Brock Beauchamp

Variables 2002 Cover

Brock Beauchamp
November 9, 2011

I posted the inked cover yesterday and initially, I planned on starting work on page one before I colored this piece. After getting frustrated with some perspective issues on the first page, I decided to color the cover and this is the result. It’s one of my more adventurous coloring jobs; I went for a feel as if he’s under an amber street light instead of a more typical white light, which keeps the colors true. Also, since it’s a new series, I was able to redesign where the logo goes, use different fonts, and all that stuff. So, there... View Article

Black black black, add more black

Brock Beauchamp
November 8, 2011

One of the best parts of switching gears mid-issue is that it allows me to explore different artistic styles. I always want to evolve the Variables look but I’m not crazy about the idea of doing it mid-issue. So, with the 2002 story arc, I was allowed a freedom to change the art to better fit the story. In this case, it involves a lot of black (as you can probably see already). The main character is a vigilante, which automatically evokes Batman, the quintessential vigilante hero (or anti-hero, depending on your viewpoint). Vigilantes generally wear dark clothing, prowl around... View Article

Don’t call it a relaunch

Brock Beauchamp
November 7, 2011

But that’s kind of exactly what it is. Over the past few months, the 1992 arc of Variables has been dragging me down. Too much exposition, too much explaining, too little action. So I decided to quit… for now. I will return to the 1992 story and I will even continue to occasionally post a page to keep it moving along, albeit at a snail’s pace. Instead, I’m moving to another story that takes place in 2002 Athens. It’s merely a coincidence that the story is almost exactly ten years later. It involves new characters, a new setting (obviously), and... View Article

Another phone ringing

Brock Beauchamp
October 4, 2011

There are a lot of phones in Variables. I started adding up the amount of times people are on phones and the number was surprisingly high. Oh well… This is the last page I have done of Variables #2 so I better get my ass in gear. I have to finish the pencils and inks of page 10 before Thursday so I can post them in the morning. Wish me luck. This move and a lot of side hassles has put me way behind in my production schedule but hopefully it will sort itself out in the coming weeks as... View Article

More explanations

Brock Beauchamp
September 29, 2011

In today’s page preview, we see White explain more of the situation to Blake’s parents. I’ve been trying to use more interesting angles in these past few pages because visually, there just isn’t a lot happening with the story. Making it interesting to draw people talking around a table can be quite a challenge and given the ~30 or so pages I’ve done of Variables 1992 so far, it’s a challenge I’ve faced a lot. I’ve said it before but the first 80 or so pages where I lay out the groundwork for the Variable universe can get a little... View Article

The Monroes

Brock Beauchamp
September 27, 2011

I’m excited to hit this stretch of the second issue. More starts to be revealed about the Variables universe and while the next few pages will involve a lot of talking heads explaining the situation, sometimes that can’t be avoided. From this point forward, more is revealed about Blake (both in South Dakota and in San Francisco) before we close out the issue by (finally) returning to the detectives in Atlanta. Right now I’m preparing to move so my buffer is dwindling down to nearly nothing. By next week, I hope to return to working on the comic instead of... View Article