Today was the first day of Phoenix Comicon and I had a blast seeing everyone there! (I need to take more pictures).
Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered Validation already!
Also, by popular demand, the T-Rex Sissy Fight is being printed tonight and will be sold the rest of the weekend!
You’re all awesome. Seriously. Thank you for your support!
Comic Book Page in Full Color: $45
Comic Book Page in Black and White: $30
Comic Strip in Full Color: $25
Comic Strip in Black and White: $20
Not only am I available for other commissions, I’m also available for making comics for you!
I am available for short stories, webcomics, anthologies, graphic novels, and other long forms of comics.
I also have other miscellaneous services I can offer to make comics happen:
Scripting, Pencilling, or Inking: $30 per page
Colorist: $40 per page
Letterer: $15 per page
Formatting for Print: Email me for a quote. Prices vary depending on page size, number of pages, and other factors.
If you are interested in hiring me or if you have any questions, leave a comment below or email me at kelcidcrawford@gmail.com. I’ll be happy to answer.
Thank you very much for reading!
I should really stop announcing when The Legend of Jamie Roberts will be up on the web, because every time I do, the fates overhear my plans and jump on me.
This story is going to be shelved for a bit as I work on other projects. Once those are done, I can edit the work and give it the proper treatment that it needs.
When will that be?
I’m not saying just in case the fates overhear my plans again. I’m going to keep them on their toes, just to spite them.
Does this mean I’ll stop drawing the characters/world/creatures of the story? NOPE.
Anytime I draw anything related to The Legend of Jamie Roberts, I’ll post it here on the blog.
Here’s what I have so far…
Developing worlds, including this underground city of Kinyaht…
Daniel, one of Jamie’s best friends and an excellent archer…
Qatool (or Queen) Norsa, Dragon Queen of the city of Dogona…
Thomas, another best friend of Jamie’s…
Creatures of darkness, called Mocktaw, who emerge from a spiritual realm called Dream…
And the deadliest character of them all…
Raguna Ranki, the banished Dragon King of the Sun.
Why are these Kings and Queens called Dragon Kings/Queens?
BECAUSE THEY CAN SHAPE SHIFT INTO DRAGONS. BOOYAH.
I should probably note right now that I’m very heavily inspired by African arts and history for this project (mostly history. It even shows in The Women Warriors Project because a LOT of African Queens are appearing on that list.). The myths and legends of many African groups stuck with me, as did their patterns and art…and it also helps that I took two semesters of African Art History in my undergrad years.
“But none of your characters are black” I’m working on it. Why do you think it’s not ready to be published yet?
Jamie, Thomas, and Daniel are suppose to be culturally different from the rest of the cast because they’re Touloy pirates from the North. (I still need to change their skin tone a bit, though, if only to make it more red for all the years of sun-and-wind burn.) Most of the story takes place in the southern continent of Corith. I’m going to be doing character design tweaks to the other cast members I have so it’s not so white-washed. I’ll share as time comes.
And I want my African inspiration to be a bit more evident. Right now, it shows in the locations and the cities they visit (which I haven’t drawn yet). I want to add more patterns and art to the mix, though I have to be careful with that – different patterns from different groups are considered sacred and shouldn’t be replicated. I have to know which ones to avoid.
That’s all for now. Let me know in comments what you think!
I finished the book cover for Johnson & Sir today!
With any luck, the first book of Johnson & Sir will be out in time for Phoenix Comicon in June!
The book will have the first 24 or so pages of the webcomic, as well as sketches and other behind-the-scenes bonus material, like the initial concept art and never-before-published pages.
I’ll announce when it’s ready to go, so keep checking back in.
P.S. I’m also thinking of redesigning this website. So brace thyself for any changes that may occur.
I love making Johnson & Sir.
And not just for the T-Rex Sissy Fights.
Or the Noodle Trees.
Or Sir’s Sirness.
I love Johnson & Sir largely because of something that most readers don’t know about until today: the story behind why it exists.
Originally, Johnson & Sir started with my little sister and me hanging out and playing Jak II.
There are bad guys in that game called Krimzon Guards (which are pretty much elf police because everyone in that game was an elf or a talking beast). The fun part is, when you’re making Jak stand idle in the street or you’re just being bored, you can overhear the Krimzon Guards talking to each other and being bored.
My sister and I started to have fun with it and we spit-balled our own made-up dialogue between two Krimzon Guards, whom we called Johnson and Sir. And it was Johnson’s job to make Sir’s life as miserable and odd as possible. At that time, any time I drew them, it was a running gag that you would never see Johnson’s face (kind of like Wilson’s hidden face in the show Home Improvement).
Also Johnson cross-dressed. A LOT. And hit on Sir any chance he could.
For a few years, it stayed as an inside joke between my sister and me until I went to college. It was there that I shared the idea with my roommate, and then we went nuts with it and developed Johnson and Sir even more. There were insinuations of scandalous affairs, dry humor, the works.
Over time, my roommate moved out, college happened, and for a while I forgot about Johnson and Sir.
UNTIL ONE DAY…
It was in March of 2013. My older sister was in town for a few months until she could move to Arizona (long story). And by that time, I was dating Marc the Boyfriend for a bit. All three of us decided to go out to lunch together and just hang out.
While there, not only did I make Marc the Boyfriend giggle at the banter between my sister and me, but we both ended up talking about Johnson and Sir with him.
It happened a little like this:
Me: I’ve been thinking about getting into webcomics, but I don’t know what to make.
Sister: Dude, you should make a comic about Johnson and Sir. That shit cracked me up.
Marc: What’s that?
So afterward I sketched a few character designs, got a few ideas for strips from my sisters, and then Johnson & Sir was born.
Although Johnson & Sir has gone through a lot of changes in art, the humor is always there, and I hope it stays that way.
If you would like to read it (and you should, because it’s ridiculous and fun), you can start reading it here.
And then you will be part of a wonderful, fantastic inside joke.
