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