Nubble Lighthouse and Ninjas

Why am I in Vermont when Amanda Palmer is playing at Tipitina's in New Orleans?

Studying comics.

I visited York Beach, ME with Laurel on the 7th. Haven't been there in ages and I promised myself I'd go back there someday. It was a nice retreat from the claustrophobic climate here in White River Junction. 

We both did a little sketching. Laurel posted her sketches here on her blog. Check them out!

I was really glad I got to go to the beach at least once this summer, even if it was after Labor Day.   

16 Pages

Last Tuesday we were handed our first assignment of the year:

Essentially: to create 16 pages of the best comics we can before Oct. 23rd.

And right then I knew exactly the story I want to tell:

There's story you've been waiting and waiting to tell.

You've got yours.

I've got mine: a revenge story.

Revenge stories are so much fun.

Everyone loves a good revenge story. 

It's a guilty pleasure. 

I realized how simple this could be if I just strip it down.

No. Or rather...

Not how simple it could be… but how simple it has to be. 

It doesn't have to complicated because it stands for something complicated and the point of the story is to simplify it for everyone to enjoy.

Maybe.

At least I hope so (also hoping it's been enough time since that annoying Ninja fad that discouraged me from telling the story originally.)

Anyway, I'm very excited to begin!