07.15.2010

New webcomic by Jared and Lindsay

Hi everyone, I wanted to let all of you know that I've started posting pages of The Last of the Polar Bears online as a web comic. I plan to post a new double-page spread every week, on Mondays, as well as write about the process of making comics as time allows. You can read The Last of the Polar Bears comic here: www.lastpolarbears.com.

Why the webcomic format? I started working on The Last of the Polar Bears a year ago, researching, plotting the story from beginning to end, designing the characters, and working on the sequential art. After storyboarding the first chapter, I determined the complete story would be around 500 pages--meaning it could take years before the book would be ready for publication. I strongly believe in The Last of the Polar Bears and its message, so rather than keeping the project hidden for the next several years while I continue to work on it, I've decided to make the pages available to readers as they are created. I'd love to hear your feedback. :)

P.S. If you know anyone who might also enjoy the comic, please pass along the link to them! Thanks and enjoy! :)

-Lindsay

05.01.2010

Rochester Teen Book Festival

Jared and I will be speaking at the 5th Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival on Saturday, May 15, 2010 9:00am-5:00pm. Click here to go to their website for more details. If you're planning on being in Rochester, NY on that day, please come by and see us! Admission to the event is free, and they have a great lineup of authors. We'll be doing several talks about creating graphic novels during the day, as well as a book signing.

02.23.2010

The Last of the Polar Bears

The Last of the Polar Bears is what will hopefully become our next graphic novel. We've spent the last six months writing and developing the groundwork for it. Now, as the story moves towards production, we're ready to unveil the characters and a glimpse of their story. Check out Lindsay's color illustrations folder in the gallery for new Last of the Polar Bear illustrations and character sheets. We hope that you find the cast as interesting and lively as we do, and look forward to leaning more about them in the comic. :)

12.11.2009

New Book - Draw Furries!

I'm proud to announce Draw Furries - How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals, a new how-to draw book written and illustrated by me and Jared Hodges!

Draw Furries - How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals is now available in bookstores! It's 128 full-color pages packed full of tips about drawing anthropomorphic characters and animals! Step-by-step anatomy, poses, and species-specific details (wings, tails, eyes, fur, feathers, claws, etc.!) for feline, canine, equine, rodent and avian characters, plus coloring and backgrounds! A couple of sample pages from the book can be viewed in my tutorial section.

If you'd like to get the book signed by Jared and me, I have copies on hand for purchase (also includes bonus freebies like our promo postcards for this season).

(P.S. The Draw Furries book contest giveaway is officially over. Thanks to everyone who entered. The winner is... Britny L. Congratulations, Britny! Enjoy the book!)

10.31.2009

Domo: The Manga is out!

That's right, Peach! Domo's here!! The Domo book is now available in bookstores (or pick it up through Amazon here)! It's a full color, all-ages graphic novel published by Tokyopop involving that lovable brown monster guy with the big mouth! Two chapters in the book were done by Jared and Lindsay (lineart and lettering = Lindsay, colors = Jared). Check out our comics section for sample pages.

8.11.2009

Art Blogging

Jared and Lindsay now both have blogs documenting their artistic processes. Check them out for art tips, insight, and step-by-step postings for their work. Jared's blog can be found here, and Lindsay's is here.

6.13.2009

Comics, comics everywhere!

Lots of updates in the Comics and Manga folder:

Last Dance, a short gothic romance story about love, loss, and learning to let go, was a finalist in Kodansha’s 2nd Morning Magazine International Manga Contest (M.I.M.C.). It's now online for your reading pleasure.

Lindsay worked as penciler on the issues 92, 96, and 97 and 98 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Preview pages of some of Lindsay's Sabrina pencils can be seen in our gallery. You can get the issues by asking your local comic store to stock them, or by ordering back issues from Archie's website here.

Pages and character designs from Lindsay's webcomic series Cloverleaf Café can be viewed here.

And don't forget that Peach Fuzz volumes 1 - 3 are available in bookstores and Amazon.com! If they don't have it in stock, please ask them to special order it for you! Thanks everyone! :) You can view a preview of Peach Fuzz Vol 3 here. Also, don't miss your chance to own an original piece of Peach Fuzz artwork. Peach Fuzz ink and pencil work for direct sale can be found here in the gallery.