{"id":21454,"date":"2015-10-22T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=21454"},"modified":"2015-10-22T05:13:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T10:13:58","slug":"apsu-grads-create-debut-comic-book-titled-my-name-is-proxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2015\/10\/22\/apsu-grads-create-debut-comic-book-titled-my-name-is-proxy\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU grads create debut comic book, titled \u201cMy Name is Proxy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Long before the release of his new co-created comic book, titled \u201cMy Name is Proxy,\u201d Barry Williams made a career for himself helping other writers and artists make their creative visions a reality.<\/p>\n

In addition to his duties as a husband, father and teacher, Williams has worked as a colorist on numerous independently released comic book titles, including \u201cIron Ghost,\u201d \u201cAtomik Mike,\u201d \u201cMonsterpocalypse,\u201d \u201cRed Dwarf: Prelude to Nanarchy\u201d and \u201cGhost Whisperer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>But while his work has been well received and certainly helped pay the bills, the Austin Peay State University graduate had grown tired of helping other people create, while his own ideas were often pushed to the side.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy for the opportunity to work (in the comic industry), but I didn\u2019t get into this to just work on other people\u2019s comics,\u201d Williams, a Clarksville resident, said. \u201cBy the time I saw the other projects I was working on, I was the fourth person to touch the comic; I wanted to start to do my own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Classmate and APSU alumna, Heather Walker could relate to Williams\u2019 struggle. Herself a talented artist, Walker puts her degree to work as a media design specialist for a manufacturing company, directing videos and overseeing the company\u2019s online training program.<\/p>\n

Each successful in their own right, Williams and Walker found themselves in a unique position \u2013 while their talents and training were paying the bills, what if the two long-time friends came together to create something they could call their own?<\/p>\n

\"Heather<\/a>

Heather Walker and Barry Williams<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe found ourselves in the position where we did not need to do this to make money,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe both have full-time jobs, now we can just do something for the sheer thrill of telling a fully realized story that belongs to both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking the name HB Collaborations, the duo set about conceiving, drawing and writing a story they wanted to tell. After years of crafting, HB Collaborations recently released their first work: a 28-page comic book, titled \u201cMy Name is Proxy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first issue of \u201cMy Name is Proxy\u201d tells the story of Search and Recovery Unit 11, or SR-11, for short. Tasked with preserving the remnants and memories of humanity following an extinction-level event that wiped out all human life, SR-11 quickly finds herself on an adventure that explores what it really means to be alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cSR-11 is built to go out and find memories. She can scan things like a phone or computer, and put together pieces of memories from their former owners,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWhen we meet SR-11, the way she\u2019s acting and going about her day is a reflection of her mission and her capabilities; it\u2019s all based on the idea of cognitive schema, or how we form scripts of behavior based on the things we have absorbed into our brains.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result of her mission, SR-11 has begun to interpret her mission of preserving the human existence by actually trying to \u2018become human\u2019 herself.\u201d<\/p>\n

[320right]The project, one that Williams said he hopes will be the first of many with Walker, was a complete collaborative effort, with Williams and Walker each creating the concept, art and dialogue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Heather and me, it’s very difficult to establish where one of our jobs ends and the other\u2019s begins,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of like a game of ping-pong, because I\u2019ll have an idea and Heather will expand on that idea, and visa versa. Sometimes, I\u2019ll sketch an idea and give it to Heather, and she\u2019ll give it back with her take on the idea and sometimes, that will lead to a version that\u2019s a mix of both of our takes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the first issue\u2019s release, Williams and Walker have made the rounds, appearing at Wizard World Comic Con Nashville, as well as Daycon, Clarksville\u2019s local anime convention. Recently, Williams was on hand to sign copies of the issue at the grand opening of Rick\u2019s Comic City Clarksville.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to meet a lot of great folks, sell some books and have a good time (displaying at conventions),\u201d Williams said. \u201cOne of the most popular questions we\u2019ve had is \u2018when is the second issue coming out,\u2019 and our answer is always \u2018not soon enough.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on \u201cMy Name is Proxy,\u201d or to order of copy of the first issue, visit HB Collaborations online at www.hbcollaborations.com<\/a>, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/mynameisproxy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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