As I said Wednesday, I completely redrew 358 since I wasn’t happy with it. You can see the pencil sketch of the original page as today’s voting incentive on TopWebComics. Since the comment box on TWC tends to cut off after a certain point, I’ll explain some of my reasons here.
I decided I’d rather have Gara immediately regret using the spines and try to catch the pirate before she dropped to the deck. Additionally, I didn’t like the sudden interruption of Geilen’s reaction shot. Plus, all three reaction shots at the end of the redrawn page build up nicely to the first panel of the next page. (Today’s.)
Today’s new voting incentive is back to stuff I did for AnimePunch. Vote today to see the Local Deity art!
At the end of this month, I’ll be a guest at GarasuNoShiCon in Perrysburg, Ohio! Long name, yes, but in English, it means Glass City Con, since it’s in the backyard of Toledo, my hometown, which is nicknamed the Glass City. ^_^ So this con in my old stomping grounds!
I’ll be running a Photoshop panel on Sunday morning along with my Artist Alley table, so if you’re in the area, you should check out the con and say hello.
The best part of the con is that it’s completely free to attend! Garasu is a first-year convention, and I’m excited that there’s finally a con in my hood, so I really want to give them support so they do well!
WHOOOA new vote incentive. Martial Arts badge art from AP. ^_^ It’s simple, but I really like this one! I found a great image of Ranma that I used as a reference. Vote vote vote!
More Things:
I’ve got the rest of the wallpapers now up on Webcomic Wallpapers. Thanks to whoever already bought one, as well! I hope you’re enjoying it! ^_^
A new link exchange with Strawberry Death Cake can be found on the links page. Us Cbus folks have to stick together. ^_~
New voting incentive (Military Idol badge art) is up!
I wanted to bring up a few things, since I think I’ve picked up some new readers recently!
- Garanos has a Facebook Page that you can add to your favorites, or become a fan thereof! I send out announcements and updates to members, so it does serve a function other than publicizing that you have excellent taste in comics. ^_^ There are about 60 fans right now and I KNOW I’ve got more readers than that who must be on Facebook. Join up!
- I’m on Twitter. Apart from sharing the very important, up-to-the-minute updates on what kind of sandwiches I’m eating, I also give status updates on the current page of Garanos, and from time to time, I’ll post in-progress screenshots of the art. (I also generally follow back any non-spammer people who follow me. Let’s be friends!)
- I post to my art blog quite often these days. It’s lots of non-Garanos related art, as well as the occassional personal musings, and it’s home to my portfolio to boot.
Shameless plugging over. ^_^ Everyone have a good weekend!
Shonen badge art! New voting incentive. You know what to do. ^_^
I’ve got the opportunity to possibly do a run of two-color t-shirts, thanks to Horatio of the Rampage Network. They’d be somewhere in the $15-20 range. If there’s enough interest, I’ll come up with a design and get them made, so show me some interest! You can either leave a comment here, or send me an email. ^_^ Something especially useful is what character(s) should be on the shirt.
Speed Racer badge art is the new vote incentive! Have at it. ^_^
So I saw Star Trek on Monday, since Chris and I were celebrating the end of his first gigasecond, and to spoil it slightly for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet, the chick that Kirk was sexing up in the trailer was a redheaded, curly-haired Orion girl. Furthermore, her name is Gaila.
I’m entirely amused by this coincidence. I also keep getting hits from people googling “orion slave girl” and variations thereof. So now you can buy Orion!Geilen in the form of a new wallpaper:
Had I known that Orions dyed their hair (or could have naturally red hair) I would’ve left her a redhead. ^_~
Enjoy!
This weekend I’ll be at Marcon! ^_^ I’m a panelist this year, serving up on three panels total:
- Art in the New Millenium – What is an Original? (Friday, 7PM)
- Comics vs. Graphic Novels (Saturday, 5:30PM)
- Today’s Paint and Canvas: Digital Art (Sunday, 10AM)
If you’re there, come say hello! I’ll also be around and about partying it up with my super fly crew.
New voting incentive up at TopWebComics is the Stand Za Warudo badge from AP.
Have a great weekend!
New vote incentive at TWC: Stuck Up Doll badge art from AP.
This week is the last three pages of Part Fourteen! I’ll be taking a short break after that, more details on Friday. I’m coming up on two more cons, GarasuNoShiCon and ColossalCon, so the timing is quite good. ^_^
Also, I finally got a few minutes to finish up Starfleet!Garanos. ^_^
New vote incentive up at TWC: Traveling Observer badge art from AP. This art references Kino’s Journey, and I’m proud of how it turned out. ^_^
Today’s page is the last page of Part 14! I’ll be taking two weeks off from posting new pages in order to finish drawing the next chapter and get a buffer started. What happens in Part 15 has been simmering around in my brain for about 4 years, so I’m taking my time with the drawings. I want it to be perfect. I hope I don’t disappoint!
Part 15 starts on June 15.
This weekend I’m at GarasuNoShiCon in P-burg! Hope to meet some fans there this weekend! Once again I have a Photoshop panel; it’s Sunday at high noon.
New vote incentive at TWC: AP badge art for Ultimate Weapon Girlfriend!
Have a great weekend!



