Marvel Mazes- New Book October 4

My third book, Marvel Mazes will be out October 4, 2022!

Marvel Mazes, a new book by Sean C. Jackson, arriving October 2022

I had a tremendous amount of freedom making this book, able to draw from the greatest storylines from the past 50 years of Marvel comics. All the fan favorite heroes are included, a little something for everyone.

Pre-orders are great because it gives booksellers an idea of the interest in a book. They can be sure to have enough copies available when the book is available in October. Last year, my books were sold out and on back order by mid-November! Don’t get caught having a mazeless holiday! Pre-order today!

Sea of Solitude Fan Art Maze

Maze-themed fan art for the video game Sea of Solitude. Follow the path to the boat in the lower right, then return by water to the open sea.

Even though this piece is digital, I wanted it to be painterly. I used a nice rough, oval brush in Photoshop set at about 92% opacity. Since I was not relying on black outlines to define the shapes, it was important to add the cast shadows. Once I picked my shadow colors though, I would also lay those in opaque (92%)
The buildings continue under the water, like in the game. I only reflected the sky, which seems to work well. Many of my decisions were based on eventually making more maze oil paintings.

Sea of Solitude the game is both lovely and haunting. It is a string of interactive puzzles overlaid with dread, anxiety and childhood trauma. It is somewhat linear and story-like, but also beautiful and cathartic. I enjoyed the game very much. The game’s creator, Cornelia Geppert at Jo-Mei Games saw my maze on Twitter and kind of dug it, which is kind of awesome.

You can see purchase the game or watch the trailer on the Sea of Solitude website.