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 #55

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Bye! I'm off to Mexico City to haunt some museums n' stuff.

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 #53

Just returned from five days at the coast in Puerto Angel and environs. What a great run of beach towns there! Gorgeous and laid back.
Now it's back to work, here is the latest EL VOCHO page.


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Just a few more pages to ink, then it's on to a round of revisions. Then I'll pitch this baby to a list of publishers I've put together, although I could always put it out on my own MANX MEDIA imprint too.

For sure, I will have a publishing event in San Francisco at the Mercury Cafe in Hayes Valley on July 22, if you happen to be in town just then. We're puttin' together a pickup band for the event, as the DICK NIXON EXPEREINCE, but the music itself will be puro Oaxacabilly.

El Vocho #51

Another preposterous page of comics from El Bocho.
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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 #50

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Today's page is strange in that lyric, poetic mode that I love so much.
Leave logic behind, stop thinking and let it flow, baby!

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

El Vocho #45

I brought a new large format scanner from the states to my studio in Mexico over the holidays. I'm excited about it, as it will help me put comics from my entire career back in print, including Bughouse, Dog Boy and more. It will take time to get everything in print, especially as I want to publish El Vocho first.
But I gotta say, the prospect of having it all available is thrilling. I mean, the Dog Boy book alone with be close to 500 pages of very unusual, highly entertaining underground comics!
New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2010 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #42

The El Vocho Graphic Novel will appear in summer 2010. I am planning a U.S. tour to promote the book, with west coast dates in mid July and East coast dates in late July/early August. Any suggestions for art cafes or indie comics shops to visit are welcome!
New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2009 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #37

This is a short post; I was on vacation most of the past week for Dia De Muertos. But the suspense builds nonetheless!
New Comics posted every Wednesday. To read El Vocho from the start, check out the blog archives.
©2009 Steve Lafler

El Vocho #35

Wednesday is new post day... from now on, I'll post any new material to El Vocho on Wednesdays. 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 #30

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 #26

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