This page was a lot of fun to write. This is where I really got to cut loose with the Silver Age style narration. Check out that old-school thought bubble! Originally, the plan was for Jonathan Rector to draw in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Cripes! Now I have the strength of a hundred men!” That line still makes me smile. Originally, that last panel with Gilbert lifting the car came at the end of the previous page. But we decided to extend the scene […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a significant page in the history of THE STANDARD. Way back in 2009, when I was first trawling the web looking for an artist to draw the book, I put an ad up on the Digital Webbing forums. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here, in the final page of the first chapter, we finally meet our true protagonist: Gilbert Graham, the original Standard, now an old man, long retired. And perhaps now the true story that lies ahead is taking shape. Conceptually, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CHAPTER 2: CHILD’S PLAY Writer: John Lees Artist: Jonathan Rector Colorists: Gulliver Vianei & Mike Gagnon Letterer: Kel Nuttall Editor: Steven Forbes And here we are, already launching into the second chapter of THE STANDARD! For you guys reading […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here, we begin the flashback that will run throughout Chapter 2. This one may sit a bit uncomfortably, as while the previous chapter had a cheerful, classic superhero adventure as the flashback, here the Silver Age style narration is juxtaposed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yay, it’s old man Gilbert! Apart from his brief, silent appearance at the tail-end of Chapter 1, this is the first time we’ve properly got to meet Gilbert Graham in the present day and spend time with him. I’ll just […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wasn’t lying when I said we’d be dropping some exposition in this scene, eh? The mention of the Iron Midget here seems as good a time as any to share a goofy little side project I embarked upon with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I thought it would be an effective approach to this scene if we weren’t privy to the conversation going on between Gilbert Graham and the authorities here. We don’t need the exact words, we know what is being conveyed here. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here, one page after we saw Gilbert in the present learn of Alex’s death, we see a younger Gilbert save Alex’s life. From this moment, Gilbert would feel responsible for Alex’s life… right until the end of it. There’s relatively […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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