One day I’m going to write more Punchin’ Bag, do a Kickstarter about it, and offer trading cards as a freebie. That’s at least one other graphic novel away, so in the meantime here are some images. This one’s Tex Arkana, an Americana hero. I couldn’t bring myself to fully color Turner’s work since he geared it toward BW so well, so I accented it more than anything.
If you’re interested in my current stuff and not hypothetical crowdfunding, check out gscomics.storenvy.com
One day I’m going to write more Punchin’ Bag, do a Kickstarter about it, and offer trading cards as a freebie. That’s at least one other graphic novel away, so in the meantime here are some images. This one’s Tex Arkana, my less punny take on Americana heroes. Check back next week for a colored version (ish).
If you’re interested in my current stuff and not hypothetical crowdfunding, check out gscomics.storenvy.com
So for some obvious 2020 reasons I’m not going to be doing any comic shows for the foreseeable future. With that in mind I’ve turned to you, the internet, to sell my physical books, as well as coffee mug stickers and a few “Just Like Comics” pins!
Check it out at http://gscomics.storenvy.com/
There’s some print exclusive stuff here, including:
Eight colorful pages of The Indefatigable Punchin’ Bag
Comics about a melancholic Canada goose named Etienne
A limited hand stapled ashcan of something called “Tex Arkana 2020”, made in late 2019 when I thought the only thing weird about 2020 was going to be that it was a two digit number repeating.
Plus a Punchin’ Bag trade if you’re feeling saucy.
For the upcoming print edition of The Punchin’ Bag, I decided to do a full color homage to Avengers #4 (or Captain America #337 for the more frugal among us) for the back cover. It’s pretty cool to see the color schemes I have in my head when I’m doing these black and whites actually come to life. Left to right, Flag-Bear-er, Dividing Dude, Tex Arkana, Dr. Sigma, and Blaxtreme.
As cliche as the title is, it at least has double meaning, as Punchy quits the Elite Team and I try out a few new stylistic flourishes for the “season 2” of Punchin’ Bag (to be collected in the second print edition at a later date).
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Because sometimes people on your team aren’t actually your teammates.
A Cover Swipe of Avengers 4 or the illustrious Cap 337.
Featuring Tex Arkana.
Previewed as part of inktober, things ramp up between our titular hero and his foil.
Apparently inktober is a thing, and as a pen and ink guy, I’d be remiss if I didn’t contribute something to the pantheon. Occasionally I’ll like to take a panel of The Punchin’ Bag and do it as a larger scale drawing, throw a wrench into the works as far as style (I mean, it’s still me and it’s still black and white, so it won’t be too jarring). So here’s a bit from the next Punchin’ Bag strip, a slightly more detailed or stylized Tex Arkana.
The Slim James 