Ian Smith, the writing half of the Smith brothers duo, began the process of writing Dream Maiden Megan with his with his cast: a huge, lovable monster; a couple of self-centered beauties, a clueless dork. « I have a fondness for Japanese anime where ensemble casts of women stomp all over a hopelessly unromantic guy, » said Ian. But he also drew inspiration from real life: « I also used to have some hilariously self involved, vapid neighbors who liked to sunbathe outside my apt window and talk, talk, talk… I figured they’re probably Dream Maidens. »
Tyson Smith, handling art duties, looked to his past work for inspiration. After working completely digitally in Emily and the Intergalactic Lemonade Stand and the Smith brother’s SLG series Oddjob, he commented, « As an artist I wanted to stretch myself. I pulled out some of my old work that I did on bristol board with a brush. And I really wanted to incorporate that look and feel into Dream Maiden Megan using my computer. » Custom-designed digital brushes and a Wacom tablet enabled Tyson to reproduce an ink-and-paper look on his computer.
In addition to the brush art look, Dream Maiden Megan also features spot color and glossy paper, making this all-ages, 96-page graphic novel polished enough to pass the muster of the pickiest Dream Maiden. Dream Maiden Megan may be pre-order through Diamond Comics now, with the order code APR083514. It will be available in June 2008. A preview of the graphic novel is on SLG Publishing’s website, www.slgcomic.com.
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