Laser Death Sentence
This is actually the third comic Jack and I completed. We had around a dozen or so comics in the bag when we launched, but rearranged the order in which they publish to better introduce the characters...
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It’s pretty obvious I’m hand-lettering these comics. I’m working on that, but my handwriting’s always been pretty awful. I’m doing as much as possible by hand actually. The gray tones in this comic...
View ArticleNoisemaking Plastic Junk
See, we can do a 3-panel newspaper style comic too! We’re so versatile. It won’t be long before we’ve amassed all the skills we need to take over the world. You hear that, world? We’re coming for...
View ArticleLocust Vasectomies
For me, the best part about this comic is the blood spray in panel one. That’s because, as I masked the page with frisket and splattered the page with a toothbrush dipped in ink, my son was watching...
View ArticleWriter’s Block
This is another early one. I use fake sable brushes (synthetic mixed with sheep works pretty well), a very old pen with lettering nibs that I got from a box of my father’s ancient school supplies that...
View ArticleTub-Bot
Good reference material is very important in getting good drawings. When I have to represent a well known game or movie character, I’d better make him or her recognizable. Details of costume, features...
View ArticleHobbit Feet
I’ve got more to say about my process, but it’s going to wait another week to be paired with a comic that clearly illustrates the next step. This comic is a little different from the others in that I...
View ArticleBest Laid Plans
ROUGH PENCIL After thumbnails, I work to size, with a #2 pencil and a smooth lightweight paper. No more small stuff, I rule out my page, and panel edges. I work from loose scribbles, slowly tightening...
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