Search This Blog

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Shattered: Behind the Scenes by Tak Toyoshima

 When I was contacted by the Secret Identities crew to contribute a story to their second graphic anthology, Shattered,  I jumped at the chance. Then when they sent out a call to help with some inking chores I again jumped at the chance and got to ink a 10 page Shaolin monk vs. zombies story called Qi Lai!, pencilled by Dheeraj Verma and written by Roger Ma (Zombie Combat Manual). Then when the SI guys reached out to see if someone could help with the tail end production of the book to assist prepping files, paginating, tracking edits and sending it off to The New Press for final proofing I was all in.

Now, I don't write this to make you think, "Boy, those guys sure needed a lot of help! What a bunch of lazy drunks!" No, I wrote it to point out what a massive and coordinated undertaking it was to put this book together. To make a point that ALL the people who took part in this book did so on top of their already busy schedules and found the time to contribute because they understood the importance of this project and have a passion for not only sequential art but of the overall mission of Secret Identities. All this despite the fact that they actually are a bunch of drunks. Just not lazy ones.

My story, Occupy the Ethnic Food Aisle, is the touching story of a jar of Ah-So Chinese barbeque sauce struggling with its segregation from the rest of the "normal" food in the supermarket. As it questions why it can't be shelved next to other sauces and condiments like ketchup and mustard, it is challenged by the manipulative and opportunistic Nissin Cup-o-Noodles who holds a secret to Ah-So's past that ... well, you'll just have to pick up a copy of Shattered to find out.

Please read the back stories from other Shattered contributors:
Adam Warrock
8Asians
Wendy M. Xu (Angry Girl Comics)
A.L. Baroza
Jenn Fang (Reappropriate) and Ace Continuado
Phil Yu (Angry Asian Man) and Jerry Ma (Epic Proportions)
Bao Phi and G.B. Tran
Amy Chu and Larry Hama

2 comments:


  1. Here’s How to Use DisneyPlus.com/Begin with your Disney+ Account Disney Plus is one of the most popular streaming services in the world right now. DisneyPlus.com/Begin With the entire catalogue of Disney classics available, plus new favorites like Hamilton and exclusives like Muppets Now, it’s not hard to see why. DisneyPlus.com/Begin  offers a collection of world favorite movies, if you DisneyPlus.com/Begin visit the Disney Plus Begin website you will see top movie favorites. Disney has global distribution agreements with apple google Microsoft, Roku, Sony, DisneyPlus.com/Begin Amazon, Samsung, and LG Having distribution agreements with these popular manufacturers of mobile media devices and smart TV's allows users to connect with DisneyPlus.com/Begin in a variety of way.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Open your smart TV and Launch the TDS app. Note down your Tbs activation code appear on TV screen. Go to tbs.com/activate on web browser. Choose the android smart TV and enter the confirmation code. Once you click on the submit button. You can Install and Activate ESPN on Roku With the new espn.com/activate option. This guide will show you a step-by-step guide on how to add ESPN to your Roku channel list and activate it so that you can follow all ESPN broadcasts and sporting events. NBC stands for National Broadcasting Company, and it is one of the best famous business broadcast TV networks in the US. nbc.com/activate You Can Activate NBC on your Roku & Amazon Firestick by visiting nbc.com/activate. ESET is a Slovakian multinational organization known worldwide for providing top-class antivirus. ESET software is the best protection against malware, Trojans, and spyware. You need to visit Eset.com/us/activate to get ESET software.

    ReplyDelete