I’ve begun an effort to digitalize a lot of my old art and music work recently. Half for preservation and half to clear my basement of 15-year old equipment and supplies I have no time to use anymore.
Part of this effort has included scanning, cleaning up and lettering what I call the original draft of the Eternal Dusk, a story called Ground Zero. I called it Ground Zero because 1) I liked the title and 2) because what I was writing was intended to be an origin or #0 issue of a larger storyline. The whole point was to complete a book to send to publishers in hopes of landing a paying gig.
Over the past eleven years, the story has grown and evolved into the modern day version called Eternal Dusk, but there was always this nagging feeling in my head in that I never even completed the first chapter of Ground Zero. I got eight pages into it (nine if you count the fact that I also did the last page) and then quit until I started revising my characters five years later. So part of this effort includes me going back and completing the last four pages. Half to have it done and half to hone my skills a bit for a possible run in Small Press Idol 2008 (we’ll see about that though when when my second child actually arrives).
So posted to the site will be the original chapter, Ground Zero. I’m hoping people enjoy it and I will definitely be posting it to some of my favorite comics communities for critiques to help see where I can improve my skill set. Victor is my artist for ED, but I’m hoping to just get some practice in again after an almost 11 year layover.
By day, Jeff Fox works as a senior technology leader with Mediatavern LLC. a full service digital agency, and has 15 years of professional experience in the world of Flash, Web Development and design. By night, he is a husband and father of two amazing children, published comic book author, amateur writer and trained musician. Jeff makes him home with his family in Southern Connecticut. 
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