The Penguin

For all of you with a Face, there is a Book. And on that Book will also be a little something called DCP. Be sure to check it out - it contains art and comic covers by myself and Joe Haines. I made a nice little linky-poo there for you, so you can check it out: Dead City Productions on Facebook Rick Out.

All right, you fools!...I mean, lovely, wonderful readers... Aeolus 3 is finally here. Currently it's only available through me, but I hope to have a "re-release" of the whole series in local Lansing comic book stores. Right now I'm selling individual copies for $3.00, two for $4.00, and all three for $6.00. You can contact me via my email, turtle.richard@gmail.com, or through Facebook. Rick Out.

Well, maybe not that innocent. Just an announcement that, due to some issues at the County Clerk in Lansing, Dark Corner Productions has changed its name to Dead City Productions . We're hoping to be able to use "Dark Corner" eventually - at least as soon as something called, "Dark (K)night Productions" gets off the books. Rick Out.

Nothing new today. Aeolus 3 is crawling along at a snail's pace. I am currently at work, at the Howell Carnegie District Library circulation desk, and everyone is buzzing about the alleged snow storm ("Snow! Oh my gawd! We've never had snow before in Michigan!) Yup. Anywho, I think I should include some sketches from The Human Cannonball, and maybe some pre-pre-production page shots, just to whet your appetite. I'm not sure when the first one is going to come out, but it should be sometime in September. Maybe. Rick Out.

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...

Ugh. My brain hurts. Working on my website and getting ready for my portfolio open house. It's a doozy - I have so much stuff to print and work on and everything. I'm on schedule, though, so that's a plus. I'll be heading into Lansing tomorrow to get some stuff printed. Which reminds me, I need to get my resume done...and my business cards...but I can do the business cards online through the printer, so that won't be too bad. It's just that resume that needs completing, and I'm extremely nervous about it; I'm trying something really far-out and experimental. Maybe not that experimental, but still. In case you didn't know, here's the information for the open house. You're all invited (all two of you). Location: 422 North Washington Square Lansing Community College Main Campus Lansing, MI 48933 Gannon Building, rooms 112 and 114 Date: December 17th Time: 4-7 pm Refreshments served! Be sure to save the date. I'll be featured, along with my...