tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73275829495803005052024-03-17T13:43:28.215-05:00Trosper and Ignatz Meet Gentle GiantInsights about comics, prog rock, classic cartoons and films, higher education, sexuality and gender, writing, teaching, whatever else comes to mind, and comics. I know I said comics twice. I like comics!diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.comBlogger579125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-66661219690697464312024-03-17T13:42:00.001-05:002024-03-17T13:42:51.260-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 376: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 14 Well, we're back! It's been hectic, but I have a couple new pages to post. I've had this done for a couple weeks, but there's finally time to post!First, the next page of Esther's Hands.Story notes: for most of this chapter, the story is random memories of Mother, mostly related to trans stuff, since that's the main focus of the book. Some other material finds its way in. I suspect I will reorderdiana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-13782469861926229922024-01-21T18:24:00.002-06:002024-01-21T18:24:19.245-06:00Original Art Sundays No. 375: Surrealist Cowgirls Sheet Music Cover!As my first Kickstarter continues (ten days left!), I'm working on new classes and plotting on the *BIG* graphic memoir, while I expand writing on a rekindled older project.One of the items in the Surrealist Cowgirls book is sheet music for a ditty I composed as their theme.Here's the B & W version of the sheet music cover.I will add color to this and use it as the back cover for the diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-4416676191040171732024-01-14T17:06:00.003-06:002024-01-14T17:06:23.546-06:00Original Art Sundays no. 374: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 14Back with the next page of my graphic memoir.Trans stuff comes and goes in this chapter. Mother had accepted me as her daughter, even if I didn't always behave as she might have liked. But what about her? This was a tricky page from a narrative standpoint. Static storyline, just one or two old ladies sitting around in a cluttered house. I broke out some new Copic markers that I rather like, diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-9576023635111856042024-01-06T20:54:00.002-06:002024-01-06T21:01:11.136-06:00Kickstarter Follow-up 2: Surrealist Cowgirls, Kevyn Lenagh cover colored! HI all!Took a couple minutes to add color to the alternative cover for my current Kickstarter.I might play with the text a bit more. I like the Western feel of it, but I'm not sure it reads. But overall, I'm very happy with this. I've had few other artists draw my beloved Cowgirls, and Kevyn's work charms me! Also, this is the first time I've colored Domino Chance!diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-3043120093753912072024-01-03T21:31:00.004-06:002024-01-03T21:31:33.656-06:00Kickstarter follow-up: Kevyn Lenagh Cover! Quick follow up to yesterday's post.The campaign started slow, but is picking up steam. One of the rewards is an alternative cover by Kevyn Lenagh. I just got the art a couple days ago and did some quick typography. The astute viewer will note the presence of Kevyn's iconic character Domino Chance!It's in black and white right now, but I'm adding color. But hey, I really like the B &diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-22955554648476234442024-01-02T13:34:00.000-06:002024-01-02T13:34:15.654-06:00Announcement: Kickstarter Make 100 Project HI all,Just a quick announcement. My first Kickstarter, Make 100: Surrealist Cowgirls 80 Page Giant is live through the end of January.Loyal readers are already familiar with the Cowgirls and know how much fun I have with them! I hope you take a look at the campaign and spread the word!diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-21419941877093090362023-12-31T00:00:00.002-06:002024-01-06T14:20:16.451-06:00Original Art Sundays No 373: More Inktober Well, now that the hectic semester is done and my first Kickstarter goes live soon, I can devote more time to posting art.FYI, the Kickstarter is a Surrealist Cowgirls 80 Page Giant! Here are a few more Inktober pieces from this year. Another one for the guitar book- good old Judy Jetson! Done on a backing board. Combination of ink and marker. Fast, loose and fun (the art, not diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-66872448046029804842023-11-19T14:28:00.002-06:002024-01-12T12:35:45.335-06:00Original Art Sundays No. 372: An Inktober miscellanyWell, that really got away from us! Between midterms, union work, concerts and starting new projects, I only completed about half of Inktober this year and haven't posted for a while. Now that I have a minute to breathe, I'd like to share some of this year's completed works.My vision of the Warpsmith, inspired by Neil Gaiman's current run at finishing Miracleman. I have very mixed feelings about diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-10579299800026848242023-10-01T14:47:00.002-05:002023-10-01T16:06:46.433-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 371: Inktober '23, Day One This promises to be a very hectic week: midterms, two concerts and a visit from my sweetheart. Yeah, I know, first world problems. Be that as it may, I did want to get art posted, whether I had time for a new page today or not. As Inktober has begun, here's Day One!This was inspired by a panel from the Phil Jiminez chapter of Wonder Woman: Historia. Rather than to try to bring my modest diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-63786623640266200282023-09-24T16:35:00.005-05:002023-09-24T16:35:45.018-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 370: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 12 Another quick episode this week. Another quick gag strip. I like doing these for previously mentioned reasons. They break narrative tension, they inject a little joy into the story, and they're quick and fun to draw. In this case, it's a throwaway moment that implies a lot more. It alludes to the "pink cloud", the freedom to be yourself after having been closeted way too long. Indiana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-65183694974838642912023-09-17T19:16:00.002-05:002023-09-17T19:16:27.998-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 369: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 11 Once more, here we go! Some delays due to personal issues, now mostly resolved.When we left, our heroine (me) was on a phone call to Mother, talking about coming out.Read on.Sigh.The text of the letter was a challenge. I don't have the original letter any more, but it resonated with me. I tried to simulate Mother's handwriting, which was illegible to anyone but family. I will include the diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-37463992976179466152023-08-20T17:35:00.003-05:002023-08-20T22:55:14.311-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 368: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p.10 Time for the next page!When we left, our heroine (me) was about to have The Talk with Mother.Read on...Well, isn't that the way we all hope it goes? Genuine unconditional acceptance.To unpack (so to speak) the contents of this page: Coming out to family is one of the scariest things a trans person can do. Though I waited to (ostensible) adulthood and was at no risk of being expelled from mydiana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-52131454505168395242023-08-06T13:31:00.002-05:002023-08-06T13:31:33.223-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 367: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 9 Here we go with the next page.When we left our adventure, our heroine (me) had just been introduced to- indoctrinated in?- Tolkein.Read on.Lots to unpack on this seemingly simple page. In the first panel, there's a quiet family moment. The younger brother reading the comic, a youthful me with a Beatles haircut reading a teen magazine, sporting the disaffected demeanor of a 14 year old. It diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-30409158687174858892023-06-25T19:27:00.001-05:002023-06-25T19:27:10.452-05:00Original Art Sundays no. 366: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 8 This one took a bit of doing. More about that in a minute.For now, let's resume our story. Mother had just gotten some books, freshly published in the US(o so she thought) . In an unusual move, she offered to pay us to read them, and I took her up on the offer.The astute Tolkien scholar will be aware that Mother was wrong. The first US publication was in 1954-56, with paprback volumes firstdiana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-33304556244737233832023-06-18T18:42:00.000-05:002023-06-18T18:42:30.286-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 365: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 7 Once more into the adventure!When we left our hapless/intrepid family, the kids (us) were coming into their own, slowly. Mother had begun taking painting classes on night a week.One night, she had news.Continuing the brush stroke motif from last page. This motif will carry on for one more page.Story and art notes intertwine on this page. The astute observer will note that the hand has moveddiana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-6981063605239532012023-06-11T18:48:00.000-05:002023-06-11T18:48:13.689-05:00Original Art Sundays no. 364: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 6 On to the next page of our story. I rather like this one.When we left our family, Esther was starting to pull her life back together while she raised five children alone.Now that the framework is solidly in place, we can get to the meat of Mother's story. Story notes: As Mother started to come into her own, so did the kids. We were finding our own voices, developing interests. Like diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-70228374408745937212023-06-04T15:43:00.002-05:002023-06-04T15:43:29.194-05:00Original Art Sundays no. 363: Sharp Invitiations: Esther's Hands, p. 5Next page of the story. For continuity, this story comes after the squirrel story and before the job story. I've been reorganizing the book. While there's still much work to do, I'm pleasantly surprised by the progress I've made. When we left, Mother was patching together a life for herself and her five kids.I made a text change to the previous page, throwing in a line about my baby brother.diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-12670889590205415302023-05-28T21:32:00.002-05:002023-05-28T21:32:40.517-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 362: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, p. 4 Back in the saddle again, with another page. This one took a while, mostly due to other time commitments. The page itself was a simple enough page, but it gave me fits. For some reason, I couldn't get it to work. It was a serviceable page, but so dull. The first tier was okay, but the second tier- snore.After several false starts and a collaboration with Kevyn Lenagh, creator of Domino diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-57504282693277705532023-03-12T20:51:00.001-05:002023-03-12T20:51:30.864-05:00Original Art Sundays No. 361: Sharp Invitiations: Esther's Hands, p. 3 Here we go with the next page of Mother's story.This is another text heavy page. There's a need to communicate a lot of information in a short time to get to the part that's essential to this narrative.While the whole family history is challenging and always full of surprises (as noted by my sisters in their genealogy research), I want to keep this about the prime foci of this book: class diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-31315016294759909722023-03-12T19:27:00.002-05:002023-03-12T19:27:40.078-05:00Original Art Sundays no. 360: Sharp Invitiations: Crooning (single page story) Okay, doing two posts today. I missed a couple weeks, partially due to a positive COVID test and dealing with my health and navigating the health care system. I'm on the mend, and have rallied enough to create more work.First up, something more from the Curt story, or at least from that time frame. Delia and I were walking downtown in Minneapolis, and....(giggling at the memory)Actually, wediana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-51123211351085877842023-02-19T00:00:00.006-06:002023-02-19T00:00:00.212-06:00Original Art Sundays No. 359: pin-up page: Blue Wild Abandon Taking a day away from the big story. It's my birthday today, and I felt an impulse. Yeah, the graphic memoir is important and I like doing it, but as anyone who's worked in nonfiction (even creative nonfiction) knows, there are certain constraints. Some things HAVE TO BE RIGHT, which can stall the creative drive. Plus, have fun with your art!There's this character who has been popping intodiana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-46849376213155795312023-02-05T16:37:00.000-06:002023-02-05T16:37:08.980-06:00Original Art Sundays no. 358: Sharp Invitations: Esther's Hands, pp. 1 and 2 Into the next chapter!This will be a bit faster and less emotionally charged than the Curt chapter. Planned and drafted at 10 pages, probably come in around 20. This chapter deals with my relationship with my mother, and with how she handled my transition.This chapter comes before the chapters on work, surgery and Curt in the final book. Very open layout on these. I plan to use her style indiana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-72855518597925397172023-01-22T15:49:00.000-06:002023-01-22T15:49:00.022-06:00Original Art Sundays No. 357: Sharp Invitations: Curt, final pages Hi again.Took an extra week to complete these pages. I hope you'll find the wait worthwhile!When we left Diana and Jenny, they (we) were motoring back from Curt's trial in Madison. Please join us for the aftermath. That concludes this chapter. It was such a humbling experience to have the people who survived all this with me, the women who put up with this nonsense, beside me at diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-12408302159162076692023-01-08T15:13:00.005-06:002023-01-08T15:13:59.535-06:00Original Art Sundays No. 356: Sharp Invitations: Curt, p. 56 Now that finals are done and the new semester is a week away (again teaching Comic History and Rock History- what a dream semester!), it's back to our story. When we left our heroine, the trial of her abuser was winding down. Read on... This page gave me fits. So simple, yet it proved so elusive. Not much happens here in terms of diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327582949580300505.post-5102518692551924522022-11-27T11:22:00.003-06:002022-11-27T11:22:37.820-06:00Original Art Sundays no. 355: Sharp Invitations: Curt, p. 55 Back in the saddle, so to speak! Last week was just too hectic, but we're back on track.Last week, we saw my court testimony against Curt. He was on trial for disorderly conduct (reduced charge) after his actions against me the previous December.Read on.Courtrooms are pretty bland places, visually. This is intentional, to a large extent. Neutral surroundings give advantage to neither side diana greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140450794638464716noreply@blogger.com0