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I had a great time at ArtBreak 2001 and 2002 doing sidewalk art. I'm looking forward to doing sidewalk art for ArtBreak 2003. |
I was on the T.V. program Art Scene June 25, 2001 @ 7:00 p.m. and June 29, 2001 @ 10:30 p.m. on cable channel 6 in Shreveport. I was interviewed by Eric Gipson the public relations director at Sci-port. |
On May 21, 2001 The Shreveport Times did an article on Adequate Man and Me. I'm happy with the way Raechal Leone explained the Adequate Man concept. At 3:27a.m. May 21, 2001 I finished Adequate Man Versus The Atomic Zombie and went down stairs to the vending machines in the apartment building I live in. When I got down stairs I looked at the newspaper machine, WOW!!! what a surprise to see Adequate Man on the front page! I forgot all about the snack I was going to get and was up the rest of the night from the excitement. |
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Shreveporter's comic book hero is 'adequate' - By Raechal Leone - The Times It's a bird, it's a plane. ... No, it's Adequate Man, here to save the day with an action that's not at all heroic or valiant, but simply adequate. The comic book character battles villains with simple tactics like locking their keys in their cars rather than having a knock-down-drag-out episode. Unlike flashy heroes Batman or Superman, Adequate Man does only what is necessary to capture the bad guys. Creator Michael Phillips of Shreveport has produced two volumes of Adequate Man's Adventures since he created the character a few years ago, and now hopes to produce a new issue every couple of months. An Adequate Man comic will also be featured in an up coming anthology of artwork by local artists called Outskirts. The first two volumes of Adequate Man sell for about $2 each at Excalibur Comics, Cards, and Games, 802 E. 70th St., and Disc Daddy, 8939 Jewella Ave., or though Phillips's Web site www.shreve.net/adequate/adequate.html Fans of all ages have snapped up about 50 copies of Adequate Man comics at Excalibur in the year the store has been carrying them, according to owner Chris Zepeda. "It's been popular book," Zepeda said. "it's one of those things where you can laugh at things that you love. Even people who are big superhero fans realize there are some absurdities or illogical things that take place." The illogical things that take place and words like "amazing" and "incredible" used to describe typical superheroes are what drove Batman fan Phillips to create a more realistic hero, he said. "He's just proud of being adequate," Phillips said. "If something is good enough, he doesn't see a need to improve it." For instance, whereas Batman drives the souped-up Batmobile, Adequate Man drives the adequatemobile, a Volkswagen Beetle that's well, merely adequate for a superhero, Phillips said. "He can always handle a situation," he said. "It may be in a simple, logical way and not glamours, but he handles it." Like every comic book hero, Adequate Man has friends and enemies that pop up during his adventures. His friend, James, is a wannabe hero who admires Adequate Man, and girlfriend Lisa Lewis keeps him on his toes. "Lisa is a composite of all the girls I've gone out with," Phillips said. "She's a real sweetheart, but she becomes a real terror when she is upset." Adequate Man's rival is Laser Head, a guy who became evil after a laser experiment at the local college left him with a permanent white stripe across his head. |
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