Jamie S Rich
Lance Scott is a certain variety of lost soul at the turn of the 21st century. In his mid-twenties, music-obsessed Lance has a pretty nice life -- a great apartment, spoiled cat, laidback roommate, and a huge collection of records. But life hasn't exactly shaped up to be what he thought it would be -- especially in the romance department. Fixated on the idea of a perfect love, Lance worries that he may have already missed his shot.
"The Everlasting" trails a stubborn Lance over three successive relationships, looking at his successes and failures and his struggle to figure out why he can't find "perfect love." A born romantic, Lance is on the lookout for that one special girl, but how will he know when he's found her? Three potential ladies take turns with his heart, but will he ever be able to commit to any one of them, or will he always be looking back at what he's left and forward at what might come?
Rich has a remarkable capacity for creating realistic characters and true-life commentary proving a hit with music, pop-culture, and romance fans. His magnetic writing style lures readers into his diverse fictional universe as characters and stories crossover from one book to the other. Insightful reflections are powerfully displayed in the polarized personality traits of lead character Lance, as he swings from a sarcastic sense of humor, to the soul searching thoughts of a lost romantic boy. Supported by a music influenced backdrop, Rich's surreal atmosphere provides a veritable heartbeat to "The Everlasting."
Jamie S. Rich lives in Portland, OR. He is the author of both prose and comics being published mainly by Oni Press, but has also worked for publishers as diverse as Image Comics, Tokyopop, Ice Kunion, and Dark Horse. Fans may be familiar with Rich through his six year tenure as editor of Oni Press, but he now devotes his time to writing and collaborating with his talented cohorts creating stunning works in the field of pop-culture comics and prose. Rich is hard at work on "Have You Seen the Horizon Lately?," his third full-length novel, and a new graphic collaboration with artist Joëlle Jones. He also reviews movies for DVDTalk.com. "The Everlasting" (ISBN 193266454) can be purchased at online bookstores, for more information visit www.confessions123.com
Rich will be attending the Stumptown Comics Festival in Portland, OR, on October 27 and 28/06, followed by a gallery show for graphic novel "12 Reasons Why I Love Her" at Floating World Comics in Portland, on Nov 2/06.
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