The following comic stories are a series of short "graphic-movies" that explore a variety of themes from obsession to betrayal. The idea was to create a series of work that felt more like the viewer was watching a movie than reading a comic. Think of these as the first 15 minutes of a Bond movie or an episode of the Twilight Zone. Click below and enjoy...

SUBMERSIVE
A time-displaced mystery shrouded in déjà vu, involving a missing submarine from WWII, her captain, and the man who discovers the wreckage.

Story and Art by Matt Bellisle
(c) 2007 Matthew J. Bellisle


FALCON-5
The first chapter of a new adventure strip errupts when a low grade operative finds himself on the run and hunted by both sides of the game, while piecing together the clues as to why...

Story and Art by Matt Bellisle
(c) 2006 Matthew J. Bellisle


RED ICE
A surreal tale of one man's obsession to find the Fountain of Youth and the price of immortality.

"Bellisle's art reaches a new level of attractive slickness... his pacing, economy, storytelling and style prove he's got much of what it takes to be a top talent."
-- Steven Grant, comic writer and ComicBookResources.com columnist

Story and Art by Matt Bellisle
(c) 2005 Matthew J. Bellisle


STAR CITY
The secret untold history of the Soviet Space program based out of Star City, USSR spanning 1908-2008. Witness Star City's connection to the world's strange and unexplained events, as No.7 leads the team across the globe and through time.

Story and Script by jim Droese
Art by Matt Bellisle
(c) 2005 Matthew J. Bellisle


Underground: MAQUIS
A young couple caught in the middle of a civil war, with one last hope for freedom.

< Published in the 2004 SPX WAR Anthology >

Story and Art by Matt Bellisle
(c) 2004 Matthew J. Bellisle


Underground: SOUVENIR
Is it a dream or is it real? One man, two divergent paths of reality and a souvenir to link them.

"[Souvenir] is a fading dream. It's Cool."
-- Steven Grant, comic writer and ComicBookResources.com columnist

< Nominated for 2004 National IGNATZ Award for Best Mini-Comic >

Story and Art by Matt Bellisle
Script by Catharine Italiano
(c) 2003 Matthew J. Bellisle


Underground: EVENTUALLY A MEMORY

"The story plays like a short French movie about a bank robber fatally in love with a woman he never quite meets. Terrific stuff."
-- Steven Grant, comic writer and ComicBookResources.com columnist

"Very original."
-- Brian Michael Bendis, comic writer of Powers, Daredevil, Torso, Jinx & many more

"Cool, weird, interesting stuff."
-- Gary Spencer Millidge, creator of Stranghaven

< Featured in the 2002 Dark Horse Comics' "Strip Search" >

Story and Art by Matt Bellisle
Script by Catharine Italiano
(c) 2003 Matthew J. Bellisle


STAR WARS
A series of one panel strips that reflect alternate ideas or enhanced scenes from the films. Just done for fun...

Story and Art by Matt Bellisle
(c) 2005 Matthew J. Bellisle