Queen Azulon. Completed in ballpoint pen for The Underground... on Twitpic

Queen Azulon. Completed in ballpoint pen for The Underground... on Twitpic

The infestation continues! Check out The Underground on Twitter. As a special treat we've uploaded a few concept sketches from the next issue, "Bad Seeds".

The Sponsorship Program

   This is an idea we've been ironing out for some time now, and its finally ready for the public! The Sponsorship Program is designed to promote The Underground, fund a portion of its production, and attract attention to local businesses, and supporters of this project.  Ideally this program can raise almost half the projected cost of printing our next issue 'The Underground #2: Bad Seeds'.

   Great strides have been taken during the creation of this book, and it is shaping up to be the best one yet!  The planning has gone beyond the story itself, and into the business of Twisted Studio, and a sustainable plan that may allow for the release of additional studio projects in the future.  This moment we are in right now is an initial stepping stone in a very exciting journey, and I'm inviting all of my fellow Windsorites, comic book lovers, art fans, and storytellers to take part.

   For more information on this awesome opportunity, follow this link;

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/note.php?note_id=10150250793635094

   Or feel free to contact me @

paulreaume@hotmail.com

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Emerging Plans

Since the release of The Underground #0: Unearthed, we've been working really hard here at Twisted Studio on a number of projects. To some extent it has felt like we were running around in circles though. There are so many things we'd like to do, so much potential that the project has, sometimes we need to sit back and look at the big picture. Only after this general view can we really target what our priorities should be. Exactly what is necessary to prepare, and release the next instalment in The Underground series.

There are two parts to our focus for The Underground #2: Bad Seeds; the first obviously being finishing the book, the second being raising the capital to print it. We definitely don't want to take out a business loan, or find some other way of financing it. So it's all about raising the funds the old fashioned way!

On the artistic side, I'd like to start doing some caricatures, and some commissioned pieces. On a business side we've signed up with Google Adsense to allow advertisers some space on the blog here, and we've registered with canadianplanet.net with hopes of raising the traffic through this site. Also, as I'm sure you've seen, we've started a Youtube identity and have started uploading our progress for the world to see! All of this I hope will raise the awareness of our efforts, increase our earning potential, and expedite the process of getting our next book into YOUR hands!

Stay tuned for our continued efforts, and thank you for your continued support.

Brom Paint Video

Bugs on video!

Well, it's an idea we've had at the studio for a while, we've discussed it, joked about it, maybe even roleplayed a little bit!  Capturing the development, and evolution of The Underground on camera, and posting the videos for the world to see (or atleast some small interested portion of it).

This week I've been working on the cover for the next issue of The Underground, and figured this would be a great time to get the ball rolling here.  In order to make the most of this I touched up the blog site here too!  So take some time to peek at the 'Videos' page, and check out the new developments in the book.  Be sure to come back too, as I'll be adding new pages soon enough!

The Styx Introduction

Admittedly, I've allowed myself to get caught up in research for the next book, and planning for the business.  I decided to take a break and sit down with an old favourite comic series of mine, and just enjoy that which has inspired me for years.  Now in my happy place, I found drawing to be natural, and fluent.  The picture I've posted here, I feel, is a good representation of that.    Styx, in all his disgruntled glory!

This image is for the first panel of the third page in the next issue of The Underground.  Behind Styx you'll see a kind of flashback, conveying a feeling of 'who' Styx really is.  Narration will carry the reader through an similar introduction of all four Zealots Elite.  The next panel actually utilizes a few of the components that we've been researching lately.  Some of you may even recognize a few of them.

I'm really excited, not only for the artwork of this page, but even the thought behind it.  When producing the original run of this book years ago, I never took the time to really introduce the characters to the readers.  That's a really important connection, and it cannot be forgotten about.  I feel that this is a benefit of working more with a team now, as we have more minds put together to flush out the story and strengthen any weak points.

As always thank you all for your continued support of this project, and dream.  And a special thank you to my team, who have helped bring this book and indeed myself to a better place.

Cheers.