Friday 29 November 2013

Repetition

Another of the "One Page Wonder" series, with the added constraint of repeating the same picture on every page. Repetition's a powerful device in comics, this takes it to extremes. The tear in his eye was inspired by one of Scott McCloud's morning improv strips, which itself uses repetition to stunning effect.
Using two narrators instead of one, and identifying them by different coloured captions in an otherwise black and white strip felt like a daring innovation at the time. Maybe I should get out more...

Saturday 23 November 2013

Sphinxes

Monster movies Dorling-Kindersley style. I did this piece as a cover art sample, so here it is unadorned and with a logo (that I just made up), lettering and trim area.


 And another sphinx from my sketchbook.

Friday 22 November 2013

Sketch


The Little Man in History

A few years back, I ran a contest on the Millarworld forums to tell someone's entire life story in one page, of nine panels. As is often the case, applying some fairly tough constraints to the art helped the creativity flourish.

Jacques Lusseyran, blind member of the French Resistance

The great Arts & Crafts maven, William Morris, as told by an insignificant participant in his life