Clam Chowder Face

I’ve been working all weekend on a story I want to use for my senior thesis next year. If I start work on it in autumn, I’ll have 9 months to draw it, so I’m aiming at a medium-long size comic (around 120 black and white pages). I swing from being very excited to being very critical. This morning I had a crisis when I realized that a large part of one character’s back story was pretty much the Naraku/Inu Yasha/Kikyo plot from Inu Yasha. *headdesk* The spice must flow!

The story is set in New England, and in my search for reference, I found the blog of Jeff and Louise, a retired couple cycling around the world and posting gorgeous photos for homebodies like me. I’m really shocked and impressed with all of the places they have gone and how far they’ve traveled on a tandem bike! Who knew two people could see so much of the world in such a short time? I know what my dream retirement is…