Killbot & Johnston

Well, we are now in Spring of 2007. I began work on a comic strip called Killbot & Johnston. The comic was (still is) written by Mike Katzenstein. When I worked on the comic, the website for which it was created didn't exist yet. You can now read Killbot & Johnston (illustrated by Shane Pangburn) at itsnotabook.com. Actually there is a bunch of stuff on there for your entertainment, be it audio, visual, or ...reading. What's a catchy word for reading?

After developing the characters and knocking out 2 weeks worth of comics, I began to realize I was not cut out for comic strip work. It's visually apparent in the comic strip itself, which begins in full color and tight (ish) lines. It then becomes a little looser and black and white. I have a handful of unfinished comic strips around here as well. Basically it went from full color with text to a handful of ink drawings in a box.

I really wish I had it in me to do this, but it turns out I don't. Part of developing as an illustrator is figuring out what you can and can't do. I really love comics, so I wish I could have pulled this off. Here are the full color strips: