IT’S ALIVE! is proud to present BUDDHA ON THE ROAD by Colin Upton. An atheist war vet named Norman has cosmic misadventures after he is hired to kill God. After signing a contract to placate a friends unhinged father, he quickly discovers that he has actually been recruited for an act of deicide! Norman is then ambushed by homeless people and angels who want to save his soul. He then travels to Hell to party with demons and even Satan himself, but quickly figures out that they are not his type. The mood quickly turns serious, however, when the legions of hell mount a battle against Heaven, with Norman on the front lines. It doesn’t take long for Norman to realize that war is hell. Norman finally confronts God and the Heavenly Host, and learns that he has the ability to choose between Armageddon or the continued survival of the human race. Coming soon! Mature Readers Only! Keep your eyes peeled.
First new mini-comic in over two years premiering at Vancaf 2022!!
Nard gets a Star!
Everyone’s favourite tam-o-shanter wearing force of nature, musician, journalist and radio/TV personality is getting a BC Entertainment Hall Of Fame Star on Granville Street! Being a man of loyalty and tradition he hired me to draw (that is, hand drawn) a ticket for a FREE event to celebrate his star! I’ve been drawing his tickets for… Gawd, decades now I think… It’s a party for the fans to celebrate NARD’s STAR because NARD’S A STAR !
You had me at “thought-vomit”…
“Gwen’s Addiction” The second of the Gwen Ghoul variations Out NOW! Printed, collated, folded and stapled for your edification and entertainment! Several copies will be going to 8Th Dimension Comics, the one and only, exclusive retailer selling Colin Upton Comice in Vancouver or anywhere really, tomorrow so be the first in store to snap up this ultra rare collectors item! https://www.patreon.com/colinuptoncomics
“Gwen’s Addiction” The second of the Gwen Ghoul Variations. Front cover, the 24 page mini-comic digest is all pasted up and ready to print although I’m not sure when, maybe next week. I have to travel further to get my copying done these days as my local copy shop neatly doubled it’s prices.
Today I came up with a title (often the hardest part of the job), finishing the last of 19 pages of story, a cover and I am well under way with a pin-up back cover for my new Gwen Ghoul digest mini-comic.
Update… I am in that happy time where I am beginning to finish pages, 9 out of a 20 or so page story. I finished 5 or 6 yesterday. The hard part for me is the retouching part. I tend to ink loosely and go back to fix things with white out and pen. That and the cross hatching and tonal effects (with “special effect” watercolour brushes) takes a long time. I’ve come to terms with my clunky, ragged style and in these days of digital “perfection” I have an increasing appreciation for “mistakes”. I call it “drawing while human”.
