Squid

The first drawing of the new year!

Used the Derwent Inktense pencils this time. You can get some pretty decent color if you put down two or three layers. Still, not as intense as real watercolors. I need to figure out how to work with those Winsor Newton half-pans I bought a few months back. (Hm. No reason I can’t use both; the Inktense colors are waterproof once dry.)

I’m also starting to feel unsatisfied with what I’ve been doing recently. Reborn ambition is swelling in me. I’m not sure what to set it to.

See what happens!

See what happens when you don’t read Templar, Arizona! See!

Seriously, it’s got everything. Great character designs, sharp dialog, a sexy sarcastic fat chick, a restaurant that serves puppies, and a heroic statue of Jimmy Carter. What more could you possibly be looking for? How about this — the comic is set in an alternate universe full of weird fictional sports, TV shows, and subcultures. And there’s a guy with a pet chicken.

C’mon, just go to the beginning and start reading. Or if you don’t have time to go through 130 pages of archive, just try out the five-page Intermission story for a taste.

(Image © Charlie “Spike” Trotman.)