So here’s the first fully inked, colored and lettered page of Marathon! The book will be black with one color throughout and for this test I used a warm ochre. I’m currently leaning toward this area of the spectrum but until I’m coloring the book in earnest, that decision is still not final. Thanks for visiting and stay tooned for more previews and process posts!
All 183 pages of Marathon are now penciled! It’s been a long process but it’s all the sweeter for the effort it took to get here. Next leg of this ‘marathon’ is inking but for now, it’s DRINKING!
Like the man says, it’s time. Over the last while I’ve been working on my next book project for First Second called Marathon. The book, written by Boaz Yakin tells the story of the first Persian invasion of Greece at Marathon in 490BC. It’s a sweeping action epic focusing on Eucles, the messenger whose run from Athens to Sparta to Marathon and back to Athens again is instrumental in the shaping of Western civilization.
Pictured above is General Miltiades, the Athenian military genius famous for this historic tactical victory over the Persian invading force.
The book is scheduled for release the summer 2012.
