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stormborn

Real Name: George Burnett
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Location: Gloucester, Massachusetts (United States)

Joined: May 27th, 2007
Last Visit: Jul 24th, 2008

User Tags: artist, chaotic good, creator, illustrator, independent, writer

Me:
Web Designer by day, Sequential Artist by night...

I've had a life-long love affair with comic art and fantasy literature, as well as an education in both hand-drawn and digital animation.

The White Rose:
The White Rose is my first real foray into traditional pencilling and inking technique. It's a graphic novel project that I've been plotting, scripting and thumbnailing in my spare time and on the subway for over two years.

The character was inspired in part by two quotes:

"In the driest whitest stretch of pain’s infinite desert, I lost my sanity and found this rose." ~Rumi

and of course...

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet."
~ Shakespeare -- From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)

Plot Synopsis:
Orphaned in a time of war and raised on a small farm in the south, her true home is far to the north in a land of ice and snow. She is heir to a legacy of powerful magic of which she is totally unaware. Last heir of a powerful matriarchy that guarded the world and protected it from shadow. The power that overthrew that line has sought her for many years, in many lands.

She is tall and athletic with white hair and pale blue eyes. The common people call her the White Rose after her habit of dropping a white rose next to the corpses of her kills. They also call her the White Pilgrim, and other names.

She herself does not know her name.

Her name was taken from her by agents of her enemy in a sorcerous ritual which left her without her memory. So complete was the sorcery that no one who ever knew her can remember it either, as if her name never existed.

Rescued from the aftermath of the ritual by her companion, another refugee from her lost land, she recovered her strength and discovered new abilities, among them a talent for swordplay. What she does not realize is that despite the ritual, she is also coming of age and developing the powers of her foremothers.

With her companion, she sets out on a quest to avenge herself on those who wronged her, and which will also reveal her true identity and the task for which she is ultimately destined...

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A tale of one woman's search for vengeance and her discovery of a destiny far more profound.

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[ Posted by ScottyShoemaker on Jul 10th, 2008 1:57 PM ]...

same here:) Glad to have ya:)
-Scotty

[ Posted by new_concept_comics on Jun 25th, 2008 2:00 PM ]...

Hi, thanks for the add. Keep up the good work!

[ Posted by neilchenierart on Jun 6th, 2008 2:06 PM ]...

Hey, Thanks for the kind words, they are much appreciated. And you've got me on your FAVS, that's cool. Thank you

Neil

[ Posted by KurtisWiebe on Jun 5th, 2008 12:04 PM ]...

Thanks for the kind post on my projects. I'm working hard to get them on the shelves, hitting cons, forums, websites, etc.

Every compliment makes that effort worthwhile!

Kurtis

[ Posted by kerchow on May 24th, 2008 1:17 PM ]...

Cheers for the comments on J.C., would love to see a pin-up from you.

[ Posted by markalester on Apr 13th, 2008 2:10 PM ]...

Very cool. Thanks George!

[ Posted by kfreeman on Apr 13th, 2008 8:40 AM ]...

Thanks! I'm glad you liked the jam. I think I'm going to try to make it a regular thing. I'll be at Pittsburgh in a couple of weekends and will see about starting another there. The SPX one was a blast, and it got to the point where people were seeking me out to get in on it. That's always a good sign.

The Rosario Dawson story really isn't that exciting. She was at Heroes Con last year and I saw her and asked for a picture. And she's even prettier in person than she is in the movies, as far as I am concerned. And a nerd girl to boot. Who could ask for more!

Cheers!

[ Posted by jackgeorge on Apr 10th, 2008 5:56 PM ]...

Glad you like it, love your coloured work, and the black and white stuff is very striking too!

[ Posted by MagnetGrey on Apr 9th, 2008 4:31 PM ]...

A hard loving woman makes a hard lovin' man! LOLZ Yo! great inks... and lets see some more from white rose!

magnet grey

[ Posted by Ness on Apr 6th, 2008 3:16 PM ]...

sweet work matey!! Love the inks - so gorgeous!!

[ Posted by S_Price on Apr 1st, 2008 6:31 PM ]...

Thanks for the add!

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