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8 True Printing & Production Crimes
I put this little gem together and thought you might appreciate this Drive-By on 8 True Printing & Production Crimes.
More Fun with Spot Black & Negative Spaces
I'm wrapping up my Comics Editing class today, and I've noticed that a lot of new artists don't understand how important it is to use heavy blacks to balance or ground their work.
Epic News re E.A.T. Records
Epic news: Terry Moore will be joining Team F&G Deluxe as the artist on E.A.T. Records! Here's a summary of Terry's response to Oliver's script:
FFDD! It's here! On Time!
FFDD! It's F&G Dot Com Final Friday! You know what that means?! A bite-sized edition of Monstrous May with all the trimmings!
The Makings of a New Wave Monster
I've been kicking myself for taking so long to come to this conclusion: Every idea for a comic book can be told in one sentence, 4 pages, or 24 pages**. I kid you not. But the KEY is to consider...
Riding Shotgun with Jayde Perkin on "Violator"
This 2-pager is a long time coming: since the fall of 1985 to be exact, 2020 to be sure. Enter German-born artist and fellow Bowie über enthusiast, Jadye Perkin. I wrote this for her to illustrate because I had a feeling she would get it.
F&G Annotated Continues!
Why give them pause for thought? You want them to notice you fast--so one page or less is what you get to capture and hold their attention. Plus the top 10 books & comics & tracks that will keep you overpowered to make comics!
Oliver's Lament & Bad Haircut
I caught up with Oliver earlier in the week. I bring you video proof and another Riding Shotgun from Fast Times In Comic Book Editing.
Repeat Offenders Mixed Bag, part 3
We're wrapping up some of my quick tips for making comics utilizing the bare bones of a 9-panel page. Here's what comes to mind when I approach the third wave, counting down to the grand finish of a comic.
Deconstructing & Tangent Spotting
I've taken your comments to heart about the type of material you'd like to see via this Deluxe Level, and designed something that might appeal. See what you think of the two different ideas below, Deconstructing & Tangent Spotting.
Repeat Offenders Mixed Bag, part 2
Here's tier 2, panels 4 through 6, of my quick tips for making comics. Head back to last week's post if you want to refresh your memory on tier 1. If not, scroll on...