THE GOOD LIFE - PAGE 2

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The Making Of

Script

I never see a script as a final version of the story, simply guidelines that enable an artist to tell the story. Afterwards, I usually look at what the artist did with the script and rewrite it as per the vision that emerged from his art.

Page 2


Panel 1
Oliver walks with the flashlight in his room, pretending that his obscured reflection in his mirror is an enemy. Oliver arrests his movement, looking at the dark, shadowy reflection with extreme suspicion.


Oliver
Captain Maximus to mothership, I have spotted a shadowlander.


Panel 2
He points his flashlight to the mirror as if it is a laser beam, his body posed as if he was a cowboy fighting an opponent in a duel at high noon.


Oliver
Die, Shadowlander! Earth will never bow to your terror again.


Panel 3
The shadow in the mirror, the face now looking more like Oliver, the rest of the figure still shrouded in shadows, appears to respond.


Oliver 2
Don’t shoot.
I'm

Panel 4
Close up of Oliver’s confused face


Oliver
Huh?


Panel 5
Oliver looks closer at the mirror, his reflection seems to be wearing ragged clothing, dirt on its face and is moving forward.


Panel 6
The reflection’s head pops out of the mirror, it grins at Oliver. We see both of them in profile now. The reflection of Oliver looks like a dirty boy who hasn’t washed himself in months.


Oliver 2

Hey, is this our room?

Layouts

The layouts Brandon did for this page were just perfect. I had nothing much to say...

Roughs

The roughs gave us a chance to correct mistakes before there is too much detail in the art. The AD's only comment was to make the pose in panel 3 look a bit more natural.

Pencils

Now Brandon adds details to the roughs, to finishes the page in all its glory.

Inks

The page is handed over to Robert Doan, who inks it, so it will look crisp when printed:

Colors

The inks are sent off to Ross Hughes, who did a beautiful job coloring the page:

A smooth process that resulted in a page I love! Tell us what you think of each stage in the comments.

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