Chum TPB in Stores

The CHUM TPB is hitting the shelves today, so look out for the surf noir from Ryan, me and the gang.

Chum TPB

If you've missed the single issues of Chum, the trade paperback will be out in January 2017. And it's now available for pre-order (Diamond order code is NOV161401).

Chum is a surf noir story about betrayal, murder, and a bag full of cash and drugs. Summer Stanwyck desperately wants to leave Kingsford Island to start a new life, and might have found her way, but if any of the men around her get in her way they'll be chum in the water.

Written by Ryan K Lindsay
Art and cover by me
Colors by Mark Dale
Lettered by Nic J Shaw
Published by ComixTribe

Life’s a Beach: Talking ‘Chum’

Ryan and I talked with Broken Frontier's Matthew Box about Chum and our working relationship. You can read the interview here.

Chum #3

It’s Wednesday and the final issue of Chum has landed. Hope you all dig how our mini wraps up!

Preview:

Chum #2

Happy New Comic Book Day, chums! The second issue of our surf noir mini-series is out today, and also available digitally on ComiXology.

Hope you enjoy!

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Surf's Up – Chum #1 Is Here

Chum #1 hit shelves on Wednesday (18 May) and is also available digitally on ComiXology.

In case you have missed our surf noir ramblings, Chum is a creator owned mini-series from writer Ryan K Lindsay and me. It’s published by ComixTribe, with Mark Dale’s colors and Nic J Shaw’s letters.

We have been blessed with some pretty good reviews – check out Ryan’s round up here.

We hope you dig it too!

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Chum Interview by Slack Jaw Punks

Slack Jaw Punks interviewed Ryan and me about Chum some time ago. You can read the interview here.

Chum #1 in Stores in May

CHUM #1 has been pushed back a bit due to shipping errors. However, we have confirmation that the issues do exist.

Chum #3

CHUM #3 is in the April Previews. Don’t miss the final issue of the mini-series! Preorder it with Diamond code APR161498.

(W) Ryan Lindsay (A) Sami Kivela (CA) Sami Kivela (A), Justin Greenwood (B)

Standard won't let Summer go, even if it kills them both. All things end, and at this point, no one is expecting a happy resolution... except the hungry sharks off Kingsford Island.

In shops: 6/29/2016

CHUM #2

CHUM #2 is in the March Previews and available for preorder! Use Diamond code MAR161303.

(W) Ryan Lindsay (A) Sami Kivela (CA) Sami Kivela (A), Joe Mulvey (B)

Summer's getaway plan spreads out before her like an endless horizon. It might seem foolish to burn all your bridges before you've left an island, but Summer can always make a raft out of the dead bodies left in her wake. From Sami Kivela (artist on Zenescope's Hit List) and Ryan K Lindsay (the writer of Dark Horse's Negative Space) comes this year's pulpiest crime tale.

In shops: 5/25/2016

Previews Catalogue Gives CHUM a Spotlight

(W) Ryan Lindsay (A) Sami Kivela (CA) Sami Kivela (A), Vic Malhotra (B)

Summer Stanwyck is trapped. She tends bar on the island she grew up on, the local cop is about to become her ex-husband, and she's wasting time screwing the local reefer kingpin. But when a bag full of cash and drugs appears, she sees a way out... and anyone who gets in her way is shark bait. Chum is Pulp Fiction on the sand, a surf noir story straight off the drugstore paperback rack that will ruin your faith in people, from Sami Kivela, artist on Zenescope's Realm War, and Ryan K Lindsay, the writer of Dark Horse's Negative Space.

Diamond code: FEB161340

In shops: 4/27/2016

CHUM #1 is available for pre-order

CHUM #1 is in the February Previews and available for pre-order. Please use Diamond code FEB161340.

You can also print this form and take it to your local comic shop and they’ll make sure you get your copy.

Surf Noir Series CHUM Makes Waves in April

Happy New Year!

A few weeks ago, ComixTribe dropped the news of their latest series, a surf noir tale from Ryan K Lindsay (Dark Horse's Negative Space) and me.

This series will be in the February Previews for April release, but we're chumming the waters now with the release of the 24-page digital ashcan preview. Download it here.

Beach Noir – Page Process

Like I’ve mentioned before, I’m always interested in seeing how a comic book page gets done. The subject came up last night at the Helsinki Comics Festival as well and I wanted to share the art process of a page, which is from the Beach Noir project written by Ryan K Lindsay.

Step 1: Thumbnail

Step 2: Rough layout. Drawn with a non-photo blue pencil and mechanical pencil HB 0.5. Size approx. 3.5 inches wide and 5 inches high.

Step 3: Pencils. Drawn on a Bristol board, size A3, with 2.0 mm leadholder.

Step 4: Inks. Inked with Raphael 8404 brush, size 1, and Staedtler pens, sizes 05 and 07, and with different types of nibs.

Step 5: Colors by Marissa Louise

Step 6: Letters by Nic J. Shaw