Status Update / 2023 / Week 38

I’m running a bit sick this weekend, so as I start writing this, it’s intended to be shorter than usual. We’ll find out. It was Ganesh Chaturthi on the 19th, so I spent it with family in Mumbai, as I do every year. I’m not a

Status Update / 2023 / Week 37

When I last did one of these – sheesh, three months ago – I was writing them to figure out how I wanted to use the blog. I feel closer to having it sorted out – it’s a good place to do series of posts about the same thought, for example, and

Immersive Non-Fiction

I’ve been reading more non-fiction these days, and I wanted to note a trend in the kind of books I’ve enjoyed most. One is American Prometheus, the in-depth biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer that formed the basis for Nolan’s recent film (which I thoroughly enjoyed). I’ve

Reincarnation

It is early afternoon. Not raining yet, but the air is moist and rapidly cooling. I’m sitting at the neighbourhood café by myself. I came here to write, but I’m avoiding it, nibbling on a sandwich while hunched over my phone. There are three men at the next

Gaps in Space

These are two drawings that I made on the iPad ten months apart – one in August 2022, the other this June. I’ve always been fascinated by negative space in drawings. As a comics creator, I think negative space defines how we approach storytelling. It’s not just gaps in

Is Writing Optional?

Due to many factors, including some physical ones, I’ve had to step away from doing much work in June – particularly in the back half. In that time, I’ve been working on this outline for a comics mini-series (a four-issue horror story that I’ve codenamed SEASIDE). As I’

Status Update / 2023 / Week 27

First week of July. I have a habit of thinking back on my life twice a year – towards the end of the year, and in July, around my birthday. These are both arbitrary times to do this – I suppose ideally one should be thinking deeply about one’s life all

Status Update / 2023 / Week 26

That’s half the year done! Wow, we made it. It’s Saturday afternoon, and I’m on my second cup of coffee. I usually drink only two cups of coffee a day – at noon and 6 p.m. – because historically, my body has had a low tolerance for caffeine,

Status Update / 2023 / Week 25

So. Here’s what I’m trying to do. I’ve said many times over that I want to use my blog more, so I want to start doing that. All the stuff that I naturally post on Twitter? Let’s see if it can go here. I want to

Spider-Gwen Colour Sketch

Right before the title drop in Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Gwen leaves her house and swings out into the sky – does her Spidey thing. It’s a great visual sequence, and I was struck by a fleeting moment where she nearly disappears into the white sky, only standing out by the