THE WHALE HOUSE - In Progress

Ink studies of Dig and Laura.
(They won't always look so glum.) 

Since the loss of Chris Doherty (amicable but unfortunate) as The Whale House artist, I've been working hard to slightly reorganise the series so that it can be picked up and settled into a fast and reliable schedule. I hope it won't amount to as much as two years between issues two and three, but these things happen, and I hope readers will understand and pick up part three when it makes an appearance early next year.

Why the delay? Simply put, as well as having to take over the drawing of the series, I have restructured The Whale House a little: Chris had committed to six issues, though these issues crept up to 28 pages each; my preference is to make each issue a little shorter, and the series a little longer. This means that I can make each instalment a little less dense and also give each one a theme which forms a more cohesive story rather than simply part of a longer series. Shorter issues also mean a faster publishing schedule.

I've now written scripts up to issue seven, so that I can concentrate my energy on the drawing of them. The ending of The Whale House is in mind (and in notes), but I'm leaving the actual writing of it until a little closer to the time.

Thank you for reading, and for your patience.