This will probably be my last shot I post from Issue #2. Feels like a good panel to end on. I’ve hopefully got something a bit different lined up for next week, but for now, I think that’s about it for Issue #2. Hopefully these last couple of shots won’t give too much of the ending away. I’ll have news on Issue #3 very soon.
A sequel to The Shining with Vampires? I’d read that. I like that Stephen King returns to certain characters. I know the idea of this book has been getting some negative feedback, but I like the sound of it. For a start, I’ve always wanted to see King write another Vampire novel after Salem’s Lot. It’s something I’m looking forward to, myself.
Wow, that was quick. Here is the first John Dies At The End trailer released today. First thoughts… Looks pretty awesome. I’m glad they kept the Meat-Man scene.
Just time before the end of the week to post a new panel. Something from the very last page of Issue #2. Considering it’s just a shot of someone bending down picking something up, I kind of like this shot. That’s kind of the truth about drawing comics. You think it would be all drawing action and cool, flashy shots, but really you’re lucky if that’s every forth or fifth page. It’s basically drawing a lot of A and B to get to C. C kind of takes care of itself. It’s A and B you’ve gotta keep on top of and try and master, or at least that’s my take on it.
I haven’t seen a good Zombie flick for a while. The Zombie well that was overflowing a few years ago is maybe starting to run a bit dry. That said, I’m keeping an eye out for this one. Just as you thought Zombies couldn’t get any scarier. This film is really worse case scenario. ZOMBINLADEN The Axis Of Evil Deadby Zmbldn
Just been looking at the first images from the forthcoming adaptation of John Dies At The End that were released today. Finished reading the original novel a week or two ago, and that’s going to be one hard book to bring to the screen. Hopefully they’ll pull it off. I think these first pics look promising. I hope we’re not too far off getting a trailer soon.
I’ll be honest, I don’t read or watch much in the Superhero genre these days. I stuck with Heroes till the last season, and I’ll pick up the odd Superhero graphic novel here-and-there, but there’s nothing I’m really following cape wise at the moment (except maybe the forthcoming Nolan, Batman film.) I haven’t seen any of this Summer’s big Superhero blockbusters, or felt that bad about missing them. The only new Superhero themed thing I’ve really liked in the last couple of years is Misfits (oh… and maybe Kick Ass… and I kind of liked Nemesis, too.), but Misfits I really got in to. I’m not sure when it’s going to be on, but if they’re already releasing trailers, it can’t be too far off. Hopefully that will be my big Superhero fix for this year until Batman is released next Summer. I also hear Batman: Under The Red Hood is worth checking out too. I may have to hunt down a copy of that, even if it does have Robin in it. God, I hate Robin. I don’t get sidekicks.
Think I was meant to post this shot a few weeks ago, but looking back over my blog, I think I forgot. So no time like the present to fix that mistake. It’s too nice a shot to miss out, so I’ll post it now. Without giving too much away, it’s one of the last group shots in the story. I’ll leave it at that.
Was watching The Cottage late last night while inking. Had it on so I could listen to the commentary track as I worked. I’ve seen it a couple of times now and I think it’s a pretty solid horror flick. Nice mix of horror and comedy (which as I’ve said before is a hard trick to pull off.) It’s a bit like American Werewolf In London in vibe. The story itself is more along the lines of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It’s one horror flick I kind of would like to see a sequel to. The Farmer could be like a British Leatherface or something.
More big eye action today. As Issue #2 starts to come to a close, this panel is me trying to build some tension. End on a spooky note. I’d like to think Issue #2 has a creepy ending. The idea came to me pretty late in the game, but when this idea hit me, I just had to do it.
Just tried Cherry Lucozade for the first time today. It’s good. It’s like sugary, liquidity heroin or something. I kind of regret trying it, as I’m probably going to get hooked on the stuff now. If it gets too bad I’ll try and wean myself off it with real heroin or something.
I’m a massive fan of Tanino Liberatore, but it can be a nightmare trying to get a hold of his artwork in the UK. That’s why I’ve really been enjoying this new Tumblr, recently.
I wonder if he really does colour his artwork using make-up, or is that just an urban legend? I so want that myth to be true. His colours are bizarre, I could happily believe it.
I wouldn’t say I’ve taken the last three weeks off or anything like that, but I’ve differently cut my workload slightly, lately. Just trying to enjoy the end of the summer and get my energy levels back up. Also if I’m brutally honest, I bought a new, big screen TV about three weeks ago, so I’ve just been breaking it in. Feeding it a couple of boxsets and Doctor Who DVDs. Watching late-night Ninja Warrior and so on. I didn’t realize how run down I was becoming until it hit me about three weeks ago like a truck. But this week I’ve got back into the swing of things. It was rough for the first couple of days, but things seemed to pick up towards the end of the week. I just want to put in a solid few months of hard work now and finish off the year. We’ll see…
Above is my latest panel. This shot will be a bit of a call back to an earlier shot at the start of Issue #2.
As the nights get longer and cooler, I can get back into reading at night again (over the last few years, I’ve really come to hate Summer nights.) I’ve already stocked up on a small pile of books. At the moment I’m reading the much hyped John Dies @ The End. Not an easy book to find, but I did manage to track down a lone copy at my local Waterstones before the weekend (the UK cover looks like this by the way.) I’ve read a lot about this book online and had been planning to read it for a while. One of the things people say about it that intrigued me, was both how funny and scary it is. Being both funny and scary is a hard mix. They have a nasty habit of cancelling each other out. It can be done, but it’s a fine line. It’s a rare, rare trick if someone can pull it off, but I’m a hundred pages in, and so far this book is getting away with it. I have both laughed and been freaked out by this book. I’m hoping by saying all this, I haven’t jinx it and it’s going to go off the boil before the end, now. So far, to give it credit, it’s living up to the hype.
Speaking of living in hope… My nasty habit of ordering cheap schlock* DVDs on the weekend, means I’ll probably be watching this movie tonight. Judging by the trailer, I’m bracing myself for the worse. Is this the best, worse movie trailer of all time?
*I’m not Jewish, but I’m totally going to try and bring the word “schlock” into my day-to-day vocabulary.
This will probably be my last shot I post from Issue #2. Feels like a good panel to end on. I’ve hopefully got something a bit different lined up for next week, but for now, I think that’s about it for Issue #2. Hopefully these last couple of shots won’t give too much of the ending away. I’ll have news on Issue #3 very soon.
