Comments on: Ric Estrada: Call me the “Trailblazer”

By: Rebekah Vaisey

Rebekah Vaisey — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:40:23 +0000

I am so glad you wrote this. It was so good to hear my Dad’s voice again through your piece. I will always be grateful that you interviewed him and wrote about him.

By: Th.

Th. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:38:30 +0000

Sheez, Seth. I was going to introduce your project all subtly, but so much for that. Golly.

That said, thanks to everyone who’s stopped by to sing praises to Ric. He’s a topnotch human being.

By: Seth Estrada

Seth Estrada — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:15:09 +0000

This is a wonderful primer for the feature length documentary we (Idiot Savant Productions) have been producing about Ric. The last 4 years have been spent collecting articles, photographs, interviews, and other information pertinent to his story. We recently interviewed the President of DC Comics, Paul Levitz, and he had nothing but praise for Ric’s work ethic and religious devotion, which he calls a “stand-out” quality.

Sal was right; no discussion of LDS artists working in comics can begin, let alone be completed without Ric at the center. Thank you for refocusing your posts.

By: Richard C Bybee

Richard C Bybee — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:59:43 +0000

Ric Estrada and I were friends when we both lived with our families in Thousand Oaks, CA. Ric has always been congenial, thoughtful and kind. I have appreciated his friendship all these years. He is a wonderfully talented and spiritual man while still holding his testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his family as the premier elements of his life. I wish him and his family well. I’m sure his strength of character and his artistic ability will continue to bless all of us who have known and admired him. Dick Bybee.

By: Th.

Th. — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:30:00 +0000

Oh: and yes, that story’s on its way, daveescaped. Not to worry. Next Wednesday, in fact.

By: Th.

Th. — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:26:07 +0000

He’s up for a Hugo? I had no idea!

By: onelowerlight

onelowerlight — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:51:36 +0000

Hey, did you check out Schlock Mercenary for your project on Mormon comics? I noticed the photo of Ric Estrada and the painting he did for Dragon’s Keep in Provo and it made me think of Howard Taylor, who does a lot of his webcomic work at Dragon’s Keep. He’s up for a Hugo award this year, which is one of the most prestigious awards in science fiction / fantasy. His site is http://schlockmercenary.com.

By: daveescaped

daveescaped — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:30:40 +0000

I met Bro. Estrada as a missionary when he lived in So. California. Your article correctly captures that he is a humble and kind person yet one whose story certainly deserves to be told. His house was always one of my favorite dinner appointments and he would happily regail us with stories about his career in comics. You elude to a story he related to us, about using the BoM as the script for a story he did some years back as a filler in a DC war comic. That is a great story I hope you’ll follow-up on.

Anyway thanks for this piece on a fellow saint with a great story and loads of charm.

By: S.P. Bailey

S.P. Bailey — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:43:04 +0000

Yes. Thanks! Good stuff. Looking forward to the series.

By: Mark Brown

Mark Brown — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:53:37 +0000

Thank you. This is very interesting.