August 21st, 2009
What’s this, a bout?
Sorry for posting so late, guys. Another one of those weeks…
I’ll put up a color version over the weekend. For now, hope you enjoy the inks!
Edit: Colors are up now. If you want to see the black and white version, click here!
I’m actually happy with the colors here, which is a first for pretty much the entire gelato shop corner sequence. The sun’s been progressively sinking from page to page and now the city lights are starting to turn on. I really didn’t take as much advantage of the magic hour light and colors like I could have. Maybe I’ll go back and repaint some of the pages at some point.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:55 pm
It’s actually kinda neat to read this in black and white. Feels classic. Love the playing with age expectations here Mike, and you draw fight bits quite well, I would never have guessed! I actually felt kinda sad that Rico was getting beat up.
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:38 am
That final panel drew such a loud bark of laughter from me I frightened the cat and got a big scratch when she jumped off my lap. THAT’s a good comic! Mari better watch out. Max will be after her instead of Swoop now.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:24 am
The prospects of seeing Max trying to put the moves on Mari while he’s supposed to be doing the Proffessa’s bidding…with Puff sitting nearby watching and stewing in his bowl…brings a smile to my face.
I was kinda looking forward to Oshkosh getting in on the fight too, but…oh well.
August 24th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Hey Shane, you’d probably be really surprised to know I used to do lots of high/dark fantasy stuff for folks like Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight Games, and such. So yeah, I’ve got some “action” on my resume.
Mary- Ouch! Sorry about that.
That Max, he’s getting all kinds of people injured.
Ceijiz, I totally should’ve thrown him in the mix. Oshkosh does have some dog-like qualities after all (the ring around the eye is a give-away!)
August 24th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Actually, I looked that up a while ago. I keep wondering if I’ll randomly find a Magic card by you, but alas, nothing yet. Maybe I’ll borrow my friends Monster Manual 2 or something.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Never did Magic, wouldn’t encourage you to look at MM2 either, but for different reasons.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
This one is so much more beautiful with the colours! TBH, I thought that it was too cluttered when it was just the line art.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Don’t worry about the scratches, Mike. That particular cat is skittish and jumps at practically everything.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I have a younger brother who’s taller than me, too. He looks like he’s two years older than me, but there’s actually almost seven years difference.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Rahnee, Yeah! I have a brother who’s taller and three years younger than me. Everyone thinks he’s older than me. I suspect I have traces of whatever Gary Coleman has.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
The composition of panel 2 is outstanding! The action is clean and flow is strong. I’m a big fan.
I also like the glow of the setting sun behind Mari in the first panel. Its nice and rich despite the internet’s limited color palate. Love the comic, Mike!