Friday, November 27, 2009
Page 41 (take two)
Ryan Rouse gave me some editorial feedback which I have incorporated into this revised version of page 41 (with a new page 42)
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Page 41
I spoke to Larry Marder at Baltimore Comic-con and he encouraged me to ditch the computer lettering and do it all by hand to match the aesthetic of the artwork.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
podcast interview
I did an interview last month for Jamais' Webcomic's Reviews and Interviews Podcast "like.... ya know..."
Webcomics Reviews and Interviews
Webcomics Reviews and Interviews
Thursday, December 18, 2008
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Page 39
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Another page of dialogue! Never fear, soon there will be some action. I put so much detail in the background of the bottom left panel that I didn't want to have to cover it up with that HUGE balloon. Oh well. I need to get better at visualizing how big my word balloons will be before I paint the page instead of just trying to cram them in however they will fit, after the fact.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Sound Effects
I've always taken a very conservative stance on sound effects. I prefer to stick to the simple tried and true sounds, "Ka-boom" "Thud" "Clang" "Blam" "Vroom" rather than try to reinvent the wheel. Comics that create strange looking sound effects often look silly and leave me unclear how they are intended to sound (although generally there's no wrong answer when it comes to interpreting the noise an explosion makes)
The first volume of Preacher is interesting in that it completely forgoes sound effects except when they are essential to telling the story.. There are only 3 instances of sound effects in the 200 page book. Preacher isn't a comic that's associated with showing restraint so I found this choice to be really interesting.
One section of the Scientists where I was forced to really work hard to think of an appropriate sound effect was the scene where Stuart wakes up in the bio suit.
page 32
I wanted to convey that breathing respirator sound effect while it was in the first person viewpoint. My first idea was to check out some Star Wars comics and see how they handled Darth Vader. Unfortunately in all the comics I could get my hands on, they didn't bother to represent Vader's trademark breathing. I consulted with Trent, and the sound on page 32 is what we ultimately came up with.
The first volume of Preacher is interesting in that it completely forgoes sound effects except when they are essential to telling the story.. There are only 3 instances of sound effects in the 200 page book. Preacher isn't a comic that's associated with showing restraint so I found this choice to be really interesting.
One section of the Scientists where I was forced to really work hard to think of an appropriate sound effect was the scene where Stuart wakes up in the bio suit.
page 32
I wanted to convey that breathing respirator sound effect while it was in the first person viewpoint. My first idea was to check out some Star Wars comics and see how they handled Darth Vader. Unfortunately in all the comics I could get my hands on, they didn't bother to represent Vader's trademark breathing. I consulted with Trent, and the sound on page 32 is what we ultimately came up with.
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