Cover

I've hit a bit of wall after working flat out to get the comic done for the End of the Line Festival.  I'm taking a short break then getting into the Mashups bible, in the meantime here is the cover.

The Case of the Gibbering Gibbons

Earning your Stripes

Sketchup is a comic artists best friend

From Dylan Teague's Blog: dylansdrawingboard.blogpsot.com

Sketchup is a free, fully featured and easy to use 3D program which is an absolutely lifesaver for artists trying to get perspective to look right.  There is also a large catalogue of free models so it you are like me and can't draw cars and buildings, it is worth spending some time learning how to do the basics.

http://www.sketchup.com/

ImageTexT, Journal of Comics Studies

ImageTexT (mind the funky spelling) is an open journal focusing on comics and sequential art.  This is a good starting point for people wanting to look further into the theory of comics and their social impact.  They also have a good news feed which is angled towards the US but has some interesting events.

Their site blurb says:

ImageTexT is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media. We are published by the English Department at the University of Florida with support from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Our content is available free of charge, and regular issues of ImageTexTwill be published three times per year.

I hope to be adding all kinds of open comics studies links to this blog as I go, to emphasise that The Mashups is not just about me touting my comics, but about the indie comics community.

MK V1.1

Slow and steady

I'm kicking off the Mashups project with a short 6 page story on each of the 3 stories.  First up is MK Ultra and I've pencilled 2 pages today, hopefully it will be ready to ink by the end of the week.

Thank you for your patience....