Just dropping art.
Not much to say today – just dropping a little art from the LOOP.
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Comic Creator Club
The Comic Creator Club at our elementary school is a fun and exciting place for fourth grade students who love stories and drawing. In this club, students learn how to make their very own comic books by using both writing and art. Every week, the members of the Comic Creator Club gather together with pencils, […]
WIP
Let it snow., let it snow, let snow… STOP! No more snow!l Although the possibility of another Nor’easter is likely. Oh well, guess we will just have to continue creating another comic/graphic novel! While the snow as been falling, our creative talent, Chris, has been busy drawing and writing the next comic. It is planned […]
In with the New!
2026 began with a hiatus from weekly online live streaming, quietly celebrating our successes and mourning our disappointments. 2025 was a year of growth and realizations. We’ve stepped back and reflected on the last six years of Hero Shack. Our goals have not changed but our approach has – Hero Shack is venturing into uncharted […]
Testing a PDF Page Curl
So I saw a site incorporate their own version of this and wondered if I could do it with a Word Press plug in – what do you think? Do the page curls work?
A Little Secret?
I don’t know how this quietly ended up on our store but DARKNESS DIES Faces of the Cardinal is for sale! There’s been zero promotion for it so I guess I’ll start making some noise! Pick up this 216 page feast of a graphic novel if you haven’t already!
Christmas Updates!
We are very excited to offer e-gift cards to our customers this year! It is a great way to introduce a friend or family member to our comic books. The e-gift cards can be purchased in our store and sent via text message or email. There are many styles to choose from and the purchase […]
Truth Be Told
Truth be told, I am very tempted to go back and redraw the early issues of the Great Cyclopian. Working with the AI cartoons has really shown me how sloppy my ‘style’ was. Sketchy lines, messy coloring… I start to feel badly that I sell these books… But then I start to remember the ultimate […]
Queen Sting is Coming
Queen Sting is coming, but one scene that I knew I had to edit for the cartoon is the moment Queen Sting becomes who she is. In the comic, despite my thought that the sene was fairly ‘cartoony’ – I had a few kids tell me it was gross. Hmmm. As I started converting issue […]
My Surprises in Making a Comic Cartoon
Over the last weekend, I found myself creating a cartoon using GROK (AI) to generate the animation and the voice overs. While its really not ‘broadcast’ quality, my interest in the AI animation is growing. For those who don’t understand, allow me to explain. I am not using AI to generate the art of a […]