Episode 025 - Original Sketch Arrangement and Panel Commentary

I spent a lot of time with the details of Episode 025, so I thought I'd go back and detail (heh) some of the process. I've included the original sketches arranged in the same format as a finished episode, and plan to include details on each individual panel, should it warrant comment. :)


Currently, I've included the first and second panel with commentary and will add the rest over time, so be sure to check back periodically. (You can also subscribe to the RSS feed on the sidebar to the right!).

This episode had a lot of neat areas that I'm excited to share with you! :)

Hope you enjoy!

Trevor

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Original Sketch Arrangement (click to enlarge):


Panel Commentary (click each separately to enlarge):

Panel One

Panel Two

Panel Three

Panel Four

Panel Five

Knights of Nine to Five Turns Two!!!

Can you believe it? Two years ago today, I posted the first episode of Knights of Nine to Five! Thanks to everyone for all your excellent support along the way! Enjoy the cake! : )

Recommended Sites

Here are some sites I recommend if you're interested in learning about or making webcomics:

webcomics.com - A webcomics news/how-to website started by Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett, Kris Straub, and Brad Guigar - four webcartoonists that I've been learning A LOT from since starting Knights of Nine to Five. Besides some helpful posts, this site is home to the excellent Webcomics Weekly Podcast, recorded by Scott, Dave, Kris, and Brad. This podcast has helped me out a ton. Pretty much every aspect from every stage of independent webcomic development is covered, and the guys are pretty entertaining to listen to. Back when I was getting started and trying to find out more about webcomics, I stumbled upon this podcast and have since learned an incredible amount of information.

seqalab.com - Home of a podcast produced by the students, faculty, and alumni of the sequential art department at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The format (for the newer ones, at least) is basically a bunch of sequntial art (comic) students sitting around and talking about comics news, comics they like, and their own personal projects. I've been listening to a bunch of these for the past month, and they're pretty entertaining. Like the Webcomics Weekly podcast, I usually listen to this one in the background while I ink on the computer.

Is It Funny Today? - A rating site for webcomics created by two college students that I recently found out about. Basically, you're shown a list of comics that you can click, read, and vote "yes" or "no" on whether it was funny. The webcomics are then ranked in a numbered list based on user ratings. It's a great way to find some webcomics you might like if you're new to the scene, or a great way to support the strips you already like. It's still being developed, but I think it's pretty neat and I'm interested in seeing where it goes.

Episode 025

Episode 025 is finally here! Thanks for all your patience, everyone! I hope you enjoy it! : ) Let me know what you think, if you get a chance. : ) I'll post some sketches of this episode later in the week.

Also, be sure to check out the detailed panel at the bottom of this post...


The detail of the following panel didn't show up too well in the full comic, so click on the image below if you'd like to see it in more detail: