In between his working with the dynamic duo of Tim Bradstreet and Thomas Jane, Mike Hess has been hard at work developing a highly sophisticated and philosophical graphic novel: Shattered Empires.

It has become a culmination of his philosophical and ideological journey. As he was developing a specific approach to online gaming, he began to play with the ideas of using karma to represent players' behavior. Additionally, he incorporated a color wheel he created that measures ethical and moral values using a horizontal and vertical graph.

Mike strives to maintain a pan-asian cultural world view in his graphic novel; and, when combining his philosophical approach with the strong characters, powerful story lines, and vivid imagery that is found in Shattered Empires, it is sure to be a hit!

Listen in to the IN show interview and then go visit Mike Hess' site at ShatteredEmpired.com.

Mike Hess at the LBCC 2010

Mike Hess' Interview as heard on the IN show broadcast.