Turra Opening Scene Teaser

Turra: Gun Angel becomes live action!

[random somebody]:  so, janet, what did you do over the weekend?
[moi]:  oh, you know, watched a live-action movie short get made of 1 of our comic book characters.  *shrugs*

... i mean, who gets to really say that???  well, yeah, me.

we went from this...

inked cover

full blown colors. Turra: Gun Angel - "Utsu" (which means 'to shoot' in japanese)

to this...

from our indygogo campaign in march 2013.

& then to this... 

Turra Gun Angel - "Utsu" live action promo poster w/ actress rachel alig.



greg gray, the man w/ the camera.



pop!  pop!  pop!

dance scene.

montrel grant as a heavy w/ Turra creator martheus wade.

our cosplaying Turra & Jetta, micah & sara, add to the club scene's ambience.

Turra & uber-Toshigawa fan, michael armstrong.

this is interesting. zach wheeler (the hacker/hostage), john dylan atkins (a nervous baddie), & rachel alig (Turra).

hostage scene!

Turra (rachel alig), marcus kent hamson, alexandra wolfe.

eric crimmins (the skinny pimp himself) & Turra.

getting a touch up from blake.

uh oh. someone's about to get shot.

of course the car's white.  can't break up the white theme we have going, sheesh!

so much fun was had.  no egos.  no attitudes.  no mishaps.

& now a few words of thanks & appreciation from mr. wade:

"We want to take this moment to thank every donor, every supporter, every single person who helped us make this past weekend a success. Shooting this weekend was exciting, adventurous, and very fun. Without Team Turra behind us, none of this would have been possible. But don't think the Turra ride ends here, folks. We will be packaging up incentives this week and shipping them. As well, Marshal Pictures will be editing and prepping the scene for release! Be on the lookout for that one!! We still need the excitement and enthusiasm that you brought to this project when the release of the short hits the web in order to turn heads for phase 2... FEATURE PRODUCTION. With that said, tell everyone you know about the awesomeness of Turra: Gun Angel. We will need everyone to spread the word! Thanks guys! There is more to come!"

The Comic Studio - First Day of Class

Saturday, Dec. 8th, marked The Comic Studio's very first day of class.  We had a good turn out, a good mix of students of all ages.  After introductions, Mr. Wade went right into teaching some of the basics of drawing: sketching!

Shapes to make the face easy.

  

 

Eager to learn.

 

 

Sketching two big guys: the Thing and the Hulk.

 

 

Art is not about perfection.  It's about the learning and creative process.  The Comic Studio hopes to be a place where young, aspiring artists can get together and learn from each other, to feed off each others' creative synergy, to inspire and support each others' efforts.

It starts with an idea, then with a line, then a shape, then a sketch.

Draw every day. Draw something. 

superman celebration 2012 & 10yr anniversary

2 things happened over this past weekend.

the 1st was superman celebration. 

each & every summer we look forward to attending superman celebration in metropolis, il (or as 1 friend calls it, "the trop".  seriously.).  this yr was no different, except...it was...different.  this time, the boy came w/ us!  (dun dun duuuuunnnnn!!!)

because of this, i had to trade in most of the MAW Productions booth time for mommy duties.  which was ok, except for the times anakin got a little too excited &, well, let's just say he got into more trouble this past weekend than in the whole 3 yrs of his life.  :/  but it's ok.  he's only 3 & has the attention span of a cat.  there were times i had to take him away from the celebration & go to a park down the street so he could run around & get it all out of his system.  as long as he had fun, rt?  rt!

but we were all happy to see old friends & hang out & eat deliciously bad consession stand food & appreciate all the cool costumes & get sunburns.  let's take a gander @ the festivities, shall we?

the boy & i @ lambert's, on the way to "the trop".

outside lambert's. put more quarters in it! it'll go faster.

an updated pic on the horsey. in 2009, anakin was on this same horse. i'll have to find that pic...

yeah, i don't know either...

the riley's w/ george perez.  gotta love his seizure inducing shirts.

richard, superman, & Turra.  1 of these things is not like the others...

Super Mule!!!  in front of the MAW Productions booth.

marco, choppin it up.

kevin & a sketch for a fan.

eating artery clogging consession stand pizza. mmmmm.

w/ wonder woman (margie cox) & green lantern (michael cox).

w/ green arrow.  this guy's the BEST green arrow i've ever seen.

you know we had to be in front of the huge superman statue.

& what about the 2nd thing that happened?

antone & i celebrated 10yrs of marital bliss.  that's rt.  on june 8th, 2002, @ around 2:30 pm, me & the flavor o' my life sealed the deal in a hot church (ac broke down) in front of family & friends.

& how did we celebrate?  on june 8th, 2012, at around 2:30pm, my husband & i were performing in a Super Mule puppet show w/ the guy who should've been the best man 10yrs ago, kevin williams.  that may sound corny & strange to some, but i thought it was perfect.  we were together (how many couples can even boast THAT, huh?), we were happy, we were doing something we liked doing, & we were w/ friends.  & bam, there ya go.

06.08.02 - "i promise to love, honor, cherish, & ink whatever it is you pencil."

go, power rangers go go gooooo!!!

i don't know what i'm gonna do w/ myself this weekend.  the hubby will be in lexington, ky for a comic book & toy convention...& because of my non-art related job, i'll be here.  working.  do non-art related stuff.  :(  i'll just have to keep my mind off his absence by working hard & sleeping away the pain.  *siiiiiigh*  well, if you read this & will be attending the con, drop by the MAW Production's booth & pick up a few Jetta books, some Muley prints, & maybe even a green power ranger print.

& tell Martheus his wife says, "I MISS YOUUUUUU!!!"

go go, power rangers!  green ranger print by martheus wade.  i laid down flats.  :)

PRESS RELEASE - Jetta: Beginnings digital collection

This May, Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa makes its way to Action Lab Entertainment!!!

Martheus Wade’s Jetta Gets Collected By Action Lab! | Action Lab Comics

She is the only warrior powerful enough to save the world from the wrath of the Knave, a demonic samurai army led by her father, Terminus. Although Shianndrea longs for a normal life away from the weight of her destiny, she is hunted at every turn.

Action Lab Entertainment is proud to present Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa as a digital exclusive comic, available in Nook, iOS, Android, Kobo, Kindle, Graphicly and additional formats in Mid-May.

Created by Martheus Wade and optioned for a motion picture, “Beginnings” will be the first in a series of Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa digital omnibus collections to be released over the next two years. “Beginnings” collects Jetta – Last Chances (first published in 2003) and Jetta – Crucible (first published in 2009) into one 120 page full color graphic novel.

With all new story additions, art and ending commentary, "Beginnings" brings an entirely new reading experience to these exciting books and provides an excellent jumping on point for new readers who have always wanted to check out one of the most popular female characters in independent comics.

Check out Action Lab Comics for more details.

Additional previews to come soon. Get ready for Jetta!

aww HELL yeah!  wooHOO!  sooooo happy i finally get to post this.  :D

intros & such

1st brand spankin new post!  woohoo!

h'lo there.  my name's janet, but i'm also known on the internetz as "saltygirl", the comic book pinup artist.  my husband & i work on the Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa graphic novel series where he mainly pencils & i ink & we both collaborate on storylines.  sound fun, yeah?

i'm starting this blog to help me get back into expressing myself w/ more than just a quick & clever sentence (facebook spoiled me). i'm into comic books, cartoons, taking naps, art, so this blog will house a lot of my musings or original creations, me enjoying fam time w/ my husband & son, & maybe the occassional geeky/nerdy rant about star wars or batman. that ok?

on a more narcissistic note, this blog is also to help me fight the frump. oh you know what the frump is.  don't pretend you don't. i don't know how it happened, but i've slowly become that woman, the 1 that looks too tired to care. i was never a gal who was into girlish things; i might be missing a girly gene or something. but i did know how to put an outfit together & look halfway decent.  then 1 day i looked up & i was dressing like my almost 3yr old boy: sweatpants & a hoody. & it didn't help that my husband was 1 of the 2012 hotties for the memphis flyer.  :(  so yeah, this blog will have the occassional "look @ me! i can look purtty too!" post.

what you most likely won't find on here?

• posts of hair &/or makeup tutorials.  i have never figured these out.  my hair is usually wash, comb, & go. 
• & i can't wear makeup because my rosacea makes my skin flip the frak out @ the oddest things (the cold/hot, the sun, the air...).

aaand that's pretty much it for the bullet pts, until i think of things to add that i won't post about.