In which either great minds think alike...

[undyingking]

... or Lovecraft is Missing is written to very short deadlines.

You should read it, by the way, if you're at all interested in Lovecraft-type stuff (and why wouldn't you be?) -- an excellent style, setting and story which so far has just been deepening and deepening in all sorts of interesting directions.

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Writing Lovecraft is Missing

[(Anonymous)]

I can't find the original quote to which this thread refers, but as the writer (and illustrator/colorist/letterer/blogger) of Lovecraft is Missing, I thought I ought to set your mind at rest...or possibly dispel all respect you might have for me.

I wrpte a 15 page outline before I started, but I write the scripts one at a time. I don't start the artwork until I have a script in hand, though I do tinker with the scipt as I go along. This last issue, #3, was a little more stressed than the previous two as I got a full time job and wasn't as far ahead as I wanted to be, so I need a biggger gap between that and issue 4. I am writing the script now, hope to start drawing in two weeks, and by the time April rolls around, have a comfortable lead like I had when I first started. I originally put up two pages a week, maybe I can return to that.

The writing and drawing are actually the least of it. What takes the most time is the coloring, where I spend 12-15 hours per page.

But, there you have it. I do appreciate your reading the strip.

Best,
Larry Latham

Re: Writing Lovecraft is Missing

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Thanks for coming here and commenting, Larry! -- and for creating this excellent comic.

I was referring to the "wear steel underpants" remark. I suggested it as the continuation dialogue in a comment on 30th Dec, and then it appeared in the next strip on 1st Jan. I figured either I had read your mind, or (a less serious suggestion) that you had written the dialogue for the strip only after seeing my comment!

Re: Writing Lovecraft is Missing

[(Anonymous)]

It's the latter, and if you'll read the blog post, you'll see I gave you credit. I know a good line when I hear it.I had something about protecting the family jewels, but the steel underpants gag was just a better, shorter, snappier line. I simply edited the original page and reloaded it before it posted.

LL

Re: Writing Lovecraft is Missing

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks for the credit! -- I hadn't seen that blog post. Really looking forward to Book 4 now!