Well this is the final page of Bocas. The now classic Bocas book The Beginning was first published back of July 2005. So this summer Bocas will be five years old. He was a story that was inspired by my fathers wild tales. So Bocas as my child has been with me for years. My time in Philadelphia down to the time in Bridgeton NJ.
In the original stories Bocas killed rapist, and went after political figureheads that were corrupt. The story started with Pedro Gomez dying by his brother Luis's hand and it had him bringing the curse of Bocas alive.
This will be the last straight lace Bocas tale for many years to come. Don't worry I didn't say this was the last Bocas story. I haven't done much work with my hero for years now since my father dying almost 4 years ago. That tells you a lot of time has passed since my original Bocas stories. You see my father was the model to the original Bocas stories thus why Bocas has the usual Estrada'ness to him, and looks like a family member in some manner of another.
Bocas was in many terms my father and I all but stopped drawing the character and went on to other titles and done other things. Yet Bocas never left me. No no no. There is so much more I wanted to do with my hero and I feel that the next story in line for Bocas will kick that door wide open.
This time my hero will go against amazon woman. That is right you heard it first here, BOCAS AMAZON KILLER, will be the next title of my hero and boy is this going to be a comical story.
Ok folks talk more tomorrow.
Jake
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