Muscle & Faith is 72 pages of new, never before seen, original material exclusively presented here in 12 weekly installments beginning May 1, 2000!

Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is enthusiastic in his praise for Bonivert and this story in particular. "I flipped out over Jeff's work the very first time I saw it in 'Star*Reach' and 'Atomic Man!' I then met Jeff at the San Diego Comic-Con, when he showed me "Fun Boys" which I HAD to publish through Tundra. I mentioned we were looking for cool artists to do their take on the "Turtles" and thought he'd be perfect. Fortunately for us he jumped on the chance. Unfortunately, during the time he worked to produce his 'instant classic' TMNT story, Mirage stopped publishing..."

"Now, after far too long of a wait," Eastman continued, "Jeff Bonivert's totally original, graphically beautiful, stunningly rendered, and one of my personal favorite epic TMNT adventures can now see the light of day! I am thrilled as a creator and an artist to have Jeff as a peer, and I hope you can see all the beauty that I see in his work! Cowabunga!"

"This story has always been something very special to me," said Bonivert. "I've put so much into it, I'm excited to finally get it to an audience, especially as large and diverse as the e-audience is today."

"I've also long been a fan of J.B.'s very bent style," said Field. "He is a very under-appreciated talent in comics. Back in '91, when Tundra published Jeff's mini-classic, 'Fun Boys Spring Special', we sold more than 200 copies at Flying Colors. 'Muscle and Faith' is done in that wonderful and totally singular style. There's sharp, funny dialogue, great characterization and elements in the story that will appeal to fans of both mainstream and alternative work. It's very much an all ages story. 'Muscle and Faith' has a lot of action, but even more heart."

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About the artist/writer

Jeff Bonivert is a northern California native with a varied background in independent comics as artist and writer, beginning with "Atomic Man" published by Blackthorne. Bonivert has also contributed to such comics as "Mister Monster" and "Turtle Soup." In 1991, Tundra published the "Fun Boys Spring Special," the comic book collecting adventures of three friends loosely based on Jeff's boyhood experiences. Jeff's work also appears in "Mister Monster's Book of Forbidden Knowledge," "Flying Colors 10th Anniversary Special" and "Star*Reach." Currently, he's developing two full-length stories, "Blue Book Stories" and "The VITAMEN". Previews of Bonivert's new work will be available soon at www.flyingcolorscomics.com.

 

 

 

INSTALLMENTS

Week 1 - May 1, 2000

Week 2 - May 8, 2000

Week 3 - May 15, 2000

Week 4 - May 22, 2000

Week 5 - May 29, 2000

Week 6 - June 5, 2000

Week 7 - June 12, 2000

Week 8 - June 19, 2000

Week 9 - June 26, 2000

Week 10 - July 3, 2000

Week 11 - July 10, 2000

Week 12 - July 17, 2000

 

 

 

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07-Jul-2000 8:03 PM