Curly is no martial artist or action-hero kind of fighter. He uses dirty tricks, cheap shots, and sucker punches to win or get away from a fight.  When in doubt, throw stuff! 

I don’t know how long I planned the layout of this fighting scene, but I remember that I wanted it to feel claustrophobic, tight, and intense. 

I have been busy helping around the indie comic community lately, editing trailers, and such. My wee hellions have been home on holiday break, so I’m dead tired and looking forward to school starting again! You can check out the latest trailer I made over at Stokes the Writer‘s twitter. 

One of Curly’s greatest influences in his life was his grandparents and big brother. No wonder he turned out as he did! 

I love drawing these flashbacks to Curly’s childhood and upbringing. There are so many fun anecdotes and stories to tell from before his life went all to hell with monsters, demons, and the whole fleeing-for-your-life stuff. It also gives me a shot at trying out some fun little sight gags and references that might not fit in otherwise. 

One of the most intense pages that I’ve done in a while. Sometimes silence can be much more suspenseful and telling than an action scene. 

I’m not too fond of it when people argue or tensions grow around me, especially if it’s none of my business. What am I supposed to do? Sit there and listen? Try not to listen? Just leave my table? Get the popcorn and enjoy the show? Decisions, decisions. 

I have been burying myself in art books lately, trying to learn new stuff and level up a bit. It is easy to become stagnated and comfortable in a style or way of doing things. I have been drawing Curly for years now and am constantly terrified that I one day will start to phone it in. I like the style that I have developed and how it looks, but it can always be improved. At the same time, it’s dangerous to overwork stuff and never actually finish them. Wabi sabi, good enough but constantly improving. 

Got a bit too many balls in the air right now, trying to juggle several projects without dropping any of the balls. So I just leave this very sad page here and let you all cry in peace.