Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Whew ? just finished page 31, and it was detailed. This is one of the reasons this took a little longer to finish. It's a good page, too! Only 5 pages to go!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I love "too big for the doorway" shots. Looking forward to it!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Ha! Meant to do this earlier, but as I finished page 32, it was dinner time and tacos were calling me. Then, I forgot about posting this preview due to being in a taco-induced delirium. So, without further ado, here is the latest preview just before the weekend. Only 4 pages to go!

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I feel your pain on the tacos. Theres local restaurant that does all you can eat tacos for $10 and i normally need to be dragged out i eat so much haha.
As for the updates, they're lookin great. I know ive said it before, but this is gona be sweet!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

You misspelled "diarrhea" there, chief. ;) :D

Re: Page 33 preview ? grOw/cOmic#5, a GTS story.
 

I almost had this one done yesterday, but page 33 turned out to be more detailed than expected. This was mostly due to the use of the cloth textures, and needing to wrap them around curvy... uh, "curved"... objects. ;) Getting the right feel took a little extra work with the Warp and Liquify commands in Photoshop. Now it's on to the last 3 pages and issue 3 cover! We're getting closer!


75thparellel: Well, these were home-made tacos, so I could eat as much as I made. But, I didn't go that far. Three double-deckers was enough. As for the next issue, only 3 more pages ot go!


vincent_richter: Ha! Well, like I told 75thp above, these were home-made, so they were of good quality. Yum!

Re: Page 34 preview ? grOw/cOmic#5, a GTS story.
 

Whew! Just in time for the weekend, I was able to finish page 34 of issue 2 ("Big Screen Premiere!"). It was another detailed page that took some extra effort. However, I was able to nail down a streamlined method for making the draped cloth (which can be seen in the last few previews) — a process that took nearly an hour per panel on the first page, now takes only about 15-20 minutes. And guess what?! Only 2 pages to go! Enjoy the preview!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

She looks pissed.

Any idea on the ETA now that we're close to the end?

Re: Page 35 ? next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Whew, I'm bushed. I spent an extra few hours today past my normal quitting time, finishing up page 35, the penultimate page to issue 2. Only 1 more page to go, and the cover to issue 3 (to be shown as a preview at the end of issue 2)! Unfortunately, I will be going away on a short trip on Thursday and Friday. I will get some work done tomorrow, but then I will continue on Monday. However, if all goes well, I hope to release issue 2, "Big Screen Premiere!", on or before Friday, July 27. Hang in there! We are very close!


Hope the post above answered your question, qzar9999 :)

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Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

One more page!
Excellent!
Hot big girl!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Just from that preview image alone I can tell the ending is going to be a bastard of a cliffhanger! Still, cannot wait for this release. I've never been disappointed with your comics before!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I worked a few extra hours again tonight, so that I could finish page 36, which is the last page of issue 2 of grOw/cOmic#5! A few more things have to be done before the release of the issue. First of all, I have to draw and color the cover to issue 3, which appears as a preview at the end of issue 2. I already have it planned out, so it shouldn't take too long. Then, a full proofreading of the issue ? with the wonderful proofreading skills of my wife, Juliekat ? and then the inevitable corrections. After that, the final PDF will be put together, and the store needs to be configured ? both the eCommerce software, as well as my website. Unless there is a major delay that I need to announce, the next post here will be to announce the release of issue 2, "Big Screen Premiere!" of grOw/cOmic#5, "grOwing Appreciation"! This should be sometime between Wed., July 25 and Friday, July 27. Whoot!


Hang on! Almost there!


Of course! You know me too well. :) Glad you've liked "grOw" so much so far! I hope I can continue to please!

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Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

OHHHHHH this is gona be great and so soon!! WOOOO!!!
As you can tell im incredibly patient lol

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Welp, I'm buying. The first one set a great stage and this one seems to have a continual and steady progression of it. I can already guess where it ends...

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Thanks! Working on it!


I appreciate it, Lorekeep! Glad you've liked it so far! And you are a pretty astute in your observations! :)

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Release already!!!! :D:D:)

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Issue 2 in the grOw/cOmic #5 series has been RELEASED at http://www.bustartist.com !

grOw/cOmic#5, "grOwing Appreciation" (part 2 in a 5-issue series)
Chapter 2: "Big Screen Premiere!"

Jennie was in shock. After having grown to almost 7 feet tall by some unknown force, she started to experience further growth episodes at odd intervals. On top of that, the unprecedented solar phenomenon was wreaking havoc on the outside world, trapping the last few occupants of the movie theater inside the building with her — her boyfriend, Jack, the owner, Brandon, and an ?ber-giantess-fan, Guy, who was becoming obsessed with Jennie's growth. Jack, himself, was at odds between comforting his stressed girlfriend, and dealing with his own inner giantess-fan. He wrestled with his inner turmoil while watching his sweetheart grow and expand into the shapely goddess of his dreams.

Available in either PREMIUM or STANDARD Editions!

Premium Edition:
For only $1.45 more than the Standard Edition, the Premium Edition features:
• A 300 dpi high-resolution version of issue 2 (50% more resolution than any grOw/cOmic published to date!), compared to the Standard 200 dpi. You will be able to enjoy much more of the art, especially if you like zooming in to absorb all of the details of the characters and backgrounds.
• "Art Only" Edition of issue 2: this is the complete comic (also in 300 dpi high resolution) but with all of the speech balloons, narration boxes, and sound effects text removed so that you can enjoy the art to its fullest in each panel.
• Full page pencil drawings of choice pages. — Included in the Appendix of the "Art Only Edition" are 10 full pages from issue 2 shown in their pencil form, including: some pages with the pencil lines on top of the rendered backgrounds for placement matching of figures; an alternate layout of the final page (36), which was simplified from 5 smaller panels to 3 larger ones; and more!

Standard Edition features:
• Issue 2. "Big Screen Premiere!" in the standard, grOw/cOmic resolution of 200 dpi.
• 5 art-only pages in the Appendix with all the speech balloons, narration boxes, and sound effects text removed so that you can enjoy the art to its fullest in each panel.
Category: GTS (miniGTS <20'; Gentle), slow growth, Breast Expansion (unknown: big, huge), clothes ripping; Ass expansion; sitting

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Ok, done! :)


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Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Excellent work, I enjoyed it :)

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Holy crap! That was amazing! You did a great job with this, i cant wait to see how chapter 3 turns out!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

This really is a fantastic piece of work. I greatly enjoyed the second chapter -- highly recommend it for any growth fan. The pacing's great, characters are more than two-dimensional cut-outs, and the teasing is nice.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Since the Giantess Club is a bust at the moment, this is a wonderful alternative :)

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Thanks, JBird. I appreciate that. :)

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Thank you , Lorekeep. I am glad you liked it so much. I always to at least try to add some depth to the characters — I think it makes it easier to identify with them, and connects them to "real life", making it hotter and more exciting. In a genre that is usually fueled by desire and adrenaline, it's too easy to floor the accelerator. It's sometimes better to vary your speed, taking in your surroundings, the road ahead of you, and the smelling the roses along the way. "It's the journey that counts, not just the destination." :)


Thanks DDave! Glad you liked it!


I appreciate it, 75thp! The pot will begin to boil in Chapter 3!

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And for those who don't visit my DeviantArt Gallery, here is the new Desktop Wallpaper (2560 x 1440 px) that I just added based on the recently released issue 2.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Just bought it and I am satisfied!
The teasing was indeed great as said before, keep it up.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Ack! Sorry it's been so long. Had password troubles. I just got back on, and in the meanwhile, I have been working on the next issue. Here are previews for the first 10 pages of grOw/cOmic#5 ("growing Appreciation"), issue 3 ("Intermission") now being worked on. The issue will be 19 pages long. Enjoy!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!
Needless to say i cant wait for this to come out.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Ah, another good page. I enjoyed working on page 47, and happy to be starting the next on our way to issue completion. This is now the 11th page of 19. Not counting the cover to issue 3 (seen as a sneak preview at the end of this upcoming issue), we are now about 58% through the issue, with the previous page completed (46) being the initial break past the halfway mark. To show the progress visually, I have added to this post my usual "progress map" laying out the work that has been finished, and that which still needs to be done.

Thanks, 75th!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I thought I would finish this page yesterday and get started on the next one, but page 48 proved to be a more detail and labor-intensive one than first anticipated. However, it was worth it. This is another great page. And it's a hot one! Just 7 more pages (and the cover to issue 4) to go! Hang in there, as we nearly pass the two-thirds mark!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I thought that I would have had this done by Monday evening, but, alas, it was not to be. There was just a little too much work to do, and it was getting late. So, finishing it up this morning with an extra hour or so's worth of work wrapped up page 49. With 13 out of 19 pages now done, we have surpassed that two-thirds point.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Looks great! Can't wait. thanks

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

OK, I got so wrapped up in working on the issue, that once I finished page 50 (shown here) during the afternoon, I immediately went into working on page 51 without posting an update ? duh. (On top of that, I was also wrestling with a lot of "RL" work dropped in my lap ? so maybe that's what distracted me.) With this page, 14 of 19 pages for issue 3 have been completed, leaving only 5 to go!

Note: I wouldn't expect any more updates this week. Also, there may be not updates until late next week. This is due to a combination of "real life" work interfering as well as a big ol' nasty storm (a.k.a. Hurricane Sandy) heading my way. So, either I will be working, prepping for the storm (clean those gutters!), or sitting at home without an electricity. Hoping for the best in all of the above. :)

Thanks, topcat!
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Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Hurricane Sandy came to town for a visit, and boy did she ever outstay her welcome. This was a 100-year event for this region, with huge swaths of devastation. Luckily, we are well with little damage in our very local community, but large areas were severely damaged only a few miles away. With Monday and Tuesday morning being Hurricane days, and Tuesday and Wednesday as clean-up and taking stock of the situation, and then Thursday and Friday recovering and working on "real life" work, I was unable to finish any new pages this week on grOw/cOmic#5, issue 3. However, I did work on page 51, and was able to make great progress on this detailed page to the point of about 75% completion. Hopefully, next week, we will begin to return to a normal schedule.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Don't sweat it, man. I know how it is with hurricanes, so take as much time as needed to get that stuff taken care of.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Holy crap it sucks to hear that you were affected by it. I saw what was going on via the news and it looked pretty nasty! Best wishes to you and everyone else over on the east coast who was hit!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

It's been a long week, but I was finally able to complete page 51. The power gods were nice to me and let me have electricity for most of the week, having lost only about 8 hours on the day Hurricane Sandy hit. 90% of the 1.1 million of the customers for the Long Island Power Authority lost power (about 25% are still without power now 6 days later) ? so I count myself extremely lucky.

This page was another detailed one, with matching the drawings to the background taking some time, as well as the detail in each frame. Good page! Only 4 more pages (and the cover to the next issue ) to go!

Thanks, JBird!

Thanks, 75th. We're hanging in there, dealing with a serious gas shortage now, resulting in 75% of gas stations without power or gas, and lines 90-100 cars long. Should ease soon, though, as the ports open for gas deliveries and the electric comes back on.

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This was a detailed page, and required lots of work ? especially with lighting. But page 52 is another one that I am proud of. Chip, chip, chip ? I am working steadily closer to the end. Only 3 pages to go!


On the Personal front: It was a good day few days to stay inside and work. The region is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. On top of that, we just walloped by another nor'easter that dumped 4-6 inches of snow with 30-40mph winds and below freezing temperatures ? not fun for the 200,000+ households/businesses without power for 9 days straight, nor those with holes in their homes. Unless you have a fireplace, no electric means no heat. Gas lines are still long, too! And not just for cars, as people wait in hours-long lines for gas for their generators to keep warm. How bad is the shortage? Check out this site: gasbuddy.com/sandy. Make sure the "All stations" is chosen from the po-up menu in the upper-left. Red is a station with no gas, green with. (Or, just look at the attached screenshot) You will see its about a 5:1 ratio.

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Page 53 proved to be quite the detailed page, with multiple panels, plenty of faces and characters, lighting effects, and lots of overlapping action. Though I had originally hoped to have finished it yesterday, I was finally able to complete it early this afternoon. Only 2 more pages (and the cover to issue 4) to go! Hang in there!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Surprise! I was making great progress on the next page, so I decided to continue working late and complete page 54, just one day after the last. It was definitely not an easy page, so the quick turn around was the result of a lot of extra work. Sorry for a slightly more vague cropping of the preview this time, but we are getting to the end of the issue, and I don't want to reveal too much. Speaking of end of issue, there is only 1 page and 1 cover to go! The cover, of course, is for issue 4, which appears as a sneak preview at the end of issue 3. We are almost there!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Yes!

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Hey BA!

First, wanted to wish you and yours well as you weathered hurricane Sandy and the snowstorm that followed. Plus you are still pushing on the next book!

That gas map image (although not the most titillating image attachment ever) really shows the scope of the gas shortages. Thanks for sharing.

Anyway - had not seen you over at the BEA recently and noticed that you were actively posting here and wanted to send some encouragement.

Quick questions about the work:
1) Are you drawing your hardline on paper and scanning now or digitally with a tablet or such?
2) What size (in pixels) are your pages when done or the dpi you would print at?



Oh, did want to add that thumbnail of the way too small shirt straining across the gal's chest made my wife say "ouch!" out loud. See, your work is eliciting a response! Say "Hi" to 'JC' for us! ;)

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Page 55, the final page to issue 3 of grOw/cOmic#5, has been completed! I have also drawn and started to ink the cover of issue 4 (which appears at the end of the issue). In addition, I have already begun the proofreading and correcting over this past weekend. We're almost there! I hope to have a release very soon! For now, enjoy the preview, which (as usual) I had to make somewhat vague so as to not give away the ending of the chapter.



Hiya, Nimrod! Hope you guys are well, too! Luckily, the gas shortages (at least in my area) are pretty much done. Thousands of people are still displaced out of their destroyed homes, however. (Luckily, I am not one of them.)

I've been to the BEA, more a lurker from time to time. So bust with the latest "grOw" endeavors that I don't have as much time to forum hop as I used to — unfortunately. :(

As for the work questions:
1) I still draw the pages with good ol' pencil and paper and then scan them in. For the past 2 years, I've been drawing them about 140% larger than final. This allows for better accuracy, especially on the smaller panels. (It's also easier on me.)

Recently, I've even started to experiment with a new method — not drawing the page as whole, but drawing separate panels and compositing them after scanning them in. This way, I can draw face large, and shrink it if it needs to be small. At small sizes, the width of a pencil point shift in a line can cause a face to look "wrong."

The good lines are inked digitally with my Wacom Intuos3 in Adobe Illustrator (as well as the flat coloring). Shading, composites with backgrounds, effects, etc. are then done in Photoshop.

2) The current cOmic pages are 2700 x 3525 pixels (or 9" x 11.75" at 300 ppi). I used to work at 200dpi, but converted over on grOw#4.

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grOw/cOmic#5, issue 3 RELEASED! Nov.21, 2012
 

Issue 3 in the grOw/cOmic #5 series has been RELEASED at http://www.bustartist.com !

grOw/cOmic#5, "grOwing Appreciation" (part 3 in a 5-issue series)
Chapter 3: "Intermission"

Things are getting very tense inside the movie theater. Jennie's growth is continuing in spurts, timed with the arrival of various Sun's coronal mass ejection waves. Jack is being torn between his lust for his girlfriend's growth, and protecting her from Guy's relentless and annoying giantess fandom. Brandon, in the meanwhile, continues to try to help things from falling apart ? even when the military arrives..

Available in either PREMIUM or STANDARD Editions!

Premium Edition:
For only $1.45 more than the Standard Edition, the Premium Edition features:
? A 300 dpi high-resolution (2700 x 3525 pixels) version of issue 3 (50% more resolution than the standard grOw/cOmic!), compared to the Standard 200 dpi (1800 x 2350). You will be able to enjoy much more of the art, especially if you like zooming in to absorb all of the details of the characters and backgrounds.
? "Art Only" Edition of issue 3: this is the complete comic (also in 300 dpi high resolution) but with all of the speech balloons, narration boxes, and sound effects text removed so that you can enjoy the art to its fullest in each panel.
? Full page pencil drawings of choice pages. ? Included in the Appendix of the "Art Only Edition" are 13 full pages from issue 3 shown in their pencil form, including: some pages with the pencil lines on top of the rendered backgrounds for placement matching of figures; an alternate layout of the final page (55)!

Standard Edition features:
? Issue 3. "Intermission" in the standard, grOw/cOmic resolution of 1800 x 2350 pixels.
? 5 art-only pages in the Appendix with all the speech balloons, narration boxes, and sound effects text removed so that you can enjoy the art to its fullest in each panel.
Category: GTS (miniGTS <40'; Gentle, Angry), Breast Expansion (unknown: huge), clothes ripping; Ass expansion; footplay; handheld.

AVAILABLE NOW AT http://www.bustartist.com ! (Visa, MC, PayPal)

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Amazing. Really, I'm speechless. It's the best growing/GTS story out there.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Take my money!!!

Oh wait, I've already bought, read, appreciated and loved it. Marvelous!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I bought it, but Im not used to your new site.
Is the download link sent to my paypal email?
I seemed to have missed the invoice screen for the download link as mentioned in the help section.

Any other way, Im looking foward to it!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Upon successful purchase, you are presented with the final invoice screen which has a download link at top. In addition, an email link is also sent to you as a back up. If this did not happen, it is because the transaction was not completed. Did you use PayPal echeck? Echeck usually takes 3-5 business days. Once cleared, the system will automatically send you the email link. I have an order like this, but I am not sure if it is you. For more help, email me directly at help@bustartist.com

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Thanks, Mr. Bombs! I am glad you liked it so much, and am humbled by your praise.


OK, will do! (grin). Thanks for your $upport! It's the only way I can put so much work into the grOw series. And I am glad that that work paid off for your "marvelous" review! Thanks!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Let me just say that adding Jennie's height to the side of the pages was a really nice idea!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Just as i figured another awesome installment! The end was a tease though, i cant wait to see Jennie busting out of the theater next chapter!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Thanks! Glad you liked it. I did, too! :) As the story progressed, it wasn't always apparent that she was gaining height at various speeds. I thought this was the best, non-intrusive way to get this across and to give "detailed numbers" for those who enjoy that.

Thanks, 75thp! Chapter endings have to be a tease — it's the required cliffhanger of these type of serials. :)

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

If you were wondering, I got the comic and it is awesome!
It is indeed one of the best illustrated growth stories out there, keep it up!
Cant wait for the next part:D

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I don't mean to necro this thread, but, after sitting on the fence for a long while, I bought the latest chapter. Good stuff, and I look forward to the next issue!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I bought this a few weeks ago, and reread it today. Only to discover a height indicator on the black border. Pure genius!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

The final pencil drawn page for issue 4 of grOw/cOmic#5, "grOwing Appreciation" has been completed! It was a long haul, but I finally finished the last page of the issue ? page 75. If you do the math from last issue, you will realize that this will make this issue 20 pages long ? 2 more than the standard! There is a lot going on in this issue, and another 2 pages were needed to tell the story right! It's going to be a good one, so hang in there! Digital inking and painting are about to begin, as all pages have been scanned and reworked where needed. As usual, as the coloring of each page is completed, I will be showing a preview for that page here. Thanks for being patient ? holidays and "real life" work have been slowing me down a bit for the past month or so.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I know it's been a while since my last update, but know that progress is still being made on issue 4, "A Huge Smash!". "Real life" graphic design work has really come down on me since early December. This is quite common for this time of year ? the ending of one year, and the beginning of another, a time for clients to end or begin new projects. I expect this crunch to start to ease somewhat soon, and eventually return to normal.

But during this time, work on the next issue has continued, including the completion of pages 56 and 57. Not only that, but the rendering of backgrounds continues. I've mentioned this before, but it is a lot of work, and takes time ? a few backgrounds have even taken 10-12 hours to render. For now, enjoy the preview to page 57, and hopefully, I will have at least 1 or 2 previews next week.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

I was able to take advantage of the Martin Luther King, Jr holiday and get another page done! You may recognize page 58's preview from the initial pencil previews for this issue from a few weeks back. I am making good progress, and hopefully, I will continue to do so. Enjoy the preview!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

(Forgot to post this yesterday)
I was hoping to have 2 previews to show this week, and with the completion of page 59 this afternoon, I made my goal! "RL" work is still slowing me on the "grOw" front, taking up time, but I am persevering through the workload.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Chip, chip, chip ? progress continues on issue #4 with the completion of page 60. Integration between drawings and the rendered backgrounds is getting a little trickier now, as the available space is getting... ahem... tighter, and alignment between the two is important. But it is all coming along quite well, so far! With this preview, we've hit the 25% mark of the issue. Hang in there! It's going to be a good one!

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Whoot! Another day, another page. "RL" work gave me a short reprieve, so I was able to make some great progress today by starting and completing page 61. I know the work load will come back in the later part of the week, so I am not sure if I will be able to pump out another page this quickly before Friday. We shall see. But this page really came out nice. The use of Poser was essential to get the right dramatic angles. To visualize the figures and their interaction with the background with these camera angles would have been impossible any other way.

Re: next grOw/cOmic to be a GTS story.
 

Ive said it before and ill say it again, lookin good! Im sure issue 4 is going to be just as awesome as the others!