Today I am the artist Palle Schmidt. Yesterday I was the writer Palle Schmidt. I really want to write more, but people keep wanting me to draw and they’re shovelling money at me and praising my artwork. How can I turn them down? Such a dillema. Anyway, I’m not going to show you the boring work-for-hire […]
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Work in progress: STILETTO
People have asked me what a comics script looks like. Well, here’s a sample of how I do it: As you can see, I pretty much write it like a movie script. Since I’m “directing” myself, there’s no need to include descriptions of each frame. I do the breakdowns later. Sometimes I edit a bit in […]
Video: BOX 13
David Gallaher and Steve Ellis talk about their book Box 13.Filmed at New York Comic Con with an iPod.
The Devil’s Concubine: RINGO [spoiler warning]
O brother where art thou This aging lounge lizard who has the complete trust of druglord LaTour, is actually a class A fuck-up. How he manages to keep his position is a riddle, since the first thing he does in the story, is miss his flight to Haiti, setting off a chain of events resulting […]
Working Methods: COMMIT
I’m a great believer in the power of commitment. If you want to quit smoking, tell 10 people you are quitting, people you respect. The chance of succes is much greater, if failure means you have to face your peers and admit you didn’t follow through. Want to get your book written? Your graphic novel done? Promise someone important […]
Sketchbook: BULLIT
More “Bullit” stills. Delgetti on the phone.