Coming soon- Wakan Unwanted issue 2: ‘A Red Bird’s Plight’

At the end of this month, the next issue of Wakan Unwanted should be fully drawn and ready for print. It will be another 22 full-colour pages plus a brand new cover, once again drawn and coloured by myself and written and texted by Lars.

Considering this will be only the third in the series (after ‘In Ashes‘ and ‘Pistonville Peace‘), and the third comic I have actually ever drawn, I am quite happy at how it looks. It is very exciting to see the world we have created becoming more fleshed out. Lars has already written the entire story arc running for multiple issues, although I’m trying to follow the story only as far as I need to while working, so like the reader I have really no idea what will happen to these characters next! It is an interesting way of working and I hope it helps to keep the whole presentation relatively fresh. I can say for sure that if I am not really engaged in what is happening on the pages, it inevitably shows in the finished work.

As for what to expect in the upcoming story: we are following on shortly after the twist-ending of ‘Pistonville Peace’ and the events are happening in the same town. This particular issue is more emotion-driven than action-driven, and there is less fighting… but perversely, more blood(!). We get to meet a few new characters and learn a little more about our hero’s past.

There will be more posts to come from both myself and Lars where we will be describing our working processes in more detail. In the meantime, here is an untexted preview page from the upcoming issue 2 to whet your appetites!

- Seth