As you can see, I’ve digitally colored the EagleFox, who still needs a name. I’ve kept the colors, the black line, and the highlights on separate layers for easy editing later. Which is good, because I think these colors are going to need a bit of tweaking before I’m entirely happy with them. Even so, here it is.

Kind of puts you in the mood to watch some improv comedy, doesn’t he?

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An illustration I did for my improv team, EagleFox.

I’ve been reading a lot of Floyd Gottfredson Mickey Mouse comics lately, courtesy of those gorgeous hardbound collections Fantagraphics has been putting out lately. It’s a lot of fun to try to ape Gottfredson’s style. Such a lively, bouncy ink line. Plus, the comics are incredibly fun.

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Essentially: Could I do 14 full-color illustrations in 2 weeks?

I said I could. And so…I did. (With help from a little lady by the name of Robyn Chapman.)

And now that’s over and done. I’m proud and satisfied, although I keep seeing things I wished I’d tweaked.

I’ll post the illustrations on the illustration page just as soon as Bloomberg’s exclusivity grace period is over (90 days from first publication). But I just wanted to say, I did it. I didn’t flake out. I did a good job and I’m proud of myself.

I’m taking the week off from comics to catch up on some other stuff that I really need to finish up immediately. Bolt returns next Tuesday.

Dennis