November 11th, 2014
From the very beginning in 1992 all the way up to the creation of this website, this backgrounder explains where the ideas came from, how they developed from one project to the next, and how Grease Monkey got to where it is now. For anyone who likes a tale about the flow of ideas or the rewards of unswerving dedication, here is the story in full.
November 10th, 2014
Grease Monkey had a lengthy publishing history before landing here at this website. It saw print multiple times over several years, which gave me multiple opportunities to go back in and spruce it up. Comparing the differences from one edition to the next reveals interesting things about the artistic process. Get a look at evolution in action here.
November 9th, 2014
During the evolution of Grease Monkey from one edition to the next, a lot of artwork was generated that had one purpose or another (sometimes none at all) but did not appear in the print versions. Every piece has a little story attached to it, so I decided to dig them out of my file drawer and dust them off for the sake of entertainment.
November 8th, 2014
The stories behind the stories. If the adventures, escapades, capers, and japes in Grease Monkey Book 1 intrigue you enough to wonder how they came to be, or what circumstances molded them into their finished form (some of which were completely unanticipated in the beginning), here's a brief rundown of each episode's origins.
November 7th, 2014
There's usually a big crossover between science-fiction, comics, and mecha, and right from the beginning I wanted Grease Monkey to be loaded with cool, high-tech space machinery. Here's a deep dive into the mecha catalog for the story.
November 7th, 2014
The first attempt to visualize Grease Monkey as animation was sparked by a 1993 contest to submit an original storyboard to the Cartoon Network. Since there never was a Grease Monkey TV show, you can guess how it turned out. But it did lead to discoveries which are presented here along with the complete storyboard.
November 7th, 2014
One of my early goals for Grease Monkey was to explore its viability as an animated TV series. For this it was necessary to create a presentation package with new artwork that explained the story at a glance. Here are the images that were presented for consideration, which started from Book 1 and laid the foundation for Book 2.
November 7th, 2014
As a thank you for spending time with Grease Monkey, I’d like to recommend some other things that either influenced it or relate to what happens in its pages. In truth, just about everything I’ve ever read has had some influence, but these stand out for various reasons I will attempt to explain in no particular order.
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