Jason Flowers was the
first artist we ever approached about doing a Phantom Troublemaker
sketch. Mrs. Troublemaker knew him from her work in the comic shop
and I knew of
him because I had seen his booth at several cons and his subject
matter was always awesome.
Killer Clowns from Outer Space, Pumpkinhead, Gremlins, Ninja Turtles,
Gillman – all kinds of monster and cult awesomeness. And Flowers’
style was so specific and eye-catching that his work always jumped
out of the booth and drew me in.
The first time I got to
see Flowers’ work in sequential form was in his collaboration with
pulp sensation Bobby Nash – Bloody
Olde Englund.
It’s an awesome werewolf tale that I keep meaning to review but
stuck in one of those comic book frames after I had everybody sign it
and just haven’t taken out again. Now Jason is working with Michael
R. Carr on a new comic called Quiver.
I talked to Michael last week; now it’s Jason’s turn.
1)
What are your top geek passions?
A) Comics.
Art. Horror. Movies. Not in any particular order...
2)
What was your favorite toy when you were a kid?
A) Gosh,
it varied. For a long time it was He-Man, but then once Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles came along, it was over. They became my
obsession~
3)
What is one album everybody should own?
A)
That’s a good question. It depends. My choices of music always
reflected pivotal points in my life. So it’s hard to just choose
one specific album~
4)
Who is your favorite wrestler and why?
A)
I missed that band wagon. I remember when wrestling was really big in
the early 90's with the cartoons and figures. I never really got into
them, but my two favs were always Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter.
Especially when Slaughter was in the G.I.JOE movie. That was some
awesomeness~
5)
What’s your art background?
A)
Stubborn, self-taught artist that never takes no for an answer. I
always wanted to go to art school, but never had that back support
from family pushing for it. So it never happened. I learned
everything I know through just doing it myself. I never inked until
my friends said they didnt want to ink my art, so I did it. I never
colored because I never really knew how to do it and since colorists
online wanted outrageous money for coloring a single image, I decided
to pick up the mouse and learn how to do it myself.
6)
What can you tell us about your new project, Quiver?
A)
Quiver
is the brain child of Michael R. Carr. It tells the story of the
devil and... well, just check out the site for all the details :)
7)
How did you hook up with Michael R. Carr?
A) I'd
actually seen Michael at several shows before and we got to talking
one day about doing a comic idea he had and the rest is history~
8)
What's a favorite Halloween memory?
A)
I never really got to go trick or treating as a kid. And as I got
older my parents still never would let me go because they felt I was
too old. I did go trick or treating with a high school buddy our
senior year which turned out to be a lot of fun, but that’s about
it~
9)
Which actor do you feel like you could sit and watch for hours no
matter what they were doing and why?
A)
Tom Hanks. The guy is a great actor. I love his earlier stuff where
he was silly and fun and I also dig his newer stuff where he's more
serious. He just seems like an all around nice guy and the type you
could just stop and have a great conversation with~
10)
What advice can you give to somebody looking to self-publish a comic?
A)
Do your research. Know your product. Know your audience. Never expect
the product to sell itself. You have to promote, promote, PROMOTE!
11)
If you could pursue any project, what would it be?
A) Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles. I'm a HUGE fan. Anyone that knows me can tell
you how much they mean to me...
12)
Is there a movie that should never be remade and if so which one?
A)
Big Trouble in Little China. The movie is flawless and should NEVER,
EVER be considered for remaking...
13)
Closer – can you give the big pitch for your projects and where we
can find them?
A)
Quiver can be found at www.czkworld.blogspot.com.
I currently just finished up sketch cards for the new panoramic STAR
WARS set and sketch cards for the new MARS ATTACKS set both coming
out later this year from TOPPS CARDS. My prints can be seen and
purchased over at my online store: www.jasonflowersart.bigcartel.com
I'm working on a few comics of my own and finishing up my werewolf
graphic novel: BLOODY OLDE ENGLUND with comic/pulp writer: Bobby
Nash. For more info on that visit www.bloodyoldeenglund.com
Thanks
again for the interview~
Phantom
Troublemaker vs. 31 Days of Halloween
I’m
changing the format a bit this year in order to more accurately
portray SyFy’s schedule and also to preserve my sanity. I had the
genius idea to cut and paste the schedule directly from SyFy’s page
rather than typing it out in my own format. This has saved me an
awful lot of time and also means that individual episodes are listed
rather than blocks of programming like previous years. So what I’m
going to do is provide commentary where I feel it is needed rather
than posting next to every single entry. Don’t worry – you’re
getting the same amount of hilarious, then kind of funny, then
labored, then thoroughly disenchanted Phantom content. Just in a
different way.
Like
last year, I am covering the programming from the time this posts
until the time of the next post. That means that on Fridays you are
going to be treated to a shit-ton of this stuff.
Let’s
do it!
Okay,
this is a whole day of Ghost-whatever shows. When I saw that it
pretty much killed my enthusiasm for doing this. So instead of trying
to think of clever things to say about a dumb but admittedly
seasonally appropriate – show, I am going to write a haiku for each
episode. Enjoy.
Oct 16 11:00 AM Ghost
Hunters, Season 9 Prescription For Fear
Here’s
your prescription
It’s
not for penicillin
It’s
for fear, fucker
Oct 16 12:00 PM Ghost
Hunters, Season 9 Permanent Residents
Not
temporary
It
looks like these residents
Are
here for good, man
Oct 16 01:00 PM Ghost
Mine, Season 2 Return To Darkness
You
came from darkness
We
don’t want you in the light
Get
out of here ghost
Oct 16 02:00 PM Ghost
Mine, Season 2 The Lost Chamber
It
was just right here
I
swear I left it right here
The
chamber is lost
Oct 16 03:00 PM Ghost
Mine, Season 2 Phantom Intruder
Phantom
Intruder
Sounds
a little bit like me
Except
more rapey
Oct 16 04:00 PM Ghost
Mine, Season 2 Wandering Spirits
Wandering
spirits
Not
all who wander are lost
Get
lost dumb spirirts
Oct 16 05:00 PM Ghost
Mine, Season 2 Ghosts Of The Geiser Grand
Incorrect
spelling
I
think they spelled geyser wrong
Maybe
it’s a name
Oct 16 06:00 PM Ghost
Mine, Season 2 Mystery Train
Go
Mystery Train!
Solve
that crazy mystery
There
are no ghosts though
Oct 16 07:00 PM Ghost
Hunters, Season 9 Something In The Water
It’s
just a Snickers
Or
maybe just an old boot
Could
be Sharktopus
Oct 16 08:00 PM Ghost
Hunters, Season 9 Undying Love
True
love doesn’t die
It
turns into scary ghosts
That
fart in the walls
Oct 16 09:00 PM Ghost
Hunters, Season 9 The Coroner's Case
Coroners
are smart
But
maybe this one is not
To
want Ghost Hunters
Oct 16 10:00 PM Ghost
Mine, Season 2 Massacre At Hells Canyon
A
new episode
Exciting
for October
Bet
they don’t find ghosts
Oct 16 11:00 PM Ghost
Hunters, Season 9 The Coroner's Case
Oct 17 12:00 AM Ghost
Mine, Season 2 Massacre At Hells Canyon
Oct 17 01:00 AM Syfy
Original Movie Children Of The Corn
Is
this a remake
Or
could it be a reboot
Enough
already
Oct 17 03:00 AM 31 Days
Of Halloween Movie Seconds Apart
This
sounds like a film
That
would star Sandra Bullock
And
Keanu Reeves
Oct 17 05:00 AM Paid
Programming
Oct 17 06:00 AM Paid
Programming
Oct 17 08:00 AM The
Twilight Zone The Masks
Oct 17 08:30 AM The
Twilight Zone I Am The Night - Color Me Black
Alright,
Twilight
Zone
is just good stuff. Once again, I wish they’d save it for New
Year’s; but it doesn’t deserve the haiku treatment.
Oct 17 09:00 AM 31 Days
Of Halloween Movie The Hive
I
remember seeing this movie about killer ants when I was a kid. There
was this one scene where some kid was crawling around in a dumpster
and then he came screaming out of it, covered in ants. My skin is
crawling right now just thinking about it. He ran through a parking
lot and dove into a pool. I don’t remember much else about the
movie, but that scene really did a number on me.
There
was this other movie – I think it was called The
Swarm
– about killer bees. It was pretty scary, too. I think they were
both on Commander
USA’s Groovy Movies.
I
bet The
Hive
isn’t as good as either of those.
-Phantom
Jason is a fantastic artist and a wonderful guy. Thanks for putting him in the spotlight, Phantom.
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Bobby