Found this gem while searching through sketches. I think the quote was from a real exchange at a comic con, but I have no idea where or when. This didn’t make the cut for Volume 4, but I’ll share it here because I love Angela and Winifred’s “getting away with swearing” faces.
2018-07-13 15:27:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Someone sent me a note on the Underburbs DA gallery, and I must have some kind of runner’s high from finishing Volume 4 because I agreed to do a quick commission.
2018-07-12 19:48:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Drawn, scanned, compiled, resized, remastered, cleaned, commented, proofread, ALL OF IT. I should get a big box of ‘em by August 1.
2018-07-11 14:52:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m throwing the Earlyburbs portion of Volume 4 together. If you’ve never read any of the Underburbs trade paperbacks, that’s my term for the sketches. If all goes well, I’ll be sending this to the printer tonight!
2018-07-10 18:58:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Can’t get enough of these two! Volume 4 is almost done, I just need to scan the old sketches. Sadly, all the concept art for issue 15 seems to be missing due to my lack of basic organizational skills. I’ll pack in plenty of Death-Anne stuff to make up for it.
2018-07-09 16:18:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Could’ve sworn I posted this on the 4th, but here’s Summer Fun Angela.
2018-07-08 12:40:33 +0000 UTC View Post
While designing the inside cover, I thought that this version of the background with the extended sky made a good poster. So here it is. Look for it on social media!
2018-07-07 15:04:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Winifred is such a high roller on the business world that she has her own briefcase polisher. This will be the intro page to Volume 4. I’m going to miss Office Angela and Winifred when this is done.
2018-07-06 19:11:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Even though A Day at Deady’s is in the can, I’m still burning the midnight oil making the bonus features. In order for the pagination to match, there needs to be filler pages between each issue. In Volume 1 there was creator commentary, in Volume 2 there was character commentary, and in Volume 3...
2018-07-05 18:49:21 +0000 UTC View Post
A Day at Deady’s is scanned. Now comes the arduous process of splicing the scans together because why would I have a scanner that accommodates 11x17 paper IT’S NOT LIKE I DRAW A COMIC OR ANYTHING
2018-07-03 16:52:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Could Volume 5’s bonus comic be the long overdue beach episode??? Find out in like three or four years!
2018-07-02 19:55:04 +0000 UTC View Post
That’s right, there will be multiple pages of action in A Day at Deady’s!
2018-07-01 17:15:57 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope you enjoyed “A Night at the Death Cycle” over the last two weeks. I’m happy to say that I got through thinking all TWENTY-TWO pages of “A Day at Deady’s.” I still have to shade, scan, and clean all of them. And I still need to put the rest of Volume 4 together. Haha I’m dying YA...
2018-06-30 15:27:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, in Volume Three, I provided bonus content for my bonus content. But I suppose if I didn't think people wanted to see my rough sketches, then I never would have started this Patreon account. I hope you enjoyed this! But I really, really hope that Future Joe made some real strides on the Volume 4...
2018-06-29 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Aww, wasn't this a sweet little story? The throwaway gag about confusing multiple meanings of the word "club" comes back around to a touching (IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF) commentary about friendship. If the line "'Party?' I like that one" doesn't make you tear up a little, then take a few shots of whiske...
2018-06-28 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
So many lessons! Even Val Bloodrose, the hottest guy in Underborough High, puts on a literal false front due to his own insecurity. But even a creep like him can learn who his true friends are from an experience like this. Even as he's laughed out of the club, his vampire trio flanks him with concer...
2018-06-27 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
If the day ever comes when I don't find the arm of an off-panel skeleton waiter with a conveniently-timed pitcher of ice water in the middle of a dance club hilarious, then please put me out of my misery. Also, I drew a lot of butts in this comic.
2018-06-26 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Demonique learns an important lesson, and just in time! You go, girl!
2018-06-25 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Demonique trying way too hard to be sexy in panel 2 almost throws Val off his mesmerizing game. Also, it's weird that his widow's peak is shaded so flat, isn't it? Hmmm...
2018-06-24 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Underboroughan vampires don't need to adhere to "classic" vampire rules. Hey, if they can wander around in monster world daylight, then why should their sense of etiquette be biological? Also, Demonique is not above being petty when she gets what she (thinks she) wants.
2018-06-23 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Please excuse me if I gush over my own drawings too much, but damn I love how I drew the back of Deuce's head! Snake hair underbellies! It was also a lot of fun to offer a much wider range of emotion to Demonique. In the main story, she's very much a side character. And once her circle of friends be...
2018-06-22 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Enter Val Bloodrose. But oh, Demonique. You don't need to act cool, your friends already like you! We've all known those people who are too afraid to embrace their inherent goofiness. This one's for you, [names withheld].
2018-06-21 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We finally enter the club, and meet Deuce and Roriko! I made this in 2014, when it was both too late and too early for a Ringu reference to be relevant. But a Japanese gothic lolita ghost was too good to pass up, as was a special appearance by the female Cenobite in the last panel.
2018-06-20 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a lot of fun details on this page, someof which I forgot I drew until revisitng these pages for posting. The incredibly literal sound effect in panel 1 is an homage to John Allison's excellent Scary-Go-Round. Also, Demonique's tag is showing. In the center of the page, I made the border fade...
2018-06-19 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Exploring how Damon, Simon, and Monika (Demonique) deal with their personal relationships and their newfound popularity was fun to write (and draw, of course). At least one of them wants a little more out of life. Also, can we talk about hand-lettering for a bit? It's a pain in the ass, and I don't ...
2018-06-18 16:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Demonique is wearing a shirt that reads "TAHT," which I swear I thought up before I even heard of what's-his-face from Questionable Content with the "TEH" shirt. I'm pretty proud of Windmills and Wyverns.
2018-06-17 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In an effort to better focus on the bonus comic for Volume Four, for the next two weeks I'll be posting the bonus comic from Volume Three. There's a lot of text in this one, so I'll let it do the talking, description-wise. Enjoy this previously trade-paperback-only tale!
2018-06-16 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
What could have made children’s restaurant mascot Deady Duck so upset?
2018-06-14 14:14:20 +0000 UTC View Post
In the bonus story of Volume 3, I slyly debunked the Underboroughan vampire’s need for invitations. I’m doing something similar with garlic here, though I might have raised more questions than I answered this time.
2018-06-13 22:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post