Here's some cover art process work from one of my absolute favorite artists in the world,
GhettoManga Award-winning cartoonist Ross Campbell.
This piece is for the cover to Shadoweyes in Love
, the second volume of his OGN* series about a teenage vigilante turned teenage MUTANT vigilante... no ninjitsu, though. Or turtles... At least not yet. Where was I? Oh Yeah... so peep some more process art and the final cover artwork below. As usual, there will be some random meandering on my part as well...
As I looked through my previous posts, I realized I never posted a full review of
Shadoweyes Volume 1
, so I will make sure to do that soon. Suffice to say, it's the bomb! Ross's style is a little bit grimier on this than his previous comics, but in a way that is totally appropriate for a post- apocalyptic superhero monster comic. And his unbelievable knack for character design is in full display too. Besides the fact that his title character is a monster who is cute and creepy at the same time, He also creates a cast that shows his gift for capturing visual and personal diversity. His background in telling slice-of-life stories is in play as well, as the characters are fleshed out through a series of conversations and everyday type interactions.
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We also see Ross Campbell flex his world-building skills, again as part of the storytelling. There is very little raw exposition. Instead, he folds information about the city of Dranac into the dialogue, so that over the course of this story, we really get to know the city, and form some theories about its history, culture and population.
Anyways,
Shadoweyes Volume 1 gets my highest recommendation, and is in stores now. It looks like
Shadoweyes Volume 2: Shadoweyes in Love will drop in April of 2011, so look for more about that as the release date approaches, but you can preorder it
here.
holla!
-samax.
and Mountain Girl, as well as work for franchises like Hack/Slash, Exalted and Fraggle Rock. I always enjoy seeing his sensitive handling of all kinds of girls in his stories. Each character has a unique body language and physique. Whenever I hear that he's selling art like this, I hope it does well because I know it will help make it possible for him to make a decent living while working in the small press.
before it folded), who knows? Can't wait until then to make money! So click here to check out what Ross has available, and cop something for yourself or a friend!
