December 2007 Archives
I wanted to do something cool for Fray's first subscribers. Since this issue's theme is "Busted" and contains a story from Joe Loya about his last bank robbery, I decided to make custom money bags. So I got a bunch of cotton bags that look like the canvas bags you see in cartoons and printed Kevin Cornell's amazing hand illustration on them using a Gocco. Each bag has a unique handmade feel.
This is the bag your book will arrive in, but only if you're a subscriber!
We're having fun telling Busted stories right now, but it's never too soon to start thinking about future themes. What should we use as a storytelling theme for the next issue? Have your say in the Fray Flickr Group.
We've been burning the candle at both ends for weeks and are thrilled to report that we've now sent the book files to the printer! We should have copies in our hot little hands in the next few weeks. Woot!
From illustrator Ray Frenden comes this inside look at his process for creating his stunning artwork for Joe Loya's issue 1 story, Ugly in Norwalk.
One of the best parts of making Fray is seeing how the stories inspire visual artists. In this issue, we've got an incredible story of a wine tasting gone terribly wrong: Hobo Balls by Eric Spitznagel. To illustrate it, Fray Illustration Editor Chris Bishop tapped painter John Reddinger.
John documented his process on Illustration Mundo. And if you think the painiting looks incredible in photographs, just wait till you see it in print.
