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The Omega Nexus was created by brothers Roger and Jerry Reece as children, during the early 1980s. The brothers would stay indoors to avoid the cold weather and watch TV, especially anything that related to action or superheroes. The brothers soon realized that as much as they loved superheroes, there were none at the time that looked like them or that they could look up to as black heroes. With no black heroes or toys to play with they decided to create their own, of course along with a supporting cast to complete their unique imaginary universe.
The characters they created were simplistic enough to satisfy their nine- and eleven-year old needs. Soon word of the new artists spread throughout their New Rochelle, New York, neighborhood kids of all ethnicities were seeking the brothers out to create super heroes in their images. Of course, Jerry and Roger were happy to accommodate all requests and thus was the beginning of their assimilation into American culture.
Soon their interests diverged and the brothers became occupied with other pursuits. As time passed, Jerry and Roger felt an overwhelming need to change their career paths but they wanted to do something creative, and more importantly, fulfilling. The socially aware brothers felt that there was still a serious lack of role models for children, especially African American youths, so they devised a plan. They returned to college both earning degrees in Liberal Arts then decided to revisit the characters they created in the past, update them and share them with the world.
They wanted to create something unique and fresh so they developed a concept. What if super humans existed in this world? What would they do and more importantly, what would we and our government do? With these ideas, they decided to create a saga that would appeal to the adult audience as well as to children. The brothers teamed up with five talented individuals and established their company The Omega Nexus Group. The company intends to create an entirely new genre of superheroes that will re-define the concept of the classic hero through a reflection of modern culture.
Ascended: The Omega Nexus, is the first novel in the Ascended franchise. The Reece brothers plan on releasing other inspiring titles that feature innovative, thought provoking themes as the company grows. Their ultimate goal is to promote teen literacy and become major participants in the licensing and merchandising industry.
We had the opportunity to speak with four members of The True Omega Nexus (Roger and Jerry Reece, Gary Bennett and Jason Francis). During our chat, they talked about:
– Some of their background
– Their love, from a young age, of comics and storytelling
– What comics they enjoyed when the were younger
– The journey of “The True Omega Nexus” and the book, “Ascended: The True Omega Nexus”
– How and when Gary and Jason joined the project
– Their experience of going to Hollywood with their project and why they have backed away from Hollywood and do they have regrets turning down Hollywood offers?
– Why does the comic has 25 characters
– The central storyline of the comic and the background behind the three main characters
– How much of their lives are part of the main characters
– What each of their roles in the project
– What are the biggest challenges with each of them face in regards to the project
– What are the biggest challenges with each of them face in regards to the project
– Why do they have so many female fans of the comic
– Who they would like to play the leading character in a film version of the comic
– What is each of their dream in regards to Omega Nexus
– Their words of encouragement for Black men
You can connect with The True Omega Nexus via:
Website
Facebook
Facebook Group Page
Twitter
To purchase “Ascended: The Omega Nexus”, please click on the following link: http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000419785/Ascended–The-Omega-Nexus.aspx
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