• Real Name: Rick Spears
• Gender: Male
• Age: 33
• Location: Brooklyn, New York (United States)

• Joined: Jan 12th, 2007
• Last Visit: Aug 3rd, 2007

User Tags: black metal, dead west, gigantic graphic novels, image, oni, pirates of coney island, publisher, repo, teenagers from mars, writer

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[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Jan 28th, 2008 5:03 AM ]...

Hi, how are you? Our studio recently put a new site up. pencily.com is a great source of inspiration for illustrators, animators and designers, so I hope you find it as useful as we do!

All the best,

Kyri Kyprianou

[ Posted by croonenborghs on Oct 19th, 2007 9:01 AM ]...

Your collaboration with Rob G keeps getting better and better.

[ Posted by salcipriano on Mar 29th, 2007 5:47 PM ]...

wooo! Repo, baby!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 29th, 2007 7:03 PM ]

[ Posted by rickspears on Mar 29th, 2007 7:03 PM ]... Yep, REPO!! June can't get here fast enough! www.giganticgraphicnovels.com

[ Posted by ipisdei on Mar 26th, 2007 7:02 PM ]...

Thanx so much for adding me!

I swear, damn near everything you write practically breathes youthful dynamism. Our bodies in the 'real world' can atrophy and zombify with the effects of time and age, but your characters and stories would live on, like punk-rock Peter Pans, testifying to the unholy trio of comic books, loud music, and teenage kicks. And frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Uncharitable critics would say that Teenagers From Mars and Pirates of Coney Island are stuck in a kind of unapologetically permanent adolescence, unable to divest themselves of the middle-finger responses and hard-ass attitudes that characterize foolish youth. That may be so, but it serves its' purpose. It reminds us of the unbridled possibility that comes with having one's life ahead of them -- even when that potential is squandered on targeted vandalism and misguided pseudo-"culture jams". I think a little celebration of reckless folly will always have a place in the world, as long as there are bored and vaguely disaffected kids, whose creativity is stifled by narrow-minded bougie ideals.

Besides, if you want genuinely mature, well-crafted stories about growing up, you can always pick up, say, Andi Watson's stuff. But with a Rick Spears comic, you more or less know what you're in for (thus far, anyway). And that's youth gone wild -- often in the most eye-assaultingly cool way possible.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 27th, 2007 11:01 PM ]

[ Posted by rickspears on Mar 27th, 2007 11:01 PM ]... Man, thanks for that crit of my work. Scarry though how much it sounds like you're talking about me personally esp. "stuck in a kind of unapologetically permanent adolescence, unable to divest (himself) of the middle-finger responses and hard-ass attitudes that characterize foolish youth... just add helpless romantic and you've got me pegged! -r www.giganticgraphicnovels.com

[ Posted by MattBowers on Mar 27th, 2007 10:24 AM ]...

Thanks for the add, dude.

Matt

[ Posted by Agnew420 on Mar 10th, 2007 5:56 AM ]...

Thanks for adding me.
I gotta say, Priates is becoming one of my favorite monthly books. Too bad its gonna end after 8 issues. And Teenagers From Mars is one of my all time favorite stories ever. I can't wait for the sequel.
And The Dog Catcher in Detective a few years back was AWESOME!

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[ Posted by panel88 on Feb 11th, 2007 1:14 PM ]...

Thanks for adding us.

- panel88

[ Posted by jdkrause on Feb 10th, 2007 12:37 PM ]...

Rick, thanks for the "add". Really enjoying "The Pirates of Coney Island" right now. Great work.

[ Posted by White_Picket_Fences on Feb 9th, 2007 11:54 AM ]...

Rick,

Thanks so much for the add!

--Matt Anderson
Co-Creator/Writer WHITE PICKET FENCES

[ Posted by randylander on Jan 21st, 2007 7:01 PM ]...

Thanks for the add! Glad to see you've got a bunch of new stuff coming up in 2007, and I'm loving Pirates of Coney Island!

[ Posted by DwightLMacPherson on Jan 14th, 2007 6:25 PM ]...

Hey, Rick!
Thanks for being a friend, man.

Best wishes,
D

[ Posted by Brandt on Jan 13th, 2007 10:49 PM ]...

Hey! My names Brandt, just commenting to indroduce myself and what not :)

looks like you have some pretty sick stuff going on here! i look forward to seeing more in the future!

[ Posted by elizabethgenco on Jan 13th, 2007 12:06 AM ]...

Dude!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 13th, 2007 12:12 AM ]

[ Posted by rickspears on Jan 13th, 2007 12:12 AM ]... Yo!

[ Posted by kristian on Jan 12th, 2007 6:53 PM ]...

Rick, your awesomeness brings tears to my eyes. *hugs*

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 12th, 2007 7:26 PM ]

[ Posted by rickspears on Jan 12th, 2007 7:26 PM ]... Aww, you're too kind. Also, I was at a small press show here in NY and one kid saw Piarates and ask if it was by you!!

[ Posted by ToxicShockComics on Jan 12th, 2007 5:13 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, Rick. Pirates is such a wild book, great job on it. Take care...

-Mike Storniolo
Toxic Shock Comics

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 12th, 2007 5:18 PM ]

[ Posted by rickspears on Jan 12th, 2007 5:18 PM ]... Thanks Mike. And much more is on the way!

[ Posted by SWAT on Jan 12th, 2007 3:37 PM ]...

Hi Rick, thanks for the add.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 12th, 2007 5:17 PM ]

[ Posted by rickspears on Jan 12th, 2007 5:17 PM ]... Right on man!