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| First book in the Isis series! |
This month marks the fourth year the Isis series has been
ongoing in print. I can’t believe I’ve written over thirteen books about the
goddess next door. And the crazy part is I’m not done yet.
I originally planned to take Isis in a different direction
when I originally started her adventures four years ago. Back in 2012 I planned
on following an outline I proposed for a Wonder Woman run of comics I posted on
my blog. And that plan was supposed to be just three years or 36 issues of
comics. In the last four years I’ve gone far past my plans for revamping Diana
Prince for the 21st Century and turned the goddess next door into
her own character with her own unique stories.
Isis’ character transformation arc hasn’t even gotten
started. While Isis has taken on demons, vampires, stalkers, and Cybergodesses,
she’s connected with people all throughout the SJS DIRECT Universe. And with
each relationship she’s formed, she’s learned a lot more about the modern world
and the problems in it. As she’s gone where she’s needed she’s come to realize
that if she wants to help people in the 21st Century has to change
her approach from the one she used in the 20th. In the modern Isis
series the former college professor is now learning a lessons about life and
the people she serves as a goddess.
Four years in I’m just starting to establish the foundation
for Isis’ part of the SJS DIRECT Universe. I haven’t even started establishing
the world of Isis’ supporting cast or her rogues’ gallery. There’s a lot more
people for her to get to know and places for her to explore as she goes where
she’s needed. Anyone interested in a Spinsterella guest spot where Isis becomes
a Goth Goddess?
I’ve got a lot of ideas running in my head for Isis series stories.
For Isis’ fifth year in print. I’ve got lot of new rogues planned with
adventures that take her from Harlem to Translyvania. And I’ve got plans to
return existing ones like Raheema Sanders and Dracula in new storylines. And
I’ll be expanding her relationships with supporting characters like E’steem,
John Haynes, and Colleen Anderson from The Thetas.
Story model wise I’m still doing things where every book is
an entry point and the complete story is told in one volume. However, for one
villain I’m planning a build to a larger storyline featuring a big bad in Isis
and E’steem series books. That storyline starts in next years’ Isis: Samurai
Goddess and continues E’steem: Ascenscion.
Four years writing Isis I’ve struggled but I’ve made a lot
of progress. And there’s a lot I’m proud of. Bill Walko’s awesome covers. A
consistent run of solid stories. A continuity that a child could follow easily,
and readers all over the world have no problem acccessing. While the publishing
schedule for Isis hasn’t been as prolific as I originally wanted it to be, the
Isis series has run longer and more regularly than most comics at the Big Two comic
publishers the indies, and even some trade publishers. Five years into the
characters’ existence I haven’t had to reboot the adventures of the goddess
next door.
I’ve come a long way in four years working on the Isis
series. I’ve gone from hand drawn covers to not so great editing to professional
covers by Bill Walko and books that are almost error free. I’m hoping to keep
raising the bar on the Isis’ so readers who have enjoyed her adventures can
feel confident about picking up her adventures and sharing them with new readers.
I admit that your female characters are pretty similar in personality and role. Same decent yet unusual woman with hourglass figure. It's like you have a female ideal rather than letting them be their own people. I think two of your protagonists are based on yourself.
ReplyDeleteNot that it's wrong but it sometimes feels blatant to me after reading your blog.
That's just the visual. Read the story and find out how different they truly are!
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