When I last posted on my progress, I was just shy of being halfway through sketching the 16 pages of my comic. Flash forward to now and here's where I stand:

Phase 1: pencil all the pages - COMPLETED

Started on October 1st

Finished on October 21st

Phase 2: ink all the pages - ongoing (12 of 16 pages complete)

Started on October 24th

Phases 3 and 4: shade/fill all the pages + scanning/lettering/finishing touches - upcoming

Honestly, I don't think it could have turned out any better. I was half-expecting to get sidetracked at some point and fall behind the schedule I had laid out for myself. My motivation is running pretty high and I hope it stays that way until the final stretch.

At my current pace, inking should be done by the end of next week, at which point I'll start with the shading and filling. I'm slightly nervous about this part because some of my brush markers are running low. This wouldn't be a problem if said markers weren't impossible to find in my local art stores - it seems they're not getting them from their suppliers anymore, which isn't great for me. I'll have to be really careful during the third stage so as not to use up any of the markers in the middle of work; if that happens I'll have to improvise and finish the job with a different shade, and it's not going to look pretty.

Nevertheless, the next time I do this update, it will be to post the finished comic, and I'm very excited about it to say the least!