Regency hunk

I don't know what possessed me to draw this, but I assure you, it was excessively diverting.

Miss Elizabeth Bennet

This week's Alphabooks is E for Miss Elizabeth Bennet, from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Alphabooks - Mr. Darcy

I chose Mr. Darcy for Alphabooks this week (of course I did Mr. Darcy, I had no choice, really).  Mr. Darcy, regency hunk and eligible bachelor.  And that's the Jane Austen font in use - based on her handwriting!

In other Austen related news, The Guardian had an article about a portrait of Jane Austen at age 13, and inexplicably decided to link to a comic on this very blog.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jun/08/jane-austen-portrait-as-young-girl (my link is in the last paragraph).

Jane Austen's Revenge: A Comic

A comic inspired by the recent Jane Austen Paranormal trend (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monters, Jane Bites Back, The Immortal Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy, Vampyre, Mr. Darcy's Hunger... yes, these are all actual published books...).

This is Jane's revenge for taking such liberties with her work.

Pride and Prejudice the Comic Book, Page 23 - 27

Pride and Prejudice the Comic, Page 23, originally uploaded by ArtGhost.

I finally posted another chapter of the Pride and Prejudice Comic Book over at Flickr. I apologize for not replacing the text with more legible text in the rest of the pages, but if you look at the image and click "all sizes," you can access the larger and much easier to read size.

Here's the link to all the pages I have done so far: http://www.flickr.com/photos/artghost/sets/72157594246119693/

Meanwhile, Marvel has beaten me to it, and has published their own Pride and Prejudice, which is not surprising given the fact that it's taken me about 9 years to get through approximately a quarter of the book. You can read the first issue of the Marvel comic for free here: http://marvel.com/digitalcomics/titles/PRIDE_%26_PREJUDICE.2009.1

Pride and Prejudice, the Comic, Page 19

Pride and Prejudice, the Comic, Page 19, originally uploaded by ArtGhost.

Finally, another page of the P&P comic has been posted. The rest of this chapter will be posted soon.
I'm starting to understand why there are different people who do pencilling, inking, coloring, and lettering. It's so time consuming.

Anyhow, in this chapter, Lizzy and Jane are still at Netherfield, and here Miss Bingley attempts to flirt with Mr. Darcy.

Pride and Prejudice the Comic Book, page 15

Pride and Prejudice the Comic Book, page 15, originally uploaded by ArtGhost.

Pages 15 - 19 of the Pride and Prejudice Comic Book are now posted over at Flickr.

Pride and Prejudice, pages 12 - 14

The next installment of the saga. I know it's a bit hard to read, so I recommend looking at it over at Flickr:

Pride and Prejudice on Flickr

For all of you many, many fans of the Pride and Prejudice comic book (or, the two of you who read it), I'm posting it over at Flickr to make it easier to see it. Only the first couple of chapters are on there now, but it will be all in one place instead of scattered all over this blog. Eventually I'll get more up...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artghost/

Pride and Prejudice the Comic Book - Chapter 5

I've been neglecting the Pride and Prejudice comic lately... but here is the latest installment. Party at Sir William Lucas's!
Missed the last one? See Chapter 4.

Pride and Prejudice The Comic Book - Chapter 4

Lizzy Bennet and her dear (but plain-looking) friend Charlotte Lucas discuss Mr. Bingley's sisters and their differing views on captivating the opposite sex.
For easier readability, I've made the images bigger and replaced my handwritten text with typed text.
Again, if you missed anything, here's Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and Chapter 3.

Pride and Prejudice the Comic Book, Chapter 3

I know you've all been eagerly awaiting the next installment of the Pride and Prejudice Comic Book!
The beginning of the book is here. Basically, we meet Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, and learn that an eligible young bachelor, Mr. Bingley, is renting the nearby Netherfield Hall.
Chapter 2 is here if you missed it. In this Chapter we meet the Bennets' five daughters, and learn that there is an upcoming ball. We learn that Mr. Bennet, despite informing his wife to the contrary, has introduced himself to their new neighbor, thereby making it possible for the Bennet daughters to meet the young man at the assembly.

Pride and Prejudice: The Comic, Chapter 2

Well, here it is. The much awaited Chapter 2 of the Pride and Prejudice Comic Book!
Did you miss Chapter One? Click here to see it.

Pride and Prejudice: The Comic Book, Chapter One

So, for those of you who know me, you may know that I am completely obsessed with Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Many years ago, I was in a major 18th and 19th century English literature phase. Eric kept mocking the books I was reading although he didn't know anything about them, perceiving them as chick lit, which may or may not be an accurate assessment of the genre. Regardless, the mocking got to me, and I determined that, one way or another, Eric would read Pride and Prejudice.
Anyway... eventually I decided that I would make a comic book adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. This may not seem like the best choice for a comic book, and I would have to agree in some respects. For one thing, it's 61 chapters and 400-some pages long. After I started this project, I felt that I probably should have chosen a book that was not only shorter, but more suited to the comic book format (i.e., more action, and less sitting around in drawing rooms discussing one's views on the accomplished woman). I do, however, enjoy the idea of taking a really girly book like Pride and Prejudice and putting it in a format that is often more associated with the masculine domain, the comic book.
Unfortunately, working on the comic is rather a low priority since it's something I'm doing for my own entertainment, and not something I am creating for sale or to enhance my portfolio. Consequently, it's taken at least five years to get where I am now, and I'm only about a quarter of the way through the novel.