Drew Spence ICC Magazine October Issue #16

Drew Spence from The Dynamic Universe and Digital Art Live is on the cover of ICC Magazine #16 Issue October 2021. He covers the published comic series Force Six The Annihilators, Killer Butterfly, Mark of the Griffin. You can see his work-in-progress, the demo comic for Marvel Entertainment called The Dynamic Spider-Man Plus. His live webinars are available at https://digitalartlive.com/ and his tutorials are available to purchase in the Daz Store. https://www.daz3d.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Drew+Spence

Drew Spence on the Cover of Independent Creators Connection

ICC Magazine October 2021 Issue #16

ICC Magazine #16

Indy Planet

https://indyplanet.com/?s=ICC%20Magazine&fbclid=IwAR2kbxnwybLNlSixsOsfC6wavic2weOREnKOzhloetPlTd3F8gubbjuIzCY

Exploring the Infinite Universe of Independent Comics! ON SALE IN OCTOBER! #ICCMagazine #16: Halloween ComicFest Issue! Don’t miss stellar Artist Spotlights with Drew Spence, Bill McCormick and Richard Zerga! Creators Quest takes a fun look into the creative aspects of Art, whether it be music, illustrative, written, and what goes on in the process of creating.
Manga Classics! Time-honored classics in mind-blowing Manga comic format for a new generation to love! Halloween ComicFest 2021! Comic Cons and Cosplay News! Big Toy Chest! Back to School!

Force Six Season III Review by Nextframez

Force Six, The Annihilators Season III Review

by Walid Djidjeh, Nextframez Comic Media Reviews

Force Six, The Annihilators” is a comic series written and illustrated by Drew Spence. Oh boy …where do Istart? reviewing and reading this comic series was quite the ride but I’m glad to say it was an enjoyable one. As a fan of unusual comics and stories I felt welcomed.

So, to start off, what is “Force Six, The Annihilators” ? To put it simply, it’s a sci-fi comic series mixed with some science fantasy and drama about an unusual squad of superheroes trying to do good in their world. Yeah, pretty sure that doesn’t do it justice as it is much more than just that.

This review revolves around the 3rd season of the series, going in fresh without having read the first couple of seasons made me experience it exactly like a new reader jumping in would.

The Force Six , The Annihilators Season III Includes :

First Arc:  Wheels & Cogs

Second Arc : The Misused Muse

Third Arc: Challenge Of The Champions

Fourth Arc : Crash and Burn: Speed Kills

First Impressions :

After reading through the comic, I felt as if I had to write down quite a few first impressions and decided to do so with the ones I deem to be the most important as that may be useful to know for readers who are thinking about joining the ride.

Here Goes:

-I liked the inclusion of a dedicated page at the start that gives you just what you need in order to go forward without getting lost or overwhelmed.

-I liked the fact that there is another dedicated page revolving around the main characters , giving you a brief “Bio” which helped in making them feel familiar enough to me and not like “complete strangers” ,it also gave me this thirst of knowledge to get to know more about them along with this “mysterious” feel to it, I would also assume that to those who have been following the series since the start it feels like a nod of respect & acknowledgement.

-At first, I wasn’t quite sure of how “good” the art style & the illustrations can get, but oh was I glad that I was wrong about that.

-While I initially thought that the “Acronyms” (Abbreviations) were a bit overused, I’ve come to welcome them and see them as something that makes it unique & scratches a certain itch for me being a tech nerd.

-To me personally, the characters can sometimes feel emotionless as I don’t feel like their faces portray what they’re feeling from time to time. Yeah, it’s not always the case, but it happened enough times for me to acknowledge that it’s there.

Characters:

So..First up,Characters :

Readers would be happy to know that despite the characters being literally “Out of this world”, they still seem relatable and believable enough given the setting the series has.

The characters are diverse enough with many features, personalities and abilities setting them apart from each other, making them feel completely unique. Season III uses the latter in a great way offering variety from one arc to another.

“The Series has some really well fleshed out characters …with tons of interesting backstories. ”

The characters’ designs were for the most part spot on for me, the “force six” team itself is handled really well , I suppose the only issues I had with that were mostly during the first arc of this season (“Wheels and cogs”) where some characters felt “bland” at times, luckily , that did not remain to be the case as I kept going from one arc to the next , the characters kept getting more interesting and better and better as a whole which felt quite satisfying to see.

The Universe it’s set in (The “Annihilator Universe” as it is called in the series) feels vast with tons of opportunities for the “Force Six” team to explore , it basically opens up the door for an unlimited supply of fresh adventures which is always a good thing. My only concern is if is the universe is “too big” for its own good, for even if much of it is left unexplored in my opinion , it starts to seem less and less believable to exist even given its sci-fi setting, yet that is obviously still not the case , the series introduces new stuff all the time from one arc to another keeping it fresh ,but it still feels like it hasn’t reached its full potential just yet ,however, it certainly feels as if the series is going uphill from where it’s at all the time.

Art Style & Illustrations:

Next up, the art style & how good are the illustrations:

It is no surprise that when it comes to comics ,most people choose what to read based on the cover art & how well the illustrations & the art style look overall , because that is what you’re going to be exposed to the most. In short, how good the illustrations are can easily “make or break” a comic for readers.

So how are the illustrations in this series (Season 3) ?

Well, I wish it was as simple as saying they’re “Good” or “Bad”, in my opinion, it sometimes can be a hit or miss as the art style’s definitely unusual. The comic definitely doesn’t follow in your usual comic art style’s footsteps …It screams “Unique” at you, it definitely went above and beyond and got to uncharted territories. So, is that good ? is that bad? Well…

“Some readers may like it, others not so much …but you can’t deny, it definitely is UNIQUE.”

In my own personal opinion, some of the illustrations used in some panels straight up wowed me. You can feel the hard work that has been put into these panels, the dedication and everything in between. Every fight is executed almost to a “Perfection” degree. I’ve always had a hard time visualizing the details of a fight, that seemed to happen less & less often with “Force Six” especially the arcs toward the end which is always a good thing in my opinion. For the most part everything is “visible” and not confusing…

If I had tocomment about the illustrations alone as a whole I would say that the first arc is probably my least favorite which kept me on the lookout for a while ,but luckily that didn’t remain to be the case because the second and the fourth one knocked it straight out of the park for me. Of course, some may prefer the first arc over the other ones which would be completely fine. I just find a form of irony in seeing the second arc (“The Misused Muse”), an arc that speaks solely about “Art” having my personal favorite “Art” in the entire series as a whole.

Honestly, I can easily keep writing more paragraphs talking about the art style alone for the rest of the review, but seeing that that won’t be practical, I’ll end it on this note:

“The UNIQUE art style captures the action in ways traditional art cannot.”

while personallythe art style is not always hitting the mark for me, it certainly blew me away when it did hit it. Besides the aforementioned personal favorite of mine, there were more than afew pages from the final arc which were also great examples of showing how good the illustrations can get.

Story:

At last but certainly not least, the “Story” …

I’ll just start off by saying the second arc of this season (“The Misused Muse”) takes the cake for me once more when it comes to the story with the final arc (“Crash and Burn: Speed Kills”) being a close second.

So , how well does it “story” ? I was surprised by how well it does that actually , while sometimes it may feel too simple and straight to the point , it actually does its best to not miss a beat and the story always seems to fall in place towards the end which makes up for a very enjoyable reading experience. There’s always something about seeing everything come together and ending on a high note, and the third season of “Force Six, The Annihilators” certainly delivers when it comes to that.

Each arc adds its own tone and theme to the series, making this a very “diverse” story, aside from it being a sci-fi story about a group of superheroes, it actually has a great deal of sub-genres it tries and succeeds to be throughout its arcs. “Action”? “Drama”? “Mystery Solving”? you get all of that in one package when it comes to “Force Six, The Annihilators”.

While some arcs may feel too “bland”, the series definitely has just the “opposite” of that in some of its other arcs. I feel as if there is definitely room for improvement, but I’m sure that with enough time it’ll get better. How much better? We can only wait and see.

“If you’re a Sci-Fi tech nerd, you’re going to feel right at home. ”

The attention to details is present, I could definitely see that they went all out trying to make sense of every Sci-Fi tech you may come across while reading, explaining it seemed to scratch that itch I have as Sci-Fi fan. A small example would be what I mentioned in my first impressions, those being the “Acronyms”, having an entire page just for those from time to time felt like a great addition along with the occasional “Epilogues” that were present in some of the arcs.

Conclusion:

While the series is definitely far from perfect and it certainly is not going to be winning any awards soon, It is brave enough to try to reinvent the wheel in more than one way. 

I can still clearly see that it hasn’t reached its full potential just yet, but still I would definitely RECOMMEND it to everyone that is interested in the Sci-fi Superhero genre or even those who are into Fantasy and Drama. While reading it, I haven’t felt as if I was wasting my time and found myself genuinely interested and intrigued by the many things it tried to accomplish.

“Force Six, The Annihilators” Season 3 can be purchased through here:https://www.comixology.com/Force-Six-The-Annihilators/comics-series/100447?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy

Review Fix Exclusive: Drew Spence Talks ‘Force Six

Force Six – Blades and all…

Review Fix chats with “Force Six, The Annihilators” creator Drew Spence, to find out what inspired the comic. Revealing what else he’s working on, Spence lets us know his career in comics is just beginning.

Review Fix: What inspired the look and feel of Force Six, The Annihilators?

Drew Spence: I started creating comics as a kid and was influenced by, well everything! I loved Sci-fi, fantasy and martial arts. I watched movies, read comics, played D&D [the Dungeons and Dragons tabletop game], video games and adventure books. The Annihilators switched genres for almost every story so, as an adult revisiting this comic, I needed a universe that could accommodate all those settings and angles and still make some kind of sense.

Review Fix: What about using CGI over traditional media? Where did that come from?

Spence: I would see these robots and figures in overseas catalogues, the toys and models and wanted that exact look for my art so I started scanning the pictures and turning them into comics. That started my experiments in photo manipulation. I did a good number of comics, but I still needed more control. I filmed a season of Mark of the Griffin (a live action web series) and used the still frames to make a comic.  I came across John Byrne’s Star Trek New Visions and realized the overall potential.

Read The REST: https://reviewfix.com/2019/06/review-fix-exclusive-drew-spence-talks-force-six-the-annihilators-and-more/

Force Six Ace Nuckolls review

Comic writer and blogger Ace Nuckolls shares his reaction to Force Six Season I. Follow him on twitter https://twitter.com/wittyusername14 adnd support his Magnus the Brave comic on kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/… Thanks for the look! Force Six is available on comiXology. https://www.comixology.com/The-Dynami… Support through Patreon/ https://www.patreon.com/TheDynamicUni…

Comic Tropes features our artwork!

Chris P. from Comic Tropes featured our fan art at the end of his weekly show. Shazam! The Rise and Fall of Captain Marvel check it out.

And we even won the Gachapon. What a great week. Thank you Comic Tropes!

Support Comic Tropes

http://www.patreon.com/ComicTropes

If you need to directly leap to our goodie-see

Here’s our stuff!

Panel Page and Word Balloons

Podcast Panel Page and Word Balloons Demon Division Study

Drew Spence takes a look at Demon Division’s use of panel and page layout. It’s a composition challenge to arrange the characters and their speech balloons.

This is comic is free to read on…

Line Webtoon

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/demon-division/cover/viewer?title_no=213646&episode_no=1

ComicFury

http://demondivision.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/

Drew Spence created a workshop set of tutorials for Digital Art Live that are available in the Daz Store.

https://www.daz3d.com/comic-book-creation–foundation-course-part-1

https://www.daz3d.com/comic-book-creation–foundation-course-part-2

And Postwork-themed webinars

https://www.daz3d.com/daz-studio-postwork-clinic

https://www.daz3d.com/prime-postwork

Kit-bashing Tips & tricks and more

https://www.daz3d.com/digital-kit-bashing–easily-create-innovative-props-and-scenes

https://www.daz3d.com/digital-kit-bashing–cities-landscapes-and-structures

https://www.daz3d.com/digital-kit-bashing–space-and-spaceships

You can follow the Dynamic Universe and Drew Spence on Social Media.

https://www.facebook.com/TheDynamicUniverse/

His leading comic series can be found on comiXology

https://www.comixology.com/The-Dynamic-Universe/comics-publisher/12027-0

And Patreon. Thank you for your support.

https://www.patreon.com/TheDynamicUniverse

Force Six The Annihilators The Incendiary Live recap

Drew Spence, The creator of the Force Six, The Annihilators comic series recaps and goes over the Season II story arc the Incendiary.  This series and more are available on comiXology.

https://www.comixology.com/The-Dynamic-Universe/comics-publisher/12027-0

And ISSUU

https://issuu.com/producersedge

It’s a twist of flaming fates and turning temperatures as Force Six member Kojin Ahsaguri takes on three -for two reasons and only one will survive. Force Six episodes 19, 20 and 21 are combined into one hot adventure. 96 pages, full color.  Series created and illustrated by Drew Spence.

Drew Spence is a graphic comic writer and illustrator from the United States. He creates under the title of The Dynamic Universe. He has combined his music and video into several works- including Mark of the Griffin, which is both a graphic novel and web series. He’s also part of the instrumental group Fallout Shelter which provides the soundtrack.

https://www.comixology.com/The-Dynamic-Universe/comics-publisher/12027-0

and ISSUU https://issuu.com/producersedge

The Dynamic Universe maintains a YouTube channel with various videos related to the creative arts.

www.YouTube.com/DynamicaMusic

We can also be found on social media

twitter and instagram @DynamicaMusic

Killer Butterfly #5 on comiXology

The Treacherous Three

3 on 1, once 1 is done!

Killer Butterfly #5: The Treacherous Three

What happens when three bandits, who are pretending to be Daemons, meet a Butterfly on a bridge of death? The young Eagle Fortress agent Kuse Yatsumi will learn an important lesson at the evil mercies of The Treacherous Three. Drew Spence scripts and sketches out issue 05 of the Killer Butterfly series. Also available on ISSUU.

buy for only $1.99 on ISSUU

https://www.patreon.com/TheDynamicUniverse

Force Six comics are available on comiXology in digital format

https://www.facebook.com/TheDynamicUniverse/

Drew Spence interview in Digital Art Live Magazine

DAL gives The Dynamic Universe a verse!

Drew Spence, the creator of Force Six, The Annihilators and Killer Butterfly comic series is featured in Digital Art Live magazine’s 35th issue. Peep the full reads here. We start on page 34. Thank you, Digital Art Live.

DA Live is a stunning showcase of some of the best digital art in the sci-fi and fantasy genres beautifully presented in our new monthly magazine. It follows the same format as our previous publication 3D Art Direct.

LET’S EXPLORE DIGITAL ART

 
Join us to discover stories of creativity in 2D and 3D digital art through our live webinars, magazine and podcast.

We specialise in promoting and interviewing digital artists in the sci-fi and fantasy genres to help inspire you on your creative journey.

Free Force Six Starter Guide

Force Six Starter Guide FREE
Drew Spence and The Dynamic Universe present a Starter Guide to The Twilight Universe and Force Six, The Annihilators comic series. They were a team of specialists assembled to bring order to a chaotic universe. Something went wrong when right became their final choice. See the transformation from Renegade outcasts to Legends.

This narrative follows their exploits and attempts to shed light on their controversial legacy. Each adventure will be marked to indicate the current place in their timeline. Enter the Annihilator Universe- where humankind has touched the stars and reshaped a thousand worlds. They live in the past and they live in the future. They are the inheritors of our yesterdays and the architects of our tomorrows. There will be justice and there will be vengeance. And in the end, there will be Annihilation. They are Force Six, The Annihilators. 64 Pages full color. Story & art by Drew Spence.

We are The Dynamic Universe. We create graphic comics. They sit between traditional strips and a 3-D style of photorealistic drama. Enjoy the science-fantasy action adventure with terrific tints, great graphics and compelling story-telling. Read the comic and enjoy the soundtrack. Story and art by Drew Spence.

comiXology in digital format

DriveThruComics for PDF format

In Print from Indy Planet

And all the Social Media…

https://www.patreon.com/TheDynamicUniverse

https://www.instagram.com/dynamicamusic/

https://www.patreon.com/TheDynamicUniverse

https://www.facebook.com/TheDynamicUniverse/