No, That Isn't My Head...: S.B. - The Strip. Chapter 1

OK, peeps!

Here's my original character in my original story all done by my original self. As described in a previous post (or two) this is pencil work and some of it is more rough around the edges than the rest.

As I was doodling the first scene on the bus (or wherever the hell I was) I thought "actually, I'll keep going and flesh it out, see where it goes". What you see is completely unscripted and evolves all on its own as I draw. This is how I used to work and I love it!

This is a character and a story I've been wanting to do for a while and is probably my most drawn figure when I feel inspired to sketch (so you may see a few scenes featuring this character up on display now and again, outside the comic). The character revealed itself to me in a vision one night and has never left me alone since then. His story started to come to me, and so developed the plot and other characters and I knew that the story would become a series of graphic novels. So, when my plans to create a comic publishing company started a couple of years ago, I knew this was a story I would do very soon into it. Not right away, but soon! I hope. :-P

Now, what you will read each week is not what is going to be in the graphic novels. Not exactly, anyway. The art will be all new and the story structured differently and probably in full colour (and, at least, inked).

What is about to follow is in pencil only and contains NO dialogue (well, except one word which prompted me to stop and decide not to put anything further in). It's a bit of an experiment and will be a great test of my art and storytelling abilities to see what the audience gets out of it. To a certain degree, there is room for the readers to get their own story out of it. But I hope you are able to follow what I've put down and really hope you can get something out of it.

For this comic I ESPECIALLY would appreciate feedback, comments and anything else you have to give. Please comment, subscribe and enjoy!

(You may need to open the pages in separate tabs / windows or click on them to view larger versions, as they may be a bit unclear and small so that they fit on the page.)

S.B.