Thursday, July 17, 2008
TORO Magazine :: Bad Beat City
Been doing some comics again for the newly re-launched TORO Magazine online . Latest installment can be seen here with links on the page to other episodes. The strip is providing me with a great opportunity to experiment with my storytelling and with my drawing style. I've been inking the strip with some new croquil fountain pens from Japan that I'm really liking. Enjoy!
Wow...this looks great too.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling that P. Craig Russell sensitive line come through here and there.
Are you doing any regular books?
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You have a great talent, dominic!
ReplyDeleteshane - thanks for stopping by , at present , this is the only comic work I'm doing. Don't know if my style really jives with the Vertigo , Oni , IDW set .
ReplyDeleteclaudio - you're very kind, thank you
I like your style and we could work toghether on my project! let's keep in contact!
ReplyDeleteAwesome work man. Fantastic drawings on the rest of your blog. Stellar!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Don't worry about your work fitting in anywhere; it stands alone! And you keep getting better. Excelsior.
ReplyDeletepassenger - thanks for your interest, I'll be sure to check out your site
ReplyDeletemonkeyfeather - thanks for the props
jeff - cheers mate
I had no idea that TORO was relaunching.. Will it continue to be a newspaper supplement -type mag? Or, are they going for traditional newsstand sales?
ReplyDeleteThe comic strip turned out rock solid.. Did you paste in a photocopy for the countless bottles behind the bar? It has that kind of feel..
Rich - Toro Magazine will only be online , alas the print edition is extinct. This is it's re-born state ;)
ReplyDeleteAs for the bar panel , that's a manipulated photo inserted with Photoshop. For a lot of the BG's in this comic I'm trying to integrate locations I photograph with the drawn figures. An experiment I'm enjoying.
Very nice page! What's the pen and where do i get one lol.
ReplyDeletedylan - thanks for stopping by . Here's a link to the place where I picked up the pens. Cheers.
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Hi Dominic, very good work. I like the first panel, the PS experiment really works fine! I've checked the link above, did you use the Tachikawa pen?
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roberto - many thanks , yes , that's the pen I used .
ReplyDeleteman i love it! the pouring liquid!!! loving the shifts of focus too.
ReplyDeletelotusgreen - thanks , I always try to approach my storytelling in the same manner a director would his film. There's not been a lot of action so the challenge has been making the 'talking heads' look interesting.
ReplyDeleteWish this was part of a complete graphic novel 'cause I'd buy it for sure. More refreshing than the crap that's out there.
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