Author: Peter Ahola

Walk Like an Egyptian

| Peter Ahola

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

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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

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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

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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.

Creating Kalwa: Zack

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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

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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.

CHapter 28 COMPLETE!!!

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WE’VE DONE IT EVERYONE! Another chapter of Kalwa is complete and more importantly, another story arch has been finished. Finishing a story arch is perhaps the bigger accomplishment than just finishing a chapter, as sometimes you can feel kinda trapped in the story for quite a long time as making these pages takes longer than reading them.

Truth be told, this arch was originally meant to be four chapters long, but it was extended to six in order to better develop the characters and make it more impactful. Further more due to Tuscan Comic con last year and prepping for printing, this particular chapter got delayed by longer than I wanted, so apologize there.

I’m about ready to take my first vacation in years and REALLY wanted to finish this chapter before going. The next story arch is already planned and will be MUCH shorter than this one, plus it’ll be mostly a stand alone one too. I just got Pages on my old labtop and have regained the ability to type on that computer and on my phone. In addition to Kalwa I’m also moving on some other projects, such as as story called the Raptor Queen. It’s a character I came up with earlier this year and REALLY love the concept and want to roll on it.

Once I get back from vacation, I really intend to get more active not just making art but doing other things like Youtube and other material. Kalwa will of course be part of it as will other Green Raptor characters so more on that soon! Meanwhile, check out the end of chapter 28.

CLICK THE PAGE TO READ THE REST OF THE CHAPTER INCLUDING THE FINAL PAGE!