sporting different faces, as well as the big title SUPRESSION, rests next to a booklet containing several neatly drawn black and white comic book pages. “Suppression stayed in limbo for some time,” he said, grabbing a hold of the booklet. “Life got in the way I suppose.” But it appeared fate had different plans for Gauthier. The writer, who had always
was asking for in less than an hour and I was instantly hooked,” expressed the author, pointing to themagnificently drawn pieces. The duo therefore started working together, creating one page at a time. “We started the project about two years ago,” added Gauthier. “It’s a slow process but it’s getting there.” The typical comic book boasts 22 pages,
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Dominic Gauthier took part in this year's Cornwall and Area Pop Event (CAPE), at the Benson Centre. — supplied photo
wondered what would’ve become of the interesting topic behind the idea, decided one day to resurrect the story into a comic book. “I had no clue what I was doing,” he agreed, smiling while he readjusted his glasses. “I went on this website where freelance artists go to find jobs. I wrote down the synopsis at around 7 a.m. and went to bed, not thinking a lot about it.” When he awoke in the afternoon, he had 28 applications within the span of 10 hours. “I was pretty surprised,” he confided. But it didn’t stop there. In a matter of a week, he had received 109 applications to work on his project. “I wanted to trim it down, so I contacted 10 of themost talented ones, inmy opinion, and asked them to draw some of the characters. I was going tomake my choice after seeing all of them.” But again, fate stepped in. “Right before I was about tomakemy decision, I received one more application,” said Gauthier. Gene DeCicco, who boasted an incredible portfolio, had done work in the past for Marvel Comics. “He created the artwork I
but the writer hopes that the first issue of Suppression will consist of 24. “It’s not that big of a difference and I know how I want it to end, I need those extra two pages,” he pointed out. The author hopes to have the first issue completed just before Christmas. “We have 20 pages now, so we’re nearly done,” he stated. “From there, we’re going to go see publishers and try to get them to take it.” What would be his favorite outcome? “I would love for the comic book to be picked up by Image,” explained Gauthier. Image Comics is an American comic book publisher, founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators, as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created. It remains one of the largest comic book publishers in North America. The writer also hopes to create 40 issues of Supression, as the story is already complete. “I already have it all finished,” he confirmed. “There’s nothing I would love more than to become a fulltime writer!”
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