The title pretty much sums up the exciting news. I have a short story in the upcoming Flight volume, which will be out next month!

You may have seen news of this on my art website, or on the comic’s sidebar, where you can purchase some of my published work via my aStore on Amazon. Without further ado, here’s a preview spread of my story.

A small part of my starting One Swoop Fell was so that I could learn storytelling and comics well enough to be invited by Kazu Kibuishi to contribute to the Flight series…. a major personal goal I’d hoped to achieve two or three years down the line…. I was invited after the 7th page! It may have something to do with Kazu and I sharing many of the same influences, aesthetic tastes, as well as a similar background in traditional illustration. Or maybe he just made a huge mistake. At any rate, I’m hugely honored and excited to be a part of the Flight crew.

So there you have it, but that’s not all of the exciting news. I’m hoping to have a print edition of One Swoop Fell ready for Comic-Con next month. I’ll be at the Flight booth so it’ll be a great chance to spread the word about this little comic of mine. At the moment, it looks like I’ll be using a print-on-demand service, most likely Ka-Blam. They unfortunately do not offer a landscape format, so it may appear sideways on their online catalog, though I’ll be sure to display it properly at the booth!

Hey everyone, I found some sketches you might enjoy for your lazy Suday net browsing. These are roughs from the scene where Topo meets Mari at the bookstore info desk.

…Mari looks noticeably more panicked in the rough version than  in the ‘final cut’!

I really wanted to draw this animated-like sequence of Mari dozing off due to her jetlag, but unfortunately, it didn’t quite make it into the comic.

That’s it for now. Remember to tune in for some exciting news this week!