Hybrid Moments

Now that I've recovered from my surgery (Yes, I heal like Wolverine) I've been getting back into the swing of production, and a reality has begun to set in: Comics aren't easy.

I'm learning as I go here, and I keep finding complications at every turn in this project. Not that I mean to complain, I'm having a wonderful time, and completely enjoying this new endeavour. I'm just venting frustration with my own inadequacies here.
Despite crediting myself as an English major (note my impeccable spelling, and proper use of punctuation) I'm finding that writing in a format of both self narrated dialogue, and spoken conversation, in a graphic form, which REQUIRES me to meet certain page counts, and fit it all into a certain number of issues has been troublesome to plan. Especially with my 'never satisfied, ever changing' approach to writing.....It's a problem.

Beyond that, is the subject of artwork. I am a Character artist. It's what I went to school for, It's to what I've dedicated the last 9 years of my life, IT'S WHAT I DO. what I am terrible at, is Background. I HATE IT! I hate creating environments SO MUCH; but what I hate even more, is creating backgrounds, then redrawing them from different angles, ESPECIALLY with how rigidly realistic I'm keeping this comic.
Now, it took a while, but I finally dialed in a look with which I am REALLY happy, but it caused a problem. It's a broad, and large page layout, offering, on average, 2 panel-type-images (it's hard to explain without just showing them) and requiring a substantial amount of Background!
-Despite my satisfaction with the look of the layout, I may have to tighten things up in the coming pages.

Well, that's it for this rant. rest assured, I've been hard at work trying to get the submission packet ready for, well, submission, and I think I'm doing a good job, I'd just like to ramp up the pace a little bit, but then I would just have to stop being so critical of my own work, and just submit it already...oh, and also quit doing paying work.

Remember May 7th is Free Comic Book Day, so go get a free comic, and support your local Comic shop while you're there, Also, Remember to tell your friends about Black Rows, and be sure to have them credit you, if you want some -FREE ARTWORK-