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One of the most important factors is drawing my characters as often as I can in all sorts of positions. So this is what I did with Jay on this page. Without using reference (which is not a recommendation) I drew Jay in as many poses as possible. Apparently there was something of interest to the left, which is why they’re all looking that way.

One thing I love about Jay is how expressive he can get with those big eyebrows. Expression being a very key feature for characters in comics.

Also the Cthulhu in the top right is just a random bonus drawing. Felt like drawing him.

Not related to the comic I’m working on, but a random doodle I made at work. An intern is in a band called Striking Justice, a punk hardcore band. Ideal music for annoying the crap out of your parents and neighbors. Not my cup of tea in terms of music, but I couldn’t help myself to make fun of name.

It was also an excersize in making a horrible pun at the expense of their name.

It’s kind of fun to draw this stuff, so maybe I’ll make more.

When working out these characters it’s important to draw them in all sorts of positions using reference.

These drawings were all made using reference. I wanted to create typical poses for them to be in so I could become comfortable with drawing them in various ways.

This drawing was done when I was working on the competition comic. Who I sort of called Bob. This of course conjures up all sorts of images of Jay and Silent Bob with people. But in truth at this point I was very much inspired by SLC Punk. In which there was a character called Heroine Bob (who didn’t do drugs).

At the time I was toying with a two page story about two punks that generally sit around doing nothing. But a decent story never really formed so I tossed the idea and Jay got a solo adventure. Though he wasn’t named Jay at the time.

Interestingly this is part of the history of the development of the character. The current version doesn’t smoke, but it’s not beyond the realm of possible that he did at one point before starting his job.

As said, nothing is set in stone.