Now that I'm well and truly back working in comics, with TRUE coming along nicely, would any of my friends working in comics (or past collaborators) be interested in being part of my readers group, to check out outlines and scripts and give feedback?
Likewise, if anyone's interested in doing sketches or promo art related to the story, that would be so cool!
I'm working up something combining a number of different existing Scottish Ballads and Fairy stories, with some of my own ideas that knit it into a single story.
There would be elements of historical grounding, a lot of references to ballads and folk culture, and synthesizing a few different takes on Faeries. Multiple chapters across different eras, with a hopefully adventurous tone but a somewhat dark framing story.
Would any of my artist friends be interested in working this up together as a creator owned graphic novel?
Good Will Hunting Bench in Boston for Robin by IanStruckhoff, journal
Good Will Hunting Bench in Boston for Robin
A friend is organizing a fund to commemorate the Good Will Hunting bench in Boston Common in the name of Robin Williams, and you can chip in! (Or at least help spread the word!)
Go Help!
THE WITCHWOOD - Artist Wanted for graphic novel by IanStruckhoff, journal
THE WITCHWOOD - Artist Wanted for graphic novel
I have been posting recently about having a number of comics projects ready for artists.
First up is "The Witchwood".
The entire script for a 128 page graphic novel is written, and I'm looking for an artist to work with me on it as a creator owned project. The concept here is that the forest itself is more our protagonist than the young hunter trying to claim it as his hunting ground.
The setting is in the Dark Ages (or earlier) in a mysterious forest, long forbidden, with standing stones and other mysteries under centuries of growth. The only human characters are a young hunter, a mysterious ghostly girl, and an old farmer. Aside from the
Comics Artists for Creator Owned by IanStruckhoff, journal
Comics Artists for Creator Owned
I've been gradually getting back into writing, after far too much time away. Creating makes me feel more alive.
Today, I turned my one-shot FAILSAFE into a series outline and pitch for a series.
From there, I read through my existing materials, and realized two things:
First, I have at least four series ready for me to script a first issue. (Not including many ideas that haven't been outlined yet.) On any given day, I can work on whichever one suits my mood, until an artists is available and then I can focus on having scripts ready for them.
Second, I have three series that are completely ready for an artist to begin work. Outlines, scrip
Graphic Novel - Artist Wanted by IanStruckhoff, journal
Graphic Novel - Artist Wanted
I've been doing some writing again lately, but I need to be actively creating and working on a project again. I don't suppose any of my artist friends would be interested in starting a creator-owned graphic novel?
The idea would be something like this:
Start by finding a collaborator (penciller, possibly also inking) and work together on choosing a story. Then we'd put together an outline, character designs, and promo image. Then I'd work through the full script of a graphic novel, and the artist would start working the pages.
Once the pitch-- full outline, first issue script, 5 pages fully complete-- was ready, we'd pitch it, but keep wor
A week ago, I went back to the studio for the first time in two years. Two years.
Recently, I started writing again and lined up a couple of interesting comics projects.
It feels good to be alive again. It's interesting to discover the power of finding a muse.