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Fate vs. Free Will

Posted by MartheusAW in Interviews on 01 20th, 2012 | No Comments

There is an excellent and very in-depth interview with Martheus Wade about Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa, Turra: Bombs and Betrayal and Fate vs Free Will over at ALL PULP! Some great stuff dealing with his philosophy on life and what it all means. Check it out!

Help End Human Trafficking

Posted by MartheusAW in Turra on 01 9th, 2012 | No Comments

Turra is helping to end Human Trafficking!

Wednesday, January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. To participate, we formed the Comic Creators for Freedom– a group of over 100 comic book creators who volunteered our artistic talents to raise money and awareness for this cause. You may not know it, but there are currently 27 million enslaved people worldwide- more than double the number of enslaved Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. UNICEF estimates that 1.2 million children every year are sold into slavery, most of it sexual. The US Department of Justice estimates 16,000 victims of human trafficking are brought into the United States every year. Unlike slavery in the past, what is happening today is happening in secret. It won’t end until awareness is raised, and people like you and me take a stand.

So here’s what we did: each creator contributed an original drawing of one of our own female characters, and combined them into a single wallpaper image! The wallpaper features characters from all over the web, including Girls with Slingshots, The Dreamland Chronicles, Kukuburi, Earthsong Saga, Looking for Group, Love and Capes, The Dreamer, Turra: Gun Angel, and tons more! Donate today to download this unique, once-in-a-lifetime wallpaper.

The Donations Drive will last for two weeks, from Monday January 9th – 20th. All proceeds will be split evenly between Love 146 and Gracehaven House- two organizations working on rehabilitation of victims and prevention of this crime.

To learn more about the CCA visit www.comiccreatorsforfreedom. To learn more about the problem, visit http://love146.org/slavery. (Note: contains adult themes and actual accounts of sex slavery.)

Of Christmases Pasts…

Posted by MartheusAW in Holidays on 12 25th, 2011 | No Comments

The MAW Productions crew would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, warm seasons greetings, and a happy happy new year.

Touching Kermit Photo Appears on Aussie TV

Posted by MartheusAW in Interviews, Muley, TV Spots on 12 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

This is such exciting news. As you know, our very own editor, Mr. Kevin L. Williams, is a HUGE Muppets fan. In September 2007, Martheus & I, along w/ Mr. Lin Workman, got to accompany him for a Master Replicas Kermit photoshoot to Leland, MS, Jim Henson’s birthplace.

Here are a few photos Lin and Kevin directed and shot from the trip…

And here’s the piece we were all very proud of.

Doesn’t it just speak volumes about the man and his creations? We all can relate to the joy Mr. Henson brought to us in our childhood, and even into adulthood. Everyone’s trying to find their Rainbow Connection, am I right? I’ve seen this image pop up a few times on social networking sites like facebook since posting these photos online. And that’s ok; you can’t keep happiness like this to yourself.

Ok. Fast forward to today, or mor specifically, about earlier this week. Somehow this touching photo made its way to an Aussie TV spot during an interview for the new “Muppets” movie. Click on this link to visit the site and watch the video. Fast forward to about 3:44 & you’ll see it!

~~Janet

Graphic Design Guitar

Posted by MartheusAW in commissions, Freelance, Graphic Design on 12 7th, 2011 | No Comments

Bet you didn’t know that our very own Martheus Wade is a talented graphic artist as well as an illustrator and comic book artist, did you? That’s right! He’s also done design work for Girl Scouts of the Mid-South, the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge, and the Larry Finch Foundation, to name a few.

Here’s a piece he did for a client just in time for Christmas. (Very cool custom frame done by the good folks of 1910 Frameworks.)

Guitar Graphic Design Piece -- by Martheus Wade

Interview with Martheus Wade

Posted by MartheusAW in Appearances, Interviews on 12 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

Martheus Wade had the honor and pleasure of participating in a live chat interview with Dragon Talk Radio last night. Here‘s the link if you missed out.

Janet Takes Over! With iPhone 4 Covers!!!

Posted by MartheusAW in Jetta Merchandise on 11 29th, 2011 | No Comments

ATTENTION, TOSHIGAWA.COM VISITORS! THIS POST HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY MAW PRODUCTIONS CO-CREATOR, JANET WADE!

Wow, that wasn’t too dramatic, was it?

I’m very excited about bringing updates and fresh content to the TOSHIGAWA.COM posts! I’ll insert my usual brand of charm and wit and will refrain from typing in my, what Martheus calls, “lolcatz speak” because apparently that isn’t professional. Well, ok then.

Aaaaaand here’s what I got in store for today’s slammin, jammin post!

Need a cool way to customize your iPhone? We got you covered, my friend.

Jetta Splash iPhone 4 Cover - $7.00 w/ FREE s/h

Turra Splash iPhone 4 Cover - $7.00 w/ FREE s/h

Jetta Full Circle iPhone 4 Cover - $7.00 w/ FREE s/h

What better way to display your love for the Jetta comic books than to customize your iPhone with one of these babies? They make great gifts for friends, family, or yourself!

If you’re interested (and admit it, you know you are!), you can purchase these through paypal at martheus@toshigawa.com. Remember to specify in the notes which cover you want.

~~jswade

MAW Productions Open Group!!

Posted by MartheusAW in Facebook Fan Page on 11 11th, 2011 | No Comments

You’ve found us! This is our facebook page where fans of Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa, Muley the Mule and Friends and Turra: Gun Angel can talk and chat one-on-one with the creators behind these awesome indy books. Not only will we be talking about MAW Production publications. But we will be talking about comics, animation, and entertainment in general. If you are an aspiring artist, comic book lover, animation guru, or MAW Productions fan, this is the place for you!!

We will be hosting a group chat this Friday 11/11/11 at 9:00 pm Central Standard Time in the MAW Productions group.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/157217357709159/
If you are online and would like to chat with us for a while, lets talk. The topic will start off about how we got into self publishing, the future of MAW Productions and how have we stayed around so long. Plus, your takes on digital comics and the new 52 from DC.

See you there!

TWO GREAT TASTES!

Posted by MartheusAW in Book of the Month, New Release on 10 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Grab these books! You don't want to miss this.

JETTA: OMEGA UNDERWAY!

Posted by MartheusAW in New Release on 10 28th, 2011 | No Comments

KRISTEN! RISE!!!

Looks like our ninja Kristen has grown out of Jetta’s shadow and that of the Toshigawa Ninja as well. Dark times are in store for our hero, Jetta. Can she pull her sword sister from the horrors of the darkness? Or will Kristen be consumed by the shadows?

This is a page from Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa – Omega, the final chapter in this story arc! The story will not be available until 2012. However, be on the look out for more preview artwork as it comes.

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