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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 9: page 2 pencils
I’m pretty happy with page 2, although making the decision to cover up the stick of the umbrella with the man’s speech balloons was very tough. If you look carefully, you will see some of the other places that I … Continue reading
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minicomics live 4–post 8: page 1 pencils
Here are the pencils for page 1. Covers are always especially hard to draw if you hand letter, because they are usually just full of lettering that has to look its best. And that’s true of the art as well, … 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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minicomics live 4–post 5: finished script
Please note corrected post numbers! Here is the more or less finished version of the scripted. I’m still chewing on the dog’s line on page 5, but it’s not a big enough problem to hold up the works, so I’m … Continue reading
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minicomics live 4– post 4: most of a script
In less than two hours, I have most of a script. There are two things missing (a line for one of the characters on page 5 and a caption on page 6 that is absolutely essential), but most of it … Continue reading
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minicomics live 4-post 1 (and hello to the island of reunion)
I’m getting ready to open those story seeds, everybody. I have already made one decision ahead of time. When I Googled something this morning, the Google Doodle told me that today is Edward Gorey’s birthday, Since he is one of … Continue reading
coming this weekend: minicomics live
Tell your friends and warn your enemies: I am going to try it again. Minicomics live is a challenge where I try to make an 8 page minicomic, from scratch, from story idea to finished pages, live, right here on … Continue reading
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