NEWS

HAPPENINGS & UPDATES

Revamped Website

We hope everyone enjoys the second incarnation of the Paperstreet Comics. Ryan DeVido and his team at Sociactive poured much time and creative effort into revamping the website. Sociactive now hosts the website as well, so the delivery of content should be consistent and fast.

Submission Time

We are currently accepting submissions from pencil or ink artists for our second title The Elite, which will be an ongoing series released on an individual basis through Comixpress with the trade set to release through Diamond Distributing. We are looking for an artist/team-member that can pencil, ink or both. The first arc will be 7 issues (25 - 30 pages). Please see the Submissions page for details.

Pencilneck Issue #2

The second issue is now available and ready to be viewed! Continue following the tale of Jonathan Kincaid as we learn what happened to him 22 years ago and also find out Rossi and Joey B’s true intentions. Go to the E-Store for the link to purchase.

Wizard World Chicago Highlights/Blog

2007: We are still debating whether or not a set up in artist alley is worth the cost of admission, but Victor will be walking around throughout the show and at the Hyatt when Wizard comes to town. More details this summer.

2006: The year where Victor had nothing to promote and no one to hang out with… Actually, a lot of shopping was done and some contacts were made, but Paperstreet wasn’t ready to start promoting Pencilneck without at least two issues in the can.

2005: This would have been a bummer of a convention because Mark Millar wasn't able to attend (Get well soon man!). However, the show as a whole was a blast because of the guys from Across the Pond Studios. Stephan and his posse were there in full effect with CBG versions of "Armor X" and "Iron Ghost". After the show we had an awesome time at a side BBQ held at a friend’s house in Chicago and at the Hyatt bar.

2004: During one night at the 2003 convention Victor partied with the stars of the industry and realized that one is never going to impact and reach the real people if they are behind a booth at a convention meeting several hundred in line. A decision was made to use the money Victor had saved to secure a room at the Hyatt for the 2004 show.

It was a year fetching more pleasure than business. Every night was used to socialize with some really great people, including fans, professionals and other independent creators. Over the course of three nights, hundreds of dollars were spent entertaining and very little sleep was had. It was definitely worth it because Mr. Millar was there in full-force and we had a blast. And a connection was made with two very cool people trying to start their own company. Their website is worth a look at www.simplyjd.com.

2003: Victor took a break from comics and went back to film and video editing after Pencilneck went flat. He bought a new computer to go with his camera and used them to create some of the videos that can be found on this website. These videos were then entered in Wizard’s Video Competition. The reasoning was that if Zeb could win this competition and get a gig writing for Spiderman, then why couldn’t Victor. However, there were not many people in the Chicago-land region that were willing to act, so his video-shorts were created using other’s work (i.e. Lord of the Rings/Dumb and Dumber video clip, etc.), which was not what Wizard was looking for in a finished piece. Check out these works in Victor’s Video Gallery and let us know your opinion on them.

During the event Victor handed out DVDs of his work at every chance. While it didn’t lead to any big time studio work, Victor was hired on to make videos for several weddings. The key moment to this convention for Victor was attending the VIP event for Wizard and meeting his favorite writer, Mark Millar. It was there that he was invited to hang out and meet & greet others at the Hyatt. Good times.

2002: This was Victor's first attempt at breaking into the comic book industry. Four months before the convention he learned how to make a comic by reading a book from the library and thought that one could be rushed out before the show. It was an expensive lesson to learn. The script and idea were rushed and only one artist was available, so many (too many) compromises were made. The idea was to start the story with issue #3 and since the story was not called "Star Wars", it too did not go over so well.

All in all the experience was worth it. A big THANK YOU goes out to Ron of Apocalypse Comics for helping Victor with the production process and for providing booth space to sell issues. Most of the time at the convention was used exploring the floor, passing out portfolios and chatting with editors, artists, and other writers. However, we did manage to sell some issues throughout the event.