Sebastian Seidenberg
I grew up always loving TV shows, comic books and manga that were filled with lots of action, over-the-top violence and bizarre imagery, my tastes developing more towards horror and weird fiction of all kinds in my adult years. I decided to start conceptualizing RAW almost three years ago now to swirl these interests into one pile, to develop a horror action comic inspired by all the weird things I love.
I did freelance work on gaming journalism sites as a teenager before I instead decided I wanted to start shoring up on my creative writing skills. While my body of works may not be very deep right now, I did find some fans as a horror writer using the name Skullmunch. Most of my stories have been read on Youtube or on podcasts in some form or another, but RAW is my first crack at finishing something huge and complex that I want to make more compelling stories with.
Kay C. also provides me a unique opportunity that I never thought I’d get to see: being able to build stories from a visual medium instead of a purely textual one. Hopefully this will be a thrilling, action-packed ride for you, watching the culmination of years of discovering what I wanted to make as both a writer and a creator. This is our first crack at comics, and we’re happy to have you along for the ride.
Other Team Members
NIKKI POWERS : The official letterer of RAW, and the most recent addition to the team!
Writer/Artist/Letterer Hybrid Monster. Nikki Powers is a 90s kid hellbent on doodling her way to the grave. She also writes comics about women who punch things. She will letter your comics for you because words can be beautiful.
Links to more of her work: nikkipowers.tumblr.com/lettering
SPENCER R-M. : One of our creative consultants. His ideas and enthusiasm for helping RAW take shape have been invaluable so far.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Invaluable script editing assistance and aid in expanding the world of Southwind has been provided by CHWallis. He’s available to help others with their writing skills as well at:
I also want to extend a thanks to Jenna Lyn Wright and Karl Slominski, the creators of Cult of Ikarus and Lady Mayhem, for giving us their insight on the indie comic creation process. They’ve been of tremendous help so far. Both of their websites are below, containing their works and more info about them:
Kay Leigh C.
The artist behind RAW and the one helping breathe life into the words I put on the page. She’s been doing professional freelance art for five years and has been developing her skills actively for nearly twenty years total, covering a wide range of styles and genres. She is only now moving into the world of professionally creating comics, previously mentored in the subject by Scott Flanders (found online as Shapecarver,) of Riot Games fame.
She’s done commissioned CD covers for bands, logos, book covers, fanart, and much more. She has extensive knowledge of the artistic process, making her very flexible and versatile. While she’s never done a comic before this, she’s confident in her abilities to realize the world of RAW in a unique and interesting way.
She’s also got plans to make Fight City in the future, a science fiction comic about a demon-possessed vigilante wolf man and his companions.
Variant Cover Guest Artists
Our Kickstarter-exclusive Issue 1 variant cover is created by Mike Livolsi, also known by his online handle of darkroots77. He specializes in many kinds of horror art, but has most recently been making a series of eerie creature drawings called Freaks and Fools.
Mike’s DeviantArt Account: https://www.deviantart.com/darkroots77
Our Kickstarter-exclusive Issue 2 variant cover is created by Ariel ZB, an artist who has worked on commission art for large companies like Konami and Capcom, album cover art for high-profile EDM/Outrun musicians like Perturbator and Scattle, and much more.
Ariel ZB’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arielzbart/
Ariel ZB’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArielZBArt/
We appreciate any and all opportunities to collaborate with others on this project, thanks so much for working with us!
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