Walter Ostlie Creator of Cubicles and Shiver Bureau Gives an Interview To Encourage The Comic Writer and Artist in all of Us.

Walter Ostlie:  Key Ingredient for Success in This Comic Industry – Stic….

Sometimes you have to take a double take (two, Three, or even four years in a row) when trolling artist alley in order to recognize amazing work done by dedicated artist and writers. Venues like Mega Con affords purveyors like myself this unique opportunity; as it sets the stage for artist and writers that have the wherewithal to produce, showcase, to achieve  praise and in some cases endure the possible rejection of their work year after year. This drive is a great determinant as to whether artist and writers have a necessary ingredient to achieve in the comic industry – “stick to-itness” (I know it’s not a word, but it is becoming a very common phrase). Thus Far, Walter has given me the simplest and perhaps the best example as to how to go about achieving this “Stick to-itness” in our daily creative lives.

Walter seems like a very laid back sort of fellow as the video will attest, but his work ethic is anything but. In this video he explains just how “Stick to itness” paid off. His efforts landed him the opportunity to publish his creator owned property (Cubicle: The Movie), through the distribution and publishing arm of  Red 5 Comics (Atomic Robo, Abyss, MidKnight,  Afterburn, and Neozoic are a handful of products released by Red 5 Comics).

Walter Ostlie’s monstrous

What do Walter Ostlie and Thomas Edison have in common? They were not afraid to suck at their job if it meant they got better with every successive attempt. This kind of thinking and drive is what all artist and writers need in order to be successful.

Walter Ostlie’s MIcronauts

Walter is currently working on a new project Shiver Bureau which is currently published as a web comic. His Style of Art is as layed back as Himself, it seems effortless; yet comes together nicely. The colors are crasp; which make an immediate impact in the foggy and misty manner it complements the line work. In addition to the light heartedness of this interview, the one aspect of it I walked away with is the sudden burning desire it lit for me to start drawing and writing again…Who knows maybe you will feel the same way too.

I wish this amazing talent a lot of success.

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