The Home Stretch!

Unfortunately, this week has been busy in more ways than one. I have mostly been busy with things that don't have anything to do with comics or art. However, Manuela has been especially busy, and sent me a ton of new and updated pages of art all at once yesterday!

- A total of 19 pages (out of 26 for Issues 0 and 1) are now pencilled

- The line art is totally done for 13 pages

- The scripts for Issues 0 and 1 are complete (except for dialogue revisions)

- I have started the script for Issue 2 (and the whole series is plotted)

- Reuben has put together a great concept for the cover for Issue 0

What this means is that Manuela literally has two panels left to pencil, and three pages to ink, and all of her work is done until we get a publisher. I have made her promise I can still bother her sometimes, though-- It won't feel right if I don't hear from her a couple of times a week!

Next up, Michela has seven more pages to pencil, and then finishing her inking, and all of the line art will be done. She should have no problem finishing all of that in time.

I'm sure you have all been waiting for news on the colorist. We are still working on making a decision. For scripts and corrections, working remotely isn't a problem, but we like to be extra careful when communicating about nuanced decisions. We're also waiting for a bit more artwork before we're sure. I really hope we can announce a colorist next week, completing our team and giving us a real chance of finishing the preview issue on schedule.

I hate talking about art, and then telling you I can't show it to you yet-- but I have to mention some very special pages. Both issues (0 & 1) end on a two-page spread, and in fact they are two very very related images. This week, I was able to see the artwork for both of these, one from Manuela and one from Michela. Seeing those pages was really the moment for me, where I knew that we were doing something great together-- and that the artists are taking this project far beyond what I imagined it could be. These pages are shocking, upsetting, and yet somehow beautiful.

However, I have something just as exciting to show you this week... The first inked page (first draft) by Michela, which is also the opening page to Issue 0.

The Deathlings: Issue 0, Page 1 - by Michela Da Sacco