Lynx was one of my first self published comics after deciding I needed to restructure my approach after art school. I moved towards anthology size (5.5x8.5) to help build my confidence. It felt like I was making more progress when I could fill up a whole page more quickly. My early attempts at comics were bristol boards with 10x15 image areas and proved difficult to consistently fill and expensive to print. I decided to ink Lynx with traditional tools and brush pens moving away from any kind of digital inking. Creating a B&W book was also another way to save on printing costs. Most of my work remains traditional with some digital retouching if need be. The typography was all digital with inverse black word balloons with white text in an old version of Photoshop on a dying cursed laptop. Lynx is part satire of the comics scene and part horror, I was frustrated at the time with not being able to complete a full story and just started reading Junji Ito. The comic features an anime inspired demon that attacks a comic convention in Cleveland Ohio, selling a comic taking place at a comic convention while being at one was funny to me at the time. The reason I chose Cleveland for the setting of the story was because I was born there, I have a lot of memories of my grandmother taking me to the comic store at an early age. She would do one activity with each grandchild. I guess mine was being obsessed with drawing and comics. She would let me pick out two books, one was Batman 471 with a cover featuring Killer Croc and X-Men #87 the conclusion of the Magneto War. No doubt influenced by the cartoons I was watching at the time. Ohio has a rich history of cartoonists and comic creators, it’s the birth place of Superman, it’s where Bill Watterson found his inspiration for Calvin and Hobbes. I wanted to honor where I came from, this history and also move into a different genre I’d never explored before. This comic is not for the kiddos or the squeamish. It’s violent, raw and angry. Enjoy this 8 page preview of the book. I’ve since sold out of the initial 200 copy print run and I’m not sure when I’ll revisit this work. Although I’d like to, stay scared.