| Neko-Con -
Fred Perry |
| A decade ago, Antarctic Press in Texas decided to take a chance on
a young artist from Virginia named Fred Perry and his idea for Gold Digger,
a short series about a group of treasure hunters. No one was sure if it
would last for more than couple of issues, but it's grown over the years
to the point that there's a spinoff series. Perry (left) introduced fans
at Neko-Con to John Barrett (right), the artist who writes and draws the
Edge Guard series. "I'm keeping in tough with Fred to make sure that I
don't screw up his characters," Barrett said. "I let him have free reign
over it," Perry added. |
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| Perry has a lot of plans for his Gold Digger characters and for his
newer Legacy series, and one of his goals is still to have an animated
Gold Digger. His plans of a couple of years ago to have an anime studio
create a Gold Digger show never worked out, so Perry has been experimenting
with making the animation himself on a computer. "If I didn't have anything
else to do, I think I could finish ten minutes," a confident Perry said. |
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| Perry often is asked by aspiring artists how they can get into the
comics business. "The first couple of attempts won't be successful," he
warned. "When I tried to break into comics I was rejected. Then I sat down
and realized that editors are looking for people who are dependable. the
second part is ability and skill...publishers are actually looking for
talent, but they're looking for dependable talent. There are a lot of good
people out there, but they're flakes." |
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