Cliffhanger. Come back on Monday!

If you’ve been reading this comic online, you may have noticed a strong change in the inking style over the last 200 pages. I drew the first 180 pages of the book around 1986, then picked the project up again in 1991, adding a few splash and expository pages. I didn’t continue the story until years later, 1995. When I started drawing the book in the 1980’s, my inking style was very smooth. Later, it became harsh and edgy. I think I may have been responding to criticism that my work was “too pretty”. Women cartoonists were routinely dismissed for pretty work, while artists like Mike Kaluta received nothing but…