Roaches: A Graphic Novel: webcomc

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Webcomic Parody Pages

Sea Monkeys, WWF and Charles Atlas Parody Pages
DC And Marvel Comic Ads For Rip-Off Products

Ads were everywhere in Marvel and DC comics. I started noticing them in comics from the 1960's X-Men. The X-Ray specs, sea monkies, and strange Hostess ads with the Hulk or Spider-Man were usually badly printed two-toners. Later, there were ads in the 1990's for Nintendo characters and games.

Kingdom In Crisis Art

Satire Gets An Upgrade In New Volume
Webcomic Veers Into Fantasy Direction

The Exuvian villagers have a very different culture from the roaches we've seen before.

The story for the next book is a new direction for a series that began as a humble black-and-white webcomic. Instead of the gag/page-a-week format I've moved into a fantasy approach for the art and a more traditional approach to story. This arc turns the Roach kingdom upside down. It reveals intrigues and introduces fascinating new characters.

This book has been penciled. I'm in the process of cleaning it up and digitally inking now. Colors for the book seem to need more attention. The flat and slightly shaded style used in book one is now a thing of the past. The early results for book two look very good.

New production art from the new book promises more edgy adventures in the Insect Kingdom.

New types of roaches and insects are coming up in the next book. I really wish I could say more! Subscribe to this site for upcoming announcements.

Comic Cards

Growing Cast Threatens Sleep Patterns
Man Battles Insomnia For The Love Of Webcomics
Roll-Over Mouse Cursor, Click or Tap Cards

Click on a card above to see the front and back views of these comic cards.

The thing about roaches is that they are next to impossible to kill.

My recent work in other areas (Graphic/Web Design) and other titles (Puppets/War Cry) has kept me really busy. The techniques developed from working on other projects are getting applied to my first title, Roaches.

For example, it's not a problem to design a template for comic cards and then render the art. That was not exactly the case when the webcomic got started back in star date 20XX. Then, as a mild mannered web designer by day, it was strictly HTML - which is kind of a code related joke and comic artist by night.

Now, I can see some of the carefully honed elements from the books that I love (GoT/Mouse Guard) as they start showing up, gradually, in this title. For me to take a "one-off" webcomic and push it towards a fully rendered card set is an important milestone over here, already.

If you aren't subscribed to this blog and buying the books - you are making a huge mistake. Luckily you can make up for it. Buy some merch. Help an artist to continue making one-of-a-kind work.

The Great War

A character sheet for retro-roach soldiers from the up-coming Roaches short.

The New Year is here and with it the anniversary of Roaches. It was just over two years ago this winter when I started this title. Way back in the winter of 2010. In the beginning it was just a few gags scratched out in a sketchbook. I remember being on a wicked caffeine high in this little coffee shop in Ohio and taking a break from fighting a mean infestation of real-life roaches that were in my apt. building.

I showed the bits to a few people who, much to my surprise, really enjoyed it. So, I took up my first webcomic right there and then.

Since then, the zany Roaches found an audience on-line, a book has gotten published, it's toured a few cons and now a short is in production. This little title has gotten all grown up!

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more mischief.


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