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Copyright 2013 by G. E. Gallas
January 30, 2013
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By gegallas
About gegallas
Screenwriter, Author, and Illustrator.
Born in Washington, D.C.
Grew up in Potomac, Maryland.
Spent year abroad in Tokyo, Japan at Sophia University.
Graduated from New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Concentration entitled, "Exploring and Examining Otherness: Japan as well as The Globe." Colloquium/Rationale entitled, "The Hero as Other."
Currently living in San Francisco.
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January 30th, 2013 at 9:17 am
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February 1st, 2013 at 1:11 am
Am really enjoying your story as it unfolds. Blake is a favorite of mine – as a magnificent poet, artist and mystic. Will look forward to your future installments!
February 1st, 2013 at 1:33 am
Tom: Thank you so much!! Always a pleasure meeting another Blake enthusiast.
By the way, your poems are really wonderful! Best regards, G. E.
February 1st, 2013 at 9:42 am
Thank you much for the kind comments. I’m looking forward to when Dante features into the your story. (I did get that right, correct? I used Dante’s Inferno as part of the subject matter I covered in a course I taught on Death, Life and Medical Ethics. I also have a wonderful book called “The Drawings of Gustave Dore” that contain many of his famous engravings for Dante’s trilogy, including the related text for each picture. Thought you might find that interesting. Found it in the bargain bin at Barnes & Noble a few years back.
February 1st, 2013 at 10:08 am
Yes, a number of elements (certain demons, for instance) from Dante will appear in “The Poet and the Flea.” Oh wow, I wish I could have taken your course — that sounds really awesome! I’m very familiar with Dore’s work and especially like his depiction of “Paradise Lost.” I’ll have to look in that bargain bin more often, ha ha ha! –G. E.
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March 13th, 2013 at 7:41 pm
I realize it’s a small detail to mention, but I am really digging the seemingly random placement of page numbers in the comic so far. It’s not distracting or anything, (just now noticing it on my third readthrough) I just like it.
Don’t think I’ve commented yet, may as well say I am really enjoying this. It smacks of very early Tim Burton, before he went overboard with the whimsical darkness and whatnot.
March 13th, 2013 at 7:53 pm
So glad you’re enjoying The Flea so far! Ha ha ha, I have a lot of fun with those page numbers — it’s a bit of a habit, I’m afraid.
I get the Tim Burton comparison a lot, which is great because I am a great fan of his. But my aesthetic (and Mr. Burton’s too, I assume) really originates from Edward Gorey’s influence! Best regards, G. E.
March 13th, 2013 at 8:27 pm
LOL I would have said Gorey, but I thought saying Burton would make me sound less pretentious. I am SO LAME yousee.
March 13th, 2013 at 8:28 pm
I also didn’t mean to say your work is too similar to anything, really. It’s got a strong style of its own.
March 13th, 2013 at 9:11 pm
Thank you very much!
–G. E.
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