FIREBIRD (Asian Heroine monthly comic strip)

[Ashton09]

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hello all,
my name is Ashton and I'm just a comic fan who likes to draw this crazy comic strip for fun. in the past I've been posting it on the laundry room for my kids to read but now I've decided to expand its exposure, not because I think its so great but just because its kind of fun to have an audience.
any comments, good or bad, are welcome~ its a work in progress so I don't mind any critiques at all and I'd like to make it better. Right now this story line is a homage to the Asian horror movies- Ring and Dark Water.

hope you enjoy~

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36664072@N03/3381438310/sizes/l/
(for larger pic)

[Ashton09]

Hello all,
I’m back with another episode of “Firebird” and hoping for two things~ that you come back to read it again and that your gracious mod’s on the message board allow me to continue posting. It’s a lot of fun, but a lot of work too. My goal is to crank these out once a month and for the art to be good enough for you to understand what is going on. To be honest I may be a little bit late sometimes depending on work, family life, etc. Also I decided to take #6 in a different direction somewhat and let you meet the lady behind the mask- who she is and what she does for a living…hope you enjoy, I will be sure to answer any questions / comments from you.

And thanks for reading!

-Ashton

FIREBIRD #6 link to larger version~
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36664072@N03/3509223446/sizes/l/

[grovestreet]

great stuff.

[Ashton09]

great stuff.

thanks for checking it out~

[Ashton09]

Thanks for coming back to check out another episode of Firebird, I really appreciate it. I've received a couple of inquiries as to when Linda Park will be back in her Firebird costume and my answer is very soon. I realize that because of its monthly format Firebird is a "slow burn" when it comes to story telling, but I plan to make the wait worth it…expect a battle royale very soon! Also in case anyone is wondering, my goal is to release this comic strip once per month around the last week sometime. Hope you all enjoy episode #7!
-Ashton
Link to larger version of FIREBIRD #7
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36664072@N03/3663765255/sizes/l/

[zerk]

cool, bai.

love the hand colored comics.

[Ashton09]

cool, bai.

love the hand colored comics.

thanks zerk!

[maseproject]

just like "beavis and butthead" style...nice one!
keep it up

[Ashton09]

Welcome to Firebird #8, this was a tough one to get out and I'm running a little behind schedule on it. The first part of July I had a family emergency that completely took me out of the creative process (everything fine btw)~ didn't even get the script done until mid-July, then the last week of July there was a heat wave in Seattle that made it near impossible to work in my studio (which is upstairs in the house with no AC) the last week of July. So it was an interesting experience cranking this one out and good practice for me to keep 'em coming even during busy times. Okay, next episode we meet the 'Chinese-Ghost Lady' and then in #10 Linda is back in the Firebird costume! thanks for hanging in there, and hope you enjoy~

-Ashton

Link for larger version of current episodes~
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36664072@N03/3791021416/sizes/l/
Link to all prior episodes on Flickr~
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36664072@N03/?saved=1

[Ashton09]

Firebird #9 is here, and this is the Chinese-Television Ghost, but there’s something more to her than meets the eye as you will all see soon enough.
In #10 Linda is back in the Firebird costume! Thanks for continuing to read, and hope you enjoy this months episode~

-Ashton

Link for larger version of current episodes~
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36664072@N03/3963872495/sizes/l/
Link to all prior episodes on Flickr~
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36664072@N03/?saved=1