Name: Joe "Hitokiri" M.
Sex: Male
Age: 22
D.O.B: 1985
Place of Residence: Ohio
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eyes: Blue
Glasses: Yes
Religion: Christian
Music: I like most heavy metal. Anywhere from thrash, black, death, gothic, industrial, power, metalcore, etc. I also like Japanese pop (J-pop), Japanese Rock (J-Rock), Japanese Hip Hop (J-Hop), Korean Pop (K-Pop), and other things here and there.
What I use:
Pigmna Micron #08, #05, #02, #01, #005 for line inking
Bic Grip Permanent, Sharpie Fine Point for filling in black areas
OfficeMax No.2 Pencils for rough drafting
Regular Typing Paper Computer for editing, scanning, printing, and cleaning up. (wathcing movies while working)
Paint Shop Pro 7.0 for editing, cleaning up, adding words, etc.
12" ruler for initial panels
Contact Information: Any questions, comments, suggestions, and criticism can be mailed to mielke_joe@yahoo.com. If you see me on AIM, give me a buzz at GreatGraveDesire. As well, even though it hasn't been updated, you can go to the CSManga xanga site at http://www.xanga.com/crystalshoresmanga
I decided to put a list of my favorite series, books, movies, bands, etc just to get to know what my inspirations are. I draw alot of previous work and adjust it to my own art style.
Anime: Rurouni Kenshin Cowboy Bebop Neon Genesis Evangelion Last Exile Love Hina Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Hellsing Gundam Wing Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team Ah! My Goddess FLCL Outlaw Star Azumanga Daioh Trigun Someday's Dreamers Onegai Teacher Onegai Twins Negima Chobits The Place Promised in Our Early Days Voices of a Distant Star Princess Mononoke Witch Hunter Robin Samurai X Grave of the Fireflies Spirited Away Samurai Champloo Appleseed Noir
Manga (I call these my "refrences" haha though it's an excuse to collect as many as I can) Neon Genesis Evangelion Kare Kano Rurouni Kenshin Love Hina Negima A.I. Love You Naruto Azumanga Daioh School Rumble Ai Yori Aoshi DearS Chobits FLCL Life Someday's Dreamers Trigun
Movies: Memoirs of a Geisha Lord of the Rings Trilogy Star Wars Trilogy Last Samurai Saving Private Ryan We Were Soldiers Dead Poets Society Finding Nemo Monsters Inc War of the Worlds The Village Signs Waynes World 1 and 2 Billy Madison Tommy Boy Weekend at Bernies 1 and 2 Young Frankenstien Spaceballs
Books: Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Silmarillion The Book of Lost Tales 1 and 2 The Lost Road and Other Writings Lays of Beleriand The Hobbit Shaping of Middle-earth Middle-Earth Atlas The Unfinished Tales Memoirs of a Geisha