This is my why.
I've been creating stories for over 10 years now, but my love for storytelling started much earlier. I was completely captivated by the magic of seeing drawings come to life in comics, a medium where art tells stories of their own. I was so captivated by it — I couldn’t believe that to create a comic all it needed was a simple pencil.
Growing up, I found a lot of comfort and joy in my Archie, Tintin, Spider-Man, and Batman comics. I started becoming fascinated by the art—and I can vividly remember the first time I saw Jim Lee’s work on Batman: Hush. I think it changed my life forever because that’s when I knew I wanted to create comics.
Getting better.
I taught myself how to draw by studying the masters—Andrew Loomis, James Gurney, Jim Lee, Alex Ross, and Brian Bolland. I spent countless hours on anatomy, perspective, figure drawing and other art books.
Bigger dreams.
Over time, I gradually started following in love with the art of storytelling. I realized that the comics I loved were the ones with those powerful, resonating, soul-touching stories. That’s when I dove deep into literature, reading authors like Dostoevsky, Steinbeck, Stephen King, and Dickens, all to improve my storytelling and bring more depth to my work.
For me, creating stories is a lifelong mission. It’s been my compass in my life, guiding me through dark times, giving me direction in confusing, and pushing me to grow. The stories that I’ve worked on are chapters of my life because I center my entire world around the creation of it.
This craft, like every other craft, demands discipline, constant growth and sacrifice. Every story I create pushes me as a human being and this is what makes it so fulfilling for me. It challenges me to be the best version of myself to tell the best story I possibly can.
The reason.
I want to create the kinds of stories that the younger version of me would have loved to read—the kind of stories that other kids can fall in love with, and maybe even change their lives. I want to give back to the stories and mediums that made me.
I want to create stories that ignite that same passion in others, helping kids start their own journeys and see where their love for storytelling might take them.