I’ve been up to things. I hate being vague, but vague is what you’ll be getting for a little while longer. I mentioned more comic projects in the last posts and they are really happening.
The first is a big one. I can assure you the following: there are a few finished pages, even more pages penciled, some promotional stuff that should see the light of day soon, and there’s even a cover! It’s the largest project I’ve ever worked on and I’m having the time of my life/stressed the heck out.
I’m also working on a slice-of-life/romance-y-ish short with a very lovely lady. I had so much fun writing it and her character sketches and thumbnails have been amazing.
And- AND- if things go well, I might be writing a second story for one of the comics I’ve done before. (Over in the ‘comics’ section). I’ll be outright and say it’s not going to be another fan comic. That cuts the odds down to fifty-fifty, people!
I will–at the very least–have two comics available for consumption in 2010. I’m going to set my goal there. If I exceed it, I will make an effort to high-five every person I see for all of 2011.
It’s been… well… frustrating at times. But fun. Comics are what I want to do and I’m loving every minute of it. Even the parts with the soul crushing depression.
I mentioned sharpening my lettering skills in the last post. I’ve kept up with it and I even don’t-completely-hate the few pages I’ve finished! I’m also flatting stuff, which is super tedious and hurts my brain like crazy. I can write multiple character arcs that connect and interlock with each other, cumulating in a shocking twist, but I can’t lasso tool and fill basic colors without having to take twenty Tylenol tablets. (Also, I can’t do that first part.)
I love you so much comic book colorists of the world! (I’m talking ’bout you Christina Strain.)
Oh, and I want to thank everyone who has e-mailed me in the last few months. It means a lot to me and I appreciate the heck out of it.
Hopefully I’ll have something to tease you with next post. At the very least a few Doctor Who fanfics (10th Doctor, Totoro as companion).