Next month, June, is the release date of BURNOUT, the MINX/DC graphic novel written by Rebecca Donner and illustrated by myself and Eva de la Cruz (handling the grey tones).
It has been an absolute pleasure to work on this book. On one side I worked with my long time friend and partner in crime Eva, which guaranteed my drawings were going to look at least ten times better then how they looked when they left my drawing board. On the other side, working over Rebecca’s script made me feel like half of my pencils where already down in words. Her writing is very thoughtful; she really gets into the mind of the characters, making my job a delight. Checkout her novel "Sunset Terrace" to get another good glimpse of her quality and sensitive writing.
And I can’t talk about this book without mentioning Shelly Bond, my editor and the mastermind behind MINX. I had worked with her previously in a short story which appeared in Vertigo’s Fables. That short experience was simply fantastic. She is the dream editor of any artist that wants to become a real star. She makes the artist grow in every panel, in every page. So, after 144 pages of working under her genius guidance in Burnout I feel my storytelling knowledge and sensitivity has grown immensely. The feedback you get from her is absolutely incredible. Working with her is like receiving free (well, not free, they actually paid me!) classes of art and storytelling on a daily basis.
And I can’t talk about this book without mentioning Shelly Bond, my editor and the mastermind behind MINX. I had worked with her previously in a short story which appeared in Vertigo’s Fables. That short experience was simply fantastic. She is the dream editor of any artist that wants to become a real star. She makes the artist grow in every panel, in every page. So, after 144 pages of working under her genius guidance in Burnout I feel my storytelling knowledge and sensitivity has grown immensely. The feedback you get from her is absolutely incredible. Working with her is like receiving free (well, not free, they actually paid me!) classes of art and storytelling on a daily basis.
I raise muy cup for MINX and wish the line a long and happy life.
Here’s a link to a BURNOUT preview at Myspace - Enjoy.
And here’s a sneak peek at the process for page 1 of the book… from the breakdowns (check out how they changed after a couple phone calls from the editor) to the final art…
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