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[2008-07-13 01:28:13 +0000 UTC]
"Michael L. Peters"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 105; Deviations: 0; Watchers: 306
Watching: 15; Pageviews: 31069; Comments Made: 611; Friends: 15
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Edward Burne-Jones, or maybe Alphonse Mucha -- no, Arthur Rackham... or maybe Barry Windsor-SmithFavorite movies: Casablanca... or maybe Serenity...
Favorite TV shows: Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The West Wing, Northern Exposure
Favorite bands / musical artists: The Beatles, Kate Bush, Tom Waits
Favorite books: The Grapes of Wrath
Favorite writers: Alan Moore, William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Neil Gaiman, Umberto Eco, Robert E. Howard, J. R. R. Tolkien...
Favorite games: Chess
Favorite gaming platform: a chess board
Tools of the Trade: Hunt 99 quill, Winsor Newton 7 #1 brush, Speedball SuperBlack Ink, Strathmore Bristol, Acrylic paint
Other Interests: Comics, art, books, movies...
# About me
I'm an artist and writer - - creating comics, illustrations, fantasy art and other things. I've had comics work published by Image, Heavy Metal, Caliber, Desperado and others. I've painted covers and drawn illustrations for the magazine, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur and I'm the go-to portrait artist for Ferris State University.Currently residing in the woods of Michigan, where I can be heard swearing at my dial-up connection...
Current Residence: The woods of Michigan
Favourite genre of music: Classic Rock and Progressive Rock
Favourite style of art: Pre-Raphaelite, Art Nouveau
Operating System: PC : Widows 7
MP3 player of choice: I still like CDs
Wallpaper of choice: Any William Morris & Co. paper
Favourite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
Personal Quote: "Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately, it kills all it's pupils." - Berlioz
# Comments
Comments: 93
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I would love to feature this work in my freshly opened group. Its specialised on high detailed military illustrations and it will host only the finest deviations and will gather some of the most talented artists.
arsmilitaria.deviantart.com/
I sent the request. You have to confirm it.
You are also warmly invited to join.
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Okay. Β Accepted. Β Thanks for the request.
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If you create similar deviations pls submit them to my group
sure dont want to join?
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Okay, I'm back (after a look-see at your work). Gotta watch you now, lol.
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Hi, Michael. Thanks so much for your recent fave, and Happy New Year! 
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Amazing! I love your illustrations! they inspire me so much to keep practicing! thanks!!!
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Thanks! Β I'm self-taught, so... yeah, practice, along with study, is everything!
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Thanks! (and sorry for the WAAAAAYY Late reply)
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hello sir! Very impressed with your comic art, its a breathe of professionalism on deviant art. Your work reminds me a lot of Michael Zulli, or even of Bernie Wrightson. I very much admire your attention to detail and sense of pacing on the page.
What are your plans for printing crescent magic?
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Sorry for the extremely late reply. Had horrible dial-up for a while. Thank you for your compliments! I do admire and have met, both Michael Zulli and Bernie Wrightson and many other artist.
Currently, I'm writing and drawing a second story arc for CRESCENT CITY MAGICK. Due to the changing market and the limitations of the current creator-owned publishers, I'm plannign on publishing CCM as a graphic novel, perhaps as a series of graphic novels. The first arc, of four issue/chapters added up to 88 pages, which is small for a GN, so I'm doing a second arc, now, and plan both to be packeaged together. Whether I'll find a good publisher to work with, or self-publish, is still in question.
Thank you for your interest.
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Oops - - missed that I'd already replied, ages ago.. well... consider it an update - - and again, Thanks!
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Thanks! I'm a big fan of both Zulli and Wrightson.
As for CRESCENT CITY MAGICK... it's an open question. I've been submitting to publishers, some have replied (with the sort of bland negative response that makes one wonder if they even looked at it...) and some, I'm still waiting on... An acquaintance who self-publishes offered to help, but now seems to have his hands full, with his own book.
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I hope you have luck with it, would love to read it someday.
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If worst comes... I'll put the fully lettered version up on a webcomic site, where anyone can read it. I have friends who have done that, followed by a P.O.D collection. I'll have to bend their ear to figure out the details. Thanks for wishing me luck - - I might get to talk in person with publishers soon, at Detroit Fanfare.
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Webcomic and print on demand seems to be a pretty sold route which a lot of people are taking now. I know a few people who are getting into newstand-only comics here in Australia, bypassing Diamond altogether. Gutsy, and costly.
Hopefully you can get some attention and some blog-press buzz from the cons.
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Your work is awesome. Love the linework and the old prints inking style. Reminds of great masters of old and their illustrations of some of my childhood preferred readings such as Verne, Salgari and Burroughs.
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Thanks, Tom! I'm a huge fan of old-time illustrators and learned a lot studying their techniques.
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Nice gallery. Your stuff has a classic feel to it. Reminds me of some of my favourite artists mixed in with your own unique style. I feel BWS, Neal Adams, Buscema flowing throw you work. Its awsome. More please. Off to visit your website to see what else I can find.
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I like all the artists you mentioned and more... like the artists they wre inspired by and the artists who inspired those and so on... I like art and illustration history.
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Turns out I was pretty spot on (Yah Me!). Nice stuff on your website too. Now where can I buy Crescent City Magick?
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I wish I could answer you on CRESCENT CITY MAGICK... I've sent it to some publishers, heard back from some (not good... the sort of bland rejection that makes one think they scanned the cover letter to copy/paste info into a form letter), still waiting on others... fingers are crossed (even if it's not easy to draw like this...
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keep at it mate. from what i've read from people who've got there is that perseverance is the key. I wish you all the best and hope to one day see your stuff in print.
Have you thought about bublishing yourself or doing digital?
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I've been in print -- Heavy Metal, Image, Desperado, Caliber... but not for any full series that I've written and drawn. I've had my best luck in the past with Heavy Metal, but CRESCENT CITY MAGICK is far too long for them and not really up their alley.
I might try putting it on a web-comic hosting site... I'd have to check with friends to see which sites tend to bring in the most readers.
Self-publishing is something I just can't afford. Maybe a kickstarter thing could help...
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well come sir, if you have any coloring projects, please let me know. thanks,
coloristsantosh@aol.com
beezzzstudio@aol.com
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Im so glad to have your work in my group! If you would like to submit anything else you are welcome to.
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Thank you - - much appreciated! Β Which group is that? Β I lose track :/
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Very impressive gallery, love your b&w illustrations!
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Well hi there, and a very warm welcome to the group, !
Thanks for joining. Please make sure to read through the FAQ site when you have a chance. If there is way too much information for you, please at least make sure to have a read through this page and through the information given about any of the folders to which you are thinking of submitting work before submitting anything. (You can pick any folder from the list that appears on the left hand navigation bar).
Once again, welcome. Have fun, go nuts, enjoy yourself, and let us know if you have any questions or problems!
Thanks
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you style is AWESOME !!
hope you don't mind another watcher !!
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Thank you! I don't mind another watcher at all -- just wish I had more time to check other's galleries... DA is a little hard on rural dial-up
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outstanding gallery and congrats again on your DD! 
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Hiya there C: Sorry about not commenting for a while; it's been busy. I'll try to drop by when I have more time and try to understand the pages more; I kinda lost the stream of the story, what with me short attention span 
Seriously though, I've got this renewed appreciation for your inking and style
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No problem - - thanks for stopping by! "Y'all come back now, y'hear?"
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Great gallery!! Congratulations!
I would like to be a penciler, yet! But here in my country is very difficult!
Best Regards.
Franzoi.
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Your work is very good. If I had to guess the the basis of those thinking your stuff is retro or such is possibly due to the fact that your hairstyles seem to be stuck in the 80's and possibly early 90's.
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