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Hey, everyone.
In 2022, I wrote and illustrated a short comic book which I published and sold copies of at that year’s MICE. Entitled Adyton, it was a brief exploration of what I'd very loosely call the close encounter phenomenon, with an emphasis on the abduction aspect. Since then, I’ve wanted to expand on the book; but, as is usual for me, I have to ruminate on something for a long while until embarking on the project feels right. This recently happened, and I’ve decided to entitle what I intend to be my first complete and long-form graphic novel Can You See Behind the Moon? I’m not going to say where the title comes from, and will leave it to those who are more familiar with some of the paranormal literature to recognize its origin.
Over the years, I’ve made sputtering attempts at other graphic novels, but the lack of a clear narrative direction for one doomed it to oblivion (Underbrickers), while the creative momentum of the other seemed bound to a very particular timeframe (Grim Synergy). Differently, I see this project as encompassing ideas which, to varying degrees, are present within my mind every day, or every other day, and I do think it can be sustained by that persistence. If I were forced to speak in very general and perhaps reductive terms about Can You See Behind the Moon?, it is my attempt to explore possibilities implied by close encounters in a way which emphasizes a deep and occulted relationship humanity appears to have with itself, the cosmos, and what one might term the evolutionary impulse.
The first four pages you see here (not counting the cover) are recreations of Adyton’s first six pages. As should be apparent, the narrative is not linear. Like Adyton, the plot sometimes progresses according to visual resonances which can also be interpreted as conceptual resonances. For instance, the as-yet-unnamed young man’s finger-gun gesture becomes the transitional point for a reference to the so-called Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter, wherein guns figured prominently, and unusually.
To be clear, this work has been done very quickly, in the interest of submitting it to relevant publishers as proof-of-concept material, and so that I’m able to maintain a pace of a couple of pages every two or three days (while also producing “fine art” for gallery shows, to say nothing of various other side projects). But I also like the roughness of the drawings, and the color of the newsprint paper… so, the making of these has also carried with it pleasure and occasional surprise at the results. Since I’ve decided to work within a limited palette, I’m relying heavily upon the linework.
For Christmas last year, my partner — somewhat regretfully — got me a comic book about UFOs published the same year by Dark Horse. I write “somewhat regretfully” because she didn’t really like the look of it; and when I received it I had to agree: the art is so simplistic, mundane, and ugly that I don’t think I’ll ever do more than skim some of the pages (the author also seems to have only done the bare minimum of research regarding Betty and Barney Hill’s case). But I’ve used the book as a point of motivation: surely, if something that bland could get green-lit by a fairly well-known comics publisher, then my work stands a chance.
Another one of my particularities is that I tend to get through projects more quickly when I don’t assign their completion an arbitrary date, and also when I don’t make myself beholden to publicizing all of the progress. I don’t intend on making a Kickstarter or anything for this — unless it becomes necessary — so I’m not sure when I’ll be prepared to share more. But, the time will come.
Anyway — even if there’s not much here yet, thanks for looking!
#hudson artist#hudson new york#ufos#aliens#close encounters#flying saucers#graphic novel#paranormal#paranormal phenomena#new comic book#ink illustration#ink drawing
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hudson, ny // 35mm
#photography#my photos#my photography#new york#new york city#hudson new york#film photography#35mm film#35mm#35mm film photography
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JUNE 2024 - BEFORE THE INJURY (LMAOOO)
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#Crossgates mall#Hudson NY#HUDSON NEW YORK#music#soundcloud#rap#hip hop#theblacktongue#fashion#new york#style#nyc#albany#albany ny#albany New York#art deco#artwork#art#original art#artists on tumblr#street style#styleblogger#mens style#menswear#mensfashion#menstyle#streetwear#street fashion#black friday#black man
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I'm listening to the audiobook version of Big Swiss and of course I'm looking up real estate in Hudson right now
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Warren Street Hudson NY
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Shannon Thornton x Marsai Martin (NYFW’2023)
#shannon thornton#marsai martin#nyfw2023#black girl magic#beauty#sergio hudson#black beauty#fashion#new york fashion week#pro-royalty
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Little island, Manhattan, New York: Little Island at Pier 55 is an artificial island and a public park within Hudson River Park, just off the western coast of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street and West 13th Street in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea neighborhoods of Manhattan. Wikipedia
#Little Island#Little Island at Pier 55#Artificial island#Urban park#Hudson River Park#Manhattan#New York#north america#north america continent
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Hudson Valley At Dusk 🟠🔸🟡🔹🔵
#Golden Hour#Autumn Vibes#Cloudy Sky#Bear Mountain#Hudson Highlands#Hudson Valley#Hudson River#Mountains#Autumn#Shrub#Sunset#Dusk#River#Orange County#New York
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Looking out at the icy waters of the Hudson, with Manhattan in the background, January 29, 1936.
Photo: Associated Press
#vintage New York#1930s#Hudson River#icy river#winter#Jan. 29#29 Jan.#NY Harbor#vintage winter#Hudson winter
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"Proposd tunnel under the Hudson River." Marvelous wonders of the whole world. 1886.
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#hudson river#tunnel#tunnels#new york#new jersey#perspective#holland tunnel#lincole tunnerl#proposed#1886#19th century
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NEW YORK CITY
#new york city#ciudad de nueva york#nyc#cny#hudson river#rio hudson#skyscrapers#rascacielos#new york#nueva york#united states#estados unidos#north america#norte america#america
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Outdoor Balcony, The Edge, 30 Hudson Yards, New York: 30 Hudson Yards is a supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan's West Side, New York City. The building is the sixth-tallest in New York City and the eighth-tallest in the United States. The skyscraper offers a unique feature: a triangular observation deck known as The Edge. Located on the 100th floor, The Edge includes a bar and event space on the adjacent 101st floor. Wikipedia
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Hudson River at Cold Spring, Johann Hermann Carmiencke, 1861
#art#art history#Johann Hermann Carmiencke#landscape#landscape painting#landscape art#Hudson River#New York State#Hudson River School#German art#German-American art#19th century art#oil on canvas#Smithsonian American Art Museum
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piermont, ny - yashica mg-1 & expired kodak 400 speed color film - developed at eliz digital & scanned with minolta dimage dual iii
#35mm#sunset#new york#hudson valley#hudson river#film#film photography#35mm photography#ishootfilm#photography#lensblr#landscape#river#rivers#evening#golden hour#abandoned#abandoned places#kodak#film grain#grunge
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