For some reason, drawing people saluting is incredibly difficult for most cartoonists I’ve seen. I really don’t know why this should be the case. The worst I ever saw was in the otherwise-excellent comic Ministry of Space. It was so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week’s page is by an artist and author who by now, if you know anything at all about this comic, needs no introduction. But he’s getting one anyway. Ladies and gentlemen, the work of Joost Haakman is of course[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Almost there! Next week is Page 100! So close. But I won’t pontificate about it. Not until next week. But still, it’s exciting to have gotten so far… Anyway, yes, let me say thanks for last week – really extensive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
THE RUMORS ARE TRUE! Mr. Average will be at the New York Comic Con, Saturday, 15 October, 2011! His Schedule Is 10.00A to 4:00P Wandering Around Handing Out Free Stuff! 4:00P to 6:00P Hanging Out With Denny Fincke At Table[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some pages just come naturally, and fall totally into place the minute I imagine them. This page was not quite that. To be honest, it took me a long time to figure out how to draw this environment and make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before I go any farther let me thank you all for the really spirited and in-depth discussion last week. I can’t tell you all how much I enjoy the feedback you give me on 6-Commando. It’s a hallmark of this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, here we are then. Another week, another page, another paycheck… oh, right. But still, I have to say this is pretty all right, pagewise. One thing I realized in drawing this is that, unless you have a heavily stylized[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So here we go for another week. And in an odd reversal, I didn’t like THIS page until it was totally finished! “Go figger.” Not much to say about this page storywise, as I think it speaks for itself. Instead[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fellow artist Joost Haakman beat me to this with his comment last week – leave it to him to figure out where I’m going before I got there! And in a sense, his comment drove me towards completion on this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
UPDATE: 6.15.2010! Well I don’t know if anyone remembers the inch-thick stack of paperwork I had to wade through, but I waded, and as of tonight, I have successfully completed that part of my application for an architectural license. Four[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
