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Old Ghosts page 14 is scratching behind the walls

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Politically InQueerect Old Ghosts Archer

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

PiQue: Old Ghosts page 13 has arisen from the grave; also, TCAF and Beyond!

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Politically InQueerect Old Ghosts Todd

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:

TCAF Queer Mixer 2014

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

On buying prints of comics

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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:

Valley of Spiders Beyond anthology teaser

Page 12 of Old Ghosts drips down from the ceiling

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Politically InQueerect Old Ghosts Todd

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

Valley of Spiders goes to pencils

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Razi Valley of Spiders Beyond
Razi from “Valley of Spiders”

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

PiQue: Old Ghosts Page 11 is coming from inside the house

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politically inqueerect todd archer sexytimes

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

Old Ghosts page 10 seeps up from the floorboards

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politically inqueerect old ghosts todd

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 …

Valley of Spiders character lineup Beyond

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

PiQue: Old Ghosts page 9 is lurking in the darkness

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Politically InQueerect Old Ghosts Todd

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

Page 8 of Old Ghosts is here to haunt you

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Politically InQueerect Old Ghosts Gran

Gran has finally met the person of her dreams – someone who actually WANTS to hear her gruesome tales of grisly ghosts. Why on earth would Archer and Clara NOT be into this? What is wrong with them, anyway? 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.

Thanks to everyone who came by the Northwest Press booth and bought books! We had a great show and will definitely be back. Next stop is TCAF in Toronto, which is May 10-11, 2014.

Cheers,

Dylan

Old Ghosts page 7, and ECCC news

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Politically InQueerect Old Ghosts Gran

Page 7 of PiQue: Old Ghosts is up! Read it here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR. Gran, of course, didn’t REALLY want to talk about ghosts, but if Todd INSISTS ….

Need to get caught up? The archive of posted pages is here.

In further Old Ghosts news, the pencils are DONE. Oh my yes. I still have 10-ish pages to ink and 27-ish pages to color, but the uphill part of the process is finished, which is a huge relief to me. I’ve only been working on this story since 2003. (Yep. Two-thousand-effing-three.)

So! Emerald City Comic Con. I will be there, at the Northwest Press booth (#912). Come get your copies of Transposes and/or QU33R signed. Purchase original art from either of these. Eyeball the printouts I made of Old Ghosts pages in their sort-of current state, if you want to peep the story faster than a page a week. All of these things and more are to be had in Seattle this weekend, March 28-30, 2014. See you there!

Cheers,

Dylan

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