Hello,
Thank you for stopping by. I am looking for artists willing to donate pin-ups of my characters to put in this PSA. If interested please note me.

A few years ago, I decided to write a comic book to bring epilepsy awareness to children. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 16, and after learning more, my mother and I realized that I had displayed symptoms most of my life. The “ petite mal” seizures I suffered as a child were mistaken for lack of awareness or response, and were the subject of great embarrassment, misunderstandings and ridicule!

By the time I was 18 (the mid 80's), I was no longer embarrassed by my epilepsy, after being made fun of and feeling anxious for many years. I began to look for ways to overcome the anxiety and stigma, which I realized was still attached to this condition. When my oldest son turned 7, I wrote this story as a way to help him understand more about epilepsy and how it affects people's lives.

A young woman, a classmate in college, began to cry after reading the script. I asked her mother, who was in class with us, what was wrong. She told me that her daughter had epilepsy but was afraid to tell people. The young woman explained that she identified with the things in the story because it reflected so many of her own experiences. Another gentleman had looked at the sample pages and wanted a copy to give his nephew who is still embarrassed about having epilepsy.

After I let others read this script I received a lot of mixed reactions... all good. I believe this comic will help others by raising awareness of epilepsy among children, and would like to give it to all those it can help. I am asking for your help in creating positive publicity in order to reach as many people as possible. I would like to see this comic made available free of charge (in English and Spanish) to every school, hospital, specialist and child care facility across the country.

I wrote this story in Jamaica, in 2002, while on my honeymoon. In an odd twist of fate I had two seizures there and returned home late. When I got back home, my life was changed forever. I lost my job in corporate America, and made it my mission to start an awareness campaign about epilepsy. And the best way for me to start would be in a medium near and dear to me... comics.

I knew from the start who I wanted to draw this little tale for me. There could only be one choice for me. So in the fashion best known to me, I start begging my friend Rickman. After bugging him for almost six years he caved. Actually, his schedule finally opened up enough to fit this in and, being out of the comics industry for a while, he saw this as a great way to get back in and give something back to the community, all at the same time.

So now here we are in the final stages of development. We are looking to publish this year, 2009. We are getting ready to start looking for donations and funding to realize my goal of having copies in every child's hands, doctor's office, hospital, daycare... you get the idea.

What you have in your hands is the first printed version of our book. An “ash can” if you will. Our intention is to print this comic at full size and in color. Currently we are still in progress, so please forgive us any typos or other mistakes... we’re still crafting here. To see our progress on this book and the rest of our magic, please visit [link] or [link]. Thanks for reading!