Hope everyone’s enjoying summer and getting plenty of sun (but not too much).
Summer 2024
Tobberry Kalwa
Colored Lunchtime Sketch of Kalwa dressed as a Tonberry from the Final Fantasy video Game Series.
Walk Like an Egyptian
Sorry for my lack of updates as of late. Lately I’ve been working outside a lot at my day job and the heat in my state has really been beating me down. When I get home at night I really feel like crashing on the bed and barely have the energy to sit at the computer. Nonetheless I do have some new stuff for posting and here’s a first one.
I’m not sure what on earth brought this on, I just really I’ve just had this weird dance idea involving The Bangle’s song “Walk Like an Egyptian” and decided to finally act upon it. This artwork just made me think of the 1st ending to the anime “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” where the whole cast is in a synchronized dance.
Kalwa Singing
Little drawing of Kalwa rocking it out to Taylor Swift’s Love Story Song. I’m not that large of a Taylor Swift fan, but I truly love this song and it keeps getting in my head. And what the heck I just wanted to draw Kalwa singing it.
Kalwa Dance Floor
Kinda a remake of a piece I did some years ago where Kalwa was at a rave, except she was sporting the short haircut as it was done just shortly after the Whitechappel (chapters 16-19) wrapped up. Originally I was going to have her sing a Taylor Swift song, but then I just thought Levitating by Dua Lipa would be perfect.
Kalwa In the Deep
Back from my vacation through Europe. Spent the last week kinda fighting off jet lag and getting back into the groove. Also after spending a week touring daily, you kinda come back wondering what you do now that it’s over. Anyway, I’ve been back to working on art. I’m also writing other stories and comics, but don’t worry I will keep rolling with Kalwa while still working on other things.
Anyway here’s a piece I started just before taking off for Europe, kinda a teaser of our next arch. This next arch will NOT be a long arch like the Japan arch was (we’ll have a little bit of that after). This next arch is meant more like a two chapter stand alone arch, featuring Kalwa and Zack facing the ancient deep waters of the early earth… and the dangers they hold. Check it out below and I’ll give more updates on the chapter progress.
Japanese Arch production art
Most of these drawings can be found in the production art section art gallery, but I’m re-sharing some production art from our most recent Japanese arch, such as minor characters and child designs. These drawings are usually done in my sketch book during down time, though I might also draw them on some larger paper at home on the drawing board.
Creating Kalwa: Zack
Creating Kalwa pages are back after a lengthy absence. I admit that I kinda stopped writing these due to the somewhat lengthy detail involved in them. But I’m getting back to them and today we got a story based on Kalwa’s little brother/ field partner Zack. This page we go over his development from the beginning of production, thoughts and how he’s developed today. Click the thumbnail below to read the full article.
Japanese Street Festival
So yes, our Japan arch didn’t exactly end on the happiest of note. But here’s a little bit of a happier image to invest in. Our three protagonists out enjoy a traditional Japanese street festival with MOST of the characters met along the way. This was originally a piece designed for my studio as a super tribute to how far the comic has come.
An adventurous manga series about a teenage girl and her time traveling cell phone 