[ Posted by Prospector to Ben_Templesmith on Jan 18th, 2007 8:42 PM ]...

Cool sketch.

[ Posted by Prospector to Prospector on Jan 18th, 2007 8:39 PM ]...

Holy crap Agents of Atlas rawks!

[ Posted by Prospector to optimumwound on Jan 10th, 2007 10:42 PM ]...

Great Stuff! Thanks for the invite.

[ Posted by Prospector to dangerface on Jan 2nd, 2007 6:51 PM ]...

Hey Mr. Face,
I like yer comic books too! Especially your interweb books. Will you sign every copy I have?

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 8th, 2007 2:51 PM ]

[ Posted by dangerface on Jan 8th, 2007 2:51 PM ]... Indeed I shall.

[ Posted by Prospector to JimSalicrup on Jan 5th, 2007 12:47 PM ]...

Hey Mr. Salicrup,
Thanks for the invite, and the years of great comics! I hope the new year is treating you well? All the best.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 5th, 2007 1:01 PM ]

[ Posted by JimSalicrup on Jan 5th, 2007 1:01 PM ]... Thanks for the kind comments. As for the new year, well, so far so good! We've got a few big surprises lined up at Papercutz that I'm really excited about! That means even more years of great comics are coming!

[ Posted by Prospector to VonAllan on Jan 3rd, 2007 10:05 PM ]...

Had a quick boo at yer website and dug what I saw man! I look forward to seeing more. Best of luck in the new year!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 5th, 2007 10:18 AM ]

[ Posted by VonAllan on Jan 5th, 2007 10:18 AM ]... Thanks very much for the kind words and for taking a peek at my story. Much, much appreciated! Von

[ Posted by Prospector to riellanglois on Jan 3rd, 2007 10:20 PM ]...

I gotta say, it's pretty cool to touch base with someone who's a part of the Captain Canuck legacy! Best of luck to you & yours in the new year!

[ Posted by Prospector to jeremyhaun on Jan 3rd, 2007 10:00 PM ]...

Thanks for the add & for the great work. I loved Battle Hymn as well as the Steve & Tony show for Civil War! Great stuff man. I look forward to more in '07.

[ Posted by Prospector to Ben_Templesmith on Jan 2nd, 2007 6:53 PM ]...

Hey Mr. Templesmith,
Quick thanks for the add and your great work (especially Fell!!!). Hope your new year treats you well too! All the best!

[ Posted by Prospector to campbell551 on Jan 2nd, 2007 6:51 PM ]...

Greetings!

[ Posted by Prospector to stuartimmonen on Jan 1st, 2007 5:07 PM ]...

Hey Mr. Immonen,
Just a quick thanks for the add, for your great work (esp. 50 Reasons & Secret Identity) and a wish for happiness in the new year!

[ Posted by Prospector to Marvelgirl on Jan 1st, 2007 5:05 PM ]...

Hey Marvelgirl,
Just a quick thanks for the add, the great work at Marvel and a wish for happiness in the new year!

[ Posted by Prospector to SeptagonStudios on Jan 1st, 2007 2:55 AM ]...

Thanks for the invite, best of luck in the new year & I look forward to seeing what you accomplish in the industry!

[ Posted by Prospector to BENDIS on Jan 1st, 2007 2:48 AM ]...

Hey Mr. Bendis,
Just a quick thanks for the add & the great work in New Avengers & Powers. All the best to you & yours in the new year!

[ Posted by Prospector to Josh on Jan 1st, 2007 2:47 AM ]...

Thanks for the hard work and the great site that resulted. I look forward to taking advantage of it as much as possible in the new year. All the best.

[ Posted by Prospector to coydog on Jan 1st, 2007 2:45 AM ]...

Thanks for the add Monique! Happy New Year!

[ Posted by Prospector to Prospector on Jan 1st, 2007 2:19 AM ]...

Hi. Yup, It's another bearded, thirty-something guy into comics! Won't catch many of us on this site I bet!

OK, so I guess this is where I say something about how I've been reading comics since the late seventies and making a few along the way with my buddy Mike since the late eighties. (I've been favouring black and white water colour & ink lately btw.)
I'm working in retail now too, so comics have been pretty prominent in my life for nearly three decades (save a few years near the end of the nineties, but let's not go there.)

Favourite creators? Got an hour or two? In no particular order (except Chris & Will who rise above all):

Chris Ware
Will Eisner
Mike Mignola
John Cassaday
Frank Quitely
Darwyn Cooke (esp. New Frontier)
Steve McNiven
Warren Ellis (esp. Planetary)
Grant Morrison (esp. New X-Men, We3, Vimanarama, F4:1,2,3,4)
Carla Speed McNiel
Daniel Clowes (esp. Velvet Glove & David Boring)
Charles Burns (Black Hole is amazing!!!)
Greg Land (yes, even his tracing)
Mike Allred
Eric Powell
Robert Kirkman
Art Adams
Jeff Smith
Mark Crilley
Geof Darrow
Alan Davis
Paul Neary
Bryan Hitch
Brian Michael Bendis (esp. New Avengers & Powers)
Frank Miller (mostly his early-mid career)
Jae Lee (mostly his mid-later career)
R. Crumb
Alex Ross
Sale & Loeb (esp. their Marvel stuff)
Seth Fisher
Sam Keith (esp. Epicurus the Sage, the Maxx & Four Women)
William Messner Loebs (see Sam Keith)
Charles Vess (esp. Books of Magic & Stardust)
Chester Brown (esp. Louis Riel)
Art Spiegelman
Joe Sacco (esp. Safe Area: Gorazde)
Kyle Baker (esp. Nat Turner & Birth of a Nation)
Joe Kubert
Osamu Tezuka (esp. Buddah)
James Turner (esp. Nil: A Land Beyond Belief)
Scott Kolins
Moebius
Dave McKean
the Luna Brothers
Charles Schultz
Bill Waterson
George Herrimen
Alan Moore
Gene Ha (esp. 49'ers & the Authority)

...There are plenty more, but this is a long enough opening comment as it is so I'll sign off for now.

All the best in the new year to anyone and everyone who reads this! I hope the lucky number seven treats you all well! Read more comics!

J