BATTLE SURGEON: First-look teasers
February 6, 2010 | Posted By: Chris | 17 Comments
Filed Under Chris, Life, Our Artwork
Well, after working on this book for almost an entire year, I think I may have the tiniest bit of understanding of the sense of accomplishment, relief, and pure elation that mothers feel after birthing a child. I mean, come on, who’s pregnant for 11 months?
Kidding, kidding. But seriously, I’m so relieved and so excited to have finally accomplished the complete illustration of my very first graphic novel. I started working on the book back in Feb/March of last year, and about 130 pages of art, thousands of reference photos and videos (thank you, my awesome models), hundreds of emails and phone calls, and buh-zillions of man-hours later, the Hitherto-Top-Secret book is done and almost ready for the world. It is an absolute beast, and I, the writer, and the rest of the Battle Surgeon team cannot wait to hold the finished book in our hands.
The story and images are not for the queasy or faint of heart. You’ve been warned.
A huge thanks to everyone who has encouraged and supported me over the last year, you know who you are. We shall be having a very big party, very soon.
Starting now, I’ll be keeping you all posted regarding Battle Surgeon. For now, here are some first-look sneak peeks at some pages, minus the text, of course. We don’t want to give away too much of the mind-blowing story now, do we?
This looks amazing! Congrats!
YAY!!!!!! Time to pass out the cigars, Papa! It’s been a long time coming and we can’t wait to put a copy on our shelf.
COMPELLING: (adjective) evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way—–that says it perfectly!
You certainly need to celebrate big time.
These look AMAZING! Wow. You must be super proud! How awesome.
Dear Chris,
This is some of the most utterly moving graphic novel artwork I have ever seen in my life. I can see the story in the pictures already. You have poured life & emotion into these drawings that’s just amazing. There’s just something about them…
I can’t wait to see the final product in full.
Sincerely, Will
Wow Chris, this looks incredible. Congrats! Cant’s wait to see the whole thing.
Chris, this looks fantastic! Can’t wait to get my hands on it! Jason was really impressed with your PBS piece that you did a while ago so I’m looking forward to showing him this one. You rock
amazing. seriously. can’t wait to see the whole.
Chris, you’ve done a MAGNIFICENT job.
(These pages are just the tip of the iceberg!)
The Writer
Awesome bro!
Incredible! What a magnum opus!! I am so proud of you Chris!!
Woohooo Chris! Josh and I are pumped for you! Celebration festivities are most certainly in order.
Thank you so much for all your kind words, everyone. Your support means so much to me and Annie. Can’t wait for you all to hold the 150-page beast in your hands!
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Well done, Chris.
Dudeness! Can’t wait to flip through this baby post-printing when I next stop by White Whale. More of that great scratchy style like from your Death By Love art.
[...] Koelle’s “Battle Surgeon” Chris Koelle’s “Battle Surgeon” has been completed. He’s released some teaser pages (without the text) on his blog: click [...]
Really great drawing and illustrations. I love the movement and roughness of the artwork. I would love to help you by providing you with actual Arabic text/script. Send me an email if you’d like me to do that for you.