The Dregs #63

First of all, I'm happy because I was proactive enough to draw another episode the week I drew the last one. But this was an old script that I found as I was going through an old sketch book. I couldn't believe I never used it, but better late than never, right?

On a technical note, I am really happy with the way things are looking. Hands, angles, line work, etc. The only thing that I think is a little tough is the flow - going from left to right and then down to the middle row and not top then middle then right. But I don't think it'll be all that difficult to figure out. I just want it to be seamless. It's a comic strip and not meant to be difficult to read, so I hope it doesn't come off as that.

Cheers!

Johnny

The Dregs #62

I can't believe we've made it this far! #62. Anyway, I totally stole the "you're a cab" line from my buddy, fellow bartender, and bicycle gang member (Nick) and I've been waiting a while to use it. So, yay to that.

It took me forever to do Sal's hands, but I'm really glad with the way they turned out. 

That's about it this time. Cheers.

Johnny

Dregs #61

Hey, everybody. I find that I keep apologizing for not putting out cartoons on a more regular basis, so hopefully, one of these days, I might make good on that promise. But, in this episode, we see Sal getting confronted by a random customer. At first, I was going to have Sal look stunned and that was what Peg comments on, but it seemed unnatural - Sal doesn't get stunned by customers other than Peg.

All in all, I like this one, but I'm worried that the flow of panel #5 is a little awkward with the two different conversations in the same scene. The only way that I could think of not confusing people was the use of the arrow connecting panels #5 and #6. I just hope it didn't look like I gave up.

Cheers!

Johnny

The Dregs #60

Hey, everybody. It's Friday and it's time for a new episode of the Dregs. In this episode, I was obviously poking fun at how people speak "text", saying things like "L-O-L!", or "L-M-F-A-O!" Hell, there's even a group with that latter text speak name. It's all just stupid and I mean that literally. But, before I go off on a rant on how people are becoming stupider, I really like the second panel where Onions is replying to Sal's question over his shoulder. It's a simple panel, but I like the folds in his neck skin. I think it just came out well. I did, on the other hand, have the hardest time with the last panel (#5) and how to make Sal's angle original. I think it worked out, but I erased so much and so frequently, I almost had to finish this panel on another piece of bristol board because I was starting to raise the tooth. Thankfully, it never came to that. Paper ain't cheap!

Cheers!

Johnny

The Dregs #59

Hey, everybody. I seem to keep apologizing to you all for not producing more comics than I have been. I'm going to continue to try to keep my promise to you all and have at least one a month. They're probably going to continue to be more adult, like this episode, so I hope you all still enjoy the "charm". I feel that these characters need to more deeply explore their vulgarity/depravity to truly speak from their stony hearts.

Cheers.

Johnny

The Science Project #58

God, I haven't done an SP in a long while! I had been saving this idea for a while, hoping to use it for The Dregs, but it never seemed to fit like it would for an SP. I originally wanted to use it with the saying, "A friend will help you create a body. A real friend will help you dispose of one." And what if that person brought limes instead of lyme? So here it is. "Awkwarrrrddd..."

I also tried a different stylistic approach to the characters, which is going to be something I wanted to try out because I want to use it for a children's book I might be illustrating. I hope you like it.

Cheers.

Johnny

PS - I have a few other SP ideas I'm working with, so expect another couple soon.

The Dregs #58 and MGI News

This episode's dialogue actually did not come from working at the bar. This is purely my pet peeve and how I feel a lot of other cultures feel about Americans. I don't know about any of you, but I hate bad grammar. So, who better than these ignorant, smart-ass characters to deliver my judgement? Bolek, being able to give my view of foreign opinion, made this one easy to write, other than the Polish translation. Thanks again for that, Delilah!

On a technical note, I drew this one on a larger bristol board (11"x14") and had to scale it down after scanning individual panels. I hope everything looks right to you all (especially the legibility of the dialogue). I do have to say, it was a hell of a lot easier to draw the details vs on the 9"x11" boards.

On to the news - I'm sorry that I haven't been able to keep up with The Dregs with the weekly schedule I hoped to publish, but for good reason. I am in the early stages of working on illustrating a children's book as well as working on a personal poster project (enjoy the alliteration), so my time has been more limited than usual. But, rest assured that I'll keep punching them out even if you stop reading them.

Cheers!

Johnny