I've been getting some feedback lately that I should consider restarting the Scorch Sisters comic I tried to do years back. I've been thinking a lot about it, trying to figure out what went wrong last time and what I could do to improve upon it should I attempt a reboot. Here's what I've come up with so far:

Medium: The original comic was draw, inked, and colored traditionally on watercolor paper, a particularly finicky medium, especially for an artist as messy as I. This slowed me down a lot, just worrying about not ruining the pages. After I was done coloring I would scan it into Photoshop, do cleanup/image sweetening, and add in text. I think I would do it all digitally next time, just to save on some of the headaches and to speed up the process.

Character Design: While the original design for the Sisters is kind of cool, there are certain things about the design which make them ill-suited for a compelling graphic story. For one, their head structure makes dealing with complex facial expressions a nightmare, especially at odd camera angles. The camera should be free to be wherever it serves the action of the story best, not constrained in order to communicate facial expressions. I already have a redesign of the Sisters partly done, and while it does anthropomorphize them more, it definitely helps them become more "readable".

Story: This is the big one. When I started working on the comic last time, I had only a vague notion of where I wanted the story to go. Instead of trying to figure it out beforehand I just tried to wing it as I went along. Big mistake. Next time I need to make sure I know the ins and outs of my story before I try jumping into the telling of it. I feel like I know who the characters are, but I need to figure out where they are going both physically and emotionally.

So the tl;dr of all this is that it may be a bit before you see an actual reboot of the comic itself. I will however endeavor to post my preproduction work so you can follow along as I try to redevelop it.