tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83308447791185834012024-03-12T17:43:25.742-07:00Amy Kim Kibuishi's blogDrawings, comics, and writing by Amy Kim Kibuishi.Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-55368412335814419432022-10-04T09:52:00.002-07:002022-10-04T10:08:21.536-07:00The Rema Chronicles update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9irv9Khf-nAYAei2jujv_GP6WMSCEEbEcPMqCwQyqqXqDIawsCcchV1ksrYKefZX_O5BSzdePn0d5oXWcuQlmSOH4t6dHJK-LIBwoApJSfU32rXcIbYpFMybfBKFCj4tV1ytib8w8ZGRcxcw85WFhEFzvG8LVpnnaO24bJnGiBU9y58xosbtSg/s787/Rema2-bloggerupdate1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="787" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9irv9Khf-nAYAei2jujv_GP6WMSCEEbEcPMqCwQyqqXqDIawsCcchV1ksrYKefZX_O5BSzdePn0d5oXWcuQlmSOH4t6dHJK-LIBwoApJSfU32rXcIbYpFMybfBKFCj4tV1ytib8w8ZGRcxcw85WFhEFzvG8LVpnnaO24bJnGiBU9y58xosbtSg/w400-h139/Rema2-bloggerupdate1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello! I noticed a lot of people landing on this page, searching for news on The Rema Chronicles Book 2: The Kingdom Of Water. All I can offer you is the above image from book 2, which features yet another story from the Reman religious and historical book, The Remanora.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been working hard on book 2 every day, and I cannot wait to share it with everyone! I'm roughly halfway done, so there is no release date yet. Once I have a solid release date, I will announce it loudly on my <a href="http://www.twitter.com/amykibuishi" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/amykibuishi" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and at <a href="http://www.boltcityproductions.com" target="_blank">Boltcity Productions</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarW1zKDUMGIwUhkoWu64hNWVmGIp6nyQHTXHrer0xvAgW5QVeV-W_p4pltNSlBFPLH1J1xYf_0JS22oOMv-q8JWVHa5oSt0R1CmztAtcNZjgNdDmsV5YS-rxRLVQkqKVnJi0sa1akUnRb93TXLq4z3VL5UBLfbVH0e8SF4Vdi1qZlNI80UvWANQ/s1280/FQQF38IXoAEq57X.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarW1zKDUMGIwUhkoWu64hNWVmGIp6nyQHTXHrer0xvAgW5QVeV-W_p4pltNSlBFPLH1J1xYf_0JS22oOMv-q8JWVHa5oSt0R1CmztAtcNZjgNdDmsV5YS-rxRLVQkqKVnJi0sa1akUnRb93TXLq4z3VL5UBLfbVH0e8SF4Vdi1qZlNI80UvWANQ/w400-h400/FQQF38IXoAEq57X.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The reception for book 1 of The Rema Chronicles was greater than I expected for my dorky little fantasy story, especially considering this is a brand new series that is just starting. It stayed on the Indie Bestseller list for roughly six weeks! You all are incredible! I'm so grateful to anyone who gave it read and shared it with friends and family. The idea that this story I carried for forty years is out there in the world, being enjoyed by people who were the same age I was when I first dreamed it up...well it means more than I can say.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSn4AQyka-LAH_x18ZeA0ih_TkVa4YZqDoCoGWLr3cpmxfo2TpLyW1nuImhFm8X5ppBGMimuuZYEKjkWHCpPdXreEWxgwwINtZdg7LWGiOIH_6MtDHxqdJp50W_O2OfJSBqkAHJzPfP_JIUCUKOWV2SgyaF41LIJIQFsud_awzP1Mumpomghw_w/s1594/RemaChronicles-coloringpages-priestess.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1594" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSn4AQyka-LAH_x18ZeA0ih_TkVa4YZqDoCoGWLr3cpmxfo2TpLyW1nuImhFm8X5ppBGMimuuZYEKjkWHCpPdXreEWxgwwINtZdg7LWGiOIH_6MtDHxqdJp50W_O2OfJSBqkAHJzPfP_JIUCUKOWV2SgyaF41LIJIQFsud_awzP1Mumpomghw_w/w200-h151/RemaChronicles-coloringpages-priestess.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnqqO176VQpVdo2_y9-E3eaqNewdmq9PLuergP3KQnDVXxxvcr5mPue1_1Li7hWH5KM2G9u8eP72cNUWqHe38q4np7e4LasIGfcKJlMZRf9edLmxv9X5wT5AOmi5skLqExIMIm-Aq_s5Ir-JwcFztExJcr-GP7tyvjwH8gPrPY-92D3GWb6VQdw/s1650/RemaChronicles-coloringpages-map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1605" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheel7a09mCxOSl9beludcKOGOrHYKowYODbcW6Q7mrYigT6l0ZXO44hR7HYMsmniHQilWYrIT6LNeqo3nbHU8j7MC9kyYdP4LPDgFkPCNsqIvYqnU7DF58i13SGiO_egcyo-btb2SogOkKpOOntESDCAR7t9jCThWB59sLQyhpFOMIHRWK5PXBhA/w200-h151/RemaChronicles-coloringpages-sennahouse.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For those who do not follow any of my socials, I also want to share these Rema Chronicles coloring pages. They feature actual linework from the book (plus 1 random illustration.) Yes, this is what the inks look like before I lay down color, with help from assistant <a href="https://audrafuruichi.com" target="_blank">Audra Furuichi</a>. So, if you want some coloring practice, have at it! Simply click on the thumbnail of your choosing to open the hi-res version in a new window. Make sure to print in landscape mode. All of these are also archived over at <a href="http://boltcityproductions.com">Boltcity Productions</a> under "activities", where you can find an FAQ and a Rema Chronicles pronunciation guide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="283" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y9Bl6tS558M" width="500" youtube-src-id="Y9Bl6tS558M"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course, I can't update you all without mentioning the Realm Of The Blue Mist book trailer, animated by none other than good friend Denver Jackson. He did an amazing job bringing Tabby and Philip to life, and I know it helped signal boost The Rema Chronicles a lot! Follow his incredible work over at <a href="http://www.cloudrisepictures.com" target="_blank">Cloudrise Pictures</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3GhON3NPEn6Hl0nwxi3fvl9zvx3yClsM4t94nQGpXy7h2VeVorFxoiInuu3SfEIUfUcnMkhh82ihXOjaYmYPnuMYsWDEhMvikbsMauGZctFkYSm1S4N2QR4Av4gMGB5-YKuxIW6ytygWGr6tFTyrrzDacFhqa03fYkgTEU4483OnfSEiOtAigw/s1870/thedream2-desktop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1870" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3GhON3NPEn6Hl0nwxi3fvl9zvx3yClsM4t94nQGpXy7h2VeVorFxoiInuu3SfEIUfUcnMkhh82ihXOjaYmYPnuMYsWDEhMvikbsMauGZctFkYSm1S4N2QR4Av4gMGB5-YKuxIW6ytygWGr6tFTyrrzDacFhqa03fYkgTEU4483OnfSEiOtAigw/w400-h267/thedream2-desktop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A special word of thanks to those of you who followed this blog for several years, who were there as I posted chapters back when this was just a prose novel. I lost hope for this story for a long time, but your feedback and encouragement really helped keep the dream alive. I met a handful of you while signing books on the road. Every time I do, I lack the words to express my deep gratitude. Just know it is there, and I carry your encouragement with me as I dive into the last half of book 2 which features some of the most challenging pages I ever had to draw.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope if you find the graphic novel version that you enjoy it, and it brings back memories of those fleeting years. For now, it's time for me to get back to the drawing board (or Photoshop, in this case!) I hope to see you again when I have updates on book 2. Until then, I wish you peace, love, and prosperity.</div><div><br /></div>Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-46081186982927273182021-07-14T17:22:00.011-07:002021-07-14T19:21:02.731-07:00The Rema Chronicles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AoXzwo1EwPo/YO99ET0TXSI/AAAAAAAABAk/QX6gmXongaEtHTtb0C9aCkpzjy_P5w77ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1650/comingsoon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="405" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AoXzwo1EwPo/YO99ET0TXSI/AAAAAAAABAk/QX6gmXongaEtHTtb0C9aCkpzjy_P5w77ACNcBGAsYHQ/w525-h405/comingsoon.jpg" width="525" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so pleased to announce Rema's new title and release date. There were some hiccups due to technical issues, but it looks like March 1, 2022 is the final release date. This means the first book in the new The Rema Chronicles graphic novel series, Realm Of The Blue Mist, is available for pre-order. The cover is still being finalized, but if you'd like, you can order from your favorite independent bookstore (like <a href="https://www.brickandmortarbooks.com">Brick & Mortar Bookstore</a> in Redmond), <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338115130">Indiebound</a>, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/realm-of-the-blue-mist-amy-kim-kibuishi/1139071501?ean=9781338115130">Barnes & Noble</a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Blue-Mist-Graphic-Chronicles/dp/1338115154/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=amy+kibuishi&qid=1626307971&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It feels so good to finally type that, to have a place where these characters actually have a home. This is truly the book it was always meant to be, and I can't wait to share it with everyone! Hope you are well, whoever reads this, and life is treating you kindly! <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-11334087004477205332020-02-11T13:30:00.000-08:002020-02-11T14:09:33.826-08:00Rema Graphic Novel Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello, 2.5 years later and I am still working on Rema. I think my last update said the first book would be released in 2019, but obviously that has not happened. I mentioned the reasons in replies on my twitter page, but I'm posting here for anyone wondering what happened. I'm sorry it took so long for me to get around to it!<br />
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Book 1 is fully colored at 249 pages, with book 2 roughly 50 pages into pencils. Even with book 1 colored, my team and I decided it's best to wait until book 2 is nearly complete before setting a publishing date for the series. Part of this decision is due to books 1 and 2 being two halves of a single novel, and part of it is due to the unknown nature of how long it takes me to make a full color graphic novel. The timeline is especially up in the air considering the scope of the project, and the fact that I have two school-aged kids that still need me.<br />
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This means there is no official release date for the series, but it is actively being completed in the background. When a release date is solid without any chance of it being changed again, I will update everyone here and on my twitter page. I'm doing my best to make sure it isn't too too far in the future.<br />
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I had incredible help from two talented artists for book 1 -- <a href="https://audrafuruichi.com/" target="_blank">Audra Furuichi</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/etoyonaga?lang=en" target="_blank">Emmy Toyonaga</a>. Together we made the colors for book 1 really shine. There is no way I would've been able to do this without them.<br />
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I still have to pinch myself sometimes when I see the finished pages, because it feels like seeing an actual dream of mine come to life. It gives me the strange feeling that these characters aren't "mine" anymore, they are slowly leaving my hands and my head to become someone else's. It's hard to describe, but it's definitely a good feeling. In fact, it's the feeling I've been waiting for my entire life, carrying these characters and this world with me these last 27 years. It's why the project had so many false starts in the past -- I wasn't getting the sense the story was ready to leave.<br />
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In summary, keep an eye on this page for an update on the final release date. I obviously can't wait to share all of this hard work with any of Rema's readers that still remain! I just want to be sure I do it right.<br />
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I'll be posting my usual sporadic check-ins on <a href="https://twitter.com/amykibuishi" target="_blank">my twitter page</a>. If there are any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments. Until then, I wish whoever is reading this love, peace, and happiness.<br />
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<br />Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-90442511238738306902016-10-12T21:38:00.001-07:002016-10-12T21:42:35.800-07:00Inktober 2015 archivesHello! I recently finished the complete roughs for Rema book 1, so I have a bit of time and am finally taking care of things I've been putting off forever. One of them was to have all my Inktober sketches from 2015 in one post (click "read more" for all the images, and click images to see larger versions). Doing these drawings really reminded me how much I loved to draw, so I'm glad to archive them at last.<br />
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We're still in the middle of Inktober 2016, but I'll post all of those here as well, once we're finished. In the mean time, you can follow my posts on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/amykibuishi">Twitter</a>, as always. Hope you all are well and taking care of yourselves!<br />
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Hello! It’s been a long time since I blogged, but I might as well get right to it...</div>
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I’m so happy to announce <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/71148-rights-report-week-of-august-8-2016.html" target="_blank">Rema will be a YA graphic novel series</a> put out by <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/graphix/" target="_blank">Scholastic Graphix</a>, starting in 2019! I am directly adapting the novel I serialized online a few years ago, art and all, and I’m so proud of the work I’ve put into it so far.<br />
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Some quick facts: The series is currently untitled, and I only use REMA as a work-in-progress title. The book is planned to be in color, but I will not color it. Colorist is to be announced. The first prose novel, for those few who read it, is being divided into two parts. I’m about halfway through the roughs and can say for the first time in a decade it truly feels Rema is in its destined final form. As an author, it is such an amazing relief!!! Every page drawn is like “yes! Finally!!” Is anyone really surprised Rema is ending up being a GN series, given my history? Well, I guess I am a bit surprised, but here I am!</div>
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First, I have so much gratitude to my agent Judy Hansen, whose patience with me knows no bounds. Many thanks also to the wise, talented editors who gently rejected the novel version so I could find my way to THIS version, and to my colleagues, friends, and family who always had faith in me (especially Kazu, who was hinting at Rema’s comics potential way back when it was an online novel). I'm so grateful to Rema's new editor, the brilliant Cassandra Pelham, who gave this story more chances than I can count. I know for sure this book is in good hands. :)</div>
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Developing Rema has been such a long, intuitively-guided journey, I have so many people to thank that it would require an entire book in and of itself. More than anyone though, I want to thank the handful of readers who have followed Rema’s progress through the years – from when it was a webcomic in 2003, to when it was an online novel in 2012, and through its quiet travel home to Scholastic. Your enthusiasm for Rema’s characters and world have carried it through many rough spots, and part of the reason I’m so passionate to work on it is because of you. So many times when I felt down about Rema’s progress, I would get a message or an email from a Rema reader, and every time it was like my energy was revived. </div>
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I haven’t met many of you, but I feel we share this world in this imaginary space, and I never felt alone while creating it. As I illustrate the action and romance in comics form, I think of how you might feel about the pages and I can’t wait to share them with you. 2019 seems so far away, but it will be here before we know it. I truly hope the graphic novel series will be, finally, worth the long, long wait!</div>
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In the mean time, I will be posting WIP snippets on my <a href="https://twitter.com/amykibuishi" target="_blank">twitter account</a>, and you can add the temporarily titled Tabby Charon #1 to your <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31394647-tabby-charon-1" target="_blank">goodreads list</a>, if you’re so inclined. Until next time, I hope your days are filled with love and peace!</div>
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Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-72172638167646355892015-03-24T11:45:00.002-07:002015-03-24T12:03:02.240-07:00Recent DrawingsI looked at my blog and saw I haven't updated in almost a year! How time flies.<br />
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Life has been passing at a slow but steady clip without much blog-worthy news, unless you want to read about my hectic trips to the grocery store, the endlessly regenerating laundry pile, or how tasty my weekly batch of pork and apple curry turned out! My children are growing, Rema is continuing to develop behind the scenes (a painfully slow but worthy and enlightening process), and writing on book 2 has started. New projects have been percolating, but I'm currently letting my brain rest for a bit and absorb as much media as it can - books, movies, games, anything. (With that in mind if anyone has any recommendations please leave it in the comments!)<br />
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I'm pretty sure everyone who reads this blog follows me on <a href="https://twitter.com/amykibuishi">Twitter</a>, but I've done a couple pieces and sketches since the last post so consider this a sketch dump.<br />
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And that's all from my neck of the woods! Until next time, Amy out. :)</div>
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In preparation for Rema's next phase of existence, whatever that may be, I will be retiring the Rema novel archives Monday, June 30th (next week). It's a decision that's been on my mind since serialization ended, since that was basically its broadcast run. This doesn't mean that you will never see the book again, but it does mean that the serialized online version won't be available after next week.<br />
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If you follow my Twitter account, then you know I've rewritten the beginning and have been working on streamlining the entire book. The one online doesn't reflect where the book is now, and to continuously update the rewrites seems a little overdone.<br />
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I'll keep this blog up as a production blog, with updates on Rema's status and drawings here and there, and as a place to keep in touch with the readers who still check in.<br />
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I can't thank you guys enough for this experience. I first put Rema online because I believed it was absolutely unreadable. Giving it away for free was me giving up on it, so that it would at least exist somewhere after working on it for so many years. I was very depressed at the time, and felt that I wasted many years chasing something that no one would ever care about.<br />
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When feedback started trickling in, I was seriously confused. Maybe they're just being nice? Maybe they're just nostalgic for the comic and will take what they can get? There's no way they actually want to read more. But then you kept coming back, kept being excited, kept cheering the characters on, and life was slowly breathed back into the project, and into me.<br />
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Writing is still so new to me. I've never taken classes for it, and I wasn't even very good in English and literary classes in high school and college. I was very much swimming alone in open waters. The pursuit of writing has been terrifying for me from the day I decided to do it. I nearly drowned but you held me up, and I'll be forever grateful to you for it. This book exists because of you, and I will not let it slip away without a good fight.<br />
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So while the online novel is going to be archived, this is by no means the end of Rema or even its sequels (there are at least two more books that need to be written!). I will definitely make a big post when the book is available to own, either as ebook, kickstarter, or published novel, that is still up in the air. Either way, don't be a stranger and check in once in a while for that update.<br />
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Again, I thank you all so much for traveling to Rema with me in this exciting format, and I will carry your comments with me throughout the rest of my writing career, wherever it may go.<br />
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AmyAmy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-84535911218107195222013-06-25T10:13:00.001-07:002013-06-25T10:13:32.222-07:00Since You Asked...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>DISCLAIMER: <a href="http://www.maurenegoo.com/">Maurene Goo</a> is a good friend of mine, so my opinion on her book is obviously biased. However, I am really picky about the things I choose to support regardless if they're made by friends or not, and there are real reasons I was such an advocate of Maurene's writing from the moment I first read </i>Since You Asked <i>(formerly </i>The Holly Columns<i>).</i><br />
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Imagine <i>Seinfeld</i>... as a Korean American teenage girl in San Diego. That basically sums up my reading experience of <i>Since You Asked</i>, with all its biting satire, hilarious hijinks, and heartfelt family drama. I seriously felt like I was watching a great sitcom about teen life as it is, not as it's idealized or glamorized, and it was oh so refreshing. This is high school -- awkward, ridiculous, and coming off the tail end of childhood.<br />
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I honestly wish I had this book to read while I was a teen. I was a mixed race kid of a loving Korean immigrant mother and an alcoholic father, growing up in middle-of-nowhere mostly caucasian Rochester, NY. I really could've used a window into life as a Korean American teen without the Korean-ness making her feel alien or weird, a window that showed how funny and beautiful it is to eat kimchee with Thanksgiving dinner; a window that made fun of how nonsensical high school life was, and one that told me it was perfectly cool to skip Homecoming Dance or feel totally uncomfortable at some kid's house party that was going way out of control.<br />
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I feel like there are other kids out there that could use this window too, one that acknowledges that despite all the pressures to be fashionable, well-liked, and getting a date, you're still a kid and that's okay. Far too often it feels like we're pushing our kids to grow faster than necessary, and it's nice to read a book that doesn't do that without it being condescending or sugar-coating anything.<br />
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<i>Since You Asked</i> is all of the above, and hilarious to boot. Seriousness aside, the book is just plain fun to read and you're going to love the characters. I can see a lot of appeal to fans of John Green, Maureen Johnson, and even Jeff Kinney's <i>Diary of Wimpy Kid</i>.<br />
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This is a stand-alone book, but there is so much potential for Holly's world and her friends. I truly hope a second one is on the horizon, because I could spend days at BHS and I would have a big smile on my face the whole time.<br />
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But, as they say on <i>Reading Rainbow</i>, you don't have to take my word for it!<br />
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<i>“<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/02/13/harry-potter-gets-a-whole-new-look/">Harry Potter Gets A Whole New Look</a>,” via the Wall Street Journal.</i></div>
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My husband <a href="http://boltcity.com/">Kazu</a> (author/artist of the best-selling <a href="http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001HCU3NE/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=boltcity-20">Amulet</a> series) has been secretly toiling away at a set of beautiful covers for the Harry Potter 15th anniversary American re-release. While most people know him for his comics, he also holds his own as an excellent painter, as he’s shown time and again with his work on the Flight Anthology and at <a href="http://www.gallerynucleus.com/artist/kazu_kibuishi">Gallery Nucleus</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><i>He held her curled
against him for a moment that seemed to stretch forever, until she found the
will to move again.</i> -- </span>From Chapter Twenty-Three of <a href="http://remanmyth.blogspot.com/">Rema</a></div>
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An update on the book's progress:<br />
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1) The first half of the book has been posted -- fully illustrated!<br />
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I'm super pleased. I can't tell you how many times I thought about illustrating the manuscript, but never did because the task was too intimidating. Posting chapters on a weekly basis has kept me on track and has been a great exercise in discipline. Perhaps my dreams of having a fully illustrated volume of Rema can really come true...! *starry-eyed*<br />
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2) Rema has received its first reviews on <a href="http://webfictionguide.com/">webfictionguide.com</a>!<br />
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And much to my relief, they are positive. (This is the first time my prose writing has ever been reviewed, so you can imagine how nervous I was!) You can read them on <a href="http://webfictionguide.com/listings/rema/">Rema's listing</a>. Also be sure to explore and check out some of the great stories people have been posting. I highly recommend Wildbow's addictive superhero webfic, <a href="http://parahumans.wordpress.com/">Worm</a>!<br />
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Now that the first half of Rema is up, it's a great time for new readers to jump in. If you've read and enjoyed Rema, the best way to show your appreciation is to spread the word.<br />
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In the mean time, Rema will continue to update every Monday and I'll continue to write it in between various comic projects and mommyhood. For now I hope you keep warm, stay positive, and don't forget to get up and stretch every once in a while! ;) Much love to you all, dear readers.<br />
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<br />Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-26347169752895098192012-12-31T00:25:00.001-08:002012-12-31T00:41:11.473-08:002012 - Thoughts On A Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>(Before I type anything New Year's related, I want to say that posting <a href="http://remanmyth.blogspot.com/">Rema</a> online has been so therapeutic for me. I'm so grateful to all of you who have visited the site, even if you're just looking at the drawings. I'm probably driving my friends a little crazy spamming them with so many links to the Rema blog, but I can't emphasize enough how helpful it's been in sorting out my life. Thank you all so much, especially to those who have actually taken the time to read it. My heart is yours!)</i><br />
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2012 proved to be a big year for me, both good and bad. In some ways, I feel as if the last few years were all together one really... long... year packed with crazy event after crazy event. One too many days were spent in the hospital for people I loved. One too many funerals were held. Too much illness and too many doctor visits. For a while there, it really DID feel like the apocalypse! The birth of my son and daughter were, of course, the bright spots within the chaos (both unintended natural births!). I never imagined myself to be a mother, just as I never imagined myself to be married, yet here I am, stay-at-home mom dabbling in storytelling.<br />
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Being so wrapped in Life, Death, and the spectrum in between has made me sort my priorities, and has made me a better person. Whereas before stories and ambition were the center of my life, my family is now the center. The stories have become a world I go to when Time permits, a fantastic place that keeps me sane. For a while that world was for my eyes only, but it kept my spirit strong through difficulty. It kept me alive. I want to share these stories with as many people as possible in the hopes that they might be a raft to float others across choppy waters, too.<br />
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There's a lot to look forward to in the years ahead -- the growth of my children, the love of my husband and best friend, and many, many stories to finish. The key word is finish. I'm sitting on two novels, several short stories, and a few comics that need completion. Some of them are 90% done, some are only 1%, but all them make me so excited to draw and write. For a writer, inspiration is the side effect of so many life-altering events. However, if these stories are to be shared, they have to be finished. And so, it's my goal -- Time permitting -- to complete as many of these projects as possible and share them with as many people as I can, starting in 2013.<br />
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I hope 2013 will prove to be positive, fruitful, and forward-moving as possible for you too. Happy New Year, and thank goodness we all survived the apocalypse!Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-84435573214982506442012-11-14T22:12:00.003-08:002012-11-15T01:54:02.496-08:00Reman Mythology -- The Novel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After so many years of trying to figure out where Rema the novel fits and resisting doing what it takes to make it fit somewhere, I realize that I'll never be happy forcing this story into any mold other than what it wants to be. Whether that makes the story better or worse (probably worse!), that's just my relationship with it. It began as my playground, a sanctuary I could escape to where I could just be myself without restraint, and that's all it is. I need that sanctuary, that arena where I could grow without pressure, and sharing it online was such a big part of that.<br />
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And so, I'm posting Rema the novel on its own blogspot while I continue to revise and illustrate it. It will no longer be a webcomic, it will be a webnovel. The story is flawed, the plotting is messy, the prose is rough... but it is what it is, and I'm happy to share my sanctuary with anyone who wants to read it.<br />
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<a href="http://remanmyth.blogspot.com/">Go here</a> to read chapter one.Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-33185947882129155312012-10-24T15:43:00.005-07:002012-10-24T15:50:57.448-07:00Pile O' Drawings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I realized I hadn't updated my blog with all the drawings I've been posting on my twitter. I know this is redundant, but here they are all in one fabulous place!<br />
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Not much to report otherwise. I love my life and my head is teaming with fun ideas. I just wish I had more time to draw/write!<br />
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It's been over a month since my last update! I have a legitimate reason though -- my second child was born, a beautiful baby girl who has been such an angel (so far!). She's been so sweet but I AM still quite sleep-deprived, so forgive me if I act weird to any friends out there!</div>
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Despite all the madness in our lives, I've been steadily filling up the book with as many illustrations as possible. I'm a little behind on my updates, but here's all the drawings I've posted on my twitter since the last blog post. It's been so fun making this book. I always wanted to write and draw a magical adventure story for girls, and it feels so great to finally be doing it... :)</div>
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It's been an eventful month in my neck of the woods, but things are finally settling down. Three weeks ago, my husband was knocked down a peg by pneumococcal meningitis, a potentially fatal bacterial infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Five days in ICU and 9 days in recovery, and he is nearly back to normal, give or take a few memory gaps. He is expected to make a full recovery given time, and is nearly there already just 1.5 weeks out of the hospital. He is amazing. I am just relieved that he survived, his personality and health is otherwise in tact, and he is the same man I fell in love with.</div>
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We had tons of help from family and friends through this ordeal. We are incredibly grateful to everyone for their support, babysitting, and food runs while in the hospital and afterwards. Together, they saved my husband's life. We have the best friends and family! We are very lucky and totally dodged a bullet! </div>
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Above and below you'll find the latest set of drawings from the book I'm working on. The flying dolphin one I drew while keeping Kazu company in the hospital. As corny as it is, it is special to me for that reason alone. Anyway, enjoy the drawings! More to come in the weeks ahead. :)</div>
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For the last few years, I've been working back and forth on two projects that I'm really excited about. One is my passion project called <a href="http://www.felaxx.com/RM">Rema</a>, obviously. The other is a totally fun and awesome kid's chapter book that I've been sitting on for too long now. The writing is finished, the designs are all there, it's only a matter of illuminating the manuscript with a load of illustrations. I have a bit of a gap while waiting for Rema line edits, and I hate sitting on my hands, SO! It's time to close this thing out!</div>
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<br />Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-73897051990385336472012-04-15T21:57:00.009-07:002012-04-15T22:58:43.858-07:00Reman Mythology Archives<a href="http://www.felaxx.com/RM" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 423px;" src="http://www.felaxx.com/temp/nucleuswallsmall-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>"I don't want to spoil people from the upcoming (indefinitely in-progress and never published) novel."<div>"I don't want to disappoint new readers with a story that doesn't end."</div><div>"The drawings are so outdated."</div><div>"I don't really draw comics anymore."</div><div>"I just want to start from scratch."</div><div><br /></div><div>I had a million reasons to take Reman Mythology down from the web. Scratch that: I had a million excuses. The biggest one that I never stated: "I want to pretend it never existed."</div><div><br /></div><div>It seems a strange thing to say, but after finishing Sorcerers & Secretaries, I was ashamed of pretty much everything I did in comics. I told people I hated Sorcerers & Secretaries, that I thought both that and Reman were silly and stupid. I had so much guilt for leaving the "comics church," as I called it, and pursue my dream of being a writer. Comics was my friends, my family, my hobby, my career. It was my life. I felt like I was abandoning so much work and faith by switching gears that I wanted to pretend I never did any comics for a while, and my shame in my comics was a way to divert the guilt I felt for leaving.</div><div><br /></div><div>Five years later and I'm still trying to figure out novel writing. I'm on the search for new representation with an agent, and still perfecting the novelization of Rema to the best of my abilities. Having to search for an agent means having to write uncomfortable things like query letters and plot summaries. It means I have to talk proudly of my work as a comic artist, guilty for leaving comics or not, and it made me realize how silly I've been in not taking more pride in the work of my past. I may not draw comics anymore, but it doesn't mean I never drew them and I never learned anything from them. Regardless of how many years it will take me to find a new agent or get published again, the process of putting my manuscript out there has been invaluable.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I look at my comics it feels like they were drawn by a different person, but they weren't. It was still me. Younger, more ambitious, and less patient, maybe, but still me. I should stop pretending it wasn't.</div><div><br /></div><div>Long story short, you can re-read Reman Mythology again if the fancy strikes you. The archives are back up on their old url, <a href="http://www.felaxx.com/RM">http://www.felaxx.com/RM</a>.</div>Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-59135549069839686022011-11-07T10:59:00.000-08:002011-11-07T11:18:23.031-08:00<a href="http://holbrookacademy.com/image.php?id=watching"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TBOEqyeZUPE/TrguslTNZTI/AAAAAAAAADo/Zz6HXIVbOoE/s400/11-07-11-watching_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672335074134943026" /></a><div>My friend Sara Wilson Etienne has a book debuting this Winter (Feb.2012) entitled Harbinger. She's invited a dozen or so artists to bring Harbinger's vibrant visuals to life, and I was lucky enough to be one of them. She sent out an ARC to each artist, and I read through my copy in a couple days. It was soooo great! You guys are in for a real treat. I can't wait until it hits the shelves!</div><div><br /></div><div>She has a great mysterious male lead named Kel, so I just had to paint him (in gouache, of course!). It was so much fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>Afterwards Sara interviewed me. It was kind of nice to reminisce about old work. I also talk a bit about my current project, which I am so excited for. ;) </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/harbinger-extra-amy-kim-kibuishi-interview-with-the-artist.htm">Click here to read it</a>, and make sure to check out the other great artwork, too!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/">Sara's website</a></div><div><a href="http://www.holbrookacademy.com/">Holbrook Academy website</a></div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harbinger-Sara-Wilson-Etienne/dp/0399256687/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320692740&sr=8-1">Harbinger on Amazon</a></div>Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-53959119669478977502011-06-30T14:29:00.000-07:002011-06-30T14:38:43.113-07:00Harry Potter Tribute Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://felaxx.com/blogspot/HarryPotter.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 320px;" src="http://felaxx.com/blogspot/HarryPotter.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />From July 9th - August 1, 2011, you can visit the above painting for the <a href="http://www.gallerynucleus.com/blog/harrypotter">Harry Potter Tribute Show</a> at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA.<br /><br />I haven't done gallery work in a long, long time. Years, in fact, but I love the Harry Potter books and I had to participate. Doing this piece prompted me to give gouache a try for the first time, and this is my first completed gouache painting. I love the medium so much, it's hard for me to imagine painting with anything else from here on out.<br /><br />Anyway, I hope to see some of you on July 9th! If you haven't seen the other pieces being submitted, check out the <a href="http://www.gallerynucleus.com/blog/harrypotter">exhibit blog</a> and be inspired. There's some beauties in there that I can't wait to see in person.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div>Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-37417050076275766792011-02-17T15:07:00.000-08:002011-02-17T15:15:37.673-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://felaxx.com/blogspot/spinach-ban-chan.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 1208px;" src="http://felaxx.com/blogspot/spinach-ban-chan.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />To continue the recipe comics, here is my mom's spinach ban-chan. It's always been a favorite of mine. Whenever I saw kids on TV gagging at the thought of eating spinach, it totally confused me. Spinach is delicious! And this dish is what I think of when I think of spinach.<br /><br />The blanching and shocking process sounds a little confusing, but when you actually do it, it's very simple. 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I just have a mountain of pages ahead of me, but I'm really looking forward to it. It's been exciting to see the pieces I set up in the previous versions snap together so nicely with the new material. I feel very very lucky to have this opportunity to write and rewrite my story without any deadline. I have so many people to be grateful to (hubby! mom! bro!). I have to make this book as good as possible.Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330844779118583401.post-53173739069886612452010-10-12T11:41:00.000-07:002010-10-12T12:02:49.601-07:00New Blog, New Projects<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.felaxx.com/brendan-house.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 675px;" src="http://www.felaxx.com/brendan-house.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The old felaxx.com blog has become an impenetrable layer-cake of confusion, so I've ported all of the archives here to blogger. It's something I've been meaning to do for months, but it wasn't a priority. The book series I've been trying to get started has finally reached a stage where I can send it to some publishers, but it is still a long shot, and a long process. I have no idea when or if my little middle grade fiction series will ever get off the ground, but in the mean time I'm having a blast working on it.<br /><br />Above is my favorite illustration from the book so far. Drawing these characters has been so much fun, and I love writing them. With book 1 at a presentable stage, I've already starting outlining book 2 while it gets passed around. I can't wait to get writing on it! The Reman Novel is still on hold, even though I still want to work on it. My mind is currently filled with magical girl adventure, however. <br /><br />Speaking of which, it was interesting going through my old blog archives. I got to relive some painful memories -- staying up 'til sunrise inking Sorcerers & Secretaries, for example. It also made me feel really bad for never having finished Reman Mythology and giving people's hopes up. Everyone has been so patient with my work over the years, and I'm so incredibly lucky to be surrounded by so much support. Sometimes I feel like I've invited a bunch of people to my house promising a delicious pot roast, only to have the pot roast get burned and I had to feed them old crackers.<br /><br />Needless to say, anyone who's ever supported me and my work in the past, you have my gratitude. I'm working on another pot roast, but I'll be honest with you this time... I have no idea if you'll ever get to eat it.<br /><br />For now, I must go pack. Tomorrow I'll be leaving for Providence with Kazu and our little boy. It'll be his first airplane trip, and I'm super excited! Also, some crisp autumnal air will do our bodies good. :)Amy Kim Kibuishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143744818352613802noreply@blogger.com9