For me, 2023 was about finalizing yearslong projects and starting my next big thing.
HOUSE OF EL book 3
The conclusion to the House of El trilogy was released early in 2023. This trilogy was almost 3 years of my life and I think I’ll especially remember it as the project I worked on during the pandemic. I have to thank Dee Cunniff, Claudia Gray, Deron Bennett, Jim Chadwick, Courtney Jordan and the design team at DC comics for their hard work. They were all fantastic collaborators.
Here’s the solicitaion:
Sera is a young soldier, bred her entire life to fight for Krypton. She would die for this planet, but she’s never had the time or inclination to enjoy it. Zahn, however, is a young scientist, full of hope and ideas for how to improve Krypton for all its citizens. And yet, the cracks in his world are beginning to appear. In fact, both Sera and Zahn are unique in ways that will soon drive them from their destinies and toward each other—toward a cataclysmic ending to all that they once held true.
In this third and final book, there is no longer any doubt: Sera and Zahn have learned that Krypton’s destruction is assured. General Zod knows this as well, but he doesn’t have the specific information our two young heroes have: the end is imminent and there is no time to save themselves or anyone else. Well, not quite anyone. Jor-El and Lara have finished the space craft that will send their only son, Kal-El, off to another planet that will offer him the best possibility for a new life. But Zahn wonders if it wouldn’t be possible for Sera and him to join the infant on board. Just as they have come to openly express their love for each other, they, and everyone they know are seemingly doomed.
Meanwhile, Zod, still thinking he has time, has concocted an elaborate plot designed to make it apparent that he is the only one who can possibly save Krypton. He believes it will force the removal of the ruling Tribunals and allow Zod to take control of Krypton himself. Zod’s plot will cost the lives of many, and even though Sera knows everyone is doomed regardless, she can’t stand by and witness this senseless and needless loss of life.
In the end, Zod is betrayed and stands trial for treason. Sera, though now hated by Zod and his loyalists, stands ready to receive the same punishment herself—banishment to the Phantom Zone. And while this otherwise would be considered a horrible sentence, Zahn views it as a possible means to avoid the ending that faces everyone else on Krypton. But how will he be able to join his beloved in her fate and do it before their doomed planet explodes?
Heart Attack Complete Collection
Another capper to the year was this collection. This was my first major freelance job. Only 6 issues were released before the pandemic halted the schedule, despite the fact that we had completed 11 issues. Fortunately we got the go ahead last year to complete the final issue and now we have a big trade paperback collecting the entire series. I have to thank Shawn Kittelsen, Mike Spicer, Michael Garland, Pat Brosseau, Jon Moisan, Amanda LaFranco and everyone at Skybound. It was a lot of fun working with everyone.
I should also mention that we got to announce a forthcoming Japanese TV show for the series.
Here’s the solicitation for the complete collection:
Gene therapy has saved Americans from disease―only to give birth to Variants: people with powers so unique, the government denies their human rights.
But a new rebellion begins when Charlie North and Jill Kearney learn their instant attraction unlocks powers of mass destruction and forces them to question how far they should go to topple the system!
Acclaimed writer Shawn Kittelsen (Injustice 2, Mortal Kombat 11) and artist Eric Zawadzki present a new graphic novel collecting Heart Attack #1-6 and featuring six all-new chapters concluding their epic story.
I’m extremely excited for 2024! After 7 years of freelancing, I’ll be returning to the world of creator owned comics. Here’s a tiny of preview of what’s to come.
