Thursday, November 1, 2007

The Origin of Man the Ladybug!

On Saturday, October 20th at 10 AM I started on something known as the 24 Hour Comic Challenge, hosted by the International Cartoonist Conspiracy. Basically it is an endurance test. A marathon for comic creators professional and amature. You intend to create a 24 page comic in 24 hours. At 8:30 AM on Sunday, October 21st I finished with The Origin of Man the Ladybug. Despite my drawing hand cramping up at around 4 AM on Sunday and hitting a wall where I just didn't want to finish around 5 AM, I did finish with twenty-three pages and a cover (hey it counts!). Although I am not satisfied with the whole project, I am pleased with certain pages and most of all that I finished the 24 Hour Comic within the time limit.
For more 24 Hour Comics created at this year's event visit here: Minneapolis 24 Hour Comic Day
As for this particular story. It features a character from bewilderedkid.com. You may remember Man the Ladybug as a character that made it's debut in "The New Blood". Well, below is his story of origin. I hope you enjoy it more than I had creating it.



Page One
Page Two
Page Three
Page Four
Page Five
Page Six
Page Seven
Page Eight
Page Nine
Page Ten
Page Eleven
Page Twelve
Page Thirteen
Page Fourteen
Page Fifteen
Page Sixteen
Page Seventeen
Page Eighteen
Page Nineteen
Page Twenty
Page Twenty-One
Page Twenty-Two
Page Twenty-Three

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The bully on page 5 looks suspiciously bird-like in the last panel.

Secret origin of birdman!

Anonymous said...

hahaha POOT!!!