ASHWORTH and RUBY in DK!! EEEEE!!! X3

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Ash and Ruby in DK!!!


OMG...

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OMG OMG OMG!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! XXX3


If I was Sonic this is what I'd look like (image courtesy of RianaLD from 'Christmas with Sonic' video)





What am I excited about? Well lookee here!




THANK YOU DAVE AND LIZ!! THANK YOU..........!!!! ^____^


Guys and gals, if you don't know these two talented artists and their incredible graphic novel series that is DREAMKEEPERS I will smite you with... Er... Thy hammer of the Gods! *SHOT* I've been advertising it as much as I could on DA and Youtube so surely you must have heard me mention it at least once in your lifetime 8-)

Nevertheless I've met these guys in real life during my trip to the states - they are a 'way-past-cool' bunch of people. It's like when I read their book for the first time (upstairs in my room, in a cold, stormy night) I was super excited about the potential of the series. When I met them I held the same excitement as I did reading the book that night. X3 In other words their book spoke out to me as if the artists were actually there... It's hard to explain but the book reflects back on their creativity, imagination and personalities (how did this one get in here?? XD) Here's a photosnap of our mini adventure together at Cedar Point Amusement Park.




But yes it was really special to have met up with the brains behind Dreamkeepers - more of a privilege and honour in fact to have kept in touch with those two since they drove at least an hour away from their hometown in Ohio just to see me!

But nevertheless, in all seriousness, they worked DAMN HARD on their graphic novel series for many, many years. The quality and dedication put into DREAMKEEPERS... It's uncanny for an anthropomorphic-cartoon genre - I've never seen anything like it and you'll never see quality like it either (regarding both it's artistic and narrative merits).


It's like I'm watching two hard working artists making a dream come true, one step at a time. Though this path that they take - the path of self-publishing initiatives, doesn't come easy. Dave and Liz both have to settle full time jobs to pay the bills and at the same time work extra hours to maintain this dream of theirs that one day this DREAMKEEPERS will take helm of the graphic novel readership and spread like wildfire - and in the process, gain more sales an fans to support their series. And it's not like they don't have substantial fan-base, it's just getting enough support from the existing fan-base (and as well as new readership group) to the point where they can do this full time.  It's not easy since I've done this as an experiment before with GRAND HUNTER.

I know that I won't be a full time comic artist - I've learnt that my goal in life (given the current and very fortunate circumstance that I'm living in right now) is to entertain and to inspire. Making a comic or graphic novel series for business is something that I don't have patience for anymore. I might do a one-shot from time to time but again it's never going to be a career - ever. It's too hard to do it alone and I'm not strong in my writing that's for sure.


But these guys, I see hope. I believe that they can be something much bigger one day, and if that's not the case - at least be recognised in the wider graphic novel community/industry where they have a dedicated bunch of fans and supporters (like myself) to keep them going and doing what they love doing - creating awesome stories.


If you're not convinced with their quality - just check out this ad they made last year:





Insane right? It's short but sweet enough to hook you right in - how about an animated cartoon series one day? I'd buy to watch it. And you know what I'd do if I'm crazy enough to love something to bits. I make things like these:








Anyways I'm extremely delighted to see Ashworth and Ruby making a cameo appearance in their third and upcoming book. Dave has already done several cameos on his previous two books - lets see if you can spot any of them!

Also, they are ALMOST finished with Volume 03!! I seriously can't wait cuz I know for sure that it'll be worth every page to look at and embrace it. I don't often do these with comics and graphic novels but with Dreamkeepers I take my time to analyse every bit of Dave and Liz's attention to detail.

Hope you'll be able to help them out! They really deserve it! And hey! What more better time to get into the DreamKeepers series than to gain access to their first book for free! Click on the image below to get started!

Lots of love to Dave and Liz, you guys continue to be an inspiration and be outstanding candidates for visual storytelling. :hug: :heart:





For more information on their deviantART click on this icon and WATCH THEM! I ORDER YOU TO! XXD :icondreamkeepers: Also they're hosting a wonderful Valentines Contest, be sure to join in the fun and rack up some awesome prizes! 8-)

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Avolendi's avatar
Nice!

I kind of tend to get too much into reading to see such details.
At least on the first (few) readthrough(s).