Waxtower Comics Forum

6 mai 2023
par Kathleen David, Bénéficiaire
Peter’s message to the Go Fund Me

I wanted to thank you all for your help.

It has enabled Kathleen and I keep our heads above water.

I am hoping to be able to walk soon and resume my normal life so I can return to writing comic books, novels and other forms of entertainment for you.

My goal is to return to the life I left behind.

You guys are one of the biggest things I miss. Along with my house, my wife, and everything I pray is waiting there when I return.

I miss conventions and talking to you one on one.

I miss telling stories. I still have stories but right now they are in my head rather than in a hard drive…well they are in my personal skull hard drive.

I am looking forward at getting to the point that I will be cleared to come back to the activities I love.

I miss you all very much.

PAD

> Citation
**Len Kaminski, writer for several major comics publishers, is in dire need of your help. In his words:**

*“I was in an accident last year that put me in a wheelchair - and left me trapped in a ‘crooked care’ center.*

*That was eight months ago. In that time, they’ve used up my insurance coverage, then proceeded to drain my bank account and divert my monthly disability payments into their account.*

*I lost all my money, my income, my apartment, everything. As a result, they won’t let me leave, as I no longer HAVE a home to go TO, and no resources to FIND one. So, still in the belly of the beast. Still in a wheelchair. Sick to the DEATH of this horrible place.*

*I turned 60 in here. I desperately do NOT want to DIE here…”*

Marvel Wars a écrit : ↑19 mai 2023, 20:36 Les scénaristes de comics devraient rejoindre ceux d'Hollywood dans la grève, c'est inacceptable de les voir finir leur vie dans la misère.

Friends,

Another birthday. Another year around the sun. Sitting here in my studio, looking at 45 years worth of Nexus pages, and honestly? I'm overwhelmed.

Not gonna sugarcoat it - this year's been rough. Jaynelle's been through hell with her surgeries, and I've had my own scares. There were nights I couldn't sleep, wondering if everything we built would just... disappear.

The lights actually got shut off this month. THE LIGHTS. In my studio. Where I've drawn your commissions, created your favorite characters, taught everything I know about this craft. Jaynelle's been working herself to death trying to keep us afloat. 100-hour weeks. It's killing me to watch.

But you know what keeps me going? Saturdays at 1:30. Seeing your names pop up in the livestream chat. The kid who messages me about learning to draw like the "old masters." The collector who's been with me since Capital Comics. You.

45 years of Nexus. Man, we were all so young when this started, weren't we? Now look at us. Still here. Still believing that hand-drawn art matters. That stories about hope and heroism aren't outdated.

I need to ask for your help. Not easy for me - you know that. But we've got 30 days to make this work or we lose everything. The house, the studio, those Saturday streams where we just talk art and life.

If I've ever drawn something that mattered to you, if Nexus ever meant something, if you believe traditional comic art should survive - please. Share our launch. Join the Patreon. Grab something during today's sale (www.steverude.com). Tell your comic shop about us.

This is still our adventure. But I need my co-pilots now more than ever.

Still the Dude,

P.S. - Jaynelle says thank you. You guys are keeping her going too.