Gallaher and Ellis on the Zuda Panel

Click to listen to the podcast, where Steve and I talk about the HIGH MOON process. You'll also have a chance to hear the other awesome zudaites talk about their strips.

So, give it a listen already!

HIGH MOON: Voice Casting

This here is a picture of radio and television actor, Parley Baer, and he is the voice model of one of the characters in HIGH MOON: Deputy Jebidiah Garrett.

Parley Baer appeared in a slew of awesome radio and televison programs, including GUNSMOKE and YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR. As an on-camera performer, he was recognizable by both his voice and his paunchy appearance. He also voiced Ernie Keebler in the cookie commercials until 1997.

Jeb's voice is one of honesty, earnestness, and mild authority, which makes him the easiest character to write. Jeb might be simple, but his is no simpleton. He's not the best lawmen in the world, but might just be one of the most honest men in the Wicked, Wild West.

HIGH MOON: Spoilers

If you haven't read the latest installment of HIGH MOON, please do so now, because what follows are the thumbnails (and spoilers) for Pages 17-20.

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I think that's a suitable amount of SPOILER SPACE ... so here goes.

Before I write the scripts that get sent off to Steve and the Zuda team, I spend several hours composing several doodles and tons of thumbnails. Usually, my thumbnails are just glorified stick figures with sample dialogue floating around their heads. These thumbnails have become an important tool it making sure I hit all my essential plot points, while giving Steve a very vague idea of how I think the page should look.

So, without further ado, the thumbnails for Pages 17, 18, 19, 20.