Author notes

Issue 2 Pg. 01

Abt_Nihil

on Nov. 29, 2009

I thought a bit of a different style was in order for this page. And for the first time ever, I was thinking of webcomic artists when choosing this style. Does this mean I'm finally integrated into the community? If only mentally? :P

Anyway, the three artists I was thinking of are: TheMidge28 for his awesome Japanese-inspired black/white/red blood/hound pages (now deleted, sadly, but - oh joy! - replaced with all-new lavishly illustrated full-color-pages); NickGuy for his stark b/w-contrasts and dynamic compositions; and alejkhan for her great mix of classic Japanese and European styles on FireBorn, and also her beautiful b/w lineart. That's not to say I'm claiming that I did any or all of these justice… I just thought of their artwork as inspiration.

Also, for the first time EVER, I used a brush to ink this page. I used to work with actual ink until 2001 (been using pens since then), but I've never used actual ink brushes. But I knew that for this page, I just HAD to. And I like the result… using a brush, the line weight varies naturally; I don't have to work it out cognitively, as I would when using pens :P

I hope you can read the lettering; the font is a bit difficult for computer screens, but it was my number one choice. There were some asian-looking fonts which I considered, but they were just too kitschy.

Lastly, does someone recognize the monologue? If so: Major kudos.

And lastly lastly, what significance might this page have for the story? Hmmm…

Thanks for reading and commenting!


REPLIES:

mind_reader, plymayer, Hero, leeuwen12: Thanks!

DAJB: Thank you very much! And - nope, just a little red herring :P

MrHades: You're a true master! I bow to you, sensei.

AzuJOD, fukujinzuke, Wes_Nero123: Thanks a lot!

Legend Comics: I'm glad my inexperience doesn't show! :P

sux: My work has been compared to Orwell and Heinlein, and I'll gladly add Kurosawa to the list :D Thank you very much!