Junior Mad Scientist - Lab Notes

Noble Failure #6 (Another 24-Hour Comic)

June 14th, 2007 by bweber


Noble Failure #6 (June 2007)

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Apologies for not posting last Thursday night/Friday morning; I was deep in the throes of this month’s 24-Hour Comic. And it wasn’t going well.

This one feels less like a “Noble Failure” than a Miserable one, though I did learn more about my process and what it might take to make a successful one next time. Things such as:

  • Don’t make a day-start after 7AM or an evening-start before 9PM
  • Do a couple of pages of art first, then move to a script session
  • Don’t script for more than 90 minutes
  • Do draw and ink the longest story first
  • Don’t waste time calling ComEd about the power being out
  • Do a good job of lettering sound effects
  • Don’t rush the art; you’ll regret it
  • Do schedule more than two weeks between 24-Hour Comics

    • As you’re bound to notice, the Mr. Punch story isn’t finished. The four pages presented aren’t even inked. Fret not: the world will eventually see how it ends. I’ll be using it to help me learn the secret kung-fu of vector graphic illustration.

    “There’s a difference between knowing the clipping path, and walking the clipping path.”

    *cough*

    So, yeah. Stay tuned for that.

    Enjoy the comic.

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    Free Screensaver: Old Comic Book Ads

    June 14th, 2007 by bweber


    oldads

    A recent entry on BoingBoing about the glory of old comic book ads reminded me that Web Master Mike and I put together a screen saver of them. (Now that I think about it, the screen saver was my idea and Mike did all the work.)

    This was an early effort, dating back to 2000? 2001? Who knows any more. Regardless, Mike’s work still holds up.

    Download and install, put on your X-Ray specs, cuddle up with your chinchillas and watch the magic!

    Old Comic Book Ads Screen Saver (1 MB)


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