The long awaited Ninja Express Volume 2 is finally released. With six chapters and 140-pages of content, you can now continue following the adventures of Otaki, Sayaka, and the rest of the Ninja Express team as they compete for odd jobs against the Ninja Beast Assassination Squadron. You can start placing orders for Volume 2 now at Indyplanet.com and soon on Comixology.
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Ninja Express Wins 2019 BRIO AWARD for Illustrated Text Last month, I was awarded the BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Award in the field of Literary Arts for Illustrated Text for the second volume of my comic series Ninja Express. I would like to thank the panelists that chose my work and the Bronx Council of the Arts for continuing this great program. I would also like to congratulate all of my fellow winners. Finally thanks to all of my fans and support Ninja Express! Take a look at all the 2019 BRIO winners below and check out my website! #TrueNinja #anime #manga #indie #comics #BRIO #grant #Bronx #NewYork #writing
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For those of you who follow Ninja Express, you know the series’ artist is Drake Tinta. He has been with the series since issue 1 (actually since issue 2 but I’ll explain that later). But Drake wasn’t the first artist to be involved with Ninja Express.
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Last time I discussed the early days of my writing career; getting started, idea formulation, and script writing. This time I will begin to touch on how I found my collaboration group. When writing a comic (or anything for that matter), I cannot stress enough how important it is to have an editor.
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For a while now I have wanted to write a professional blog but never knew exactly what it would be focused on. Last month my collaborators and myself were tabling at Anime NYC at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, selling our comic book, Ninja Express and related merchandise. During the weekend many people who stopped by the table asked us, “You made this?”. So many con goers express great surprise and disbelief that a person can make their own comic, and have it come out looking professional (if I do say so myself). The amount of interest expressed during Anime NYC and at previous cons I tabled at has inspired me to write this blog to impart some of the knowledge I picked up along the way to making my comic.
Continue ReadingGreetings #trueninja fans! The Ninja Express team has some exciting news for those attending Anime NYC 2018 at the Jacob Javits Center. We’re holding our first ever #TrueNinjaCaption contest at table M1 in artist alley this weekend! To enter, all you have to do is stop by our table and follow the rules below: For the Grand Prize: Fill in and caption one of the postcards below with a funny line or catchphrase Leave the postcard at our judging board in which our guest judges can review the content. Judging starts at 7:30 PM on Saturday You must be present to win the grand prize Prize: 1 Copy of Ninja Express Volume & A Special Mystery Prize (Value: $20+) For the Instagram Prize: Fill in and caption the postcard with a funny quote or catchphrase Post the image on Instagram, tag @ninjaexpresscomic, and use the hashtag #trueninjacaption2018 Whoever has the most likes on their post by Monday, November 18 @ 8 PM wins The winner will be contacted via Instagram messenger in order get shipping information for the prize Prize: What?! In the World Series 1 Postcard Pack (Value: $10) Good luck and have fun! No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Also please no vulgar, discriminatory, or rated R content.
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The Ninja Express team gets interviewed by Michael Kacmarczyk of The Anyone Comics Podcast located in Brooklyn, New York. Check out the podcast and stop by there store: http://www.anyonecomics.com/
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Hola True Ninja Fans, The Ninja Express team will be at Liberty City Anime Convention later this month at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. So if your are in town and have tickets for this 3-day convention, come and stop by table C11. We’ll be glad to see you there.
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Ninja Express Volume 2 is halfway through production with an expected release date of Summer 2018. Stay tuned to our social media pages for updates.
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The Ninja Express team had a great time at Anime NYC this year. It was the first year for the convention and we cannot wait to go back next year! I always joke, due to my own personal experience, that anime fans are broke, but the True Ninja turned up and proved my saying wrong by making Anime NYC 2017 our most successful convention to date!
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