September 29th, 2006
The Possibilities
Looks like Platinum’s first online comic, Cowboys and Aliens, went live yesterday. Man, the art looks really nice on that, especially the coloring. When I first heard of the concept or name, I thought “Huh?” but being a fan of Westerns, Sci-Fi and general comic booky goodness. Plus, I’m excited about the Platinum comics coming out soon (including mine) and this is a great looking first step. (imho)
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September 29th, 2006 at 11:11 am
Cowboys and Aliens looks sharp. And the world didn’t end either.
I like his layouts and little details.
Speaking of likeing stuff I haven’t said so but I like what you’ve been doing with Orgins. Keep up the good work
September 29th, 2006 at 11:23 am
Ahh, that tall man brought flowers….. bet ‘ya a fiver he’s on “the register” ….dirty pervert.
peace out yo.
September 29th, 2006 at 11:25 am
The artwork on Cowboys and Aliens is stunning. Anyone know how they do it? Is it a program or did someone draw it?
September 29th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
Schrodd– the Cowboys stuff is just drawn in black and white, then colored in photoshop– very nice colorist there.
September 29th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
Damn DJ, you got some competition.
September 29th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
Its a good thing there no limit to how many were allowed to read eh? no so much competition as company.
origins is fantastic so far. the kind of story that makes you wish you could be cryogenically frozen for the lengh of time it runs then you get to read it all in one sitting
September 29th, 2006 at 7:01 pm
Thanks DJ for the info on Cowboys & Aliens.
If you’re in a giving mood - are there any drawing programs out there that give a halfway decent result? I’ve been kicking around the idea of doing a webcomic myself, but can’t draw for beans. Only one I saw that was halfway worth a damn was Comic Book Creator. And from the promo webpages, any result would still be kinda amateurish, but might get my point across OK.
September 29th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
I don’t know of any programs that straight up do the work for you. There is some Manga program I saw online somewhere for the bubbles, etc, I think there is a 50 dollar version of that and could be used for more than just MANGA style, if you know what I mean– http://www.e-frontier.com/go/mangastudio_hps
September 30th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
erm….ok…if you can’t draw for beans, i’d suggest finding an artist..anything a program makes for you will always seem ‘artificial’ because..well..it is artificial. lmao. that’s like saying: “man i wish I could make a finished painting like Rembrandt, but dammit, I can’t paint! I sure wish I could have a program do it all for me….”. :S
September 30th, 2006 at 6:26 pm
Um, Joe Iguana, that may be easier said than done. Who’d want to offer free artwork to a nobody? Plus, I’m ornery and want to tell my story my own way. Which means doing it when and how I want to.
But anyway, these questions are probably better addressed in the forum….I’ll take it there.