Napua Ahina
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Writer, Colorist, Letterer, Mysterious Things
Colorist, Pineapple Man, various titles Watercolor Artist |
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Napua was born in Honolulu and spent a lot of time in the hospital when she was a kid. Even though she was too young to read, she used to buy Archie comics from the gift shop just to look at the art. Years later she finally read her first comic book, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TPB, from the public library. She became obsessed with comics (mostly Marvel Comics) and transformed into a full-fledged comic book geek... and even ended up having a superhero themed wedding!
For 15 years she had a career in graphic design and web development. And in the last few years she started digital painting as a hobby just for fun. It was only because of the encouragement and support of Sam Campos that she was inspired to turn her hobby into a profession. She is currently coloring Pineapple Man's new graphic novel "Old School Lock Up," does collaborative work with the Hawaiian Comic Book Alliance, provides flat colors for an award-winning comic series, and was recently picked up by a small publisher on the mainland.
In her downtime, she can either be found MMO gaming or reading an urban fantasy novel. She also spends time with her family: comic shopping with her husband, raiding Hot Topic's selection of Pop vinyls with her sister, or watching zombie movies with her mom.
For 15 years she had a career in graphic design and web development. And in the last few years she started digital painting as a hobby just for fun. It was only because of the encouragement and support of Sam Campos that she was inspired to turn her hobby into a profession. She is currently coloring Pineapple Man's new graphic novel "Old School Lock Up," does collaborative work with the Hawaiian Comic Book Alliance, provides flat colors for an award-winning comic series, and was recently picked up by a small publisher on the mainland.
In her downtime, she can either be found MMO gaming or reading an urban fantasy novel. She also spends time with her family: comic shopping with her husband, raiding Hot Topic's selection of Pop vinyls with her sister, or watching zombie movies with her mom.
Mysterious Things #1 is a magical 20 page full-color comic created by Napua Ahina and illustrated by Justin Ayers. It contains 17 story pages and 3 pages of bonus art! The main characters are all strong females, and the content is safe for older children and teens.
Tempest Jinn is a genie and an ancient war hero. Thousands of years ago she had to make the terrible choice between saving the world or saving her family. She decided to save the world... and she's been struggling under the weight of her decision ever since. But now that she's been resurrected into the modern world, will she seek vengeance? Or will she reclaim her destiny?
Tempest Jinn is a genie and an ancient war hero. Thousands of years ago she had to make the terrible choice between saving the world or saving her family. She decided to save the world... and she's been struggling under the weight of her decision ever since. But now that she's been resurrected into the modern world, will she seek vengeance? Or will she reclaim her destiny?
