Creating a Graphic Novel : Art – Food – Photography

A small note from the previous post . . . Where did I get all those comics from? The local libraries around my area have been stocking graphic novels and other trade paperbacks! As you can see from the previous photo, their range is incredible and the librarians there have been extremely helpful. Support your […]

I know I should be posting about my current project (which I’m still working on) and the design process. However, in between watching the Olympics and reading some trade paperbacks I borrowed, I haven’t progressed much further. Here’s a snapshot of some of the stuff I borrowed. I’ll have lots of bedside reading for the […]

I recently purchased this graphic novel for my wife. I ordered it about 3 weeks ago and it arrived last weekend. She’s not really into superheroes although she loved Archie comics as a kid. Anyway she really enjoyed Pride of Baghdad and finished reading it in one sitting. Although she found the ending a little […]

I was actually thinking of writing this post much earlier but I thought it would be better if I left it until the site was a little more developed. Well since I got the layout, banner and email up . . I think the time is now. The below information is covered in the link […]

Luis XIII is part of a Brazilian group of illustrators. He’s very professional and was very quick to provide the preliminaries and the final drawings. Unfortunately the below scan doesn’t do the final product any justice (pun intended) as a lot of the pencilling detail is lost. This is a very different feel to Spidey […]

Was reading Writing for Comics with Peter David again last night. It does offer insights into crafting a good story! One point which I think was important is to arrange the story to make every page a mini-cliffhanger. As the writer you have to make your readers want to turn the next page. I highly […]

I love dynamic comic art! Was lucky enough a little while back to convince GW Fisher to do a commission for me (and also fortunate to have some spare cash to pay for it). This was description I provided. Background : NY City Characters : Spiderman & Mary Jane Description : Action shot of Spiderman […]

What is the dream? What do I love? COMICS! I feel I have a lot of stories to tell and comics are the medium I want to express my stories in. However it’s often very difficult to “break” into the creative field and the comic industry is notoriously difficult to get into! No matter as […]