Work Continues

Here's an update on the zine's status. Currently I'm working on a new story that just came to me in the last week. I understand that it's risky and perhaps irresponsible to have done so much work and then tossed some out for a new, unfinished story. That's how this ship sails, though.

I hope to have the new story complete by week's end. I can apparently nail down a page from panel measuring to inking in about three to four hours per page. I don't think it's unlikely that I'll have it finished by next week's printing deadline.

The zine's contents will include sixteen pages still. Five of those pages are dedicated to my interview with Mike and Laura Allred. The other eleven will contain the new story and a short autobio piece I felt I needed to include. Speaking of which, I've decided to show you some images of the bio piece as it was being worked. Here are the rough pencils.

Nearing Publication...a zine's a'coming!

I'm currently working to wrap up everything for the publication of my first zine project. I hope, if the gods of money allow, to have everything printed and prepped for distribution by the end of the month, possibly early June at this point.

I've also been making exciting leaps forward in my approach to my artwork and my style. I just hope that those who show an interest in my work feel that it's worth their time and money. I just want to entertain and excite through words and illustration. If I could do that from now till I die, I'd die an extremely happy man.

In the meantime here is some artwork I've been fooling around with on the side. I've also included some photos of my tools and process. The page your seeing in the photo is an example of pages I'm working with to produce the zine. Their dimensions are 5.5"x8.5" with 0.5" borders. The Fantastic Four drawing is intended to be a gift for a gal who was truly a life saver earlier this week. Enjoy!