Chapter 1, Page 8

Sorry that it's been so long since the last update. I got very sidetracked by my graduation (and also by finishing the comic and binding a sample book). Anyway, THE SAGA CONTINUES.

I don't have much to say about this page. However, I will announce that I'm starting to work on chapter 2, which will be amazing.

Well, that's it for now.

Chapter 1, Page 7

Michio is very passionate. I opted to omit the crazy dotty texture on this page in favor of excessive dialogue, and as you can see that girl in the background is still very angry. I also attempted to subtly reference ukiyo-e with the bottom left panel, but I think it turned out more subtle than I'd intended. Still, I'm pleased with how it looks. There isn't much else to say here, except that sandwiches are hard to draw. Until next time!

Chapter 1, Page 6

Long pauses are one of my favorite comedic tools in the whole wide world. There's not much to say about this page. These backgrounds were a pain in my sittin' part, but they were worth it in the end. That cafeteria, by the way, is my old high school cafeteria, complete with angry pregnant ghetto girls. Good times.

Chapter 1, Page 5

This is hands-down my favorite page of the bunch, entirely because of that top panel. In fact, that one image is the culmination of my entire artistic career. Well, I'm sure that was an exaggeration, but I will not retract the statement. I also think that panel was the biggest challenge of that page. For instance, that was the first nude male I'd drawn in a long time, but I think I he turned out quite glorious. Plus the ":/" face. Sorry about all that. Anyway, I used pretty much the same brushes and inks for this page as the rest. I think I also started going kinda crazy with the white lines in the black areas at this point. Well, that's about it for this installment.

Chapter 1, Page 4

Well, I'm not sure what to say about this page. By this time I had pretty much decided how I was going to work on the comic-- mostly with a number 2 white sable brush, using a number 4 to fill in areas. And there's dialogue now, oh my! It feels like kind of a lot after the last three pages, but it'll be staying there. I actually am doing all the lettering by hand, God help me. I minimized the possibility for huge mistakes by writing the lettering on a separate sheet of paper (just regular computer paper), with my #2 white sable brush, then scanning the lettering and laying it on the page via photoshop. Everyone around me said I was crazy to do the lettering with a brush, but look at me now! Kehkehkehkehkeh!

Well look at that. I actually found something to say about the page.

Chapter 1, Page 3

This was when I finally started working with some larger brushes. And it looks so much better, too! However, I think I'm going to redraw this sequence when I get some time, maybe in the spring. It was pointed out to me that it feels too rushed and compact, and now I can't unsee it. Obviously the only solution is to replace it with something completely new.

Chapter 1, Page 2

Page dos! The hand lettering on this one was a lot of fun. (It always makes me think of the Snakes on a Plane theme song-- Come on brrriinng it!). In fact, the only part that was not a lot of fun was the second-to-last panel. That was torturous, it took me forever to get it looking decent. I was still painstakingly working with the 000 brush at this point, along with the size 4 and then a size 2 (I think) rigger. And I think I forgot to mention before that I used white acrylic ink to separate/add texture to the black areas. Also, if anyone's curious, the panels are done with a gigantic Faber-Castell brush pen and a very reliable T-square and ruler. Well, that's all for now.