What nefarious plot is Aziz hatching when he requires the services of a dead man walking? This page is the end of issue 2 of Pandeia! I made it this far. Thanks for sticking around. This book is now off to print, and will be available at Supanova, Sydney in June 2012, not to mention in print from indyplanet.com and as an eBook from processdiary.com – details to come, so stay tuned!
Been a while since I’ve done one of these, but some really awesome stuff has happened. First and foremost, I got interviewed by Kapow! Comic Book Show all about Pandeia wow – do they make it look AWESOME. It was so much fun talking to Al and the crew. I even got a cookie from Sonya!
Also, I attended Free Comicbook Day at Kinokuniya in Sydney’s CBD where I met some childhood artist heroes, and discovered some new local talents. Here’s a link to some pics of the event.
The FCBD edition of HUMM has hit over 400 downloads. Wow. Thanks for spreading the word and liking my stuff! Speaking of liking: did you know pandeia now has a facebook page? Please drop by and like!
I’ll be removing the “Free eBook downloads” page here, because I finally figured out how to set up free products on my eStore! Please sign up, and download from there if you haven’t already. Issue 1# of Pandeia will remain a free download also, though all subsequent issues will be $1.29 The quality of the download is exceptional. It looks fantastic on an iPad or eReader, so if you’re into collecting digitally, please consider making this part of your collection. I’ve enabled unlimited downloads for registered eStore customers, so the link will be available in your customer page.
Finally, I’m happy to let you all know that Issues 3# and 4# are being written and outlined RIGHT NOW. Chances are the first pages will be appearing some time in mid-June,and I aim to keep a healthy buffer to make my deadline of next April for both issues to go to print.
Wow, I’ve not done one of these blog posts in a while. I wonder if anyone really reads them? Oh well. Worth putting up a few words about what’s going on around here.
I am speeding towards finishing this issue/chapter as fast as I can manage. I’ve been struck with illness, work commitments and other stuff which needs taking care of. In the meantime, I thought I’d share a couple of sneak previews. First off, the cover has now been decided on. Here is a quick thumbnail:
I think it’ll work when it’s all done, so stay tuned. I’ve also been taking a little extra time with the next page. I had the set all sussed out, but I realised there are going to be some details around the endges of what i let you see that are going to demand a re-visit. I also wanted a very particular look to the set, so I had to do some research on how to get a good stone-block effect. Thanks to a couple of Blender boffins, I discovered a “masonry” plugin for Blender, and I quickly whipped up a room with ease. A little detailing later and…
Now, lastly, if you would like to hear a bit about the process that went into producing these pages, I’ve been doing a “process to go” series over at the process diary. The last few episodes have been exclusively about this issue of Pandeia. should they prove popular, I will be doing a regular update podcast for the next issue(s) so you can hear a bit about what goes into putting the issues together.
Thanks for sticking around, you faithful few! There’ll be plenty more to come really REALLY soon. Promise. 
