CHAPTER 3: THE RABBIT HOLE Writer: John Lees Artist: Jonathan Rector Colorist: Mike Gagnon Letterer: Kel Nuttall Editor: Steven Forbes Hey folks! John Lees here, and after my absence, I’m back doing commentary for THE STANDARD! A big thanks […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We begin our third chapter with a scene focusing on Zena Zarthos. I love that opening image of Zena standing in between these massive monuments of the two Standards, dwarved by them. Heavy with symbolism, nice job by Jon Rector. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another lovely title/credits splash page by Jonathan Rector! As touched on yesterday, there was a bit of an editorial battle-of-wills going on behind the scenes in the production of this issue. So, I’ve once again brought in editor Steven Forbes […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here, the mystery deepens as we see overtly that Zena Zarthos is being targeted by our unknown killer. But the note attached to the body suggests she might be harboring a secret… I’m quite proud of this page, as it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is another one of my favourite pages. In fact, when I’m pitching the comic at conventions, I find this is a very effective page to show potential readers to highlight what the book is about. Because really, when you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here the flashback story for this chapter begins. I like this page. I think you can really see Mike Gagnon’s colors starting to pop here. I also think its such a quaint Golden/Silver Age type notion, the idea that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I got a kick out of covering this extended internal monologue – which in most modern comics would be conveyed through captions – instead in the form of thought bubbles. It helps to add to the old-school aesthetic of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here marks the introduction of one of my favourite characters in THE STANDARD. Dwight Dowalski, AKA The Skunk, is actually a character whose creation, in concept, pre-dates The Standard. Before I seriously got into writing comics, I had been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This little scene was another element I got from Steven Forbes’ edits. I don’t think he directly gave me the idea to have to-camera interviews with various characters throughout the issue, but he did recommend doing more in the present […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here we return to the same street corner we saw at the beginning of Chapter 2, as Gilbert Graham embarks on his first mission since resuming the mantle of The Standard: investigating the mystery of Sky City’s missing children. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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