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THE PENCILS ARE DONE!  Can I sleep now?

5/27/2019

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Greetings and salutations!

Yes, you read that correctly.  I, Ben Wright-Heuman, notorious procrastinator and misser of deadlines,
have finished the pencils for The Letters of the Devil II almost a week ahead of schedule!  Please, hold your applause, you’re embarrassing me!


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​Digital pencils have been an incredible time-saver, and the writing changes I made during the thumbnailing stage really paid off.  We’re looking at a crazy story, guys.

What Comes Next?

My next deadline for the book is to finish the inks by 8/1.  Only about 2 months, but inking goes significantly faster than penciling, and, unlike with the first book, I will be inking digitally, which should speed the process up even further.

Before that, however, I will be taking a much-needed break from Letters to work on my other big project, CosPain!  A major part of the new work schedule that allowed me to finish these pencils on time was the fact that I had established a large backlog of CosPain strips, which meant that I only had to worry about one project at a time.  Well, that backlog is now empty. Before I can get back to work on Letters, I need to get my wiggle room back!  I expect the process to take about two weeks.

As part of rebuilding that backlog, I will be livestreaming the 100th CosPain strip this Sunday, 6/2, at 1:00 PM EDT on my Twitch channel!  Join me for the celebration and watch as I draw the entire strip right in front of you!  That’s right, no breaking it into two streams on two different days! No skipping the lettering and post-production!  Everything in one day, and we go until it’s done.

Anyway, not a full newsletter, so I’m keeping this one short.  If you want to support my work further, please visit my online store.  I also have Patreon and Ko-Fi accounts if those are more your speed.

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.
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AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE A BACKBURNER PARTY! BWHComics Newsletter 5/22/2019

5/22/2019

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Greetings and salutations!

Hello to one and all, and welcome to the new friends I made at 3 Rivers Comicon!  Without any further ado, let’s begin!

Released this Week

CosPain #97: Punching Bag
(Hi-Res Patron Version) CosPain #98: Before it was Cool

Upcoming Events

Otakon 2019: July 26-28, 2019, Washington, D.C.
SaikouCon 2019: August 2-4, 2019, White Haven, PA
Matsuricon 2019: August 16-18, 2019, Columbus, OH
WV Pop Culture Con: September 7th-8th 2019, Morgantown, WV

If you know of any events that are accepting artists, let me know!

Backburner Party!

For the last few weeks, I’ve been playing with an idea: a Backburner Party.  Much like events such as 24-Hour Comic Day, the idea is to get a bunch of creators hanging out and working on their backburner projects.  You know the ones. The ideas you always wanted to implement but never had the time, energy, or resources to really delve into.  Well, this would be a block of hours where people could sit down and just do it.

The first Backburner Party is Sunday, July 7th, from 1:30-5:30, at the Westerville Library, Meeting Room B.  Come on by with whatever backburner project you want to work on and get started!

CosPain #100 Livestream!

The next livestream will by my 100th CosPain strip!  In addition, I plan to have it coincide with the completion of the next Letters deadline (see below), so I’m extra excited for it!

While I normally do these streams in two days, I will instead be doing the entire comic in one day.  I will be going from pencils all the way through to a finished strip, not just through the coloring.

The stream will be live on Sunday, June 2, starting at 1:00 PM EDT and ending when the strip is done.  If you’re able to join me in this celebration, I’d love to have you.

If you’re interested in seeing them as they come out, the best way is to follow my YouTube channel, or my Twitch channel if you want to join in on the livestreams, well, live!

The Letters of the Devil II
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You read that correctly.  Less than two weeks left, but 200 pages have been completely penciled.  My current goal is to average 5 pages a day until the pencils are done.  It’s so close I can taste it, guys.  And it tastes GOOD.

Wrap-Up

And with that, this newsletter is at an end!  Next time you hear from me, I will likely have completed an incredible milestone.  And be very tired.

If you want to support my work further, please visit my online store.  I also have Patreon and Ko-Fi accounts if those are more your speed.

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.
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DO YOU EVEN LYFT?  BWHComics Newsletter 5/1/2019

5/1/2019

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Greetings and salutations!

Hello to one and all, and welcome to the new friends I made at 
SPACE!  Without any further ado, let’s begin!

Released this Week


CosPain #94: There is No Preparing

(Hi-Res Patron Version) 
CosPain #95: Tase Me, Bro

Upcoming Events


3 Rivers Comicon 2019
: May 11-12, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
Otakon 2019
: July 26-28, 2019, Washington, D.C.
SaikouCon 2019
: August 2-4, 2019, White Haven, PA
Matsuricon 2019
: August 16-18, 2019, Columbus, OH

I also have one more con to announce!

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I will be attending WV Pop Culture Con alongside the fantastic Kelci Crawford!  See you in Morgantown, WV on the weekend of September 7th-September 8th!

​If you know of any events that are accepting artists, let me know!


SPACE Panel

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Thank you to everyone who showed up for my CosPain Live Draw panel at SPACE this past weekend!  I had a great time, and a lot of people gave me positive feedback.  I definitely plan to do this again.

​I have video footage of the panel, but it may be a little while before I can make it available.  The audio is a little hard to hear, as the panels at this con were in an open venue with a fair amount of traffic.  I also STUPIDLY did not use the microphone, since I figured everybody was pretty close together and could hear me fine.  I will be working on cleaning that up, so hopefully I will be able to post it soon.


Livestreams


It will probably be a couple of weeks before my next livestream, as I have a family commitment this coming weekend and 
3 Rivers Comicon the weekend after that.  That livestream, however, will be my 100th strip.  Expect some exciting things from that one.

If you’re interested in seeing them as they come out, the best way is to follow my 
YouTube channel, or my Twitch channel if you want to join in on the livestreams, well, live!

The Letters of the Devil II

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Progress has slowed down a little bit due to my weekend activities, but I’m still going strong and am on track to finish the pencils by 6/1.

Lyft

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So recently, the freelance game has been a little light.  I’ve signed up with Upwork, which will hopefully help improve my luck with getting creative gigs, but it has yet to pay off, and I still need an additional source of income while working on my own projects.  It is to that end that I have signed up to be a Lyft driver.

So far, it’s been decent.  I can set my own hours of operation, so I’ve been able to continue doing comic work without any real interruption.  In fact, I’ve found ways to work while waiting for fares. This change should not have any effect on my creative output.

I debated whether or not to even mention this change in my newsletter, but I decided that it represents a significant-enough shift that I wanted to make you all aware of it.  This is the first non-creative job I’ve taken since I left customer service to attend the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2014.  It was hard to “go back”, even for something as flexible as Lyft, but reducing my financial burden even a little will allow me to keep doing what I love.

Wrap-Up

And with that, this newsletter is at an end!  I’d better get back to preparing for the next two weekends.

If you want to support my work further, please visit my online store.  I also have Patreon and Ko-Fi accounts if those are more your speed.

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.
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    Ben Wright-Heuman hails from Richmond, VA. He received his MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2016.  He currently lives in New Albany, OH.

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