Messianic Comics' Gallery!!! Messianic Comics proudly presents our art gallery...
What's new news: -March 23, 2016: On March 17th, the School of Visual Arts and the National Cartoonist Society presented the Will Eisner Week Event: THE WILL EISNER INFLUENCE (a talk with Mr. Eisner's former students at SVA). The moderator of the event was Ed Steckley (Reuben Award winning illustrator, President of the National Cartoonist Society Manhatten Chapter). Our host was Eric Ingram (SVA’s Comic Arts Librarian). The event went very well. I was so honored to be part of the panel that included such well-known comic book powerhouses. We chatted about Will Eisner’s contribution to comics, Will as a teacher, as well as Will’s optimism about the medium and its validity as a literary form. Photo (from left to right): Joe Quesada (Illustrator, Former Editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics), Joey Cavalieri (Writer, DC Comics Senior Editor), Al Nickerson (Writer and artist of AN ACT OF FAITH), John Holmstrom (Underground cartoonist and founder of PUNK magazine) and Paul Levitz (Writer, Former President of DC Comics and author of WILL EISNER CHAMPION OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL). There's more information and photos of the event here. -December 17, 2015: Oh, man! Hollywood Jesus just did a review on my comic book, AN ACT OF FAITH... "Nickerson does a wonderful job of telling his readers the story of the Ark, allowing these books to be great gifts, even for kids who maybe don’t know a lot about the Bible. Combined with characters that are easy to relate to, even if they are superheroes, and highly detailed drawings. Graphic Novels live and die by how the drawings add to the story and the An Act of Faith series does not disappoint. Characters are distinct and unique, and the world they inhabit is crisp and fun." -December 17, 2015: This week's edition of THE PHOTO NEWS has a nice article about my career and the art exhibit featuring my artwork from AN ACT OF FAITH. I'm feeling the love! -December 3, 2015: The exhibit of some of my artwork from my graphic novel series, AN ACT OF FAITH, is now on display at the Monroe Free Library. The exhibit will run for the month of December. Thanks to Ian for taking the photos and for installing the artwork. And thanks to the Monroe Free Library for all of their support. -November 25, 2015: The Monroe Free Library framed some of my original artwork for the exhibit in December. The artwork is from my AN ACT OF FAITH graphic novel series. Thanks to Ian for taking the photos. -October 30, 2015: I had stopped by the Monroe Free Library to show the library folks the color pieces. (Artistic Images did an amazing job with the printing.) For the exhibit, also, the Monroe Free Library will be framing black-and-white original artwork from AN ACT OF FAITH. I'm really hoping that God somehow uses this exhibit. It'll be great to see some Christian artwork out there in the world. Anyway, the photo above was taken from my trip to the library. Thanks to Ian for taking the photo. The exhibit will be held at the Monroe Free Library for the month of December. -September 19, 2015: In December, the Monroe Free Library will be exhibiting some of my original artwork from AN ACT OF FAITH. Although, that piece of original artwork (from AN ACT OF FAITH #5) on the Photo News website will not be part of this particular exhibit. That page of artwork is planned to be on display elsewhere (more details to follow on that exhibit). -June 22, 2015: This photo was taken a few weeks back. Lunch at New Paltz’s The Gilded Otter with (clockwise) Marc Goldner, Rachel Korsen, (The Great) Ron Ferdinand, me (the dope waving), and Joe Staton (The Nicest Guy in Comics) where we discussed THE SUNDAY COMICS and other comics related topics. A fine meal with lots of laughs. We chatted about working in comics, a little bit about comic book inking, and a bit more about comic book creator’s rights. (I did curb my enthusiasm concerning the last topic... which I’m sure one fellow comics creator may have been happy about.) Marc and Rachel shared news about their recent visit to the Reuben Awards. We even discussed some of the hip television shows based on comic books and super-heroes. I seem to not be much of a fan. (Sorry, Ron.) Unfortunately, I did make a flub by accidentally spoiling an episode of THE FLASH TV series. (Sorry, Rachel.) -January 13, 2015: At YA CAN'T ERASE INK..., I posted the "Comics is Comics" editorial from AN ACT OF FAITH #9. It chronicles the "Creator-owned Comics (vs. Corporate-owned Comics)" panel held at the Special Edition: NYC comics convention. The panel featured a discussion between me, Michael Allred, and Kurt Busiek. Following that is a correspondence between Dave Sim and me concerning current talks on comic book Creator's Rights. -December 1, 2014: August 28th was Jack Kirby’s birthday! In celebration, Hero Initiative held their "Wake Up and Draw" day event. I was asked to participate. So, I drew Nemish-Man smacking a slimy-looking Skrull! At least, I hope that it's a Skrull. Hero Initiative posted my illustration on E-Bay for auction. All proceeds go to charity. #WakeUpAndDraw #Kirby4Heroes -November 17, 2014: The Great Commission Transmission Network did a podcast about using comics to share the Gospel. They opened the podcast with the mentioning of me and AN ACT OF FAITH. -August 28, 2014: Today is Jack Kirby’s birthday! In celebration, Hero Initiative is doing their "Wake Up and Draw" day event! From Hero Initiative’s Jim McLauchlin: On Aug. 28, DRAW! Draw whatever you like—pretty girls, established characters, monkeys, etc. Our ONLY proviso is that you keep content PG-13 at most. We'd like to show these to everyoneÖand then auction off to benefit Hero Initiative! I was asked to participate in "Wake Up and Draw." So, I drew Nemish-Man smacking a slimy-looking Skrull! At least, I hope that it's a Skrull... #WakeUpAndDraw #Kirby4Heroes -June 16, 2014: Here's a photo that was Tweeted by someone during the "Creator-owned Comics (vs. Corporate-owned Comics)" panel of myself, Michael Allred, and Kurt Busiek. #SENYC -October 22, 2013: I did a radio interview with The Voyce radio’s program, The Cosmic Portal. In the interview, I discussed my comic, AN ACT OF FAITH. We talked about my career in comics, the artists that have inspired me, and the comic books that have influenced me as a young reader. I was asked about the trend of adapting comics and comic book characters into film, which gave me an opportunity to talk about comic book Creator’s Rights. -October 2, 2013: THE CHRISTIAN POST has an article titled "Should Gospel Be Preached in Comics and Art? Artists Challenge Traditional Evangelism." I was interviewed for the article. I discussed my comic, AN ACT OF FAITH, and the importance that comics have in telling powerful stories. I didn't realize that this article had been posted already. Although, they didn’t exactly get the name of my comic right. -March 30, 2013: My interview with JC-TV’s "Hot Off The Press" television show is now posted on TBN's website (www.itbn.org). In the interview, I discussed my comic, AN ACT OF FAITH, and other comics-related subjects. -March 24, 2013: I was interviewed by R-Squared Comicz. In the interview I discuss AN ACT OF FAITH, Sequential Art, Christian comics, and my career. -March 10, 2013: Clash Entertainment posted a Career Interview with me at their website. In the interview, I discuss AN ACT OF FAITH, my career, and I give advice to aspiring cartoonists. AN ACT OF FAITH #2 should go on sale at the end of March! -January 18, 2013: CLASH Entertainment gave a nice mention of AN ACT OF FAITH. But, remember, issue #1 goes on sale in February.