A Better Story: An Election-Day Rumination
Last week the students in my Writing Close to the Earth online class read George Orwell's classic essay, "Politics and the English Language." In it ... Read More
Fantasy adventure and slapstick cartoon humor. Martin runs from dragons and bandits, while Marco tries to break out of a desert camp. The River Fox, volume two of The Dragon Lord Saga is now premiering one episode a week at Webtoons (also check out volume one, Martin & Marco).
Chapter two of The River Fox is now available! Don’t forget to log in and vote and share with friends.
As cartoony as my comics tend to be, I often freehand my work . . . but it’s not uncommon for me to take a selfie to try to capture a certain facial expression, or scan a landscape photo and trace it for a background.
When I wanted to show Robin’s “nonverbal cues” in this chapter, I knew it would require some acting. So I put out the call to some folks in the Rabbit Room. Here’s what Peter Brunone, Kate Hinson, and Stephen Hesselman came up with:
Someone get these folks an Oscar for Best Offscreen Performance In A Graphic Novel!
Jonny Jimison is a talented cartoonist and graphic novelist. In addition to a long history of web-based cartoons, he's the author of Dragon Lord Saga series of graphic novels, including Martin & Marco and The River Fox. Jonny lives and works in Jacksonville, Florida.
6 Comments
Peter B
Dude! We’re famous!
I find it funny that Stephen and I came up with almost the same “Do you understand?” face.
Lisa
These. Are. Amazing.
Jillian Hopper
Oscar granted! This is awesome on SO many levels… Super excited to read more!
Stephen Hesselman
Peter, it’s either the “great minds think alike” or the “separated at birth” thing! 🙂
Seriously, though, this is just one more glimpse into the dedication and thoughtfulness that makes Jonny so great at his craft!
Esther O'Reilly
Hilarious!
Pete Peterson
@peteThese faces! Hahaha. I love these people.
And The River Fox is great so far! I giggled out loud at the whole “nonverbal cues” scene. 🙂
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