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Made in January 2017, this project was a culmination of everything I'd learned at MCAD (My Senior Project). All through my MCAD experience, I had one goal and one goal only, Make "Howl", a werewolf horror-comedy graphic novel, and you can see some of the early concepts of the project on my deviantart https://www.deviantart.com/kzmaster/gallery/26504638/howl
This rendition of the comic is an ALPHA release, very early stages of what the finished product will end up being. The process of producing the comic was a ginormous learning exprience and slap in the face I needed to grow as a creator. I had the very naive mindset that, all by MYSELF, I could create a full color graphic novel that would be 200 pages long, at a rate of 20 full color finished pages a month for 10 months. I actually hauled ass on creating this comic and worked the most efficiently I'd ever worked. I ended up creating 24 full color pages (couldn't get to lettering though) in one month, but I was putting in 12-16 hour work days and by the end of the month I was already burnt out.
I honestly can't remember how I cranked pages out so quickly, I was really utilizing all the tricks and tools of photoshop at the time to accomplish tasks efficiently.
I took on much more than I could handle, but on the plus side, I managed to do what was supposed to take 5 months of work in 1. My Senior project was finished. BUT I became deathly ill with Guillian Barre Syndrome and had to go on medical leave from school for 3-4 months. Every. single. day. was pain. I was bed ridden, taking 12 pills a day (overdosed on medication one day), my mind was fogged from the medication, I couldn't stay awake for more than a few hours, and my condition only worsened- about month 3 I got depressed - until I got an IGA infusion. It was in this fog though that I conceptualized the early stages of what would become Zach Cooner however.
From there my health improved enough for me to return to school and finish my schoolwork to graduate, yay. I say this all because the red flag completely flew over my head in all this, I should have seen the warning signs earlier and studied on the average work production of a comic and what in entailed. It was through this project I learned making comics is A LOT of work, way more than I had anticipated. In order to tell the long and detailed stories I wanted to tell, it would take lots of time, time that could be spent making other stories.
I thought I could do it all by myself, and its possible with time, but for all the projects I wanted to do, I needed to set aside my fears and pride and admit that having or hiring a team is the way to go. (Something I realized a little too late with Zach Cooner vol 1, which is why I'm switching to a different media in the form of Visual Novels and Illustrated stories).
I hope you all enjoy this milestone in my life of Senior College Student. The story didn't exactly turn out the way I wanted it to, but future renditions of "Howl" will have a much more detailed story and the characters will be able to truly express themselves without the limit of a speech bubble or comic panel. Who knows, YOU might even get to interact with them and change how the story plays out ;)
Enjoy!
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Made in January 2017, this project was a culmination of everything I'd learned at MCAD (My Senior Project). All through my MCAD experience, I had one goal and one goal only, Make "Howl", a werewolf horror-comedy graphic novel, and you can see some of the early concepts of the project on my deviantart https://www.deviantart.com/kzmaster/gallery/26504638/howl
This rendition of the comic is an ALPHA release, very early stages of what the finished product will end up being. The process of producing the comic was a ginormous learning exprience and slap in the face I needed to grow as a creator. I had the very naive mindset that, all by MYSELF, I could create a full color graphic novel that would be 200 pages long, at a rate of 20 full color finished pages a month for 10 months. I actually hauled ass on creating this comic and worked the most efficiently I'd ever worked. I ended up creating 24 full color pages (couldn't get to lettering though) in one month, but I was putting in 12-16 hour work days and by the end of the month I was already burnt out.
I honestly can't remember how I cranked pages out so quickly, I was really utilizing all the tricks and tools of photoshop at the time to accomplish tasks efficiently.
I took on much more than I could handle, but on the plus side, I managed to do what was supposed to take 5 months of work in 1. My Senior project was finished. BUT I became deathly ill with Guillian Barre Syndrome and had to go on medical leave from school for 3-4 months. Every. single. day. was pain. I was bed ridden, taking 12 pills a day (overdosed on medication one day), my mind was fogged from the medication, I couldn't stay awake for more than a few hours, and my condition only worsened- about month 3 I got depressed - until I got an IGA infusion. It was in this fog though that I conceptualized the early stages of what would become Zach Cooner however.
From there my health improved enough for me to return to school and finish my schoolwork to graduate, yay. I say this all because the red flag completely flew over my head in all this, I should have seen the warning signs earlier and studied on the average work production of a comic and what in entailed. It was through this project I learned making comics is A LOT of work, way more than I had anticipated. In order to tell the long and detailed stories I wanted to tell, it would take lots of time, time that could be spent making other stories.
I thought I could do it all by myself, and its possible with time, but for all the projects I wanted to do, I needed to set aside my fears and pride and admit that having or hiring a team is the way to go. (Something I realized a little too late with Zach Cooner vol 1, which is why I'm switching to a different media in the form of Visual Novels and Illustrated stories).
I hope you all enjoy this milestone in my life of Senior College Student. The story didn't exactly turn out the way I wanted it to, but future renditions of "Howl" will have a much more detailed story and the characters will be able to truly express themselves without the limit of a speech bubble or comic panel. Who knows, YOU might even get to interact with them and change how the story plays out ;)
Enjoy!
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Category Artwork (Digital) / Comics
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 960 x 1280px
File Size 844.8 kB
Now this reminds me very much of the more extreme medieval Christian versions of werewolf origins, how the devil offers men revenge in exchange for their souls. They drink a potion or whatever else it is the demon (traditionally Satan) offers and gain the powers of the werewolf, but are then bound in service after they get their revenge. It sounds startlingly similar to this werewolf's way of thinking. (E.G. God abandoned you. He could have changed things. WHy didn't he? WHy bother trusting or believing in such a being, if he won't act when you/a loved one needed him most, etc. leading to the twisted and angry rebellion/service to this real physical entity who was willing to help him/her now.)
Though it also reminds me of an old joke/story I read once.
DISCLAIMER: For anyone who takes offense to the following story, please don't go crazy. I read it years ago, this is a paraphrase as best as I can recall, and while I am a Christian who believes in God, I am not in the mood to start a philosophical or political debate.
Story:
A philosophy professor who was a staunch atheist strode confidently into his lecture hall and climbed onto his podium. After running the role call and other required procedure, he cleared his throat and proclaimed in a loud voice, "God doesn't exist, and I can prove it. If God doesn't strike me off this podium in the next ten seconds, then he doesn't exist."
The professor proceeded to start counting. During the process, one of the students, a former marine, got up from his desk, passed through the aisle of students, and descended to the main floor.
The professor continued to count.
Rather than take the exit, the marine strode calmly to the podium and punched the professor in the face, knocking him off the podium just before he reached ten.
Bewildered, the professor said, "You hit me! Why did you hit me?"
The marine calmly replied, "God's busy watching over the men and women serving to protect your right to deny his existence. He sent me in his place."
I can't help but wonder if our survivor will follow the path the marine did in that story I referenced, and possibly gain a certain amount of respect from this werewolf as a result. I Look forward to finding out. :D
Though it also reminds me of an old joke/story I read once.
DISCLAIMER: For anyone who takes offense to the following story, please don't go crazy. I read it years ago, this is a paraphrase as best as I can recall, and while I am a Christian who believes in God, I am not in the mood to start a philosophical or political debate.
Story:
A philosophy professor who was a staunch atheist strode confidently into his lecture hall and climbed onto his podium. After running the role call and other required procedure, he cleared his throat and proclaimed in a loud voice, "God doesn't exist, and I can prove it. If God doesn't strike me off this podium in the next ten seconds, then he doesn't exist."
The professor proceeded to start counting. During the process, one of the students, a former marine, got up from his desk, passed through the aisle of students, and descended to the main floor.
The professor continued to count.
Rather than take the exit, the marine strode calmly to the podium and punched the professor in the face, knocking him off the podium just before he reached ten.
Bewildered, the professor said, "You hit me! Why did you hit me?"
The marine calmly replied, "God's busy watching over the men and women serving to protect your right to deny his existence. He sent me in his place."
I can't help but wonder if our survivor will follow the path the marine did in that story I referenced, and possibly gain a certain amount of respect from this werewolf as a result. I Look forward to finding out. :D
Think I'm more concerned with the fact that the story felt it necessary to point out the guy was a marine - I hate pandering (lol)
On the same note, I love the joke from Emo Philips “I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.”
As to the story- you've no idea how scarily close you are to predicting a scene in the script, are you SURE you weren't in my screenwriting class when I read it out?
*suspicion intensifies*
On the same note, I love the joke from Emo Philips “I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.”
As to the story- you've no idea how scarily close you are to predicting a scene in the script, are you SURE you weren't in my screenwriting class when I read it out?
*suspicion intensifies*
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