Brock Beauchamp

Ecaterina, page two

Brock Beauchamp
January 18, 2011

It’s a day late but here is the second page of the Cat story. I’m playing around with different styles for these short stories; the Arnaud story had solid black backgrounds with solid panels while the Cat story is more open and colorful to reflect the more upbeat nature of the story and the carnival atmosphere. Hopefully it works… I was questioning how empty these panels were but it turned out to be barely enough because of the wall of text spoken on this page. I’m still getting used to computer lettering, having hand-lettered most of my old work. That... View Article

Understanding Comics

Brock Beauchamp
January 13, 2011

A week or so ago, I realized that I hadn’t read Understanding Comics in almost 20 years, just shortly after it released. To remedy this disaster and to reacquaint myself with the musings of Scott McCloud, I ordered a copy of the book and a copy of Reinventing Comics, a follow-up book by the same author. I was hoping to spend some time this weekend relaxing and casually pouring over these books but it looks like the USPS is going to thwart this plan by delivering the package on Saturday, the day after I leave. Then again, it’s the USPS.... View Article

New short story – Ecaterina

Brock Beauchamp
January 10, 2011

After wrapping up the Arnaud short story last week, I had two options for the next short story and decided to go with something completely different. It’s more upbeat than the last story and is considerably more graphically intense, particularly the first page. This one will be another four pager so I should have it wrapped up around the end of January, which is also the time I hope to launch the main book. Progress is chugging along on that side of things and this page ate up far more time than I expected this weekend, meaning the core book... View Article

Workin’ all the live-long day

Brock Beauchamp
January 6, 2011

The first issue of the book is proceeding nicely. I’ve finished the first page’s pencils and roughed out the second page. I’ve also started up a new short story so there is a lot of content just waiting for my left hand to get around to drawing it. Sooner or later, I think I’m going to have to find a colorist to speed up the process. It’d be nice to spend 10-12 hours on a full page instead of 20 or more on each of them. Ideas for the first cover are still coming rather slowly… I have the entire... View Article

Arnaud short story, final page

Brock Beauchamp
January 3, 2011

The first short story is finally complete. It’s great to not only get more content on the site but actually see one small piece of it finished so I can move on to something else and add more content around different parts of the site. I think the story turned out moderately well and it definitely challenged me to work on backgrounds and placement a lot before I start on the main book. I spent a fair amount of time looking up and referencing Scottish architecture, landscape, road signs, etc., which is fun because it makes everything a little more... View Article

First issue’s script complete (finally)

Brock Beauchamp
December 30, 2010

Well, mostly. After a few revisions, it’s nearly finalized. Enough so I can start drawing, at least. It’s been a long four months but I’m really happy with the script (thanks to Rachel and her edits) and feel confident moving forward with the main book. This weekend I’m going to start work on the cover, having already laid down roughs for the first page several weeks back. With the site up and running in close to its final iteration before the book goes live, things are looking good for getting this book up and running by February 1st. There may... View Article