
21/03/2017:
Hello, chaps. It's been a while
since I updated the newsreel a good spin.
Generally, I've been peachy, and have entered
2018 on a relatively enthusiastic note. 2017 was
a bit of a bummer for me personally for a trio of
reasons, but I won't bore you with that unless
requested. Basically, on the plus side, I did get
the 5 books at their final stage for printing so
that's that.
The first big news ahoy is that I've got London MCM
Booked for this
May. So mucho huzzah for that!
So I've been working hard on the 3 Lore stories,
of which the Art I dare say is blowing some of my
older works right out of the water. It's coming
along nicely, and It'll be great to have it done
so I can have that official online store for the
books up and make the Book 0 series more
official. With that done then the long awaited
Book 4, my new project Lust of the Marid, and
Book 0 part 3 will follow en suite.
I do intend to entertain the Lore section as much
as I can as it's certainly an arena for stories I
had in mind that I feel are insufficient for
actual Comic products but can still expand the
universe all the same. I do have ideas to do one
story that covers more on Grail, although Book 2
story the Kiss from a Rose does detail a fair
amount of information for current reference.
Likewise Zulie I'd love to do a story for. Her
expanded backstory might be a high point of
interest in the upcoming Book 4. Some of you may
recall that I would have liked to have done a
comic spinoff of Zulie. Asides with not coming up
with sufficient material that would still be
canon for the Genma Visage universe, I generally
felt that the ideas at the time were shoehorning
the series into the direction of Adventure
Fantasy rather than the Action Horror
series that it's meant to be. Genma Visage does
celebrate festivities with enthusiasm and enjoys
black humour and sarcastic jabs, but at the end
of the day, an exploration of darkness is at the
route of the narrative, and when things get
serious I try to keep things streamlined in that
direction. So a Zulie prequel has taken a bit of
a shelf place for now, but I intend to return to
it in full at some point. And besides, some of
the ideas and the Adventure Fantasy elements are
going straight into Lust of the Marid.
To keep things interesting, I can confirm the
(work in progress) titles of the 3 Lore stories
as follows.
- The Demonic Terror of the BloodFeud Nightmare
- The Battle of Bulru Shonat and Mahn Gurudhum.
- Beasts of Tygrontuk.
Colours you intrigued, I hope? Story details will
ensue. Keep well in the meantime guys and all the
best. x x -TomT
08/11/2017:
The London MCM was a good one, and I
shall be uploading the photos onto the facebook
along with annotations to both Scotland and
London MCM 2017 photos in general. Currently I'm
giving the website, including the lore, bio and
FAQ another big rinse to make the text all spick
and span. After that I should hopefully be in a
better mind set to tackle the extra Lore
chapters, which have partly been tricky because
it's a case of first of all deciding what would
be interesting and worthwhile to write about, and
what I can just tackle within the comic pages and
Bios sections. But after many spidergrams, I will
be getting there. Anyone who has seen my
portfolios at the convention will know from the
ink drawings that I've got quite a few new pieces
to put on display. Stay tuned lads, and hit me
questions on my email
here if
need be.
27/10/2017:
As always, as you can expect, the Scotland MCM
was a real hoot!
Now if you've bat an eyelid on the facebook
announcements (I'll admit i can be a real quite
lad these days) you will be aware that on short
notice, I will in fact be exhibiting at the London MCM
Expo this weekend. It's just going to
be another casual trip for me this time, but
here's hoping I'll make it a goodun and I'll
catch up on new and old faces alike. I should
also note at this stage, I'm also planning to
Exhibit at two more conventions, but I can only
announce the confirmations as they come.
With the books on the display I was able to get
the prices with my printer this time round. So
for anyone wanting to get a copy, you'd better
catch them quick. The current prices are as
follows
Comics:
Genma Visage Book 1: £ 7.50
Genma Visage Book 2: £ 6.50
Genma Visage Book 3: £ 7.50
Genma Visage: Profane Divinations: £
15.00
Genma Visage: The Progeny of Shemsu-Hor (First
Edition): £15.00
Prints
£5 a print. Including
the "Springfield Warriors" and
"Tyrannical Cryomancy" pieces.
Commissions
Simple / Cartoony
Sketch: £7
Inks: £12 (Per Additional Character:
£7.50)
Colours: £18 (Per Additional
Character: £13)
Detailed / Realistic
Sketch: £12
Inks: £20 (Per Additional Character:
£15)
Colours: £30 (Per Additional
Character: £24)
In other news I shall be uploading a fair share
of artwork fairly soon, including this year's
Halloween pinup, various other pieces in the
works, the profile images for Shiki and Dr
Chimera, and an updated version of the Maud vs
Betyu Wank to reflect the current dialog since
its inclusion in Profane Divinations. Stay tuned
for Illustrations galore! -TomT
21/09/2017:
Scotland
MCM this weekend, boys and girls.
Sadly this is my last convention of this year as
far as i can make out, though i am keeping my
eyes peeled for zine fairs or if anything at all
pops up. I'll be sure to make this MCM a good
one. I'm teaming up with Curt Sibling and John
Alexander once more, so we will be formidable
force to be reckoned with even if i am leaving
one of my old banners behind for this one (I've
only got so many arms). I'm hoping to see many
old and new faces there. Will see you soon,
Glasgow!
Rough Price guide below (subject to change at
convention)
Comics:
Genma Visage Book 1: £ 9.50
Genma Visage Book 2: £ 8.50
Genma Visage Book 3: £ 9.50
Genma Visage: Profane Divinations: £
18.00
Genma Visage: The Progeny of Shemsu-Hor (First
Edition): £18.00
Prints
£10 a print. Including
the "Springfield Warriors" and
"Tyrannical Cryomancy" pieces.
Commissions
Simple / Cartoony
Sketch: £7
Inks: £12 (Per Additional Character:
£7.50)
Colours: £18 (Per Additional
Character: £13)
Detailed / Realistic
Sketch: £12
Inks: £20 (Per Additional Character:
£15)
Colours: £30 (Per Additional
Character: £24)
19/08/2017:
10 new bios has been added to the
roster of the character select. Some of these are
still in a drafting stage so expect some changes.
I just had to get a foot in the door as they say
amongst the other things I'm working on.
Shiki Logan and Chimera don't have comic previews
on the grounds that they haven't appeared in the
comic yet (only mentioned in reference). I'm
working on pinups to rectify that issue. I could
use art from the old manga but that's like 13
years ago, so i think i can do better. Expect an
improvement meme. :P
Other than that I've got Glasgow booked as you
know. I'm working on content for the website and
online avenues. Relating to various new artworks,
in truth, i'm keeping my eyes peeled and ears to
the ground for professional ventures for clients,
so hence why I sorta pushed back the release date
for an online store for the books (mind you
personal copies are still available if you wanna
note me).
Many cheers by the way to certain people for the
multiple shares on Facebook on certain artworks.
It's been much appreciated.
Approximately 2 lore stories (i.e. Short synopsis
of events) are on their way and 12 more bios will
be coming this year, including one of Orion. :P
Thanks and all the best! -xxx TomT
09/06/17:
The MCM Expo in London was an
absolute blast and in case the post announcement
on the Facebook messageboard wasn't enough I just
wanted to say thanks again to all those making
this one such a success.
Onto the future, the
ICE event
in Brighton is happening tommorow for the
day. I've got my last few copies of Book 0 part 2
handy as well as the other 4 books of which UKomix did
a smashing job getting done. As it's my first
convention right on the seafront, it's certainly
going to feel like a real adventure selling
comics and getting some of that fresh coastal air
at the same time.
My table is 31. I'll be wedged between Aces
Comics Weekly and the legendary Pat Mills (!). I
look forward to seeing you all there!
Prices are below.
Comics:
Genma Visage Book 1: £ 9.50
Genma Visage Book 2: £ 8.50
Genma Visage Book 3: £ 9.50
Genma Visage: Profane Divinations: £
18.00
Genma Visage: The Progeny of Shemsu-Hor (First
Edition): £18.00
Prints
£10 a print. Including
the "Springfield Warriors" and
"Tyrannical Cryomancy" pieces.
Commissions
Simple / Cartoony
Sketch: £7
Inks: £12 (Per Additional Character:
£7.50)
Colours: £18 (Per Additional
Character: £13)
Detailed / Realistic
Sketch: £12
Inks: £20 (Per Additional Character:
£15)
Colours: £30 (Per Additional
Character: £24)
25/05/17:
Yes
indeedy.
It's that time of
year again. Though admitedly I wasn't there in
2016, but this year on this weekend, the London
MCM expo is happening in the Excel centre and you
bet Genma Visage will be firing it up in this hot
May! With my biggest print run to date including
the first editions of Book 0 parts 1(final) and 2
It's sure to make quite a splash, and I sure have
to restrain myself to not waffle on the journey
it's taken to get here. It's been quite a ride to
have these done, pretty much a spiritual journey
even, but i got there in end. While I'm keeping
my eyes forward to the next adventure, I'm sure
you'll enjoy this book just as much as I had a
most fulfilling adventure writing it.
Incidentally the newest editions of Books 1 to 3
will be here. They're the same as before apart
from the butt-kicking new covers that I've now
granted them so I shall think that'll bring peeps
over quicker than ever. Also there'll be a new
banner for the table next to the other "two
ladies" that i regularly have. Mistress
Lumriya based on the Book 2 cover will now be
watching my back and based on what I saw when i
pulled it out she sure looks smoking!
While Books will be the priority on the table, my
previous prints "Springfield warriors"
and "Tyrannical Cryomancer" will be
available going for £10 each. Commissions are
still on the ball as well, and despite spending
the past 2 months writing, I'm quite sure that my
drawing hand will still strike true. :D
All my recent artwork and comic previews should
be in my art porfolios that'll be on display. In
particular I'll have some works in progress of my
side project Pagan Leers available which I hope
will entice you further. Breaking away from the
Darker action Horror of Genma, the working title
"Birth of the Marid" is set to be a
little adventurous and certainly quite spicy. :P
One more note. As much as Book0 part 1 and 2 are
available from me personally, advertising-wise
it's not official yet, which basically means
there is promotion art on its way before you can
grab it from the likes of Lulu and other venues.
Any help to spread the word of Genma would be
much appreciated though. ;)
My next show after this one is two weeks from now
is the ICE event
in Brighton of which i did get a little
spotlight on their site. So far 2017 is shaping
up nicely.
My rates are as follows. I hope to see you all
there and meet new peeps along the way. I hope
you all have an awesome one too and many cheers
for your support. ;D x x -TomT
Comics:
Genma Visage Book 1: £ 9.50
Genma Visage Book 2: £ 8.50
Genma Visage Book 3: £ 9.50
Genma Visage: Profane Divinations: £
18.00
Genma Visage: The Progeny of Shemsu-Hor (First
Edition): £18.00
Prints
£10 a print. Including
the "Springfield Warriors" and
"Tyrannical Cryomancy" pieces.
Commissions
Simple / Cartoony
Sketch: £7
Inks: £12 (Per Additional Character:
£7.50)
Colours: £18 (Per Additional
Character: £13)
Detailed / Realistic
Sketch: £12
Inks: £20 (Per Additional Character:
£15)
Colours: £30 (Per Additional
Character: £24)
14/04/17
Hello chaps! Hope you've all been keeping as well
as can be!
Good News on Good Friday! I've been putting off
the announcement for about a week, but today is
more appropriate. I am pleased to announce that
the workload including the comic art, writing,
lettering and formatting for Book 0 Part 1:
Profane Divinations is now complete. With a week
to spare I met my own personal deadline to have
it complete and apart from the proofreading
suffice to say I am a very happy Bunny. Compared
with it's Brother Part 2: Progeny of Shemsu-Hor
this is certainly the biggest book to date, quite
the expansion compared to it's earlier page count
of about 54 pages.I'm having a quick formatting
job of the previous books but it sure is a joy to
have a full library and start the new adventures
to come. In the fall of May you shall see Maud
Lesgov and Relicia's gang get up to their
shenanigans in the future print runs of the Genma
Visage series. Incidentally certain fellows who
get comics printed for me may wish to keep an eye
on their inboxes.
In the meantime, I'd like to brush up on some
well earned Illustration duties very soon and
also knock up a new pull out Banner as the
prestige totem to show off at conventions.
Huzzah!
In other news, soonish, more likely May, I shall
be unveiling works in progress of designs and
illustrations regarding a project under the code
name "Pagan Leers". The actual title
it'll go under has 90% been decided on, but maybe
subject to change. I'll fill you all in when the
time comes, but it's certainly shaping up to be a
fun project and a breath of fresh air compared to
the dark and horror orientated presence that is
Genma Visage.
That'll be all for now. Peace and God Bless,
chaps. -TomT
19/02/17:
Hello there, Old chaps. It's been a little while
since my last post. Hope you've all had a
exciting Halloween, cracking Bonfire Night \
Thanksgiving, a wonderful Christmas, a Happy New
Years celebrations, and a Heartwarming Valentines
day. Admittedly, i don't care much for all the
recent Politics that populates the Newsfeed,
although it's a bit of shame with some of the
celebrity deaths as of late. But hey.
I've been alright, alive and kicking and all
that. Ever the busy beaver. I suppose on that
note I'll cut straight to the chase.
I have my first show confirmed, and that will be
the London MCM
Expo in May.
This is brilliant because as fate would have it,
the Comic Village was fully booked last year in
that venue by the time i could get to my inbox.
Luck fell in my lap this time around though. In
contrast to 2016 i would like to have conventions
more plentiful from here on out. Whilst i can't
confirm further convention attendances for the
time being, the conventions i had in mind include
ICE in Brighton, LFCC in Olympia, Bristol Comicon
(a maybe), Leeds Thought Bubble, Scotland MCM in
Glasgow, in fact as many MCM expos as i can get
my hands.
Part of the reasons I can't confirm too many is
because of course my commitment to getting books
in print as well. Currently I'm tackling the
lettering process of the final cut of Book 0 part
1, then both parts will be complete and I'll have
what i call a current full set of books to take
on the world with. Touchwood Part 1 will be in
print for London MCM Expo. After that the next
Book that will be on the cards would be Book 4
which shall conclude the saga of Jacobi and the
Shogun Empire. Book 0 part 3, the final part of
the Shemshu Hor Saga will follow, and will there
be more Genma Visage titles? I'd like to keep
hopeful. :)
In addition i have been working on the designs
for the pending title comic Pagan Leers. I
haven't got anything in concrete to mention now,
but all i can say is, it's an Action Fantasy
story with hot women, it's aiming for about the
certificate 12a \ 15 age group, and it'll be a
lot more light-hearted and upbeat compared to
Genma Visage. It'll also do away with saga based
stories. There will be a continuity but each book
will be fully self contained stories. Saying all
this though, I would like to have a set plan
before starting any new comic projects in full
and in particular I'd like to take a break if
need be so i can work on other Professional
obligations within the field.
Lately I've also added lots of new content to the
galleries on my website, including my recent
artworks and also sections for my Landscapes and
Life drawing material to assure passer buyers of
my interest in the simple things of life. Also
for Nostalgia sake I've also added a gallery for
other Non GV animations that i did during my
University days, complete with recent insight and
annotations on the matter. As you can see I've
gone ahead to try and flex the appeal of the
website. Whilst Genma Visage will always be the
face, title, backbone and driving force of what i
do, I've gone about presenting my Site to
encompass my work and portfolio as a whole to
catch multiple eyes if need be. Every little
helps.
And that's about it! Further items you can expect
on the website will be more artwork, several new
Lore chapters and a more Populated character
gallery where the roster will grow from 14 to
about 36 characters as depicted in the series. So
there you go, work work work! :)
Hope you all have a goodun and best wishes for
your 2017 adventures.
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