Alot of Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

Bringing home the "Smile"

Well, now!
It's been sometime, hasn't it?
But, we have a few things new to celebrate...if that becomes the case.
We've moved one of our blog-comics (Mercurial smile) to the Home-site, and now it's a sorta' web-comic, I guess. But, we'll be keeping the blog for updating purposes and who knows...maybe a "work in progress" blog, so's you can see the process and all.

We've brought music back to the Main page, too, and would like to thank Boy Sets Fire for that!

We've also got something new in the works, but, more on that later, right now, you should head over to Neon Neuron and read comics and download some papertoys!

Neon Neuron Update: 041113

Instructions Button!

Added a new "Instruction" button to the Rise Uppers page. So, for all those who need a little visual assistance on assembling your new Retro Engine, simply click and then follow the step by step pictures. Pretty soon you'll have your own Retro Engine keeping order and balance in you little corner of the universe!

We are back!

Neon Neuron is live and in full effect!

Check out the new layout and have a look around.

Download some papertoys and read our latest comic!
We have the amazing Neon Engine:Retro papertoy for all to download!
Neon Engine is a robot that helps maintain order and balance around the multiple universe
and now, you can have your very own!

Website Update!

Neon Neuron.com is updating!

The website will updated soon! A few more tweaks and modifications and we'll be up and running. We'll also be bringing back a hard working Neon!

Stay tuned for more updates!

While you slept on 12/21/12

While You Slept

A Comic of Earthly Proportion!

I originally opened the Neon Neuron website as a flash-site, until I became aware of the limitations of a flash only website. This was a comic I released for the the flash only. It's now hosted at my DeviantArt page.

     This is a silly story on why the world didn't end on 12/21/13 or any other dooms day, for that matter. 

Keeping Earth safe is no easy task, what with all the dangers floating around space and making trouble for everyone: Aliens, dopplegangers and asteroids. How is a Neuron to get any rest?

Construction Time Again

  

Construction Time Again

Okay, There are all kinds of wrong going on in this image. I know this because it was pointed out to me by the guys on PencilJack. 

     

     I would Like to take a moment and give a shout-out to PencilJack and P-Jackers. If you need help with a piece you are working on, need some outside eyes or encouragement, PencilJack is the place to go. 

     The perspective is on two different planes; Neon Engine being on one and the Custodian on another.  And, I was talking about about contrast in the last post, but, maybe this is too much contrast.

     I don't even know why I posted this. 

Anyway...Pencil Jack. Check it out!

Custodians Log 004.00

Custodian Log:004.0

Update:

Oh-Ho! What have we here?

     My first attempt to try and color! And, Well, it could've been worse, right? 

     This was a long process. As you can probably tell, the palette is a simple one: red, yellow and blue.

The lighting, a hard one. It's supposed to be ambient lighting, but, if you look at the direction of the shadows, the light seems to be coming from some of page light source. Which is totally evident in the first panel; where the Engines lighting source is off to the left of the page, and the last panel, which is the same.

     The chains could've been brighter to help them pop off the page page. As it stands now, It's all kind of flat. Oh well. Crash and Burn; live and learn.

Custodians Log 003.00

Custodian Log:003.0

Update:

This was the third page for the intro comic to the Neon Neuron website. Not much to say about this one. I think it's okay. Using the chains as framing elements is still in the works. Or, I have no idea what I'm doing if you want to be a jerk about it. 

     I was playing with speech and timing with this page. Using bubbles to separate the words was supposed to slow things down and give a sense of confusion. Let you in on the mood that the Custodian was feeling.

     I think, now, that the chains have too much a prominent role in the visuals right now, add their ambiguity and the whole thing just gets a bit confusing. When I go back and finish this story, I'll make the chains a tad more subtle by fading them or using thinner lines.  

     I do like the way the Custodian seems to be looking back up at the still broken Engine from the bottom of the page. 

Custodian Log:002.0

Custodian Log:002.0 

Update:

This was the second comic done as an introduction to the Neon Neuron website.

     Two panels...Two whole panels. There was really more to it, but, once again under time constraints I cut a full page down to two panels. It was a really interesting exercise in hindsight, taking five panels and cutting it down to two. These were the two most relevant panels on the page and funny enough, were pretty much all that was needed to get the point across.

     I won't say I'm a fan of compressed story telling, I much prefer decompression. I like being able to portray nuances in moods, feelings and actions.  The old say goes, "...the thing about subtlety is, nobody notices." I like to think subtlety is there for a more observant viewer. The person looking behind the curtain, or peering down the rabbit whole. The "Custodians Log:002.0" is a very poor example of this.

     Yeah...I'm pretty ashamed about it.

Neon Neuron: The blog! Web-comic now showing

Neon Neuron Blog Comic!

Update:

This comic was a test run for the NeonNeuron website. It was meant to be released while the website was under construction and help introduce everyone to Neuronaea (not to be confused with Neuronia).

     As you will see in the following posts, it was still in it's infancy and mostly an experiment in sequential narrative and character study. I attempted to release it on a weekly basis, but, due to time constraints I was unable to complete it in time for the launch of the website.
     At this point the main character was the Custodian. He is in charge of keeping the multiple universe in balance. As the tale progressed and more comics were set be released, his story, as well as the stories of others in the Neuronaea, would unfold. 

     Right now, it's all back on the drawing table for tweaking and refining. 

"Through the fire and the flames we carry on!"