What is my memory? Well it starts on the 10th. I was living in Spokane Washington and the football season was begining. Being a Denver Bronco fan I was really excited that I was going to be able to see a game with out having to go to a bar and hope they had the game on. It was a Monday night game against the New York Giants. I think the Broncos won the game, but Ed McCaffery got knocked out and I think he was done for the season. I went to bed a few hours after the game was over.

When I woke up aboot 12 probably, I didn’t turn on the tv or have the radio on. Spokane has the worst tv in the afternoons and the radio is hit or miss. So I went downstairs and did some work on my car. I needed to replace the heater core, nothing like a sticky mist spraying on the window, and coolant oozing out the drain under the car. The parts store was on the way to work. So I figured I just stop by. It took me 45 minutes to get to work if traffic wasn’t sucking.

I stopped off at NAPA, which was the best autoparts store ever, the regional distribution center was located there so they always had the parts I needed. I pull up front and noticed the flag was at half mast. When I got inside it was quiet. Lots of people as usual but no one was talking. It was something I noticed, but didn’t think of anything. I got my heater core and left.

Traffic wasn’t busy at all. Kind of unusual for the time of day. I get to work normally an hour early, when working nights I’d eat before shift. There was a few people and they were all in the bar. Shawn Sandoval comes running up to me yelling, “Can you believe this?” I had no clue. He pointed to the TVs. I was stunned at the scenes being shown. They seemed like a movie, at the time I was seeing movies 3 times a week. I watched the news with everyone until it was time for work.

Chilis was packed that night. Lots of people in large groups came in. We were really busy. But no one seemed to mind. Guests didn’t care if we were a bit slow getting food out of the kitchen. Servers and cooks got along. Then there was a cook who was from Nashville who got a taste of my mood. Like I said it was busy and he went on a rant about, “how all these people are coming to Chilis to celebrate the attacks…” I sure there was some other things said. I responded for him to shut the hell up, and these people are here to be with friends and family. He didn’t say much the rest of the night.

I got home around my usual time, 2am. Took a shower and watched the news. At the time I could only get local channels so for 24 hours, nearly 7 days was all 9-11 related. I think after a couple of days of nothing but this on tv, I was glad Letterman came on. I was glad the WWF did their Thursday show. It was a break from the neverending coverage. With so much coverage of it, I grew numb from it. The impact lessened. The final thing that struck me was the Chilis I worked at was frachised at the time, informed their restaurants not to put up any flags or patriotic in the building. Right after the attacks being patriotic was okay, but lets not offend anyone.

A few days later, I hung my 6×10 foot flag off my balconey and watched a country unite.

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Have you ever wondered how I make Dreamers Ink? Well, I made a video showing you how it’s done. This assumes you know how to build sets, take pictures, and process them aka: resizing. This is the assembly process of comicking. I recreate the following comic using the most recent techniques I’ve come up with. To make the 15 panel comics follow the same way, just 15 instead of three. I didn’t make an exact copy of this comic. They were made nearly a year apart. Enjoy.

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I’ve been thinking about putting up the original comics for the 153rd which was called “Freedom Fighters”, a totally G.I. Joe ripoff. I was 13 at the time and my drawing skills were more on the less refined stage. In all, I think there are 45 comics including the big graphic novel. There were 5 series which were almost planned out. By the time series 5 came along, the tone was set and the drawings were getting better. Still didn’t have that pesky story telling down. All the covers are at the end of this article from issue #1 to the “Zehnn Doctrine” graphic novel, which is the updated version done in 2006 based on the original.

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Okay, if you are reading this you know that I’ve changed the name of the comic. The reason is simple, Genuine Draft was a story set in the universe, it was never intended to be the main title. I didn’t like the orignal name of the comic which is how it became Genuine Draft. I’ve been thinking aboot a re-branding since late summer of 2010. I’m still working on a direction for the comic. Something different, yet keeping it the same. The main storylines will continue. Burgatory, The 153rd, Bob’s adventures, and the single comics.

Why Dreamers Ink? Simple, it’s the web address. 10 or 11 years ago, I bought the domain DreamersInk.com to start a web design business. Dreamers Ink was the name I used when doing graphic arts for people. It started in 1995 or 1996 when I got my first Mac, scanner, printer, and copy of Photoshop. I did small stuff like logos and letter heads. It paid for my internet access.

I went to school to learn how to make web sites and fix computers. When I was about to graduate, I bought the domain Dreamersink.com and put together a site. I made a few contacts then the internet bubble collapsed and the big firms that didn’t do single pages, family, church, or small sites found themselves needing business and they went from sending the small stuff to independant designers to taking anything they could get. I was out of business with in 6 months.

I decided to keep the domain and use it for whatever I fancy. It’s hosted my other creations under the JMS Entertainment name for many years, it’s still here somewhere. Once I got in to comicking again, I used it to show the world. After thinking about it, I figured Dreamers Ink was a suitable name for the comic.

But what about the comic? It will still be brick based, I may show the old Life Is A SitCom strips that happens to be what Bob and Burgatory are based on. The biggest, noticable difference will be the update schedule. Instead of daily updates, the comic will get a single update. Right now it will be on Wednesdays, with the weekends for the single panel. The thought behind this has to do with the longform comics I tend to do. Currently I do 3 panel comics 5 days a week. The new single page will be 15 panels 1 day a week. Same amount of comics, just less days. This should help make the longform comics easier to follow. I plan on converting all the older comics to this new format eventually…

I have some new ideas for the comic as well. I’m just not sure how I can get it to work. Just keep reading.

Okay, if you are reading this you know that I’ve changed the name of the comic. The reason is simple, Genuine Draft was a story set in the universe, it was never intended to be the main title. I didn’t like the orignal name of the comic which is how it became Genuine Draft. I’ve been thinking aboot a re-branding since late summer of 2010. I’m still working on a direction for the comic. Something different, yet keeping it the same. The main storylines will continue. Burgatory, The 153rd, Bob’s adventures, and the single comics.

Why Dreamers Ink? Simple, it’s the web address. 10 or 11 years ago, I bought the domain DreamersInk.com to start a web design business. Dreamers Ink was the name I used when doing graphic arts for people. It started in 1995 or 1996 when I got my first Mac, scanner, printer, and copy of Photoshop. I did small stuff like logos and letter heads. It paid for my internet access.

I went to school to learn how to make web sites and fix computers. When I was about to graduate, I bought the domain Dreamersink.com and put together a site. I made a few contacts then the internet bubble collapsed and the big firms that didn’t do single pages, family, church, or small sites found themselves needing business and they went from sending the small stuff to independant designers to taking anything they could get. I was out of business with in 6 months.

I decided to keep the domain and use it for whatever I fancy. It’s hosted my other creations under the JMS Entertainment name for many years, it’s still here somewhere. Once I got in to comicking again, I used it to show the world. After thinking about it, I figured Dreamers Ink was a suitable name for the comic.

But what about the comic? It will still be brick based, I may show the old Life Is A SitCom strips that happens to be what Bob and Burgatory are based on. The biggest, noticable difference will be the update schedule. Instead of daily updates, the comic will get a single update. Right now it will be on Wednesdays, with the weekends for the single panel. The thought behind this has to do with the longform comics I tend to do. Currently I do 3 panel comics 5 days a week. The new single page will be 15 panels 1 day a week. Same amount of comics, just less days. This should help make the longform comics easier to follow. I plan on converting all the older comics to this new format eventually…

I have some new ideas for the comic as well. I’m just not sure how I can get it to work. Just keep reading.

There’s a hoiday village contest held at a local hardware store every year. There are winners for the top 3 entrants. I have finished 4th 3 straight years. So this year, I’m breaking out the LEGO. For the gallery of pictures Check These Out!

I am a user of Bricklink.com, in fact it was a few days ago I recieved my most recent purchase from a store owner. I don’t remember how I found Bricklink, most likely through a forum, I was glad I did. I haven’t wasted money on eBay since. Being able to compare prices from various independent sellers is a great way to shop for those little must have parts.

Today there was an “Important Announcement” noted at the top of the page. I clicked the link and found out that Daniel Jezek died. I had heard of him and that he was the founder of Bricklink, but really didn’t know much about him. But he’s helped many fans of the little plastic bricks make dreams come true. I thank him for his creation of Bricklink. A pioneer in web based business, in my opinion, that made getting those parts needed to finish the perfect build much easier.

Danile Jezek 1977-2010

To read the announcement from his family, please go here.