El Vocho Endpapers

Just put together the endpapers (inside cover) image for El Vocho -- this will be in the edition that appears in comics shops.



I took the photo at a VOCHO (VW Bug) show in the spring of '08 in Oaxaca. The spooky goon of course is Cliff, iconic bad guy. He looks a lot like I would if I gained a few pounds, got a trench coat and cool hat, and started rubbing people out. Click on image to see it bigger.
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El Vocho: The End

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These are the last two pages of the El Vocho graphic novel.
I've posted the whole book. Actually, I've written and drawn a 3 page prelude to the story, I gotta go back and check if I ever posted that.

Now, I'm on to some story edits, then the whole process of publishing and marketing a graphic novel.

El Vocho is also being posted from the start in a more visually friendly format at CO2 comics, check it out.

I'll continue to post to this blog pertinent news and info about the upcoming book version of the story.

I hope you enjoy this, and comments, questions and suggestions are welcome.

Steve Lafler

El Vocho #57

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This was the last page of El Vocho, with the major conflict resolved, but I just wrote a few more pages to tie up some loose ends. No matter how you slice it, the book is just about done!
My former publisher Brett (Top shelf) also made a suggestion to expand the scene in the middle of the book where Rosa finally flies in the Vocho, so I'm gonna look over the story and think about adding a page or two there also.

El Vocho #54

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You can hit CTRL+ once you've isolated the page to bring it up even bigger.

Holy shit, just a couple more pages to go! Damn near a whole graphic novel stuffed in here. Next I'll give EL VOCHO a close edit, then get it out into the world as a printed graphic novel.

I guess I'll just post now as the pages are done, the Wednesday schedule worked well for a good half a year, but I'm putting it aside now.

To read El Vocho from the start, hit the archives, it's loaded all ass backwards in here.

El Vocho #52

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I'm posting on Monday night instead of Wednesday this week, I'm heading to the beach!




New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2010 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #51

Another preposterous page of comics from El Bocho.
Click on the art to see it much larger!!!
I'm still digging into my supply of ratty brushes to see what emerges on the page. It's a cool technical challenge to make good looking comics with THICK Mexican ink and ratty, beat up brushes. I'm diggin' it.


New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2010 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #47

Another experiment today with El Vocho, just posting the whole page as drawn. Click on the art to get a larger size image to appear.
New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2010 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #46

El Vocho looks a bit different this week, I'm going to post the story without image edits. I've usually trimmed stuff out that sticks in from adjoining panels (I have no desire to honor the panel borders).
The book is nearing completion. I'm trying to hit a gear where the pace picks up, so no more time wasting edits!
Sort of like when publisher Kitchen Sink was putting out their reprints of Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, you could see where he'd drawn outside of the panel border and they left it in, it just looked brilliant, what a brush man ol' imperialist Milton was!
New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2010 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #44

Here's a couple more panels of El Vocho. Trying to get back up to speed after the holidays, problem is I'm obsessed with playin' guitar, gotta put the damn thing down and pick up the brush! Hey!
New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2010 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #41

New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2009 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #36

New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2009 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #34

To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2009 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #32

To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2009 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #28

It's time I start posting new material again to the ongoing El Vocho blog. Today I'm putting up page 42 and 43 of what promises to be a full length graphic novel. I'll remind readers that the whole story to date is here, start at the beginning of the archives to catch up with the narrative.
Right now I've penciled up to page 84, so I'll post as I ink them. The end of the story is in outline, still gotta draw a short stack of pages to finish the book.
©2009 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #24

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El Vocho #23

It's fair to say the El Vocho narrative takes a turn here. Who is this guy in the hat?! He is based on a real person. Any guesses as to who? There will be more clues in the next post.
©2009 Steve Lafler, all rights reserved.