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.

Sunnyville Episode 6, page 7-8 pencils

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Max West

Picking up from where we left off last time, the Sunnyville Junior Theater Club is busy selecting a play that they can do for the town’s birthday this year. If you remember the last pages, Rusty came across the script … Continue reading →

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Where to Buy Sunnyville Stories Volume 1

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Max West

I’ve had a busy morning today.  Sunnyville Stories Volume 1 has been made available to some more sources.  The added venues of availability should make this independent comics series more visible to readers. First, if anyone has an IPad, Sunnyville … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Stories Episode 6, pages 5-6 pencils

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Max West

My preparations for the Small Press Expo have been made and I’m very much looking forward to that.  Plus I’ve scanned more pencilled pages of Sunnyville Stories episode 6.  So let’s take a look at what I’ve got. I introduce … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Episode 6, page 3-4 pencils

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Max West

I’ve got some more pencils up this week from episode 6.  If you remember last time, Rusty, Sam, and Margaret arrived a bit late to school.  But not for class…it was for a very important meeting.  Let’s have a look, … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Episode 6, pages 1-2 pencils

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Max West

Sunnyville Stories Episode 6 “Squeeze Play” is in production and in fact, I’ve got some rough pencilled pages to show you today. As the story opens up, Rusty, Sam and Margaret Macgregor are headed to their local school.  

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Sunnyville Stories Volume 2

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Max West

  Just on the heels of my first trade paperback being released, I want to announce that there will be a second trade paperback underway too. This book should be available sometime in 2014 or in 2015.

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Sunnyville Stories Volume 1, Second Press Release

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Max West

For immediate release For further info, contact Max West, info@sunnyvillestories.com SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVEL GOES BIG Contemporary creator releases first comics trade paperback Comics creator Max West announced his imaginative comics anthology, Sunnyville Stories Volume 1, is now available for … Continue reading →

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How to Ink with a Brush, Part 2

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Max West

Over a year ago, I did a blog post explaining how to ink with a brush.  That blog post pulled in a lot of traffic (nearly 500 views via StumbleUpon!) and has been put on social media many times.  Yet … Continue reading →

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Belly Dancing Sam

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Max West

Today I thought I’d share a few pages from my Moleskine watercolor sketchbook.  I do various drawings in those – namely of the Sunnyville characters.  In fact, the drawings you saw in the last blog post were mostly taken from … Continue reading →

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Putting Your Foot In It

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Max West

And now we come to the final of the four pieces that I’m displaying in the Anthrocon 2012 art show. I did this with my usual tools: sable brush, pen with a Speedball 513 nib, and India ink. Those are … Continue reading →

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