#sbcf24

[sticksandsharks]

less than a week till SBCF'24, where I will be debuting a new comic!

SACRED BODIES is a story about what different people/s see as taboo, and the socio-cultural lines that delineate propriety and deviancy.

It's a 15+ rating on visuals and covers topics of intimacy, natural urges, shame and how we relate to these things and to each other. Also there's bird monster people, wow.

[plaest2k]

as an apology for not posting enough here on tumblr, please have some early character concepts for Expiry Date (available now at the ShortBox Comics Fair) <3

[laweyd]

I hope you enjoyed the first 8 pages of my new comic "The Fool, The absolute Mad Woman" !

✨ 100+ b/w pages, a Romance-Thriller comic with a hint of comedy and eerie elements.

"I love her, so I follow her"

The digital comic is now available at @shortboxcomicsfair throughout October !

There’s a lot more to it than the preview pages I’m showing, but if you fancy Mulholland Drive, Hannibal and The Happiness of the Katakuris or if you just want to read something slightly spooky for halloween then maybe this will spark some interests !

🌟LINK🌟

[bennizone]

FINAL DAY.

I'm at a loss for words - releasing this comic has been so amazing. The reception has touched me so deeply, your support means so much to me. THANK YOU, and to anybody picking up the comic today; I hope you enjoy it!!

CLICK HERE TO READ STAGNATION SEED

[sajanrai]

process gif for first page of 'Alas' - available as part of the shortbox comic fair until Nov 1st

[lordofnowhere-art]

ITS HERE!!!

THE VIEW FROM UP THERE is a 30+ page b&w comic about a crabby wizard hiding out up on a mountain as magic disappears from the world, and the ranger who's sent up to get her help.

You can pick it up now at ShortBox Comics Fair, along with 100+ other incredible comics from artists across the world. Go check it out!

[cartoonistcoop]

ShortBox Comics Member Interview: Tan Juan Gee

Throughout the month of October, the Cartoonist Cooperative will be sharing interviews with members of the Co-op who have a new comic available at the ShortBox Comics Fair 2024! 

NOTE: The Cartoonist Cooperative is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way formally connected with ShortBox.  

Today’s spotlight is Tan Juan Gee ( @juangeedraws ) and their new comic for ShortBox, See You in Hell.

We’d love it if you could introduce yourself and tell us about your background in comics.

Tan Juan Gee: Hello! I’m Tan Juan Gee, a Singaporean artist. Right now I’m in my final year of university, studying sociology and fine art history. I’ve been drawing since I was little, but really only got into digital art after getting my first drawing tablet five years ago. Most of my work involves illustrating for indie tabletop games. I got into making comics around 2021 through online comic tournaments (or ‘OCTs’) and have had some great opportunities to draw comics professionally since–including last year’s ShortBox Comics Fair (SBCF 2023). Now I’m back with another comic for the fair this year!

Tell us more about your new comic.

TJG: Two girls with a messy past fight to the death in an abandoned city. It’s a short 16-page, fully coloured comic, with about ten pages at the end for an exclusive “making of” artbook and variant covers from friends!

Tell us about your creative process; how did you develop this comic and what are the steps you took to bring it to the final stage?

TJG: I won’t spoil too much because my comic PDF this year actually has a bonus “making of” artbook at the back that answers this question. Long story short, I had to scrap my initial draft. It was a story about two legendary criminals getting back together for one last job. I shelved this original idea for several reasons: it was too long, I kept introducing more characters, and I couldn’t settle on how I wanted the ending to go. With not much done at the end of my school semester I decided it would be far more productive to hone in on the key ideas of this first iteration and make a very tight and focused comic. I drafted out a comic that met SBCF’s minimum page count of 16, then finished it in two months while travelling.

This version leaves much of their past relationship and the current social, economic, and political climate of the setting they are in up to interpretation. But fundamentally the core of the comic remains unchanged–one angsty dynamic between two girls! I even got to reuse the design of the tall elf lady, which was great news. Don’t tell the short sword girl, but the tall elf lady is my favourite.

What were some challenges you faced with this comic and how did you overcome them?

TJG: You’ve probably noticed that my characters don’t have names. I tell myself it’s because the story means so much more to me when it’s two pathetic nobodies trying to kill each other. The truth is I really struggle with naming characters a lot! I also really struggle with dialogue. I blame this on the fact that my ideal character is a dark and brooding stoic lady who doesn’t speak. But can you really fault me? That kind of character is so cool!

Read the rest of the interview HERE! And dont forget to check out the Shortbox Comics Fair to support these lovely creators!!

[importanttimetravelfestival]

Artist Continues To Create Controversial Illustrations Full Of Hidden Messages (29 New Pics) Read more

[sticksandsharks]

some insight on Ba'It Garaang physical development. By 20 years of age they finish their most rapid period of growth and develop their individual "adult" plumage. Ba'It Garaang will continue to slowly grow for the entirety of their life, depending on available resources and their environment.

these weird dogs are from my comic Sacred Bodies!!

[sticksandsharks]

Well, you heard it here first, folks.

Little side comic for my SBCF24 debut, Sacred Bodies.

ba'it babies? important.

[sticksandsharks]

In wisdom of matriarch and of mother.

Sacred Bodies is a 55-page story about the marriage and relationship between Dualayim and Tolpan.

The peoples residing on the peaks of Spire unto Sky, those who live under the Light, have overcome great struggle to live in prosperity and in peace. Their hard fought-for sanctity and dignity is maintained through the Sacred Body and the tenants of its preservation.

Sacred Bodies explores the topics of desire and deviancy, and the cultural lines drawn between that which delineates one and the other.

Now available as part of the ShortBox Comics Fair 2024!

[sticksandsharks]

Dualayim & Tolpan from my comic Sacred Bodies!

[sticksandsharks]

some old key art of Dualayim from Sacred Bodies and more importantly my primary freckle/mole reference.

[sticksandsharks]

leggy...

the bed in question:

Tolpan made it.

Tolpan's not good at math.

SACRED BODIES is now available as part of the ShortBox Comics Fair! It's about a human woman who marries a Garaang Ba'it (giant bird thing).

[sticksandsharks]

I'm part of the ShortBox Comic Fair again, and this year I'm writing a story about a woman who marries a bird(??)

[laweyd]

About 1 week left to grab my 100+ b/w Sapphic Romance Thriller comic at ShortBox Comics Fair