The Last Blood Fighter
Graphic Comic short from Drew Spence
Now fly forth, swift and sure and save our race!
They fly the Last Blood Fighter and they are the only hope for a dying race. One ship, one serum, one saving sortie. Drew Spence writes a short item and places a pair of pilots in peril. Press on and press play – er click here to read it, no pressure.
The Best Hunter in the World
Graphic short comic by Drew Spence
The Best Hunter in the World
Drew Spence writes and illustrates a short item with a target. There’s an award going out to the best tag & bagger bragger. These men are up for the task.
The Destruction of Redder Coltrane
Force Six, The Annihilators…
Step forth and accept your annihilation
The Destruction of Redder Coltrane
Story and Art by Drew Spence
The Destruction of Redder Coltrane presents a collected packaging of season I, the main story arc. We see Jackie-Five, Fire Destiny and Kojin Ahsaguri confronting Redder Coltrane and his band of criminal outlaws. When the smoke clears, you’ll be fully clear on what it means to be an Annihilator. It’s 150 pages of full color action. The tale, tones and tints are done by Drew Spence.
If you’ve been following the moves at The Dynamic Universe, then you know this is the big plot path of season I. Before we head into the final and finale curve, we combine several episodes into its own book. This will be a thing that happens fairly often.
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Force Six The Annihilators episode 07
The Annihilators 07
Heaven Descends and Angels Fall
Heaven Descends and Angels Fall
It’s the destruction of Redder Coltrane as The Annihilators finish their work order. The story arc wraps up, unravels and spirals downward as all accounts are due. The cost is staggering and the toll keeper carries a heavy side iron. We promise It will NOT be too heavy to lift. The graphic comic, written and illustrated by Drew Spence, continues.
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06 Armor of Righteousness
The Annihilators graphic comic
06 Armor of Righteousness
Action and astounding rounds abound! It’s a rapid wrap of rounds. We reach the prerequisite requiem for a rampaging robot. Team Annihilator digs in and digs out. It’s The Hammer of God and the Anvil of Saints. Drew Spence’s graphic comic Force Six, The Annihilators continues with the Redder Coltrane arc. READ IT NOW!
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Episode trailer for Force Six, The Annihilators episode 01: Trick Shot
Web comic and now digital book
Force Six, The Annihilators
It seems fitting that, all at once, Force Six, The Annihilators arrives in all the major digital bookstores and the episode trailer for both the comic AND its soundtrack go live. It’s an excellent time in the early life of the Annihilator title. Thanks to all – with their words or encouragement and supportive comments. The Patreon crew and the direct down-loaders.
Force Six The Annihilators episode 01 Trick Shot
It’s the soundtrack for the Digital Comic Force Six, The Annihilators episode 01 Trick Shot. Fallout Shelter and standout vocalist Dynamics Plus bring sounds to the sights of The Dynamic Universe. It’s music from and inspired by Drew Spence’s illustrious illustrations. Read the comic and enjoy the acoustics.
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Books vs Movies vs Comics
The Medium of Mediums – an illustrated story and captured frame!
JLA / Avengers vs Dark Phoenix – John Byrne
We first suppose that the story trumps all. But! – the visual is the lure that elicits interest. Books are marketed with an excerpt that shows the literary style and depicts a dramatic turn in the story. Movies are marketed with a trailer, containing short clips of action or drama meant to build curiosity behind the course of events that lead to these glimpsed moments. Comics are marketed with a bold depiction of a character(s) and a plot-teaser related to the action or drama of the story.
For most, a book still represents one of the purest forms of storytelling. It is the shortest distance between two points: the story being relayed by the author and the mind of the reader who absorbs the words and translates them with their own experiences and imagination. If the writer describes an attractive character entering the room, the reader will translate the loose description and couple it with ‘what would make that person attractive to them’. You are always guaranteed to be on the same (sorry for this) page as the author. A movie, beyond budgetary concerns, has to deal with casting. They need to not only consider the character the author has depicted, but also take into account- who the readers have created in their minds. What actor can bring this character to life? Who is enough of a draw to bring in those unfamiliar with the story?
A comic walks the line between both worlds. It is an illustrated story. Nothing more, nothing less. We may simplify a comic into being Idealized (or stylized) people in dynamic poses, but we miss the critical consideration. A comic must be successful at both story and art to survive. Where the graphic novel represents a full story designed to be absorbed as a standalone ‘cinematic’ experience, the comic book is a serialized episode and a small slice of the larger story. You must entertain the reader and keep them curious. You must display the story and events in plain sight, but also engage the mind and allow the blank spaces (or panels) to be filled in with imagination. You can’t grab the hottest actor or actress available (both in popularity and charisma) and cross your fingers. You need to depict them and convince your readers again and again- with every panel.
Fantastic Four, Issue 248, Page 6 Penciler: John Byrne Inker: John Byrne
The story is the origin, which is why so many of our most beloved franchises started from text medium. A written account is a near-perfect medium for the sweeping saga. The nostalgia and heavy imprinting was aided by our own imagination. We remember both the story AND the experience of taking in the adventure. Comics get their re-releases, special editions and reboots. A classic book isn’t necessarily re-written by different authors, but several versions of the same story are common. In the same way different writers and illustrators may visit the same material (usually the origin story) and add their own voice and version to the mix.
Competition affects and challenges comic books in a unique way. Movies are scheduled to avoid box office competition and it’s rare that similar movies arrive close together. Books, with their extended shelf life, can survive weeks moving up and down the rankings, on different selling lists and charts. Even if a movie is a weak contribution to its genre, the timing can be beneficial as it gets a run as the current offering. With comic books, it’s more than likely that the best example of an idea is STILL being sold and that franchise also has a current comic book for sale. So yes, a comic book must compete with EVERY book in its lane. And for so many comic books, focused on such a narrow subject-matter, the competition for your attention (and dollar) is steep.
The idea that ‘anyone can film something’ is pushed back by the gatekeepers of the industry and the studio system (that’s the reason six different companies are listed at the start of films). The open door of ‘anyone can be a writer’ is usually closed with the challenge of writing a good book. A good comic book is one that excels at BOTH story and art, which is why comics provide so much material for books and movies. Maybe that’s because a comic is both – the depicted word and also a captured frame of motion. A measure of appreciation can be earned from understanding the challenges surrounding the creation and presentation of a comic book.
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