Happy fourth of July- I must say that I happy for my freedoms, especially my freedom of religion, liberty and the pursuit to be happy. I am grateful for those men and women who sacrificed their lives so I could be here today. I am proud of my heritage. I know that there are others that feel the same way about their countries and I commend you for that and I hope you enjoy your individuality and the struggles your ancestors have made for you to be the person you are. May you always look for the positive and just be happy.

trav-

Today is the day that issue 8 goes to the printer. I am really excited about this. I am also starting the covers to the Bean Volume 1. I love the fact that there is still life in my story after all these years.

So let’s make it a question day… Anything you want about the story- Though i might not answer directly in some cases, I will try to answer everything else. What are some things you are looking forward to the future about:)

Trav

Well I am home, and I am trying to get back into the groove. Traveling and shows really take it out of me and right now i am in recovery mode.  So it’s a Cartoon moment with my youngest as  I start working on the graphic novel version of the bean.

Yup there is going to be an graphic novel of the bean. It will entail the first 4 books. I know I mentioned it before, but I have the quote for the printing and I am now figuring out how to fund it. Any ideas?:) I’m thinking about a carwash:)

Also issue 8 is going to press this week. Plus I am running out of issue 2. This is crucial since when I finish volume 1 (books 1 to 4 combined) I am going to discontinue the first 4 comics, which means those that have those, will be collector items:)

trav

Quick update- this is the last day of the ABQ Comic Expo and by the time this post I will be flying home. So I will get back with a full update later in the week.

Thanks

trav

well guys- i am at abq comic expo- and this is day 1. It has a nice vibe so far, lets see if it pans out. Looking forward to dinner with my cousin and his family as well. I’ll post more about the trip later.

trav

Well in two days I will be at the Albuquerque Comic Expo. It is a very new show and it will be the first time that we are going there. I am pretty excited about the show. If you are in the area – stop by and I’ll set you up with some FREE Sketches.

I am under the guest section.

So we are naming the guy with the stash. If you have a name post it and tell me why you think it would be a good name.

Anyways back to work and more bean to come-

trav

And here is Heartleaf. I have mentioned the city quite a bit in this tale and now we arrive. A quiet little town and a place to call home.

Update-

The dude with the stash… who is he? Well if you read back through the comic, you will get an idea of who he is and what is his role among the goblins. Yet I haven’t named him, yet. There wasn’t a need, yet there are a lot of people interested in him so lets have a little fun.  I’ll let readers figure out a name. Throw out a few ideas of a for our cloaked human. Give me a good reason as well… I think it will fun to see what people come up with… Oh and bob is already taken.

trav

new update today.

I have a lot of preparing today and I am working hard on 9 and 8- edits are almost done on 8 which means it goes to print hopefully late next week.

I am also working on a graphic novel aspect of the bean. It is about time we start putting the comics into some big books. So I am going to start combing them. Books 1 through 4 are going to be book 1. It will be in b/w though, no color yet. Remember the main goal is to finish our tale. Which has a ways to go:) Once it is done i will color the whole thing…promise.

The main problem is costs, i just cant fund color right now, nor do i have the time to jump in. Yet I can almost fund a b/w one. Maybe we will do presales and I will give incentives and such.

Well back to issue 9 and prepping for a con next week

Curiosity Question:

Are you an update reader or do you wait for a few weeks and read a group at a time.

trav

Life for the people of darkleaf is not peaceful these days. Plus, it looks like it is not going to get any better.

So where are we on issue 8? Well issue 8 is in edits, which means it should go to press next week, if I can get everything fixed and changed.

Also I am looking into quotes for the first graphic novel of bean (issues 1 to 4). I will have more on this later.

Family is doing much better.

So now back to work

trav

Watching Alakazam the Great, it is a cartoon from the 1960’s. I had forgotten how much I really enjoyed the tale. The animation is pretty good, though my daughter who is watching this with me just asked if this was really a kids movie. I guess it looks pretty freaky to her.

Most of the family is better, though my little big girl is still fighting with a bronchial infection. Poor thing. Though the medicine has really helped.

Well the great raids have begun in darkleaf… let us hope our young fencer can fulfill his promise.

Keep creating.

trav-

Well it’s sickness in the hanson household right now.  A couple with the flue and one with a tummy ache.  Yet I am doing fine. Just sitting on the couch and taking a moment to relax and enjoying the evening.

I am really happy with how these next few pages came out.They are actually some of my favorite pages. I had a lot of fun putting them together.

Now back to my soft cushy couch.

trav

I’ve noticed that my world here has been a little quiet. I am trying to fix that.There is just a lot to do and I am trying to stay very focused on bean. In fact I have two pages of book 9 done. I am actually tackling 9 different than 8. In 8 I drew all the pencils first than I went back to ink everything. I really didn’t like that, so I am going to pencil- than ink – than start the next page. This should help me stay a little more focused.

I am also looking at wrapping books 1 through 4 (or 5) into a big book. I am starting to look at quotes and get a feel for what the page count will end up being. These thick books will be in b/w first. Color is so expensive. Yet I promise when this story is all done, I will colorize it.

Also I am looking at cleaning up things around here…. any suggestions on things you would like to see.

well back to the grind. Oh and hopefully I will have the next books out in pdf very soon.

trav