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So Long, and thanks for all the fish…
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Richard has already taken his final bow on the blog (see here), and now
it’s my turn. Truth be told I have been putting this off all week, and here
I am ...
6 years ago
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These strips are really good. Have you thought about approaching a publisher as well as posting them at Forbidden Planet?
I have thought of approaching a publisher, but want to amass more pages before doing that.
Seriously, I really admire your cartooning style. I have just discovered your work (sadly, via Web-surfing about our mutual friend, Steve Whitaker on whom I've been posting to Jellytown on LiveJournal).
Super-Sam and John of the Night is inspired.
sincerely
Mike Mittelstadt
Watertown, NY, USA
Thanks, Mike, for your kind comments. It's hard for me to gage how well the Super Sam strip is doing, as I don't get much feedback. So youris is much appreciated.
Darryl
You're welcome. Thanks for the quick reply.
If Super-Sam were in book form, I'd buy a copy.
How long on average does it take you to draw one of these pages and what kind of pen do you ink with? Do you write a script, or notes, or just rough out the whole thing, or what? (Being something of a cartoonist--mostly one-panel jokes, these days-- I'm interested in how others work.)
Best
Mike Mittelstadt
Hi Mike.
I use Staedler pigment liner pens. 0.3 for the lettering and panel edges, and 0.2 for the drawing within each frame. I tightly pencel each frame before inking, and then the inked pages are scanned into the computer for colouring.
Although in the past, I've always written full and detailed scripts for my comic strip work, Super Sam is done differently. I tend to just work from a vague idea, which I then work out as I'm drawing it on the page. There is an overall longterm plan for the narrative which I follow, but it's always flexible, and has room for stand-alone gag pages.
Each pages takes about two days to finish, but I have to work around my regular job, so it can take a little longer.
That's interesting; thanks.
--Mike
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