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01.08.2012 A Note... Most people who know me know I rarely get very personal in public forums anymore, but I feel that this is as appropriate time as any. 2011 has been a pretty rollercoaster year, for me creatively, for me personally, and for me professionally. As ever, a constant has been SoulExodus, but another very important one has been the friends which I thanked at the end of today's video. Regrettably, this past year, this work of mine has probably strained a few of those friendships more than it ever has before. I am NOT always an easy person to know, under the best of circumstances. When I am working on a project, it can be ten times worse. I acknowledge that, and it is the closest thing to a regret I have as an artist, and it is something I work to improve upon. Despite a few instances I'm not exactly proud of in 2011, when Comic-Con time came around, not only were my friends ready, willing, and able to be there for me, they genuinely seemed surprised when I asked them. I want to be as clear as possible about this: Without you all, my presence at New York Comic-Con as it has been for the past four years wouldn't be possible, as any success I experience there is the result of a team effort. And it damn sure wouldn't be a thing I enjoy and look forward to each year. To the second family, The Epic Team - I can't thank you enough, and I can't wait to do it all over again in October. -Benjamin J |
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HELLO, and A huge THANK YOU to everyone I met at New York Comic Con who may be visiting the site for the first time. I had a blast and am very excitied about having some brand new people introduced to SoulExodus for the first time. I have some great and interesting things lined up, including new webcomics, new videos, new art, and upcoming news about the next big SoulExo project in the works. In the meantime, keep in touch, and enjoy the site - my house is your house! -Benjamin J |
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05.26.2010 - SoulExodus Invades the state of New Jersey! |
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Because
I can never *really* take a vacation without, y'know, working, My
recent short trip to New Jersey saw me pay visit to three different
retailers in the North Jersey Costal area, all of which were good
enough to agree to put copies of SoulExodus volumes one and two (three
is still, regrettably, not yet available, but will be very soon) on
their shelves as of this week. A huge thank you to Comics
Plus in Oakhurst, Amazing
Stories in Shrewsbury, and (visited completely on a
whim) Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash,
located in Red Bank, and featured in the Kevin Smith movies Chasing
Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. If any SoulExodus
fans are (or will be) in the Monmouth County, NJ area, pay them a
visit.
More good things to come! -B |
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04.16.2010 It's official... I know, It's been a while, but I actually wanted to wait until I had a significant amount of new info to report - so here it is: SoulExodus Volume 3: Thunder Road was completed and sent to print on Friday, April 16th, after a fifteen month stretch of production (and I mean, to the wire, because the envelope was off to Jersey literally within 12 hours of my final edits). Volume Three will be a 150-plus page graphic novel, with a goregous painted cover by Dina Brodsky, a contribution by Reed Hill (one of my favorite things he's done for me), and, as always, some awesome prose by SKIP (who I'll also be working with on some other interesting new stuff very soon). There's also some more digital experimentation, but I don't want to give too much away about that. The book will be on sale before summer, and in plenty of time for New York Comic-Con 2010, which Epic Team Productions will once again have a table at. Good things are coming! -B |
BUT WAIT! This summer will also see several new website updates, including a double splash page timelapse breakdown, videos, and no less than THREE new webcomics: The much delayed Solitary, detailing Neph's time in prison, part two of She & I, and The Last (pictured above) which ties Directly into SoulExodus Volume Three. |
(Disclaimer: The video says 2008. Force of habit. This footage is from Saturday, February 7th, 2009.)
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New York Comic-Con has come and gone, and SoulExodus has once again made it's impact. From free swag to scantily clad female painters (as evidenced by the above video), it was an awesome time. This year, the focus was on the debut of Live to Make Tomorrow, our 32 page SoulExo web comic compilation. To anyone who was able to attend, talk with us, and purchase a copy of any of the three SoulExo books, thank you, and I hope you enjoy and continue reading. For anyone else interested in reading, please contact me at BJC@soulexo.com anytime to buy. Deals are available for orders of multiple copies and volumes. Shout out also goes to QPTV's Sci-Fi Ninja Theater, who've made available our interview with them for the 2008 New York Comic-Con. We'll have footage of it on our site shortly, and we've linked their website in the meantime. Thanks to Vincent Vlado and all others involved. Thanks -B |