"The World Will Remember Us" Comic Book - Rose: Visions of Royalty

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Mission10Eleven has a lot to say about the world and they’re reading to tell their story.

With plot twists, some very humbling lessons and role models we always wish we had, “The World Will Remember Us” comic book was created to speak on the issues our community faces and bring a conscious awareness to aspects of life we have been through.

Check out an excerpt from Rose: Visions of Royalty below and on February 26th, let’s take this journey together so the world will remember us.

Rose: Visions of Royalty

August 29th, 2035
From what I remember it's always just been my Mom and I. My father abandoned us when I was a baby. The stories she tells about how her life was before the war are so aggravating. Usually they have something to do with my Dad and their time they spent together in Milwaukee where I was born or our brief times as a “family” in D.C.

I don't understand how she's not even slightly upset or bitter about his absence, When I ask her why he left us, she just always smiles and says he had a “responsibility to fulfill that was bigger than us and even him.” That's when I roll my eyes and continue on with my day, I love my Mom with all my heart but I'll just never understand how someone can just leave their family behind, especially in the midst of a war.

California is slightly different from D.C but I’ve adjusted the best I could these last three years. This is my senior year at the Academy and my portfolio has to be on point for my senior photography evaluation. Lately I've been catching some great shots from different rooftops and I've noticed someone with a hooded cloak who has been sneaking around G.W.A's Biotech factories. I want to know what they're up to. Something does seem off about those buildings though, they came out of nowhere. I should do some investigating of my own. 

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"The World Will Remember Us" Comic Book - Mackenzie Adams: Protect The Future

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With plot twists, some very humbling lessons and role models we always wish we had, “The World Will Remember Us” comic book was created to speak on the issues our community faces and bring a conscious awareness to aspects of life we have been through.

Check out an excerpt from Mackenzie Adams: Protect The Future below and on February 26th, let’s take this journey together so the world will remember us.

Mackenzie Adams: Protect The Future

August 28th, 2035
The war didn’t seem like a war for us; because of my parent’s company we didn’t lose our money, homes or resources. We donated a lot of food, water and opened a few shelters for people in the California area for people that lost everything during the war. I miss that about me and my family.

Growing up during the war was bittersweet, I was homeschooled so I didn’t have a chance to make friends but I developed a great bond with my family and teachers. We always had lots of pictures and shared tons of memorable moments together, but for some odd reason now they have only a few remaining pictures hanging up. My Dad is distant now; almost like he's hiding something. If he's not at the headquarters of the company then he's in the home office all day. With this being my freshman year at GID Academy, I just want us to be the family we used to be because I need their support.

Mom continues to do everything she can to keep me from worrying but I overheard her and Dad a couple of days ago and it didn’t sound good. They talking about three new factories that need to be up and running immediately, Dad seemed stressed and Mom was trying to keep him calm but I heard him say, “We can’t mess this up or they’re going to come after us.” I just want to know what’s going on with my family.

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"The World Will Remember Us" Comic Book - Kabari Brown: Along Came The Victory

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Mission10Eleven has a lot to say about the world and they’re reading to tell their story.

With plot twists, some very humbling lessons and role models we always wish we had, “The World Will Remember Us” comic book was created to speak on the issues our community faces and bring a conscious awareness to aspects of life we have been through.

Check out an excerpt from Kabari Brown: Along Came The Victory below and on February 26th, let’s take this journey together so the world will remember us.

Kabari Brown: Along Came The Victory

August 27th, 2035
I've heard many stories about the 2015 uprising that led to war in 2016 that changed everything. I was still a kid when everything started to happen so I don't remember as much, but my parents were fearless. Anytime we were faced with a difficult situation they always had confidence that we would find a way.

We evacuated Milwaukee and headed to Chicago not too long after my little brother Isaiah was born. From Chicago we were briefly in Cleveland right before the war ended. After the war was over things had seemed to return to normal. After the announcement about the war being over, everyone across the states migrated to California for treatment and to hear about King Light’s next plan to redevelop everything that was lost during the war. Everything was great, until Moms started receiving treatment from GWA Biotech, it was weird. Before we got to California she was just fine, maybe some bruises or war wounds but nothing too serious. She went in for a couple of the post-war treatments but not too long after she got really ill and passed. It was so shocking and heart-wrenching for our family but I didn't have time to grieve because of my responsibility to help my father take care of home and to make matters even worse my little brother has been missing since the funeral.

Going into my senior year at GID Academy is important and I'm trying to fight off the pressure of being a leader on and off the court but it seems like every day I find myself wishing Moms was her; pops is starting to get really worried about Isaiah.

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"The World Will Remember Us" Comic Book - Isaiah Brown: The Shadow of Freedom

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Mission10Eleven has a lot to say about the world and they’re reading to tell their story.

With plot twists, some very humbling lessons and role models we always wish we had, “The World Will Remember Us” comic book was created to speak on the issues our community faces and bring a conscious awareness to aspects of life we have been through.

Check out an excerpt from Isaiah Brown: The Shadow Of Freedom below and on February 26th, let’s take this journey together so the world will remember us.

Isaiah Brown: The Shadow of Freedom

August 24th, 2035

Everyone talks about the importance of the war; I'm more focused on the future. I was born close to the ending of the war but from what I know growing up is that history repeats itself and I'm not about to let another war happen again. King Light led us to these peaceful times but when he passed away everyone knew who was next in line to take his place, King Seale.

Being the world's leader is a powerful responsibility and I need Intel on him and his plan to maintain peace. I've heard stories about how he was King Light's understudy so I'm sure he has good intentions but good intentions don’t always get the job done because there’s something weird about GWA Biotech, when moms started getting treatment from them she didn't get better, she got worse. It's been weeks since her funeral and I haven't been home or school. I’m going to do some sneaking around to find what they did to my mom and why they're building all these factories around the city. 

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“The World Will Remember Us” Comic Book - THE PRELUDE

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Mission10Eleven has a lot to say about the world and they’re reading to tell their story.

With plot twists, some very humbling lessons and role models we always wish we had, “The World Will Remember Us” comic book was created to speak on the issues our community faces and bring a conscious awareness to aspects of life we have been through.

Check out the Prelude below and on February 26th, let’s take this journey together so the world will remember us.

The Prelude

In 2016, the people became fed up with the government and a war began between the democracy and the people. The people were led by a great man that everyone referred to as King Light, this king put everything he had into bringing the world to peace but in the beginning the war was in favor of the government. That was until Africa and China signed a treaty that would tip the balance in the people’s favor to win the war. After the war was over in 2026, what everyone had known as the United States was destroyed. However there were a few cities that didn’t become complete warzones, one of those places was California.

In 2028, the people were notified that it was time to begin redevelopment and they can begin traveling to California. Sadly during the time everyone is traveling to the new civilization, King Light passes away from old age and his understudy King Seale was appointed the new king of the world. King Light warned King Seale about a prophecy that could start another war in 2035.

Darkness is still lurking, a remaining few of individuals from the government didn’t take losing the war too well and formed a council to plan their next attack on King Seale and anyone that’s assisting him in bringing peace. The year of 2035 has come, the year of the prophecy and now it is up to a new king to bring together 4 teenagers and stop the plan that the evil council has prepared.

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#WCW Daneisha Kay

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Say what's up to our #WCW Daneisha Kay.

As a Milwaukee based illustrator and pattern designer, Daneisha Kay has been reinventing the way cultures and traditional mediums relate to one another.

From her expressive portraits to her intricate patterns, Daneisha brings to life different pieces by incorporating rich and bold colors with decorative arrangements that you can see in nature.

So what are you waiting for?

Check out some of her work below, e-mail her at www.daneishakay@gmail.com for any inquiries and let us know who our next WCW should be. 

Artwork provided by DanieshaKay.com.

Respect the Shooters: Cody LaPlant & Damien Klaven

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In a world where we tend to focus on the artist on the stage, CopyWrite has always appreciated the men (and women) behind the scenes. 

Which is why we will happily welcome to our spotlight, videographers Cody LaPlant and Damien Klaven. 

Photo Cred: Weston Rich // via www.westonrich.tumblr.com

Photo Cred: Weston Rich // via www.westonrich.tumblr.com

This powerful duo is a force to be reckoned with by themselves but get them together and watch out for the flames. There visuals bring together a whole new outlook onto the story-telling effects that can be seen in video. Taking modern twists on historical landmarks and creating a whole new voice to something that might have felt lifeless before. 

With collaborative videos for a list of local creatives such as WebsterX, Ish Darr, New Age Narcissism, Kiings, Antics, Job Jetson, Reggie Bonds and Milwaukee's own Among The Prime fashion collections; we understand the hype to get these videographers on your team. 

Check out there 2015 demo reels below and be on the lookout for what 2016 may bring.

#WCW Yessica Jimenez (Xerione Illustration)

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If you haven't heard of this #WCW in 2015, you may need to relearn your alphabet.

In 2015, her "Milwaukee Hip-Hop Alphabet," not only represented MKE's ever growing musical talent but also showcased her skills with a pencil. The alphabet (shown below) introduced some of Milwaukee's artists to the public and even brought together the arts community and the hip-hop community to collaborate more often, and you know we love that!

Yessica aka Xeroine is an illustrator as well as an extremely talented photographer. In her work you can see a mixture of influences from her Mexican roots, urban background, as well as her love for traditional anime and line drawing.

She's always creating and we can't wait to see what she has next for us.

Maybe a mural on the side of a building dedicated to Milwaukee's hip-hop scene? Or a whole gallery of Xeroine Illustrations? Or maybe she will finally be able to finish her alphabet with the final missing letter? Know any hip-hop artist with a 'U' in their name?

Anyhow, see her work below and if you can't wait to work with her, feel free to reach out at yessicajimenezmke@gmail.com or like her facebook page for more updates.

#WCW – Rachel Hughes

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Milwaukee-based artist, Rachel Hughes first grabbed our attention with an almost complete series for the collective New Age Narcissism. The bold portraits infused the vibe of each artist and Rachel’s unique style onto a wood pallet that no one would want to take their eyes off.

Most of Rachel’s work combines wood, acrylic paint, ink and sharpie to create pieces focusing on the women figure and the culture that surrounds Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead).

And we love it.

But what does she do when she’s not creating masterpieces? Well a little birdy told CopyWrite she’s incredible at a multitude of different crafts, including creating some designs for your favorite Milwaukee night bars. Bad Genie, anyone?

Check out more of her work below and maybe even get a commissioned piece. We know we can’t wait for ours.

Photos via Facebook and ReHughesDesign.com.