Last year I made a four-page comic for a friend’s zine. It’s about a woman losing a sock while doing laundry. It’s called Tumble Dry Low.
Tumble Dry Low
A wordless four-page comic about a missing sock.
Category: Comics & Manga
Lost Ship Retrospective
Reflecting on how the project went, tools I used, and what’s coming next
Last week I wrapped up Lost Ship, a sci-fi comic I had been working on since September 2018. It’s my third finished comic, and I leveled up quite a bit while working on it.
I have been reflecting on the project and how it went as I figure out what’s next. Here’s a look at the making of Lost Ship.
Continue reading “Lost Ship Retrospective”Launching Lost Ship
A short sci-fi comic about a small crew searching for a lost ship
Today’s the day! Lost Ship, the comic I’ve been working on since October 2018, is ready to be released into the wild.
It’s 26 pages of grayscale sci-fi comics with two bonus pages of concept art. Plus, it’s 100% free. ✨
Continue reading “Launching Lost Ship”Re-Lettering Lost Ship
Why I decided to redo my hand lettering with a font
As I have been wrapping up Lost Ship, I began to worry about the legibility of the lettering in the comic. My lettering has improved over the last year, but some of it is a little rocky.
So I decided to re-letter the comic with a font. It’s incredibly important to me that people can read the comic. While the lettering lost a bit of character in the move to being a font, I believe it’s a worthwhile change because it’s much easier to read.
Lost Ship Concept Art
A look at the ship, character, and emblem designs
I’ve been working on Lost Ship for the last few months, and it’s nearly complete (woohoo!). It’s a sci-fi comic about a small crew that explores the unknown parts of the universe.
All that’s left to do is print the project and release it out into the world. Before that happens, I thought it’d be cool to share a bunch of concept art from the pre-production phases of the project.
At the time I started the project, I was really into drawing different ship designs, which is what led to the initial idea for the comic.
Initial Babylon ship design 
Initial Mesa ship design
The final designs varied a little bit from those initial ships above.
A Look Into the Process of Making Lost Ship
Trying a new step where I make a med-fi pencil mock-up after doing thumbnails
I’ve been working on a new 28-page comic called Lost Ship over the last two months, and it’s been enjoyable to work on a project that’s pretty small in scope. It’s about a small crew that explores space to try to discover new things.
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NINA
A four-page sci-fi micro-comic
I made this little comic called NINA over the last few weeks as a way to get back into drawing page-sized comics traditionally and experiment with some new tools. It’s inspired by Blade Runner and Tsutomu Nihei’s Blame!. It was drawn on 9″ x 12″ bristol with technical pens. I added tone in Clip Studio Paint. I hope you enjoy it.
A Few Thoughts on Shintaro Kago’s “Dementia 21”
I was picking up a book I had on hold at the library and a manga on display caught my eye. Dementia 21. What a strange name. The bright yellow letters really stood out. I decided to check it out and give it a shot.
Wow, am I glad I did. It’s the best comic I’ve read this year.
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Reflecting on a Year of Making Comics
How it’s been going and my aspirations for the next year, plus a collection of my art from the first year
I started making comics seriously a year ago in September 2017. It was an intentional change from exploring the world of filmmaking with the hopes of being able to tell visual stories entirely on my own. I can’t believe that a year has flown by. I’ve been enjoying the process of making comics and growing as an artist. It’s been slow going at times but ultimately rewarding.
Launching Lunar Space Colony
My new comic launches today, with a new episode releasing every Tuesday
Today’s the day that I launch Lunar Space Colony, my weekly sci-fi webcomic. The first three episodes are available to read today, and I’ll be releasing a new episode every Tuesday.
The story is about Bri, a young engineer who leaves Earth to work aboard a massive self-sustaining colony that orbits the Moon.
It’s my take science fiction and slice of life.
You can also read Lunar Space Colony on Tapas and WEBTOON, both of which have dedicated phone apps.
I can’t believe it’s already July and that LSC is launching. I’ve been working on it every day for the last few months, and I’m going to do my best to stay ahead and hit the weekly release schedule. I hope you enjoy the comic and stay tuned for where the story goes.
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