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I decided to have some fun with a spoof, pulp-fiction paperback cover to an imaginary spin-off book.



There's a bigger version of this over on the Taormina blog where you can see the cover in better detail.

I did some searching around for covers from mass market paperbacks to help with this, I hope I've struck the right balance.

Some nice news for my 100th blog posting. I was intending to do put up a finished piece but this incredibly encouraging discovery (made with google blog search using my name) has just blown me away.

I've finished all the roughs for the sample script...








I think I'm far happier working at 80% to begin with...

I've just taken receipt of a shiny new A3 printer that I hope will streamline my inking process - I can now print out at actual size for inking!!

That's right, the next dazzling installment is ready for your viewing pleasure...



...and, as they say, the thick plottens!!

Rup and Matt, my good old pals, suggested a rock underneath Taormina's foot - they thought she looked like she was floating in mid air in the rough from my last post - I think it worked, so thanks guys, I appreciate your input!

Been a long time since I put a Taormina episode out there (again)...



This is the very rough digital sketch for the first picture panel in episode 'four' and it's going to need a lot more work!

I don't want to give too much away here but this is the exposition episode where Taormina will learn about her quest. This old geezer is provisionally called Mundy Slung and he's a classic hermit/wizard (old Obi-Wan) type of character who knows more than he's letting on!

I'm going to try to get this next episode out before I do any more on my 2000AD/Judge Dredd strip and unless some other work comes in (which I'm not holding my breath for...) then this episode should be up early next week!

It's been a criminally long time since I managed to get an episode of Taormina posted...
So, just so the three of you out there who're following her adventures don't think I've let her fall by the wayside. I thought I'd post a bit of work in progress.


This is the first panel, without line-work for now. There are some details to tighten up but the main thing I'm not happy with is the arm holding the log. Her whole pose is supposed to be a bit Boudicca. She is not worried about the haima-vulture and I want to maintain that confidence in her. Perhaps I can just lose the log from the last episode, not worry about that level of continuity and just have her hold on with both hands?

Anyway, this is just a taster and I hope to get the episode finished and posted this week.

Both the creatures in this are fierce too!