The Penguin

Just to let y'all know - there's a preview for Aeolus 3 up on my website, www.schlaackdesigns.com (it only works for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers right now, unfortunately, but I am attempting to remedy that situation). I'm also thinking of taking those previews and turning them into downloadable pdfs (with watermarks, natch) so that you crazy kids can view my work in a less-pixellated fashion. Rick Out.

Here is the cover to the last in the Aeolus series: The cover is very, very minimalist - at least for me; the cover on #1 was a doozy, but that's all the montage I had patience for. To try it for the next two covers would feel like unnecessary repetition. Just in case you didn't see them, here are the other two covers: Aeolus #1 Aeolus #2 Speaking of covers, I think you'll know you're at the top of your game when you can get somebody famous to do a cover for you. Hopefully I can get to that point someday...ahh, dreams. Anywho, I'm glad to be wrapping up Aeolus. Sure, I had fun doing it - and got a lot of sharp images out of it - but then that first series is always a trepidatious thrust into the unknown; you hold back, because you're not all that sure where you're going. Aeolus was definitely a learning experience . My main problem was fundamental: I was unwilling to take the time to script everything before I started the roughs. I figured, "what the...