Next
up in the SENTINELS Anthology spotlight is Howie Noeldechen! I’d had
already written about Howie back when we had a different release date
for the book. But I wanted to repost it now along with everyone else’s.
It’s so typical of Howie to demand two spotlights!! Lol
I’ve known the ghost-loving, wrestle-maniac, Howie Noeldechen and his wife
Shelly for a long time now. We met at MOCCA in NYC almost eleven years
ago and I was impressed with his work immediately. After chatting for a
bit at the show, I got all the issues of Howie’s first comic, Mr.
Scootles and I fell in love with it! It was unlike anything I had read
before. I loved the animated feel of the book and the fact that it
played up on animation history, while adding a dark and humorous aspect
to the story. I was honored when Howie asked me to write the foreword to
the collected edition when it came out.
Howie went on to create
Tara Normal! Tara is a paranormal investigator who faces off against
demons, ghouls, werewolves, aliens and rogue government agents. The
series has built a huge fanbase and Howie is the official cartoonist of
TAPS Paramagazine, where Tara Normal has appeared in the publication
since 2010 as well as online since 2009 at www.taranormal.com
And Howie's caricatures and portraits of the TAPS team and stars of
Ghost Hunters have helped raise thousands of dollars for charities
benefiting the paranormal community.
So, when it came time to work
on the second SENTINELS Anthology, I knew I wanted someone with a sense
of humor and edge to tell Crusher’s story. And knowing that Howie loved
professional wrestling, he was the only person I thought of. I couldn’t
imagine anyone more suited to write Crusher’s story than Howie and can’t
wait for people to read the story he wrote (and drawn by the talented, Bernce Acosta Llamo!). It will make you laugh and squirm! But then, coming from Howie, that’s exactly what I expected!
Please check out Howie’s comics, portraits and all of the amazing caricatures he’s done on his website at www.hcnoel.com
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