BEAH…pronounced “BEY-UH”

 

Beah is a project that is over 10 years old. It began in the late 90s (around ’97) as a spoof. I wrote a script and John Drury did artwork for half of the first issue. I even took ashcan copies around to several cons in ’97 and ’98, promoting the upcoming release.

Then, John got married. And I never heard from him again.

Then, around 2005, I rewrote and revamped the thing and began looking for another artist. I completed scripts for the second and third installments and then came across Steve Wilhite, a very talented artist I’d worked with in the past. He expressed interest, but didn’t want a longterm committment.

So I dove back in and wrote a script for a “#0″ and sent it off to him. He did roughs for about the first half dozen pages…then lost interest. I guess…he basically dropped off the face of the earth, too.
Over time, it has become–to me–a very desirable project to have done. What started as a spoof, quickly (okay, not so quickly) became a story of its own. Kinda like Cerebus.

Not only that, my good pal, Ant’ny, who frequently comments here on this blog, is dying to see this work make it to publication. I’m trying Ant’ny, I’m trying!

I picture the art in very much a Bone style, and am still looking for an artist.

I’ll be adding some art as soon as I can locate it (y’know, our move and all has things scattered everwhere!).

(NOTE: the logo above was designed by Micki Villa)

NOTE#2: As of June 2011, I think I may have found an artist. We’re still chatting, but she (yes, SHE!) seems genuinely interested…and now it may become a graphic novel!