Sunnyville Stories #13, Pages 19-20

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Max West

Rusty and friends seem to have bitten off more than they can chew, encountering a vicious lion.

Sunnyville Stories #13, Page 19

I like that cobweb I drew in the upper right corner of the bottom panel.   Continue reading →

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Taking the 24 Hour Comics Challenge AGAIN!

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Max West

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a special announcement to make.  You remember that last year over Halloween, I undertook and succeeded at the 24 hour comics challenge.  Today, I learned that 24 Hour Comics Day is upon us; it’s set for Saturday, October 1, 2016 this year.

Once again, I will take the 24 hour comics challenge.  Like I did last time, I will produce a 24-page comic within no more than 24 hours from noon on Saturday, October 1 to no later than noon on Sunday, October 2.  Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Stories #13, Pages 17-18

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Max West

As we continue, Rusty, Sam, Jason and Donny (son of the town doctor) decide to start a tabletop role-playing game.

Sunnyville Stories #13, Page 17

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Review: Drawing in Pen & Ink

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Max West

It’s been quite some time since I’ve done a book review so today I plan to talk about a handy manual that can help you in drawing comics.  The main tool used in drawing comics is the pen.  Some out there prefer using the brush and I have talked about that on this blog before.  But for me and many others out there, the pen is the number tool in drawing comics, be it the technical pen, the marker or the dip pen.  So how can you improve your pen drawing technique?  Today, I can recommend a very good book on that.  The title in question is Drawing in Pen & Ink of the “First Steps” series by Claudia Nice, published in 1997 by North Light Books (ISBN 9780891347170).

Drawing in Pen & Ink by Claudia Nice

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Sunnyville Stories #13, Pages 15-16

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Max West

Anyway, Rusty and friends are looking to play a different game.  It seems that Eddie brought something with him.

Sunnyville Stories #13, Page 15

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The Sunnyville That Wasn’t Part 3

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Max West

The original concept I worked out in 2005 for Sunnyville was going to be quite different from the incarnation we all know and love today.  The early incarnation of Sunnyville was going to be titled “Sunnyville 77”.  The premise was essentially a combination of both Maple Town as well as the 1989 movie UHF with Weird Al Yankovic.   Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Stories #13, Pages 13-14

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Max West

And on with our story!

Sunnyville Stories #13, Page 13

As you remember last time, Rusty and friends were playing a trivia game.  Rusty did get the answer right.  He’s referring to the late Avery Schreiber (1935-2002), an actor who did many appearances on television and film.  He’s best known for doing Doritos commercials in the 1970s.   Continue reading →

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The Sunnyville That Wasn’t Part 2

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Max West

Picking up from last time, there’s a lot that was considered when I began to devise the idea of Sunnyville.  The characters of Rusty and Sam were there from the start.  Before doing the townspeople that lived in Sunnyville, I gave thought to the families of our protagonists.  Sam’s family was a challenge because I felt that her own parents should play a role in how her personality should be.

I always intended Sam to be sweet and motherly; this was because her own mother is such and served as a positive role model to her.  When it came to Sam’s older sister, Margaret, I originally had a different idea for her.   Continue reading →

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The Sunnyville That Wasn’t Part 1

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Max West

Ladies and gentlemen, we all have heard of things that could have been in popular media.  There were films that were conceived but never made, sequels unproduced, music albums never recorded or current creations out there that started out being very different.

There was a lot about my own Sunnyville Stories that was planned but not done.  A lot of creative works out there – books, movies, television shows, and so on – are like that.  Some ideas never came to pass or never made it out of planning stages.  Over the next few weeks, I’ll share with you ideas that never came to pass in Sunnyville.   Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Stories #13, Pages 11-12

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Max West

And we’re back!  Picking up from where we left off last time, Donny Hopper arrives with his father.

Sunnyville Stories #13, Page 11

Here, we have Rusty, Sam, Jason and Eddie playing a trivia game with Donny about to join them.   Continue reading →

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