I've been looking through my email archives and saw this one sent by Michael Sutton, the Publicity/A&R Manager of Know-It-All Records, an indie label based in Tacoma, Washington.


This page is very cool:http://www.pbase.com/image/21659981

Luis, is Bill Sienkiewicz one of your influences? Thepanel arrangement and style here reminds me of Bill Sienkiewicz, especially his work on "Elektra" and "Stray Toasters." You're good, man! You want to collaborate on a comic-book story? Mondo knows my writing style. I see traces of Sienkiewicz, Case, and McKean in your art! Awesome!!! I was a staff writer for the legendary "Amazing Heroes" magazine in the late '80s-early '90s. They were the true voice of comicdom before "Wizard" sadly put them out of business.


...he then sent a follow-up email containing...


And maybe a little bit of Howard Chaykin, too :)
Mikey


...and another email came....


Luis, that's awesome! Can you draw comic-book pages - you know, panel narrative? Perhaps we can collaborate on a project? I've been looking for an illustrator to draw my scripts. You draw really well, very surrealistic! I'm reminded of Richard Case during Grant Morrison's run on "Doom Patrol" and a little bit of Dave McKean, too!
Mikey

Reserved, quiet, wise and free spirited

You are a sprite of the Earth:

You have a deep connection with the earth and all its creatures, preferring plants and animals to people you are quiet and reserved. You understand things on a different level and can often see straight through to a persons true intentions. You are mysterious to everyone even those in your family, they may live with you but that doesn't mean they 'know' the real you. Being inside the house for long periods of time can be torture, you crave the outdoors and love simply escaping up a tree or into the forest where you can be free. Although you may be smart you are easy to judge a person because you fear what they 'may' be going to do. You are wise in things that most overlook and you are very creative in many aspects like art, music, etc... Although try as they may to seek you, you are a free spirit. Just let them try to catch and put you in a cage.

Last night was another sleep-deprived evening. Sated only by a slab of the ref cake I personally concocted that afternoon, a glass of lychee-flavored iced tea and a (legal) copy of The Matrix: Revolutions, I went into my journey into the bizarre, yet familiar world of being groggy.

And for the nth time after watching a Matrix installment, I got both enlightened but disappointed...geez I've been watching these movies for the last few months and I still get the same tipsy feeling aftwerwards you'd think I was the lead from Memento.