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It’s been a while since I posted the 7-page Strongsville preview, and many of you may have noticed that it has now disappeared.

Well, I was working with artist Rebekah Isaacs on the project, and shortly after finishing the preview, she left to move onto bigger things. She drew a great run for Hack/Slash and is now working on Drafted, both from Devil’s Due.

So, I began the search for a new artist and discovered the amazing talent of Chrissy Delk. Like Rebekah, Chrissy is a graduate of Savannah College of Art & Design. She was a Rising Stars of Manga finalist, has an original graphic novel published through Iris called Paintings of You, and did beautiful guest-art for TokyoPop’s Labyrinth & Dark Crystal series.

I am very happy to announce Chrissy Delk as the new artist of Strongsville. I feel like Chrissy really captures the look and tone of Strongsville exactly as I pictured, and I’m very excited about her work. A new 7-page preview is coming soon, but here is Chrissy’s fantastic take on the 5 main characters in the story:

Strongsville is a story that has been brewing in my head for half a decade now. It all started with an image in my head of an elderly man, mowing his yard, wearing a superhero outfit. This was the genesis for the story of Strongsville.

The story follows Kevin - a young, shy, outcast of a kid as he reluctantly moves with his mom to Strongsville after the death of his father. His impression of Strongsville as a sleepy beach town is shattered, however, after becoming suspicious that his elderly neighbor is actually a superhero from his comic books.

The series is being written by me, drawn by Rebekah Isaacs, colored by Michael Bills, and lettered by Randy Gentile. We are currently pulling together a proposal for the series to shop around to publishers.

It is with great pleasure that I present the cover for Strongsville #1, featuring the very image that kicked off the entire project:

A special thanks to Rebekah, Michael, and Randy for making my dream a reality.