Check out this artwork while I relax

Check out this artwork while I relax

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Works by Eric
Been a bit busy lately with this, that, and the other thing, so I've had to set aside my little distraction of a blog for a while. Keeping up with family and work and writing projects and podcasts is a killer ... and now that summer is here, well, a man needs his relaxing time in the backyard, damnit. What's the sense of a backyard if you never use it? So while I continue to chug through my projects (now 10 chapters into my dystopian science fiction novel), have another preview of my upcoming comic anthology. Artist Rich Hannah adapted…
“Shackles” – an anthology preview

“Shackles” – an anthology preview

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Works by Eric
The following is a rough layout for a story in my upcoming comic anthology. The story is called "Shackles" and it is set in London circa 1778. The art is incomplete, obviously, but gives you a sense for what we're doing. Click here for a version large enough to read. We took an interesting approach on this one. I penned a conversation and provided the text to independent comic creator and musician Stanley Lieber, creator of Massive Fictions, among others. (Some of you might recall that I remixed some of his music.) No stage direction, no art direction, just some…
Hitchcock: The Sequel

Hitchcock: The Sequel

Posted inAlfred Hitchcock, Writing
Jim and I are working on the follow-up to A Year of Hitchcock. We can't say much about it at the moment other than that it's in progress and is also an Alfred Hitchcock book. A full book proposal is written -- if you recall my How I Got Published posts you recall what they are -- and the book is outlined. We are currently in the research stage and expect to begin writing the first chapter in the days ahead. This one is going to be focused on a specific topic, an in-depth look at an aspect of Hitchcock's…
Character sketches from upcoming comic anthology

Character sketches from upcoming comic anthology

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Works by Eric
Last time I showed you some pencils from a story slated for my upcoming comic anthology. This time, some character sketches. These are concept sketches for a story co-created with Robert Clayton Cooke called "The Slugs Are All Right". It's a story about ... well, I think the sketches give you an idea of where we're going with this: This one is sure to be good, bizarre fun. Plans are for the anthology -- a dozen stories in all by a dozen different artists, all written by yours truly -- to be available for purchase this summer.