...the 'follow that' syndrome

It was always gonna be a tough act to follow, as not only was I having to build on a well received first page, but since then, several wonderful pages of comic art had been posted by artists I admire immensely.

So it was with no small regret that I feel I did not achieve the level of quality I needed to meet, in order to glean any real satisfaction from this page. But I am hoping I learnt a lot in 'not' getting there!

Which is, for me, the beauty of 'HUZZAH!!'. It forces your hand and makes you play the game as professionally as you possibly can, but without any client breathing down your neck, just you ... and the Huzzah team and everyone that follows the blogs and ... and ... chuckle!

What scary fun it is!

G.

...hurrah for Huzzah!

I was over the moon (of Voldar) when Ian Culbard invited me to join the contributors of the weird and wonderful online comic known as Huzzah!! - Vengeance of Voldar.

The genius of the set up is the amorphous story telling that can shift from one artist to another in the slice of a page. Allowing an organic growth and inevitable excitement for everyone involved. A complete antidote to the confines of working for clients with their closed view of what works in a strip - a genuine breath of fresh air for the artist!

So please visit the Huzzah Worlds of free-range comic art and enjoy the bizarre tales therein.

Huzzah!!, Huzzah!! - Vengeance of Voldar and the mean and moody Huzzah!! Noir.

G.

the Long Ride ...

Now this was one to get my teeth into - and kept me off the streets for awhile!

My fourth 'Infinity' story and one I can happily call my own. As rewarding as it has been to work with the excellent team of Rob Davis and Faz Choudhury, I was lucky enough to be handed the opportunity to work this adventure story (scripted by Rob) up myself. It had many lovely visual elements to it with a wonderful mix of the cowboy, Indiana Jones and a light sprinkling Phileas Phog about it. I found it immense fun to do and am pleased to be able to present it (in part) here on my blog.

G.

PS. ... and for anyone finding there way here via Rob Davis' blog and his young son's painting - then the result can be seen in the faint 'noise' used to texture the sand and mountains in the pic above. Thank you Oby, you were a great help!