Messenger is set to return! Also, there be other updates!

So, the date I plan to begin regular page updates again is Monday August 4, 2014.  I know, its still a number of months away, but by then I should have a comfortable buffer built up, and feel confident in Chapter 1 running and ending smoothly.  While as far as my back and neck are concerned, they've been doing much better, and I don't tend to have as many problems.  My arm/tendonitis has sadly been a different story.  I have been able to work on pages again, but they're coming along slowly, and some days are better or worse than others.  I've also been trying other things to get it to get better, and get it to not cause me so much pain.

So with all that said, I am still open to any suggestions anyone has that they would like to see.  Are you interested in how I handle writing, story plotting, thumbnailing, penciling, inking, coloring, lettering, etc?    Don't feel shy to ask me.  I have some ideas to help continue to fill the Monday gaps until August, but I want to be sure it is things that you guys are curious about or would like to see.  All these updates and art can be seen on Messenger's site:  http://messenger.thecomicseries.com/ .


In other news I'll be holding my first artist alley table at SpartanCon in Spartanburg, SC on Saturday May 10th.  If you are going, feel free to stop by and say hi.  This is up on the conventions tab at the top.  I'll update the tab as I solidify any conventions I'll be attending.

Also, my commissions have been closed for a while, but I plan to reopen them around the end of May.  Thank you to everyone who has been so patient with me.

Now trying something else

It's been while since I've done ink washing.  I'm trying to get away from some of my more solid perfectionism, and try to get some flow and life into my drawing by relaxing.  Did this with only general shapes and composition laid out in pencil (I normally plan every tree limb in advance).  It was most certainly and interesting and fun undertaking.

For anyone waiting for Messenger to return, I should have a date planned and announced by either April or May.

It's been a long time, graphite pencils

I'm glad to say I've been feeling a lot better this month.  I've been able to work more on Messenger, and got inspired to draw a pencil drawing of Emil's late father, the Desert King, Amir  (read the story thus far at messenger.thecomicseries.com).  It's been too long since I last worked in the medium, and it was awesome going back and working with pencils again.

Here's the progress of it over the past few days:

It's been a slow start

I had hoped to have more to show at the start of the year, but my health had other plans.  Luckily, I've been getting a handle on it all, and each day I've felt better.  I'm happy to say that I have finally been able to return to drawing.  To show for it, I have the pencils of a character illustration of Zaki for everyone to see.

For those who have yet to visit Messenger's site, I have been taking a break from uploading pages, and am currently unsure when I'll start uploading them again, my goal is Fall 2014 at the very latest.  I'm working on pages as we speak, and am wanting to get a buffer built back up before I begin uploads again.  The first 21 pages of chapter 1 are up for reading at Messenger's site: www.messenger.thecomicseries.com .  For further updates on what is going on, you can check the site, as well as here.


See everyone next month with hopefully good news.