Hello, my fellow Trekkers! In an effort to help drive some traffic to my friend’s new Star Trek-themed “Plasma Vent” blog at Roddenberry.com, I’d like to toss a shout-out to her! If you liked my webcomic “The Trek Life” at STARTREK.COM, you’ll enjoy this, trust me. So, bookmark it! You won’t be disappointed! It’s a great read, and hey – I did the caricature of her!
Archive for July, 2009
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Look closely at the rough pencils (make that “digital” pencils, for I draw my comics directly on a large Wacom Cintiq) for today’s strip below…
You’ll see that some things aren’t quite what happened in the final strip, if you compare the two. It’s an interesting and organic process of creating LoB, and I LOVE it. I often make little tweaks in the art as I’m inking, or, as I’m fleshing it out, discover that one pose just doesn’t work the way I thought it would, as I replay what’s happening over and over in my head, and become “one” with the immediate 3-panel story at hand. This is a very rewarding thing during the process… to be in control on one hand, and yet, at the same time, let the characters themselves, who are real to me, dictate how they will act and respond to what’s happening. I hope you enjoy the explaination of this process… because frankly, I’m surprised I was able to put it into words, as it’s just somehting that “is” when I work!
And now, it begins. The Dark Queen Vasheeva, now inhabiting Princess Gina’s pink-haired body, is underway on HER quest. May the gods help Bill!
Friends, this is the PERFECT jumping-on point for someone new to Legend of Bill. I ask you, if you know of anyone you think may enjoy LoB, send them an e-mail, a Facebook message, a Myspace message, a TWITTER, a text, and ask ‘em to join up. I want to drive more traffic to LoB and grow this universe very much so. This is where YOU can help! Be a part of Team LoB!
Next episode: Thursday, July 16th. Sketchblog updates daily!
From the sketchbook – a cuter, friendlier, sporting-a-less-likely-to-zap-you-into-a-toad-look Dark Queen
on July 10th, 2009Posted In: blog
The Dark Queen in a whole ‘nother hairstyle. Why? Because I can!
Hey folks, be sure to check out my pal E’s “Plasma Vent” blog at Roddenberry.com – about all things Trek. It’s a g reat read, and I did the caricature of her! Check it out every Monday. For me? I mean, while you’re there anyway reading my two webcomics I do for them about a 10-year-old Gene Roddenberry and 2 aliens hooked on sci-fi geek culture 4 times weekly, right? RIGHT? hee hee Add E’s blog into your Monday reading routine – you won’t be disappointed! 
(this has been a public service announcement of the geeky-goodness news agency)
It’s good to be back. I’ve missed doing Legend of Bill.
OK, fellow Legend of Billers! We return now to our regularly scheduled webcomic!
THE STORY SO FAR: The Dark Queen Vasheeva has captured Princess Gina, and has, through dark magic, switched bodies with her in an attempt to fool the powers that be who hold her captive in the Dark Lands, so that she may leave them to win the heart of her beloved, the one great warrior (cough) she’s become obsessed with, Bill the Barbarian, BILL, the savagely unskilled former tax clerk intern who set out for these very reasons… for ADVENTURE!!
To read the strips in this current story arc that led us to this current path of dectructive love and obsession, Start HERE!!
Next Episode: Monday, July 13th, continuing the story of the Dark Queen and Princess Gina – sketchblog updates daily!
