Self-Publisher Magazine #77 Sep. 2014 | Page 24

such as American Horror Story, Walking Dead, or True Detective will in progress and help an artist out. like Faith Fallon. Otherwise you can find me at: SP!: TO ACHIEVE THIS END, WHAT METHODS/VENUES DO YOU USE TO REACH THAT DEMOGRAPHIC? Faithfallon.com, the official website. Steven: One of the methods I use is showing pages to people NOT into comics to see what they think. It seems counterintuitive, but I am getting a lot of positive feedback, if not stronger feedback, from non-comic people versus fans of comics. I have a lot of friends who enjoy The Walking Dead or films like Cronenberg’s A History of Violence, Snyder’s 300, and Mendes’ Road to Perdition, and had no clue they were adapted from comic books. People love a good story and I hope to give them one. Other than that, I blog, tweet, and share on Facebook, but that’s beginning to be useless, since they are throttling posts unless you pay for them. I guess Zuckerberg decided to f*ck the cool aspect of Facebook and buy advertising for Mountain Dew, after all. SP!: OUTSIDE OF YOUR WORK ON FAITH, YOU’VE ALSO STARTED WRITING FOR SP! MAGAZINE. WHAT FUELED THIS DECISION? Steven: Ian promised to sell all the dirty pictures he has on me to TMZ after Faith Fallon makes it bigJ. Actually, he thought it would be a good fit. Considering my second interview ended up being the cover story, I’d say he’s right. SP!: AS A CREATOR, WHAT BENEFITS DO YOU FEEL CAN COME FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS KIND OF WORK? ULTIMATELY, DO YOU FEEL IT CAN HELP YOUR WORK AS A COMIC/GRAPHIC NOVEL CREATOR? Steven: Writing for SP! Magazine will help to create an awareness of Steven Pennella, which in turn helps create an interest in Steven Pennella’s work. This can only help Faith Fallon. I’m confident this gig will help me as a creator when it comes to Faith and even with stoking my creativity at my day job. I’ll do it as long as I have fun with it. SP!: WHERE CAN FANS FIND YOUR WORK AND ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT FOLKS SHOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR? Steven: Faith Fallon is the only graphic novel/comic-related work I’m doing right now. The first issue is available at sellfy.com and here’s a link that offers the .pdf for half off—only $1.00! https://sellfy.com/p/dpCF/-08021962/ Faith Fallon’s available on Patreon.com which lets people support cr VF