Somewhere In Between

Happy New Year...and some happy news!

2012-01-16T21:32:00.000-08:00

Why, hello there, 2012.

The holidays have come and gone...my last post was on Thanksgiving, and here we are two weeks into the new year. The busy end of 2011 meant that I had to sideline work on "Somewhere In Between" for a little while to focus on finishing up some other comics projects. The first of these, for those who haven't seen it yet, was called "The Hyacinth in Flight"...a short eight-page story for Skipper Martin's "Bizarre New World" universe, written by Corinna Bechko. You can check out the pages in progress (my pencils and inks, soon to be colored and lettered) here.

The second was a brief revisiting of another short story I did a couple of years back with Jamie S. Rich (of "You Have Killed Me" and "Spell Checkers" fame). I first met Jamie when I was a student at SCAD, and he was editor at Oni Press. As I remember he gave me quite a positive critique, so when I ran into him again at San Diego Comic-Con in 2009, I thanked him for being so encouraging, and he asked to see my portfolio. He liked my new work even better, and offered to send me a script he'd been working on for a romance anthology. I pencilled and inked the story that fall, and the anthology fell through, but we were both proud of the story and decided to hang onto it, and see if it found another home.

And indeed now it has, two years later, with Double Feature. Our story "Two Wheels, Two Feet" will appear next month in a special romance edition, which can be downloaded to all your digital gadgets! To get you excited, here is the cover illustration I just finished...

Mmm...angsty! :-) Jamie and I are also working on another project together at the moment but I can't tell you much about it, except that it will be awesome.

Which, brings me to the other big news of 2012. It's sort of a two-parter...the first, is that I am going back to Brazil next month and staying through mid-March. It's been almost two years since the trip that inspired me to write SIB, and I'm returning, partly to do some research to continue the story, partly as a sabbatical to rest and recharge my creative batteries. (And partly because CARNAVAL!)

The flip side of this news is that in order to take a month off, I have decided to go freelance, splitting my time between what has been my day job for four years, and comics, which have always had to take a back seat. As of March 15, I will be consistently available to do commission illustration, comics, and storyboarding work...and hopefully will resume posting new strips as work allows!

I'll be keeping travel sketches and working on SIB while in Brazil, so stay tuned to the Facebook page and to Twitter for new artwork, and for updates on the adventure. I'll also post a link to download "Two Wheels, Two Feet" as soon as it's available!

Much love and thanks for all the patience and support. This year is just starting and already things are looking awesome. Beijão!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-25T21:31:00.001-08:00

For all our American readers, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and are currently---like Molly here---eating pumpkin pie for breakfast and turkey sandwiches for every other meal. Or gloating over your Black Friday purchases (or the mere fact that you survived Black Friday). For everyone else...well, I just want to use the obvious holiday to thank all of you who read and support this webcomic. Thank you and obrigada!

White Blank Page

2011-11-18T16:19:00.001-08:00

Does This Mean You're Moving On?

2011-11-11T08:25:00.001-08:00

Feliz aniversário, SIB!

2011-10-27T18:26:00.000-07:00

SIB turns one this weekend! Yes, one year ago the webcomic launched, with a handful of promotional stickers at Long Beach Comic-Con 2010. Jump ahead to 2011 and we have 85 fans on Facebook, followers all over the world (including a huge jump in readership in Brazil! Oi, galera!! Obrigada!), and a couple of my ex-boyfriends e-mailing me occasionally to correct me on their hairstyles and dialogue. I've self-published a book of the first 28 strips. And the story continues...

I want to give a very big thank you to each and every person who reads SIB. You guys probably all know that although I am a paid illustrator, this is not my day job, so every SIB strip or sketch or script requires staying up late on a week night, or staying home on a weekend, and knowing all of you guys are out there enjoying this strip makes it all worthwhile. Thank you and I will keep it up as long as one of you is still reading!

Secondly I want to thank everyone who helps make the existence of SIB possible...my letterers to date, Brian Campbell, Terry Blas, and Kimball Davis. You guys rock, and you make my comic look like it's the real deal. Thank you to my roommate Julie for letting me ink on the living room coffee table. And thank you also to everyone who inspired and continues to inspire this story.

Beijos!!

Don't Wait Too Long

2011-10-14T08:12:00.001-07:00

Tempo Perdido

2011-10-07T08:36:00.001-07:00

Chega de Saudade

2011-09-30T08:17:00.000-07:00

"The Independents"

2011-09-28T18:02:00.000-07:00

While you're waiting for this Friday's new strip, take a moment to check out the IndieGoGo campaign that director Michael La Breche has set up for his thesis documentary film, "The Independents". I was interviewed by Michael and his amazing crew about my work and about "Somewhere In Between". There is a lot of incredible, established talent featured in this doc (not the least of which is Doug TenNapel!) but the filmmakers treated me as no less the comics professional than any of the other artists in the film. (Plus, they lit me well. And good things come to those who can make me look good on camera!)

So check out the preview (you can see me drawing and inking at the very end of it!) and if you are able, please donate to help get this documentary made. It would mean a lot of great publicity and attention for me and for my webcomic, and you can still say you were reading "Somewhere In Between" before it was popular (you silly hipsters, you!).

http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Independents

Beijos!

Tropicália

2011-09-23T08:42:00.000-07:00

Communication Breakdown

2011-09-16T08:44:00.001-07:00

Friday I'm In Love

2011-09-09T08:15:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, I'm Yours

2011-09-02T08:33:00.001-07:00

SIB goes to SDCC!

2011-07-21T12:28:00.001-07:00

It's Comic-Con time again! I'm off to San Diego to get my annual dose of angry crowds, impulse shopping, and overeating. No booth for me but I will be wandering the convention Friday, Saturday and possibly early Sunday...and also hanging out at Trickster across the street! If you aren't already, be sure to follow @SIBcomic on Twitter to keep up to date on all the adventures this weekend.

I'll also be carrying a limited number of the very first SIB book (a collection of the first 28 strips, various sketches, extra goodies), so if you are attending and want a copy, again, Twitter's the best way to get my attention. I'll see you all there!

A Simple Kind Of Life

2011-07-15T07:33:00.001-07:00

A Day In The Life

2011-07-01T08:06:00.001-07:00

Home

2011-06-24T09:51:00.001-07:00

World Spins Madly On

2011-06-17T10:31:00.001-07:00

Traveling Light

2011-05-25T14:23:00.000-07:00

"Somewhere In Between" is going on vacation! OK, well, I am, which means the strip is taking a little break. :-) New comics soon to come, as well as more exciting news about the upcoming audio adaptation by AudioComics!

Beijos!

If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It

2011-05-20T14:04:00.000-07:00

Sometime Around Midnight

2011-05-13T10:33:00.000-07:00

No Place Like Home

2011-05-06T08:42:00.001-07:00

The Loneliness and the Scream

2011-04-29T08:18:00.000-07:00

Running To Stand Still

2011-04-22T08:42:00.000-07:00

Something Changed

2011-04-15T08:18:00.001-07:00

Sex On Fire

2011-04-08T07:42:00.001-07:00

A Night Like This

2011-04-01T08:22:00.000-07:00

The Boy From Copacabana

2011-03-25T08:21:00.001-07:00

Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars

2011-03-18T08:49:00.000-07:00

SIB (Hearts) Japan

2011-03-16T22:53:00.000-07:00

Original sketch of Molly, wearing a t-shirt which reads "I (Heart) Japan", available for sale...the drawing is $55 and all of that money will be donated to the Red Cross to help the earthquake/tsunami relief efforts.

Ink and watercolor on 11X17 bristol board. Anyone interested should email me directly at megan@meganlevens.com. First come, first serve! Buy some awesome artwork and help people in need at the same time.

In Between Days

2011-03-11T08:21:00.000-08:00

"SIB" goes to Seattle!

2011-03-02T22:00:00.000-08:00

Off to Emerald City Comic-Con! Since I'll be unable to post a regular strip while I'm at the con, please enjoy this new sketch (drawn while I was filming an interview segment for an upcoming documentary! More on that later, I promise!)...and if you are local to the Seattle area or are coming in for ECCC, come by Artist Alley table F-13 and show some love for SIB and Latchkey Studios! I have prints of some of my pin-up art and the popular "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" illustration for sale, as well as fun goody bags of SIB swag. Plus I will be doing commission sketches!

Strips will resume next week so stay tuned!

Cheap and Cheerful

2011-02-25T08:25:00.000-08:00

Truth Hits Everybody

2011-02-18T08:26:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-13T18:36:00.001-08:00

Well, this is a romance comic, after all...so for V-Day, here's a little romance for all of you SIB readers! The strip in which this scene takes place is coming up shortly, but I couldn't think of a better occasion to share this new illustration, so consider it sort of a "teaser" of things to come!

Whether you're celebrating with your signifcant other, ball and chain, life partner, cat, or Netflix movie...lots of love to everyone who reads this strip and gives me a reason to keep drawing it! XOXO

With A Little Help From My Friends

2011-02-11T08:07:00.001-08:00

Getting Better

2011-02-04T08:25:00.000-08:00

Pretty In Pink

2011-01-27T23:16:00.000-08:00

Express Yourself

2011-01-20T23:24:00.000-08:00

Everything Counts

2011-01-13T23:25:00.000-08:00

This Charming Man

2011-01-06T22:58:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-22T00:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays everyone!

"Somewhere In Between" will be back with brand-new strips in the New Year! Have a safe and wonderful end to 2010, and thank you all for your support, readership, and all-around awesomeness in SIB's first few months online!

Never There

2010-12-16T22:32:00.000-08:00

All My Little Words

2010-12-09T23:23:00.000-08:00

Apart

2010-12-02T23:00:00.000-08:00

Like A Friend

2010-11-26T09:31:00.001-08:00

Dream Job

2010-11-19T08:25:00.000-08:00

An American Girl

2010-11-11T23:05:00.000-08:00

This Is Me

2010-11-04T23:44:00.000-07:00

First Day

2010-10-29T01:37:00.000-07:00

Teaser!

2010-09-10T22:32:00.000-07:00

Coming attractions

2009-11-20T23:31:00.000-08:00

Very soon to be the home of "Somewhere In Between", a comic strip/blog about love, life, and unemployment in the city of angels. Check back soon! (In the meantime check out my portfolio website: www.meganlevens.com for some preview eye candy.)