Art

International Women’s Day

Just over two years ago, I got in contact with an amazing woman – writer Julie K Taylor. She had an idea for a new strong, black female superhero, someone young women of colour could look up to.

Now, two years later, we celebrate having released the first promotional issue of Lady Phantom.

We hope to make the Lady Phantom comic inclusive and diverse, focusing on deeper issues in addition to providing four-color superhero comic book action!

“Sometimes, when no one else takes action against injustice, you have to become your own hero.”

When Tara was nine her father died and she was adopted by the Satos, owners of multi-million dollar enterprise Mirai Technologies. Ten years later, the young woman once again abruptly had fate pull the rug from under her feet.

Faced with a situation she could never have dreamed of, threatened by those she had considered friends, Tara had to make a choice. So she put on a mask and cape, becoming someone who could do what no one else seemed prepared to – protect the city and fight those who explored it for their own ends

She became Lady Phantom. This is her story.

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Written by Julie K Taylor and drawn by R Thomas Allwin, the prequel to our upcoming vigilante comic book Lady Phantom is now available for free download here:

Lady Phantom Issue Zero, high res (116MB)

Lady Phantom Issue Zero, low res (7MB)

The first six issue mini-series is in production, with Issue One scheduled for digital release in May, 2018.

Ink

Inktober is here and this year I’m participating for the first time.
Of course, one could day In creating as I am busy inking Lady Phantom anyway – but hopefully I will manage to share some other things as well!

Ink is a medium I have fairly limited experience in.

I’ve always preferred pencils and various colour mediums and when I  accepted the Lady Phantom project I had to think long and hard about whether or not I wanted to do traditional inks or take another approach. As you can see I chose ink. I figured my first proper comics project should include as much as possible of the craft.

And inking is a valuable skill to have as an illustrator.

As with everything, I’m trying to approach inking from a very personal angle – learning from but trying not to copy what others do, and still adapting my technique to the requirements of whatever I am working on.

You can follow my progress for inktober on instagram: @rallwin