A critical and personal review of each of the 24 Tintin volumes. In this episode, I review Explorers on the Moon and give my own thoughts on the history of the book, it’s art and the context of the time it was created. In Explorers on the Moon, Herge, now working with his studio, sought to create a tale without the fantastical elements of sci-fi stories, but one grounded in scientific fact and research.
Tag: comics
Reading Batman #222
A read through of the story, “Dead Till Proven Alive,” which appeared in Batman #222, 1970, inspired by the Beatles and the “Paul is dead” rumor and conspiracy theory.
Bad Co.
Pencil layout sketches for the current page I’m working on, The Yellow Man. The character lower right is Zak, the owner of the comic book shop Sofi (with the necktie) works at. I’m trying to give Zak a 70’s dude look, with Bad Co. t-shirt.

Silver Age Smooch-Fest
The latest video on my favorite Batman stories from the Golden to Bronze age!
Wonderwall
Started work on our new graphic novel… character sketches of main characters, Kat and Reuben. Yes, Kat is a Buffy fan.

Sketching the Yellow Man page 7
Back to the drawing board- initial pencils for page 7 before they get light-boxed onto the bristol board.
Star Wars #1
Reading the comic from 1977
Sir Richard
A panel from my comic, Starling Hall

Batman of the Year 3000
“Brane” (Bruce Wayne) kicks the Saturnians’ butts