All the new inks.

Plumbing the muddy realm between ‘can you dig it’ and ‘go fish’.

Trying to quit smoking again.

Nobody Told Me

Everybody’s talking and no one says a word
Everybody’s making love and no one really cares
There’s Nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs
Always something happening and nothing going on
There’s always something cooking and nothing in the pot
They’re starving back in China so finish what you got

Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Strange days indeed — strange days indeed

Everybody’s runnin’ and no one makes a move
Everyone’s a winner and nothing left to lose
There’s a little yellow idol to the north of Katmandu
Everybody’s flying and no one leaves the ground
Everybody’s crying and no one makes a sound
There’s a place for us in the movies you just gotta lay around

Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Strange days indeed — most peculiar, mama

Everybody’s smoking and no one’s getting high
Everybody’s flying and never touch the sky
There’s a UFO over New York and I ain’t too surprised

Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Strange days indeed — most peculiar, mama

release pressure: sketches for fun and fun with sketches

page one: new inks vs old inks

page two: new inks vs old inks

Even looking at the comic at this point is daunting. I’m not pleased with the line drawing for the 12 pages I managed to get done in two months, and that is sad. I can buck up and tell myself that I knew it would be hard work and a learning proccess, but I was hoping that I could learn and do at the same time. It looks like I was wrong. There are several problems with the drawing that need immediate attention, lest it gel and make it’s way into the final product. I do want everything to look great when it goes to print. The problem lies in making sure it goes to print. So much work and so many problems I don’t have solutions for. Trying to arrange my thoughs and create a checklist to address the glaring problems. This is difficult when I am uncertain of the difficulties we may face down the road. Seems like the old two steps forward one step back problem. Several people have suggested letting the shoddy work at the outset stand and allow the readers to enjoy the development of the style as the story progresses. That idea makes me cringe. I want to have a professional looking product that does not distract the reader from the narative. I worry that in organization and retouching I’m digging a hole that I’ll never climb out of. Important to keep perspective, towards completion and publishing.

Feels good to vent.

I’m back from paris, and have spent a couple days srewing my head on straight. I finally slept a solid 8 hours last night so I hope I’m over the jet lag. My house is a mess and today is going to be a repair and arrange day. My drawing station is back down in the basement again. I sat down to work on the comic yesterday and found it nearly impossible to concentrate given the state of my surroundings and the eight pound marshmellow between my ears. Today the marshmellow is melted and after a few hours sorting crap and unpacking… (yes, still haven’t unpacked) I should be able to get my battlestation fully operational.

Would like to make some catch-up pic postings.

Here are the sketches I did of Dana to replace those lost in the explosion at her parent’s house.

Here’s photos from my Paris trip.