You may not know that A Brigands Tale is actually produced by a team of people, not just me.
I mean, sure, I do a lot of it but there are helpers in the wings who are helping me make A Brigand's Tale much better with their help than if I 'did it all'.
If you somehow missed the inaugural issue you can grab a copy here:
http://boltcomics.bigcartel.com/
A Brigand's Tale is intended to be a long form tale told in a series of single issue stories.
Usually I have a vague plot that I outline into a rough page count, and then script it.
That was the old process, now I have this great guy called Mike who not only corrects all the spelling and grammar in my drafts, but helps flesh out the dialogue and characterisation and the feel of the world.
That's right from issue 2 the adventures of Brigand and the gang will have a co-writer.
Suffice to say this is really gonna lift the book in my opinion.
Additionally Issue 2 will feature a back up story written by entirely by Mike and drawn by me...
Here's a bit about Mike:
Michael Stoneburner is a writer from Western Sydney. He's also a writer from Lake Odessa, Michigan whose origin story was conceived in Phoenix Arizona. He could have said he was just from America, but nothing is simple in Michael's world. He's working on his debut novel and in the meantime helping create a world just as dramatic, entertaining and complicated as his own in A Brigand's Tale. His evil wannabe rants can be followed @evilgeniustobe
Then I have my very own invisible man, Troy Thompson, In the first issue of A Brigand's Tale he created every panel border and crafted every speech bubble. He is also real good at lots of other computer stuff which really helps... Issue 1 of A Brigand's Tale this was his first attempt at being part of a comic and I am very impressed with his adventurous and ambitious lettering ideas where mine always tend to be a bit bland.
Here's a bit more about Troy in his own words:
Born in Melbourne and attended school in the small Victorian town of Elmore. I loved Science fiction from a young age but did not really get in to comics till my late twenties.
My favourites are The Punisher, Daredevil and Batman. I like my superheroes (or anti-heroes) to rely on their wit and skill rather than some mystic power (no, Daredevil does not count).
I am currently Letterer and production assists with Bolt comics. I love getting feedback from our fans that I can pass on to the writers and artists. My job is to make the reader “feel” the words and “hear” the sound effects. If my job is done really well you should not even notice it, it will just amplify the great story and the amazing characters.
That's why he is the invisible man...Troy will be slightly more visible down the track as he is contributing to the writing of a back up story slated for issue #4.
Lastly, every story needs a bad guy and for me that is my editor, he goes over the details of each page and has many a time made me redraw entire pages. But it has always been to get a better result and produce a better product, only a few times was it just because he is mean!
My editor is my big brother @Andventures, he is also the chief instigator and founder of Bolt Comics, and when he is not busy giving constructive criticism, he can be found writing and drawing Bolt Comics stablemate The Adventurers
So there you have it, it takes a lot to make a comic and these guys really help lighten the load and make my work better.
Welp, better get back to it, this comic isn't going to draw itself!!!
As always feel free to post comments/questions below:
Go make some comics and meet me back here in a week!!
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