Hominids Spotlight

Hey everyone! I’m hard at work on Chapter 5 of ‘Hominids’. In the meantime, I wanted to share this  spotlight by a young blog and recent Hominerd, Sean Guynes. I met Sean at VikingCon last weekend. This was the first year of the con, so it was a fairly small show. Although there wasn’t a huge crowd, I was able to meet people in a more intimate setting. Sean was actually working the show as a coordinator but was able to check out the exhibit floor during downtime. It was great talking to him and I really enjoyed reading his review. Check it out at the link below and let Sean know what you think.

http://hitchhikers-scifi.blogspot.com/2013/05/spotlight-comic-review-jordan-kotzebues.html

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Well fellow Hominerds, that wraps up another chapter in the “Hominids” saga! Things are looking bleak for our heroes. So much has happened and there is still so much yet to come. I’m anxious to get going on Chapter 5!

I’m going to take about a month break to get ahead on the next chapter, but will be posting concept art and updates about Chapter 5 regularly.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the story so far. This is just the beginning!

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Next week will be the last page of Chapter 4! It’s hard to believe I’m this far along. You think and dream about these scenes for so long and then suddenly they’re there on paper. It allowing you to move on and finally think about something else. It’s such a liberating feeling.

Icari’s reunion with his father was a big moment for him. Even though he’s misleading his father, he is still standing up to him. You don’t have to know very much to realize their past relationship was a rocky one. For the first time, he looks upon Icari with respect, even if he was willing to kill him only a page before.

I’m really excited about where the story goes from here, but I’ll have more on that next week.

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Oh yeah, Icari! Where have you been? What’s his motive for betraying his friends like this? A lot has happened in the last 5 pages and each one has left you with pretty big cliffhangers. I hope it’s not too frustrating and you keep coming back for more.

There are only 2 pages left of Chapter 4 and a lot is going on. There is still more to be revealed!

New! Page 23!

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Things look bleak for our heroes in the latest page of Hominids.

New! Page 22!

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Things heat up in the new Hominids page and it’s not looking good for our heroes.

New! Page 21!

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This week marks the 100th page of Hominids! With the way I do page counts I nearly missed it but hear it is. The timing seems appropriate seeing that this is a big turning point in the story. Nothing will ever be the same. Enjoy!

New! Page 4-19 and 20!

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Perhaps the most epic page yet, I’ve been waiting a long time for this one! To be honest, I was a little intimidated by it too. Not only because of the big double-page spread but also because this is really the first time we’re seeing the humans and neanderthals battling in a war-like setting. There’s been talk about it from the very beginning and I knew it’d be a while before we got to this.

So prepare yourself for the next couple weeks! It’s going to be all out war for several pages. Don’t let that fool you though, this is a very important battle. Everything that happens will have consequences and their world will never be the same!

Since this is a big turning point in the story and if you’re liking it so far, this would be a perfect time to share ‘Hominids’ anywhere you can. The second half of the story is where things are really going to take off! http://hominidscomic.com/

ECCC is All Over

I just wanted to thank everyone who came out to ECCC this last weekend. Even though I missed Friday, I had a blast on Saturday and Sunday. Being a Seattle local I never miss it and its one of my favorite cons to attend. Unfortunately it was a less successful show then previous years, despite the fact that there were twice the people and twice the floor space. My business wasn’t all that different to that of NYCC. My hypothesis is that once a show grows to a certain size it’s actually bad for independent comics. Almost everyone I talked to said they had a harder time selling books this year. However, people did great if they had extra merchandise like prints.
There was also the fact that big celebrities stole a lot of traffic. To get a photo with someone like Gillian Anderson, it cost $65 and Patrick Stewart was $100. Who’s going to buy comics after that.
The real joy of the convention as always, was talking with people and putting faces to fans. Everyone was so friendly and despite being overcrowded, were having lots of fun. I’m already set to go for next year. I think I’ll plan on some more artwork to sell, plus I’ll have more issues.
Here are some of the highlights of the show for me:

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My first sketch of ECCC 

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Someone really liked the frog I did in Chapter 3

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Showtime!

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Cap is ready to serve a can of woopass for his country!

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An awesome Shockwave cosplay.

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This guy bought his t-shirt from me at last years ECCC

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My buddy Rick Werner’s son as the caped crusader.

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All the merch I bought.

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What a dork.

 

New! Page 4-18!

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This week the team finally makes their way out of the cave, albeit slightly empty-handed. I really wanted Icari to leave the cave in the opposite manner to which he entered. He’s not happy about this situation and it’s just the icing on the cake that the rest of the crew didn’t take the mission as seriously as he did. It’s unfair of him to assume that they would put all their best resources into something they don’t believe in but that’s not how he sees it. This feeling of betrayal may have some consequences in the future.

Art wise this was a really fun page. The panel where they were getting projected out of the water and into the trees was particularly difficult. My pencils were just a mess. All in all though, it’s one of my favorite panels.
The things that’s really exciting is that this page leads up to next weeks page.

I’ve been waiting a long time for this one and I think you’ll love it. So make note not to miss is. I’ll be giving little previews throughout the week.

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