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A decision I made a short time ago is looking to have been a smart one:  to cut down on the random and scattered nature of my artistic output-- it's tough when you like everything-- I decided that:

Anything Worth Doing at All is Worth Doing at Least Three Times.

I'd just made a pariody knockoff of The Godspell theatre poster.  One of my favorite clients is British playwright Michael Starr so I thought a little practice/study of a really iconic theatre poster was a good idea.  Plus I like the word "gobsmack" and this seemed like a good place to use it.

Once done however, the poster just sat there looking lonely and out of place on my Deviantart page, so I came up with the Rule of Threes for myself, and "forced" myself to make two more posters.  Now they make a pretty set.  But while I enjoyed drawing them, it dawned on me during the time that what I really wanted to be doing was a knock off comic book cover.  Comics are my real passion, but like I said, I'm easily distracted by other stuff.

Once the first was done however, I was trapped-- two more Kaila the Wolfgirl (a character of my own) comic covers, blatantly based on Marvel Comics 70's Conan the Barbarian covers, are on the way.  And boy am I having fun.

But...  now it dawns on me-- to keep with my Three's Rule, I have to come up with TWO MORE RULES.  Help!

Visit British Playwright Michael Starr's Facebook page here for a chance to win a free copy of his play collection "100"-- with a cover by myself.

www.michaelstarr.co.uk/one-hun…

He's also made a great video trailer for the book. 

The German translation of my cyber-security children's book SCADA and ME is out. It's an introduction to the concept of protecting power grids, water treatment and manufacturing plants from hackers-- simple enough so even children or management can understand it!  www.amazon.com/SCADA-ICH-Kinde…

You can find the English version at www.amazon.com/SCADA-Me-Book-C…

And here's the Spanish version!  www.amazon.com/SCADA-YO-Libro-…

A follow-up book is in the works!

The biggie for me is I've gotten an eight page comic story written and pencilled.  It's a personal work called "The Astral Thief", and I'll be posting the complete story here sometime this year!

Also going on:

More beer labels for Baker Brewing-- Chocolate Milk Stout is up next. Yumm! 

Another theatre poster for Michael Starr, British Playwright.  This will be my fifth collaboration with Michael and his touring company "The Fringe Files". www.michaelstarr.co.uk/playscr… and www.thefringefiles.com/

The German translation of my cyber-security children's book SCADA and ME. The book has been a hit in the cyber-security industry, dumbing down the concept of protecting power grids, water treatment and manufacturing plants so even children or management can understand it! You can find the English version at www.amazon.com/SCADA-Me-Book-C…

 

Thanks for checking in-- hope I'll have more news next month.

 

Jeff

The Spanish version of my cyber-security children's book SCADA and ME is out!  The book has been a hit in the cyber-security industry, dumbing down the concept of protecting power grids, water treatment and manufacturing plants so that even children or managers can understand it. 

Written by U.S Air Force Cyberspace Operations Officer Robert M. Lee and published by IT-Harvest Press, the book is 26 pages long and told in an engaging comic book style. 

You can find the English version here at 

www.amazon.com/SCADA-Me-Book-C…

SCADA and Me serves as an introduction to this vital but obscure topic, and I hope to do much more work in the field of educational comics!