Exciting news!
I'm going to go ahead and announce that I'm officially taking a (short) break from bashing my head against the wall with agents and publishers and moving on to something completely different.
I'm a frustrated artist at heart, and so I've decided to channel that with writing to come up with a happy medium. Ladies and gentlement, announcing:
Sovereigns is a webcomic, arranged in the format of half-hour TV episodes, and it's 24 episodes long. It's set in the far future. Humans have colonised the galaxy and a war over drug control tore civilisation to shreds. Set in the aftermath of the war, we follow the crew of the
Dimity Rane as they fight to survive in a solar system that seems to want them all dead at any cost.
Left to right in the picture:
Prince Alak Hsing na Sao Lak - His title translates to 'Prince
Alak Hsing of the Sovereign Ship Sao Lak', but when we meet him he has
become famously known as 'The Runaway Prince'. In his desperation, he
joined the crew of the Dimity - a move that he almost instantly
regretted.
Captain Benedict Rane - Standing cross-armed behind his son, Benedict Rane is an ex-soldier whose life revolves around one thing: the illegal drug, Gratin. He doesn't use it. He doesn't sell it. But he
needs it, more than anything in the universe.
Jackson Rane - A 23 year old man that has known little else but crime for his entire life. Suffering from an extremely rare form of terminal illness that he inherited from his long-dead mother, there is nothing his father wouldn't do to keep his last remaining family alive.
Ellie Stillaway - One of the most powerful women in the galaxy and a politician to be reckoned with - or at least, she was until a few years ago. One power play too many saw her ousted and exiled from the Coalition, and more than one or two hitmen set on her trail. In exchange for safe harbour with the Dimity, she is an excellent information broker and intelligence gatherer.
I'm working on episode one and I'm not entirely sure where or when to start posting it, but I will do so as soon as I feel it's ready. The concept painting here isn't really representative of the finished art style and I'm still pretty green and sloppy with the tablet. It'll be a learning experience, but one that I think will be fun.
I'll post updates on my progress and link to any finished material.
If you want to know more/have questions/advice, my e-door is always open.
Twitter is probably the best way to get hold of me, though.
See you soon, adventurers.
