BACKMATTER: The original designs for John, Yona, and Nemoman. Originally Nemo was literally going to be Batman, but I decided that was the kind of surrealist high concept that would trample the execution.
(Plus now I can reprint it without watching my back for Michigan J. Frog)
A small thing, potentially of interest to process heads: I had a clear idea for panel 15, but my initial stab at it felt crowded and inert. I scrapped it and started again, pulling the camera back and raising the background, giving it the sense of depth it needed.
If you'd like some more content in this vein (sharp dialogue, people in masks having feelings, feet) my mystery/adventure series LAVENDER JACK has been running on #WEBTOON for nearly three seasons and it won't cost you a dime: webtoons.com/en/super-hero/…
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Because sometimes folks ask; my profile pic is from Dynamite's WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT #12, in which I drew Brennan Wagner and myself as cops getting our lights smashed in, as well as Matt Wagner as a wanted crook, "Beowulf Blake" (which I thought was really clever at the time)
Apparently Brennan full-on dies here, sorry B Wag, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it
People talk shit about Arrow, but they got eight seasons and NINE spinoffs out of "what if the Longbow Hunters was Nashville" and in post-2000s network TV that's a goddamn Mars landing
I'm biased because back when I was sleeping five hours a night unloading boxes for PC Penney and staying up drawing comics, those first seasons of Arrow were saving my life on a weekly basis (then again, it's not like Almost Human was putting any air in my lungs now was it)