Queer and Trans Comics by Dylan Edwards
Page 15 of Politically InQueerect: Old Ghosts is up! The metaphysics debate rages between Todd and Archer until the dinner bell mercifully puts a halt to the proceedings and sends the combatants to their corners.
You can read it here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR.
Need to get caught up? The archive of all pages posted to date is here.
Yes, I promise, this exchange is all in aid of something. :) STAY TOONED …
Cheers,
Dylan
More Beyond teaser pencils. I’ve drawn up through page 10 of 16, so we’re gettin’ there. I might be having too much fun with the facial expressions. Maybe. And with these characters in general.
I have to ditch my original working title because it turns out that jerkbag H. G. Wells STOLE my title and used it for a story he published several decades before I was born. INCONSIDERATE. New working title is Valley in the Sky. So far it doesn’t appear to be in use by a famous dead author, but can we trust a man who seems to know an AWFUL LOT about time machines???
After I finish this story for Beyond, the plan is to go back and wrap up the art on PiQue: Old Ghosts. And THEN I’ll start working on some webcomics for VitS, such that, by the time Beyond comes out, there will already be some additional stories in that universe for people to read. I have the script mostly done for the next story, so I feel like this is a realistic goal. Yezz indeed.
Cheers,
Dylan
Page 14 of Politically InQueerect: Old Ghosts is up! In this episode: Todd makes a grab for the reins – can a rampaging Archer be stopped in time??? Read it here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR.
If you need to get caught up, the archive of all pages posted to date is here.
In other news, TCAF was several buckets of fun, and I sincerely hope I’m able to attend next year as well. I’m actually a little sad I’m not going to be at VanCAF in a couple of weeks (though Northwest Press WILL be there, so you can still get my book), but I gotta make the comics, ya know?
Speaking of which, I’m in the midst of penciling page 8 of 16 for my story for Beyond. It’s a lot of fun finally getting to work with these characters after all this planning. I frequently find that most of the actual personality development emerges with the pencils. I mean, I can make up traits for characters to have, but it’s not until I’m actually drawing them for real in the context of a story (as opposed to pin-ups or design roughs) that I learn, for instance, that Amihan REALLY hates the cold. Or that Tavaly is wound up and intense, in contrast to Juharfa’s resigned curmudgeonliness. (And yeah, I know these names don’t mean much of anything to you at the moment, but soon, my lovelies. Soon.)
Cheers,
Dylan
Page 13 of Old Ghosts is up! I don’t mean to suggest that stubbornness and a refusal to back down are common traits in Archer’s family, but … I do have “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty stuck in my head. Read it here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR.
In other news, I’ll be at TCAF this weekend, May 10-11, 2014! If you’re attending, you can find me and Northwest Press at booth 106.
I’ll also be presenting at the Queer Mixer on Saturday night (May 10). This event should be several buckets of fun if you’re a fan of queer comics (and if you’re reading this site, presumably you are, yes?) Here are the deets:
I will have a few sample pencil pages from my Beyond story available for viewing at TCAF, so if you want a sneak peek into the future you should definitely swing by.
Cheers,
Dylan
I noticed recently that the “purchase webcomic” link at the bottom of a given comic’s page sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. I’m not exactly sure why – if I go update the nonfunctioning page without making any changes it starts working. There are hundreds of comics on this site. I am prrrrrobably not going to comb through and click “update” on each and every one. (Shockingly, there’s not a huge demand for editorial cartoons from 10 years ago.)
BUT, yes, prints are available whether the link works or not. If you want to buy a print and the link isn’t working on that page, please let me know (that’s dylan[at]studiondr[dotcom]). Originals for several comics are available as well – please email to inquire.
In my fantasy world of the future I’ll have a site with actual functioning ecommerce, but right now I’m too busy drawing this:
Page 12 of Old Ghosts is up! This house is so haunted grand can’t even keep track of all the goings on. Read it here on Studio NDR or here on Tapastic.
Need to get caught up? The archive of all pages posted to date is here.
Trivia for this page: I did indeed live in a house that, at one point, had a mysterious blood-like substance dripping from the ceiling. After confirming that the upstairs neighbors had not stabbed each other to death, we discovered their tub was leaking. The “blood” was most likely rust from old pipes.
In other news, as you may have seen in my previous post, I’m at the penciling stage of my story for Beyond. I’m sure I’ll have some teasers for you before too long. QUEER SCI-FI IS IMMINENT.
Cheers,
Dylan
Woo hoo! Got the editorial green light to start penciling my story for Beyond. Queer sci-fi/fantasy comics are IMMINENT. Not sure how many pages I’ll have managed to draw before TCAF, but either way, if you’re going to be there, feel free to stop by the Northwest Press table and ask to see what there is to see. I’ll also be at the queer mixer.
You may be wondering what effect, if any, this will have on the weekly updates for PiQue: Old Ghosts. The answer is hopefully none, though I can’t actually promise there won’t be a brief hiatus at some point. HOWEVER. I currently have seven pages in the buffer, so I’ve got a bit of a pad. At the moment things are looking good for an uninterrupted run. Travel can play hell with schedules, though, so. Ya know. But. Still. Anyway.
Soon enough I hope to be posting teaser pix from VoS pencils, so STAY CHOONED.
Cheers,
Dylan
Page 11 of Politically InQueerect: Old Ghosts is up! Archer puts on his Ruiner of Fun hat and … oh, I guess he already had it on. Read it here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR.
If you need to get caught up, or just wanna refresh your memory as to the goings-on, the archive of all pages posted to date is here.
I’m in the midst of coloring page 18, and finished inking page 30 last night, so progress proceeds apace. Not likely that I’ll have the whole thing done before TCAF, unfortunately, but I should at least be able to ink everything. So if you’re going to be at TCAF, come by the Northwest Press booth to eyeball the whole damn story all at once.
Cheers,
Dylan
Page 10 of PiQue: Old Ghosts is up! In this episode, Todd is JUST trying to express concern for Archer’s well-being, is all. You can read it here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR. If you need to get caught up, the archive of all pages posted to date is here.
Progress report on the story as a whole: I’ve almost finished inking page 29, and have colored up through page 14 (inclusive). So things proceed apace, and I still have a bit of a buffer, to which I am slowly adding. Which is good, because …
Work on my piece for Beyond is gearing up. I’m doing script edits right now, but it’s awfully close to ready to pencil. So! I will be diving into that stage of the process very soon. This is a character design test I threw together to get a sense of everyone’s relative height, clothing design, and shading scheme. You can read more about all this in my tumblr posts here and here, if you are a big ol’ process junkie.
Cheers,
Dylan
Page 9 of Politically InQueerect: Old Ghosts is up! Read it here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR.
One gets the impression Archer does indeed think it’s a pity that public hangings aren’t an option right at this moment.
Need to get caught up? The archive of pages posted to date is here. Though I don’t know why the thumbnails are all wonky. Sigh.
What else is going on that I can tell you about? Oh, yeah, the Kickstarter for Jon Macy’s Fearful Hunter! This is so close to funded, and a mere week left to go! Throw in some $$ if you’d like to see some queer druid/werewolf lovin’. You would, right? That’s what I thought.
Cheers,
Dylan