Cover art for SWEETS #5 !

Here you go! Click image to enlarge.

Cover!

Here's a look at the cover for issue #3 of SWEETS. Note, I did already show this on Facebook and Twitter last week, so everyone on those pages got a sneak peek last week.

Enjoy! (Click image to enlarge)

First two covers, side by side.

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Kingfish!

I'll be launching this shirt sometime in the next few days. The Kingfish Cab Company is a fictional company that exists only in the pages of SWEETS. For those that don't know, 'Kingfish' was a nickname of two South Louisiana icons: Legendary New Orleans mafia boss Carlos Marcello, who ruled the region for almost 30 years; and our flamboyant governor/senator Huey P. Long, who served in the '20's and '30's. With that in mind, the fish used in the Kingfish logo design is a Piranha!

I figured I'd give you a sneak peek of the finished design. Click image to enlarge.

One more...

Here's a logo I designed for one of the fake companies in my new comic. I've been having a lot of fun with these.

The pitch!

The pitch pages are done! Finished up the lettering today, and now I've got to comb over the script a few times to make sure it's solid. Should have it in the mail to the publisher on Monday. More info on that soon.

Promo piece

Here's a peek at the SWEETS promo piece I showed around at various conventions this past year. The logo was done rather quickly and was meant to be a placeholder, and it's not quite what I'm looking for.

So I'll be reworking it with a few new ideas in mind, many of which came from working hard on the script and picking a few visual themes that lend themselves to the logo. I do have a specific vision in mind of what I want the logo to accomplish, but it's going to take some real work to get it there. I'll keep posting updates as I go.

The promo artwork contains a few of the elements in the story without actually revealing any plot points. Here on the right as the original ink scan, it's about 15 x 11 inches.

Logo tests with woodblock type

Did some experimenting this past week with some wood type blocks I picked up a few years ago. I'll be doing a few tests with these for the SWEETS comic logo. I may or may not end up using them, but I really wanted to do some testing before making a decision on it. I'll be using oil based paint and a roller to create prints directly from the woodblocks. I've got to make a trip to pick up a few more cleaning supplies before I put oil paint anywhere near these things. Don't want to damage or stain the wood. I'll show a sneak peek at soon as I have something solid worked up. This is gonna be fun.