(art by JANET LEE)
Given the
holiday, I thought it would be fitting to share the acknowledgments
from our book along with live links and a few other people that we could not
fit due to space constraints.
As a
group, we benefited greatly from the insight and experiences of Thomas
Peyton and Luis Alberto Urrea, the counsel of Suzana Carlos, the
encouragement and camaraderie of artist Juan Doe, and the fantastic owners and community of
comic book creators surrounding Bergen Street Comics in Brooklyn, NY.
Thanks to Germán Ventriglia for the use of his font CAN CAN DE BOIS.
Great thanks to everyone at Archaia Entertainment not only for
recognizing our vision and taking a chance on FEEDING GROUND but also
for the guidance and support to help make it stronger.
(art by TOM FORGET)
MY THANKS
Thanks
to cartoonists Rick Ritter, Mike Dawson, GB Tran and the guys of
MAMMAL, their art and dedication convinced me to get back into making
comics.
Paul Zdanowicz - horror guru and Lapinski-booster with a keen
critical eye.
Klaus Janson - whose professional instruction came just at
the right time to bring structure and rules to what I had been
discovering on the page.
Brian Michael Bendis - for providing the
Jinxworld message board and its posters for keeping me company in the
solitude of my studio.
John Siuntres - whose Word Balloon Podcast
interviews are like an audio course in comic career and craft.
To my family overall and specifically: my
cousin Ali for her assistance as a Spanish reader, my cousin Jennifer
for her buttons and friendship, and to my parents whose generous affection
has always allowed me to thrive.
And, to Lindsay, thanks for adding
sweetness to my life and for riding this wolf to Bayonne and beyond.
(art by JUAN DOE)
Here are thanks from the rest of the FEEDING GROUND creative team.
SWIFTY LANG
Swifty would like to thank: My folks, Drs. Arnold & Gale, sibs, David and Samantha, Neal
Mitnick, Moshe Pinchevsky, B.B., my people in South Florida, NYC, and
worldwide. This is dedicated to my girl, Spooky, for listening without
judgement, even about werewolves.
CHRIS MANGUN
Chris
would like to thank the following people: His father Rick, who taught
him craftsmanship. His mother Kathie, who taught him how to listen to
people. His sister Jenny, who opened his eyes to ideas and music at the
right time. His brother Rob, the best reader he knows. His Uncle Tim,
for evoking storytelling as an important part of sharing. And most of
all, his best friend Mel, who believed in him through unbelievable
weekends and continues to do so with kind support. Also, Pale Ale
beer... that friendly spirit who sometimes helps grease the pleasant
grind of so-called-life-events.
NATHALIA RUIZ MURRAY
Nathalia
would like to thank Mike, Swifty and Chris for letting her be a part of
this fascinating world of wolves. She is obliged to her husband Liam
Murray for not complaining as she read the books aloud in Spanish
(sometimes with telenovela emphasis). Mostly she’d like to thank her
mother Ines Ruiz, for putting up with numerous questions on (hopefully
not completely out of date) Mexicanisms and not yelling at her when she
forgot an accent or two.
(art by FRED CHAO)
And,
lastly
Mucho thanks to the artists who contributed their time and
talents to realizing our story as the pin-up art included in the series
and collected editions of FEEDING GROUND (as well as throughout this blog post).
You can find links to their
work below:
Fred Chao fredchao.com
Mike Dawson mikedawsoncomics.com
Juan Doe juandoe.com
Alex Eckman-Lawn alexeckmanlawn.com
Kate Glasheen katiecrimespree.com
Tim Hamilton http://hamilton-tim.pair.com/CUTBLEED/
Javier Hernandez http://javiersblog.blogspot.com/
Janet Lee j-k-lee.com
Benjamin Marra benjaminmarra.blogspot.com
Blake Sims http://blakesimscomics.blogspot.com/
