This is the back cover that I used in my original copycenter mock ups. I’m not all that thrilled about it in terms of the art. The drawing is my standard view of the Great City Skyline. I used in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This is the interior back cover. Now that the whole comic is out there in the world I’m going to work on printing up some issues to sell around. So this page will some day host the various copyright notices[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I shouldn’t say the Mr. Cherry & Mr. Pince are rip offs of Misters Wint and Kidd, that’s over stating it. Inspired by, is what I mean. They’re actually closer in behavior to me and my old pal from the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bunny is another Golden Age character and not the only prominent albino in the early funnies. A recurring characteristic of the early comic books was a appreciation of race and culture that was quite out of step with our modern[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Whenever I show people my hard copy mock up of “The Enchanted Dagger,” they always go “wow, Greg! I really like the drawing you made of that guys balls!” To which I usually reply something like “Ha Ha! you’re Gay!”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Working in Adobe Illustrator 10, I’ve discovered, has certain appreciable aspects that can be well utilized by the comic book artist. Easy rendering of city-scapes is not readily among these. Adobe Photoshop (the most popular art program used by comic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alcibiades was a lisping, gamy legged politician in ancient Greece who caused all sorts of trouble during the Peloponnesian Wars. At times working for his home town Athens and later their Spartan adversaries he would eventually turncoat back to Athens[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ah here it is. I’ve been waiting for this one. Mairzy Doats! Familiar to the post modern pop culture consumer as (spoiler!) one of the ditties Leland Palmer sang in the aftermath of filicide on the unlikeliest of TV shows,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had originally intended to make the Enchanted Dagger a one off, 12 page short story focusing on my thesis that political discord would lead America to crypto-fascist authoritarianism with Roger Chalmers and his magic knife representing the Charismatic Leader. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like all types of comics but my favorite has always been Heavy Metal, mostly because it showcased all the great cyber-punk work by European artists like Bilal and Moebius. About 5 years ago curiosity got the better of me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…