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Friday 12 January 2018

Latest Update #5

I made almost as many posts on this blog in 2017 as I did in the previous 4 years combined! Hopefully that shows momentum and an upward trajectory, meaning 2018 is going to be a successful year in the world of comics.

  • Massive, massive news alert! I've found a fantastic artist who I will be working with to produce the first arc of Get Woke (and hopefully beyond). This will begin in the next few weeks so you can expect to see more pics posted on the blog as this slowly comes together. I'll do an in depth post on this soon but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkk yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhh! This is beyond exciting! Must try and remain calm though. Breathe, breathe. It's still very early days and it could yet fall apart but...no, hang on...here it goes again...fuuuuuccccckingggg yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss! The highs and lows of making comics are a drug I suggest everyone should take.
  • 'Made for Each Other' a 2 page story of mine set to appear in Strange Romance 3 this Valentine's Day. The digital version will be available via Comixology and they'll be a Kickstarter to get it printed somewhere down the line
  • 'Misery Business' a sweet little 1 page story for FutureQuake Press has been assigned an artist. Illustrating the script will be Jerome Canty, an artist with plenty of experience in the indie scene. Hopefully, this will completed in time to appear in FutureQuake 2018 - potentially on the back cover!
  • Biomekazoik have announced that they'll be ending the popular comic anthology 100% Biodegradable in 2018. Sad news as they had gained a good reputation for being solidly entertaining, so I'm delighted to have a 4 page story, 'Rumblebot Rampage' appearing in the comic before its demise.
  • Ken Reynolds, editor of Sliced Quarterly is putting together a Kickstarter that will contain 'The Passenger', which appeared in a previous issue of the comic. More info when launched.
  • Finally, I've had another 7 page story 'Mika and the Godheart' accepted by FutureQuake Press. No artist for this yet so it'll be at least 2019 before this goes to print.


So, as you can see, still very busy. The Get Woke news is exceptional but I'm trying not to get too excited as the road to comic creation is littered with the shattered dreams of writers who have teamed up with artists on the web. If this does work. 2018 is going to be amazing!

Sunday 7 January 2018

Character concept sketches

While I'm still practising and learning to draw I thought I'd take a shot at one of the characters for Get Woke. I thought I'd focus on Bigfoot first as this character needs a body type that is physically different to the other characters, giving me almost a free run in making a character rather than being forced to stick to a body shape.

FYI: There's a serious potential development regarding Get Woke that, if it does happen, could be a total game-changer. Keep tuned and keep fingers crossed.







Turned out I was wrong. I need to finalise the look of the human characters first before drawing a fantasy based character. It was fun trying though.