Flintlock – IronShodApeComics

So my run on Flintlock has come to a close. Working on the three book second half of the series from Timebomb Comics was a real joy, and really pushed me in terms of my art, and art choices. All in all a great experience and so cheers to Steve Tanner for trusting me with his baby (trying to fill the shoes of book 1-3 Artist Anthony Summey was no mean task either).

This last book, was an extra special outing for me as I got, not only to contribute interior art, but to paint the cover for Flintlock, Book 6.

I’m going to miss it, and I though I thought this might be the last time I’d be tackling horses in a while, it’s not, so hopefully the groundwork I did across these three books puts me in good stead, laughs (it seems that when fate takes away horses with one hand, it may well deal you centaurs with the other).

The image below (low res version used here) was used in the Kickstarter as a Print/reward, it was fun to collate a range of the type of imagery I got to draw into one “movie poster” image.

Steve and Timebomb have also produced a beautiful slipcase-like box to house all your copies of the book now too, just in case you wanted your collection to really stand out. And check out their new project Quantum (article from DiwnTheTubes.net), hitting newsstands and news magazine outlets soon.

I was pretty happy last year when I was approached to submit an art trial and subsequently be given the task of taking over art duties on Steve Tanner’s “Flintlock” title, found in the historical anthology comic of the same name, published under his Time Bomb Comics imprint (as it stands Book Four is now out in the world, and the script for Book Five is currently in my in-tray).

This was the first book I’ve worked on completely digitally, using Procreate fro the entire process from thumbnails through “pencils” and “Inks”. You can see that process in the video below. A real learning curve, but it certainly had its benefits.

EB0D2632-8A29-4ECB-8354-D466F2603365 If you are not aware, Flintlock follows the adventures and trials of a highway-woman in 18th Century England., the book also features two other female character led historical tales in each issue, with a bunch of other great artists. If you wanted to check it out you can find Steve at many of the major comic con events around the UK, or check it out on his site/store (he has a whole range of similarly historical adventure titles on there too). It is also currently being republished in the pages of Comic Scene magazine, which is available in most WHSmiths, which is cool.

The book has been great to work on despite throwing up some challenges, not least that the predominant mode of transport/travel involves horses, laughs. But I guess an artist just can’t keep avoiding equine anatomy. One big boon is that I already had access to a tricorn hat and a brace of flintlocks.