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Congratulations are in order for 1975 Millersville art graduate and Landisville artist G. Robert Wagner. Several of his original pieces of art will be featured in exhibits both in the U.S. and internationally! Full article here 👉 bit.ly/3NUgxSJ
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Art education major Blake Showers (@blakeok) is already a published #mangaillustrator. Showers, who says he’s loved art since he was a child, finds inspiration in many different places. “Right now, rap, anime, manga and older cartoons have really been my inspirations,” he shares, also citing the popular video game Animal Crossing as a current influence on his works.<br /> <br /> Outside of his homework, Showers spends time working on his original #shonenmanga (a comic aimed at a young, male audience) series called #4strikes, which debuted in 2016. The series is a collaborative effort with his co-creator, co-writer and editor, Daniel Williams. The story follows Meleak Williams, a demon hunter who finds himself in the afterlife prematurely following a mysterious alleyway incident with a demon masquerading as a talking weasel. The series is available to read in the Saturday AM app (@_saturdaypm), and the pair are working on getting the series published. “Daniel and I have been working so long on 4strikes, we are very hype to get a physical book in stores,” explains Showers.<br /> <br /> He’s also trying his hand at animation for the first time. “Right now, my focus is on 4strikes and animation work,” he says. “I have [wanted] to put out an animation short for a while, and I think this [is the] year.” The short, shares Showers, is called Entraillio. “It is about a prince that gets a talking magical sword that gives him this disgusting armor made of blood, guts and bones.” He describes it as an adult comedy that’s “like ‘Craig of The Creek’ meets ‘Berserk.’ ”<br /> <br /> Manga and anime have always had a strong influence on Showers. “I think that the types of stories and heroes are so bizarre in those genres,” he explains. “That really caught my attention as a kid. I am still really surprised and amazed at all the different kinds of stories being told through anime and manga.”<br /> <br /> Showers is set to graduate from Millersville in the spring of 2023. CONTINUED IN COMMENTS 👇
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