Something new on the horizon

It’s been a long cold year in space. The crew of the Celeste Fitzgerald have been stuck in the Persephone alternate reality. The sign written in blood on the wall read “Abandon all hope. . .”. Well if any of you are still following Strange Cargo you may have abandoned all hope.

But don’t fret. The crew will get out of that spot and be back on the job soon. And I’m really excited about the new format. I refuse to tell you what that format is at this time since it’s classified. However, I think that you may like it.

I will keep you posted.

P.S. There’s no particular reason for the 10 month hiatus other than once you get out step on something like a daily comic, it’s hard to get back in step.

Welcome Aboard 21

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Here is the first Strange Cargo strip that I actually drew. I drew it about two months ago but felt that the story needed to be fleshed out before this scene actually took place. The image above is the redo for the actual strip. It was redrawn directly over the original (see below). This was then redrawn, inked and lettered in Manga Studio, and colored in Photoshop. Originally the strip was going to be inked in Toon Boom Studio but the line didn't really turn out the way I thought it should.

The image below is the original penciled image, re-inked in Manga studio, as well as using the MS4 template that I created after I purchased the program (and over a month into the strip!).

The original version.

As you can see Miguel changed the least and Moira the most.

FYI I have also started leaving the images at the original size, but lowered the dpi to 96. This seems to be a standard amongst the webcomics that I follow.

Welcome Aboard 2 Redux

Here is Welcome Aboard 2 redone. I inked it in Painter instead of Toon Boom Studio. See what you think.