tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59227397208713358342024-02-06T20:26:07.072-08:00THE ART OF VIC MALHOTRAVic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-84983138438146399962016-10-14T04:04:00.004-07:002016-10-14T04:04:55.826-07:00Panels...Here are some panels from some future issues of The Killer Inside Me.<br />
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The B/W second printing cover for issue 1 came out yesterday and it looks like issue 3 should be in stores next Wednesday.<br />
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Some other good news. It looks like issue 2 sold out too, so there will be a B/W second printing cover for that as well.<br />
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-68150153950767780162016-10-04T18:06:00.000-07:002016-10-04T18:06:41.947-07:00The Killer Inside Me #2Out this week... tomorrow actually.<br />
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Here's the cover plus the rough I sent to my editor before starting it. I had already set the "look" and "style" of the covers with the first issue which took me a long time to settle on.<br />
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There's a preview of the issue out there, but it's full of spoilers and has what I'd say is a really big moment of the story in it, so avoid it if you're planning on picking up the book.<br />
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-91674316424488947212016-09-08T17:00:00.001-07:002016-09-08T17:00:57.615-07:00The Killer Inside Me #1 - Second Priniting!Looks like the first issue has sold out and IDW is doing a second printing! <br />
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Going to have to keep this short since I have a deadline coming up.<br />
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I'm a guest at the <a href="http://edmontonexpo.com/" target="_blank">Edmonton Expo</a> (Friday, Sept 23 - Sunday, Sept 25). Swing by and say hi. <br /><br />
A few spots left on my pre-convention commission list. Contact me to get on it (I added an email contact thing to the blog - on the top right!) I'm keeping the price low for these since I want to keep them loose and fairly quick.<br />
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9 x 12 (b/w + inkwash/markers) - $40 (Have to be picked up at the show.) <br />
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<a href="http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/09/08/tmnt-universe-godzilla-rage-against-time-and-jim-thompsons-killer-inside-me-all-sell-out-and-go-to-second-prints/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">Link</a> to Bleeding Cool article about the sell out.<br />
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The second printing cover. I like the red they chose.<br />
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A sketch from a recent signing. Pitt pen, pentel pocket brush, and ink wash.<br />
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Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-70251811241876480482016-08-30T14:45:00.002-07:002016-08-30T14:45:40.777-07:00InterviewI did an interview for The Killer Inside Me with Multiversity Comics earlier this week. Some character designs and black and white pages are in there too. Check it out right <a href="http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/the-killer-inside-me/" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />
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The first issue is out tomorrow.<br />
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Here's a process shot of that first issue cover. I think I was trying to get textures and marks onto the final that don't end up there unless you get a bit messy.<br />
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Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-53430603729825085112016-08-28T17:44:00.003-07:002016-08-28T17:44:49.385-07:00The Killer Inside Me #1 - PreviewThere's a preview of the first issue up on Comic Book Resources. Click <a href="http://www.cbr.com/excl-faraci-malhotra-bring-jim-thompsons-the-killer-inside-me-to-comics/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to check it out!<br />
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It's a pretty direct adaptation of the Jim Thompson novel.<br />
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Art wise, I've really been trying to open my work up. That means spotting fewer blacks and leaving areas for colour to do the "work". This also makes scenes where I need to use heavy amounts of ink more impactful.... I hope. <br />
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I was initially going to colour this book, but I needed more lead time to accommodate that, so we brought in Jason Millet to colour the book and he has totally kicked butt!<br />
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I ended up adding a layer or two of grey tones to each of the pages just to clarify where and how I wanted shadows placed.<br />
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Here are the unlettered colour pages.<br />
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Pencil inks/grey tones by me and colours by Jason Millet.<br />
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-25953315331508938722016-08-26T22:38:00.001-07:002016-08-26T22:38:31.440-07:00The Killer Inside Me #1I have a new book that hits stores this upcoming Wednesday. I've been plenty busy with it and haven't had much free time to update the blog (or my tumblr for that matter), but I've been pretty active on twitter.<br />
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The new book is the comic adaptation of the JIM THOMPSON cult classic pulp/noir novel <b>"The Killer Inside Me"</b>. Here are the 4 covers that have been solicited so far. I'm pretty happy with this batch of covers, although that first one had a whole different cover at one point that I decided to trash (I'll post some process stuff in a few weeks... or sooner.)<br />
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<b>The solicit information:</b></h3>
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Jim Thompson’s sinewy, brutal, and beloved novel comes to life as a
five-part graphic noir! Adapted by writer Devin Faraci (The Fade-In) and
illustrated with gut-punchingly vivid art by Vic Malhotra (Murder
Book).<br />
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In THE KILLER INSIDE ME, Thompson went where few have dared, giving us a
pitch-black glimpse into the mind of the American serial killer years
before Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, and Brett Easton
Ellis’s American Psycho, in the novel that will forever be known
as the master performance of one of the greatest crime novelists of all
time.<br />
Lou Ford is the deputy sheriff of a small town in Texas. The worst thing
most people can say against him is that he’s a little slow and a little
boring. But, then, most people don’t know about the sickness — the
sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger. The sickness
that is about to surface again.</blockquote>
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Funny that they used Murder Book as my previous credit for this book. since that's especially old and some of my first work. On to the covers--<br />
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Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-75587974380783602602016-04-26T17:06:00.000-07:002016-04-26T17:06:06.031-07:00A recent poster...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-37501697756780414252016-04-24T15:43:00.001-07:002016-04-24T15:43:35.818-07:00Cover Process: CHUM #1 Variant CoverHere's the process behind a recent cover.<br />
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The fine folks at Comix Tribe asked me to do a variant cover for their upcoming hard boiled "surf noir" book called CHUM.<br />
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Written by friend and up and coming writer Ryan K Lindsay with gorgeous art by Sami Kivela and colours by Mark Dale.<br />
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first issue is in stores this Wednesday (April 27th)<br />
EDIT: I've heard
that something happened at the printer and the first issue will be in
stores on May 4th.... so look out for issue 1 this Wednesday or next.<br />
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To focus on character or location? The location ones are a bit understated where the surfer with gun image gets the idea of the series across simply and quickly. So the decision was easy.<br />
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Flipped the composition around so the Comix Tribe logo wouldn't obscure any important elements.<br />
The pencils for this were nearly non existent and most of the work was done in the inks. Playing black shapes against each other to see how far I could go design wise. <br />
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Changed this from my initial thumbnail's colours to simplify and add more oomph. <br />
One colour seems to always work, especially when the inks are doing so much of the heavy lifting. White highlights emphasis form and separate elements. <br />
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--vic Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-7228233837364222432015-10-18T15:01:00.003-07:002015-10-18T15:01:26.830-07:00Travel Sketches...Been away traveling and working on a new book. Just so the blog doesn't get too stale, I'll be throwing on the spot sketches up here. Maybe some process stuff too.<br />
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Line sketch on the spot. Added photoshop colours after the fact. <br />
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Pen and Watercolour<br />
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Both of these were done in Paris.<br />
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--vicVic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-75496810041645431622015-09-30T14:42:00.000-07:002015-09-30T14:42:00.687-07:00Magik vs Dormammu Commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-33342518035006331612015-08-06T23:00:00.000-07:002015-08-06T23:01:02.944-07:00Gambit...<br />
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Gambit commission<br />
11x17<br />
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I've started a commission list for Edmonton Expo 2015. If you're interested in a getting a commission, you can contact me via email at vmalhotra@shaw.ca<br />
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Prices are $100 for 11x17 black and white (one character)<br />
I'm not going to do any 11x17's at the show, so these are pre-show only. To be picked up at the show.<br />
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--vic<br />
<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-21866823319829865642015-06-13T16:24:00.003-07:002015-06-13T16:24:19.069-07:00Cable from the X-Force...Another one similar to the last. A sketch that I ended up painting over. There's further to go on this one, but I doubt I'll finish it. Learned what I needed to. Back to some actual pages. <br />
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-64302764800007337852015-06-06T01:43:00.004-07:002015-06-06T01:43:46.156-07:00The Hulk...A ink sketch that turned into a digital painting. Playing with value and light.<br />
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-35617362311893674302015-06-03T19:00:00.002-07:002015-06-03T19:00:43.204-07:00Abe Sapein - Sketch + ColoursAbe Sapien sketch. Digital colours.<br />
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-22403275571357553872015-06-02T22:44:00.001-07:002015-06-02T22:44:17.119-07:00Nightcrawler...I was at EEK Comic Fest this past weekend and did a bunch of sketches. Here's a Nightcrawler one that I took home and coloured.<br />
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--vicVic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-56956290228432628982015-05-29T01:57:00.001-07:002015-05-29T01:57:31.576-07:00A logo...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a logo I did for a team of friends and acquaintances that are taking part in a charitable run in a few weeks. I always look for something to try out when I tackle fun stuff like this. This one was an exercise in painting over a drawing, leaving no ink lines in the end. Also pushed it in Kirby territory with the figure.<br />
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Updates have been slow lately, mostly because all the work I've done recently is behind the scenes work for a solo project I have in the works. There's also some other work that, if everything falls into place, would be one hell of a project to reboot.<br />
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Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-6651575755085770242015-04-28T17:05:00.002-07:002015-04-28T17:05:25.680-07:00Two Recent Commissions...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Top: Red Sonja<br />
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Fun fun fun stuff. Commission aren't quite comics, but they're great drawing practice.<br />
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--vic Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-50095621899141203682015-04-23T01:11:00.001-07:002015-04-23T01:11:53.854-07:00A Robot... A Caveman...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The organizers of the Calgary Expo asked if I could submit a piece for their annual convention art book. Whipped this up in a hurry. The topic of the book was Adventures in Time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Expo.<br />
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A print of this piece was auctioned off for charity as well.<br />
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If the robot strikes you as familiar, it's inspired by the Ashley Wood robots from Zombies vs Robots. The lopsided, bulky, banged up look to those robots blows my mind. There's a reason those robots were in my mind when I drew this, but that's a story for another time.<br />
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--vicVic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-75319265958350452762015-04-21T21:10:00.001-07:002015-04-21T21:10:26.163-07:00Calgary Expo 2015 - A few commissions...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few commissions from this past weekend. I usually forget to take pictures of the commissions before I let them go. Added colour in photoshop after the fact.<br />
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Up top, a Corto Maltese sketch.<br />
Down below, a Netflix Daredevil sketch.<br />
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--vicVic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-16920812792888915252015-03-19T01:48:00.001-07:002015-03-19T01:48:42.792-07:00John Difool Watercolour...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Testing out some water colour techniques on this sketch. Spent some time reading Final Incal this week, so I figured a John Difool headshot would be good practice.<br />
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Tightened up a script for a new thing as well, so we'll see what happens on that front.<br />
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--vicVic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-7487328377095725142014-12-17T21:06:00.001-08:002014-12-17T21:09:46.033-08:00Corto Maltese StudyHere's a study of a Hugo Pratt Corto Maltese panel<br />
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A few things to note.<br />
- Hugo Pratt's panel is fantastic. I love this sequence at the end of the Siberia story. When I was in Paris, I came across a huge poster of one of the images that I should have bought. Still regret not bringing it back with me, but I'll get it next time.<br />
- I drew mine large (Approx 9"x12") which I think changes the overall effect of the drawing.<br />
- Pratt would have used a quill for the lines and brush for the lovely blacks. I used a brush for everything on mine. I might try another panel with a quill. <br />
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Here's the original panel. Fantastic!<br />
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<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-26956463661816803002014-12-15T17:59:00.003-08:002014-12-15T18:07:04.224-08:00A movie poster and other stuff...Here's a poster I did for a local theater. Had lots of fun playing with the look of these characters. I absolutely love this move, by the way. The final version has logos and showing times/dates/etc..., but this is what the original art looks like, minus the grey tones.<br />
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Roche Limit 3 came out a few weeks ago. #4 is out on January 7th and I'm working on the 5th and final issue of the first arc right now. Altogether, I think the series so far is full of story and information. These aren't the types of comics you can breeze through in 5 minutes.<br />
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Michael and I have been excitedly working on the next volume as well. We're pushing the story forward many many years. so we're pretty much starting from scratch again, but building off of what happens in vol. 1.<br />
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I wrapped up my X-Files: Year Zero miniseries last month. All 5 issues are out now and a collected edition should be out in a few months. I really love what Karl Kesel and myself were able to create with the Year Zero team.<br />
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For another adventure of that Year Zero team, check out the X-Files X-mas Special out this month (Dec 24??? I think) I did a bright pink variant cover for that book but I wasn't able to draw the interior story since I was busy withe Roche Limit. Matthew Southworth drew the story and it looks great! Again, coloured by the talented Mat Lopes.<br />
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I've been reading lots of amazing stuff, new and old. Here's what I recommend to you...<br />
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- AAMA by Frederik Peeters. The art and the story are fantastic. The first 2 volumes of this series have been translated and published by Self Made Hero.<br />
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- Go read anything by Norwegian comic creator Jason (Fantagraphics). Left Bank Gang, being one of my favorites. There's something great about how he constructs pages and twists and turns in stories. Some big laughs throughout as well.<br />
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- Battling Boy and the Rise of Aurora West books (First Second Press). Paul Pope and David Rubin. Both books were fantastic. Highly recommended for yourself and as Christmas gifts to younger readers.<br />
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- Kirby: King of Comics by Mark Evanier. I just finished this thorough biography on the King. A must read for any fan of the medium. Frustrating and sad at parts, but it covers some of the trends and obstacles faced by the industry as a whole from the 30's to the 80's.<br />
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More updates soon.<br />
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Happy Holidays.<br />
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--vic<br />
<br />Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-82469356286130990352014-10-03T10:05:00.005-07:002014-10-03T10:05:40.034-07:00X-FIles: Year Zero #3Well, it's been busy few weeks for sure. Juggling two projects (Roche Limit and X-Files) has had it's ups and downs. Lots of conflicting deadlines. Luckily all my collaborators are understanding an amazing.<br />
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X-Files: Year Zero #3 came out this Wednesday. Here are some B/W pages from the issue and some thoughts them.<br />
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You can find a colour/lettered preview <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=23771" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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X-Files: Year Zero #3</h3>
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Karl Kesel delivered a great script, once again. This time giving us a
fun resolution to the events that began in the previous issue.<br />
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The cabin interior in the first few pages was fun to draw. I probably
went a bit overboard with the dry brush on the walls, but I found it to
be a quick and easy way to lead the eye to the important information in
each panel. Did I mention that due to the deadline for this issue and
me taking a trip while drawing this, some of these pages were drawn on
the beaches of Prince Edward Island. That sounds more glamorous that it
was, honest.<br />
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For the Manitou, the show never really gave a good glimpse of what
the beast actually looked like (Season 1 episode “Shapes”). In the few
screenshots you can find online it just looks like a bad werewolf
costume. The close-ups on the face looked better. Either way, I just
made it up for the most part. I wanted to embrace a bit of what I saw in
the show, the part that was kind of like a cheesy costume.<br />
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The rest of the pages I’ve posted here are mostly just me finding
interesting ways to stage conversations. Finding framing devices,
changing the angles (up,down) and trying to bring across the
personalities of the characters across in there body language.<br />
On page 5 panel 5, I opted for a good ol’ Hugo Pratt neck up panel. I always liked these panels in his Corto Maltese books.<br />
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Back to work. Wrapping up issue 5 this weekend.<br />
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Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-58413502716061069982014-09-22T12:02:00.001-07:002014-09-22T12:02:40.303-07:00Roche Limit #1 - Out this week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So Roche Limit is out this Wednesday. The
Roche Limit team is pretty darned excited for the release. Mostly so we
can finally get the first issue of this fantastical sci-fi/noir story
into the world (and your paws) Above is the cover to Roche Limit #4.<br />
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Here’s my schedule for the next few weeks. (other than the indicated
dates, I’ll be hunched over my drawing table finishing up issue 2!)<br />
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<strong>— Wednesday Sept. 24 - I’ll be signing at Happy Harbor Comics</strong>
in Edmonton, Alberta (This is one of my hometown stores. They’re
amazing! Edmonton is actually riddled with a number of great comic book
shops. Wealth of comics!)<br />
More info on that one right here..<br />
<a href="http://www.happyharborcomics.com/events/signings/page_event_ed_signing42.shtml">http://www.happyharborcomics.com/events/signings/page_event_ed_signing42.shtml</a><br />
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<strong>— September 26th - 28th (Friday - Sunday)</strong><br />
I’ll be at <strong>Edmonton Expo</strong> which is a newer convention
(Third year?) but the show has grown like crazy. I’ll be taking a
limited number of commission sketches while there and will have some
comics and original art with me. Of course I’ll sign any and everything
you bring (Anyone’s comics are fair game)<br />
I’ll be participating in an Image Comics Panel on Saturday afternoon (you’ll need to check the schedule for time and room)<br />
Information here - <a href="http://edmontonexpo.com/">http://edmontonexpo.com/</a><br />
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<strong>— Wednesday, October 1st</strong><br />
I’ll be at <strong>Alpha Comics</strong> in Calgary, Alberta. Bring
the copy of Roche Limit you bought on the release date! The third issue
of X-Files: Year Zero comes out on October 1st as well. I’ll be
sketching and signing stuff!<br />
Info here… <a href="http://alphacomics.ca/vic-malhotra-signing-october-1st-for-roche-limit-1/">http://alphacomics.ca/vic-malhotra-signing-october-1st-for-roche-limit-1/</a><br />
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— And lastly!<br />
I’ll be at <strong>Lethbridge Comic Con October 17th - 19th.</strong><br />
Sketches, comics, signing. All that fun stuff.<br />
Info… <a href="http://lethbridgecomiccon.com/index.html">http://lethbridgecomiccon.com/index.html</a><br />
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<strong>—vic</strong>Vic Malhotrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312430742005995214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922739720871335834.post-14316524572663773732014-08-19T23:46:00.002-07:002014-08-19T23:46:41.405-07:00X-Files: Year Zero #2X-Files: Year Zero #2 is out tomorrow (technically today... it's 12:30am here as I write this)<br />
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<br />The preview for this issue can be found online here ... <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=23132" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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Since these pages are shown in the preview (coloured and lettered), I thought I'd post the pages in B/W. This issue was a blast to draw. There's some cool scenery changes and some tense moments.<br />
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Pick it up at your local comic shop or online... While you're at the shop, think about adding Roche Limit, my new Image book that debut's in September, to your pull list. Me and the rest of the Roche Limit team sure would appreciate it! <br />
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--vic <br />
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