Touch me. Touch me like you didn't touch me last night.

That's a distant shot of the February (March 2006 cover date) issue of Shonen Jump, where my first ever published-for-money article appears.

The article is about Famous Lady Pirates in History, written to accompany the serialization of One-Piece, which features several lady pirates, including Nami, one of the main characters. It only clocks in at 350 words, but that's pretty-much the maximum for SJ.

I AM SO THRILLED THAT I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY PANTS THREE TIMES TODAY.

( Behind this cut are four more pics of it, including inside shots )

The bestest part of this article? Marc W. over at Shonen Jump liked it enough that he's printing three more articles I've written for him, as well as giving me a Sooper Sekrit Projekt that I should be doing some work on this week.

So, now I actually edit manga (for DrMaster) and I write non-fiction articles for Shonen Jump and I have an awesome artist for my comic LAST SHOT...

Thanks to all of you for your support. This is just the beginning, my friends...

benjamin sTone