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March 19, 2015

JAQ Rabbit Tales - Jason A. Quest

In 2013 I wrote a 4-page story for an all-ages comic book anthology focusing on the problem of school bullying, discrimination, homophobia and racism. Of course, as you can imagine, dozens of writers and artists were compelled to participate in what, at first glance, seemed to be a promising initiative. One of them was Jason A. Quest, a very active member of the BleedingCool message boards.
Story and art by Jason A. Quest & Rick Worley

I had never met Jason nor had I talked to him online, save for an occasion or two. However, very slowly, I started considering him as an old acquaintance. Certainly, we had participated in the same anthologies, and we even had made contributions to successful Kickstarter campaigns, such as The Young Protectors (by the fabulous creative team of writer Alex Woolfson and artist Adam DeKraker).

A year later, in 2014, I finally had the chance to peruse the pages of the aforementioned anthology, quite unexpectedly, I stumbled upon the 2-page story illustrated by Mr. Quest. Even if I only had a handful of panels to make an assessment, it was clear to me, that this was a man of considerable talent. 

At around the same time, I was desperately looking for ways to finance my own comic book: Un-American Chronicles (which can be acquired and read in its entirety HERE), Jason showed up out of nowhere, like a gallant knight, and made a generous contribution to my cause. 

Ever since then I’ve been trying to concoct a proper way to thank him, but it never occurred to me that sometimes, the easiest way to express gratitude, is by simply sharing a link. In 2015 I found Jason’s most personal project: his JAQ Rabbit Tales.

http://tales.jaqrabbit.com/comic/intro/

Every Monday Jason shares with us very amusing autobiographical anecdotes. With his erotic, audacious and uncensored stories, Jason proves to be a magnificent writer (assisted by truly outstanding artists such as Zlatan Marić, Rick Worley and Drubskin). He defines himself as a “comix creator, heretic, pornographer, fantasist”, and I would like to add to that list “tremendously creative”. Congratulations, Jason, for delighting your readers with such an amazing webcomic!
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El 2013 escribí una historia de 4 páginas para una antología de cómics que se enfocaba en el problema del acoso escolar, la discriminación, la homofobia y el racismo. Por supuesto, como se pueden imaginar, docenas de escritores y artistas se entusiasmaron y participaron en lo que, a primera vista, parecía ser una prometedora iniciativa. Uno de ellos era Jason A. Quest, un activo miembro de los foros en línea de BleedingCool.
Story and art by Jason A. Quest

No conocía a Jason ni había hablado con él en línea, salvo en una o dos ocasiones. Sin embargo, poco a poco, empezamos a coincidir en las mismas antologías; incluso contribuimos a exitosas campañas de Kickstarter, como "The Young Protectors" (del fabuloso equipo creativo de Alex Woolfson y Adam DeKraker).

Un año después, en el 2014, finalmente tuve la oportunidad de hojear las páginas de la antología mencionada, inesperadamente, me encontré con una historia de 2 páginas ilustrada por el señor Quest. Incluso con unas pocas viñetas para evaluar, resultaba evidente que él era alguien con talento.

En esa misma época, estaba buscando desesperadamente formas de financiar mi propio cómic: Un-American Chronicles (que pueden adquirir y leer en su totalidad AQUÍ), Jason apareció de la nada e hizo una generosa contribución a mi causa.

Desde entonces he estado tratando de encontrar la forma de darle las gracias, pero nunca se me ocurrió que, a veces, la mejor manera de expresar gratitud es simplemente compartiendo un link. En 2015 encontré el proyecto más personal de Jason: sus JAQ Rabbit Tales.

http://tales.jaqrabbit.com/comic/intro/

Cada lunes Jason comparte con sus lectores anécdotas autobiográficas muy divertidas. Con sus historias eróticas, audaces y sin censura, Jason demuestra ser un magnífico escritor(ayudado por dibujantes sobresalientes como Zlatan Marić, Rick Worley y Drubskin). Él mismo se define como un "creador de cómics, hereje, pornógrafo, fantasioso", y me gustaría añadir a esa lista "tremendamente creativo". Sea como sea, el suyo es un webcomic que llama la atención.