Preview - The first 6 pages

New project - Joan Of Arc

The new project for Walker Books in the Heroes and Heroines collection is Messenger: the Legend of Joan of Arc - written by Tony Lee, art by Sam Hart

And a couple more reviews

Goodreads
CSI: Librarian

ALA nomination

Excalibur is on the American Library Association's Great Graphic Novels for Teens list for 2012

"Dark magic, a vengeful sorceress, shadowy prophesies and malicious fairies—this is the story of King Arthur like you've never seen."

We have reviews

A few cool reviews for Excalibur the Legend of King Arthur

Lisa is Busy
Flamingnet
and a Kirkus star review.

" (...) rendering it easily accessible for a new generation of readers. They touch on it all here: the sword in the stone, King Arthur and his round table, the love affair of Lancelot and Guinevere. The magical stylings of Merlin and Morgana are also explored, making for one of the more interesting story lines in a book of many. (...) Masterful adaptation of medieval material."

Colours

For this Graphic Novel I'm doing the colour work as well - with the help of freelance assistant Tarsis Cruz.

In The Midst Of Battle

The process for a page, from script to colours:

Step 1, script

1) Guinevere is swinging her sword down at soldiers! She's killing in a berserk battle frenzy!

Guinevere

Diiieeeee!!!!

2) She batters away a sword as a Saxon runs up behind her, unseen, axe raised high to kill her!

Guinevere

For lancelot!

3) A sword, thrown, shunks into the back of the Saxon, wide eyed in his death!

S/FX

Shunk!

Saxon

-gack-

4) Gawain pulls his sword out of the Saxon's back as he speaks to Guinevere.

Guinevere

Thank you, gawain!

Gawain

My lady - my queen -

(Link)

I'm sorry for the things that i said.

5) Guinevere smiles.

Guinevere

Stop being a girl - and fight some saxonswith me.

Step 2, pencils - changes from script: enemy attacks from over the shield wall, and is killed by a spear.

Step 3, mid-inks

Step 4, inks and textures

Step 5, colours and letters