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Blake gets a small bit of revenge

Brock Beauchamp
September 13, 2011

In today’s page, the kidnappers are trying to move Blake but even in his semi-unconscious state, he’s still able to get a shot at one of them. I’m happy with how this entire sequence turned out from an art perspective but after awhile, I start to run out of ideas how to portray these men without showing their faces. I’m looking forward to moving to the next scene, which is back at the Monroe residence. From there, the second issue starts to roll toward the finish line, setting up the second half of the 1992 story arc. Be sure to... View Article

And the week is over…

Brock Beauchamp
September 9, 2011

But not before I squeeze in one more page preview! It’s Blake again and he’s still struggling with the kidnappers but gets in a lick on one of them. It’s a weird thing to behold but since I’m a few pages ahead of what I’m posting, I’ve noticed a trend in my pages. The first page of the scene is always the most intricate and time-consuming and ends up being my favorite of the scene. Some of this is due to the first page almost always containing an establishing shot but I think there’s more to it than that. I... View Article

Driving along in my five-point-oh

Brock Beauchamp
September 8, 2011

I’ve been working on putting more backgrounds in the pages and I think it helps the pages. Along with the improved coloring and texturing, I’m getting closer to where I initially envisioned the comic being from the start. It seems like a long time but when I really think about it, I’ve only been doing this for ~27 pages so things are proceeding at a pretty reasonable pace. So here’s the second page of the week! If all goes well, I may release two Variables pages in a week again a little ways down the road. We’ll see. Be sure... View Article

Preview, page five

Brock Beauchamp
September 6, 2011

This week keeps rolling along with a site update every morning… this morning, it’s a preview of page five. Expect to see the full color version posted on Thursday before I close the week with another preview of the following page that Friday. I keep forgetting to plug it but this weekend, I’ll be hanging out at DigiCon, a digital comic book convention hosted by Ryan Fisher, creator of Gin & Comics. It’s a great idea and it surprises me that no one thought of it earlier. Over the course of the coming weekend, there will be commissioned artwork, panels,... View Article

Blake and the kidnappers

Brock Beauchamp
September 5, 2011

This week I’m packing in two page updates so it’s a busy week… I will be updating the site every day. Tomorrow, look for the preview of page five. I’m really happy with this page and think it might be my best page yet. It is drawn and inked pretty well and I’m getting more comfortable with using textures to differentiate background elements in the drawing. I still have a long way to go but at least I feel as if I’m improving. Overall, I’m pretty happy with how the second issue is turning out so far and I’m excited... View Article

Back to Blake

Brock Beauchamp
September 1, 2011

And with the first scene of the issue completed, we can move back to Blake, who is still with his abductors from the last issue. This page is my favorite of the series so far and I’m excited to show it in full color next Tuesday. I think the inks turned out nicely and the backgrounds work well with the foreground, particularly in the first panel with the truck. It looks even better in color so be sure to check back next week when it’s posted. As I mentioned earlier, I’m getting a little ahead with Variables so next week,... View Article