 A month or two ago, my wife and I were fortunate enough to meet author, Bryan Davis and his daughter Amanda, while they were on tour. My wife is a fan of his and convinced me to illustrate a picture for him of a scene from one of his books. The scene, pg. 91 of Raising Dragons, features Bonnie Silver flying through the sky with Billy Bannister in her arms. On the day that Bryan arrived in our town, we were so eager to meet him and his daughter we actually beat them to the store! Bryan and Amanda were incredibly kind. They talked with us for over an hour and even edited part of the prologue of my wife's book. As we talked, the subject of a Raising Dragons graphic novel came up. I offered my services and Bryan seemed interested. Since then I have submitted several sample sequential art pages of the story and his fans seem to like them. We are very grateful for the opportunity to meet Mr. Davis and his daughter. Even if nothing comes from this venture, we consider it a blessing to have been considered.  I recently finished a graphic novel mock up of the cover. Tell me what you think of it. I highly recommend you look into Bryan Davis and his amazing work. Check out his blog to learn more. And Amanda's new book, Precisely Terminated, is also a hit! CommentsBryan Davis Wannabe 09/18/2012 18:37
Plllllleaase follow through on this! Your art of the characters stands as nothing short of incredible. Trust me, if you wrote this, I'd get it or die. I'm so enthusiastic about this idea, I just wish I could communicate it somehow online. But I can't, not adequately. So just let me say I am a ridiculously serious Bryan Davis fan (Amanda is awesome too) though I've never had the unbelievable good fortune to be able to meet them, and your talent for vision, color, taste, and all-out beauty is PERFECT for a graphic novel of Dragons in Our Midst! I realize this would be a very complicated process, but I hope this dream will come true. 09/21/2012 13:32
Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and your support for Bryan Davis. He's is a great author. If you visit his Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/BryanDavis.Fans) I encourage you to write on his wall about your interest in a graphic novel for Raising Dragons. Additionally, if you view his wall photos from his photo albums, you will find a few sample pages I drew as a proposal for the graphic novel. Let me know what you think of them after you see it. I would appreciate your feedback. : ) 11/24/2012 15:09
If you haven't heard yet, I wanted to let you know that the Graphic Novel has been started. I am illustrating it with direct support from Bryan Davis himself. For more information, read my latest update on the project: Tay 01/21/2013 23:44
please do more i love it :) 01/24/2013 11:36
I am currently working on a full colored graphic novel for the first book in the Dragons in our Midst series, Raising Dragons. The finished book will be available Summer of 2014. Leave a Reply | Who is this guy?
James Art Ville is a digital illustrator, loving husband, and happy father of three children.  ArchivesApril 2013 CategoriesAll |
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