Allan Angel
Allan Angel started his career at 13 due to a devastating surgery. Taking solace in art and music, his first published piece was a Journal about his vacation in the Philippines back in 1984 at Sheppard Middle School.
His father was very proud of it. In it he described the 'barbaric' ways people ate and how he ate frog while visiting the Philippines. A classmate used that to ridicule him in school. It pushed Allan to write even more 'real' and provocative stories. Bullies should not be allowed to win.
Writing was what he really wanted to do, but took on drawing because it shed light to the stories he wanted to tell. Drawings made everything look good.
He went on to draw and write his own comics and sent it to all the publishers he knew. Nobody wanted to take him on, until his breakthrough in 1989-when he decided to publish his own works.
The first was an experimental comic book called Starchild. A comic book he first concocted at the age of 14. It was a super-hero title that featured prostitutes with super powers and mythical characters like Medusa. They got their powers from being hit by a comet. The main character was written for Madonna and in it, she is questioned by the police and she gives Femme Fatale like retorts.
He saw this about 6 years later with the Basic Instinct interrogation scene when it was released in the early 90's. There was also another movie that came out that featured Robert Townsend, about a comet giving a guy super powers, it was called The Meteor Man, shortly, thereafter.
Starchild bordered on bad taste. Allan asked the question what if... What if?
What if something that was 'tasteless' was done tastefully. Everytime he would read a comic book that bordered on bad taste or just in bad taste, it was also drawn badly. Like South Park.
His experiments in irony eventually lead him to the commercial assasin/robot story that is Snake Eyes. It started as a mini comic book in 1993 and eventually lead to his first sold out comic book. Snake Eyes started in or around 1993/1994 as a mini comic with a leather clad assassin who spoke in monotone and sometimes didn't speak at all.
It was inspired by The 60s Avengers show featuring Diana Rigg as Emma Peel and Madonna's amazon personae in The Blond Ambition World Tour.
The movie The Matrix would soon be released and in Allan's own words...
'I didn't watch it until friends told me to watch it, because the character Trinity and Agent Smiths look like the characters from my book. I watched the movie and was freaked out by the similarities. Of course, some of it was Chris Paris' ideas... wherever you are, friend, get in touch with me.'
Faced with the passing of his father and many 'snakes' in the industry, he quit in 1996. Only to come back in 2006 with Crimelords. An homage to all the people that make their life ripping off innocent people.
He showed it to his photography teacher and she commented that it was revolting... The violence, The action, The people hitting each other. You know... it's a comic book. Comic books shouldn't have those things.
Allan went to the dump and trashed about 2/3 the book of which he spent his hard earned $2,000 to print. In retrospect, how can you really write about criminals and make it for kids...
But still, that was kind of harsh, but he was used to it. You see. Allan believed in singing your song even if people don't want to hear it.
Madonna:
Dance and sing get up
And do your thing.
That's called Integrity.
Do Your Own Thing.
email: allanangel@comcast.net
Mary Ann Angel
Mary Ann Angel started her career as an inker in Middle School. Inking some of his brother's(Allan) mini comics. She is now the Editor in Chief of Integrity Comics.
After graduating from High School, she went on to serve her country in the Army.There she learned the value of hard work for little pay and when she came back. She came back roaring.
She's an accomplished drummer and a connoisseur of video games, toys, soap opera and Judge Judy and caring for her four Baby Warriors and manages a Nut house.
Martin Fernandez
Allan met Martin while doing some copying to promote The Invincibles at Office Depot. Martin went on to join the Army and made contact with Allan about doing a comic book about an unknown civilization in Antartica.
As soon as Allan read the script, he was on it and a creative partnership began. Winterland is generating a lot of interest and have received praise from all who have read it.
Chris Perguidi
...is a writer/artist and a short lived child star from the 80s. He garnered much attention for his mini comic Dyno Tykes.
His current project with Allan Angel is sure to take him to the top. With characters like Dr. Dino, The Dart and Erika Amerika, he will take the throne once again as the brightest young star out there.
The comic book is HTown. The aptly titled comic novella about Super Heroes from the past and present. With unabashed attention to detail HTown goes where the Justice League and Avengers fear to go...
far beyond our solar system, galaxy, the milky way...
it goes to the depths no man or machine has gone...
The Black Hole... Watch out world. Chris is ruling the school and will take no prisoners in his conquest for power.
Alanah Knapp
Alanah is a 14 year old dynamo of ideas and loves reading. The future's bright for this young creator with the release of Baby Warriors a.k.a. The Baby Warriors.
Age Scott
Age Scott's style is utter genius. His unique lettering and soul is evident when you see his work. Allan and Age are working on Superhood, a tale of inner city kids with super powers.
Age Scott has made hip hop comics from the beginning and he's just an awesome human being. There is such a rawness and heart to his work that is lacking in other comic books.
Superhood!
Erika Svensson
Erika Svensson is America's quickest rising young talent. An American actress, author and model of Brazilian and Swedish descent, some of her better-known TV appearances include : The Lizard Zone, The Chris and Erika Show, and The Chris and James Adventures as well as being the model and co-creator of Erika Amerika.
Peter Palmiotti
Peter Palmiotti is a veteran comic book inker, working since 1991 for DC, Marvel, Image, Valiant and very many independent publishers. Besides inking he has dabbled in book production, editing, pencilling, and was even a radio co-host! Currently still inking on a wide range of projects for various publishers he is also writing, podcasting, pencilling, and starting his own publishing hub called Human Art Comics!
Teaming with Red Handed Studios he will be co-publishing his own creations Retro, Bright Eyes as well as a number of one shots, the first one of which called Slay for Life, he’ll co-write with Pamela Shaw and be pencilled by Shelby Robertson. Web comics are also in the works, Squares that Touch with Alan Abbadessa, Neon Eden with Richard Caldwell, Bright Eyes (with Peter doing both story and art) and Smashing and Fighting World with Jacob Ketron.
Steven Reece
Steven is a striving artist who resides in San Jose. His work can be seen all around California from LA to San Jose. He is currently working on the debut issue of The Baby Warriors with Allan Angel. Using Acrylics as a medium the visuals for Baby Warriors will sure to astound you.