Stickleback: Number of the Beast at 2000AD Covers Uncovered

2000AD Prog 1835, the cover for the final episode of Stickleback: Number of the Beast.
Stickleback copyright Rebellion Developments Ltd/2000AD.
Stickleback Number of the Beast created by Ian Edginton and Me.

So, we come to the final curtain for this series of Stickleback - after such a long time away, I'm glad to see him back and set up for more adventures. Stickleback remains close to my heart - aside from the joy of working with me old mucker Ian Edginton, Stickleback is the first character I've helped create where we've got to go back and tell the continuing adventures. He represents a change of gear in my career.

To celebrate this landmark, I've got together with Pete Wells at 2000AD Covers Uncovered to put together a mammoth 3-part video post on the creation of this week's cover from first roughs to last TIFF file. It's packed with hints, tips and as much process porn as a body could want! Part one is up now!

Left: the original version of the cover with a white background.

New Stickleback!

First try at Stickleback's new look - we dropped the streaks, he looked a bit too Ra's Al Ghul
Stickleback Number of the Beast copyright Rebellion Developments Ltd/2000AD.
Stickleback created by Ian Edginton and Me

So, after nearly three years, Ian and I have finally squirmed out of the corner we'd painted ourselves into, and a new series of Stickleback begins!

I'll be doing the usual catalogue of references for each episode, but I'm leaving that towards the end of each week to keep the spoilerificatiousness down to a minimum.

Pete Wells at 2000AD Covers Uncovered will be publishing a step-by-step demo of this week's Stickleback cover soon (he'd have already done it if I'd had the bits ready, sorry Pete!), so I'll link to that as soon as it's up.

Lowlife: Saudade Cover at 2000AD Covers Uncovered

Cover for 2000AD Prog 1805
Lowlife Saudade copyright Rebellion Developments Ltd/2000AD.
Lowlife created by Rob Williams and Henry Flint.

If you're into process-y, step-by-step demo-y goodness, there's more to be had at 2000AD Covers Uncovered, who have kindly agreed to host a detailed demo of the process behind the cover to last week's Prog - go get it!

And a big "get well soon" to Pete Wells at 2000AD Covers Uncovered, who's been suffering from the 'flu all this week.