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Post by beccabear67 on Jan 11, 2019 19:49:10 GMT -5
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 12, 2019 14:00:39 GMT -5
I have 20-30 comic book fonts I have collected over the last few months, so there are lots of options better than what I have used for this first pass. The differences between some of the comic fonts are very minor, so figuring out which one is just right is tricky. When I finish the line art, I will need to decide on a font before I proceed further, so some time next month I am planning to mock up a bunch of samples and get some feedback.
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 18, 2019 9:41:20 GMT -5
I think I mentioned this before, but I have a website for this project, and am doing weekly updates on my production blog. This week I have the second installment in a look at the process of creating the series co-star Trixie Trouble. crimebustercomics.com/2019/01/18/asking-for-trouble-part-2/And here's a bonus sneak peek at the linework for Page 12. I'm starting on 14 today (out of 30) so I'm hoping at this point to have the linework done by late February.  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Feb 2, 2019 20:15:24 GMT -5
Plugging away! I am now working on the linework for page 20 (of 30). Here's my latest blog entry, which is about artistic inspiration: crimebustercomics.com/2019/02/01/inspiration/And a look at page 15 in progress, featuring a fight scene!  |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 6, 2019 6:45:28 GMT -5
Now THAT’S a punch!
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Post by Crimebuster on Feb 14, 2019 22:07:47 GMT -5
I've been having a lot of health issues recently, which has slowed me down some. But I am still plugging away - just finished the linework for page 24, and am beginning the linework for page 25 (out of 30). My goal at this point is to have all the linework done, as well as all the (first draft) dialogue and word balloons done, by the end of the month. I am still aiming to have the whole thing complete for a May 1st kickstarter launch, but we will see. Here's the latest blog entry: crimebustercomics.com/2019/02/14/asking-for-trouble-part-3/And a panel in progress from page 19:  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Feb 28, 2019 0:45:36 GMT -5
I have finally finished the linework for the whole book! Just put the last lines on page 30 of 30 today. And am now dialoguing the whole book. I am hoping to have the first draft dialogue all done by Saturday, but that may prove too ambitious. We'll see! Here's my latest production blog with an update on the process: crimebustercomics.com/2019/02/27/project-update/And here's a sneak peek at page 26 in progress:  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Mar 17, 2019 15:08:24 GMT -5
Well, my goal of dialoguing the whole book by last weekend was too ambitious, but it's done now. I am in the final stage - finishing the art! I've posted a short thing on my website about trying to figure out the right font: crimebustercomics.com/2019/03/17/font-madness-plus-a-project-update/I finally decided to use Letteromatic from Blambot as my primary font. On the finished first page, I am still using Komika italics for the scroll speech, but after that, it's Letteromatic for almost everything else in the book, other than a couple places where I decided to use other fonts for effect. Here's a look at the finished first page! I'm stoked!  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Mar 31, 2019 20:36:03 GMT -5
I'm excited to announce that you can now read a sneak preview of the first six pages on my website here! I've also created a Facebook page if anyone is interested. I'm going to be creating a mailing list too, but I haven't quite got that figured out yet. But if anyone wants to be put on it, the website has a "Contact Us" button you canhit to send me a message. I'll be streamlining this at some point. Right now I am expecting to have the whole 30 page story completed in about 3 weeks. I have 9 pages done, and 21 left to add inking and shading to. I'm tentatively aiming for the first week of June to launch the Kickstarter, but we'll see — I'll definitely be announcing more about that as soon as it's solidified. I'm going to have two variant covers, but this is what the regular cover will look like (more or less - I may do some minor tweaks as we go):  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 8, 2019 10:45:34 GMT -5
The latest update is here. I've completed 16 pages so far, so I'm more than halfway done! Just 14 pages left to ink and shade, which should take another two weeks to complete. I've also written a new blog post about creating the back cover, which you can read here. The back cover!  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 19, 2019 22:10:07 GMT -5
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 26, 2019 21:37:02 GMT -5
Hello, friends! I am excited to share with you that the first issue of The Crimebusters is now done! Sure, I have a few things left — like a two page text piece, and the inside front cover — but the art is now complete for the 30 page story! I've been working on the art since October, so I am thrilled to finally finish it. My first comic! I can't wait to get a copy in my hands. I'm also looking forward to sharing it with everyone. Next week I'll be announcing the date when this will go live on Kickstarter. In the meantime, I've created a mailing list to make sure that whoever wants to know about what's happening with the comic can find out straight from the horse's mouth. 😉 If you want to join the mailing list, that's cool, if not, that's also cool. I will continue to update here as well, of course! But if you do want to join, here's the link to sign up. Thanks! crimebustercomics.com/newsletter/ |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 30, 2019 7:27:43 GMT -5
Serious congratulations, Scott! You have now accomplished what most of us have only dreamed of.
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