FOR THE RECORD, WIP: Grooves

A few stages of work on the next page, concening the literal grooves in records.

Pencils.

Ink pen linework.

Blacks filled in with brush and ink.

FOR THE RECORD, INKS: Record Fair goodies

Yesterday's pencil page inked today.

FOR THE RECORD, PENCILS: Record Fair goodies

Pencils on a page celebrating Star Wars and Level 42 goodies purchased at a record fair.

FOR THE RECORD INKS: 1990s LPs

Good fun drawing a load of 1990s LP covers this page!

I thought I'd photograph a few stages of my inking process this week.

Panel borders, lettering, and pen line work done.

Laying down borders for blacks spotting, using Paper Mate Flair pen.

Blacks spotted using brush and ink.

FOR THE RECORD PENCILS: 1990s LPs

"Although LPs died off to the general public, they were still made, in much smaller numbers."

FOR THE RECORD INKS: Cassettes

Forging on with trying to get a page done and finished every weekend.

FOR THE RECORD PENCILS: Cassettes

I could never understand people buying new albums as cassettes. Surely you buy the LP and record that onto a blank tape?

FOR THE RECORD INKS: Discovering Public Enemy

In scanning and tidying up, I'm gonna make Chuck's jacket in panel 5 completely white, as its black strips are having the effect of chopping his left arm out of the panel.

FOR THE RECORD PENCILS: Discovering Public Enemy

Recounting how I chanced upon Public Enemy on TV, and (excuse the cliche) was blown away. 

THAT COMIC SMELL: Science Fiction

The latest episode is out now. 

The first of two featuring science fiction comics.

Have a listen here.

FOR THE RECORD INKS: Grand Canyon by James Newton Howard

Bottom tier middle panel is empty, as it is going to have a blown up image of the face in the preceding panel. So that'll be scanned, dropped in, and tidied up.

FOR THE RECORD PENCILS: Grand Canyon by James Newton Howard

Today's pencils. Trying, and failing, to purchase the Grand Canyon soundtrack on LP.

POCKET THOUGHTS ANNUAL #7

The latest Pocket Thoughts Annual is out now!

Edited by Ryan Ewing, and featuring Randy Kai, Midnightzines, AOMM, Landon Foster, Jaden Stars, Eleisha, Vicky S., Ness, Doug Chapel, Fawndolyn Valentine, Franziska Beck, Nicole Gruszecki, Dayna Moth, BluRaven, C. Houvener, Kali Kambouroglos, Ryan Ewing, Jason EVIL, and Sierra DeCarmen

I'm in there too. Here's a preview of my comic:

For more details, go to the Pocket Thoughts etsy shop here.

FOR THE RECORD INKS: The First CD (Duran Duran Arena)

Inks for the next page. Immediate negative reaction to CDs!

FOR THE RECORD PENCILS: The First CD (Duran Duran Arena)

Next page pencilled, featuring the first CD I ever listened to; Duran Duran's Arena (I was unimpressed).

FOR THE RECORD INKS: Beatles on Compact Disc

Inks on the Beatles compact discs page. Pens and brushes used. Scanning and tidying up next.

FOR THE RECORD PENCILS: Beatles on Compact Disc

Finished up pencils on this page today, regarding the marketing by companies of compact discs to the public, music media coverage of the format, and the coming of The Beatles on CD in 1987.

FOR THE RECORD INKS: Five Christmas LPs

    

Inking this page today featuring Big Country, Duran Duran, Ultravox, and Now That's What I Call Music. 

Although this is the second page of the music based comic I've drawn, I am keeping it open which order they will be in, in the final printed version.

FOR THE RECORD PENCILS: Five Christmas LPs

Pencilling this evening; five Christmas LPs, featuring Big Country, Duran Duran, Ultravox, and Now That's What I Call Music.

FOR THE RECORD INKS: Adam and the Ants

I've been inking the Adam and the Ants page today.

I'm aiming for a bit more of a DIY/grungy feel for this next comic book. As such I've eschewed my usual ruler lined panel borders (which I always find to be essential).

FOR THE RECORD PENCILS: Adam and the Ants

 I was pencilling today. It was good fun drawing Adam Ant.

WEATHER WARNING

Workplace closure brought on by the weather warning gave me a bonus day to work on comics. I finished writing my next book.

YOU GET WHAT YOU GET at BROKEN FRONTIER

Andy Oliver has reviewed You Get What You Get over at Broken Frontier.

"What has always marked out Robertson’s comics to me in the past has been his ability to make small, existential moments seem very human and very relatable. Nodding your head to the universality of some of the experiences depicted here is one of the anthology’s great appeals... "

Have a read of the whole article here.

YOU GET WHAT YOU GET at COMIC TROPES

Chris Piers has posted his latest Comic Tropes After Dark video: "Indie Showcase: Mailbag for January 2025"

He has a look over You Get What You Get around the 1 hour 11 minute mark.

Have a watch here.