Pressed for time as I am with preparing my portfolio for the NyComicCon in February, I’m always on the lookout for new comics and manga to read. Feel free to suggest some stuff, tho’ it’ll prob’ly be a while ‘fore I get to it. 
Seeing as I’m not economically self-sufficient with ETD yet, I’m heading down to the NYComicCon next month to look for gigs. As such, I’m preparing the most badass portfolio that place is EVER going to have. 
You get my point. So, in order to put the best face possible on my skills, 2 more ETD updates will be posted very soon along with with a 3-4 week-long hiatus to do a lot of important things. This site will see lots of periodic upgrades as everyone reviewing me will be getting business cards with my website address. I’m also placing high priority on setting up print-on-demand ETD books and hopefully, t-shirts and other merchandise.
Also, despite my core drawing style you see with ETD, I am a classically-trained artist and am more stylistically-diverse than I appear and I don’t want to be typecast as a “manga” artist as is starting to happen in some circles. I can draw American comics-style, realistic illustration, pure manga, and experimental. Unfortunately, my portfolio doesn’t demonstrate my copycat talents, so much effort will be made to show I can mimic just about any style out there, a skill extraordinarily uncommon among artists.
Announcing this small hiatus wasn’t easy. Nothing on earth would make me happier than wrapping up this chapter and story arc and starting on the next one asap. But times are hard; I have an apartment and modest living expenses to cover, and I believe my skills are at a point where they rival and in many cases surpass some of the hackery of “professional” artists. Yeah, I think I’m that good and I’m gonna show it. And since I have a blog now, I’ll provide some scans of my badassery and hopefully, an eventual announcement of a professionally employed Sam Romero. 
Pricksident Bush just gave his farewell address on TV a moment ago. Honestly, if there’s one thing I hate about this country (and there’s plenty to hate about it despite all the pro-American branding and international propaganda), the society has a way of repressing any honest assessment of ourselves and our relationship to the ruling class. A nobility exists in this country and for the past 8 years we suffered the criminal misrule of one of the worst of its idiot sons. I voted for Obama both in the primary and the general election against McCain, but I’m not under any illusion that the man is a revolutionary. And contrary to what Barack says, we shouldn’t be “looking forward” when the crooks are right behind us thumbing their nose. Bush, Cheney, et al. should be looking at the swinging noose-end of war crimes prosecutions under the next AG, Eric Holder.
America’s in the shitter now, to the point that I believe another revolution is in our future if things get worse and no heads roll over the last 8 years of criminal fuckuppery. The entire government has failed to protect us from the monarchical clown princes and if no justice happens in the near future for this country and the world, rest assured you’ll see justice done here on the pages of ETD in the worst way.
ComicCon beckons, I must answer and hopefully conquer the comics circuit.
Bestest-case scenario: ETD interests a major, respected publisher (preferably Vertigo), 2nd best-case scenario: one of my other portfolio projects interests a major publisher, 3rd best-case scenario: I get a penciling gig with either Marvel or DC (much money and residual fame to be had), 4th best-case scenario: art gig with some minor publisher.
Worst case-scenario: art gig with minor publisher that pays beans, 2nd worstest case scenario: I come back with nothing and strike it out on my own again, trying to live off ETD independently and hopefully still having IT work available, worstest WORSTEST-case scenario: same as the previous MINUS the IT gig.
Wish me luck!
Here’s a few samples from the portfolio I’m putting together. It’s pinups so far, but I’m starting on a set of 5 pencils for the Marvel/DC submissions part. The new upcoming ETD book will use that pinup as the cover. 
