The premise of the story sounds cool. You've got my support!
TattedPitbull wrote:If you get into comic book making or art, be ready and prepared its a PAIN!
I had the intention of getting into the comic industry but it's tough, especially self-publishing, though it can be easier with a web comic format. I'm now working towards working in the concept art industry, though I'd still like to work on self published comics some day. But for now, I've gots to eat so work in the pro art industry is my goal.
The most difficult aspect of comic creation is the fact you have to master several disciplines. You need to be able to tell a story through visuals, you need to know how to compose imagery, you need to know how to pace your storytelling. A lot of comic art eschews this these days but line weight is so vital to good line art.
There's not enough appreciation for comic art. I recommend Will Eisner's "Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative" to any aspiring comic artists I meet.
I also recommend The Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons as a bible for comic artists because it is the epitome of how visual and written narrative can and should work together in the comic or "sequential art" format. Each chapter of the series is an exploration of how to use the comic medium to its fullest. Chapter 5, "Fearful Symmetry" is full of allusions to symmetrical nature. The first half of the chapter is a reflection of the second half if you examine the panels carefully. Gibbons' approach to the comic art is so groundbreaking, even by today's standards. I don't know of any other comic artist who has come close to approaching their work as a total art form as Gibbons, Moore, and Higgins had on Watchmen. Every creative decision, visual or textual, was deliberate. Even the colouring was was in no way arbitrary. John Higgins' use of a secondary colour palette could play into the subtext of portraying the super hero genre, which is normally associated with the brighter primary colour palette, in a more real world format.
Anyways, I've rambled on too much so, again, you've got my vote of confidence. I hope to see your comic started soon, TattedPitbull. You have some great work on your Deviantart page too.