Another strip, another new character...

il-Logic strip 5 went live today so, if you haven't already, go to http://il-logic.com/ and check it out. I'll wait until you get back before I go any further.

O.K., well, you'll now have been introduced to Raj. He brings with him an evolution of the art style I'm using on the strip. There's a reason for this: as you've seen by all the talk of 'the hook', Raj is kind of a... strange guy. I wanted to create a sense of the surreal-o-metre going up a notch just by him entering the room, hence the fact that I've warped the walls of the room and brought in a greater level of mixed-media than I've used before. The colour in this panel is painted on in acrylic. I then drew over it with black and white ink.

Those four at the bar aren't painted, you say? Well, spotted. I drew in Edan, Lok, Michelle and Wid'L in chalk to (a) help increase the sense of the surreal as Raj walks in, and (b) put them into the mid-ground without losing them completely. Drawing them in chalk ensures that, while the focus of the panel is Raj's entrance, the others are still a very noticeable element of the panel.

While we have absolutely nothing against all the folks drawing their webcomics entirely digitally (Hell, we read and thoroughly enjoy most of 'em), Adam and I wanted to make it clear from the start that il-Logic was going to be a mixed-media webcomic. I sincerely hope there's enough people who enjoy our approach to create a market for it! On that note: if you're reading the comic, SPREAD THE WORD!

il-Logic and all associated imagery © Adam Di Stefano and Paul D. Selman 2010