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June 20, 2006
More Thoughts On 'Reckon'
Or, "More Reckoning on 'Reckon'"
This is the most fun I've had writing and drawing a comic. I'm still sticking to my idea that this is my sketchbook, and I'm trying out all kinds of different styles and techniques and studying what makes several of my favorite artists work. Plus, I had a good discussion with J about where I want to go with the story, and as always he's proven to be a great sounding board. I've got a good long story that will work with the differing styles and approaches.
The first chapter, the Western one, I just wrote as I went, more focused on what I was attempting with the art. It feels that way, too, upon reading it as a whole, but I actually managed to lay down a lot of the core concepts that the rest of the story will be addressing. I'll also be going back to revisit Blackwalk Jackson and the man who hunted him in a couple more chapters, the prose/comix one. I thought it'd be interesting to utilize some of the temporal aspects of the story in discussing the backstory and loose threads left from each chapter. The climax of the current chapter will really explode what I'm going to do with the whole story, though, as Jackson Trask investigates the disappearance of Mr Stanton. This chapter's been a hella lotta fun. I'm scripting it as just exchanges of dialogue, and then working the sequentials around that. The next chapter will more than likely be scripted fully and then illustrated, as there's some really delicate strands that need to be laid just right to get the right effect. The next chapter's going to be all about setting.
Fun stuff ahead (and, I think, currently).
Posted by Schamberger at June 20, 2006 11:46 AM