F&G Annotated CH07 On Inking. I often use finished inked pages to show how composition and layout at the roughs and pencilling stages are as critical to observe when you're trying to figure out if something is inked well. The operative word again for me when I'm studying a piece of art is CLARITY.
Link to chat from Second Saturday Live 10.10.26. Info on the next two months and what's happening next year. Please read!
I wanted to make this a Kendy Color update because Lindsay finished the story today. You'll see below that I brought up a few final notes. Also: The Zoom link for our Second Saturday Live, which is an E.A.T. Records Roundup!
This section of F&G could run 60 pages if I had my way, because since the days of practicing my lettering with an Ames lettering guide, and I still find it so unbelievable satisfying to digitally letter comics.
I wanted to go over my thoughts on cover ideas and graphic design for a few minutes so that we can come up with 3-4 concepts and pick one direction for this E.A.T. Records Experience.
What a way to wrap up the month! Artist Terry Moore implemented the corrections that our Deluxe Subscribers discussed with him during our live Saturday Zoom hour. As the original pages take flight to Casa Bond, I couldn't wait to share jpgs of the final 4-page story.
It's Sonic September! The Back-To-School Issue of Filth & Grammar Digital Digest is Here At Last!
Why Analogue And Digital must merge at the (Editorial) House of Bond. Or I might self-combust. In simpler, less dramatic terms: KEEP IT CHEAP & USE TIME CONSTRAINTS! Plus: SPX highlights!
Finally back from a whirlwind week on the east coast with the parental units, and ready to dig into our lettered and inked E.A.T. Records 4-pager. Don't miss the link at the end for our Saturday Live Zoom Session this Saturday, 9/19, from 11am PST until noon.
Apologies that I'm a day late on this post. I was away for a full week, visiting my folks outside of Philly, and then headed to SPX 2026 with the parental units for a full-on weekend! Details to follow in another post soon. For now, without further ado...
BONUS BEAT! As I clean up my office and the remnants of my comics collection, I'm finding buried treasures from my days at Vertigo that still work today when promoting your own work. Let's dig in, shall we?
Back by popular demand, here's part 1 of F&G Ch05 Annotated on pencilling. But because you didn't ask for it, a bonus DRIVE BY will follow this post. Don't miss it!
Sorry to bury the lede, but if you scroll down through the 4 Seasons of Kendy update, you'll find a PDF of Terry's lettered pages and inks for E.A.T. Records. What are you waiting for?!?
The Turtleneck Diaries #2 is off to a great start thanks to my partner-in-comics crimes, LID THOM. But something I still run into when I hire myself as writer and editor? To find out, read on...
F&G Digest Digest: August Antics! Sorry for the delay! The heat continues to get the better of me.
Not literally. Feast your eyes on these beauties from Terry Moore! I gave Terry the go-ahead to letter and ink, and he'll be taking photos of the latter stages as he works through the weekend. He plans to finish the pages on Monday, August 31.
Deluxe Subs Edit Party! This is going to be a part 1 of 2 because of the toxic heatwave that still grips my fair city.
Pic-A-Mix. Taking on Freelance. It's the little things People Remember That Set You Apart & Make You Memorable. And the 5 reasons why, when I received a DM last week from a writer I adore, I was already buckled up and riding shotgun.
I haven't heard back from Terry yet, so I'm breaking up this post into two components. Part 1/2: I'm pleased to report that we have our first 4-page script for our Deluxe Sub Edit Party/Review. Buckle up and read on...
If someone put a BB Gun to my head and told me to state the 2 most critical words in the history of editing comics, HIERARCHY and PROXIMITY will always pop out. Plus: A Pencilling Evolution (r)Evolution Revelation.
Oliver and I put our heads together and decided on the following edits which we shared with Terry. Plus: The Full Godzilla-sized Interview with editor Shawna Gore from last month's Editors Assemble!
This section on transitions was added AFTER the Kickstarter edition in 2022, and it's a critical one. I've reprised it here because I think it's that important to read now and often.
In addition to continuing the F&G Annotations this month, I'll be adding some behind-the-scenes from a few short stories including this one-pager I published in i-DOPPELGäNGER.