CHARRETIER UNCHARTED #1

A monthly update to keep you in the loop on Elsa's comics news.

This week was my yearly reminder that the freelancer’s life is not an easy one (they usually coincides with Kickstarter fulfillments, go figure).

Last night, I was all set to pack rewards to backers (all-family-members-hands on deck, shipping company on alert, the whole deal) when I realized there was a printing error on most of the copies. Including the sketched copies. The 300+ sketched copies. Folks, I did not panic. I climbed on my stationary bike, exercised all my frustration and rage out of my system and came out fresh as a daisy.

Moments like that really challenge your commitment to quality. Maybe we could just—NO. It looks like crap and needs reprint. And re-sketching.

This is a problem—it definitely is a big problem—but also, it’s part of what we do and the sooner I accept these incidents and deal with them with a calm mind, the sooner they’re dealt with. Freaking out never helps.

I might reward this very mature attitude with a pizza.

Other than this disaster, what’s up?

Love Everlasting #2 is close!

Love Everlasting #2 is dropping March 9 for paid subscribers and a little later for free subscribers. A new love interest, new titled spreads, new DRAMA and more clues as to what the fuck is going on?! Don’t let the internet spoil it for you by making sure you join us at the paid level by then!

Cover for Declan Shalvey’s Old Dog

What a thrill and honor it was to do a cover for Declan’s new series at Image, Old Dog. I usually struggle with covers. Like, a lot. I feel they always have something missing and since I don’t like the frustration of turning in something I’m not entirely satisfied with, I don’t take any. But Declan is a friend and I owned him a big favor so it was time to confront the fear. And by golly, it came out all right!

You’ll be able to see the whole thing when sollicitations for it are out, but I really felt it click. For once it doesn’t look like a panel, but an actual illustration that says something and that’s good.

Free goodies added to my Mini-Print Club on Patreon!

Excellent news for those of you who missed out on our Kickstarter Exclusive November: Commentary Editions. I’m usually not having them available outside of KS campaigns, BUT, I’m offering them, yes, offering them, to anyone subscribing ANNUALLY to my Patreon Mini-Print Club.

The Mini-Print Club is exactly what it sounds like, a fancy Mini-Print delivered to your door, monthly! Last one was Catwoman and this month’s is yet to be revealed. It’s our one-year anniversary so I’m gonna do somethin’ extra fancy.

Juni Ba joined me for a talk on Patreon

I also did an interview with the incredible Juni Ba, over on Patreon. “One Tweet Away From Working On Batman” is how I should have called this episode. This man is the powerful combination of an insane talent, a willingness to stick by his vision and a sharp business mind that will have him on top of the comics world sooner rather than later. Fun fact, Juni has a very loud, very chatty cat that would not stop meowing during our entire talk. Pierrick, my partner-slash-technical-genius who I mentioned before, had to hand-remove out every single (82) occurrences of it.

This is what a Meow looks like on a sound spectrum. It literally looks like claws.

Dog Trauma

Speaking of cats, I’m thinking getting a dog. My dog trauma goes back to about 23 years ago. After after years of pleading with parents to get one for my sister and I, they came back from the pound with a beautiful female Golden Retriever and proceeded to return her a week later because she couldn’t be left alone. It has been my life’s goal to erase that affront and so now, I’m looking at breeds that would fit our life: cool with cats that are uncool with dogs, active but not crazy so because I’m chained to my drawing table 10 hours a day, not too big, not too small.

To sum up, a good doggo. Leave me your good doggo suggestions in the comments!

Much love,

Elsa