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You probably read that Supervillainous is wrapping up in the near future, and I don’t want to wait long before launching a new project. I thought I’d dump sketches, concept art, WIP pages, etc...So, here’s the first ones.


I’m leaning towards black and white because I want to focus more on my line work and textures. I miss that, and have been slipping a bit of it into recent SV strips. The Apple Pencil has had an effect. But, just for the hell of it, I threw on a little color, just to see what it might look like.


I’m not quite as crazy about it this way, but it doesn’t look awful. Some storylines would benefit from a bit of color, too. It’s a hard decision.

Sweet, what's the new comic gonna be about?

Yoshimickster said:

Sweet, what's the new comic gonna be about?

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I don’t want to give that away just yet.

Playing around with Procreate as an inking program. I think I like it a lot, but I still prefer sketching in other apps.

Black and white. Definitely black and white.

I’m completely serious when I say Procreate has made all the difference in the world for this next project. That line variation is so EASY to achieve with really good control. I’m in art-love with it.

Zappit said:

I’m completely serious when I say Procreate has made all the difference in the world for this next project. That line variation is so EASY to achieve with really good control. I’m in art-love with it.

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Here's hoping you have lots of art-babies with it, and let us visit.

--Patrick

New character.

That sure looks like one Hi-Tech bracer she's wearing.

--Patrick

Nothing to post as of yet, but with Supervillainous done, business here will be picking up!

Do we get to make requests?

--Patrick

I have signed up for Spiderforest's next anthology project, and will be producing an original short-story comic. That won't be out for quite awhile, but it will be the first opportunity to get one of my works in print once that Kickstarter launches. I'm going to be giving that a good portion of my artistic attention, and it will help prep me for the new webcomic a bit more. I'm a bit excited, because I've wanted to do this story for a long time now, and it's one that I always thought was pretty good. It just never fit in with any of my other projects.

I think I’ve nailed down the design for the protagonist of my next comic, as well as the wristwatch-like gadget that will play a MAJOR role in the comic.

Time for a big preview!

This looks like the start to many a day.

--Patrick

With color.
This was not easy to color. I had to play around a lot to get things right, if it really is right. It’s honestly hard to tell when you’re colorblind.

I decided to go with grayscale, but trust me when I say it’s not permanent. This is shaping up to be my most experimental work yet.

Okay - big update. I’m going to preview the next three pages here exclusively.

I didn't know Tinder had that feature.

--Patrick

PatrThom said:

I didn't know Tinder had that feature.

--Patrick

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It's just a trainer trying to get the last Pokémon to complete their 'dex.

I think I might turn this into a comic strip format. I find myself very deeply torn between this and my old “Huzzah!” project.

Zappit said:

I think I might turn this into a comic strip format. I find myself very deeply torn between this and my old “Huzzah!” project.

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Bubble181 said:

*why not both gif here*

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Man, I’ve been considering that, too. I’d like to do what I did with Supervillainous and update twice a week, and it might be tricky to do that with one comic and do another on the side. I don’t think doing two weekly strips would work, either, since they would be telling ongoing stories.

Welcome to Infinity, which is what I’ve been posting in this thread, is meant to be total sci-fi humor in the vein of Futurama.

Huzzah! is a fantasy sitcom with bits of SFW Oglaf mixed in.

I’ve blended ideas before - that’s how I got Supervillainous. But these...don’t really blend well.

Zappit said:

Man, I’ve been considering that, too. I’d like to do what I did with Supervillainous and update twice a week, and it might be tricky to do that with one comic and do another on the side. I don’t think doing two weekly strips would work, either, since they would be telling ongoing stories.

Welcome to Infinity, which is what I’ve been posting in this thread, is meant to be total sci-fi humor in the vein of Futurama.

Huzzah! is a fantasy sitcom with bits of SFW Oglaf mixed in.

I’ve blended ideas before - that’s how I got Supervillainous. But these...don’t really blend well.

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Step one: clone yourself
Step two: have each clone make one comic
Step three: ???
Step four: profit!

Bubble181 said:

Step one: clone yourself
Step two: have each clone make one comic
Step three: ???
Step four: profit!

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--Patrick

I’ve done a lot of thinking over the last few weeks, and I’m realizing that my sci-fi comedy comic just...won’t hit the way I wanted it to given the way 2020 has been going. I had a storyline that lampooned QAnon but a big part of that was people wearing breathing masks. That really doesn’t come off the way I originally wanted it to. It could easily be interpreted as anti-mask bullshit. And that wasn’t the only storyline that suddenly developed issues due to current events.

So I’m going with Huzzah! I can still do a lot of the humor I originally intended, and I’m just going to expand the ancillary cast a bit to incorporate those elements. I mean, I jammed a half-dozen comic ideas to make Supervillainous, and it looks like I’m going down a similar path now.

Now here’s what I’m talking about! This is something I think I can get some years out of. Unlike Supervillainous, I’m saving print quality copies of these strips. Let me know what you think about this one, because I’m moving forward with this.

Hmm. I think I figured out how set up my lettering app for this new project, so that’s nice! I can still create print quality copies in that, too.

Well, it's not the most original joke in the world, obviously. But it sets up the, eh, setting nicely.

Just a panel from the next one. I’m actually moving pretty quickly. I think the ol’ twice a week update schedule is very likely.

Leaving this here with no context.

I was wondering where we could find this comic? I am very excited and look forward to reading it.

james5265 said:

I was wondering where we could find this comic? I am very excited and look forward to reading it.

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It’s not live yet. I’m still making the first set of strips. After that, I have to build the site. Since I’m a member of Spiderforest, I’ll be going through them first. We’re just completing an application season, and will be creating sites for the newest members, so it could take awhile before it’s up and running. I’m honestly not trying to rush it, though. I think I’ve got a solid start and I want to keep that going.

Been awhile since I’ve updated this thread, and that’s largely because I was torn once again. The massive level of doubt I started to have about the Welcome to Infinity concept pushed me in a new direction. However, I’ve had time o think things over, and I actually figured out how to retool it to make it work the way I intended it to. I’ve put Huzzah! on hold to explore this, but, heck, why not have the first Huzzah! strip here, as a treat.

Indecisiveness sucks. I’ve been toying around with the Welcome to Infinity concept again as a comic strip, but it doesn’t feel entirely right. I have had multiple new ideas for Huzzah! and I’m drifting back towards making that my primary comic.

It also might have something to do with me coming up with an - at least in my opinion - GREAT board game idea that’s fantasy based.

Hmm, I have not updated this thread in over a month. I suppose I should provide some news, particularly as I have started posting Huzzah! strips here.

I have officially submitted Huzzah! for consideration for membership at Spiderforest. Part of the process involves getting feedback from the membership over a two-week period before the collective votes on accepting or rejecting the strip. Thus far, the critiques have been positive.

The two-week period is wrapping up, and the voting will soon begin. If accepted, I get hosted there just like I did with Supervillainous. Of course, all strips will still be posted here, since this is my “net home”.

I'm really liking what I see of Huzzah! so far.

Huzzah! has officially been accepted into Spiderforest. That means it’s time to start working on building a website!

Oh, and WHAT IS THIS?

The layout seems a bit janky on mobile - at least on my phone the arrows above and below the comic take up more space than the comic itself.

Bubble181 said:

The layout seems a bit janky on mobile - at least on my phone the arrows above and below the comic take up more space than the comic itself.

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That could get adjusted. The layout works good on desktop and tablet. How does the comic itself display on your phone?

Edit - played around with it on mine. Landscape mode displays the site properly. Weird.