My current comics project is to make a comic of several pages that is informed and inspired by the methods of
Osamu Tezuka. If you haven't heard, Tezuka was rightly considered the "God of Manga" and possibly created more comics than any artist in history. Several of his works famous in the states are
Astro Boy, Phoenix, Black Jack, and
Buddha. I'm a huge fan of his work and I'm currently waiting for the return of
Phoenix pt. 7 to the library. I made a couple of scans from
Phoenix pt. 5 for reference, they give a pretty good idea of what I'm looking to pull from in Tezuka's work.
My project will be 3-5 pages and is set in a futuristic environment inspired by Tezuka's worlds. I just finished the first page yesterday, seen below.
I've got high hopes for this project! Below is a sketchbook spread that includes the thumbnail I used to plan this page. You'll notice that it's fairly refined, and that's because I went through two or three messier versions on the previous page. On to the next one...
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