Page 15 Touched Up Inks

Inks are touched up on page 15. I'm starting to color it today...

Touching up inks on page 15

Work has begun on the final page of the first story!

Page 14 Done!

So page 14 is done! Only one page left in the first story! 

 

To avoid spoiling the ending, I can only show you a fraction of a panel and none of the dialog, but trust me when I say it feels really good to see the story's final scene in color after all these years. I printed this comic 13 years ago and thought I was done with it, but after I touch up the inks and color each page, I feel like they're complete in a way they've never been before, like this is the way they should've always looked and I just never knew it.

 

I'm happy with the way the comic is turning out. After the final story page I'll have a few other pages I'll need to scan in or create for the back of the issue (an editorial to fill the letter column page, etc.). So it'll still be two or three weeks before it's all done and then I'll be submitting it to digital comic sites like Comixology. I can't wait!

Page 14 Colored

Just finished coloring page 14. I'll be lettering it tonight...

Page 14 Touched Up Inks

I know it's way late but I messed up saving the file for page 14 yesterday and had to start over. That combined with work means I just got done touching up the inks. I'll be coloring it tomorrow. 

Touching up inks on page 14

Got a jump start on touching up the inks on page 14. I can only show you part of one panel to avoid spoilers. I'll do the rest tomorrow after I get a bit of sleep.

Page 13 Complete!

Page 13 is done.

This begins the final scene of the first story as Stickboy arrives at the local school prom to meet Psychoboy...

 

As you can see they've tightened up the security a little. And Stick's looking pretty good in a tux.

 

And then we meet Psychoboy's girlfriend for the issue, Lisa aka the excuse to have our heroes visit a high school in this story. This is probably her only appearance as Psycho changes girlfriends (and everything else) every time you see him. She's inspired by a girl I went to college with, who was one of the few people I've met who I thought "Yeah, she looks like a character in College Follies."

 

 

 

Not too many more panels I can show without spoiling things, but I'll throw this one in here since it's the one of the few panels without dialog in the entire issue...

 

 

I'd also like to note this is the first scene that takes place at night, so I had figure out what color the night is. In this case it turned out to be dark blue. All the background colors are a little darker than normal, but I didn't want to get in the trap a lot of modern comics get into where everything is colored so dark you can't see the line work. It's important finding that balance to letting the reading know it's a low lit scene and making it too dark to read.

 

So I'll leave you with one last panel to ponder and that's all you're getting out of me on this page. Only two more to go! 

 

 

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Page 13 Colored

Page 13 is colored. I'll be lettering it early tomorrow afternoon hopefully. Again, part of the last panel is omitted so protect my readers from the horrors of spoilage... 

Page 13 Touched Up Inks

I've touched up the inks on page 13 and I'm now coloring it. I've omitted part of the last panel on the page to avoid spoilers...

Touching up inks on page 13

I've begun touching up the inks on page 13.