pencils update and some reviews
About half way through the pencils for issue 4 of Monstrum! There will be a new web page to go with it. I might run issues 4 and 5 together.
On to some reviews:
Michael Burness says this about 'The creator' (Art by me, story by Tony Hitchman, for 'Zombies' anthology published by Accent UK:
"Not great art wise but a cracking read with an excellent twist at the end."
Glad to say that I will be teaming up again with Tony in the future, he writes good stuff and supplies nice layouts with the script (he has a good visual eye too so it's fun to draw)
Stephen Holland had this to say about 'Green' (the charity comic I blogged recently):
"Do You Want To Kiss It Better #1 (£2-50) by various. Published in support of the World Land Trust - and printed on recycled paper using vegetable oil-based inks on presses run on 100% local wind power by people eating dandelions and non-dairy buttercups grown free-range in their gardens - this is, like many a worthy endeavour, a mixed bag of Quorn. "Cause And Effect" by Shiro (not Matsumune) may well be lifted from - sorry inspired by - USAGI YOJIMBO or some other Buddhist tract but even if so, elevated it has been into a wonderfully fluid series of panels with some fabulous curves, superb brush flourishes and unusual and dynamic camera angles. It's an anthropomorphic life lesson whose figures Mike Kunkel (HEROBEAR AND THE KID) wouldn't have been disappointed in. "Introducing The Opossum Shrimp" by Leonie O'Moore was commendable succinct and bang on-target, whilst the rest... the rest of the people mean well and are therefore saved from my usual range of heartless, caustic witherisms. Details of how to make your purchase can be found at the link."
Yep...I was quite surprised at how well I came off in that review.
Comments
Michael Burness is a clown. That was a cool strip in a overall pretty mediocre Anthology. You drew a cool creepy zombie lady in that.
He obviously wouldn't know good art if it walked up to him and hit him with a sack of dented bells (thank you Charlie B).
Congrats on the good review. Ignore the not-so-good one from that Burness idiot and keep up the great work. Looking forward to Monstrum very much...xoxo
Posted by: m0nster | June 12, 2008 09:55 PM
xoxo? Thanks 'Gossip girl'! I'm sure Burness has some idea what he's on about. It wasn't the greatest strip in the world ever, (I have yet to draw that, but it's on it's way), so I don't mind some criticism. Thanks for the strong support!
Posted by: Leonie | June 13, 2008 06:44 PM
Big up yea!
Posted by: James | June 15, 2008 11:34 AM
You go girl.
Any review is better than no review.
Who is this Michael Burness guy anyway? never heard of him. I've heard of you though.
Posted by: spleenal | June 16, 2008 08:07 AM
Hello Leonie,
That review was my personal opinion and in now way did I mean the art was completely shit.It was within the context of the rest of the anthology. There was plenty of artwork I didn’t comment on as I thought it was worse.
I'm glad you responded in a mature manner to my comments who I'm sure is in the minority. Also I have my own anthology work out in a number of weeks which you are more than welcome to comment on it.
I wish you all the best in your future works. As for the others that I have commented on me as a person. I understand that my personal opinions are my own and I don’t have to explain myself to you.
Michael.
Posted by: Michael Burness | July 29, 2008 02:31 PM
Hello Leonie,
That review was my personal opinion and in now way did I mean the art was rubbish.It was within the context of the rest of the anthology. There was plenty of artwork I didn’t comment on as.
I'm glad you responded in a mature manner to my comments who I'm sure is in the minority. Also I have my own anthology work out in a number of weeks which you are more than welcome to comment on it.
I wish you all the best in your future works. As for the others that I have commented on me as a person. I understand that my personal opinions are my own and I don’t have to explain myself to you.
Michael.
Posted by: Michael Burness | July 29, 2008 02:32 PM
Hello Leonie,
That review was my personal opinion and in now way did I mean the art was rubbish.It was within the context of the rest of the anthology. There was plenty of artwork I didn’t comment on as.
I'm glad you responded in a mature manner to my comments who I'm sure is in the minority. Also I have my own anthology work out in a number of weeks which you are more than welcome to comment on it.
I wish you all the best in your future works. As for the others that I have commented on me as a person. I understand that my personal opinions are my own and I don’t have to explain myself to you.
Michael.
Posted by: Michael Burness | July 29, 2008 02:33 PM
That review was my personal opinion and in now way did I mean the art was completely rubbish. It was within the context of the rest of the anthology. There was plenty of artwork I didn’t comment on as I thought it was worse.
I'm glad you responded in a mature manner to my comments who I'm sure is in the minority. Also I have my own anthology work out in a number of weeks which you are more than welcome to comment on it.
I wish you all the best in your future works. As for the others that I have commented on me as a person. I understand that my personal opinions are my own and I don’t have to explain myself to you.
Posted by: Michael Burness | July 29, 2008 02:40 PM
That review was my personal opinion and in now way did I mean the art was completely rubbish. It was within the context of the rest of the anthology. There was plenty of artwork I didn’t comment on as I thought it was worse.
I'm glad you responded in a mature manner to my comments who I'm sure is in the minority. Also I have my own anthology work out in a number of weeks which you are more than welcome to comment on it.
I wish you all the best in your future works. As for the others that I have commented on me as a person. I understand that my personal opinions are my own and I don’t have to explain myself to you.
Posted by: Michael Burness | July 29, 2008 02:43 PM