ICECUBES the comic strip #303

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Leroy Brown

Hmm, what's going on here? Has Peckinpaw decided to draw a strip of his own? I have no idea what's on his mind. I guess we'll have to see how this strange turn develops.

I just want to take a minute to thank all you ICECUBES fans for still tuning in after a rather longish hiatus. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a new chapter in the adventures of Peckinpaw, Freeze, Eggman, Nooky and the others. For this to work I have made some changes to the format of the strip. Since you are probably watching on a phone, ICECUBES is now in beautiful Vertical Vision©! The website is undergoing some radical changes too. I hope you will like the new experience and if you do, please consider supporting the strip. You can do so by simply clicking on the ads you see on the website. That really helps! Leroy Brown

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Leroy Brown
02/11/2022, 6:08 pm
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Thanks for reading ICECUBES the comic strip! I hope you enjoy the new format. Let me know how it reads on your device. I try real hard to keep the ads PC friendly so let me know if anything is jarring. Please click on the ads if you can or become a subscriber for only $1.

Drawing tools.

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Leroy Brown

Here is a picture of my collection of metal drawing nibs. I have gathered these throughout the years and although I only use a very specific type for drawing and lettering, I like keeping them. The ones I use on the strip are in the little plastic box in the foreground. The techniques I use to draw are very old fashioned to some. Although I do use a tablet for doing commercial work, the plastic ‘sliding’ feeling of drawing on a tablet won’t work for the strip. I like the feel of drawing on paper and inking with nibs.

Comixtalk cover.

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Leroy Brown

This is the new cover I did for ComixTalk.com. Go check out the site, lots of great stuff about webcomics. Big thanks to Xaviar Xerexes.

Comic strip blocking.

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Leroy Brown

‘Blocking’ just means blocking out how the action gets laid out on the page. In this case I was trying to work out the way Peckinpaw tripped and fell by making the gesture and movement read well in the limited amount of space of the 13″ x 4″ strip. Some artists call this the storyboarding stage. It’s real important to do this before you start drawing the real strip or else you will be erasing and restarting a lot. I always try to avoid a lot of erasing because it can introduce smudges that are hard to get rid of. It can also mess up the surface of the paper making it harder to ink. You can see click on the final published strip here.