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I need your help. My original art has been copied by a manufacturer who is now suing me in federal court to overturn my existing copyrights and continue making knockoffs. I have a strong case, a great lawyer and believe that if I can continue to defend myself, the case will be resolved in my favor. If I run out of funds before we reach trial, a default judgment would be issued against me and could put me out of business. I don't believe my opponent can win this case in court and I don't believe he really intends to try. I believe his goal is to use strong-arm litigation tactics to force me to keep spending money or risk losing my copyrights — not by true adjudication, but by default if he is able to outspend me.

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Please read his appeal in his own words, linked to above.

I've been getting pretty regular favs and watches. Thanks, people!

Sorry for not answering everyone personally, I've been terribly busy. Being sick, travelling, working, now we're moving... Typical stuff, though, not much special enough to talk about.

Been working on the New Mutants series, volume 3, Mighty Avengers, Dark Reign Fantastic Four, stuff. All for this bloke:

Also, for Jay Fotos, now that Locke & Key is taking a break, we've started on something else to keep us busy until Joe's ready for more L&K. I don't know what's been publicly announced so far, but it's drawn by this insane guy: The artwork is something else. Gabe really loves to challenge himself in new ways with each project. It comes across so different from his L&K work.

Also for Jay, more Frazetta [link] books. Covers for three more Dark Kingdom books have been done, interiors for one have been started. Sorcerer is coming along. I guess IDW is republishing an old ten-page story written by Joe Hill some time ago, "Freddy Wertham Goes to Hell," which you can read a bit about here: [link] Just finished with that.

I still love my job. Wish I could colour more, but it's so awkward on this laptop. I'll have a proper Core i7 desktop built soon, though.

Finally got around to it.

Figured I'd say a bit more about what makes me human.

Some of you may notice the name beneath my nickname, "Eagle." It's my real name, on my birth certicifate and everything. It's a Native American name, though I am not Native.

Long story short, I didn't give it to myself and neither did my parents. I was -born- with it.

I have hardly ever told anyone -why- it's my name. It's a story I hold close to my heart. It speaks to my spiritual beliefs, which can't now be called by any name. Not Native, not Christian, not Bhuddist, not anything I have seen a name for. I am spiritual, but I don't use it as an excuse to do or be anything. I just do what I feel is right and live largely guilt-free, unburdened by what others want me to be.

I have been with a woman for getting on ten years now. She was raised all over Asia as her father was a Christian missionary for most of her childhood. She had many unconventional experiences there, some of which her father corroborated for me before he passed away. I have no reason to doubt her veracity.

One such encounter involved a creature called a "Penanggalan": [link]

I have found no names for her other experiences.

So when a story like this comes up [Burglar: I was held captive by ghost for 3 days [link] I think there's a pretty good chance it's true.

Have you had any unconventional encounters?

I actually submited something new. O_O