TTPH Postcard

Here's a postcard I made to promote Dumm Comics at Comic-Con. I'm really like the way it turned out, especially how it was printed and looks in person.

Dumm Store

The Dumm Store has launched!!! We've got our first run of shirts and a couple of Gabe Swarr's Big Pants Mouse comic books.

GO CHECK IT OUT!!!

Also there's a new Through the Port-Hole comic up today. Here's the thumbnail for it!

TTPH - Process

It's Tuesday and there's a brand new Through the Port-Hole strip up at Dumm Comics! I thought I'd post the roughs that led to this comic, and show a little of my process.

First comes the initial idea thumbnailed out in my sketchbook. In this stage I don't really worry about the composition of the whole strip, but just quick poses and shot ideas. I didn't even have a payoff drawing in the thumbnail.
The second step, which I'm cutting out more and more as I progress with the strip, is redrawing the panels on paper with pencil. I focus more on the layout of the whole page or strip. I actually ended up reorder some drawings on this one because I knew what poses I wanted, but wasn't necessarily set on what the dialogue would be. It sounds kind of backwards I know, but it works for me. Dialogue almost always comes last.
This third step shows how I hone in on a drawing digitally in Photoshop. I start with the initial idea and attempt to make a good drawing. But then I explore new ways to make the idea clearer, or the silhouette better, etc. And for this example, I just tried to push it more and more until I came up with a totally different drawing that what I originated with.

And Step Four, go check out the final inked comic!!!

New TTPH at DUMM COMICS!!!

It's Tuesday, and that means a brand new Through the Port-Hole comic!!!!! Go check it out at Dumm Comics! Here's the rough I did for this week's comic. As you can see I edited it a bit. It's hard sometimes when you're used to storyboarding and posing every single action out. But I think I'm learning to be more precise as I go along.

Dumm Comics!!!

After secretly slaving away for the past 3 months, Dumm Comics is finally here!

Dumm Comics is a new independent website devoted to the comics of me and my friends. Contributing to the site are Gabe Swarr, myself, Katie Rice, Luke Cormican, Ricky Garduno, and Fred Osmond. The site will be uploaded everyday with new comic from one of the contributing artists. And of course it wouldn't be possible without the help of our pal Matt Gadbois who's building the whole site.

My new comic "Through the Port-Hole" follows the everyday adventures of an old sea captain as he roams the open seas. It's my first comic and it's been tons of hard work, but really fun! And that's the whole point of the site; to be able to have the freedom to create whatever we want.

Here's a rough from my first strip as just a taste. But you'll have to go to the site to see the whole page!

So go check out Dumm Comics and let us know what you think. This first week all 5 comics are up, but next week the daily updates will begin. We've been working 3 months ahead so there will never be a lull in the updates. So check the site everyday for something new!