Vogelein -- People Who Helped

People Who Helped

Adele Smaill • Craig Jarvis • Dagny Hanner • Dan and Karen
Jason Winkler • Jeff Berndt • Russ Ellis • Mike Zawacki • The Editors

Adele Smaill

"I believe that a good deal of the world's ills are due to a lack of imagination." -- Adele

Adele recently got married and moved to England, and can often be found practicing her Lindy Hop, eating sushi, organizing, being wonderfully stroppy, reading Neil Gaiman and writing children's books about psychopathic housecats and Keas, New Zealand birds that like to eat windshield wipers.

Without Adele's support, advice and editing, this book would have been dead in the water years ago. Thanks, Adele.

Craig Jarvis

This is Craig Jarvis, proud owner of a "Sta-oopid hat", gamer and swing dancer extraordinare. He, too, was subjected to countless photoshoots over the last few years.

Craig is the inspiration behind Alexi, both in spirit and in looks.

Related Link
About Alexi, the character Craig inspired

Dagny Hanner

This is my friend Dagny. Just a few months after meeting me, she trusted me enough to put on a leotard and jump around my backyard in silly clothes, pretending to be a little clockwork faerie.

Since then, she has become one of my most trusted partners in crime, and was even my Maid of Honor at my wedding. She also shares my unholy Nightcrawler fixation. (EEEE!)

Related Link
About Vögelein, the character Dagny inspired

Dan and Karen Sugalski

Meet Dan and Karen, and their (now taller than me) son Peregrine. They have added a lovely daughter, Piper, to their progeny, and she is also taller than me. It's been a good while since this picture was taken.

Dan keeps the site here up and kicking, and Karen does so many fascinating things that I'd be hard pressed to list them all, but they include Dog training, Kid wrangling, Horseback riding and swapping organic seeds with me for our gardens. They're two of my favorite folks, even if they live something like a thousand miles away from me now. Sigh.

Jason Winkler

This is the college buddy who good-naturedly agreed to become the model for the Character of Jason. (Please note the distinct difference between people and characters!) Jason allowed himself to be subjected to hours and hours of photographs, both in street clothes and silly costumes.

Jason now lives in upstate New York with his lovely and talented wife, Dr. Amanda Eubanks-Winkler, and their beautiful daughter Emma.

Related Link
About Jason, the character Jason Winkler inspired

Jeff Berndt

This is Jeff " Limey Fish" Berndt -- I feel he most certainly deserves a page of his own on this site.

He and I designed the characters and concept of Vögelein over many long cups of tea and buckets of chinese food. Some of his poetry will also be appearing in the comic. Without his help, none of this would be possible. Thanks, Jeff.

Russ Ellis

This is Russ Ellis -- our own personal Uhrmacher. Any technology, up to and including the internal combustion engine, is child's play for Russ' skilled hands. If it's broken, he can put it right again. He is the continuing inspiration behind Heinrich.

Added Bonus: In the "Truther than Strange" category, meet Another Russ Ellis. This particular Russ Ellis found the Vögelein site by Ego-surfing the net, and took the time to have someone photograph himself so that we could all see the striking resemblence between the two Russes. Turns out he's a schoolteacher near Liverpool.

Related Link
About Heinrich Uhrmacher, the character Russ inspired

Mike Zawacki

Meet Mike Zawacki, sometimes known to his friends as "Scary Mike". He's a wonderful friend, one of my best critics and a fantastic artist, and is also one of those treasured few people who understands about needing to let ideas out of your head before they make it explode. Mike's currently hard at work on his latest movie project, InZero.

The Editors -- and other acknowldegements

Work on Vögelein began in 1997, and in the years between now and then, I've received an unbelievable amount of help from many, many people. Grateful acknowledgements to:

Jeff Berndt, for endless cups of tea and buckets of Chinese food, three-legged poetry races, pictures of downtown Heidleberg, Jedi Mind Tricks, hitchhiking, coattailing and Duck Turning. Couldn't have done it without you, Jeff. Don't forget that.

Mark "M'Oak" Oakley, who gave Vögelein an enormous push-start by printing the entire first issue in the back of Thieves and Kings #36. You can get copies of this superb comic at I Box Publishing. I strongly encourage you to read this book!

Steve Benedict, whose capable brush aided many a tedious background panel in issues three and four.

All my Editors and Proofreaders: "Scary" Mike Zawacki, Dagny Hanner, Jason Winkler and Dr. Amanda Eubanks-Winkler, Adele Smaill, Matt Messana, Eric Braun, Lindsay Braun (no relation), Dan and Karen Sugalski, Michael and Kathy Neufeld-Dunn, Alexis Palmer, David MacMillan, Rollande Krandall, Emily Peterson, Jennifer Schupska, William Cavnar, Gary Bratzel, and my second-printing German coach, Jürgen Pünter.

David MacMillan, who provided indispensible information and trivia on all matters Horological, down to the smallest minutae. Without David's expert help I would have said "Vögelein's just magic. I don't know how she works!" a lot more often.

The Singing Lemur Foundation, for their inestimable help in the publication of the first issue of the comic book.

The scores of fans who preordered both the first issue and the trade paperback, sight unseen. Thanks for taking a risk, and helping my dream come true.

The staff and neighbors over at www.SequentialTart.com, who helped get Vögelein on the map with reviews, interviews and articles. There are too many Tartsvilleians to mention, but I would be remiss if I did not thank Barb Lien-Cooper, Tim O'Shea, Rich Watson, Jen Contino and Lisa Jonte'.

My comic book mentors: Layla Lawlor, Pam Bliss, Carla Speed McNeil, Jim Ottaviani and Paul Sizer, who offered help and advice when I most needed it.

Matthew "Virus" Messana, for moral support, poetry donations, sushi, chai, chess, plane tickets, mama tiger hugs, Project Raskolnikov, sunshine-to-ass ratio management, and full-tilt boothmonkey services.

And last but definitely not least:

This new version of Vögelein wouldn't look anywhere near as good as it does without the tireless help and support of Paul Sizer, who logged many late night with me getting the manuscript ready to go to press. Thanks, Paul.



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Without Adele's support, advice and editing, this book would have been dead in the water years ago. Thanks, Adele. Craig Jarvis This is Craig Jarvis, proud owner of a "Sta-oopid hat", gamer and swing dancer extraordinare. He, too, was subjected to countless photoshoots over the last few years. Craig is the inspiration behind Alexi, both in spirit and in looks. Related Link About Alexi, the character Craig inspired Dagny Hanner This is my friend Dagny. Just a few months after meeting me, she trusted me enough to put on a leotard and jump around my backyard in silly clothes, pretending to be a little clockwork faerie. Since then, she has become one of my most trusted partners in crime, and was even my Maid of Honor at my wedding. She also shares my unholy Nightcrawler fixation. (EEEE!) Related Link About Vögelein, the character Dagny inspired Dan and Karen Sugalski Meet Dan and Karen, and their (now taller than me) son Peregrine. They have added a lovely daughter, Piper, to their progeny, and she is also taller than me. It's been a good while since this picture was taken. Dan keeps the site here up and kicking, and Karen does so many fascinating things that I'd be hard pressed to list them all, but they include Dog training, Kid wrangling, Horseback riding and swapping organic seeds with me for our gardens. They're two of my favorite folks, even if they live something like a thousand miles away from me now. Sigh. Jason Winkler This is the college buddy who good-naturedly agreed to become the model for the Character of Jason. (Please note the distinct difference between people and characters!) Jason allowed himself to be subjected to hours and hours of photographs, both in street clothes and silly costumes. Jason now lives in upstate New York with his lovely and talented wife, Dr. Amanda Eubanks-Winkler, and their beautiful daughter Emma. Related Link About Jason, the character Jason Winkler inspired Jeff Berndt This is Jeff " Limey Fish" Berndt -- I feel he most certainly deserves a page of his own on this site. He and I designed the characters and concept of Vögelein over many long cups of tea and buckets of chinese food. Some of his poetry will also be appearing in the comic. Without his help, none of this would be possible. Thanks, Jeff. Russ Ellis This is Russ Ellis -- our own personal Uhrmacher. Any technology, up to and including the internal combustion engine, is child's play for Russ' skilled hands. If it's broken, he can put it right again. He is the continuing inspiration behind Heinrich. Added Bonus: In the "Truther than Strange" category, meet Another Russ Ellis. This particular Russ Ellis found the Vögelein site by Ego-surfing the net, and took the time to have someone photograph himself so that we could all see the striking resemblence between the two Russes. Turns out he's a schoolteacher near Liverpool. Related Link About Heinrich Uhrmacher, the character Russ inspired Mike Zawacki Meet Mike Zawacki, sometimes known to his friends as "Scary Mike". He's a wonderful friend, one of my best critics and a fantastic artist, and is also one of those treasured few people who understands about needing to let ideas out of your head before they make it explode. Mike's currently hard at work on his latest movie project, InZero. The Editors -- and other acknowldegements Work on Vögelein began in 1997, and in the years between now and then, I've received an unbelievable amount of help from many, many people. Grateful acknowledgements to: Jeff Berndt, for endless cups of tea and buckets of Chinese food, three-legged poetry races, pictures of downtown Heidleberg, Jedi Mind Tricks, hitchhiking, coattailing and Duck Turning. Couldn't have done it without you, Jeff. Don't forget that. Mark "M'Oak" Oakley, who gave Vögelein an enormous push-start by printing the entire first issue in the back of Thieves and Kings #36. You can get copies of this superb comic at I Box Publishing. I strongly encourage you to read this book! Steve Benedict, whose capable brush aided many a tedious background panel in issues three and four. All my Editors and Proofreaders: "Scary" Mike Zawacki, Dagny Hanner, Jason Winkler and Dr. Amanda Eubanks-Winkler, Adele Smaill, Matt Messana, Eric Braun, Lindsay Braun (no relation), Dan and Karen Sugalski, Michael and Kathy Neufeld-Dunn, Alexis Palmer, David MacMillan, Rollande Krandall, Emily Peterson, Jennifer Schupska, William Cavnar, Gary Bratzel, and my second-printing German coach, Jürgen Pünter. David MacMillan, who provided indispensible information and trivia on all matters Horological, down to the smallest minutae. Without David's expert help I would have said "Vögelein's just magic. I don't know how she works!" a lot more often. The Singing Lemur Foundation, for their inestimable help in the publication of the first issue of the comic book. The scores of fans who preordered both the first issue and the trade paperback, sight unseen. Thanks for taking a risk, and helping my dream come true. The staff and neighbors over at www.SequentialTart.com, who helped get Vögelein on the map with reviews, interviews and articles. There are too many Tartsvilleians to mention, but I would be remiss if I did not thank Barb Lien-Cooper, Tim O'Shea, Rich Watson, Jen Contino and Lisa Jonte'. My comic book mentors: Layla Lawlor, Pam Bliss, Carla Speed McNeil, Jim Ottaviani and Paul Sizer, who offered help and advice when I most needed it. Matthew "Virus" Messana, for moral support, poetry donations, sushi, chai, chess, plane tickets, mama tiger hugs, Project Raskolnikov, sunshine-to-ass ratio management, and full-tilt boothmonkey services. And last but definitely not least: This new version of Vögelein wouldn't look anywhere near as good as it does without the tireless help and support of Paul Sizer, who logged many late night with me getting the manuscript ready to go to press. Thanks, Paul.