• Real Name: Michael L. Peters
• Gender: Male
• Age: 37
• Location: Reed City, Michigan (United States)

• Joined: Dec 7th, 2006
• Last Visit: May 15th, 2008

User Tags: artist, creator, engine, fantasy, heavy metal, illustrator, michigan, painter, the engine, writer

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Short Stories 

Short stories appearing in anthologies, like "Negative Burn", form Desperado Publishing.

Crescent City Magick 

A tale of Magick set in New Orleans. The characters are Julia a young red-haired witch, and Kenneth, newly arrived and on the run from forces he doesn't understand. Julia thinks Kenneth has the makings of a hero.

Commissions 

Private commissions. I accept commissions as time permits.

Sword & Sorcery 

Sword & Sorcery

Mythology 

Pictures with mythological or folkloric themes. I sell these as prints, through my website and at conventions.

Heavy Metal: Winter 

My third story and first full-color story for Heavy Metal.

Heavy Metal: Le Morte... 

My second story for Heavy Metal magazine. The title is a take on LE MORTE D'ARTHUR -- a famous work on King Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory.

Heavy Metal: In the Garden of the Hesperides 

My first story for Heavy Metal.

[ Posted by beren120 on Apr 8th, 2008 4:53 PM ]...

The new series is really looking good. Makes me sweat just looking at all the effort!

[ Posted by stormborn on Mar 18th, 2008 9:13 PM ]...

Thanks for the add - just beautiful work!

[ Posted by Wolf_S_Studios on Nov 23rd, 2007 3:32 AM ]...

Thanks for joining the Wolf pack. It's great to have you.

Come check out our Galleries and tell us what you think.

-Wolf S Studios
www.wolf-s-studios.com.au

[ Posted by superflycomics on Sep 26th, 2007 12:29 AM ]...

Really great stuff. If you're ever down Ohio way, please look us up!

[ Posted by jimkeefe on Sep 19th, 2007 12:33 PM ]...

Thanks for posting the Commissions gallery.
Noticed Flash in there. Fun stuff as always

1 Reply [ Latest posted on September 20th, 2007 11:01 PM ]

[ Posted by mlpeters on Sep 20th, 2007 11:01 PM ]... Thanks -- you know Flash far better than I do, so if you like it, I'm happy.

[ Posted by JoeWilly on Sep 15th, 2007 10:18 PM ]...

Yeah, I was in Chicago but in the second, smaller Artist Alley section so traffic was pretty lousy compared to the main part. It was my first show as an exhibitor so it was definitely a learning experience. Should be at Novi in the Spring and maybe Mid Ohio later this year depending on if I can afford to lose more money so close to Christmas ; )

[ Posted by Twofold_Comics on Sep 10th, 2007 5:46 AM ]...

Thanks for joining The Fold. It's a pleasure to have you.

-Twofold Comics

[ Posted by JoeWilly on Sep 7th, 2007 8:43 PM ]...

RE: Re-Titled

I actually prefer "The Ballad of.." as a title but then I always like musical references in titles which I always appreciated about Whistler's paintings and some of the Symbolists like to cross-reference art forms like that. I especially think comics can relate to this because some comics ARE ballads, symphonies, pop songs, etc. I suppose you could get REALLY pretentious and use one as a subtitle...

1 Reply [ Latest posted on September 7th, 2007 11:12 PM ]

[ Posted by mlpeters on Sep 7th, 2007 11:12 PM ]... Yeah -- the inspiration for the original title was "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (Beatles song), Alan Moore's "Ballad of Halo Jones" and maybe Charles Vess' "Ballads and Sagas". "The Flying Man" part was causing some problems -- it's not "superhero" type flying, but that's what is sounds like. The people who might like an urban fantasy might stay away and the superhero fans who might buy it, might feel cheated. I like Whistler's titles and Victorian ideas about art, but long, vague titles and more than a little bit of pretentiousness were the norm in that age. It's hard to get away with that now -- and when you do, it inevitably gets unofficially shortened by publishers, readers, retailers, etc. I had mentioned the project, by name, to several publishers and editors and always heard some variation on, "that's really long...". At least once, a preference for snappy movie-esque titles was mentioned, probably with an eye toward movie rights, but also just because snappy, short titles are memorable. Personally, I like long titles, but then, I've always thought "Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" was a great song title. I like the subtitle idea, as REALLY pretentious as it may be -- maybe I'll use the original name as an arc title... Yeah, if it gets that far, I'll unleash my full pretentiousness on the collections. Thanks for your post and interest.

[ Posted by V_Shane on Aug 25th, 2007 5:16 AM ]...

Hey Mike, the Sabre work looks excellent. Love your ink work.

[ Posted by jimmyt on Aug 25th, 2007 1:22 AM ]...

Sabre stuff looks Great Mike. You are doing some really nice work.

Jimmy T

[ Posted by jhodges on Jul 27th, 2007 6:57 PM ]...

Hey, man. You've got some great work here! I can't wait to see more of Julia and the Flying Man! Catch you later.

-j.

[ Posted by evnsue96 on Jun 9th, 2007 7:50 PM ]...

Hi There,

Thanks for being my friend. I hope you have had a chance to check out my work! We are currently in the final hours of voting for Small Press Idol. If you hsven't had the chance to vote, won't you consider doing so?

http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/sky-pirates.ht
ml

Thanks!

Everett

[ Posted by AlRioArt on Apr 26th, 2007 5:04 PM ]...

Hey Michael!
Here's your *personal invitation* to join us at Comic Art Community.
http://comicartcommunity.com/
I bet you could sell some Fantasy or "Good Girl" commissions or pinups.
:)
Terry - AL RIO ART

[ Posted by evnsue96 on Apr 25th, 2007 8:03 PM ]...

Thanks for the add back.

[ Posted by beren120 on Apr 24th, 2007 7:33 PM ]...

Yeah! I loved that series too. The preview pages look great look forward to picking up a copy!

[ Posted by DaveRyan on Apr 12th, 2007 10:02 PM ]...

Really nice work Mike! I have a 6 page Heavy Metal story in their archives also! lol

[ Posted by mike_henderson on Mar 21st, 2007 8:09 PM ]...

Great work! Thanks for the add.

[ Posted by AlRioArt on Feb 17th, 2007 10:06 PM ]...

RE: More Galleries Up

I enjoyed the peek at the upcoming Heavy Metal story.
I'm a big fan of Medusa characters.
http://digitalmedusa.com/
:)
Thanks for sharing!
Terry

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 20th, 2007 7:00 PM ]

[ Posted by mlpeters on Feb 20th, 2007 7:00 PM ]... Thanks Terry! I wish I knew when the story was going to see print. e-mail me privately and I'll let you see more -- just don't show it around -- Heavy Metal has first publication rights.

[ Posted by jimkeefe on Feb 20th, 2007 1:47 PM ]...

Enjoying the galleries you have posted!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 20th, 2007 6:50 PM ]

[ Posted by mlpeters on Feb 20th, 2007 6:50 PM ]... Thank you Jim. I haven't had a chance to check out your gallery yet (tight deadlines on a big new project), but will make time.

[ Posted by no_parking on Feb 17th, 2007 9:44 PM ]...

I was browsing your galleries and I love your work. I can't wait to see more.

J.

[ Posted by BillNichols on Feb 17th, 2007 11:34 AM ]...

You asked about Rafael Kayanan on ComicSpace? He is now! He just joined this week! Yay!
Best,
Bill

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 17th, 2007 6:22 PM ]

[ Posted by mlpeters on Feb 17th, 2007 6:22 PM ]... Cool. Thanks for the info, Bill. I'll send him a friend request.

[ Posted by MikeMcDdottomorrow on Feb 9th, 2007 10:25 PM ]...

RE: New Gallery

Impressive as always.

[ Posted by DaveRyan on Feb 9th, 2007 10:08 AM ]...

Great work Mike!

[ Posted by AlexApprobation on Feb 9th, 2007 1:17 AM ]...

Good looking untitled project. Good luck with the paying project, tho!

[ Posted by bill_williams on Feb 8th, 2007 11:51 PM ]...

The untitled project looks nice.

Bill

[ Posted by bobrocks on Feb 8th, 2007 11:49 PM ]...

Thanks for the add!

[ Posted by jimmyt on Feb 8th, 2007 11:31 PM ]...

The Pages are super Mike. Can't wait to see it finished.

Jimmy T

[ Posted by Lovern on Jan 26th, 2007 12:43 AM ]...

Hey,

I really enjoyed the Two gun Raconteur cover, but the B&W story pages are definitely your best stuff to date. Keep strong!

Lovern

[ Posted by jimkeefe on Jan 17th, 2007 4:15 PM ]...

Enjoy the pen and ink work you do.
Great stuff!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 25th, 2007 10:23 PM ]

[ Posted by mlpeters on Jan 25th, 2007 10:23 PM ]... Jim -- nice to see you here. I remember talking online with you at Comicon.com, back when I first got a computer and website -- thanks for the encouragement. I enjoyed your work on Flash Gordon.

[ Posted by sisterscomics on Dec 26th, 2006 6:37 PM ]...

HAPPY BOXING DAY!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 27th, 2006 7:58 PM ]

[ Posted by mlpeters on Dec 27th, 2006 7:58 PM ]... ...Happy (now belated) Boxing Day, Joe... er, Tornado. Keep your guard up, watch your footwork and go the distance in the new year.