Stick in the digital mud

Friday, July 16th, 2010

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Strange that I’m such a fan of my daily comic being a (mostly) online-only affair, but the idea of putting my graphic novel out online seems really unappealing. Not that I’m opposed to it, in fact, part of me – the part that wants everyone to be able to read it – is kind of into it. But I think that since all of MY favorite graphic novels have been books that I could curl up with, feel the texture of paper and ink against my fingers as I flipped hungrily through the pages, has left me with similar expectations for my book. Nothing says I have to put it online, or that I couldn’t do both, but I can be a big sighing baby sometimes when I think of how fast the world is changing, that I would even have to consider something called an IPAD (caps for effect, not out of ignorance) when making decisions about publication.  Eesh.

How many are we allowed?

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

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Speech speaks.

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

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So, I’d say it’s more of a love/hate relationship I have with speech balloons, rather than pure hatred. It’s just frustrating that something otherwise ethereal, like speech, takes up physical space in a comic. For someone who already struggles with composition, it’s a real killer sometimes to have to find a place for these words, let alone the bulky objects that contain them.

But on my good days I have fun playing with them, like today’s comic. Here are a few other examples from my past:

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Also, one hundred points if you can name the movie that “I’m not that fond of you either,” exchange is from.

Not-so-scary stories.

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

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And our trusty companion…

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Really wish my tablet driver would stop disappearing… had to try coloring this one with my touch pad. Wah wah. That’s almost as clumsy as little Hank hunting for squirrels in brush 20 times taller than his little legs!

Also, so many thanks to those who have made donations to Easel Ain’t Easy (via Paypal link to the right). I really really really really really really appreciate it!

Pending friend-moving.

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

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