #1 is coming soon and will be released this year. We are shooting for a November release for Daisho Con 2009. The Creator is working deligently on making this happen. More issue writing will start soon. Work on issue #7 and 8 of Amazonia, #3-#5 of AWF, and the overdue start of LLD #1 will start in late October.
AWF #2 Script Completed and other special notes: Xigency Studios is proud to announce that Issue #2 of AWF has been written, scripted, and sent to the US Copyright office. Also, there is one other surprise which will happen soon as well for the AWF series. More to come on that soon. Work has restarted on Issue #1 of AWF and Issue #2 of Amazonia by its creator. AWF #1 has a new deadline for release right around the time of Daisho Con. Also, Xigency Studios has started to work on exclusive artwork for Daisho Con 2009 this year. More artwork from AWF and Amazonia as well as some other anime favs will be made as prints for sale for this con.
More Updates and More Prints: Today, Xigency Studios added more art prints to our online store. The new additions were on sell at the Chicago Comic Con. Check out the Random Pencil and the Digitally Colored Art Prints sections for the new prints. Also, we have updated the deviantArt site with trading cards and art prints from our comics that were done at/for Chicago Comic con. You can check them out at http://silverbolt14.deviantart.com. We also start back to work on AWF #1 and writing/scripting from more issue in the series. Also, art work will start back soon on Amazonia #2 by a new artist. A possible Mid September start is being scheduled right now for this issue. Also, AWF #2 is scheduled to be penciled and inked by a new artist. The original artist/writer will be back penciling and inking on both series from time to time. For now, he want to concentrate on the writing and scripting of Amazonia Issue #7 and AWF #2 - 4.
And Overdue Update After Wizard World: Xigency Studios apologizes for long time between updates. Wizard World was great except for a few things. None of the major comic publishers(Marvel, DC, and Top Cow) showed up. However, we were able to network with alot of fellow artists and writers. Also, local artist has approached us for use of their services for future issues of our comic titles. Amazonia #1 was a success at the con. Xigency Studios will extend the Wizard World Deal to the web site until Sept 30. When you buy issue #1, you will recieve the Chicago Comic Con exclusive art print for free. Overall, the con was a success for both Xigency Studios and Irie Manga Studios. Currently, Xigency Studios is getting closer to finishing issue #1 and started scripting Issue #2 of AWF. Also, negotiations has started with other artist to work on Amazonia #2 and AWF #2. This is alot to take on in this short span of Wizard World and this update. Hopefully by the next update, we will have release date for AWF #1 and plans for Daisho Con in November.
Final Preparations For Wizard World: As Wizard World/Chicago Comic Con draws near, Xigency Studios has been creating new art prints and con exclusives for the event. Check out the Wizard World site for this deal. We will be offering an exclusive Amazonia print free with the purchase of Amazonia issue # 1. It maybe also purchased for $5. This will be one of may many new art prints we will have at Wizard World/Chicago Comic Con. If you are planning to attend this year's Wizard World/Chicago Comic Con, don't hesitate to stop by our booth that we are sharing with Irie-Manga Studios. Bring questions and comments about our work to us while we are there.
Preparations For Wizard World: Happy Fourth of July!!! Xigency Studios has added a preview of AWF #1 onto out Deviant Art site. You can now see 4 unfinished Black and White pages from the actual upcoming issue. Check the AWF preview page for the new art work. Also, Xigency Studios is working on more prints which will be sold at Wizard World/ Chicago Comic-Con 2009. A new AWF print will be amongst these new prints. Lastly, Xigency Studios has added more information on the Comic Resources page which I thought some of you may find it helpful to know where you can find reliable resources.
Setbacks, Lost, and More Comic Resources: Xigency Studios is currently going through some emotional as well as business set back. My father has past away on June 18, 2009 from a long bout with cancer. Today, I will be at his homegoing ceremony in Monroe, Louisana. At this time, I would like to take a moment to give a little memorial to him on the site: Joe Lee McFee July 10, 1946 - June 18, 2009 You will be missed. With this event happening, work on AWF #1 has slowed to a crawl due to dealing with lot of family issues steming from my father's death. Xigency Studios may have to postpone the premiere of AWF #1 until after August 2009. Lastly, Xigency Studios has added more information on the Comic Resources page which I thought some of you may find it helpful to know where you can find reliable resources.
Site Changes, Comic Resources, and Confirmations: Xigency Studios made some superfacial changes to the web site to make navigation a little better. Some extra and redundant content has been removed from the site. Also, Xigency Studios has added a comic book resource page to the site. This page will contains information, references and businesses that I use to produce our comic book lines. I thought some of you may find it helpful to know where you can find reliable resources. Lastly, I recieved confirmation last night that Xigency Studios and Irie-Manga Studios is officially registered for artist alley at Daisho Con 2009. I am looking forward to this con since I was able to get on board with the con from its beginings last year.
AWF, ACEN, Wizard World, and More: Xigency Studios has been quite busy over the last few weeks. Xigency Studios is now completely open for business and is recognized by the State of Illinois and the federal government of the United States as a comic book publisher and retailer. AWF#1 is on pace for a possible release for Wizard World/Chicago Comiccon 2009. This issue is about halfway completed. Work is still being done to get this ready for the printers by July 6, 2009. Xigency Studios also did not attend this year's ACEN. However, we were able to send one of our associate, Adrian Adams, at Irie-Manga Studios in our place as a normal con attendee. He reported back with some good info from panels that were there. However based on his report, it seemed like the con was not as good as previous years due to the fact that it was held on Mother's Day weekend and the it was being ran under different chairman. Hopefully, next year's con will be alot better. Lastly, Xigency Studios and Irie-Manga Studios are registered for this year's Wizard World/Chicago Comiccon. This will be the first year that Xigency Studios will be in Artist Alley and will be offering art prints and our line of comic books for sale at the con.
Promos, lost data, ACEN, and other info: Xigency Studios has had an pretty eventful month. 5 of 22 pages of AWF has been completely drawn of which 4 has been inked, a Amazonia promo piece is almost completed for Wizard World Chicago, promo pieces have been drawn for AWF, and issue #1 of AWF will be sent to copyright office next month. As there is good news, there is also some bad. Due to some IT issues, we lost some data off of external hard drive which may make some things difficult to reproduce in electronic form in the next few weeks. However, this will not have any impact on comic production or artwork for upcoming cons. It is more or less an inconvienece to take care of. It is still unclear if I will be attending ACEN as a convention goer. After conflicts, a purchased weekend pass, and the fact that it will be on Mother's Day weekend, it still may appear that I may attend for a day. I also hear that this year con may be better than last as far as program is concerned.
AWF #1, Amazonia #2, Wizard World and More: Xigency Studios has confirmed with Wizard Entertainment for an artist alley table at Wizard World Chicago 2009. We (Xigency Studios and Irie-Manga Studios) are waiting on final arrangement from Wizard World as far as the logisitics on where the table is located and press info. In addition to this the first 3 pages of AWF #1 has been drawn and almost ready to ink. We are still trying to get it copyrighted before Wizard World. Also, artwork on Amazonia #2 has begun as well. The first two page has been started nothing has been finalized. Previews of both issue may appears on our Deviant Art Site soon.
Economy, Cons Issues, and Site Changes: Xigency Studios has been going through alot of changes as of late. We have recieved from our web provider that the shopping cart/web store service is being discontinued. This will force us to build a new webstore which is underway now. There will be a slight change on how we process orders starting May 2. Also, Xigency Studio has cancelled plans to be at Anime Central 2009 due to lack of confirmation of a table and financial concerns from Irie-Manga Studios. On a brighter note, AWF #1 is completely written and will be sent to the copyright office. Work on Amazonia #2 and AWF #1 has started and a possible deadline of August 2009 for Wizard World Chicago due to financial concerns on production.
Comics, Cons, and other info..Oh My!!: Amazonia #1 is in stock and available at our online store. Covers for Amazonia #2 and #3 has been completed. Work on pages for Amazonia #2 has begun. The cover for AWF #1 has been completed. AWF #1 is now being written and work on pages will begin soon. Xigency Studios has also been confirmed an artist alley spot at Anime Central 2009. Xigency Studios is working on getting an Artist Alley table at Wizard World 2009. Nothing has been confirmed with Wizard Entertainment as of yet.
AWF #1 and Amazonia # 2: AWF #1 is officially being produced by Xigency Studio. Find out more by going to the AWF link on the menu to the left. Also, Amazonia #2 is currently being drawn and produced for a possible February or March of 2009 release. | |
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