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| The Invisible Line |
| Apr 12, 2009 8:27 pm |
| Hey everybody!
The thumbnails for the Mal and Chad graphic novel are progressing steadily. Right now I'm on page 97! Lately, I've been rereading Jeff Smith's Bone for inspiration. Unfortunately, when I got done with the 1300 page masterpiece it made me feel quite small. It's a hard balance: seeking inspiration from other cartoonists without comparing yourself to them. There's an invisible line between admiration and insecurity that's hard not to cross. But I'm trying to stubbornly hold on to a good attitude. When I look at the old Mal and Chad comic strips that I drew for my college newpaper I think, "I like these characters! Someone else might like them too when I publish their adventures in this graphic novel!" I've also been reading Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim and Fujiko F. Fujio's Doraemon series for inspiration. I love Bryan's cinematic pacing, and of course, Doraemon is the definition of kid's adventure comics. Below is an excellent animation by a Japanese animator who calls himself Dokugyunyu, which means poison milk. It's called オオカミはブタを食べようと思った, which directly translates to "the wolf thought he was going to eat the pig." Enjoy! Oh, by the way, there's a new piece in the gallery that I did for Drawergeeks! | 2 comments, Add Comment
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I was thinking that this Dokugyunyu guy must be doing pretty good for himself if he can afford all those rolls of pictures. Very creative.