Sketching out a page today while looking over notes for the next chapter of THE SOLAR GRID and realizing I've got my England circa 1818 scene coming up. A period of which I in fact know very little and will require ample visual reference to pull off, which I have no idea where to begin sourcing from.
Is it a cosmic coincidence that I'm off to the UK next week?
Eight days before I travel to London, and 8 pages of THE SOLAR GRID #7 (or what used to be Ch.6) left to pencil. Will try my best to do a page or more a day (including the weekend) to make sure I'm through with pencils before the trip, and I can dive right into inking upon return.
And maybe while I'm out there I can mess around with thumbnail layouts for the next chapter.
This seems like a reasonable enough layout... 🙄
Enjoyed chatting with Rob and Taylor for OPPOSABLE THUMBS last night. It must be podcast season or something, because I'm apparently recording a couple more tomorrow. 🤪
I've been on a few podcasts in my day, but this is the first time I've been sent a mic by the podcasters I'm recording with. Rob Ray and Taylor Hokanson clearly care about sound, which makes sense given how excellent their OPPOSABLE THUMBS podcast is at everything in general.
Looking forward to recording with them tonight.
One year since Egyptian film-maker Shady Habash died in prison and my heart still aches.
Rest in power, man.
(If it all compelled to aid in the ending of repression in Egypt, consider signing this open letter.)
And done (if it's not clear btw, this is a crop, because this cover art isn't actually supposed to be revealed till 4-5 months from now and I'm a big tease that way).
Good day today. Managed to get a bit of inking done, spent time with the wife and kid, and even ventured out to the Moody Center for the Arts where there was an event attended by more people. People! Getting together! In Public! With proper social distancing measures in place and all, but it was so refreshing to be in a space with so many people (I mean, not more than 20, but still!), both familiar and strange.
Forgot how nice it is to speak and make eye contact with strangers.
Cooked up some salmon for dinner, marinated in ginger, sesame oil, and fake soy (coconut aminos), and asparagus roasted to a delicious crisp, with a side of quinoa. Haven't had time to properly cook for quite some time now, and it's always therapeutic to cook, and of utmost satisfaction when it all turns out so perfectly.
Not working tomorrow, but a big day ahead nonetheless; serious house cleanup, important zoom call, and our first dinner party in a year!
Almost midnight and still quite a bit of work on my plate, but I embark on it with joy.
Mostly finished with “background pattern” on this one. Will need to move in with heavier blacks but only after I ink all the foreground characters.
Hoping to wrap it up by tonight and maaaaybe squeeze in my [far from weekly anymore] newsletter.
Overreaching? Probably.
Still at it. Thank goodness for podcasts.
Speaking of, a few good ones I've listed to: – The Zen of Sci-fi — Imaginary Worlds – The Truth About Lost Cities — Our Opinions Are Correct – Robert Kirkman! — Robservations
Lantz (of Radix Media) sent me these glamour shots of THE SOLAR GRID #1 before sending my copies out just to fuck with my emotions.
Although I finished this chapter back in 2016—and it's been available as digital since—seeing it in its physical form makes it that much more real (also, a couple tweaks in there separate it from the digital version).
Upon finishing any work of mine, I tend to only see the mistakes, but even I must admit that new cover art is looking damn hawt!
Woke up today without any 2nd-dose side effects. Thank goodness it only lasted some 24 hours. Which means: that's the end of binge-watching INVINCIBLE for me que sad music.
