We are only a week or so away from launching our first Kickstarter, and have chosen ‘Sissonne’ to be our first major release!
Below is a preview of the beginning of the book, we hope you enjoy these few pages. If you would like updates, feel free to join the newsletter, the sign up form is right there to the right. And thank you for checking out our website!
Over the last year I have outsourced almost all of the ideas I have had to writers. Sure, I was involved with some more than others, for some it was just a concept, others a bit more with the plotting and such.
Along the way I decided to put to paper a little something I had imagined. I knew it would only be a few pages long, so I scripted it out all by my lonesome.
My first script. It’s a little sci-fi story about a robot that lands on an alien planet to start a colony of humans. But things don’t always go as planned….
I shared the script with Sissonne writer Lee Newman, who encouraged me to get it made and submitted to an anthology or maybe, even….dare I say it…Heavy Metal Magazine? Actually, he was right, it is a perfect fit for them, story wise.
So, I kept a look out for the right artist for the project, I had a specific look in mind. Well, a bit over a week ago I saw Rick Bastos post some sample that were just the look I needed. So, long story short we both looked at the script, agreed to change it from 6 pages to 7, and I now have a completed 7 page short story thanks to Rick.
Here is a sample of the great artwork Rick delivered on this:
So now it’s on to coloring and then letters, of course. I am thinking of a muted, matte palette for this. Like a wash, or watercolors. We’ll see. Updates to come!
For Sissonne we have brought on board colorist Steve Canon, and the results have been great. So far he has turned in 10 pages of the book, here is a bit from an early page showing Sissonne in action!
Yeah, he’s pretty bad ass, eh? Sissonne has really come together quite easily and I think it shows in the quality of the book overall. It’s funny and getting better to look at everyday. It’s going to be a huge, huge hit.
Artist Reinaldo Lay Contreras has expressed his desire to do more Sissonne, and I know writer Lee Newman has an interesting villain in mind already for our Ballet Basher™. The Pirouette Punisher™. Fluffy Feet™?
More to come!