Issue 6 has been lettered and is off to the printer - Hurrah!

I finished compiling the trade on Saturday and I'm confident you'll all be happy with it - I was!
Lots of extras plus a rocking foreword by Dave Gibbons!

DAVE GIBBONS!

How cool is that?!


While working on Marineman it was hard to stop my mind drifting and one thing I kept coming back to was who I would cast if there was ever to be a Marineman movie!

So just for fun - if you all want to have a think and post who you'd see in the roles - I'd love to see what you're all thinking!

Given an ideal world, I know who I'd choose and I'd be interested to see if your choices tally up with mine.

I'll look forward to seeing what you come up with...!


-Ian

Hey everyone,


Issue 6 is finished bar the lettering, which is due anytime now and then it's off to the printer - Hurrah!

I'm really pleased with how it turned out and I was getting excited and caught up with it myself - and I know what happens!

Again, there wasn't enough room for the Oceanauts feature in this issue, I needed all 42 pages to fit the story in, but rest assured there'll be two new Oceanauts features especially for the trade.

Speaking of which, the trade is what I'm straight on to once I end this post, beginning with the cover art and then page designs and onward...

I'll keep you updated as and when I can...

-Ian

Just wanted to mention that issue 6 is drawn and is now being colored in readiness for those fine folks at Comicraft to throw some fonts at it so we can get it off to the printer!

It certainly was a challenging issue  but I think it hits all the peaks and rings all the bells!

Anyway, back to work - I'll keep you posted (no pun intended!)...

So I just got back from the Bristol Comic Convention and I have to say thanks to anyone who came along to see me and support Marineman!

It was a wild show and I didn't stop sketching from show open to show close!

I'm pleasantly exhausted and back to finishing issue 6 so you can read the next part of Marineman's adventures...

I have six pages left to draw of 42 pages and the coloring, then I'm on to designing and producing the trade. It's a lot of hard work but all the comments you've been posting about how much Marineman means to you have made it all worthwhile and put a huge smile on my face - so thank you all!

Gotta get back to it... but i'll post again as soon as I'm able!

Marineman issue 5 hits the stores today and so far it's my favorite of all the issues, I hope you enjoy it!

I'm still chugging along with the mammoth double sized issue 6 -it's going to be a doozy with a fair amount of 'traditional' action for good measure.

Apparently, the only people who are eligible to vote for Marineman in the Eisners are fellow professionals! I know you'd all vote for Marineman if you could, and I really appreciate it!
So lets all cross our fingers and hope the pros in the biz have read and enjoyed Marineman as much as you and I have...

I'll look forward to reading your reactions to issue 5...

Cheers!

-Ian!

Well you could have knocked me down with a feather when I was informed that Marineman had been nominated for an Eisner Award for 'Best New Series"!








I never in a million years thought I'd ever get a nod from the Eisners! I still can't believe it...

Wow!

So please, when voting begins, vote for Marineman as best new series!


















Thanks!

One quick post - Some people have expressed an interest in seeing the Atlantis spread from issue 3 without the color over the top, so not one to want to disappoint, here it is!

Just give it a click to see it bigger...