Saturday, November 24, 2007

Old Man Winter's clammy fingers

Dear friends, work has begun on Scary Go Round book 6, encompassing Jan-early Nov 2007's comics. I started a bit too fast last weekend and my body told me to slow down in no uncertain terms. But you will be pleased that I have made my first attempt at the cover! There are usually about 70 attempts, but it's something to look at isn't it? Yes it is.

See it here.

7 comments:

spugmeistress said...

nice choice of font :) love shelley's dress too

i found this the other day (after watching the dreadful Alfie remake) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Winters - was it a deliberate reference? i think it deserves a disambiguation page either way ;)

John A said...

I called her Shelley after Shelley Long from Cheers (maybe? I don't really remember) - then appended a "right" sounding surname. I wasn't really aware of the actress Shelley Winters but of course I'd seen the Poseidon Adventure so it must have been in my head somewhere.

Sparkles F said...

The cover looks great and the title fits perfectly. Now, all you have to figure out is the back cover.

sarahmojoh said...

REALLY like their poses; you're definitely on the right track, Mr. Allison!

WFHIT? said...

The colour scheme is marvellous, and the distance between shades is just right for the title/authorship credit etc. I must say, this draft gets 6 stars out of 5 and a ham sandwich from me.

WR said...

Hi, first-time commenter. I just wanna say that your art is, like, way too good. Like, WAY TOO GOOD! You make us other internet cartoonists look like a bunch of hacks. Absolutely fabulous art. Jealousy Factor: 89. Hats off to you, sir.

Cheers,

Winston Rowntree,
total hack

John A said...

Thanks Winston - to be honest though I think I have a long way to go.