Terran Spark

Yo!

Better late, than never. Here is my super neato awesome pitch for YARNS 2.0. Western with a healthy twist of Sci-Fi! :)

In the not-so-distant future, the devastation of Earth has forced mankind to leave both its world and its galaxy in the search of a new place to call home. Vita unda offers the promise of such a place...if the land can be terraformed.

The story follows one of the first settlers to this new, desert planet--a young boy named Spark. With the help of his blood-bound guardian, the mysterious alien woman Ule, he sets out on a quest to find his missing sister and rescue her from the outlaws who stole her away.

Through Spark's journey he will find that there is more to himself and his sister than they ever knew and discover how their fate is inexorably intertwined with the very survival of the human race.

So, yeah. Let's see how this shapes up, but I am dreaming big for now. Below are some starter sketches of Spark and Ule in her two forms.

Coyote Cortés and the Silverman's Daughter

I have a fun, action-adventure story in mind for our western themed, Yarns 2. I'm still thinking about the overall feel with some faint ideas on art direction, so more to come. For now, here's the summary:


Silver tycoon, Thurston Goodchild and his beautiful, Harvard educated daughter Eloise make their way to San Francisco to oversee a new business venture. But, their trip hits a major road bump as the notorious Buckshot Bronson and his gang board their train and kidnap Eloise for ransom. Helpless, Thurston has no choice but to concede to Buckshot’s demands.

Thurston stops at the next town to obtain the ransom and proceed to the drop off point that Buckshot articulated, when a mysterious man who overheard his predicament offers another view point. Bounty hunter and local eccentric, Coyote Cortés knows that Buckshot’s not to be trusted and offers his services to get Eloise back. It takes some convincing, but when Coyote reveals Buckshot’s hostage survival history, Thurston decides to hire Coyote on. With the help of his trusty steed, Poncho and his spirit guide, Thistle, (whom Coyote can be often heard talking to, but never seen by anybody else,) Coyote set’s off in search of Buckshot’s gang.

keeping up the creative energy

I promised Amanda Nichole I'd relay this question to all you after-hours artists out there: "How do you maintain the creative energy to do comics and illustration after 8 hour shifts of squeezing your brain for design day jobs? … I find myself doing so much critical thinking and design for marketing agency work and FanimeCon that my brain and body are totally drained by the time I get home!"

draw

Just a little ditty to get the creative juices flowing. I don't think I'm going to have any gunplay in my tale. :)

Yarns Photos Pas

I've posted more pics of the recent Yarns exhibit on our Facebook site. A big thanks to Tiffany Dreyer for taking the photos.

Yarns Volume 1, Now Available at Isotope Comic Lounge!

Also, I took a trip this week to my local comic shop and dropped off a few copies. I was pretty stoked and had to take pictures of our book sitting next all the other shiny new books. A few more pictures and details on the shop over on Pixelor…

A Few Yarns Reception Photos

I finally got around to posting some pictures over on my Pixelor site. Here's a sample…

I'm so excited...

...and I now have an 80's song stuck in my head. : /

So...quick question. I have been brainstorming on my story for YARNS 2 and was wondering if a genre crossover would be considered cheating?

My initial concept is about an orphan boy (14-15ish) who is searching for something/someone. The spin is that he's actually not from the Old West or even on Earth. He's part of the first round of earthling settlers on an alien planet being terraformed by said earthlings. The planet is similar to our 'High Desert' and actually already supports life, it just needs a little more user-friendly work. All of the attire, scenery, etc. will be Western-esque with little tweaks here and there for the whole "futuristic-alien-world-cowboys" thing.

And so I ask, is this okay? Or am I cheating by making this a western/sci-fi combo? I can always rework my storyline I would just rather do so now before I become too endeared to it.

yarns 2 kick off

Yarns volume 2 is now underway! We've chosen to go with a theme this time around: the western genre. Y'all stay tuned as we begin the research and idea development for our stories.

'til may 18th

Just a reminder that the Yarns exhibit is up until May 18th at Sacramento State University. In fact, if you happen to go the Dept of Design Spring Show on May 15th, we've made special provision to have the 2nd floor gallery open that night so you can take in both! For more info on the exhibit, click here.