Hey, guys!

It's hard to believe it's been over a year since I last updated my DeviantART journal, and even longer since I was posting regularly!

When I was here often, I had the opportunity to chat and converse with some great, supportive people! I don't know how many of you are still out there, but it would be greatly appreciated if everyone could get behind The Kirby Martin Inquest!

Contrary to the ad on the front page, the comic is now on sale for the special price of only $1.99! That's a full-size twenty-two page B&W comic featuring cover art by *ghrendal!

Every sale is incredibly important and greatly appreciated!
You can find online purchase links and other information at [link]

Many thanks, guys!
- Mike Haseloff

Have finally wrapped on the first issue of The Kirby Martin Inquest. Waiting on a couple of things, and then printing will be the go.

Hopefully you'll hear from me again, soon.

I'm still sitting on finished art/covers.
Just a quick reminder to any letterers who might be passing by, that I'd greatly appreciate assistance in the matter.

This would include cover, interior letterering, and perhaps the formating of an editorial page of text/images. These would be required to be gathered into a single print-ready PDF as per printer requirements and specifics.

Full credit will be noted and in print, but this is for experience/joy.
Alas, there simply is no money at the present time.

mike@nitelitetheatre.com if you're interested.
Thank you very much!

- Mike Haseloff

Ahoy!

Well, it had to happen eventually, didn't it?
The Kirby Martin Inquest - oft referred to as 'in the making,' is finally approaching the final stages of creation.

It's probably been more than a month now since Pedro Cruz, my ever-swell collaborator and beast of burden, completed the art chores on the first issue of KMI.
Believe it or not, despite my consistent moaning over the last few years, it was actually me who ultimately took a turn at holding things up.

Having had a long time to fret and over analyze, KMI entered a state of flux. On top of several various conceptual changes before final scripts were written, the project took on all new forms as the art was being completed.

When the pages were done, I was still disatissfied, and the saga continued -- until now.

For better or for worse, the Kirby Martin Inquest first issue script is again - finished. Whether or not the drastic re-write was worth it, will be up to readers and time to decide.

So, what now?

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Letterer wanted!
I'm now officially in the market for a digital letterer.
Experience is preferred, but not vital.
Letterer should be versed and capable of creating professionally lettered pages, compiled into a print-ready PDF as per printer requirements.

Enthusiasm is a must, because as always, there just isn't any money here.
This is purely an opportunity to work for personal joy, for my joy, for Pedro's joy, and/or for the thrill and gratification of having your name and work in print.

If anyone's interested, they should be sure to e-mail me: mike@nitelitetheatre.com

Lettering is the final step in the process, and it will be sped into print as soon as possible. Lettering will also require cover work, and possible design and layout of an editorial page.

Willingness to take direction is a must.
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With KMI wrapping up, I'll now be trying to tackle other projects more seriously, while we break and prepare art for the second issue of KMI.

These projects will chiefly involve short stories, which I hope will enable greater collaboration with talented and enthusiastic up-and-coming artists.
One of the purposes of the short story projects is to really put out a gallery of talent, which just happens to do EXACTLY as I tell it in story format.

Dictator jokes aside, it's a thrill to have a project close to completion, and I hope this will help the process of finding willing and interesting collaborators.

Cheers, guys!
I'll keep you posted!

- Mike Haseloff
Nite Lite Theatre

Hey gang!

Well, it's once again been a long tenure. Sadly my DeviantART submission has once again run out, so I'm back on free-street. Which is a lot harder than you can ever imagine. One of these days I'm going to get means to be able to purchase things online... until then:

Wow! 4000 hits!
Way back in October of 2004 when I was desperate for hits, I would see a lot of pages with four thousand, and think that I would never reach that number.
Thanks for proving me wrong, guys! I really appreciate that!

Of course, I'm still disgracefully desperate for hits, so keep 'em coming!

Obviously my output on DeviantART has been a lot slower lately. That makes those of you still checking the page out all the more super!

I'm pleased to report that overall I haven't been completely stagnent.
Most recently, with help from ~PedroCruz I recently offered up the free online short story, The Spirit of Chernobyl!
You can check it out by visiting Nite Lite Theatre, and hitting the star on the main page (or the SHOWING page, if that's not working for you).

The story introduces The Semite, a character I've been cooking for a while, in a short but sweet tale that highlights the kinder, lighter nature of the character.
It's very nice to finally have something finished, even if it's small.

I'm hoping to include this story in an anthology collection, and am doing my best to recruit more exciting artistic talents to help me do it. More on that, no doubt, when it becomes available!

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A while back you may also remember me posting a page from a fun minicomic jam project. That project can now be read in it's entirety for free also! Rocket Ninja, interestingly enough, was a character that had nothing to do with me. No Springy connection!

Although, I am still hoping to bring Springy Ninja to the printed page, so if you've been with us since the pixel toons, stay tuned for that!

That's probably just about enough of me whoring myself!
If you're looking for me, be sure to visit other stops on the misguided mystery tour! Many thanks for the four thousand, and here's to four thousand more!

Oh, and if anyone's going to be at Blockbuster sometime soon, can you please make sure they know I didn't steal The Pianist? Cheers!

- Mike Haseloff
The ill-conceived Haseloffverse:
Nite Lite Theatre - The OR - Secret Wars on Infinite Earths