Secret Identity: Commander X - The Action Figure!

NEWS
12-9-09: Commander X - The Action Figure!
If it wasn’t for the Commander X action figure, Matman and Jay Piscopo may not have ever met! Sure Jay’s life would’ve been better off, but not Matt’s. Not only would he never of been sucked into the world of Capt’n Eli, but he wouldn’t have missed out on a friendship with an incredible person. “As I walked the halls of last years New York Comic Con I saw what I thought was a Mego Blackhawk figure,” Matman remembers. “It ended up being the Commander, and well… the rest is history.” Read the rest of the article at this link.

HURRY! There's less than a week left to purchase a Commander X action figure and enter the contest to win a super limited edition Sea Ghost figure. Read more at this link.

Secret Identity: Graphic Novel Creator Jay Piscopo in the Classroom

Secret Identity Podcast
6-12-09: Capt'n Eli Creator Goes Back To School
Matman posted a great write up about The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli author/illustrator Jay Piscopo's school visit to Converse Middle School in Palmer, Massachusetts. Jay presented his interactive Draw on Your Creativity workshop.

Read Matman's write up at this link.

"Using simple shapes like triangles and circles he taught the group how to draw cool things like Dracula and Frankenstein. Another cool thing he did for the kids was had a student draw a scribble. From that scribble he used his imagination and artist’s eye and drew some incredible things like horses, werewolf and an alien. As the class wound down, he took some time to draw some cool things like Capt’n Eli and the Incredible Hulk. Not only did Jay make it look easy, he made it look fun." ~ Matman, Secret Identity Podcast

Secret Identity: Capt'n Eli Reviewed

Don't miss Matt Herring's review of The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli at Secret Identity. Read the review HERE and look for Matt's podcast interview with Jay Piscopo recorded at New York Comic-Con coming soon! Check out a video clip of the interview HERE.

"Behind the tale of young Eli is writer / artist Jay Piscopo. On the storytelling side, Jay is top notch. He keeps the story simple and captivating with enough twists and turns to make you feel you’re a part of the story… not just reading it. On the artistic side it is one stunning visual after another. It’s like seeing new work from Alex Toth and Jack Kirby during their animation years." ~ Matt Herring, Secret Identity