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A brand new house.
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Lots of things. I would say one thing is to take a nice vacation.
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Hey Luke! I guess I meant the main characters. Bob doesn't really reflect anyone real. But he personifies selfish qualities that maybe we all have.
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I thought I posted it somewhere - now I can't find it, but yes he was chosen. It was bend6000. I will post it today in my Friday blog post.
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Ril had to wear the bioshield in order to breathe on the surface of Mars, plus it protects her from the harsh climate. It was created by the Geborga.
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Just a stock photo, nobody special.
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The document I talked about in the previous question, it has events projected out pretty far. The current story, where we're going back into who Ugo is and what happened in the past, can get pretty detailed depending on how much I go into it.
Beyond that, I know what the next few big events are. And beyond that, I have an idea of what the next big story might be - although it's not quite laid out yet. If I go with that next big story, it can easily be a year's worth of material. -
Other than the first 20 or so strips, the story is planned ahead of time. I have a large document that is basically a road map of the who, what and where of the story. I know where I'm generally going and what the main points are.
But within that structure, I'm free to improvise, and that's where they strip to strip writing comes in. So much of that is off the cuff, but it's within a larger framework. -
It's a mix of all of those things. I scarf down my lunch and then use those 45-50 minutes as best I can. Generally at work I am penciling strips Monday and Thursday, coloring Tuesday and Friday. Wednesday is reserved for writing or catching up on stuff that needs doing.
The rest is finished at odd times. A bit after work if the family is busy, or late at night, or early morning. Whenever I can fit it in! -
It's unavoidable, I think, to have some kind life influence creep into the characters. So yes, there definitely is some. In particular, Ril certainly exhibits a few traits of my daughters, Captain John has me inside there somewhere and even Lian has a little of my wife in her.
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They vary a bit, but in general it takes about an hour to an hour and a half to drawn and ink, and about the same to color and put the script in. Generally 3+ hours per strip. That assumes the script is written ahead of time. If it isn't that can add another 15-30 minutes easy.
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I tell you I would love to - if only I could. And it this type of comment that is very gratifying to hear, that you want more. It makes the hard work worth it.
The truth is, that it is often a struggle to do the two comics a week. I have to balance it with family time, and workout time too.
The only way I could ever do it would be to drastically change the way I color the comic and go back to very simple. I don't think people want that, and I know I don't. I'm trying to move the comic forward, not back!
Maybe someday I'll figure out a way to do it. Until then, it has to be 2x a week for now. -
I wanted a pulp/retro feel, so that ruled out realistic. Besides, that would have been way too time consuming. I really needed something that I could complete on a weekly basis. Plus, I like the cartoony look, it's supposed to be a fun comic.
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Well, I'm doing my first appearance in April, so I'm new at this. But my plan is to bring a stack of artist cards (300 series smooth Bristol) and my case of pencils and pens (Col-Erase blue, Staedtler inkers). I think I'm going to bring some watercolors too. I played around with them on artist cards before and it went okay.
Not sure I'll do anything bigger than that. Honestly, I'm not too confident in my sketching abilities. -
Somewhere with a warm lake and a beach.
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Tom’s Bio
Cartoonist and Nut
