Next of Kin, Page 007

Sorry I haven't been posting. (Leo I'm looking at you). I'm at Gameloft Entertainment full time now, which is super cool, except my commute isn't, it's really, really, long. It's actually not the longest commute, honestly, but it's like 20-30 minutes driving, then about 40 minutes waiting for the train and actually getting on it and going, then 10-15 minutes walking (20 if oyu count getting that coffee I need for getting up at 545 AM).

So no, I'm not big on doing comic work when I come home at night after all that. Haha. But I'm going to continue its production at 2 pages at a time, once a week.

yep. moving to downtown soon I Guess.

Also I realize the drawing doesn't continue in the first panel of this page. I'll fix it tomorrow. So tired.

Next of Kin, Page 006

Fact: Arson is known as fire-raising in Scotland. Not sure why. 

I'm getting the hang of the lettering business, and I'm totally just reusing speech bubbles. Lol. 

Next of Kin, Page 005

The dialogue boxes gave me some issue, but I think isn't a terrible look for them. I kind of like the rough edges. But hopefully I'll figure out a way to do them better.

EDIT: I always like to give it a test run on the blog before I publish it to the official tumblr. I've edited the location box in the first panel. It was in a silly place before, but that's why you don't do lettering right before you go out for dinner.

I've also increased the text size a smidgeon, it was uncomfortably small. Thanks Sanju.

Next of Kin, Page 4

I had issues with this page, but its time to move on. I like the last panel, but probably because I tried the hardest on it. Haha.

Next of Kin, Page 003

If you have me on facebook, you'll know I never want to draw a firetruck again. 

Next of Kin, The younger sister

Think Rachel Berry, just as spoilt, but Blonde, British and instead of a dwarf, a giant. She's 18, and studying her BA in Acting/Musical Theatre, when takes a turn for the worse.

I wasn't feeling well today, so my drawings didn't turn out so nice. Page three soon.

Next of Kin, Elder Sister

She's 27, studying for her ST2 and SA2 (Medical Residency in the UK). She's called when the fire happens as their mother is out of the country.

Page 3 tomorrow, maybe.

Next of Kin, pages 1 and 2

For the record. I decided to just wing this story because I've had the vague idea in my head for ages, and if I mull over it too much, I will ruin it.

Next of Kin Cover

Here you go, here's a better cover. Drew from a few inspirations, Faith Erin Hicks included - a super talented comic/freelance illustrator from Halifax, Nova Scotia, who's also the illustrator and author of Friends with Boys. This is an odd combo, but it seemed to have worked somewhat.

I also realized that those sketches I posted last night were a complete dud without an explanation, but I won't spoil it. enjoy.

I'll be writing the story over the course of the next month or howeverlongitactuallytakes  while.

I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at.

-- Maya Angelou

Next of Kin is about two  half sisters who struggle to see eye to eye until a fire changes everything.