if this looks like a confusing jumble of non-sequitur images to your eye, then congratulations! you are correct.

Actually these here are an assortment of panels from my upcoming comic "The Lost Girl", which should oughta be available in print around, oh, spring or summer. (It's not exclusively "my" comic, which is to say it was written by another talented fellow name of Michael Mongillo, but I'm so totally doing the heavy lifting on this for now so as far as YOU know, sonny jim, it's MINE!)

I wanted to post some stuff from the book as i've been relatively invisible in my gallery here for some time while i've been doing the most drawing in my life, and felt i should share at least some of it. You'll have to forgive the lack of full pages or cohesion as I'd rather you get to see each page in full-color lettered glory, and after all why give too much away anyhow? So treat this like a sloppy preview of sorts

But I can tell you that the story centers around a beautiful young woman named Joy (whose experiences are anything but joyful) and a fine young carnivore named Rurik. I've been told to describe the story as "Twilight, but not as shitty." Having never seen Twilight or read the books, I can't say of a certainty that this is true, but what the hell. I like this story and I like the characters, and hopefully that much will shine through in the end.

This story has been a huge milestone for me personally. It's my first time working long-term on a proper "script", for example. This is a pretty crucial thing. Normally I work from prose-style scripts or a very loose playwright-style description. I think it's a very good experience to work under someone who has specifics in mind, as it forces you to encounter tons of new challenges you might otherwise try to sidestep or avoid.

The biggest thing? Backgrounds. They are still a major weakness for me, but in doing this story I've been forced to reckon with them and my work has improved. The script also calls for other specifics in terms of angles, objects, and arrangements that requires a more significant investment of time and effort, but that's also brought better quality. My inherent cartoonyness is still apparent, but i feel like i'm getting a better sense of dimension and structure as I go on, and that's a good feeling.

Jeez this is WAY too long for a description. Hope you like it and I'll have more soon!