I don’t like the word postmortem as used in reference to creative works. I prefer to think of a finished artwork is a living thing, and the implication of a “postmortem” is in opposition to that. Things are different for Sunrise Issue 7. The end of “Concourse” feels like a death, and not a particularly tragic one at that. This issue was a bad experience for me, one in which my careful planning system failed me and a perfectly good concept was driven into the ground by poor execution. Now that the issue is finally finished it’s time to take a look back and figure out how it went wrong. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the “Concourse” postmortem.
Issue 8 cover inked
June 25th, 2010Finished inking the cover art:
The next step is digital coloring.
Sunrise: Issue 8 sketches
June 23rd, 2010Sunrise never sleeps. I finished Issue 7 yesterday and already it’s time to start working on Issue 8. Here’s some sneak peeks for you. Here’s an image of the new medical officer, Suri Sudeshna:
Suri is my replacement for Kuruschov, who, as you may be aware, I decided to eliminate from the main cast. I did this for a number of different reasons, the most prevalent of which is that Kuruschov never really managed to interest me as a character. Admittedly he never got much of a chance, but at the rate he was going I’m not sure he ever would have. Secondly, I wanted to add another female character to the main cast, so it made sense to replace Kuruschov for that reason. Hopefully Suri will be a bigger success than her predecessor.
And here’s a rough sketch for the cover of Issue 8:
That’s Hamete and Suri in the background, and a visiting character in the foreground.