ABOUT
“AN AMERICAN COMPANY WITH A JAPANESE NAME.”
Although proudly an American company the word makimono translates loosely to "classic storytelling using words and pictures in a sequential order". We align with Japanese Culture in their reverence for tradition, family, respect for their elders and a centuries long commitment to entertaining storytelling as well as delivering top quality content.
We are dedicated to creating good old fashioned comic books and graphic novels which are appropriate for modern audiences without any of the social lectures so prominent in the bigger company titles and franchise films. We don't believe in mixing politics with entertainment, instead we are providing great escapist adventure stories that harken back to the golden days of heroes and villains-- but that doesn't mean-we are dumbing down content- we explore complex themes and situations to provide real content for a variety of ages.
A PLEDGE ON CONTENT FOR PARENTS AND READERS
We use the Motion Picture Academy Guidelines as a starting point for our content. However, we are stricter than they are as we do not allow any nudity, sex scenes or vulgar language in any of our titles. PG Films today allow these things and we do not. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards glorifying drug use or criminal behavior in any of our titles. Violence is restricted to the level you would see in films from the 1960s such as GOLDFINGER or LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, essentially we believe this to define PG Material.
We believe we can tell stories that will entertain readers of all ages without resorting to elements beyond this PG or PG-13 rating. Our G-Rated Titles are truly all ages appropriate with violence levels equal to that of a vintage Bugs Bunny cartoon.
MEET THE EXECUTIVE TEAM!
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JOHN STENACKER, CEO
John is a business owner, serial entrepreneur and visionary with an award winning track record working for Fortune 500 Companies such as ADP and News Corp. John is a Veteran of the United States Army where he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal with an Honorable Discharge. When John is not working he can be found in the gym body-building as an amateur and, medal placing body-builder. The peak of John's career is the current challenge of creating an action packed global entertainment franchise with, no agendas, no hidden messages and no regrets. Simply producing memorable entertaining content like the days of old.
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ANDY FISH, CHIEF OF CONTENT
Director of Comic Books and Graphic Novels, Writer and Artist of several titles here-- has thirty years of experience in the comic book, publishing and entertainment worlds. His past clients include Dark Horse Comics, Archie Comics, Penguin Random House Publishing, Chartwell Books, Warner Bros and many more. He is excited to build the ME Universe of Characters and work with some very talented folks.
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JOE FISH, EDITOR
Editor-in-Chief, has 10+ years of experience in another end of the comic industry, working as VP of acquisitions in the vintage comic + art market. With an intricate knowledge of the story-telling greats of the 20th century, he brings a unique perspective & understanding of the comic book medium in his role as editor.
WITH 114 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE IN THE COMIC INDUSTRY, OUR CREATIVE TEAM WILL SURELY HAVE YOU COMING BACK FOR MORE INVENTIVE STORY-TELLING— LET’S MEET THEM!
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DANIEL HADDOCK
Artist, Inker, Colorist who has worked as a letterer on the Legion Of The WayB4, a flatter for Dark Horse Comics Blackwood, an illustrator for the upcoming comic book Stori: Chronicle and is currently illustrating for us in CINCO DAY MAYHEM. He is delighted to be a part of the team here!
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GREG MCKENNA
Letterer/Colorist/Editor of all our titles here. He began work as a letterer three years ago when he joined the creative team for Dark Horse’s Blackwood series, and recently completed work on Penguin Publishing’s Hide. Prior to comics, he was a copywriter specializing in branded content within the video games industry. He’s worked on projects for clients such as Activision, Ubisoft, Bethesda Softworks, and the GirlsMakeGames non-profit. The only comics he enjoys more than superhero stories are science fiction ones, so he couldn’t be more stoked to jump into our universe and see what’s inside.
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SALLY SCOTT
Artist, Inker, Colorist, and long time squire to Andy Fish. She has worked on titles such as: FINE, Nightmare World, Butts in Seats, Built on Strange Ground, and HOPE. Sally is ecstatic to be apart of the team and hopes to bring an abundance of whimsy and good humor to the crew.
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VERONICA FISH
Artist, has a long career in comics, fine art, painting and education. Previous credits include SPIDER-WOMAN and SILK for Marvel Comics, the flagship ARCHIE Comics relaunch and the acclaimed Dark Horse series BLACKWOOD with Evan Dorkin and her husband. Veronica is also a popular cover artist with dozens of series and publishers and is having a blast doing ADAM BOMB JR and PERSEPHONE JONES!
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TED VANLIEW
Artist, drew his first comic book at age twelve. Eventually his career as an illustrator was overtaken by Superworld Comics, where he has been CEO for 35 years! Ted is delighted to be back in the comic art fold working on PURGATORY CHASM.
