And The Award Goes To…
Here it is, 9 panels of Terence N. Tijuana goodness to nourish you till next Monday! I was able to make this long comic because you readers quietly tolerated the 4 single-panels in my previous updates, so thanks y’all.
In case you didn’t notice the fine-print-punchline, it’s on the bottom edge of the photograph at the end.
If, on the other hand, your eyesight is really good, you might recognize the two giant statues in panel 1. Yes, today’s comic strip gives a nod to One Swoop Fell, a beautifully rendered comic by cartoonist-slash-illustrator Mike Dutton.
The comic introduces us to some really likeable characters and its painterly style is very attractive and makes you stare at each panel slowly, longingly, enviously…… If you clicked on the link/image, it’ll take you to a particular page in One Swoop Fell which I personally feel makes it pretty easy to jump right in. Plus, there’s sushi!
Drawn with: Flash
Coloured with: Photoshop
Misc: Panel 1 took 3 hours, Panel 2 took 2 hours, the smaller panels swallowed 1 hour each, and add to that 15 minutes for the pseudo-panel at the bottom. You do the math… Also, tomorrow I might post up a previous version of Panel 1, just so you can laugh at my artistic fumblings….
