Monday, February 27, 2023



 A lot to do today, including having the nice HVAC man come and do a year check on the furnace. These things always make me happier when they're done than the original sketches do. These are the pre-vector versions. More to come...

Thursday, February 23, 2023


 Page 141. It came together rather fast, which is the whole point with this style. Can't remember the last time I got two pages done in one week. If only I could keep that up. 

Tuesday, February 21, 2023



Managed to get a couple more flyers done before the end of the day. Not too bad considering I am a lazy bum. I am enjoying this part but I also miss drawing Silas. It's been awhile. This track, when read, will go by in a flash. That's hard to remember.
 


 Some slight tweaks to color and we're done. Onto the next page, or this week's movie or both.

Monday, February 20, 2023


 This is as far as I got before one of my podcasts tonight. I like it but have to tweak the colors of the background graffiti a bit. Otherwise, coming along. More work tomorrow as well as watching what is going to be a terrible movie for podcast #2.


 
Haven't posted any in process kind of stuff from Procreate in a long while. Also forgot to scan the sketches used to make the current set of four flyers. Top image is the sketches, with one left over from the previous page. Zippa was fun to draw before and is even mores now. There's some heavy Mickey Mouse in him but it's mostly sanded away with rough inking and coloring. The video shows what I do to make the sketch into the flyer, hoping it looks as genuine as possible. It's amazing how much tech it takes to make something to look like it's torn and taped together. Still, this track has been a lot of fun so far.





 Been a bit since I was able to draw anything as I was away for a week in Boston and then had to go back to work on my return. Have a couple days off and want to get at least one page done. So far, I have these four flyers done for the page which is the hard part these days. Pretty happy with these. Part of me wants to print some of these out and when I go back to Boston, tape them up here and there. Maybe I will.

Monday, February 06, 2023


 City Silent page 140. This one came together quickly, too. This whole series is very satisfying on a number of levels. I think the flyers LOOK like flyers. I like making the graffiti on the brick walls. I think it's a nice departure for the styles of the comic and it means that this track, which is the only one about money, would stand out as a song, too. About to head to Boston where I will try and get even more photo ref as I am running out. Figures I go when it's cold. Anyway, first two verses and refrain done. Extra BumpyBux if anyone can tell what song I used as framework for this.

Saturday, February 04, 2023


 Out of order, but this is the page I got done today. Page 139 and it fits the current aesthetic fairly well. I think it's good that this track will be the shortest of the comic so far as it's not 'personal' in that there's not a character creating it as we read it. Zippa is more an abstract construct or something putting for the ideas that I want to get across. That being said, I do know how I'm going to bring this back to something personal when the track is done and we move on to the next person. Having fun with this, slightly worried that I'm pushing too far past the boundaries of the comic so far.