Thaddeus – Life of the Party Realities of and RPG

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Travis Hanson — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

From my family to all of you, we would like to pass on some warm christmas greetings. May your days be merry, bright and we hope you remember that you take the spirit of the season, which is giving and apply to your whole year. Serve each other and be kind-

love travis, janell, krystia, ian, audrey, josh and sophia….

Thank you all so much for supporting the Bean

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Travis Hanson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

love travis, janell, krystia, ian, audrey, josh and sophia….

Thank you all so much for supporting the Bean

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Travis Hanson — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Things are going good- Working on some awesome projects right now, including book 4. Pretty excited about where book 4 is going, it’s really been a wild ride in scripting.

Also if you want to pick up a few prints and some books, head on over to the store. If you order before the 20th of dec you can get your gifts by christmas. Just click the graphic above. This is only good for U.S. customers only.

Thanks again for the awesome support.

trav

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Travis Hanson — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

1st off – thank you to everyone that participated in the kickstarter project to get book 3 printed. You were amazing and I can tell you that all the books and rewards have been sent. I could not have done this without you. I am grateful and humbled by your help.

Also for everyone that is interested book 3 is now available at the bean leaf press store. Every book also comes signed with an illustration in it. Your support makes this possible.

Now, I realized that if I could draw bean full time, I could literally put out a full book every 4 months, and update the comic daily. To do that though I need to pick up more work and sell more prints. So please encourage your friends to come and experience the world of the bean

Thank you once again – I am working on book 4 and it is getting really good, I can wait to show it to you.

keep creating

trav

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Travis Hanson — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

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Travis Hanson — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Amazed by how some educators, teachers and people in general treat comics and comic creators. Like we are all lazy, non-talented story tellers, who produce work of nothing but pictures that has no value for kids and that our careers are basically a joke…. you are really misguided.

Comics are not just about zombies and superheros

If you knew how much math, english, science, history and theology

we use in our work on a daily basis, it would shock you. If you knew how many kids we influence to just start to read, to enjoy books and to find a path to literature, you would embrace us. If you realized that pictures and words molded together can tell incredibly powerful, moving and extremely deep tales that help teach lessons and that were created for all ages, you would seek them out.

As a comicbook creator I write, I draw, I study anatomy, I research history, psychology, and theology to make my work real. I look at architecture, perception, depth of field, color, layout and other works. I use math on a daily basis and also deal with incredible and complex story structures and character analysis. We take everything life offers and mold it into the same incredible tales that writers do, we just add pictures to it.

Because, you see, we understood a long time ago that a lot of people are visual learners as well. I also understand that we are a do that gets people to even just pick up a book. If you knew how many times people came up to me and told me that they had never really read much until they started picking up graphic novels, you would be floored. It’s because of the graphic novels that many kids start to read.

I’m not telling you to add graphic novels into the classrooms. You do what you want… but the next time you look at a kid that doesn’t want to read, maybe put a good graphic novel in his hands and let it start to open his mind to the joys of literature.

Now what I am telling you though… is there is a lot more that goes into comics than you realize. We work harder than most people. We are always studying and learning. We love literature and art and how it works together. We tell deep stories that will move you and stir emotion in you. WE inspire kids to dream and follow those dreams…

So the next time you roll your eyes when someone mentions comics, I am pretty sure it is because you have never read one… Or found the really good ones. I would suggest you pick one up and give it a chance. It might just change your whole outlook on helping kids, who don’t want to read, to pick up a book and find that print and literature are not dead, but in reality thriving.

keep creating
trav

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Travis Hanson — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Ok almost done with all the kickstarter rewards, the sickness and the side projects. After this week we should be able to jump back into the world of bean full time.

Thanks for the support and keep creating

trav

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Travis Hanson — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

So tonight, or last night, depending on when you have read this page. I started a very exciting project.

I tried to sign about 600 books – 3, 2 and 1. Nothing like finally getting the kickstarter rewards in full gear. Books should start shipping in about 2 weeks. Well back to signing.

Keep creating

trav

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Travis Hanson — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Still sick – but at least i am improving- it is nice to finally be back working- now i have a lot to catch up on. People to pester and art to create.

keep creating

trav

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Travis Hanson — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Back from the tuscon comic con and still sick as a dog… we’ll talk later.

keep creating

trav

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Travis Hanson — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Getting ready for the tucson comic con this weekend. Last show of the year and then i get a few month off. I have a lot of appearances already set up for next year. I will post my con schedule for next year in a few weeks.

Today’s update: As you can see there is a lot more to Thaddeus than meets the eye and made some difficult choices. I have really enjoyed creating Thaddeus’ character. He is one complicated individual.

Also I have pushing forward with book 4- 4 pages down. I really like where things are shaping up with this. It’s gonna be a wild ride for our heroes.

ALSO BOOK 3 SHIPS TO ME NEXT WEEK. Which means I get to start signing and sketching in all the books the following few weeks- as well as starting the shipping process.

keep creating.

trav

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Travis Hanson — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Back in town- which is good. We should have book 3 in about week.

Now back to being creative-

trav