Hi y’all! It has been a hot minute since I last posted an update on the Petro Patriot project, and now that we have a set of colored and lettered pages for the ashcan, I wanted to give you a sneak preview and let you know when the first content will be coming out.
Ashcan Page 1
Coming up first will be a 10-page ashcan that acts as an opening sequence for the first book, and features two factions of villains we will see battling all through the series. We’re making it clear form the beginning - Michael Albright’s got his work cut out for him if he wants to establish justice in this city.
This page is illustrated by David Schmelling and colored by Roselinath. For those remembering the first release of this page, the page also represents everything that has gone into building up the story, and the city.
There is so much to unpack in this image, but one thing I want to call out is that this city’s “outer districts” are built over dangerous terrain, too dangerous to build upon normally. Instead, our hero lives in a city district built on platforms modeled after jackup-style oil rigs. The “America of the future” is one of people in exceedingly cramped conditions, no cars whatsoever, and also a question of whether people could one day return to the ground again to reclaim a life we currently take for granted. I Book 1, we’re going to learn just a bit about what, exactly, is down there.
As we build out the world in pages and concept art, something I’m looking forward to most is creating buildings with strong vertical elements non-standard floor plans based on triangular, hexagonal, and other designs to create a unique sci-fi environment.
Ashcan release coming soon
I brought on Marrk Mulgrave as a letterer, and we’re at the lettering stage for the ashcan comic at this time. Once we have everything put together, I’ll send out an announcement with a release date for the ashcan, which will go on GlobalComix. Right now we are all so excited to get this out, and develop a process to start turning out comics and more as the world of Petro Patriot comes to life.
Colors by Rose. Nice. 😎