34. Character Talk

It's a sketch day here at Daisy and Gatz because I'm still trying to nail down the design of our new character. If you've been reading since the beginning, she made a brief appearance HERE. I haven't drawn her in awhile, and the way she appears in my head isn't translating completely to paper. I have four pages of Demelza's face decorating my table just as of this morning. The above sketch is the closest I've gotten.

If you've read the cast list, then you might not be surprised to learn our be-coated character of Tuesday is Demelza, Gatz's BFF. He called her to hold his hand through this operation, and like any friend, she's come. Demelza's always been a character I planned to have in the strip, and I had planned for her to first appear here. What I didn't expect was for Tiffanie, our mad scientist, to also show up—she was a spur of the moment creation.

Anyway, like any long-term vampiric relationship, Demelza and Gatz's friendship is complicated. I plan to have a grand old time with them once Demelza cooperates and allows herself to be drawn.

But bonus! I've been sketching our characters, and because we haven't seen Daisy in awhile, I thought I'd let her have a moment.

See you next week!

D.Z.

P.S. Hi to all the Figgies from Figment who stopped by to read Daisy and Gatz. You kids are great!

32. Operation

31. Through the Ages

Welcome everyone! To 2012 and a new year of Daisy and Gatz. I hadn't done any drawings related to this strip until this weekend, and guess what I learned? I missed drawing these characters and stories. So I am glad to be back.

When I first started this strip, my main goal was to maintain an update schedule. Toward the end of 2011, I started getting really frazzled by it; I was basically writing and drawing each strip the day it had to be posted. I would like to have a cushion—strips are made at least a week or two before they're supposed to be posted. I think this means I'll produce better writing and art, and I believe it will be a win-win situation for you and me both.

So what does this mean? I am still aiming to update Tuesday and Thursday. If I can't, I'll try to post sketches or other fun things to show you all that I am working on Daisy and Gatz. 


(Are you new to the story? Start at the beginning!)


Thanks for checking back! Let's have a great 2012!

Cheers,

D.Z.

30. Mad Scientific Pedigree

For this strip, I did some research on mad scientists on Wikipedia and Cracked.com.

Happy Holidays everyone! Thank you so much for reading my little comic. Hope to see you sticking around for the new year!

Cheers,

D.Z.