“Ghost Squirrel” succumbed to a fairly common creative death: putting ambition before a defined scope. There’s a lot of really good individual scenes in here, but I don’t believe it would have ever held together as a focused narrative whole. So, time to call it methinks. (plus I’m working on the much stronger Falling City!)
Category Archives: Comic Page
Site Update
Well, I haven’t updated this site in an embarrassingly long time. There’s a good reason for it!
Short answer: I’m working on a long form comic and I can’t show it yet.
Long answer: I’m working on a revamped version of Ghost Squirrel. Yes, there is some of that title on this site, but the posted version is definitely a first draft. It happens. You get to a point and realize “this ain’t working” and need to shift gears. The new gear? “Screw final art I’m working exclusively on script and layout until this shit is solid.” As of this posting I’m up to 141 pages of layouts for the new narrative. Not too shabby, methinks.
I cannot, however, leave this post totally devoid of imagery so here’s an out of context page:
Return to Comic Color
I’m not actively working on these comic pages anymore (or rather, I’m taking a break to work on a prose version of the narrative). But I might as well post what’s already done. Everything that’s posted so far is here.
Color work starts to get a bit …candy-ish around here. But, hey! Color. Don’t see too much of that around my blog.
Rough Pencils – That Umbrella Can’t Be Good
New page! Everything posted thus far here.
Lots of umbrella. Too much umbrella. Had to buy one for reference. I’m sure it will serve me well living in LA.
Rough Pencils – In Which the Mole is Suddenly Still
New page! Everything posted thus far here.
Rough Pencils – Owl follows Mole, Big Hospital
New page! Everything posted thus far here.
Going over that hospital for the “clean line” page fills me with dread. Too many lines.
Rough Pencils – The Invisible Squirrel Cracks a Joke
New page! Everything posted thus far here.
A Clean Pencils Page – Everyone Looks Shocked But Owl
Final line work of a comic book page. Everything posted thus far here.
Seems I forgot the word bubble in this page. Heh, oops. The owl says “He’s Already Dead.”
A Clean Pencils Page – This Can’t End Well
Final line work of a comic book page. Everything posted thus far here.