Brock Beauchamp

Henri & Karter talking

Brock Beauchamp
January 31, 2012

In this page, Henri and Karter reveal a bit more about what is going on in the issue and why Karter must react (his “call to action”, so to speak). Visually, they’re not the most exciting of pages but sometimes, that just can’t be helped. These three pages lay out what happens in the next 30+ pages and they reveal to the reader that Karter isn’t exactly the nicest man in the world. He’s bitter, angry, and not afraid to use his powers to further a political ideal. I’m excited to see these pages go live but really, I can’t... View Article

How much to expect from a reader?

Brock Beauchamp
January 26, 2012

  This is something that I’ve been mulling over for awhile ever since I started drafting the 2002 story arc. The first Variables arc (that I have yet to finish) is very Ameri-centric in nature and can easily be picked up by any English-speaking person and read without difficulty. But that’s not what Variables is about, really. When I started drafting the concept with my friend Nick back in 2008, it was about placing super-humans in the real world and fitting them into realistic situations and actual events that happened. It also wouldn’t be confined to North America, as so... View Article

Introduction to Henri

Brock Beauchamp
January 24, 2012

This page starts off the explanation phase of this issue with the introduction of Henri. He’s a bit of a weasel and Karter has known him for quite some time. But given Karter’s past, he knows many sketchy characters because he is one himself. He’s not really a good guy. He has the best of intentions but, as with many nationalistic people, that fervor for their country is often led in a destructive direction. In other stuff news whatever, I’m building a bit of a buffer up right now. I’m one full page ahead as of today and by next... View Article

New art preview setup

Brock Beauchamp
January 23, 2012

I have never been entirely satisfied with the art preview setup I’ve used for Variables. While I think it’s cool to show the inks for an upcoming page, I wasn’t sold on showing the entire page and revealing what happens next in the comic. So I’m going to change it up for awhile and see how it goes. Instead of showing the entire page of inks, I’m going to show part of the page, fully colored, with no text bubbles in place. So there you go. I’m really enjoying this new coloring method I’m using, though the tiered nature of... View Article

Walkin’ down the street

Brock Beauchamp
January 17, 2012

One of the most irritating part of my mornings are coming up with blog titles for the day. It shouldn’t be that frustrating; they don’t matter. But I sit and stare at the empty field for five minutes anyway. I’m somewhat happy with this page. I like my new coloring style and think it will work nicely once I refine it a bit. On the other hand, much of the anatomy on this page is a mess. Overall, the page is a wash. I really don’t have much to say about it this morning other than “check back on Thursday”... View Article

Introduction to Nora

Brock Beauchamp
January 16, 2012

When I first started writing the 2002 arc, I decided early on that I needed a lighter character to compensate for Karter’s rather dark personality. Over the course of a few days, that character became the young girl Nora, a girl from an immigrant family in the Exarcheia area. She will appear a few times throughout the 40 or so pages of this arc and plays a key role in the end game of the 2002 story. I’m much happier with this page than the last, which is a little surprising. It has too many anatomy errors and by the... View Article