October 2010
1 post
From Movie Posters to comic book covers.
When working on comics in general you have to have a cover that catches some one’s eye and causes them to gain interest in the product you’re presenting. The same applies to movie posters, though nowadays they’re boring and horribly done photoshops.
Since I’m following the B-movie theme for my comic I decided to go the same way for my comic book covers. Combining the two...
September 2010
1 post
Filler.
Sorry I haven’t updated much. Have this in the meantime.
August 2010
1 post
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Creating the main protagonist.
Originally the comic was named ‘Mary vs the Monsters’, and before that ‘My Tiger Heart’ (I cannot remember why), because the protagonist was based on my close chum, Mary.
Mary is a very talented photographer and has a exciting personality so I thought it was good to start created my character around her. Going back to my explanations about using an alternative...
July 2010
2 posts
....and Universes
First off I’d like to apologize for not updating as frequently as I wanted to. This is a side project so normally my life and work would get in the way. With that out of the way I’m going to talk about writing a universe for my comic. Like most comics they are usually set in an alternative universe to our own. I decided to do the same thing drawing from experiences of my own life. ...
Themes...
At first my main inspirations for creating the comic came from the classic doctor who serials. I wanted to take the formula of splitting a story down into 3-4 parts and feature a monster or a strange entity that the characters have to deal with.
I later combined those insperations with my love of horror B-Movies.
Watching stupid teens run away from a guy in a rubber suit can never get...
May 2010
1 post
Welcome to my small comic project!
Hello and welcome to…
A B-movie themed comic about a girl, her camera and a couple of monsters. In this blog I’ll be explaining what goes through my head during the writing and design of this comic.
The comic itself originated from a prank created between a friend and I. Little did I know that I would grow more attached to the idea and allow it to evolve into what you’re...