When I draw our daily scripts I do the lettering first and the art second. But it's the other way around for our Sunday Book Club strips. And sometimes I underestimate the sheer square footage required for the plot summary and dialog. Witness this Sunday's strip for Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained, where the artwork is heavily obscured by the seemingly endless description of the book. And that was the edited down version. Because I'm particularly proud of the full drawing I thought I'd show you the original (click to zoom):

By the way, coming up with a new book every week means we need to read a lot. After all, not every book we read is good enough to recommend, and not every book want to recommend lends itself to this format. So usually we split the reading responsibilities. Which means that at least half the time I'm illustrating a book I haven't read. But we both read both of these. So it comes from the hearts.

Feb 20 morning Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Public Library Staff Day (staff only)
Keynote (Gene & Bill)

Feb 20 7pm Columbia, SC
USC LISSA event
Program (Gene & Bill)

Mar 13-17 Philadelphia, PA
Public Library Association
Booth (Gene & Bill)

Mar 30-April 1 Seattle, WA
Emerald City Comic Con
Booth (Gene & Bill)

April 13-15 Chicago, IL
Chicago Comic Entertainment Expo
Booth & Talk (Gene & Bill)