Rage # 3

Looks like I'm nearing the end of inking Rage # 3!

With the exception of finishing up a few more panels, I've basically finished inking all 30 plus pages. I will go over all the pages, correcting mistakes as I go. After that, I will scan all the pages into the computer, put in sound effects and words balloons to complete the story.

After putting the book into digital form,
I will put the book up for sale on an online website.

I plan on putting the book out for 75 cents
Why 75 cents? Because it's the magical price point I bought comics at when I was a kid. I feel that comics should still be at that price, as opposed to $3.99 today. I could go on about the price of comics and how that has effected me as a comic lover but that is another blog. Perhaps the next.

Rage #3 Motivation

Rage #3 seems to be progressing. I can't wait to put this issue together with the previous as a single graphic novel.

About 6 pages remain to be inked. Once inked, they will be printed to a smaller size then scanned into the computer where text will then be laid onto the page.

Some of the inspiration I've had during this very long process has been my close friend and fellow creator
Greg McConkey. He has finished several new comics during my time working on Rage #3.

Truly, he's set the standard as far as drastically cutting down production time on his comics without sacrificing style, characters and story. I'll will be posting some of his work and putting up a link for his webpage soon (with his permission of course).

Another blast of inspiration has been the fantastic graphic novel Old Man Logan, which I bought from Jay and Bob's Secret Stash in NJ (more about that experience later). The story is elevates the genre and motivates me come up with some pretty deep stories myself. In the story Logan vows to never use his claws again and he has a family to support in it. Most of the Marvel Superheroes have been killed off by the Supervillian's. Red Skull, Doctor Doom, Kingpin, and The Hulk have taken over various parts of the US.
Logan/Wolverine has certainly been 'tamed' in this story. All is well until he has to pay back rent to The Hulk who has taken over much of the West Coast in which Logan now resides. He constantly gets beaten by Hulk's grown up redneck children. Hawkeye arrives with a special mission for Logan. Logan agrees to go on this final mission for money to pay The Hulk. That's all I'm willing to write about. Go read the rest and pick up a copy. The story has a feel of a Clint Eastwood spagetti western.

Rage paving the way for 4th Hour

Still inking Rage 3 and continuing preproduction sketches for '4th Hour'
the graphic novel.

I'm real excited at the potential 4th Hour has for a fun, great, graphic novel! It will incorporate the best aspects of the book and make the story much more simple and streamlined.

4th could very well be the first of several more personal-fictionalized stories from me. 4th Hour promises a quicker production time then any of the Rage comics using several new production
Techniques not used previously. A simpler looser illustrating style will be key.

'Rage' has been preparing me for the amazing visual and sometimes personal and intimate '4th'.

Still Moving

Things are still moving along. Rage #3
is progressing by living up to the company's name and movin slow. I have 10 to 12 pages under my belt the drawings are popping out now that I'm inking them, I've also been sketching up some character renditions for 4 Hour the graphic novel as well as writing the final chapters so stay tuned things are still moving!

Page 8

Just finished inking page 8 of Rage #3. Production has severely slowed due to my necessity to find full or part time work. The delay has unfortunately cost me about 2 months of artistic work in all of my fields. I'm fighting back using Christmas break as a time to work on the comic. Unfortunately, I'm undergoing a transitional movement right now. I'm changing where I live in an attempt to get caught up with my finances and get away from the big city for a while.

This month, I am attempting to reduce my liabilities by donating and throwing away excessive things that I own in an effort to be more portable and flexible. I may retreat back to the heartland for a bit. When things are a bit more stable, my artistic production will pick back up.

In the meantime, I plan to concentrate on my comic pages during the gaps in my job hunting (very few) as well as my podcast and writing work.

Movin' Slow

Seems like I'm living up to the blog title these days. The progress on inking Rage #3 has slowed down a bit. This is mostly due to intense paperwork issues at my part-time gig and some intense job hunting. I've also been working on strategies for my 2 companies. Anyway, I've been reading the graphic novel the Supernaturalists and have been slightly inspired. My next project was going to be about 50 pages but I think I might up my game to 120. I realize, that is an insane amount of work for me, but if the business is running smooth who knows? I could be done in a year (one can dream). I definitely won't ink it. At least not by hand. Stay tuned.

First Blog

Well this is my first post on my new blog. My only gripe right now is the name of my blog.

Movin' Slow might give people the wrong impression about my business. It's all in good fun and I'm not slow all the time!

Anyway, I plan to release my next comic Rage #3 (working title) hopefully before the end of the year. Here, I'll put a date to it and try to stick with it 12-12-11.

I'm currently inking the comic right now. This will be the longest, biggest comic I've done so far! Coming in at around a whopping 30 pages!

Rage #3 will wrap up the story arc that I started years ago.

After Rage #3 I plan to start my 50 page graphic novel '4th Hour' after I complete the book by the same name in 12-12-11 (hmm, I sense a pattern here).

In the meantime, I'm also taking on various storyboard work for various independent directors and I plan to shoot my next film this summer starting in around June 15, 2011 (we'll see).

Also, check out my podcast The Ham Palace (I'll put the link up very soon). I plan to do another episode shortly and more episodes regularly this summer.

Not bad for my first blog on here, a little scattershot, but not bad yeah.