THE OUTSIDER THE OUTSIDER
Thanks! On your way to to work?
Yes! If î'm lucky, today î'll be writing copy, instead of expense reports!
Oh! Don't forget about that party tonight.
How's the painting going?
Look for yourself. It's coming along beautifully, But why do you look so angry?
Right! Then î better get to work. î've got a deadline for Hillman!
Angry? î'm angry that î have to waste my time drawing another crime story instead of working on my painting.
î'm better than this, right? Then why do î feel like such a hack right now? The shit that î have to do to pay the rent.
Still... î could try to have a little fun with this crime story, if î overlap the protagonist's figures throughout this inane story, î can create a flow of action, kind of like a Japanese print.
If î have to prostitute myself î might as well challenge myself while î'm at it!
Done!
It's not great. But it's great enough for a 3:30 deadline.
With a few more pages, î could've developed something more real! Right now they're nothing but one-dimensional characters.
...sigh... If only they gave me more pages, this work could be better, deeper.
If only.
Why do most of the scripts î get end up in a brawl...
...with one goon socking another goon on the jaw!
How hard would it be to write stories with a little more integrity?
If they would take their heads out of their butts, they might see the potential of this medium!
What do you have for me, Krigstein?
The latest pages for Real Crime Comics.
Bernie Krigstein.
î have a 3:30 meeting with Ed Cronin for Real Crime Comics.
Go ahead! He's waiting for you.
î think you'll be pleased.
î played around with the layout a bit the story reads better now!
Neat and clean, too. Some guys give me the sloppiest work.
Nice work, Krigstein.
Oh, there's some copies of last month's issue of Real Guilty Comics!
Thanks.
Can't this guy use something else besides an ax when he's inking my art!!
All my line work has been butchered!
Just let me ink my own work, î know î can do a better than this!
Can't do it, Krigstein. Why not! We have a house style at Real Crime comics! Want the next script?
Sure, î'll take the script.