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AMEN

i do this for the old Corny reason: LOVE, mothaf*ckas...

About Me

my name's samax (pronounced suh MAX). yeah, it's my real name. i draw, paint, make comics and talk noise. i love you, but you make me sick too... i'm passionate about the things and people that matter to me, but i detach from everything else. i live by selling my art, selling products made from my art, and selling my ability to make art. when that doesn't work, i take odd jobs (that i'd rather not be doing) to make the proverbial ends meet. point being, the key to a happy life for me is getting paid to make art. so if you ask me to do something for free, i will politely ignore you. brotha got bills... i believe in God, and i believe in Jesus, but i don't care for religion so much anymore. i try to get back to basics as much as i can, love people the best way i can, and try to honor God with my life. to me, that takes the form of doing what God put me here to do, which among other things, means making art. i guess i'll either die for my art, or become a household name. maybe both... I'M NOT A GOD, BUT MY WORD IS BOND!!!

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My Interests

comics, hip hop, movies, art, culture...

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Cover to Spontaneous Spring 2008 64 pages, 11x17 full color.
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cosby sweaters...watching people and drawing them behind their backs...living off my gifts... black women who wear their hair natural ("i wish more chi'ren today would wear they hair natural, like the great Martin Luther King did.") and don't dispise me for being poor... the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothin' but the Truth (so help me God)... kids... making sense of things... loving and being loved... pecan pie...

I'd like to meet:

1) someone who wants to publish my comics (i'm tired, and i wanna DRAW!!!) here's a samplin' of what i got right now:Dare! the Adventures of Darius Davidson Dare is my "baby"... it's an action adventure comic that takes place in a world much like ours, BUT with superheroes, monsters, mad scientists, and other assorted dangerous junk like that...Darius is not a superhero per se (at least not yet!)... he has no powers, special training, or high-tech doodads. still, he may be the greatest hero the world has ever seen! why? simply because he's not afraid... of ANYTHING!!! it's surprising how many of life's limits are self-imposed because of fear... but having no fear isn't always the free ride Dare would like it to be. anyways you can get caught up here , and expect more updates as news pops up, as i have BIG plans for the little man with the big hair: in the works now is "Shook" the long-awaited Dare origin story, which will be followed by "Beef" a tribute to (among other things) the Nas-Jay animus (where Dare goes head-up with super-vigilante JiggaWatt), and "Chosen"...



Manchild: Birthday Boy Manchild:Birthday Boy is the first in a short series of graphic novels i plan to do. Inspired by my fascination with manga, hip hop and social issues, i can honestly say that by the time this series of books is done, it will be the most violent, disturbing and mind-bending thing i have ever done . that said, it's gonna take a while... go here to read what i got so far...

Champion of Children

Champ is the result of the most satisfying collaboration of my young comics carreer. as part of ghostWerks comics, i got to contribute to what will surely be a houshold name, in Champion of Children,

a comic about kid superheroes. Champ stars Little Madd Skillz , the latest kid hero to hold the proud title of Champion of Children (the hero all other young heroes defer to...). Maddy (she hates being called that, but i do anyways!) is 5 years old, and using the venerable Pure Skillz technique of martial arts, fights evil like nobody's bidness!

the book also features her friends and family, almost all of whom are heroes themselves (she's seen here with her Moms, former Champion Big Madd Skillz ), in a comic as much about family, friendship and growth spurts as it is about hellacious butt-kicking!

it's a book for kids, but so far, we have as many adult fans as kids! for the low, peep what we got so far at the (still under construction) website www.ChampionOfChildren.com , and confidentially, my man Corance has handed me a script for new Champ mini, Secret Scrolls, that is bananas!!!

i'd like to work on comics full time, so a publisher who can pay enough to support my minimal lifestyle and will cover expenses for me to travel to promote books, would be nice. (Dare and Manchild are c. and tm 2007 samax [f.u.p.m.], champion of Children c. and tm 2007 the mighty ghostWerks crew... so don't even TRY it...)holla!

2) i need a muse, and i'm taking applications. i'm kidding (mostly...).. width="425" height="350" ....3) people with similar interests.4) fans of my work, whether old or new. yes, i have fans prior to mySpace. however, if you are just finding out about me now, fret not. i love all my children the same!5) generally cool people who think i will like interacting with them. don't be scared. i'm not hard, i'm easy!6) rich benefactors. be advised, i value intelligence and integrity over money, so i will probably not treat you the way you are used to being treated. BUT, i will happily take any support you offer while deftly severing any strings you try to attach. but don't worry, you will find my high-minded artsyness refreshing! after all, you don't need MY respect, you're RICH!7) artists, musicians, comedians, and other assorted artsy types. 8)people that have a genuine interest in me and/or my work. 9) the righteous

.. " We must stop confusing religion and spirituality. Religion is a set of rules, regulations and rituals created by humans, which were supposed to help people to grow spiritually. Due to human imperfection, religion has become corrupt, political, divisive and a tool for power struggle . Spirituality is not theology or ideology. It is simply a Way of life, pure and original as was given by the Most High of Creation. Spirituality is a network linking us to the Most High, the universe and each other . As the essence of our existence, it embodies our culture, true identity, nationhood and destiny." -Ras Tafariget at me... my mailing address is:

samax Amen
P.O. box 550
Anna,TX 75409...

holla!

Music:

old school hip hop (no... biggie is not old school), smarty pants rappers like j-live, mos def, kweli, cross movement, and blackalicious...backpack superstars like can ox, playdough (the illest white man alive!), mars ill,deepspace5, c-rayz walz, aesop, (i think i might be a def jukie), legitimate texas emcees like bavu blakes, massive (what happened to skwod x?), burn unit, keynote and abram ("i stiiill love technology..."), what else? nas, poor righteous teachers, strange fruit, das efx, badu, jill scott, raf saadiq ,and other singers who are not just biting badu, jill scott or raf saadiq. mike jackson (i didn't tell him to be all up on the kids, did i?!?!), old-school r+b (no, h-town is not old school...), stillwater ("feeever daaaaaawwg... scratchin' at my back doooor..."), 80's pre-segregated mtv ish (i.e. twisted sister, bon jovi, billy idol, huey lewis, b. joel, the cars, etc.)

Movies:

"RoboCop last year was the shot...", Lean on Me, The Matrix, Punch Drunk Love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Desperado, A Few Good Men, Classic Eddie Murphy, Freestyle, episode III (not a big star wars fan, but that was HOT!), Incredibles, Mulan, Lilo and Stitch, Se7en, xmen 1+2, spiderman 1+2, superman 1+2, predator, true lies, total recall, terminator 1+2, samarai x, Good Will Hunting, A Beautiful Mind, Rushmore, MIB (1, but not 2), the Crow, Shane Black Action Movies (ie lethal weapon, last boy scout, long kiss...he needs to write comics!), Class Act, house party 1+2, bad boys (1 but not 2), Akira, Ninja Scroll, Face Off, Blade (ONLY the first one...),Mask of the Phantasm, Unbreakable, Spanglish, Smokin' Aces, Stranger Than Fiction, well... that's enough for now...

Television:

tevee is for the weak!

Books:

the Bible, Understanding Comics, How to Read Superhero Comics and Why, Do What You Are, Rich Dad Poor Dad, the Prayer of Jabez, Watchmen, There's Treasure Everywhere (a Calvin and Hobbes collection), Noble Causes, the Complete Peanuts (r.i.p. Charles Schultz), Box Office Poison, Battle Angel Alita, this present darkness,MBQ

Heroes:

Jesus the Christ (reckanize!), Chuck D,Kevin Smith,Bob Marley,Peter Parker,John the Baptist, Felipe Smith, El Producto, MF Doom, Denzel Washington, MLK and Coretta Scott (rip), lauryn hill, Optimus Prime, Mike Mignola, the mighty Mos Def, Shane Black, Alan Moore, John Henry (he was a steel drivin' man!) saul williams, goldi Gold, morpheus (aka larry fish, niggaz!), abe lincoln, harriet tubman, Bavu Blakes, and OH by the way, MY MOMS IS THE TOUGHEST WOMAN ALIVE!

My Blog

Celtics Smash Lakers to Lock up Title

Celtics destroy Lakers in boston, 92-131the Celtics must have went to the multiplex and watched Incredible Hulk before game 6 Tuesday night... 'cause they came out and got their BEAST on in this one, ...
Posted by AMEN on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:05:00 PST

Female Poets needed for Dallas Show!!!

ArtLoveMagic has an open call for female poets who wanna get their FLOW on at The Girl Show!  it's gonna be another ArtLoveMagic smash (if you don't know, ask somebody!) and if YOU wanna be a par...
Posted by AMEN on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:27:00 PST

Incredible.

it's a GREAT time to be a comic book nerd....so i went to the matinee to catch The Incredible HULK, the new action/sci-fi flick based on the fan favorite Marvel monster comic... and it was DOPE!!!&nbs...
Posted by AMEN on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:12:00 PST

Kung Fu Panda

okay, so me and the wife finally went to see Kung Fu Panda yesterday.  it's a dreamworks movie, so i had not thought it would be as good as the average Pixar joint, but they did a GREAT job on th...
Posted by AMEN on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:13:00 PST

New Sketch: Gorilladon in the hood...

peace, fam...i recently re-read the script i wrote for my monster opus, Gorilladon Lives!, and i gotta tell you: it's pretty sweet! so last night at work, i set out to tweak the character design for e...
Posted by AMEN on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:57:00 PST

Who’s Gonna Win?

Who's Gonna Win? VOTE at ghettoManga. com...
Posted by AMEN on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:14:00 PST

HULK v Tim Roth

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Posted by AMEN on Mon, 26 May 2008 03:09:00 PST

Its a GIRL!!!

Charlene and I have been expecting for some time now.  but until this week, we didn't know WHAT to expect!  well, now i know we are having a little girl, Marley Levelle, early next september...
Posted by AMEN on Tue, 20 May 2008 08:58:00 PST

New Art/Teeshirts: "Universal Magnetic"

the people have spoken!  you want more Dare stuff? you GOT it!and this is ONLY the beginning!holla!samax....
Posted by AMEN on Tue, 20 May 2008 07:37:00 PST

Quick CAPE Report

yes, i AM fly in my "True and Livin" hoodie.  don't hate, emulate!CAPE was a blast!  i mean, i really had fun.  the weather was very good this year (cool in the morning, but warming up ...
Posted by AMEN on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:40:00 PST