Tickle Magnet: Issue Two tickle comic production preview

[oblesklk1]

After we had originally buried this comic line due to lack of interest, it has now become resurrected!

When we initially released issue #1 at the end of 2008, the artwork wasn't really up to my standards. I'm getting pretty picky in my old age, and I didn't feel the style really accentuated the characters as well as it could.

Even though I received a lot of good feedback on the concept of the storyline, I was kind of bummed the first issue didn't sell well. It is a lighter book that wasn't nearly as serious or brooding as The Agencies or The Ruthless, and it's nice to have a change of pace once in awhile.

But lo and behold sales miraculously took off soon after I decided to suspend further production, and here we are!

And now we have an art team assembled that is really unlike anything we've produced at Agency Publishing. To say the artists have captured the spirit of the characters is a vast understatement. They really brought these girls to life, and I was just blown away by their expertise in the area. For the past year, I have had a few exhaustive searches to find great talent in a few key areas. One of the areas I felt I was lacking is I didn't have a staff colorist that could handle a variety of different styles. After putting the word out and receiving dozens of submissions/portfolios, I chose the colorist that will fit our projects well. And after sending out numerous feelers on line artists, we found one that is just great.

The attached pinup was just a sketch concept of the new character Ashley in issue #2. Ashley is a school friend of Maddie, a redhead, and a massive bitch. That comes across fairly well in issue #2, and will be further accentuated as the story continues. She's a bit of salt in an otherwise sweet cast of characters. I liked this pinup quite a bit, and it will probably serve as the cover to issue #2.

 

[oblesklk1]

This second piece is a cute tickling scene between Kelly and Natalie (the main character). There's a very real sense of sweetness and innocence that comes across in these characters that I really wanted to convey.

This is another pinup for issue #2.

 

[oblesklk1]

After looking at this coloring job, it isn't hard to tell why I'm so excited about this matchup. I think these lines come at the right time, and the colorist is starting to work with us at the right time, as well.

The color scheme isn't something I asked for, but she felt it fit the mood. Even though this picture doesn't show tickling directly, I love the subtle sexiness of it nonetheless. Both girls are staring at camera, subtlely inviting us to join in with their fun time. Natalie is barefoot, and Kelly, with feather in cap, is gently kissing her foot.

At any rate, Tickle Magnet #2 is in production! The pages have all been penciled/inked, so now we are having them colored/lettered. The book will adhere to our new price structure and be released for only $9.95! Quite a bargain!

I will post more production panels from this book in this thread as we get closer to the release date.

 

[alphazion1]

This art looks really amazing, especially for preview/promo shots. I love the look on the girls' faces, and the costumes came out great, very detailed. You can tell a lot of work went into these pics. Love 'em. 🙂

For some reason I'd love to see the waitress from the first pic struggling to hold her trays steady while being sneakily tickled. 😉

 

[sexygamedesigns1]

Yes this is great work. The first picture is just delicious.

Look forward to seeing more.

best wishes

R

 

[oblesklk1]

This art looks really amazing, especially for preview/promo shots. I love the look on the girls' faces, and the costumes came out great, very detailed. You can tell a lot of work went into these pics. Love 'em. 🙂

For some reason I'd love to see the waitress from the first pic struggling to hold her trays steady while being sneakily tickled. 😉

Thanks! You're not alone, the few people that have seen these pics really seem to dig Ashley (the waittress).

Yes this is great work. The first picture is just delicious.

Look forward to seeing more.

best wishes

R

Thanks again 🙂 It will serve as the cover for the issue, so I look forward to posting the finalized version.

 

[oblesklk1]

Here's another preview to Tickle Magnet #2, which is almost completed in production. It will go on sale sometime August 2010.

This shows the evolution through the pencils/inking/coloring process in one of the panels. Here Walter has put Kelly and Natalie into handcuffs. Why? Well it doesn't really matter I guess. If two of your beautiful friends know you like tickling and let you put them into handcuffs...well then you put them into handcuffs!

We just couldn't be happier with how the artwork turned out on this book. It's really cute, stylish, and fun, a perfect match for the scripts!

 

[oblesklk1]

This issue is close to release. This is the colorized version of the cover (which is the pic from the first post).

It features Ashley, a brand new character to the Tickle Magnet universe. This issue also brings back Natalie, Kelly, and Walter.

 

[Serious_sam]

Looks very hot.

 

[epsilongold]

It's getting closer, can't wait!

 

[oblesklk1]

Looks very hot.

It's getting closer, can't wait!

Thanks guys. We're working with the colorist on getting the final touches on the pages right now. It should release this week.

 

[ka_boom]

this is looking great!

 

[oblesklk1]

this is looking great!

Thanks!

Attached is a non-tickling pinup of Natalie, the protagonist in the story. She's looking a little confused here lol. There's nothing in particular that inspired this pinup, I just wanted to show what she looks like when she's not involved in a tickling situation. Just your average girl next door 🙂