Lookin' awesome so far, Jim. :D I can't wait to see how this turns out.
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<a_change_of_plans_at_...> wrote:
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> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, David Ewell <kuchadude1@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Kind of a more gritty RL look...I like it.
>
> Thanks. I've got 7 pictures total, showing all 9 members in
> various stages of ass-kickery, and I think I'll post one every other
> day. They're just roughs, not as detailed as my usual pencil
> drawings, and certainly nowhere near as clean as the finished
> artwork, but I figure they'll at least let folks get a look at how
> the characters will be looking. Not to mention the changes to the
> style of the stories.
>
> To date, I've got 4 stories written, with each story breaking down
> into 3 issues. I figure 3 issues a year would mean I'd only have to
> complete 7 pages per month, which is something I feel I could do
> even with my current workload and life in general.
>
> The stories run the gamut from science fiction to action to horror
> and a few other things in-between. The artwork is all being done in
> greyscale (like watching a B&W movie), and I'm taking care to
> include such noticeable features as how different characters may
> walk or stand (depending upon their breed), various fighting
> responses and abilities (for example, wolverines are prone to
> fighting on their backs, cats are excellent jumpers, etcetera). I
> figured whatever traits work for a four-legged critter would also
> likely work for their two-legged counterpart.
>
> And yeah, the characters are definitely much more "gritty" and
> harder than they were in the original comics I published years ago.
> Some of the stories have a decidedly dark tone. There's still some
> comedy and drama and stuff like that, but the new format and stories
> will better reflect on the individual characters, their interactions
> with one another and whatever situations they face, as well as
> giving a real good look at the world they live in (which really
> isn't as close to ours as we'd like to think).
>
> Should be some good stuff. Next picture up will be Veronika. And
> speaking of bats, I need to finish my Echo picture for BTT. I
> missed February's update and I'm probably gonna be a couple days
> behind with March, but I hope to have it done within the next 4-5
> days.
>
> Then I've got stuff to print up, and a shitload of stuff to ship
> out, including some old commissions (gotta find their addresses in
> my inbox to make sure they haven't moved!) and whatnot.
>
> In the meantime, keep breathing!
>
> --JMH
>
Received on Sat Feb 28 2009 - 08:40:36 CST