WiLD LiFE: My first published strip
February 28th, 2008
Originally uploaded by kms007
I attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in the early to mid ’90s. It was there that I got my first big break as a cartoonist for a newspaper - The Daily Beacon.
The Daily Beacon was (and still is) the official UTK student newspaper, circulated every weekday. My comic strip, “WiLD LiFE” was published 5 times a week for the Fall semester of 1993. While cleaning up my office, I came across many of my old drawings from this period.
Each comic was drawn on bristol, penciled, lettered - then inked. No computers - all 100% analog - using a Pentel 0.5mm mechanical pencil and Microns. The panel you see here was the very first strip of my 4 month run. I worked on the entire run of strips during the summer of 1993, after working full-time as an intern (co-op) at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Chattanooga, TN.
Anyhoo, the main characters of the strip were Max (the rat), Oz (the rabbit), and Jana (the gal - not quite sure what animal she was…). Seeing this strip was a trip down memory lane.
Enjoy!
-Krishna
February 28th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Excellent work… haha… You are so talented.
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February 28th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
lol - I cringe when I look back at this early work - but it’s a reminder nonetheless that I’ve got to keep practicing.
February 29th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Aint nothing like reminiscing over old art and looking at what you do now… amazing isn’t it? And you’re right we have to keep practicing, just like a fine wine. keeps getting better and better. keep up the great work!