Breathing a Little life on the site

Hello all!

So here’s the thing, I started drawing this comic a while ago and am slowly posting everything. I’ve got quite a bit stored up here, but I realised that it just doesn’t have any omph if I I don’t give some updates in between. It would feel mechanical to me, and that’s the last thing that I want this website be like. Isaac & Lee is anything but mechanical and so this site should be mechanical either.

My answer to this? Occasional blog posts in between the comics, just to say hi or whatever. To let people know that, yes, there is a person here who is making the comics (and is continuing to make the comics) as opposed to some mechanical drone.

Uh….. Not that I have anything against drones. One of my best friends is a drone…..

Please send all hate mail to moongoth@hotmail.com

But seriously, if you have any questions or comments about this webcomic please feel free to comment and let me know what you think or even if you just want to say hi!

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Trouble is My Business (page 4)

 

I would later go on to put “Oh, the tragedy of the lowly, local bookstore owner” on many different  items. I just really liked that quote. This would be the part where you begin to get a glimpse of Isaac’s penchant for drama and wise-assery (it’s a word now). Also, you can tell that I am beginning to grow tired of drawing plain bookcases and so, have been putting random items on the shelves in the background. I got the idea from this scene from the movie “Better than Chocolate” where there is a sub-plot involving problems trying to get books into the bookstore “Little Sisters” (an actual alternative bookstore in Vancouver, BC).

Trouble is My Business (page 3)

 

 

This is where Isaac and Lee get the first impressions of each other. Begin character development………Now!! Also note the Clerks reference in the background (I’m not going to tell you, just look for it). I also remember feeling guilty for re-using illustrations for panels. But the page turned out fine.

In the Beginning… Isaac & Lee #1: Trouble is My Business Part 1

 

Ah yes. This is the first page of the first book. It seems like a million years ago. I remember when I was constructing this page. The book was (and still is) created one panel at a time. The first panel? Took forever. I was stressing out about making sure that I put every line on paper, ever so carefully. I knew that I wanted to have a complex background with simplistic characters. It would be a reflection of the story. I got the idea for the style from Hergé. This was my first minicomic and everything was a big deal. I was so scared just to get everything right.

For new readers, you’ll notice the change in style over the years as I play around with hairstyles and backgrounds. I also had changes in editorial staff over the years which has also effected how I create the books.

Greetings!

Welcome to the newly formed Isaac & Lee website!

For many of you this will be your first experience reading Isaac & Lee. For others, glad to see you’ve found this page.

I’ve been writing and illustrating Isaac & Lee for the past six years now, all of it done on hard copy. I’ve gotten to a point in the series now where I simply want to reach more people and I want to be able to share Isaac & Lee sooner than it takes for me to create the story, pencil, ink and then publish it. Which takes from anywhere between three months to a year. That just takes too long!

For those of you who have already read my books some parts of this site will be a refresher, however I plan to not only post pages from the books as well as art, concept drawings, one off inspirational strips and commentary on the comics.

Don’t forget to click on the store link to get Isaac & Lee books and merchandise!

Here’s the cover for issue #1 as created by Eric Logan Taylor: