James The Artist

#HealthUpdate I'm doing much better. nowhere near 100% . Between #PhysicalTherapy and #medicatiom I'm on my way. Bills need to be paid. Like & share #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeNumberTwo

Some more fun @ludolullabi sketches I inked for fun/practice. Storm & Monika were done in ‘23. Doom… ‘25-‘26? Done in @Procreate many different choices I’d make now.

Cool down @Procreate inks on a fun @randygreenart1 @tombraider #TombRaider Lara Croft sketch. #practice

Love this @Eric_Basaldua #HawkMan, I added #inks for #practice in @Procreate an awesome piece outside of EBAS’ usual stuff #GoAss @DCOfficial

Classic #Dracula by @ludolullabi I added #inks in @Procreate for #practice

May the fourth be with you

Siege of Eden: The Cost of Self-Sacrifice We explore the story of Siege of Eden, a tale about Tiberius Thornback, a protector so devoted to sacrificing himself for his civilization that everyone has forgotten he's sacrificing anything at all. We discuss how Eden's society is built on one fundamental law: individual desire is weakness, and erasing yourself for the collective is strength. We examine the real conflict, not the siege at the fortress walls, but the internal struggle of a man paying an unbearable price that society refuses to acknowledge. We question whether a civilization built on self-erasure truly deserves to survive. #indiecomic #darkfantasy #manga #siegeofeden #graphicnovel

Most stories fail before the first act ends. Not because the plot is weak. Because the writer gave their characters a goal but forgot to give them a reason. External desire moves the story. Emotional desire makes the reader care. Thornheart’s goal is to conquer Eden. His why, restoring honor and glory to his people, is what makes him impossible to dismiss as a villain. Give every character a why. The story does the rest. What’s the emotional desire driving your protagonist? #MangaScript #Storytelling #WritingTips #ComicsCreator #IndieComics

The Uncomfortable Truth: Why the Villain Might Be Right in Siege of Eden The villain studies Eden more carefully than Eden studies itself. 51 pages. Complete one-shot. Dark fantasy. Kickstarter pre-launch. Follow for the drop. #darkfantasy #originalmanga #mangatok #indiecomics #kickstarter

An #homage to the classic @Todd_McFarlane #IncredibleHulk cover for a new title I’m working on with @jp_gillespie_ #SiegeOfEden #IndieComics Drawn & Colors by @Procreate

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He gave the city everything it asked for. His name. His face. His family. His body. That’s the protagonist of Siege of Eden. And the warlord outside the gates has figured out exactly what that costs. Follow the project. This one’s going to hurt.

Inked using @ryanwinn custom #AwesomeBrush

Repost? Maybe… @Procreate Time Lapse of my friend @DonkeyShaunJr the man that loves to sing and plays haunted video games.

A fun cover by @philhester I added #inks in @Procreate

Kill the want. Spare the wall. Kill the self. Spare us all. That is what Eden demands of its soldiers. Siege of Eden. A 50 page dark fantasy manga one-shot. Campaign coming soon. Follow to be there when it drops.

A fun bit of #ink #practice @nethodiazz #SnakeEyes @GIJoeOfficial #GIJoe @Procreate #DigitalInks #WithApologies #fun

@YVSokolovArt I dug this sketch, added a little ink.

The original character for client who is a friend of mine. Here’s my interpretation of his original character. Inking is next. 11x14, graphite #comics #commission #drawing

Inks for practice on a great double page by #EdMcGuinness #TimeLapse @Procreate @ed_mcguinness #WithApologies #EmperorJoker