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.

Review: The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Max West

Hello, friends.  It’s Max West, creator of this blog, comic, and all-around cool guy.  I have another book review to share today and it’s a very important book.  This one was instrumental in helping me develop my skills and make … Continue reading →

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Review: Making Comics

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Max West

Today, I have another book review to share with you.  There’s a lot of texts out there about making comics.  Most of them are basic and cover drawing, character design, differences in drawing males and females, basic gags and story … Continue reading →

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Beginning of Sunnyville Part 4

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Max West

Greetings from the Small Press Expo!  I’ll have a full write-up on that event next time.  Now for the final part of how Sunnyville Stories came to be. Sunnyville was inspired by Maple Town and by my personal experiences moving … Continue reading →

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Beginning of Sunnyville Part 3

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Max West

For those of you who missed the first and second installment of this series, go back and read them now.  I’ll wait.  When you’re done, proceed onward. As I explained last time, I had created this world.  It was a … Continue reading →

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Beginning of Sunnyville Part 2

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Max West

Getting back to how Sunnyville Stories came to be, the years went by and I drew on an on/off basis through high school and college.  It wasn’t until my final year of college in 2002 that I started drawing on … Continue reading →

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Beginning of Sunnyville Part 1

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Max West

Today, I want to talk about how my comics work came to be.  This is quite a story I have so I’m breaking it up into several parts. At the time of this writing, I’ve finished the fifth episode of … Continue reading →

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Q&A Video 1

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Max West

I’ve made five short videos as part of a series where I talk about my work. Yes, I’ve already talked about my work in detail here on this blog, but the videos are a more condensed form.  They’re meant to … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Motivational Quotes

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Max West

Making comics is NOT  easy.  I know because I’ve spent many hours writing, pencilling, inking, and sometimes having to start over.  Having to work on my drafting skills can be a challenge too. Make no mistake.  Making comics like my … Continue reading →

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Nine Tools Every Cartoonist Needs

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Max West

I know there’s a lot of you out there (and reading this blog) probably want to make comics too – but don’t know where to start.  You might not even know what you’ll need to start making comics.  Well, I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Guerrilla Marketing On the Internet

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Max West

Hello!  It’s Max West here from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  I’m attending Anthrocon 2011 as this goes live.  While I’m out there networking and promoting myself, I thought I’d share with you a neat book that I found by accident. As you … Continue reading →

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