When I was in the seventh grade, a boy in my class, one of the biggest bullies in school, drew an incredibly detailed sketch of how ugly he

Brandon Wagner is a comic artist, writer and proud Cincinnatian. I met Brandon through the Cincinnati Comic Creators, a monthly gathering of comic book writers, artists, illustrators, etc. Brandon's friendly, good humored, a huge manga fan and quite a talented artist. His cartoonish style artwork is so expressive. He's able to convey a lot in just a panel. Over my favorite dish of fish tacos at The Brew House, we discussed getting inspired in the MeSseD universe. We wer

I met Michelle Littlejohn at SolCon 2019. She is an independent artist & illustrator out of Cleveland, Ohio. Her artwork really stuck out. Her pieces reminded me of Fiona Staples' line work and her characters' rich facial expressions. I ran into her again at Genghis Con 2019 in Cleveland and I got to talk to her a little bit further and about having her do some MeSseD artwork. We were excited to commission this piece from her. We have a few different versions below. Sh

When I was a kid, my favorite activity was checking the spinner rack at the local gas station for the latest comic books. I remember my first comic book, Avengers #210 "You Don't Need the Weathermen to Know Which Way the Wind Blows!" The year was 1981. That comic was just $.50. I had the exact change in my pocket. The comic book had the entire cast including mainstays like Captain America, Wasp, Thor and Iron Man but it was my first time meeting characters like The Beast, Vi

We’re happy to introduce you to writer/editor Aiesha D. Little, who serves as the character model for Fat Mucket in the upcoming season of MeSseD! In this post, she discusses being a plus-sized Black costumer in the straight-sized-obsessed cosplay community. My journey into the weird, wild world of cosplay came by way of steampunk (aka Victorian science fiction). Eight years ago, I attended a steampunk event while researching a story and decided that I liked the visual aest

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Sometimes I wonder if I am Lilliput's alter ego or if she is mine. During most days, on the clearest morning sky, I suit up for a day's...

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Representation; the lack of it and the over saturation of it brings to question who gets to experience their full humanity on the

Steps on how Jay and Dylan make the MeSseD comics.