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Graphic Novel Series

posted Dec 5, 2025 by Tom Fasano

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I’m working on the seventh volume of my New Testament Verse-by-Verse Graphic Novel series. The video above is a quick flip-through of Philippians, the second book in the series. I started with the shorter epistles and will eventually make my way to the much longer gospels—assuming my hands cooperate. I’ve already had carpal tunnel surgery on my right wrist and still need it on my left.

My working method is a bit of a hybrid. I start by inking the bold black lines on Bristol board, then I scan the pages and add color and backgrounds in Photoshop. I spent many years as a graphic artist, so I still rely on those old skills—like using a light table to speed up background work. It’s tough on the hands, and I just hope mine hold up.

Dear Jackson | Episode 8 – Hope

posted Dec 1, 2025 by Tom Fasano

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“Dear Jackson” is a public-access, micro-fiction series created by Highland Park TV in Los Angeles. Each brief episode features a standalone monologue addressed to an unseen “Jackson,” blending noir atmospherics, poetic narration, a manual tyypewriter, and reflections on life at its rough edges. The series sits somewhere between community-media art project and spoken-word diary, offering a uniquely local, low-fi take on modern noir storytelling.

Episode 8 of the “Dear Jackson” series is a short, noir-tinged monologue reflecting on the harsher side of hope. Delivered in a gritty, poetic voice, the narrator paints hope not as comfort but as a tough, clawed creature—something we cling to because we must, not because it’s gentle. It’s a compact piece of spoken-word storytelling, part confession and part street-corner philosophy.

If you can identify the typewriter he’s using, leave the name of it in the comments.