Show off, Showing off!

So... Heres a page from the project I've mentioned a few times... a take on myth & folklore... I'm just a' working away, n' felt like showing something I'm kinda pleased with... as opposed to the usual umnmning and ahhing.

Hot damn! Just found the original recording of "true love will find you in the end" by Daniel Johnston.

so damn heartbreaking, on so many levels. 

Tomorrow should be "Cloudy and windy at first with overnight rain lingering in the southeast. The rain will clear away from the northwest to sunny spells and scattered showers by midday."According to the BBC.

 But Abe's working all day anyhow.


oh... and why not check out abes tumblr... just gonna be putting up more full length doodles on there!
abrahamchristie.tumblr.com

Sing, Unicorn. Dance! on sale now

Well folks, its finally arrived! Abe and Shamisa's Sing, Unicorn. Dance! on sale now at your local comic store!

Well in Central London at least... 

Gosh! Comics (Soho)

Orbital Comics (Leicester Sq)

Mega City Comics (Camden Town)

OK! Go!! buy! Now!

It's a petite 28 page anthology, collecting seven artists comics, on the theme 'royale with cheese'

and last link...

Little Joy: unattainable! 

BELLE.

Back to the Drawing Board!

Back to the drawing board with 'Tonight I may be Elsewhere'. Above is an  experimental three pager abe drew yesterday... trying to figure out a way to make it all work... ho humm.

Mississippi John Hurt-- "The Ballad of Stagger Lee"

Zinage May!

Hallo', so Abe's just trying to get back into the habit o' regular postage to the blog...

Above is a scan of 'pink hatted', an 8 page zine I made a few weeks ago... I've made four since... stayed up to the wee hours this morn making another, titled "There is no virgin on prom night Johnny Utah!".

 T'is a petite analysis of my view on Keanu Reaves, trying to fit in amongst all the 'Duuuudes' my feeling of him as heroic in an almost hyper-brotherly way. heh. deep brah.

taken with a pinch o' salt.

Im also continuing work with the thus far nameless project, utilising various native american myth/folklore as inspiration... on page 16 today... slightly behind schedual by one page |(two days of 12 hr shifts'll do that.)

saw moonrise kingdom. You should too.

Great score as ever

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ZwTYSo-aw

The enchanted sword!

Allo there! Been a while! ho humm.

Well Abes just been doing a great many nothings recently, managed t' keep up with the daily comic tho', also been a working on several stories (though none of the ones from the last post have made it past page eight or so... boo) as well as rewriting my story for the larger piece... 

I sent the pitch off a wee while back, and recieved a polite, well worded (minimalist) rejection, No big surprises there, it needs work! So instead of my 200 or so pager, im'na try and keep it to bare bones... scale it back to around 48 pages, and cut the cast somewhat.  Heres the rough cover idea anyhow...

Needs work. but thats all fine. just gotta keep on at it! 

I also recently got a giant sketchbook, in which I'm working (a page a day) on a modern fairytale. I've written out the story for once, so now the hard part comes... conveying the narrative in pictures. I'll let ye know.

anyhow... I find this video of the the great Daniel Johnston pretty heartbreaking, his medication saving and destroying him at the same time.

walking the cow.

Just Keep a' Chugging!

Allo' there dear reader. As ever apologies are in slight order for lateness etc.

Above are three things Im working on (as well as the longer piece, dont worry!) the first is a short (maybe a three pager), the second aims t' have a bit of bulk to it... (thinking about 24 pgs) while the third is page one in what Abes a hoping t'make his first ongoing web-comic... Got seven pages done on this over the last week.

I'll let ye know when. IF.

Anyhow, at the moment my drawing is leaving me somewhat unsatisfied, so lord only knows whether or not any of these projects will see the light of day (or computer screen).

Im'na just keep on a chugging. and hoping et al.

For your musical pleasure...

Indian Summer by Beat Happening.

Je t'aime

Sing, Unicorn. Dance!

Whats that?! you dont know??? I didnt tell you yet??? Ah boo! Abe and Shamisa are gonna be putting together a super supercool zine! Shall be titled 'Sing, Unicorn. Dance!' and will feature stories of the greatest wit, charm and style! ho humm.

 Aim is to birth it at the end o may, But I'll let ye know when... Above's a draft of some notes for Abes tale...

gotten five more pages for the longer tale done also. Pat on the back time! heh. 

Anyhow... Heres a nice review for one o Abes favorite webcomics... Super Mutant Magic Academy

And Lastly... John Hartfords version of "Indian War Whoop"

Hit all t' targets!

G'morning folks. Just a brief break from comics today... 

Above is an illustration of the four scoring targets in Kendo, drawn for Abes friendly neighborhood Kendo club. Spent most o' yesterday drawing... Got six pages done for the longer work... gonna try n' keep it under wraps for a wee while. Unless I get too excited and want  t' show off or summut...

In the meantime... to reward the two years of me only putting up snapshots on the blog.. Look to your right.. Topside, there'll be links to some full comics from me sketchbook...petite and kinda sweet. Right?!!

Back listening to the Moldy Peaches this week. Lucky Number Nine.

Best video ever?

Post In Mailbox!

Good morning folks, hope you're well!

So, as ever.... apologies for the weeks between posts (blush), just been real busy preping for the super awesome exhibition at Londonprintstudio for the end o' the internship... Tis on for a week now, till friday the 30th... so hurry on over for comics and stuff!

Anyhow, heres a page from a rough idea I'm fleshing out at the moment (whilst still working on the bigger work- dont worry) all about the things we see whilst wandering the city... as you can probably tell though, the couple is having just a few problems of their own hovering in the background. As ever.

I'm in the process of putting the finishing touches to me pitch, t' send out into the wide world. thenm its fingers crossed big time. BIG TIME. massive time. ho humm

Abe's been listening to alot o' the Black Keys recently... "Ill be your man". For some reason I picture Thomas Jane stripping  when I hear it. Theme song anyone?

Working Process

A'llo folks... Apologies for yet another late post... "oh the familier places we find ourselves in.."

Anyhow, just thought I'd put up some images showing t' working process for my current project... 

So. Thus far the work on the graphic novel has been a first draft... the stuff Abes put up over the last few months belongs to  stage 2... Next comes redrawing in a thinner line and colouring directly onto the page with bright markers (stage 3).  Stage 4 consists of greyscaling and tinting on photoshop, and lastly combining the two for double image goodness. Not forgetting to erase the thicker set o' black lines to remove excess line work.

 ho humm. Enlightning, boring et al, huh?! Now I just need to draw the other 199 pages. 

The White Stripes, "Everywhere I go, I'm always Jack"

Gosh Darn.