Joseph Illidge

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Writer/HARRIET TUBMAN - Harper Collins; THE WINTERFIELDS - FairSquare Comics, IMAGE COMICS series to be revealed at San Diego Comic Con; Editor for creators/private clients; 2024 Eisner Awards judge; Formerly DC Comics/BATMAN
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, some big news. THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY...😎

The EPIPHANY ENGINE Comics Graphic Novel Event begins with a family of heroic explorers at the dinner table and the scientific revelation of a lifetime! Back the @kickstarter.com campaign of the collaborative efforts of Black publishers, creators and superheroes!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/adv...

Chris Samnee, Daniel Warren Johnson, and Jorge Fornes

Gil Kane. Jack Kirby. Doug Wildey. Could you imagine if the modern equivalent of those comic creators would work on an animated series today as they did on Centurions? Also, who would BE the equivalent of those comic creators today?

We crossed the 60% mark on the EPIPHANY ENGINE campaign on @kickstarter.com !! Thanks to everyone who joined the mission so far to CHANGE EVERYTHING, and more are welcome!! CAMPAIGN LINK HERE for The Ultimate Comics Crossover Graphic Novel Event of 2024!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/adv...

Taking the sunny and super-humid weekend to write the script for issue #3 of PROJECT THERMONUCLEAR BUDDHA, as these inspirations bring my vision of the story into sharp focus. TO BE ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST 2024 ISSUE #1 OF 4 DEBUTS IN NOVEMBER 2024😎

For this week's EPIPHANY ENGINE Future Friday, we reveal the newest cover by @raheight.bsky.social and colorist Andrew Dalhouse! Exclusively for the DELUXE HARDCOVER edition of The Ultimate Comics Crossover Graphic Novel! Back the @kickstarter.com campaign here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/adv...

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Yesterday, my latest interview dropped with @bjkicks.bsky.social of the Comics Are Dope podcast! We discussed EPIPHANY ENGINE, the Ultimate Comics Crossover Graphic Novel Event on @kickstarter.com , creator entrepreneurship, and editing a crossover event. Enjoy!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-vG...

JOE ILLIDGE Talks Milestone, Lessons from Dwayne McDuffie, and EPIPHANY ENGINE (Full Interview)www.youtube.com YouTube video by Comics Are Dope

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In celebration of passing the 50% mark on EPIPHANY ENGINE the Ultimate Comics Crossover Event of 2024, here's the double-page splash introducing our core heroes THE MCKALI FAMILY by Sean Damien Hill and DC Alonso! Back the @kickstarter.com campaign!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/adv...

JOE ILLIDGE Talks Milestone, Lessons from Dwayne McDuffie, and EPIPHANY ENGINE (Full Interview)www.youtube.com YouTube video by Comics Are Dope

A man and a light meter in New York City!

The great @josephpillidge.bsky.social helped me conduct some rigorous light metering tests for my #35mmLoveLetter book yesterday. FOR SCIENCE! High five and thanks again, Joe! Canon T60, Canon nFD 50mm f1.4, Kodak Tri-X 400. #BelieveInFilm

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@josephpillidge.bsky.social has been on the frontlines of creator equity, economic opportunities, and Black independent comics for over 3 decades now. It was an honor to speak with him about Epiphany Engine, perhaps the most ambitious project he’s been a part of to date. Watch: youtu.be/o-vGUoR90S0

X-Files is about a nation manipulated by a powerful man with a smoking addiction, who wishes he could get paid to write mystery novels for a living instead.

X-Files is about how you always have one co-worker that is really all-in on a conspiracy theory you've never heard of before, and eventually you kind of believe it too but he's still being annoying

Taking a quick break from EPIPHANY ENGINE to do my annual post on the greatness that is DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Joe Rosen, and Christie Scheele. This credits page device showing the fall and rise of Matt Murdock, The Daredevil of Hell's Kitchen, is a masterclass.

Mood.

Many thanks to @comicsbeat.bsky.social for putting EPIPHANY ENGINE, the Ultimate Comics Crossover Event now on @kickstarter.com at the top of their Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up list! www.comicsbeat.com/comics-crowd...

Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: EPIPHANY ENGINE, WHEN DAY BREAKS, DARK LEGACIES, and three more projects we love!www.comicsbeat.com This week's Comics Crowdfunding Roundup features a crossover 15 years in the making, and a new sci-fi adventure from the mind of a veteran sci-fi hero!

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I just backed the amazing @josephpillidge.bsky.social Epiphany Engine kickstarter! Give it a look. It's pretty dope. www.kickstarter.com/projects/adv...

Epiphany Enginewww.kickstarter.com A 192 page graphic novel featuring an incredibly amazing collection of Black Comics Characters & Creators from across the globe!

"I've seen the comic book industry change profoundly since 1993, and the resilience and determination of the Black entrepreneurial comic book community is at the top of the list, so EPIPHANY ENGINE is both a creative and business crossover event." bleedingcool.com/comics/epiph...

Epiphany Engine - A Multiverse Inspired By Dwayne McDuffiebleedingcool.com Over 70 Black creators team up with Advent Comics and over 40 comic publishers for crossover graphic novel Epiphany Engine on Kickstarter.

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@josephpillidge.bsky.social and a RIDICULOUS collective of comics talent bring you The Epiphany Engine. Back it today! kck.st/45ybiSl

Epiphany Enginekck.st A 192 page graphic novel featuring an incredibly amazing collection of Black Comics Characters & Creators from across the globe!

Mood.

"To launch EPIPHANY ENGINE on the anniversary of STATIC's debut in the world speaks to the fact that our stories and characters are powerful and universal, for everyone and anyone who loves good stories and compelling journeys." bleedingcool.com/comics/epiph...

When the CEO of KICKSTARTER publicly backs your campaign, you know that EPIPHANY ENGINE is making history as The Ultimate Comics Crossover Event of 2024! Are YOU ready to COME ON BOARD?😎https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adventcomics/the-epiphany-engine?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=epiphany

SPIDER-MAN wouldn't be valuable IP if you subtracted the work of John Romita from its history. X-MEN isn't a valuable IP without the contributions of Jim Lee as part of its history. And so on and so on... The power of IP and the IMPORTANCE OF THE ARISTS in its history are INTERTWINED.

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Would love to get this to 900 backers by the end of the week if we can! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kat...

The Wicked + The Divine: THE COVERS VERSIONwww.kickstarter.com A hardcover art book collecting every cover ever made for the comic book The Wicked + The Divine.

Pure genius right here.

The ROAD TO EPIPHANY ENGINE continues with BLACK COMIX and BLACK COMIX RETURNS, spearheaded by the duo of John Jennings and Damian Duffy. Click on the link to learn about the EPIPHANY ENGINE Ultimate Black Comics Crossover Graphic Novel at @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/adv...

The ROAD TO EPIPHANY ENGINE continues with TRIBE #1, created/owned by Todd Johnson and Larry Stroman, selling 1 MILLION COPIES! Read, and click on the link to learn about the EPIPHANY ENGINE Ultimate Black Comics Crossover Graphic Novel at @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/adv...

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Challenge to the willing. Selfie right now.

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Challenge to the willing. Selfie right now. (Not my most elegant look, but it’s hot…)

Challenge to the willing. Selfie right now.

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Challenge to the willing. Selfie right now.