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Published: 2011-09-20 04:03:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 13176; Favourites: 194; Downloads: 231
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Well, I've had a lot of time off of work recently because I tore a bicep muscle in my arm while at work last week. Fortunately, it wasn't my right arm, which is my drawing arm. So I've been turning my attention back to getting my Stump comic done, which I had resolved to complete at least one issue of before the end of 2011.This is just Stump's mugshot from when he first arrived on earth. It's kind of a mishmash of pencil work with some all digital elements like the height scale and the plaque with the numbers. The most challenging part was getting the flannel shirt to look right. I had to eventually just go to the Salvation Army and look for a shirt that was a close enough match to use as a reference. I sometimes want to kick myself for choosing a sleeveless plaid shirt for Stump to wear, but it's become such a part of his character that I can't imagine him without it.
Oh yeah, the numbers on the plaque do mean something. Think Hebrew Gematria...
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I really like how he has a very cute babyface and a buff like a bull body. Very cool concept. (:
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lol- stump has traumatic auricular hematoma- He has that wrestler build lol great
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I'm very sorry to hear about your arm but very happy to hear that you might be finishing the Stump comic. I'm very excited about any developments in this direction. Really love the different elements of this character that you have put up here!!
Thanks (and get better!!).
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Thank you! I'll try to keep everybody posted on the development of the comic and, if/when I do find a publisher, I'll let you know where you can get the book.
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Thanks, I have surgery next week to reattach the muscle in my arm, so we'll see how that goes.
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The first thing I though when I saw: "Damn Stump drove to fast" XD well done as ever.Those shirts- with or without arm are the best thing ever. My father used to wear em and i had a while ago also some...
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Plaid seems like such a simple pattern until you really start to pay attention to it. That design is so intricate and subtly complex, that you don't really appreciate what goes into making it until you attempt to draw it. Anyways, yes, I love those kinds of shirts. Plus it gives Stump a working-class vibe, which is why I think it suits him so well.
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I hope you have a fast recovery. Your artwork is still awesome as ever!
Forgive my ignorance but what is with Stump's right ear?
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That's cauliflower ear. It's pretty common among wrestlers, MMA fighters and rugby players and is usually a result of the ear suffering some sort of blunt trauma which breaks the cartilage loose, causing it to fill with fluid. Unless it is drained, the fluid hardens and creates a permanent puffiness to the ear that resembles a cauliflower. I've been drawing Stump's right ear cauliflowered since about 2003. I do have a general idea of how it happened, but I haven't worked out the details yet. Considering how he can survive in outer space, enter Earth's atmosphere and fall to the ground with barely a scratch, you can imagine that it would take more than just your average blunt force trauma for Stump's ear to become cauliflowered.
Anyways, thanks!
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I'm sure Stump would be doing him mug shot in a sleeveless old plaid shirt and
your small details like the frayed threads make it all work.
Take care of that arm.
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Awesome piece! I like it alot! Looking forward to seeing a Stump comic.
Sorry to hear about your arm - I hope it's getting better!
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Thank you! I was going through some old notes and journal entries and I remembered that I've had the basic plot for the first couple of issues written since 1997. Plus, I laid out several pages for the first issue back in 2004. So I just have to remind myself that I don't necessarily need to reinvent the wheel here and I can build from what I've already established.
My arm getting hurt has been more of a wake-up call than anything else. It's motivated me to just press forward and try to get this thing done.
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I'm sorry to hear about your injury, I wish it will heal well and won't cause any future trouble for you.
On a more positive note, Stump looks as good as always. And I'm puzzled with the numbers... What do they mean?
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Thanks!
About the numbers, in the Hebrew language, each letter has a numerical value assigned to it. So if you break the numbers up, you get 100, 7, 8, 600, 4, and 1. Which translate into the letters: kuf, zayin, ches, mem (closed), dalet, and aleph. Keeping in mind that Hebrew reads right to left, not left to right, you end up with the words that are transliterated as "hazaq 'adam" which translates into English simply as "strong man." I actually fudged the numbers a bit, since you're supposed to add them up not place them side by side, but I just wanted to create the feel of random numbers that weren't all that random.
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So sorry to hear about your injury, I hope you're feeling better. And I ♥ this drawing!! The shirt looks amazing, as does the rest of him. You've really outdone yourself this time!
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Thanks! You would think that tearing a muscle would be extremely painful, but I haven't had hardly any pain at all. In fact, it took me several minutes to even realize I was injured because I initially didn't feel anything. I'm hoping to have the muscle surgically reattached and, since it happened at work, worker's compensation should take care of all medical expenses. So, hopefully everything will be back to normal soon enough. I can still move my arm, (the bicep is actually two muscles and I only tore one of them) it's just at about 20-30% strength from what I'm accustomed to.
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Thanks for the favorite!
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