Who ARE these people?
I love the simple compositions in this comic. I just slapped everything on the page that needed to be there, and it works fine. When I went through this story doing the tiny fixes, I wished I could still draw like this, unencumbered by the need for everything to be “correct”, as if I’m competing with the star names of art. I couldn’t draw a page like this now. Somewhere along the way, the rules in my head changed, and arguably not for the better.
I remember Mutton DMC and their “Tougher than Lamb” tour.
John, you seem to be getting super self-critical at the moment. I hope that’s in a good way. As Sick Boy pointed out, there’s no point in getting too into nostalgia and being a tourist in your own youth – there’s plenty of time for that. Just see your approach as evolving – maybe from Revolver to Sergeant Pepper? Everything’s good. Enjoy the process.
John, I’ve always said that you are a far better artist than you will admit to yourself. Just let it flow.
Lottie’s question, “Who are these people?”, works on infinite levels. Each answer requires the question to be asked again, with a new and distinctive note of horrified fascination; and no combination of answers will ever be enough.