Zaboo Redo

So, a couple of weeks ago a little project fell into my lap.

Wait. Stop.

Let me start here.

At this link --> [CLICKY] <-- is an interview with Felicia Day (Codex) and Wil Wheaton (Fawkes) about the upcoming Fawkes one-shot comic from Dark Horse Comics, and a brief mention of The Guild, Volume 2 trade paperback coming out in August.

That second bit is the interesting one. Why?

Well, if you'll remember from this post --> [CLICKY] <-- I did a pinup for The Guild comic, which appeared in the letter's section of the Bladezz one-shot (and was reproduced at about 3"x3").

Nevertheless, I got a fan in the form of Sandeep Parikh (Zaboo) who requested a print of the full size image. Sadly, I missed an opportunity to meet him and Felicia Day at New York Comic Con, and hand him the print in person.

Skip to now, and I get a request from The Guild editor; they'd like to use the pinup as the back cover of the Volume 2 trade!

However, they need me to move bits around so they have room for logos, text, etc. I agreed to do it, and thought it might be a quick job, however, the more I thought about it and poked at it, I realized I'd just have to re-ink the "thought balloon." Then I realized I wasn't happy with the coloring of the balloon, so I'd have to redo that.

Y'see, the original pinup was the last image I inked in Photoshop before I got Manga Studio EX 4. Also, it was the last piece I colored before the 2011 Doctor Who Annual, where I colored my own work, and figured out a whole new coloring method (which I currently use on The Raptor).

So I went to work re-inking the entire balloon, improving the background, and recoloring the entire piece.

While I don't think I can show you the final yet (and I'm not even sure exactly how it'll look on the cover, I can show you this for comparison's sake;



Old version on the left, new version on the right. I'm MUCH happier this time.

Anyway - August - mark your calendars.

I'm just happy to be part of The Guild team again, even if it is with the same piece.