CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Long before the release of his new co-created comic book, titled “My Name is Proxy,” Barry Williams made a career for himself helping other writers and artists make their creative visions a reality.
In addition to his duties as a husband, father and teacher, Williams has worked as a colorist on numerous independently released comic book titles, including “Iron Ghost,” “Atomik Mike,” “Monsterpocalypse,” “Red Dwarf: Prelude to Nanarchy” and “Ghost Whisperer.”
But while his work has been well received and certainly helped pay the bills, the Austin Peay State University graduate had grown tired of helping other people create, while his own ideas were often pushed to the side.
Classmate and APSU alumna, Heather Walker could relate to Williams’ struggle. She is a talented artist, Walker puts her degree to work as a media design specialist for a manufacturing company, directing videos and overseeing the company’s online training program.
Taking the name HB Collaborations, the duo set about conceiving, drawing and writing a story they wanted to tell. After years of crafting, HB Collaborations recently released their first work: a 28-page comic book, titled “My Name is Proxy.”
The first issue of “My Name is Proxy” tells the story of Search and Recovery Unit 11, or SR-11, for short. Tasked with preserving the remnants and memories of humanity following an extinction-level event that wiped out all human life, SR-11 quickly finds herself on an adventure that explores what it really means to be alive.
Williams said. “One of the most popular questions we’ve had is ‘when is the second issue coming out,’ and our answer is always ‘not soon enough.’”
For more information on “My Name is Proxy,” or to order of copy of the first issue, visit HB Collaborations online at www.hbcollaborations.com, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mynameisproxy.