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TheDarkNebula

Real Name: Tad Pietrzykowski
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Location: Black Springs, New South Wales (Australia)

Joined: Dec 7th, 2006
Last Visit: Oct 10th, 2009

User Tags: australian, broadcaster, colourist, creator, illustrator, letterer, publisher, reader, webcomic, writer

You're probably wondering why I called you all here ...

I live in sunny Black Springs in the not so tropical state of New South Wales in the sun-burnt country of Australia. Ok, now that we've played 'Google Earth' a little about me.

I got hit with the comic bug at age 5 & wanted to write comics more than anything. I've been writing comics pretty much all my life. 25 years ago my first Graphic Novel 'The Dynamic Dark Nebula' debuted Down Under & surprisingly has been regarded by some as a pivotal point in Australian Comics History, the start of the new wave of comics.

For the uninitiated The Dark Nebula is my salute to the best in Superhero adventures - oddly enough it glides between Superhero to Sci-Fi & the Supernatural with uncanny ease. It has never been available outside Australia - till now.

Over the next decade I continued releasing The Dark Nebula, through Cyclone! Australia & then again in its own title before taking a break to focus on my career in broadcasting as well as family.

Over 5 years ago I was nearly killed in a car accident (with a horse) & that was the opportunity to lay out the groundwork for re-releasing the Dark Nebula, but this time on-line & in colour. In October 2006 www.thedarknebula.com hit the ground running & I'm proud to say I am continuing to colour my massive quantity of inventory material.

It's my desire to release the inventory in a collected edition, on disc, in soft-cover & hard-cover (wouldn't a Dark Nebula archive be really cool?). Now, 2 years down the line I have 8 high-quality full-colour square-bound graphic novel/trade editions released through http://www.Ka-Blam.com & http://www.indyplanet.com

I'm presently working on several fronts, colouring the inventory material well ahead of time, as well as proceeding with work on new material which will hit the website in 12 months time.

Apart from the continued adventures of Dark Nebula, the website will also run my other feature 'The Golden Age Southern Cross', as well as key stories from Dave de Vries' famed 'Southern Squadron'.

I'm writing better than ever & stories that I held back over the 15 year period will be all the better for it, as well as vibrant new stories I've conceived over the past few months.

I'm not that big on blowing my own trumpet - I'd rather let my work speak for itself. Check out the website & see for yourself.

I just don't enjoy new mainstream comics anymore but i find i get the same joy I used to get in reading by writing fresh, exciting material.

When I'm not writing, colouring, doing the odd spot illo (yes, I still draw) I'm watching DVDs, studying other artists techniques, listning to great music, 4WDriving, & even the odd spot of model railroading.

Anyone wishing to interview me or write a review on my comic for a legitimate comics-related fan magazine or web-site, drop me a line at tad.p@thedarknebula.com.

Presently it's just me on the farm - & yes ladies I'm single (wow, what a catch - lol!)

As they say, see you in the funny papers!

Cheers,

Tad

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Nov 3rd, 2008 6:55 PM	The Southern Squadron - 'Doublecrossover'
Nov 3rd, 2008 6:52 PM	The Southern Squadron - 'Hold On To Your Braincells!'
Nov 3rd, 2008 6:49 PM	The Southern Cross Special Edition - 'Saboteurs & Secret Agents'
Nov 3rd, 2008 6:40 PM	The Dark Nebula - 'Allies & Adversaries'
Nov 3rd, 2008 6:34 PM	'The Trial of The Dark Nebula'
Nov 3rd, 2008 6:23 PM	The Dark Nebula - 'The Chaos War'
Nov 3rd, 2008 6:19 PM	The Dark Nebula - 'Nightmares & Deceptions'
Nov 3rd, 2008 6:12 PM	The Dynamic Dark Nebula - 'Origins'
Feb 10th, 2008 1:31 AM	It had to happen! The Dark Nebula Vs The Southern Squadron!
Dec 15th, 2007 9:12 PM	The Trial of The Dark Nebula concludes (& the outcome is not what you expect)
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[ Posted by Singularity on Jul 15th, 2009 4:08 PM ]...

Thanks for the add!

[ Posted by AdamAtherton on Dec 13th, 2008 6:20 PM ]...

Hey TheDarkNebula,
My comic BLEED has been picked up to compete to become an ongoing series on Zudacomics.com and the competition is running now until the end of December!

You can see it at www.zudacomics.com/node/945

It's very cutthroat and takes aloooot of votes to win so if you like this comic and you like my artwork I would be MORE than THANKFUL if you took the few minutes to sign in, vote, rate it, and add it to your favourites!

SOME INFO

Zudacomics.com was created by DC Comics to find new creator-owned ongoing series by letting readers chose from 10 potentials a month.
The series with the most VOTES, highest RATING, most FAVOURITES, and most PAGE VIEWS is declared the winner at the end of each month.
That comic then becomes an ongoing series and is published on Zudacomics.com and in print.

HOW YOU CAN HELP!
1. The best way is by VOTING for it! All you gotta do is quickly register and sign in.

2. You can also make it one of your FAVORITES or give it a high RATING. Even VIEWING and COMMENTING helps determine which comic is ultimately number one!

3. You can even download a banner from the Support Page to post on your web page. Nothing helps like bringing in more people to favorite, rate, comment and especially VOTE!

Thanks so much in advance for any help and support you can throw my way! I appreciate it more than I can say. And please let me know if you vote, so I know! :)

Sincerely,
Adam

[ Posted by ProjectFanboy on Jul 31st, 2008 12:48 PM ]...

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10. Best Character
11. Best Hero
12. Best Indy Villain
13. Best Indy Character 14. Best Indy Hero
15. Best Villain
16. Best Storyline
17. Best Publisher
18. Best Comic Book Related Novel
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[ Posted by glenndesigns on May 26th, 2008 1:49 AM ]...

Thanks for the add!

[ Posted by donkeykingdom on Apr 9th, 2008 2:27 PM ]...

thanks for the add! ;)

[ Posted by TheCheshireCat on Apr 6th, 2008 12:06 AM ]...

Hey! Thanks for the add, nice to see another Aussie.

[ Posted by ProjectFanboy on Mar 26th, 2008 8:57 PM ]...

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[ Posted by TheNorm on Mar 25th, 2008 11:31 AM ]...

when u use photoshop, is there a way to get rid of the paper background when i scan my image so i can just paint bucket my drawings. Also, is there a way to edit the image so the blackening i did with ink will appear as a solid black color. One more thing, can i do this with gimp.

[ Posted by Virtus on Mar 16th, 2008 4:45 PM ]...

Allow me to thank you for the add! Sorry that you had to wait so long, I was still figuring this site out.

EDIT: Ok, now I have, mostly out of curiosity, read the whole Dark Nebula saga that's online through. And I'm so baffled that I can only say... Awesome. This is truly one of the best Superhero/Sci-Fi/Supernatural stories that I've ever had the chance to read! I see greater things yet to come for you, pal, and I hope that this tale will inspire me to accomplish great things as well, in my own hobby as an amateur writer.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 25th, 2008 2:08 AM ]

[ Posted by TheDarkNebula on Mar 25th, 2008 2:08 AM ]...

Hi, thanks for the kind words. Glad you like the stuff. If my efforts can help & inspire others my job is done. Cheers, Tad P

[ Posted by TheSymbol on Mar 24th, 2008 12:06 AM ]...

Thanks for adding me to your list. I checked out your web comic. Nice!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 25th, 2008 2:06 AM ]

[ Posted by TheDarkNebula on Mar 25th, 2008 2:06 AM ]...

Hi, thanks for the kind words. Cheers, Tad P

[ Posted by steve_mannion on Mar 24th, 2008 3:01 PM ]...

Hi Tad,
Thanks for the add and
best of luck with Dark Nebula!
s.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 25th, 2008 2:06 AM ]

[ Posted by TheDarkNebula on Mar 25th, 2008 2:06 AM ]...

Hi, thanks for the kind words. Best regards, Tad P

[ Posted by TheNorm on Mar 24th, 2008 4:15 PM ]...

nice comic. i was just wondering, what do u use to paint and ink ur comics

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 25th, 2008 2:05 AM ]

[ Posted by TheDarkNebula on Mar 25th, 2008 2:05 AM ]...

Hi, thanks for the kind words. I use Photoshop for colouring on the computer. The inking is done by the artist on the actual pages. Hope that helps. Cheers. Tad.