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MattB


  • Joined: Dec 6th, 2006
  • Last Visit: Jul 2nd, 2008

User Tags: artist, girlamatic, inker, minicomics, penciller, webcomics, writer

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Knights of the Shroud minicomics are available. If you'd like to get some, you can find out how in the forum

COMICS GOODNESS:
~Knights of the Shroud, on Girlamatic. Knights of the Shroud is gritty fantasy following five vigilante women in their life and death struggle against slavery.

Praise for Knights of the Shroud:
"With his dee-licious Paul Pope-esque inkwork, Matt brings a story of fighting women to our site... Gals who've been looking for a fantasy where the women have the adventure will wonder where Matt's been all their lives."
-Lea Hernandez, First editor of GirlAMatic, Rumble Girls: Runaway Lightning Ohmry, Texas Steampunk: Cathedral Child, Manga Secrets

"Damn good stuff."
-Eric Millikin, Fetus-X

"Warrior badassery at its best!"
-Lisa Jonte, editor, GirlAMatic; author of Arcana Jayne,

"Matt Bayne's got a real gift for sequential art and bringing characters to life on the page. His style is crisp, sexy, fun, and dynamic, and I'm dying to have a collected copy of Knights of the Shroud in my hands!"
-Grant Gould, Sasquatch, sketch card artist for Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Avengers.

"A beautifully rendered cathartic feminist fantasy."
-Tintin Pantoja, Sevenplains

"I totally can't decide which Knight of the Shroud I want to be my wife."
-Leia Weathington, Bold Riley and the Witch in the Wild, Bold Riley and the Wicked Temple

"The five women in 'Knights' are compelling, storied people in a fabulously detailed, hard-edged fantasy world that will keep you turning the pages!"
-Diana Cameron McQueen, Spades

"Matt does some really nice artwork here and it reminded me a little of Poison Elves... It was pretty kick ass and the bloody action flowed nicely. KOTS gets a GFP (Game Fodder Potential) of 8 for your D&D campaign."
-Tony DiGerolamo, Lookin' at Comics, Knights of the Dinner Table, issue #125


~INTEGRAL. 6 pages of art for a tense cop story written by Chris Arrant, appearing in his debut minicomic entitled Four Stories, which received three stars from Comic Buyer's Guide! (ref: CBG #1625)

"...all different styles, all six pages max, all with strong characterization..."
- Rue Morgue's Gary Butler

"...Blessed by good art across the board..."
- comics writer Steven Grant in his CBR column PERMANENT DAMAGE

"It's an admirable effort..."
- Johanna Draper Carlson on CBR's 'Comics Worth Reading'

"The first story, Integral, is drawn by Matt Bayne. This one focuses on the contrasting lifestyle of Frank Lowry who just retired as a cop to spend more time with his daughter. Chris's character writing is convincing. There was a good balance of comedy and drama. The art is well inked with confident lines and plenty of contrasting black and white. The character art is distinct, realistic enough to keep the mood serious, but loose enough to allow flexibility for character expressions. The background art is plentiful, so you always have a good idea of where the action is taking place. While the pages are professionally lettered, I'd like to have seen more balance between the art and the bubbles. Much of the time, the text seems forced over the art complicating the compositions. I think Matt's style would play well with hand-lettering, and judging from the hand-lettered signs in the story, he'd do a good job at it, as well."
- Steve C. Harrison, Fabricari

~Malefic Malfoy. Just a little Harry Potter fan-comic done on index cards while I was otherwise supposed to have been working.

"I've been a long time fan of Matt Bayne's "Knights of the Shroud," a cutthroat fantasy epic, so seeing a hilarious quickie like this is a real treat. In Malefic Malfoy, it seems that young Draco has found himself a pervy little skirt-lifting charm. (Which Matt keeps incredibly classy as one girl is wearing sport-shorts underneath, and the other is conveniently out of the frame.) Actually, the sport-shorts cracked me up. The art is fun, and the idea is really rather amusing. That, and it's Harry Potter drawn by Matt Bayne. Acquaint yourself."
- Christine Kohler, Thirteenth Hour

MattB's Bulletins

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Nov 18th, 2007 1:26 PM Knights of the Shroud is now FREE
Oct 12th, 2007 12:35 AM Last day to bid on the originals for my Harry Potter fan comic!
Oct 3rd, 2007 3:12 AM Original comic art for sale. I almost never do this.
Aug 9th, 2007 3:26 AM Knights of the Shroud minicomics for sale
Jul 6th, 2007 10:14 AM Knights of the Shroud free until midnight Saturday
Jul 2nd, 2007 12:02 AM New page of Knights of the Shroud, and the July GirlAMatic cover
Apr 30th, 2007 4:34 AM What's this? Could it be a new page of Knights of the Shroud?
Apr 16th, 2007 2:01 AM I've been interviewed on OUTSPOKEN!
Mar 5th, 2007 2:26 AM Knights of the Shroud, updated
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[ Posted by DavidHahn on Oct 13th, 2007 3:12 PM ]...

Glad you like the Firestar stuff. My next project is pencilling a couple of arcs of Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four.

[ Posted by ztoical on Jun 17th, 2007 11:23 PM ]...

hope to see you next weekend at MoCCA!!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on June 18th, 2007 8:47 PM ]

Remove[ Posted by MattB on Jun 18th, 2007 8:47 PM ]...

Definintely!

[ Posted by DavidHahn on May 1st, 2007 11:04 AM ]...

Thanks for adding me and featuring my gallery!

[ Posted by PierreVilleneuve on Mar 28th, 2007 8:23 PM ]...

Thanks for adding me.

[ Posted by punkelf on Jan 10th, 2007 10:15 PM ]...

Hey Matt,
Thanks for dropping by the blog, and commenting on comicspace. If you ever get around to that steampunk comic and need a collaborator, let me know.
Good luck to you!

[ Posted by jfastudios on Jan 2nd, 2007 8:13 PM ]...

Much thanks for the add, Matt. Take care.

J

[ Posted by deedupuy on Dec 30th, 2006 1:57 PM ]...

Love Knights of the Shroud ^_^

[ Posted by AlternaComics on Dec 29th, 2006 7:34 PM ]...

Great to see you on here! Check out the alternacomics.com site if you ever want to purchase our books or even some affordable ad space!

[ Posted by 10kd on Dec 20th, 2006 12:37 PM ]...

Hi there! A belated thank you for stopping by SPQR Blues. I'm on a holiday-induced hiatus at the moment, but I hope you'll keep checking back. Once I get into the swing of things again, I have miles and miles of story planned. And: Thank you again. I tend to grovel sloppily whenever I get a new reader.... I just love finding new readers....

[ Posted by phoohoo on Dec 18th, 2006 1:53 AM ]...

I'm glad you appreciated the review! I've actually been a long-time fan of Knights of the Shroud. I remember when you had a site up that was green...with a picture of Ellis in a maroon dress, and a feather in her hair? I think every chick I ever doodled my freshman year ended up with a feather in her hair because of that. I was so stoked when you joined Girlamatic--whah, and now I'm on it with you! WEIRD!

[ Posted by NatePiekos on Dec 12th, 2006 5:37 PM ]...

Totally love your hand lettering and your fantasy architecture. Nice work, mah man.

~N

[ Posted by silentkimbly on Dec 12th, 2006 8:23 AM ]...

Ohh.. cool.. i've been reading you comics,, but i didnt reconize your name!! So AWesome!! thanks for adding me.. i love you action sequences!!! so actiony! : )

R

[ Posted by punkelf on Dec 11th, 2006 10:11 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, Matt.

[ Posted by aimsatellite on Dec 10th, 2006 8:59 PM ]...

thanks for adding me, sir.

-mellon

[ Posted by dark_zone_graphics on Dec 9th, 2006 3:55 PM ]...

thank you for the add. i hope you are having a great weekend.

[ Posted by cyclonaut on Dec 8th, 2006 2:39 PM ]...

Really neat stuff!

[ Posted by cinemacomics on Dec 8th, 2006 2:38 PM ]...

Thanks for the re-Q, Matt! Love your work :)
--Jay

[ Posted by JimSalicrup on Dec 8th, 2006 11:12 AM ]...

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 Andre on Dec 7th, 2006 3:25 AM ]...

Sleep? Not really, though that's moreso due to school work [which currently gets in the way of me updating comics, though it should be better after X-mas :)]

[ Posted by peter_venables on Dec 7th, 2006 12:12 AM ]...

I love your work, it's truly top-notch.

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