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“hero boots” cover sketches

“Hero Boots” is one of what I hope will be two new Kekionga minicomics in Mammoth.  The script is almost finished, and I’ve done two sketches for the cover, right on the yellow legal pad where I am making final … Continue reading

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book cover idea

Many sketches.  There are many, many sketches.  Now, at last, there’s an idea that doesn’t look stupid, although I haven’t worked it out well enough to show in public.  My favorite cover idea for the book was always based on … Continue reading

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the anonymous animal-pencils

The “anonymous animal” project continues to progress.  Regular readers will remember how I found this image on tumblr:and was instantly reminded of Josef: Here are the pencils for the finished version of the drawing.  Not included: Josef’s French thought balloons … Continue reading

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josef *is* the anonymous animal

Here’s a sketch of Josef as “L’animal Anonyme”, as seen in the previous post.  I just wanted to see if I could make a recognizable Josef in the same odd proportions as the original anonymous animal.   The answer is … Continue reading

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scribble from the iPod

Here’s a little two minute scribble from my sketchbook, drawn with my current favorite fountain pen. (That’s the brown Lamy Al-Star with the B nib, if you’re scoring at home.) It’s been a long, long day, and my desktop Internet … Continue reading

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“magic” cover pencils

Here’s something that’s pretty close to the finished pencils for the “Magic” cover:Everything’s been tightened up, the cup has been filled with pens and pencils and the bookcase with boxed journals, and I put a Sinclair green brontosaurus on top … Continue reading

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the “magic” cover

A week or so ago, Mr. Bob Corby offered me the opportunity to do the cover for this year’s OH Comics! anthology.  And I have been working on it, honest, though several days were lost to the thing that was … Continue reading

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minicomics live 4– post 10: a new character design

So it’s 11 am– that’s close, right?  I’ve actually been up for quite a while and gotten a fair amount done: took care of dogs, read papers, ate breakfast, took a shower, answered the mail, made a list, made a … Continue reading

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minicomics live 4– post 7: the rest of the scribbles

Here are the rest of the scribbles.  They really look quite appalling– apparently I can’t freehand 8 sketches that are even approximately the same size.  And they make it clear that I am not quite ready to draw, since the … Continue reading

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minicomics live 4–post 6: scribbles

Here are the first four scribbles.  For people who may not be familiar with how I work, a scribble is a more or less full sized, very fast, very loose breakdown for a minicomics page.  For long or complex stories, … Continue reading

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