Black Salt #5: Pencils finished

I received the final pencilled pages for Black Salt #5 on the 14th. The pages looked fantastic, which isn’t unusual for artist J.C. Grande. I had one change to request. J.C. will proceed with inks, making that one change as he does so. That means the pencils for issue #5 are now complete!

Black Salt #5 update

The development for Black Salt #5 is progressing nicely. Owen Ratliff and I recently approved the first 14 penciled and inked pages. Artist J.C. Grande is currently working on the final 8 pages and the cover art. Below is rough pencils for page 6, which is a one page panel depicting an explosion.

Black Salt #5 production has begun

Work on Black Salt #5 has begun. J.C. Grande is once again on art chores and has turned in the first 7 pages. Looking great! This is the second last issue in the series.

Black Salt #4 ready for lettering

The production for Black Salt kicked into high gear in the winter of 2010. J.C. Grande finished the pencils and inks (including cover art) and new colorist Mai proved to be a worthy addition to the team, turning out great looking pages on a tight timeline. Owen and I were concerned about color continuity (skin tones, color of clothings, etc) so I put together for Mai a color reference document. The effort was worthwhile. I think Black Salt fans will be pleased with the results on issue #4.

We received the high resolution pages and cover for Black Salt #4 today. That package will be in Ed Brisson’s hands in short order, ready for him to start lettering.

Black Salt #6 approved

The script for Black Salt #6 was approved a week ago after four rounds of edits. I have to send a big thanks to Ed Brisson for stellar proofreading and making some suggestions that strengthened the issue. So that’s it for me from a writing perspective. The miniseries is complete. That said, I am not yet done with Black Salt. I will be involved in the proofing of the artwork as J.C. Grande continues to work on it. Related, artwork continues on issue #4.