I decided that it’s time to start putting my comic out there. I don’t think I’m ever going to feel ready, and the longer I wait, the more likely I am to let the project fizzle. I don’t want the project to fizzle! I want to see it to completion! So I’m applying some pressure to myself.
The comic is called “Chronicles of Arkyria”. Come back on Fridays to check it out! I hope you like it. I’m having a blast writing and drawing it.
I’ve been quiet on the blog for a while, and I’m pretty sure in previous posts I’ve done that thing where I indicate that I am working on something, but no, I’m not going to talk about it because of reasons.
I’m working on a thing!
Around this time last year, I caught the drawing bug. Me and drawing have had an on-again/off-again relationship since high school, when I started copying Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon pictures in my notebooks, but last year it hit hard. I bought a few art books and started practicing every day, and it wasn’t long before I found myself wanting to make a comic.
Lesson 1: Comics are a lot of work.
Lesson 2: Comics are a hell of a way to tell stories.
Over the course of the last year, I’ve read many art books and tutorials, as well as interviews with my favorite comic book writers. I’ve spent a lot of time drawing and re-drawing the same characters, swearing at their malformed hands, and writing. I have 80 pages of comic scripts so far, and I still have a TON of stories I want to tell in this world. Of those 80, I have drawn 4 — drawing is hard.
But I’m getting better and faster, and as soon as I can average about a page a week, I’m going to start posting them. I want that to be soon, because I’m so ridiculously excited about this project and I can’t wait to share it.
So! Corva!
Corva’s the main character. She’s good with a sword, and a damn powerful spellcaster. Unfortunately, she recently got her ass kicked by a monster and lost her spellstone, so her magical abilities are somewhat diminished at the moment. Also? She has a sword that can talk. Now she’s mostly healed up from her encounter and ready to get back on the road!
I’ll be sharing more stuff in the coming weeks, so check back!
I picked up the HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess last week. I blasted through the original version back in 2006, but I barely remember the experience — I was on vacation, so I was playing in 8-hour blocks. The most vivid memory I have is getting angry that I couldn’t find the last two golden bugs for Agitha.
This time around, I’m taking it at a more leisurely pace and savoring the experience. Some things do start to feel familiar when I get to them, but for the most part it feels like a totally new experience. I consider that an argument against binging on Zelda games in the future.
One of the side-effects of getting into a Zelda game is that it also makes me crave Hyrule Warriors, so on evenings when I’m not playing Twilight Princess, I’m teaming up with my wife to slaughter hordes of enemies with our favorite characters from the Zelda franchise.
It also makes me want to replay the other games in the series, so I think the rest of my year is booked pretty solid.
