Documenting the ups and downs of publishing my first graphic novel, along with my thoughts on the comic book industry.
It’s been a little over a year since I first broke story on the Dead Air series. Yesterday, the printed proof from the printer we are using for Issue #1 arrived here at Studio Alpaca HQ. It’s amazing to finally hold this in my hands after such an intense, and… read more »
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That feeling when you’ve delivered the digital edition of your newest comic book to all of your Kickstarter supporters. Really jazzed by this fantastic back cover our designer Angela Hodge put together! Our printer has started working on the physical copies of Dead Air #1 this week, and we’re on… read more »
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The Mirror Universe saga concludes with Issue #15, “The Beginning Of The End.” At least, I think it does, because that title feels a little leading compared to the events that take place over the course of the book. (I’m blogging each and every issue of the DC Comics Star… read more »
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I’ve been radio silent over the last few weeks as I recover from (and scramble to prep the fulfillment of) the Dead Air #1 Kickstarter campaign. None of us at Studio Alpaca knew what to expect when we hit the launch button on the project. It had been two years… read more »
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With just under 24 hours left to go in the Kickstarter campaign for Dead Air #1, we have been selected as Kickstarter’s Featured Project. It was a very nice surprise to log in to Kickstarter and see a giant DEAD AIR image prominently displayed for all the world to see…. read more »
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This post was supposed to go up yesterday as a Full Page Friday art drop to get us all in a weekend mood. However, the company that makes my WordPress theme had other ideas and released a half-baked update that tanked my site for 24 hours. But better late than… read more »
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One of the odd details about Canadian media in general—and radio in particular—is the requirement from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that a certain percentage of whatever is being broadcast be sourced from Canada. This is intended to help give artists in the Great White North a leg-up… read more »
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Joe has been killing it in the art department on this book, and his most recent work took my breath away. I couldn’t not share these amazing traditionally-drawn pages that he did for Dead Air. I absolutely love what he’s done with Josie’s stack of cobbled-together computer gear on the… read more »
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It’s time for another Friday tune-up post! This time we’ll be taking a listen to what CJNK DJ Josie Lang spins on her late-night electronic music show, Fard as Huck (a name inspired by late-90s standards and practices at campus radio stations across the country). It’s two solid hours of Dance, Euro, Techno, Big Beat,… read more »
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The process of creating a comic book is like having a constant conversation between multiple brains, the boundaries of the page, and the written word, all at the same time. As a result, it often transpires that the original idea for a specific page or panel can evolve from the… read more »
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