The Family...

So since I need to assume practically everyone arriving to this page is new to everything that is Glass Prison, I figured one of the things I should probably talk about without giving away to much of the plot is the story and who the main characters of the play are. To give everyone a general idea of some of the designs and topics I wanted to touch on in this blog here. I did give a pretty basic idea in my very first blog here, but for those who don't know, Glass Prison is a story about a recovering addict, Jason Miller, who takes a dark deep journey through his own psyche. Inside his mind, he must confront all his memories and inner demons, all which take shape and try to gain control over his mind. Five demons in particular stand as the "Wardens" of the Glass Prison and today I wanted to introduce you to them all, so you could have an idea what to expect from each of them and their own collective armies as well. So say hello to the family...

Jason Miller: The main character of the story, a recovering addict who is trying to quit and start a new life. But before we get to heaven, we go to hell. The Glass Prison is a place of torment and torture for Jason, but how did he even get there? And why are the wardens trying to hunt him down? He needs to figure out why he is here and how to get out. Fight your inner demons or die trying.

The Wardens:

Greed: The Ivory Goddess, Greed is the all caring and loving mother in dark twisted hell hole that is the Glass Prison. Practically untouchable and undeniable, she can provide your everything you want, all you have to do is show true faith and devotion to her. Greed resides in the highest level of the prison, Paradiso. Rumours of her palace echo the halls, rumours of gold and beauty beyond your wildest imagination. But beauty hides an ugly truth, Greed wants everything beneath her and Jason is the last piece to that puzzle of absolute control and obedience.

Indulgence: The Mad Genius, as brilliant as he is insane. Indulgence is the authority of knowledge, secrets and madness. A scholar who must know absolutely everything and does so by constantly scanning the prison with his minions, apprentices and his own multiple eyes that appear in every corner possible. Nothing is unknown to Indulgence and his domain, The Endless Library, which holds a collection of every thought ever had in the Glass Prison. Indulgence knows too much, perhaps Jason holds the answer to the last question that is scratching his sanity.

Desire: The Merciless Master of Pleasure, the darkest and most sinister being in the Glass Prison. Within the Halls of Sin, Desire will host nightly parties for the most perverted and demented minds. He will satisfy any sick dream you have, a good time and death guaranteed. Wanting nothing more then to big king of the Glass Prison, Desire plans to lure Jason to his side. Willing to do whatever it takes to get his way, Desire uses and sacrifices all of his entourage whenever he needs to. A demented demon looking to devour everything in existence until his satisfaction is met. 

Pain: The Butcher of Violence, the demon with the largest faction in the Glass Prison. Pain promises a few things for all his followers; rivers of blood and a world of war. Pain is an unstable warden who wishes nothing more than to see the Glass Prison brought down and turned into a world of fire and violence. With a survival of the fittest kind of mentality, he looks to challenge the other wardens to war. Located in the Heart of Pain, a mountain like fortress that all of Pain's followers gather and sharpen their weapons. Thinks very little of Jason, because Pain has no patience for weaklings.

Guilt: The Three Heads of Burden, the last warden of the Glass Prison is more of a force of nature then a demon with an agenda. With three heads and no mouths, Guilt roams alone in the ever growing Forest of Regret with many different and strange creature growing and being born in his wake. Guilt is an untamed creature that is unable to understand it's own existence but when met with Jason understand that they both have a connection and perhaps Jason can be the voice of Guilt. What ancient secret lie within this behemoth. 

Death: ???

You are gonna have to read the comic to find out what role Death plays in the Glass Prison. 

So there you have it, the main cast of the story. So what do you think? Who did you like most? Who do you think would win among all the wardens? And is Jason able to defeat all of them? Well you will find out soon enough within the pages and panels of Glass Prison, but I sure hope you are getting hyped, because I can't wait to share this story with you. 

Thanks for reading guys and remember guys to follow and share this with all your friends and be sure to follow #GlassPrison and #GlassPrisonComics as well on all forms of social media, I am trying to hit up as many avenues as I can day to day, so check them out. Any and all help is always welcomed and well appreciated. Until later guys, I will see you guys soon!  

Glass Prisoners 1...

Okay, so I will be doing this thing here on the Glass Prison blog, I will be posting up images and sketches of different prisoners of the Glass Prison. Now bear in mind these are all or at least most of these creatures that will be featured on these type of blogs will be background characters, so while you will see them in the comic they aren't the big time players in the story. A lot of these end up being either discarded memories or feelings that the main character, Jason, at one time may have had and has become distorted within the Glass Prison. This is still a fun blog to do, to show some sketches and ideas behind all the various creatures in my story.

Though if you end up liking one of these guys a lot, I could give them some panels or interactions with Jason. And be sure to let me know which ones you really enjoy, share with friends as well and if you are really super cool, draw some fan art based off these guys! I would love to post them on this blog that way people can see them and you can show you've been with GP from the very start. It would be really sweet to see that.

So with that said, let's get Glass Prisoners started...

Shark-face: A lot the names come from other inmates, so when you happen to be a grey fish looking man with tons of razor sharp teeth, you end up with a name like Shark-face. While not the strongest monster in the cells, Sharkie here will bite. Which gives him a great advantage, and with a big sharp smile on his face most of the time, he knows no one will mess with him. A thug who will use his abilities to get in with the bigger groups in the prison, and his love of violence and blood makes him a suitable member of the Legion of Pain. 

All the Wardens are looking for recruits to their armies and luckily for Pain he has found a violent hungry predator. Though Shark-face will soon find out that when you join the army of Pain, it goes both ways and he will be getting some violent looking upgrades.

Third Eye Blind: So as you know from the earlier profile, there are gangs and factions gathering power within the Glass Prison. And everyone is always looking out for themselves in the long run, what benefits me. And so is the story of Third Eye Blind or TEB for short. What ended up happening is TEB here joined very early on with Pain, as means of protection and muscle. Later, he figures he doesn't want to go through all the pain and damage that comes with joining such a rowdy crew, so he decides to rat out and try to join Indulgence's crew. After all they always are looking for informants.

However, when applying to join the Society of Secrets, Indulgence is annoyed at how little he knows, he is absolutely useless. So he gives him a third eye as "gift" which ends up making him blind, all he can see is darkness now. The black eye is a mark that Indulgence is done with you and marks you as useless. A bullseye for bigger monsters who are looking to squash some rats. 

And yes the name is very similar to that band name, you will notice quite a few pop culture references in the Glass Prison. 

Well that's all we got for today guys, but be sure to let me know what you think so far. Which of these two monsters did you like more? Leave a comments below and be sure to follow this page for more Glass Prison updates. Tell your friends and spread the word, trying to reach as many people as I can with this page, so any and all help is very much appreciated. I will back tomorrow with more Glass Prison blog goodness. 

Thanks again for reading and stay tuned for more.

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Rebirth

Death is not the end.

I really do believe in that motto, I am not afraid of what comes next because I truly think the story continues. I can't say that this is the truth, but it's my truth and my belief. Two weeks ago, I had to die. Metaphorically speaking of course. I had to move to a new town, a new job location (thankfully same job though, props to Starbucks) and a new home. So yeah, been going through a lot of different feelings and emotions, but now this is on me, I've got no one to blame but myself for what happens next. And I am not sure what will happen next, anything could. And the thing is, I am not entirely sure what I am or who I really am, have some ideas that's for sure. But now, I can focus on being the man I want to be in life, everything I choose I will do so for me and me alone. I hope I like me more than I do now, something I really need to work on. For anyone reading this, take back your life. Make it yours and live for yourself and no one else. I don't want anyone to get to the point that I am at right now, confused and a little lost. But look I am here now, I've got some of the best support around me and I am ready to do something that in all honesty has been a long time coming. I wanted to make a post kind of explaining what happened to me in all this time and why it has taken me a while to tackle the Glass Prison. 

I don't think there is any good reason to place your life on hold, nothing. But I don't think I've been really alive for sometime. I have avoided a lot in my life for many reasons, lack of confidence or fear. I am worried a lot, many dark clouds in my skies. But it's all in my head, these fears and doubts are something I created and manifested to stop me from doing what should be done. And maybe I am being to hard on myself, after all these are all human emotions, it is something we all have to face and deal with in one way or another. It has been hard for me though, but I found help. I went to see a therapist for weekly sessions and I found to trust some truly great people in my life who have been there for me along this journey. And I owe to everyone I love to get this book out, this is my thanks to anyone who has ever loved me. I get really lonely, a lot of times, but I can't forget about those who believe in me, even at times when I have no faith in myself at all. Look, I am not fine now, but I am a much better man then I was a month ago, more importantly I am ready to get to work. 

So what happens now...anything and everything, I guess.

With my computer set up now, next to a scanner and with the good internet at my fingertips, well it is time to infest everything with as much Glass Prison content as I can everyday. I might try to keep it to every week day, I am usually out and about on the weekends. But I also need your help. Yes you. I need you to see this, read it and share it around as much as you can in whatever way you can. Anything and everything helps a ton, so don't be shy. And speaking of being shy, please don't be, I want to talk to you. If you have any questions regarding the Glass Prison and all the beautiful creatures inside, message me on any of the many social media outlets and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I don't know much, but I know plenty about depression, addictions and loneliness. So if I can help you in anyway, let me know and I will be there for you. 

So rejoice little clouds, the storm is back and in a better place. 

Cheers. 

Welcome to Hell...

Sort of, this is more my hell if anything. 

Maybe. I mean it is also my way out, my escape, my golden ticket out of here. 

Right, let's get to the point. I am making a comic book, Glass Prison. The story follows the journey of Jason Miller, an addict who must navigate the endless halls of his own minds prison and confront all his inner demons. Through memories and resolve Jason must face all his nightmares face to face. It is a battle for his sanity and his life. 

Been working on this book for well over a year or so, well at least placing out ideas and creating different creatures for this world. But I've decided to start this page off, that way it can be a way for newcomers to see what I am all about and get to share in my creating process. I want this to be something people can look back and say, I was there from the start. And if you happen to be a little late to the party, not a big deal, you will get to look back at the entire creative progress of this story and my story of bringing this to life. 

Things to keep in mind, about Glass Prison off the bat, this will be pretty behind the scenes information...

• Yes, I was very much inspired by the Dream Theatre song, The Glass Prison. Off the album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, this is absolutely hands down the best Dream Theatre song out there. I am not going to even have a discussion about it, three layers to this track with an amazing progression all the way through. I would listen to this whole album on repeat as I drew and drew my days away. But this wasn't the only element that drove me to do a story about a boy and his inner demons.
• This story is also a way for me to pay respect to a lost friend, who passed away to soon but was lost very early in his life. We didn't end on good terms, I was angry at him, I didn't know why he just didn't save himself. I think back and I wanted to tell a story to help others like him and give a light to those in the dark.
• A lot of this is also a reflection of my own addictions and fears. For a while I haven't really dealt with being here, being in the now, being alive. I avoided life, by giving into a lot different substances, alcohol and drugs being used to avoid looking at myself in the mirror. All these different monsters and themes are mine, these are the ways I am looking at life. This in a way, is my therapy. 

So while there are many different elements that brought Glass Prison to life, it was a combination of all of them and my desire to tell a story that challenged the reader to look at everything and question it, to think on it and see how it reflects out on the world outside. I don't know what is ahead of me in life, but if I am going to do one thing before I go, I am going to finish this book. I realize this project has to become my obsession and my nightmare, even if it destroys me. But I feel like if I do this, I can find a new life, a life I have been waiting to live for sometime now. 

So welcome again to the show, and please tell as many people as you can, follow me here and on my pages here...

• My Twitter
• My Instagram
• My Tumblr

Every follow, retweet, repost, reblog and plug helps and will mean the world to me. I am not going to stop until I finish this project, until I can tell the story I want to tell but damn will it help me to have support along the way. It's a long road ahead, we better get going. 

Cheers.