I am SO excited to finally share with you guys the four sample pages for Punch MacBolt. It's been almost 3 years to the date that mpMann came to me with this project, and I have been so slow to deliver, but I'm finally getting my ass into gear, and have something to show for it.

This isn't the actual page 1 of the story, its more like page 8, but its the first page to show the light of day, so consider these sample page 1 through 4 with a prequel to follow.

Punch in 6 views

I found this exercise on Deviant Art from one of my favorite artists (Tessa Stone. She has an awesome online comic: http://hanna.aftertorque.com/) The goal of the exercise is to establish a consistent look to the character from all angles. This was more for fun, but in the end it really solidified Punch MacBolt's look for me.

If you've got a character you'd like to nail the consistency of, or if you'd just like to challenge yourself to draw a profile from so many angles (some of them can be quite difficult if you're not used to drawing these angles,) here's a link to the blank template to download: http://vert-is-ninja.deviantart.com/art/Consistency-Exercise-Rainbows-144680987

Cover Mock Up

The writer for Punch MacBolt, M.P Mann, will be at Comic Con today and tomorrow (Thurs. 23rd & Fri. 24th) at the Archaia table. If you're planning on being there, stop by, say hello, ask about Punch MacBolt and the Pirate Lovers, and check out some of the awesome titles he and Archaia have published.

Punch MacBolt and the Pirate Lovers

Everything about Punch MacBolt is designed and engineered to satisfy the desires of women everywhere. Patented, guaranteed to please, model #L-14A has little to worry about as a gigilo, until one mishap leading to false accusations of exposing himself to the Heirophant's daughter and a warrant for his arrest sends him fleeing into the arms of the starship The Pirrouette and its two lovely twin pilots. But just when he though he had dodged the bullet, Punch discovers that he is not the only one being persued. Suddenly swept up in pirratical affairs, shipreck on a strange back-water planet, running from foreing police, and steamy a romance with the mysterious and alluring twins, it doesn't take long for Punch to forget his old worries.