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...
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.
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