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.

Episode 10 Page 1 Pencils

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Max West

As I promised, I’ll share some of the rough pencils that I’ve been working on for Sunnyville Stories episode 10 “Listen to the Music”. So shall we get this show on the road? Our story begins in the vast forests … Continue reading →

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Aiming Higher for Sunnyville

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Max West

I’ve been very busy lately. Besides other things, I’ve had to attend to various business related issues with Different Mousetrap Press. A lot of them are official business matters such as taxes, but I’ve also had to make some tough … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned From Kickstarter

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Max West

Looking back on the failed Kickstarter campaign, I learned a lot of lessons from it. For my own good and for the good of anyone else out there interested in crowdfunding, I’ll share what I’ve learned with all of you. … Continue reading →

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Episode 10 and other notes

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Max West

I have a few notes of interest today. First, I came across this interesting blog post about Neil Gaiman’s Eight Rules of Writing. It’s definitely worth reading. Rule number three really caught my eye: 3. Finish what you’re writing. Whatever … Continue reading →

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Episode 10 Script Excerpt

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Max West

Good day, friends. It’s fourteen days until the release of Sunnyville Stories Volume 2. On March 1, 2014, the book officially hits the streets! At present, I’m working on Sunnyville Stories episode 10. I’m trying to work out the layouts … Continue reading →

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Cerebus Heads For Sunnyville

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Max West

I have some big news, everybody. Sometime ago, I sent a letter to Dave Sim up in Kitchener, Ontario. I wanted to ask for permission to use his famous creation, Cerebus the Aardvark, in Sunnyville Stories episode 10. This morning, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Non-Designer’s Design Book

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Max West

Today, I’m doing a book review. It’s been ages since I’ve done one and I have a title here that may be of interest to self-publishers like us. The book is The Non-Designer’s Design Book by Robin P. Williams. Just … Continue reading →

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The Whimsical Worlds of Max West

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Max West

It has finally gone on sale on Amazon! Now available for your Amazon Kindle is the Whimsical Worlds of Max West! Available for only USD1.99, this Kindle work collects some of my old zines, minicomics, and several unpublished gag cartoons. … Continue reading →

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Episode 9 Inking Continues

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Max West

Just to let you know, loyal readers, work is continuing on the inks for Sunnyville Stories episode 9. It’s slow-going as I have other issues to deal with (taxes and paperwork related to Kickstarter), but the work will be finished … Continue reading →

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My Interview on Great Stories

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Max West

The Great Stories blog has done an interview with me on their blog! Go and read it! And don’t forget that they do sell copies of Sunnyville Stories Volume 1!

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