The working blog of David Hutchison, manga and comics creator. A professional on manga series like Dragon Arms, Oz the manga, Beowulf, and Junction 17. See new art and read the thoughts behind them.
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Wow, I've been busy. It doesn't really look like it's going to let up any time soon! Just wanted to drop a quick note about 'Land of Oz.' June 2008! The wheels have been set in motion, so there's no stopping now! Here is a pic of the wraparound cover for the first issue. Let me know what you think!
Yep, I've been a busy boy. Hope you like! Well, my work on Slave Labor's 'Gargoyles' is pretty much done at this point. I just have a couple of covers left, I'm waiting for approval of the layouts. It's been an interesting, if brief experience. While I wish that I had more time to do the work, I enjoyed it immensely and got to see how another company works with artists and writers. Very cool. Maybe I'll upload some of those pages at some point. Of course this isn't the first licensed work I've done, the most notable one being 'Sonic X' for Archie comics. It's odd how these things come to you sometimes. I had never even considered working for Archie, an editor there contacted me out of the blue. It seems the colorist on the book at the time, who used to work at Antarctic Press, had suggested me! I sent in some tryout pages, and except for some gaffes on Sonic's ears, they liked the pages! I've learned a lot about myself doing those...
To anyone looking forward to the next Dragon Arms series, this news is for you. I'm sorry, but Dragon Arms is on hold for the foreseeable future. Due to the sales on the first issue I've decided that the book shouldn't come out right now. Does that mean this is the end for Dragon Arms? No, of course not. The first thought that comes to mind for me is doing something online, releasing the pages as a webcomic. I will keep you updated on that front, as it seems most likely. In the meantime, I'm looking for some work. I've got my feelers out and I might have some Archie work lined up, I'll let you know how that goes! I've already had some good outside work recently, so hopefully I'll find some steady income. I don't like it, I'd rather work on my own stuff, but Dragon Arms just isn't capturing the retailer's imagination. Perhaps presenting it to an online audience will generate some interest! Again, I'm sorry this isn't coming out ...
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