Kathryn Bolinger, alive and kicking.

kynundrum · Post by **kynundrum** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:37 am

Hi guys!

I've been lurking a few weeks, already made a couple of friends here... decided to open the door and poke my head out. I am, by nature, a skittish creature, but reading your posts, this feels like an interesting, knowledgeable and supportive Valiant Tribe. I shall settle here and pitch my tent.

Apparently, I flew so far under the radar and off the grid that some people thought I had died. So. Here I am, alive and well.

Kathryn Bolinger, Valiant inker and colorist... illustrator and writer. Post-hibernation, blinking in the sunlight and stunned by how much the world has changed while I slept. It is nice to see such lingering love for the pre-Unity Valiant universe; I had a lot of behind-the-scenes input at that time, young enough not to mind that I wasn't credited for much of what I did. I was happy to be working and learning in such a creative environment, and surrounded by talented people willing to teach those of us so eager to learn. It was a great time to be part of the Valiant engine, a wonderful and terrible time... a smorgasbord of unbelievable rewards and hard lessons for a wide-eyed college graduate, so far from home.

Now it's 20 (really, almost 25) years after I first stepped into that cold warehouse loft studio and introduced myself to a room full of strangers huddled over a table strewn with half-colored Legend of Zelda pages... "grab a brush and show us what you got" they said. I sat down and started painting.

These days, mostly, I write. But after a decade-long hiatus, I am drawing again and curious enough about the new face of Valiant that I found myself here.

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:15 am

Nice to see you here. Thank you for bringing our favorite comics to life.

/Magnus

MarkRoseHFX · Post by **MarkRoseHFX** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:26 am

Welcome to the board!

if you're really kicking please save one for lorddunlow

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:38 am

This might be the best board intro yet ... welcome (back)!

Man Of The Atom · Post by **Man Of The Atom** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:22 am

Awesome story and thanks for the work you did!

Welcome to the board.

Do you have a favorite moment from when you worked at Valiant?

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:24 am

Hi Kathryn, welcome to the board.

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:32 am

Kathryn,

Welcome to the board!

I have added a little note below your name that I have used for other former Valiant creators... "Valiant? I was there!"

Thanks for joining us.

nycjadie · Post by **nycjadie** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:36 am

Welcome!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:59 am

Welcome to the board, Kathryn. Very cool story.

AnthonyF · Post by **AnthonyF** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:43 pm

Hi Kathryn, welcome to the VF board!

bobby97801 · Post by **bobby97801** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:00 pm

Welcome to the board

kevinbastos · Post by **kevinbastos** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:06 pm

Sincere and humble thanks.

Remember

jmatt = dunlow.

comicsyte95 · Post by **comicsyte95** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:09 pm

Welcome To the board Kathryn!

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:10 pm

Welcome!

I saw your user name and was trying to figure out how to parse it. "the king's drum? the drum of the king?"

pixierosa · Post by **pixierosa** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:37 pm

Hello and welcome. Don't mind the boys; they get a little rowdy sometimes.

It will be interesting to hear a female perspective on Valiant and the business in general.

Chiclo -- I believe Kathryn's pseudonym is a play on "conundrum".

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:11 pm

pixierosa wrote:Chiclo -- I believe Kathryn's pseudonym is a play on "conundrum".

I get that now. It looked like it was derived from the english word kynning.

pixierosa · Post by **pixierosa** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:17 pm

Chiclo wrote:
I get that now. It looked like it was derived from the english word kynning.

Fancy pants.

MarkRoseHFX · Post by **MarkRoseHFX** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:39 pm

pixierosa wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
I get that now. It looked like it was derived from the english word kynning.
Fancy pants.

It's Chiclo. he's probably not wearing pants

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:00 pm

MarkRoseHFX wrote:
pixierosa wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
I get that now. It looked like it was derived from the english word kynning.
Fancy pants.
It's Chiclo. he's probably not wearing pants

I am wearing what the english would call pants.

On the average day, I do wear the fanciest pants a man could get for less than $10 a pair at the Wal-Mart, though.

DirtbagSailor · Post by **DirtbagSailor** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:13 am

Welcome KB!

DBS

kynundrum · Post by **kynundrum** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:12 am

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Kynundrum is a play on conundrum (yes, pixierosa) and the name I use these days: Kyn Un. While working at Valiant, Jen Marrus dubbed me "Kyn" by shortening my name... and I married a man with the last name Un. We are celebrating wedding anniversary seventeen this year. So, I've been Kyn Un a long time.

I still answer to Kathryn, Kat or Kyn. Choose yer poison.

For those of you curious (and those who have contacted me directly) I do have inked and colored pages that I intend to sell. I'm not quite ready to offer them up right now, but when I am you guys will be the first to know. I promise to make pages available here first, before I list them on ebay or sell them to a dealer. I try to price my work fairly, but I sold a lot of pages to a dealer about a month ago... and it seems they were worth considerably more than he paid me for them.

So, I have some market research to do.

You can see the those pages here: http://www.anthonyscomicbookart.com/Art ... istId=2204

That said, there is a big difference for me between selling pages to a fan who loves my work and selling to someone who sees the pages in shades of green. I'm doing an inventory right now of my inks, and will post a list of titles and issues I have available. Requests for specific pages can be made at that point. After I get the inks catalogued, I'll start working on the colored pages. And, I do commissions.

But, all that in time. Right now, I'm just really enjoying being a part of this group and getting to know all of you better.

solarmanofawesome · Post by **solarmanofawesome** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:36 am

Welcome Kyn! I can't wait to hear more of your stories from the Valiant days. I think it's so amazing how creators from old and new Valiant come here to share their experiences and interact with the fans. I talked to a Comic store owner yesterday and he said " I never realized how dedicated and passionate Valiant fans are". I think part of that is because it comes through the people that created it all. Also very excited to see what artwork you have as well. Nothing better than getting art straight from the artist

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:14 am

kynundrum wrote:Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Kynundrum is a play on conundrum (yes, pixierosa) and the name I use these days: Kyn Un. While working at Valiant, Jen Marrus dubbed me "Kyn" by shortening my name... and I married a man with the last name Un. We are celebrating wedding anniversary seventeen this year. So, I've been Kyn Un a long time.

I still answer to Kathryn, Kat or Kyn. Choose yer poison.

For those of you curious (and those who have contacted me directly) I do have inked and colored pages that I intend to sell. I'm not quite ready to offer them up right now, but when I am you guys will be the first to know. I promise to make pages available here first, before I list them on ebay or sell them to a dealer. I try to price my work fairly, but I sold a lot of pages to a dealer about a month ago... and it seems they were worth considerably more than he paid me for them. So, I have some market research to do.

You can see the those pages here: http://www.anthonyscomicbookart.com/Art ... istId=2204

Wow, a lot of great stuff.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:18 am

Welcome! I always remember two photos from the Knob Row profiles....Jade Moede's and yours.

Looking forward to your contributions to the board!!

nycjadie · Post by **nycjadie** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:51 am

I think Anthony's prices are ridiculous, but I always wondered how the artists fared from these deals. Disappointing to hear.

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