Posting them here becasue i can!

Just a few more sketches practicing my hands in drawing the TF2 characters. Still not there, but getting there. The one I’ve spent more time on, and have more fun drawing, is defiantly the scout; followed by the sniper (my favorite character). The Demoman seems to come the easiest, I love drawing his huge chin! I absolutely hate drawing the heavy though, I don’t know why. I just can’t give him life. The one sketch of him here is the best I’ve done :/

In other news, I’m working on the last seven pages of issue two, to be posted all at the same time (so the story won’t drag out). Expect those closer to MCM expo on the 24th nov!

If you want to know why I haven’t updated this summer (And why wouldn’t you want to know everything about me? Of course you do, you love me!) Then I would have to point you towards the Game Team Fortress 2. An online class-based ‘Shooter’, very different to the stereotype which has probably just popped into your head, with the most enjoyably well realized characters I’ve seen in any game, film or comic to date.
If you haven’t heard of the game, then I’ve made a playlist of official videos that introduce the characters.

Now did you watch those? Do you feel entertained?? You better bloody do! If you haven’t played it yet, then you obviously don’t have time for fun in your life. (And if you own the ‘Orange Box’ and haven’t, you’re clearly stupid too. It’s on that. It’s a lot better on PC than it is on console).

Like any game or film I love, I pine for a comic version. Like, say, Bioshock comics or Mirrors edge comics. So since I REALLY love this game, I’m itching to see the characters used in a comic. Itching so badly, I thought I would just do it myself.
“The Internet” has already produced many “webcomic-y” snippets using the characters cataloged HERE (most of them are shit and use in game photography), but the only official comic starting the characters came recently with a game update, HERE (scroll down to see the comic), Drawn by ‘Powers’ Michael Avon Oeming, Who has hinted on his site that there is more to come from him.
The exciting thing is that Valve, the company that produces TF2, has announced an Official series of comics are in production. Which is pretty awesome, but much secrecy has surrounded the project and they seem a long way off. So like I said before, instead of waiting, I’m going to make my own.

I want to show the characters during “down time” preparing before missions and recovering afterwards, I didn’t want to cover the battles, because that’s already done with the game, nor did I want to do a comic like the “meet the” videos because, well, they’re already done as videos. Above you can see my attempts at drawing comic versions of the characters. They still aren’t as good as I want them yet though, but they’re getting close. That’s all I’ve got for now, but I’ll have more on here soon. So what do you think? Good idea? Ok renditions of the characters? ‘Lemme know!

Links
http://www.teamfortress.com/
Buy the game on Steam (it’s like an itunes for games)

I’m not dead. It’s just the summer.

Before and after pictures of “Justine Tyme’s Extra Adventures: Game Over” (as always, click for bigger)

OHKAY, I’m “sorry” for not updating in weeks. I’ve just been so “busy”. Well, really I’ve just been trying to have a summer. I will start up again this Wednesday with a new page, and hopefully my absence will be forgiven. I haven’t been totally inactive drawing wise, as you can see above, I’ve been working on a separate Justine story outside of this first online volume.

This new bit of fun was originally a 24 hour comic (a 24 page comic written and drawn in 24 hours). The art was a bit rushed because of the timeframe, but the story was explosive! I liked it so much, I decided to re-draw it. So it’s kind of like a 24 hour comic, but not really. The result is the best B/W work I’ve done yet. The story is the first in a series called “Justine Tyme’s Extra Adventures”, a run of short non-cannon tales based in the Justine universe, with no effect on the main story. You know, like a Simpsons Halloween special. This first punch of extra adventures is entitled “game over”, and sees Justine and pals load into a virtual reality world of video games. When it’s done, I will get the PDF online as a free download. That’s right, you can just download it and read it. For free. Simples.
The print version will also be available at future conventions, see tab to the right >>

Which reminds me, long ago, before “Tards” (my first crappy comic) was even an idea, I drew “Haroldinium Comics” Some artwork from which can be seen above and below. I’m mentioning it because “game over” was the name of one of these comics, where the books characters entered a virtual reality world as well. I’ve always liked this concept. It was also the idea behind a web comic I did, which followed the adventures of two guys that found themselves trapped in a video game world. Maybe I’ll dig up this festering corpse of a plot device again in the future, who knows.

So, to recap: New Justine page this Wednesday and back to normal after that. All new “Justine Tyme’s Extra Adventures: Game Over” as a free PDF, coming soon enough. Peace out, and come back soon!

Here is a bit of fun from Dan Lester, one of my favourate writers (And I’m not saying that becasue we’re friends). I am working with him on another comic, that will come about later this summer eventualy (when I get my penis in gear).