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LibraryGorilla

Real Name: Justin Jordan
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Location: Six Mile Run, Pennsylvania (United States)

Joined: Dec 22nd, 2006
Last Visit: Nov 14th, 2008

User Tags: a pox on the medium, crime, fan, horror, the engine, writer

I write really dull stuff for far more money than I probably deserve, and I write hopefully not dull comics for no money.

New stuff out next year in The Hard Words Anthology as well as High Noon Presents, and a new edition of Strange Consequences.

On the off chance that someone of the pencil wrangling variety (that's you, artists) likes my stuff and wants to work with me, there's always something needing the drawing.

Lots of short stories, long stuff if you want it.

Talk to me here or just PM me.

So, stuff what I did:

The Ghost Collector This is the cover, first six pages and special bonus page from a project I'm working on with Finnish artist Sami Makkonen. We're still trying to find it a home. Probably my favorite project so far, and I'll be pissed if I can't find a home for it.

Healer Art by E.C. Masters. First six pages of horror comic. I'm still pretty happy with it.

Best Of The Best Horror western with art by Jason Frank and Cory Laub. Just got these back. Not 100% on the dialogue, but that's easily remedied.

Conspicuous Consumption Art by Yuriko Sekine. I actually wrote this as a prose story some time ago, and I figured it would work better as comic. I intentionally found some with a cartoony Manga style to contrast with the subject matter. Worked okay.

The Aspenberg Number Art by Tim Twelves. You may notice some vague similarity to Stephen King's CELL. Well, I was there first, so nyar. I'm sure somebody did it before King or me, anyway. This might have been the first thing I had drawn, although I can't really remember, sadly.

Forgotten Art by Shawn Richter. People seem to really dig this story, and it remains one of my favorite things. I'm going to revist the character and the concept at some point.

You can find out more about the simian in the stacks in a variety of places:

MySpace!

Livejournal!

Flickr!

ComicSpace! No,wait....

I've written for the late, lamented Ninth Art, as well as Comic Book Resources, and Comic Foundry and probably some others I've forgotten as well.

I look to have a new comics journalism gig for 2007, so more about that when it's solid.

So that's me.

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[ Posted by Wolf_S_Studios on Jan 11th, 2008 12:15 AM ]...

Thanks for joining the Wolf Pack! It’s great to have you.
Come check out our comic galleries and tell us what you think.
Look out for our manga “Altered State” coming JAN 08

-Wolf S Studios

[ Posted by Mick_Trimble on Jun 11th, 2007 11:37 AM ]...

Thanks for the befriending, and the nice things you wrote about my art! Cheers, Mick.

[ Posted by CaseyMaloney on Jan 8th, 2007 5:41 PM ]...

Pleased to meet you, Justin. I'm curious to what else you write besides comics.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 8th, 2007 6:33 PM ]

[ Posted by LibraryGorilla on Jan 8th, 2007 6:33 PM ]...

A few things, but mostly you would call it...well, actually, I'm not sure what you would call it. Somewhere between technical writing and speechwriting. Essentially, I make executives, mostly in finance, sound good.

It exploits my natural gift for bullshit.

I do some newspaper stringing too, although less so these days.

You do fine work, and it's a pleasure to (e)meet you.

[ Posted by TheHumungusStudio on Jan 8th, 2007 10:28 AM ]...

Hey man, thanks for checking us out! Be sure to keep checking in for project updates. You can also find us on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/AwakeningComic - Check it out for issue previews, updates, and more...

- Nick

Awakening #1 (of 10) coming in August '07 - you've been warned...

[ Posted by ToxicShockComics on Jan 7th, 2007 6:29 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, definitley check out the book if you can. Take care.

-Mike Storniolo
Toxic Shock Comics

[ Posted by bat_blog on Jan 7th, 2007 6:17 PM ]...

THANX FOR THE ADD! If you're a BATMAN FAN then I want to invite you to check out the BAT-BLOG webpage!
There's a ton of Batman-Related articles featuring Vintage Bat-Toys, Batman Wallpapers, Batman Videos, etc..

http://tomztoyz.blogspot.com

[ Posted by AJ_Oliveira on Dec 29th, 2006 11:57 AM ]...

Hey man, thanks for adding me. I really liked the Ghost Collector....

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 29th, 2006 12:49 PM ]

[ Posted by LibraryGorilla on Dec 29th, 2006 12:49 PM ]...

Thanks for having me.

Hopefully 2007 will be the year of the Ghost Collector.

[ Posted by 2depaus on Dec 29th, 2006 12:43 PM ]...

Thanks for the request!

Interesting stuff on the Ghost Collector. Hope you manage to get it published.

Have a good 2007!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 29th, 2006 12:48 PM ]

[ Posted by LibraryGorilla on Dec 29th, 2006 12:48 PM ]...

You too!

Sami and I are really proud of Ghost Collector, and it'll see the light of day, somewhere.

[ Posted by kuborikikiam on Dec 28th, 2006 12:34 PM ]...

Thank you :)

[ Posted by GregCarter on Dec 26th, 2006 6:45 PM ]...

Excellent work, dude. Great choice of artists too.

Thanks for the add!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 28th, 2006 10:21 AM ]

[ Posted by LibraryGorilla on Dec 28th, 2006 10:21 AM ]...

Thanks!

I try to get the people I think will do the best for each project, which takes some doing, considering there's no money.

[ Posted by JimSalicrup on Dec 26th, 2006 9:29 PM ]...

As a ComicSpace friend, may I ask you to help support the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (www.moccany.org)? Become a member today! Thanks.

[ Posted by nickwelp on Dec 24th, 2006 11:12 AM ]...

I'm really impressed with how prolific you are and with so many different artists.

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[ Posted by LibraryGorilla on Dec 26th, 2006 11:14 AM ]...

Blackmail is the key.

;)

[ Posted by nickwelp on Dec 26th, 2006 2:28 PM ]...

Thanks Library. I like your work too. I think you and I have similar styles in concieving stories, or at least in one regard. We like a 'punch-line' at the end, a left hook people don't see coming, yet for the reader, in hindsight, is there to be had. It also shows we like to understand our stories front to back before we compose them.

Do you go to conventions and sell your stuff? I haven't done that yet, but as I get more material down, I intend to.

[ Posted by LibraryGorilla on Dec 26th, 2006 2:50 PM ]...

"We like a 'punch-line' at the end, a left hook people don't see coming, yet for the reader, in hindsight, is there to be had. I"

Ha, that's exactly how I think of it, actually. Most of short stories I've done are in what I'd describe as joke form; set up and punchline.

"Do you go to conventions and sell your stuff? I haven't done that yet, but as I get more material down, I intend to."

Yes and no.

I do go to conventions, but generally I just give stuff away rather then selling it.