Process post

Here are the process steps I took to create the best explosion I’ve done, to date. It was a bit if a different process, drawing in many layers of color, but i think it’s effective.

Writing

I’ve been largely writing my comics on the fly for the last couple years, but all the comics I’m doing are giving me issues keeping it all straight in my head. So, back to my thumbnail book!
Now, I don’t write like normal people do, I draw out the panels and jot down text and dialog. I’ve always said I only write because I need something to draw.
I have a renewed fire to do more comics, so if I fall behind on any one story, don’t worry, it’s because I am doing another one.
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Barry

Production Blog- “Terror of the Cthulhu Cult”

So, this are pages from a one – off story featuring Fr. Ben Billings, my bad-ass priest and demon hunter.

I am creating the story free-style. Freestyle is what I call writing and drawing a comic without a script. I just sit down and start drawing. It’s very liberating and fun to do it this way. Sometimes a bit frustrating. If nothing else, a bit surprising.

This is 7 pages of a story I had guessed would be 6-7 pages long. I am nowhere near the end, so it’s growing like some ancient forgotten thing in the basement. And I’m loving it. We’ll see where the story takes it.

And, yes. Father Ben kicks ass for the Lord.

Getting to know each other…

So, I told you, last week, that Phin and William Feist would be crossing over. It fits, as they are both paranormal comics and we “live” in a shared universe of Old Dying Kitty. The Path and Phineus share a clear background. Now, too Feist and Phin will, as well.

I hope we’ll be seeing more of this kind of thing as we progress.

Going into this sort of thing we need to get a feel for the other teams characters, so The Feist guys Calvin and Vaughn and I have been bouncing ideas around. It’s gonna rock.

Below are Calvin’s versions of my guys and then my versions of their’s. I think they are getting ripped off. Cal’s stuff rocks!

Phin and William by Calvin — Calvin Garcia

Production blog!

Here are the pencils for pages 12-16 of “The Brain Eaters”. I have all the pages pre-ruled and printed out, then I pencil with blue and some black leads. I have started inking the bottom of page 12. I always ink bottom to top, for some reason.

There’re creepy eyeless people, vomit and glowy orbs! Without giving away the plot it’s very retro 60’s paranoid sci fi!

The Brain Eaters setup.

The script/ thumbs are completed. I have pre-printed ruled pages all printed out. I also have 3 pages drawn! Glenn Csonka is doing colors on it, for me! — with Glenn Csonka.