WHO ARE WE?
WE’RE ANTHONY KELLY AND ANTHONY COOK—LIFELONG FRIENDS WHO FIRST MET IN COLLEGE, BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A SHARED LOVE OF CREATIVITY. WE’RE BOTH FROM MANCHESTER AND HAVE BEEN THROUGH OUR FAIR SHARE OF UPS AND DOWNS, ALWAYS SUPPORTING EACH OTHER ALONG THE WAY. OUR JOURNEY, BOTH PERSONAL AND CREATIVE, HAS SHAPED WHO WE ARE AND FUELS THE WORK WE DO TODAY.
OUR COMIC BOOK JOURNEY
WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT WOULD FILL OUR CREATIVE VOIDS. AFTER THROWING IDEAS AGAINST THE WALL, CREATING A COMIC BOOK WAS THE ONE THAT STUCK. BUT THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT FELT UNINSPIRING, SO WE WENT BACK TO BRAINSTORMING.
WE WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING PERSONAL THAT TAPPED INTO OUR LOVE OF MYTHOLOGY—AND THAT’S WHEN THE SPARK FOR DARK CLOUD WAS LIT. WE'VE GOT A STORY TO TELL.
MY DARK CLOUD
MY DARK CLOUD IS MY DEPRESSION, MY ANXIETIES, MY FEARS, AND MY INSECURITIES — THE THINGS THAT CLOUD MY MIND AND VISION. THE CLOUD CONSUMES ME; IT SURROUNDS ME, CREATING A BARRIER THAT KEEPS ANYONE FROM GETTING CLOSE. AT ITS PUREST FORM, IT’S VICIOUSLY EVIL, BUT AT TIMES, IT FEELS SAFE. I HAVE LIVED WITH IT FOR SO LONG NOW THAT IT HAS BECOME MY NORMALITY. IT HAS THE ABILITY TO PULL ME BACK IN WHEN I THINK I’M DOING FINE. I DON’T THINK I’LL EVER BE WITHOUT MY DARK CLOUD; IT’S LATCHED ONTO ME NOW. I WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT, MANAGE IT, AND CONTROL IT AS BEST I CAN.
- ANTHONY KELLY
DARK CLOUD | ICE COLD SWEAT © Anthony Kelly & Anthony Cook. all rights reserved. Story & artwork by Anthony Kelly & Anthony Cook
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