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Let Them Look

If I can ever get Jim on Facebook, we should bring some collective pressure to bear to see if we can get him to release the photos he had to take of himself for this piece. In gaming news, I’ve moved to the Dark Side for a time. Star Wars:  The Old Republic has been filling the slivers and cracks …

Blog Entry | January 11th, 2012 | 3 Comments

The Neverending Meeting

MORE REFERENCE/RESEARCH After thumbnailing, it’s often time for more reference. Folks around me have commented on how PB resembles me in real life. Actually, all our characters do, because I’m mugging in front of a mirror in order to get those expressions and hands the way I want them. Or forcing my wife or son to take pictures of me …

Comic | December 15th, 2011 | No Comments

The Neverending Meeting

I don’t work with enough nerds my age. My “Truffle shuffle” jokes generally fall flat, and I’ve completely given up going for the “Bog of Eternal Stench” reference…even if something does, “Smell BAD!” Coming of age in the 80′s nurtured the nerd soul like no other decade ever has. The 70′s was too cheese. The 90′s too flannel. For the …

Blog Entry | December 14th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Best Laid Plans

ROUGH PENCIL After thumbnails, I work to size, with a #2 pencil and a smooth lightweight paper.  No more small stuff, I rule out my page, and panel edges. I work from loose scribbles, slowly tightening and erasing.  Dialogue is quickly scribbled in, to give me a sense of how much space it’s going to take up. Hopefully by now …

Comic | December 8th, 2011 | 4 Comments

When the Wife’s Away

THUMBNAILS On a small sheet of paper, I quickly sketch the panel layout for the comic.  As I do this, I’m reading the script, considering Jack’s instructions, the characters’ dialogue and inner states, and the best way to frame each moment so that the story moves along and is easy to follow. I may go through a few sheets to …

Comic | December 1st, 2011 | 6 Comments

It’s a Trap!

RESEARCH So for a few days prior to actually tackling a script, I’m studying how (for example) Threepio’s head is shaped, and how his joints bend (or don’t), trying different approaches to rendering his shiny finish.  This is the research stage.  These aren’t drawings that make it into the comic, usually they aren’t even good.  They’re notes that help me …

Comic | November 24th, 2011 | 1 Comment

The Rolling Dead

Happy Halloween! Or Jesus Ween, if you’re so inclined.  I love the idea of Jesus Ween because I love double entendres! And I particularly love it when people are oblivious to them. But my favorite form of celebration this time of year has to be the Mexican form.  Sugar skulls, papier-mache devils, good food, good drink– Dia De Los Muertos …

Comic | October 27th, 2011 | 5 Comments

Tub-Bot

Good reference material is very important in getting good drawings.  When I have to represent a well known game or movie character, I’d better make him or her recognizable. Details of costume, features or location are hard to remember, and reference makes the difference between instant recognition and, “who’s that supposed to be?” If I’m going to draw Red Beret …

Comic | October 20th, 2011 | 5 Comments
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