Author Archives: Max West

About Max West

I am a freelance artist and the creator of Sunnyville Stories, an independent slice-of-life comics series.

Cerebus Online

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Max West

Some of you here have heard me talk about Dave Sim’s groundbreaking creation Cerebus the Aardvark on this blog.  I’ve even had Cerebus cameo in Sunnyville and in the near future, I want to upgrade him to “special guest star” status. Cerebus … Continue reading →

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Pencils and Lettering Sunnyville Number 12

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Max West

Work is continuing on the pencils for Sunnyville Stories #12.  I need to make up for lost time.  Progress has been made and the pencils for the comic should be done this weekend. My visit to New York took away … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville No. 12 Rough Pages

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Max West

I have some rough pages of Sunnyville Stories #12 to share today.  Let’s take a look, shall we? These are the rough inked lines for the first page.  

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Inking and Publicity

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Max West

During the Sunnyville New York Tour, I chatted with Jon Gorga of Carmine Street Comics.  Having created photocomics and being full of ideas, we chatted for awhile at his shop (be sure to swing by there as they sell Sunnyville … Continue reading →

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A few thumbnail sketches

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Max West

While I have fallen behind on Sunnyville Stories #12, I do have some thumbnails to share with you. I explained why doing thumbnails is important.  

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Freudian Trio

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Max West

When I was creating the characters of Sunnyville and building the universe, I needed to make sure the characters were not simply flat characters with no life or no motivation.  A lot of work went into creating Rusty and company; … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Words That Sell

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Max West

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a book review.  So I have one here that should be a boon to anyone who makes comics. Promotion is necessary and you must market your work, even if your work is handled by … Continue reading →

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Refreshingly New

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Max West

I’ve been working on some promotional ads to raise awareness of Sunnyville Stories.  This is one of them.   This piece was inspired by a 1989 print ad for Takara brand shochu (a more potent version of sake).

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Script writing and marketing

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Max West

Before we kick off this post, I wanted to wish a happy birthday to Andy Price of IDW’s My Little Pony comics series! Anyway, besides the script for Sunnyville #13, I’ve finished off the script for #12 at last. It … Continue reading →

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More of Sunnyville Number 13’s Script

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Max West

Picking up from where we left off yesterday, Rusty gets dragged along to the Macgregor house.  Let’s take a look at what’s happening there.  

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