Why I Do Comics

Once a upon a time I was a young ignorant kid, doing stupid stuff that’s not even worth mentioning. Then I met her. She was fiery, passionate and headstrong. At first I didn’t know what all these confusing emotions that were wracking my young mind, but it was something powerful. Sure it’s pretty obvious what it was, but like I said I was ignorant and didn’t know it was love at first.

So for 15 years we were together. We were a bit nontraditional, so our marriage was by Texas’ common law marriage. Not exactly romantic, but then that was a common complaint aimed at me. I won’t paint a perfect picture of happiness, there were ups and downs, but together we shared our life and that what was the plan for the rest of our life.

But there was a problem. Carrie’s body had issues to put it mildly. The very system that was meant to make life, would occasionally try to kill her. I won’t get into the details because they’re private. After various plans by doctors, she was put on birth control pills to hopefully manage the problem. Sadly it did the opposite. On December 27th, 2006 Carrie died from complications of a blood clout that moved from her leg into her lungs.

The world ended, but yet it kept going. I was stuck in a limbo where I knew my purpose in life and it was gone. I was 29 years old and I had to start all over again.

So I thought. Not a casual musing, but really thought about what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I was taught a very hard lesson that life is short, so what you do with your life needs to count. So I thought hard about what was left, that I really cared about and would want to spend the rest of my brief mortal span doing.

I care about comics.

Now that may sound a bit odd, but it’s the truth. I used to joke with Carrie that if the house caught fire I would rescue her and as soon as she was out safely, I would go back into the blaze to save my comics.

But I care more about comics than just some adolescent need for nostalgia. I’ve always felt the need to express myself creatively, to speak out loud what I feel inside. I care about the collaborative effort of comics can make something where the whole is greater than it’s parts. I care about all the possibilities that the comics medium has and wish to be a part of it.

So that’s what I’ve decided to do. To make comics, not just as a career, but as a way of life.

But before I move on, there is one last thing I do for Carrie. I’ve taken a long short story of hers and turned it into a Novella.

What I’m looking for is help with spreading the word about this book. The goal is to make this book a memorial. To make this book a sort of reminder that Carrie was her and she did leave an impact on this world.

Details on the Book

Amazon Link – http://www.amazon.com/Prophecy-Carrie-Mullinix/dp/0578037920

The book is distributed by Ingrams, so most bookstore and libraries can order it with the following information

ISBN-10: 0578037920
ISBN-13: 978-0578037929

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