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Superhero Dance Party: Zatanna

on April 03, 2014

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Zatanna's channeling a bit of Fosse, but she would, right?

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Comic and Graphic Novel Workshops at Portsmouth Library

Thanks to everyone who came along to the workshops at the Central Library in Portsmouth yesterday braving the rain and cold. I had a great time chatting to you about comics and drawing.

Key points:

Draw draw draw! Let your sketchbooks be an extension of your thoughts.Ideas are all around you. You just need to keep your eyes and ears open to them. Talking with friends is always a good way to kickstart your imagination.Don't get bogged down in the details. Comics require finished pages, so keep moving forward.Share your work. Print your comics off a home printer or use a photocopier. The best way to break into comics is to make comics.

And as I mentioned, find a comic artist who resonates with you and look -- really look -- at how they layout a page. Where do they place heavy darks? When do they use thin lines? Why do they put the figures where they put them? Sketch out a really dynamic page from a comic you love and try to figure out the decisions that were taken to make the final …

Red Range: Pirates of Fireworld

The good folks over at It's Alive Press asked me to come up with a variant cover for their new Kickstarter campaign, Red Range: The Pirates of Fireworld, currently running. The book looks fantastic and I've had a blast adding my contribution. Sadly, I'm a little late on the draw, as per usual, and my pencils and inks have already sold, and folks have already snagged the super early bird copies of the book with my variant, but! you can still get a copy over here:

Red Range: Pirates of Fireworld

"It’s Alive! and Drew Ford are proud to launch the Kickstarter to publish Red Range: Pirates of Fireworld...the first new Red Range story in almost two decades! And the first NEW comic book series from It’s Alive!
Keith Lansdale, the writer who recently brought you X-Files and Creepy stories, will unleash his imagination on the historical and somewhat Steampunk world his father (Joe R. Lansdale) and the late Sam Glanzman created back in 1999, in the form of a graphic novel. Th…

The End of Con Season...Nearly

Last week Emily and I finished out or con season up in beautiful (but very wet) Kendal for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. It was a weekend of editors! We caught up with John Freeman, the editor of Gateway City and I met Eli Winter, editor over at Cult Empire Comics for the first time. Despite the hurricane-like weather, the festival had a warm atmosphere and welcomed in the launch of some great new books.

But for now, we say adieu to the atlas as we settle in to Portsmouth for the winter...well...almost. The very gracious and wonderfully amenable, Matt Hardy of Mad Robot Comics has agreed to hold a couple of copies of the Gateway City trade on his table for MCM London. Thanks, Matt! You're the best.

Speaking of Gateway, most of the trades have now been posted with just a few surveys left to come back. I really appreciate all the backers and new buyers for the book. The kind words have meant the world and I'm anxious to get the next installment out to you.

For thos…

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