You may have begun to wonder what was happening to good old Marcus Trapp. The idea has not vanished. In fact, it may end up being my magnum opus. One of the things on my list of to dos for Marcus Trapp was some site artwork. How do you like it? It’s kind of hard to draw a character who will look completely different every time he is re-incarnated. I should give him a birthmark and incorporate that into some site artwork too. I mean, a comic ‘s got to have a logo.
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Marketing me
I was talking with a wonderful and wise friend who’s first thought on seeing my newly printed stack of Levi Levi and the Monster Girls’ School zine was that I should have a table at a comic-con or some such. And I thought, ‘if I were to have a table I would probably need to print up the first chapters of No Evil and Unlikely Bedfellows as well as have some flyers and whatnots so people could remember who I was.’
Well, I haven’t booked a table and I haven’t made any more printing orders, but I have ordered Levi Levi stickers, LeEMS business cards, and made some mini-flyers:
Guess what came in the mail yesterday
And guess what is now for sale on my shop? Come on! Do you need me to spell it out for you? Levi Levi Chapter One: The Long Assignment and the Wyvern School for Girls Yearbook 1978 are now available for purchase in the LeEMS store.
Young Levi sketch
The printing order
Are you excited? Edited for printing pages of the Wyvern School for Girls 1978 Year book and Levi Levi (1) the Long Assignment are at the printers. Levi Levi took a lot more work than I thought, and I have now permanently memorized the fonts: Showcard Gothic, Pupcat, and Free Script.
I should be writing font selection down whenever I create a cover or look for a comic but I always forget.
Anyway! once I get the volumes in the mail (Aug 19, if I didn’t mess up editing the pages), they will be available for purchase in my Etsy store (it’s so terribly empty right now; I’ll link the store on the main navigation once I stock it).
Super heros
Remember how I said I’d been watching a lot of superhero movies? Of, course you do, it was just a couple days ago! So, of course, I’ve been drawing super heroes. And I’ve been drawing my own characters as super heroes. Here are some.
I imagined that if Levi Levi were a super hero he would be kind of like Captain America. If Clement and Rosalie Skitt were super heroes, they would be from an alternate time line where, instead of creating a time machine, they figured out a way to augment their own bodies with super powers. Crazy science kids, you gotta love ’em.
More to come…
Comic book heroes
Richard of DoomedMoviethon and I have been watching a lot of DC animated movies. Not so much Marvel – I think they’re better at live action (though maybe we haven’t found the right one). These activities reawakened in me the desire for an illustrated character manual…lo and behold my purchase.
Sigh. I suppose I didn’t expect competing comic companies to release an exhaustive compendium together, and I am still missing the cadre of Image characters, but this will have to do. (…actually it does really well and I’m crazy excited and won’t let these books wander far from the coffee table).
Levi Levi and the Time Machine
I promise, Levi Levi and the Time Machine will be back to posting every Thursday very very soon. I am almost doing only normal things everyday at home instead of unpacking, hanging pictures, and tripping over the tool box. In the meantime, I give you some cover art.
Ono
Some sexy outfits for Ono of Unlikely Bedfellows. And I need to figure out a better comic script for that page.
Levi Levi news
So,…how’re you doin’?
I am currently preparing the first chapter of Levi Levi: Anything You Need for Hire for printing. That’s right. There will be, out there in the world, physical copies of Levi Levi comic for sale (in my Etsy shop). Can you dig it?
While thinking about this printing Levi Levi thing I realized that I have a few 1st chapters and collections that would make a good printing themselves. I’ll be printing up the Monster Girl’s School zine too. Richard of DoomedMoviethon thinks I am underestimating demand since I got a quote for only 15 of these…I could always get more printed if they go quick.
The Cartoon Crier
The Cartoon Crier, shared on ISSU, is a gorgeous comic magazine and far far from any semblance of a funny paper:
“Sorrow and woe is the focus of this free 36-page newspaper tabloid that highlights the work of The National Cartoonists Society members and of The Center for Cartoon Studies’ community.”
Mini-Comics Day 2013 on March 24th!
I marked my calendar, but I still lost track of time and Mini-Comics Day 2013 is on March 24th!
I don’t know what I’m going to do! I have no earthly idea….wait, I’m having an idea. Maybe I’ll actually be ready for Mini Comics Day. Except, I did not get extra color ink for my printer. Hmmm, have a day to fix that though.
Webcomic findings
‘Cause as many as I’ve found already is never enough.
Hemlock – on smackjeeves. beautiful, bold black and white style.
Curio – a dreamworld. completely amazing and terrifying in the way that really beautiful fish at the bottom of the ocean are terrifying. great color work.
Prague Race – beautiful pencil work, or what looks like pencil work. Can you ever tell now a days? crazy detail backgrounds and environments. completely enviable world construction.
saint for rent – glorious, moving pictures. no really, it’s “semi-animated” and sehr sehr gut. about an inn for time travelers.
Judecca – murky colored fantasy world. grim, and beautiful in the insidious way that makes you attached to a character after a couple pages.
Ava’s Demon – glorious, glowing color. I really like the one cell at a time delivery, it makes paging through the story like a reading a book. it also makes waiting for the next bit really really difficult.
nimona – is hilarious and with unique styling. Hilarious!
water – great big hook of a beginning and wonderfully executed brushy style.
shambles – not really sure where it’s going yet, but it is beautifully done. I always admire people who can wield color so well.
Spera – an enormous collaborative comic with artists from all over.
24-Hour Comics Day 2013 date announced
Over on the 24-hour comics day blog the 24-Hour Comics Day 2013 date announced. It is October 5th. I love the spontaneity of dreaming up a comic and executing it in one day. It is a trial, but I love what I’ve come up with so far. I’m already looking forward to it.
My first: Death goes to Octoberfest
Last year: Nightmare
Levi Levi and the Time Machine
All right kiddies. Levi Levi and the Time Machine will be posting on the Bean on Thursdays starting tomorrow. It’s got bold new styling. It’s got a fantabulous story. It tests the boundaries of time and space and natural aging. It’s got back story. And, it’s got a cameo by my friend Micah.