whassup hypesters
so this is a kind of meagre update to stop my thread vanishing...
[1] i just got back from the Angouleme Bande Dessinee Festival in France, which, as I understand it, is the biggest comic book festival in Europe. It was massive, and really exciting, and really inspiring. I finally met up with Phil Briones [French BD and sometime Marvel artist, check out his work on WHite Tiger and Namor] and he was really nice and has invited me to visit him in his studio in Dijon, an offer which I definitely intend to take up, and he also introduced me to Chris Claremont, who was really grumpy and tired but gave my girlfriend Pauline some good advice on her script writing. However, the main feedback I had from others on my own work was [a] the style was currently too "anglo-saxon" [when i asked Briones to explain this he said "like Yellow Submarine"] for me to find work in France, and too heavily photoshopped, and [c] too illustratory and not enough graphic. but i feel like i got some good criticism i can work with and i intend to be addressing all these factors...
[2] so in light of its reception at Angouleme, my samurai project which i posted a few images from above, is straight back to the drawing board. i still intend to work on it, but stylistically it needs an overhaul. it's funny cos it was my most recent stuff and the stuff i was most proud of, but it got the worst reception. in the meantime, here are some preliminary sketches for a spoof conan project i'm working on with a mate:
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