Hi guys. I’ve finished another story that I wrote in two sittings and ended at a whooping four pages. Yet another part of the Legend series: Ball!

Also, remember to ask a question to a character of Your choice! (see post below)

Hi guys!

As you might have noticed, a reporter is skulking around the corridors of the Maverick Hunters Headquarters. Do you have any questions to any of the hotshot members of our impressive characters? Have you wondered why Silvers skin is grey or why Type has big fluffy pink ears? Or what about that little machine called Kage, that is always floating around 666? Give me your questions and they might popup on that little hand held machine Mona the Reporter has in her hands all the time. Has the people you wished to ask questions to already been talked to once? Don’t worry, I am sure she will have time to return to them and talk once more.

Come on! Ask a question!

Sometimes I get silly ideas.. and they end up being drawn. Some time ago I stumbled over some old Westlife song, ‘When your looking like that’. And a while back I had this idea of the Next Era boys dancing to some boy band song. So when I heard the Westlife song, I couldn’t help googling Westlife album covers and I took the silliest most boyband one I could find and re-drew it with the Next Era boys. The result was this:

Now.. yesterday I stumbled over a Backstreet boys song ‘As long as you love me’ and.. it happened again.

Those two, especially the last one, are probably the most gay images I have ever drawn. And I love them! XD
Also, covers can be found here:
Westlife
Backstreet boys

Just felt like sharing.

Hi everyone!

I feel like I need to explain my absence. Since November I have had problems finding what makes me continue with this comic and I admit, I wasn’t far from quitting back then. I felt trapped in a very uncreative environment, and if you think back to November, you probably noticed hints of that.. I didn’t really feel like I got any support and sometimes it even felt like nothing I did was good enough. I’m not blaming anyone thought, so no evil rants please. However, I felt I had to finish up Hunter so I kept at it. Sure, all comics so far has had down periods, but that wasn’t what happened but I continued. But by the end of May my motivation had faded. I mentally said to myself, let it go for now. So I did. And suddenly a world opened in front of me and I felt lost. Let me try to explain it.. before, whatever I drew, I drew so I would be a better comic-artist. Consciously or sub-consciously, whatever. But when I mentally let go of the comic, I could suddenly control what I wanted to become better at. I felt liberated and extremely lost at the same time so I started drawing random things, trying to find what I wanted to work on. I found myself drawing faces, trying different style, different ways to evolve and it felt like it was worth spending time on. After a chat with the art director at work, we both agreed on that faces was something I should work on, both for my own sake and for my professional career. Later I will move onto bodies and landscapes. I want to evolve, I never ever want to stand still in my only ability, that I’m so fortunate to actually be working with! And at the moment.. It feels like Next Era is holding me back.. not helping.
I have a process when it comes to drawing. I draw, I finish, I like it for a week then I hate it and wish I could re-do it. A week is usually the standard time. But now during these two weeks I have drawn something one day, and hated it the next, thus improving every day, or at least it feels like it. I’m going to publish these things that I’ve drawn over at my DA some time in the future.
..Where was I? Ah yes. I’ve also started thinking about creating a dev-blog for myself so I can record my progress and maybe help other artists and discuss improvement with other artists. But where does that leave NE for me? I’m not sure to tell you the truth. When I’ve been practicing I have been using my characters from NE of course. I’m very fond of them, they mean very much to me, probably more than most of you realize and I don’t feel like I want to kill what I have, what we have here on NE, because I still love them. But I don’t know if I’ll get back to drawing them, at least not officially for the page. The stories are great, and I dream of visualizing every one of them, but that’s just a personal desire, not something I want to be forced into, pressured into. And who is forcing me? Well I am of course. I’m very dedicated to my projects and if I find something I love, I will keep it close to my heart forever, it will never fade. I still have tons of Lugia figurines in my bedroom since my Pokémon days! That’s also how I feel with the characters here at NE. They are family to me, and probably always will be, so this doesn’t mean I’ll stop drawing them, they will hopefully evolve with me… But not here. So where am I going with this overly long explanation? I’m taking a break from Next Era. I don’t know for how long though, and I’m hoping no one will give me a hard time for it. I want to evolve, to become more than I already am and I hope everyone will understand that. ..The three (or something) of you who reads this. Where this leaves the rest of you, well you are free to decide that on your own, and if anyone have any questions, ask or mail me.

Cheers.

Also, quick note. Very much Gary in the main character in this movie ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSx1dYJlJh4

Hello. Lately I haven’t had any flow with the comic so there probably won’t be one there today. So instead I created something stupid yesterday that I felt like sharing with you.

It’s not safe for work. Unless you are alone. But there might be some consequences such as extreme laughter.. etc. So yea, look at it when your home or alone or something. It cheered me up that’s for sure.

Next Era Chippendales

Enjoy.
Cheers.

Yo gais, ’tis me again…

I’d like to explain myself for those interested, if you arn’t jump to the end and ignore this.
The legend-series might seem to be unconnected with the rest of the Next Era universe, seeing as it deals more about supernatural creatures than technological and described in such ways that new technology may or may not exist. That is because it is more about the Xenox family than the Hunters. Woods just happen to stand in between. If you do not like the fact that they are canon, you may ignore them as I have no plans in mixing the two at any point. I mostly write these in one sitting and with the intent of making them stand alone. Something I don’t do with the main-story I’m working on at the moment. But thats a secret for now.

Now to what may interest you. I’ve posted a new story: Hunt. Enjoy

And on a Whooping 326 words, I present: Run.

Hai gais… I’ve written yet another story in the Legend series: Divinity. Maybe I should stop telling people about it here in the blog, I seem to be the only one making any blog-posts ^^; which I usually ain’t. However, I wanna add that the inspiration came from this place: spotify:track:3t9sqLkpNxNoIICOpaJAUR or if you don’t have spotify: Link.

Hi again… The fellas that keeps track of our RSS is likely a little annoyed with me at the moment. Yet another text has been made. Water. We made a list of a few characters on the IRC then threw a die to pick two, after which I would write a story about them. This is the result, starring Loke in the lead for once.

I’m being productive… for once. It’s not a common occurrence, so I advice to enjoy it while you’ve got the chance. Another story has been made, a stand alone follow up to Legend. Written in the same manner. It’s a little longer, but it’s a rather different story as well. Truth I hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it.