Brazilian comics' day
dia do Quadrinho Nacional
I thought as the day went by that I wouldn’t find time to write anything today after all. The commission of the week wasn’t ready by the end of the Sunday I reserved to make it, I don’t feel like showing only the penciled version or the sketches and studies I made, and today I spent most of the day putting the final touches of the colors of a cover I needed to finish. I’m equally excited about the commission, in which I’m drawing Zephyr, Casanova Quinn’s evil twin sister (or righteous twin sister, depending in which dimension you find her), and the cover colors – the cover as a whole, really –, as I think I found the right combination of Photoshop brushes to give the cover the hand painted look I wanted, and when I stopped to think about this double excitement, I realized it’s this passion that I want to share in these letters, and even when I don’t have images to share, if the passion is there it’s worth sharing. More than that, it’s essential.
Spread the passion you feel and more people will search for passion in their lives.
dia do quadrinho nacional
Today we celebrate Brazilian comics’ day. Most of you reading this aren’t Brazilian, but maybe you too can celebrate and find a Brazilian comic to read. Slowly, more and more Brazilian authors are finding ways to have their stories published in other countries, in other languages. Some authors moved to other countries and carved their way into the international market from there, but most Brazilians still live in Brazil and it’s their work that travels.
More than forty Brazilian artists work for the American market, drawing, inking or coloring for Marvel and DC. Many more work with other publishers, drawing a wide variety of stories. A few are finding their space to write stories in the American market. Others are starting with other markets, find work on the French market. Or the Italian.
To survive in comics in any country and in any market, but especially in Brazil, you must really love comics. If you don’t know any comics written and drawn by a Brazilian, read a comic you love today.
More Terry, please!
Terry Moore is launching a KICKSTARTER for a brand new book called Terry Moore after Dark. It will go live on February, but the link is already there so people can get right into it on day one. Over at his blog, Terry shares some details about the project.
I like sketchbooks that have themes. I like that, while flipping through the pages, you can see a connection between the images, and these connections can help us see how the artist thinks when creating.
Peter Hoar
I’m watching The Last of Us. My brother is also watching it, but at his house. And yesterday, watching the latest episode (episode 3), we noticed right as the credits at the beginning rolled that the episode was directed by Peter Hoar.
We know Peter a little. He was the director of the pilot of the Umbrella Academy show at Netflix, and we talked with him a few times during that first week of shooting in Toronto. He’s creative and attentive, and his storytelling style is very visual. (I started watching The Last Kingdom to do research on Peter’s work, because he directed the last two episodes of the first season, and the first two episodes of the second, but obviously I kept watching the Last Kingdom because DESTINY IS ALL!)
I’m really happy for Peter for his continuing success, and yesterday’s episode of The Last of Us was just phenomenal, one of the best done-in-one stories in serial television, and the development of the characters’ relationship was handled with such sensibility and emotional strength. The writing on the episode was economical but righteous, the performances were courageous, but the direction needed to be delicate and yet firm to make the emotions land right into the viewers’ heart.
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That’s what I have for today. I’m still gonna do some inking before I head home, so hopefully next week I’ll have more images of my own to share.
Be safe. Be kind. Be curious.
Pa-ZOW!
Fábio Moon
Moon Base, São Paulo
January 30th, 2023