Why can't we be Neo?

I'm happy. I'm excited. I'm nervous. Mainly, I'm ready. Ready for this book to be bought, read, enjoyed, talked about, something. When I say that this story that I'm about to tell is a labor of love, I'm telling the god's honest truth. This goes back to an inkling of an idea that I had after seeing the Matrix and thinking, "Why can't we be Neo?" "Why can't we be the one's running the show?" I love the Matrix, don't get me wrong, (1st flick more so than the other two), and I enjoyed how most of the cast in subesequent flicks actually looked like me. Story was on point, acting was good, and the action/ special effects(even today)make me love the flick even more. But back to "Why can't we be Neo?" Sure, comics and sci-fi have made hella inroads with having black protagonists at the head of the class. Storm. Black Lightning. Lauren Olamina. Black Panther. Icon. Rocket. Static. Hardware. Vixen. Synch. Meteor Man (don't hate on Meteor Man, you know you liked it). Spawn. Brother From Another Planet. The list goes on and on. But for Hollywood, and most major selling comic books, the idea of someone of another race running the show is a foreign concept to those who hold the reigns. I'm tired of that, and there are a crap-ton of talented folks (black, white, brown, etc.) who feel the same way, and have done something about that. Head over to www.blacksuperhero.com and learn whose doing the damn thang on this front. My first and foremost goal, is to tell a good story. A story that folks will keep coming back to, and enjoy. Secondly, I want people to understand that "we" can run this. We can tell fantastical stories of individuals from a variety of backgrounds, whether they be the heroes or the villains. I'm proud of the story that's about to drop. So-friggin-proud it hurts. Some people will like it, some won't. I can't help where it falls on folks' personal radar, but I will say this: it's out there, and for a kid who asked "Why can't "we" be Neo", it's a blessing/ dream come true. Enjoy.

Getting really amped for the end of December......

Route 3. Late December 2012. 'Bout damn time. :-)

Glyphs, Comic Projects, Life, Love, and The Pursuit of Happiness (Not the Will Smith kind)

So this happened.....

RFA WAS NOMINATED FOR 2 GLYPH AWARDS (in the best Male Character, and Rising Star Award categories (check out the bolded areas below)!!!!!!!!!!!

Story of the Year
•THE MANY ADVENTURES OF MIRANDA MERCURY; Brandon Thomas, writer, Lee Ferguson, artist
•“ON BEING CRAZY” FROM AFRICAN-AMERICAN CLASSICS: GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOL. 22; Tom Pomplun, writer, Kyle Baker, artist
•PRINCELESS; Jeremy Whitley, writer, M. Goodwin, artist
•ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN VOLUME 1; Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Sara Pichelli, artist

Best Cover
•CHEW #27; Rob Guillory, illustrator
•DEADPOOL MAX #7; Kyle Baker, story and art
•MR. TERRIFIC #1; JG Jones, artist, Lovern Kindzierski, colorist
•PRINCELESS #1; M. Goodwin, illustrator
•ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN #4; Kaare Andrews, illustrator


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Best Writer
•Brian Michael Bendis, ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN
•Jeff Parker, THUNDERBOLTS
•Brandon Thomas, THE MANY ADVENTURES OF MIRANDA MERCURY
•Jeremy Whitley, PRINCELESS

Best Artist
•Kyle Baker, “ON BEING CRAZY” FROM AFRICAN-AMERICAN CLASSICS: GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOL. 22
•Lee Ferguson, THE MANY ADVENTURES OF MIRANDA MERCURY
•M. Goodwin, PRINCELESS
•Rob Guillory, CHEW
•Sara Pichelli, ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN


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Best Male Character
•Luke Cage, THUNDERBOLTS; Jeff Parker, writer, Declan Shalvey & Kev Walker, artists; created by Archie Goodwin & John Romita Sr.
•Miles Morales, ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN; Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Sara Pichelli, artist; inspired by the character created by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
•Moses, RADIO FREE AMERIKA; created by B. Robert Bell, writer and penciller, Robert Jeffrey II, co-writer
•Mr. Terrific, MR. TERRIFIC; Eric Wallace, writer, Gianluca Gugliotta & Wayne Faucher, artists; inspired by the character created by Charles Reizenstein and Everett E. Hibbard

Best Female Character
•Adrienne, PRINCELESS; created by Jeremy Whitley, writer, and M. Goodwin, artist
•Afroella, AFROELLA; created by Gemma Bedeau, writer, and Lee Fenton Wilkinson, artist
•Miranda Mercury, THE MANY ADVENTURES OF MIRANDA MERCURY; created by Brandon Thomas, writer, and Lee Ferguson, artist
•Vielle, FUNGUS GROTTO; created by Ms. Shatia Hamilton, story and art


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Rising Star Award
•B. Robert Bell & Robert Jeffrey II, RADIO FREE AMERIKA
•Ms. Shatia Hamilton, FUNGUS GROTTO
•Whit Taylor, WATERMELON

Best Comic Strip or Webcomic
•FUNGUS GROTTO; Ms. Shatia Hamilton, story and art
•MARTY’S DINER; Dmitri Jackson, story and art
•CAFÉ CON LECHE; Charlos Gary, story and art
To say I almost lost it when I heard the announcement, would be an understatment. I was just greatful no one was around at the 9-5 to see me poplocking (practicing for the day I'm called to save a community center.....) for joy. The Glyphs are the one of the most prestigious awards which the comics community provides, and to be nominated for two awards is awesome.

Keep your fingers crossed.

-Waiting on edits back for a client comic project. More on that later.

-Sean is kicking major butt with the Route 3 thumbnails, and now we're moving to the pencil stage. This is my baby, and I'm just glad it's in the hands of a talented/gifted artist like Sean.

-Wifey and the dog are doing well, for which I'm enternally grateful. I thank the Lord above for blessing me with her on a daily basis. I love her like crazy.

-CDC project is coming along nicely. When that hits I think people will be really satisfied with the end result. Once again, just happy to be a part of the project.

-Completed my first/ finished animation script for a client project a few weeks ago. Hopefully I'll get an ok to show that.

-Also spreading the word about our Indiegogo campaign for the graphic novel adaptation of William Satterwhite's "Stealth" . Head here for more info.

All in all life is good, grand even.

New Article/ D&D/ Awesome Creators

An update on some fronts:

-New article, check it out. Had fun with this one. Here's another one. Maurice is awesome.

-Still waiting on pages on a variety of fronts for some projects. Patience young padwan, patience.

-Site goes live soon for Project Impact.

-Got a couple of opps on the burner which I pray will come to fruition.

-Macho Man Died,which sucks. In addition to the Hulk-ster, Macho Man was a staple of my Saturday morning wrestling.

-Here & here are projects coming up which I'm really looking foward to. With seeing these creators doing their thing, I stay pumped and driven. Thanks.

-Still learning the ropes at the new job, but I'm not stressing as much as I was. I've gotten good marks so far, had some mistakes, but overall, doing better.

-Set up a D&D character for the first time. Pretty fun experience. Will try to get some actually gaming in soon, as schedule allows.

-Breakout Kings is awesome. I'm loving the cast, and cool stories. Looks like the cons are going to get found out by other cons, which is something I've been wondering when would happen.

My Black Sci-Fi Interview with Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols (Uhura)

Head here for a recent interview I did with Nichelle Nichols. :-) Post your thoughts.

Why not treat yourself to some awesome comics, while helping to clear some shelf space?!!!

Here I go into my shilling mode....... :-)

If you're looking for some great stories, awesome artwork, and a great price for four complete stories, look no further. "Terminus Tales Presents: Platypus Vs. Monkey" is a comic book anthology which features four short stories, including, "Platypus Vs. Monkey", "Amber Fox: Dead Aim", "Daddy's Little Girl" (my story, drawn by the uber-talented Brian Bagley), and "Peek-A-Boo".

For the great price of $5, you get four stories, and a great poster drawn by inker/penciller genius Don Hillsman, of Crossgen, DC, & Marvel fame.

I gotta get these books off my shelf, so why not donate to the cause. :-)

Reviews for "Daddy's Little Girl"

"This is a horror story, and easily my favorite story in this issue".- J.R Lemar, awesome blogger, comic book writer and creator of "Mythical Man"


"I really liked this story".-Dave Amorando, talented creator of the webcomic "Lightning Man"



Hit me up at robertk.jeffrey@gmail.com for more info on how to order. Thanks for even reading the post, and for future sales. Peace.

Hey Life

It's 3 a.m in the morning' and I'm thinking BSG can get a bit depressing at times, and that's the way I like it....

Random thought aside, checka this out. Big props (as the kids say) to Dennis, my guru, my light skinned big writing brother, Mr. Ale Sharpton, etc., etc. This guy's been in my corner since day one, and I couldn't ask for a better boss/ mentor/ editor.

Story in the works for BlackSci-Fi, so stay tuned kiddos.

New job hasn't landed on the doorstep yet, so I'ma keep pushing. Don't really have any choice but to. Waiting on edits for Val's (Pic on right)story, and really need to get this off the ground. Nate gave some kick ass edits for DLG 2, for which I'm eternally greatful. That kid's going places. :-)

Get ready for my wedding to the greatest gal in the world, find a new job (this hours getting cut shit ain't cutting it), write my ass off, find out why my upstairs neighbors feel the need to stomp across the floor like a Chuck E Cheese party gone loco, and etc..