• Real Name: Brendan Coyle
• Gender: Male
• Age: 28
• Location: Staten Island, New York (United States)

• Joined: Dec 18th, 2006
• Last Visit: Apr 28th, 2008

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Battle the Fat!

Musterd Man Zero Issue 

Now in this Zero Issue I am throwing the reader right into the middle of the chronology, and with subsequent issues one will have to dig himself out of the mystery by learning more about the fateful world of the Hobos and the Musterd Man. Enjoy!

[ Posted by ruso on Apr 25th, 2007 1:15 AM ]...

Hey, Thanks for the add!

[ Posted by MtMoriah on Apr 22nd, 2007 3:34 PM ]...

I really liked you line work. I'm glad we could connect.

[ Posted by JimmyKitty on Apr 17th, 2007 9:07 PM ]...

RE: not much luck
Looks interesting. You know, the figure work has a James Owen-esque style going on. I really like the characters and world building, too. Very unique presentation. You know thinking this far out the box means your audience might be limited on ComicSpace.

But then... this is also the best place to showcase it.

I will note that the font was a bit hard to read. That swirly serif - especially when small - took effort. I know you're making this "other worldly" in dialog and font, but at the same time reading this took me partly out of the comic when I had to decipher the text.

As for color vs. black & white. I'm on a fence over that. I like the color work, especially on the characters. Sometimes the 'photoshop' jumped off the page instead of working with it. The scenes with all the garbage, for instance. But I liked it in other places. It still seems like the coloring is searching for a style, though. Trust me, I know the feeling. I'm still searching myself.

But that's the trip with us artist, eh? We're never satisfied, and always learning.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 18th, 2007 12:32 PM ]

[ Posted by Musterdman on Apr 18th, 2007 12:32 PM ]... thanks.. im glad i posted that bulletin as ive started a couple dialogues. I looked up Owen, its a fine fantasy style, very detailed. on Comicspace: i realized from the start that this site, like a microcosm of the american comic world is going to glaze over my "out the box" way of making comics, and granted, besides being an avid reader of spiderman at the age of 12, i do not come from comics. before i started this comic my mythology and worldbuilding was done via performance art, painting and sculpture, and having realized that the fine art world is also glazing over my dystopic sci fi-ish worldview, i appropriated the comic format for my story to try to reach "regular folks". the font i used is unfortunate, but i have switched in my second issue to a more readable font. i had not heard a critique on my photoshop yet, thanks for that.. with each book im experimenting with new styles.. my third issue is to be black and white with shade patterns, if i can manage to harness the power of manga studio. its true i am searching for a style but i suspect that it will continue to change, this may be unfortunate because in my story i have been boucing around the timeline like crazy, and if i ever want to reorder the pages in a graphic novel, then the different styles will also be shuffled.. ah well we shall see your comments are well appreciated.. i will drop a comment on your stuff shortly..

[ Posted by Pekele on Apr 15th, 2007 4:23 AM ]...

thanks for the add !

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 15th, 2007 11:12 AM ]

[ Posted by Musterdman on Apr 15th, 2007 11:12 AM ]... sure ting..

[ Posted by lucyfidelis on Apr 2nd, 2007 11:14 AM ]...

Hi There

Thx a lot for add!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 2nd, 2007 4:28 PM ]

[ Posted by Musterdman on Apr 2nd, 2007 4:28 PM ]... your welcome.. nice brazillustrations

[ Posted by theGayMonsters on Feb 17th, 2007 4:07 PM ]...

Boo Musterdman!
Did we scare you?
Thanks for checking out www.theGayMonsters.com.
Stay tuned for more thrills and chills.
Hugs & Curses,
The Gay Monsters

[ Posted by BrianBrinlee on Feb 11th, 2007 12:59 AM ]...

Hey, dude, thanks for the add! Glad you liked my work.

[ Posted by moori on Feb 5th, 2007 11:10 PM ]...

the comic world needs brendan coyle like hotdogs need musterd!
watch out for his next issue...
and buy it.

it's better than 80% of the jive you find elsewhere!
-the real deal sucka-

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Jan 7th, 2007 2:56 PM ]...

Hey, actually this site is really good for creators. You get to build a small fanbase, and get in touch with publishers. What more could you ask for?

Swing by the Lounge some time!

2 Replies [ Latest posted on January 7th, 2007 3:00 PM ]

	[ Posted by Musterdman on Jan 7th, 2007 2:57 PM ]... yeah i know im just being an ass.. in 2 months im coming to London, maybe i will find this Lounge you speak of
	[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Jan 7th, 2007 3:00 PM ]... Cool. It's not so much a Lounge, more a large studio space. But there's a pub opposite, we like to think of it as our lounge...

[ Posted by optimumwound on Jan 4th, 2007 1:42 AM ]...

Hi Brendan,
Thanks kindly for the add.
-Jay

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 4th, 2007 6:32 PM ]

[ Posted by Musterdman on Jan 4th, 2007 6:32 PM ]... no prob, I've been peeping your pages via myspace, nice blacknwhites im working on a comic called Musterd Man www.musterdman.com