Nate Shaw

Dark Rising | A Baldur’s Gate Comic

Dark Rising

Dark Rising is a tribute to my favorite game series of all time, the 1998 computer RPG, Baldur’s Gate. The two games, with their associated expansion packs occupied most of my free time for several years. The story is from an event early in the game. Though there are some deviations from the original source, its intended to be faithful to spirit of the game.

The Seed

The Seed is my latest experiment in digital formatting in comics. There are two ways to view The Seed.

Method 1: Html 5 interface. This method is recommended to those on a desktop or laptop. The coding for the interface was done by Christian Hahn. It takes about a minute to load on a super fast connection, about 2-3 minutes on Time Warner’s pretty average cable internet plan, probably make yourself a sandwich or something if you are on dial up.

Method 2: A static image. This is recommended for people with an ipad or mobile device that can turn off the auto-rotation. Also its pretty fast to load. Web help provided by Melissa Cell

You can read more about it on my blog.

Mr Mouse | 24 Hour Comics Day 2012

Mr Mouse

24 Hour Comics Day is an annual event in October occurring around the world that challenges comic artists, writers, and anyone with an interest in comics to create a 24 page comic in 24 hours. This comic was created at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach, CA on October 20th, 2012. The ink wash was added after the 24 hours, stretching the rules a little bit.

Everglades Comic

Everglades Comic

Upon graduation from college, Nate did what many recent grads did, move back into their parent’s basement. After about a year working a mind numbing office job, Nate decided it was time to get out and do something completely different. For six months he worked with the Everglades National Park as a vegetation intern, or as he likes to call it, a plant assassin. Wading through shin deep water, dodging venomous snakes, fire ants, and wasps, all the while trying to stem the spread of invasive plant species into the park. Invasive plants are species of plants that are not native to the area but have a natural proclivity for pushing out local species of plants and damaging the environment. Nate’s day to day job consisted of driving or hiking around the park and killing these invasive plants. This comic serves as a journal and parody of his time spent there.