[dc]Y[/dc]es, another NHL Lockout is upon us, and I am not amused.
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I went back and forth about how to do this strip, but I got inspired to try and do some kind of Sin City
look. Obviously, such a technique is way beyond my skills, but it was fun to try. I like experimenting here, because I can (same goes for the panel layout). Originally, you didn’t see any part of ‘me’ in the black half of the circle, just the eye, but then I decided to try for the weird negative look. Sadly, I had to do all of that in Photoshop with my WACOM, because I had inked over my original lines. It took a lot of trial and error, and right half of the circle panel has been painted over more than a state university bathroom wall.
I will have more NHL Lockout related posts here soon, including a humor post this week. I have a slightly more serious article running on The Idler this Wednesday too.
More further reading: my latest Lost Highway B-movie review is up–Tentacles.
Panel 1: [Stephanie and Lady are sitting at a table drinking coffee and chatting] Lady to Stephanie: How is Daniel handling the news of the NHL lockout? Panel 2: [Stephanie with a concerned look] Stephanie: Daniel is handling the news…in his own way. Panel 3: [Daniel is distraught and staring off into space. Daniel is wearing a Detroit Red Wings hockey jersey. An empty bottle of whiskey is at his side. Six Stanley Cup shaped shot glasses litter the table, most of which are spilling whisky.]
