Last Friday night, myself, Jerzy Drozd, and Mark Rudolph (The Art and Story podcast) convened with cartoonists Brian Anderson, Eliza Frye, and Diana Nock to informally discuss our favorite subject: making comics.

We’ve dubbed our show The Sequential Artists’ Pub, and the first episode is now available for a listen.

The genesis of the idea for this new show sprang up from a Twitter post where I pontificated the notion of a virtual bar where cartoonists from all walks could bring their favorite drink and talk about comics. Jerzy and Mark both really dug the idea, and a week later, the show became a reality.

Everyone who attended had a fantastic time, and I’m excited about the show’s future.

Our next show will be on Friday, June 13th, at 10PM eastern, and I’ll post reminders for the show on Twitter (my ID is kms007) and the blog. The Sequential Artists’ Pub will also be available on iTunes, so if you can’t make the show, you can catch up with an episode you’ve missed.

Jerzy, Mark and I would definitely appreciate any feedback on our show – and we hope to open the floor to ALL cartoonists and fans of comics to come by for our next episode.

-Krishna

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Two new characters that I worked up for a ‘cool down’ sketch. Click the pic above to see the larger image.

-Krishna

Here are the pencils for Monday’s comic. In putting the strip together, I had to make some careful edits to preserve the necessary elements that would convey the story.

-Krishna

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A quick warm-up study featuring Bob and Grampa.

I’m very curious to know if readers would be interested in purchasing custom sketches featuring Bob or any of my other characters. The sketches would be on 9″ x 12″ acid-free bristol board and traditionally inked using a combination of Micron and PITT pens, so you’d get a one-of-a-kind unique piece of art that you could frame up.

Alternatively, I could offer an 8.5″ x 11″ color print to go with the sketch as well, for folks who prefer that option.

For the traditionally inked character drawing, the pricing would be $40 and for the 9″ x 12″ sketch and 8.5″ x 11″ color print option it would be $25. (both prices would include shipping in the US)

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this. If I get enough positive responses, I may add this as another service…

-Krishna

Outside of penciling, my artwork takes place in a mostly digital realm. As it happened, this morning I stopped by the local Pearl Art Store center before going to work. I was looking for a PITT pen. I wound up getting one, and a bunch of other stuff:

1) 3 Micron pens
2) two 8.5″ x 11″ bristol board art pads (don’t let the word Manga fool ya)
3) A TombowABT brush pen

I’m excited about creating my first purely traditional pen and ink piece in years. I’ll post my efforts on the blog and the PC Weenies forum, in case any of you are interested in seeing what I’ve developed.

Does this mean I’m switching back to analog for my comics? Nope. I’m just excited about trying something different…

stay ‘tooned,

-Krishna

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Stop by and watch me work on an upcoming PCW comic…

-Krishna

Above: the source image I drew in my sketch book.

I was feeling in a ‘robot’ mood today, so this is what came out of that feeling. You may download this as desktop wallpaper by clicking the image above.

-Krishna

Update: Grunge version now shown…

First up, the guest-strip I drew for Dueling Analogs has been posted this morning. I’m not much of a video game player, so I hope the ‘toon goes over well over there…

Last night, during a live, impromptu drawcast (which originated in the Dog-Bot-5001) I offered an idea to the audience, whereby I provide PSD samples that people can use to practice coloring with. I hope to have a few samples up on the PCW forums this weekend, in the Sequential Artists’ Pub section. Be on the lookout for that.

Finally, I’ve plotted the next two weeks of the PCW, and I can say that the strips coming down the pike will hopefully shed much more light on the Bob and Pam dynamic, as well as offer a glimpse into their pasts. I’m excited about the direction, and hope you’ll ‘toon in to read ‘em…

-Krishna