Hello everyone! Here's your preview of Monday's page 45. I apologize for the delay but I'm happy to report my laptop has a clean bill of health and we're back in the groove now. I can't wait to share the rest of this sequence with you! We're planning the Live Stream for tomorrow evening. I'll be finishing this page as our guest artist Samantha Kyle draws some ponies. Hope to see you there! -Lee
2015-02-19 02:48:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Everyone! Hopefully you all got my email about the next page being delayed due to some laptop drama last weekend. Sorry about that! In the mean time, here are some awesome photos from Wizard World Indianapolis!
2015-02-16 17:01:24 +0000 UTC View Post
LITTLE GUARDIANS IS GIVING AWAY a limited number of free weekend passes to Wizard World Indianapolis - THIS WEEKEND Feb 13th-15th at the Indianapolis Convention Center. TO ENTER: You must be a current or new Little Guardians Patreon Patron. Then Share, Tweet or Reblog this link to our Patreon site: http://patreon.com/LittleGuardians BEFORE Noon tomorrow (Friday) (2/13/2015). We will pick names randomly and contact you....
2015-02-12 18:58:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Check this out! Found it while putting together some new promo material for this year's conventions. I still like the sketches here and might finish this and make it a print. OOH! Then I can share the steps with you here leading up to the final product! ALSO! There's a comic convention this weekend in downtown Indianapolis that I'll be exhibiting at. Would LOVE to see some of you there. Patrons get a free sketch if they come find me in Artist Alley. Come find me at Wizard world I...
2015-02-12 11:58:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning Patrons! Hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was one I will without a doubt remember forever. Hard to forget your first time performing rock music live at an actual gig. Crossed off a major life goal of learning to play guitar joining a band and playing live. YAY! All of that AND still got the page done! Wooooooo! Cheers. -Lee
2015-02-09 13:28:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Here is your preview of the progress on Monday's page. Things are really starting to heat up now! There won't be a Live Stream this week due to some scheduling concerns but next week we'll be back with a DOUBLE live stream featuring both me and Samantha Kyle sharing double the screens with double the power! The power of PHOTOSHOP. Don't miss it! We'll send an email early next week to plan a time. Have a good weekend! -Lee
2015-02-06 13:23:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Today we're revisiting the character designs for another of my personal favorite supporting characters, the doctor's assistant, Hazeldella! She's just great, in pretty much every way. Check out the initial sketches on the left from 2011 and a recent drawing from 2014 on the right. We'd also like to thank and welcome our newest patrons to the group. Thank you and welcome! Can't wait to share more cool extra content with you. Make yourselves at home! You can see all of the stuff w...
2015-02-04 17:12:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning patrons! Page 43 is up! It's like watching a traffic accident in slow motion. I can't turn away... Live Streamers we'll try for a weekday evening or will have to push to next week. Keep an eye on your inbox and we'll figure it out. Thanks for reading! -Lee
2015-02-02 13:28:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Check out this in-progress preview of page 43 where nothing could possibly go wrong! Am I right? Live streaming Patrons I'm planning to do one on Saturday. Check your inboxes and reply if you can join me. That's all for today! Thank you for reading and for your support! -Lee
2015-01-29 17:37:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m happy to announce the birth of our second child, Elaine Harper Cho! She came into the world January 20, 2015 at 12:34 AM. Mommy and baby are at home and doing well. Nina is excited to be a big sister, though I think she expected the baby to do more once we got her home. She had toys ready for her to play with, but unfortunately newborns are pretty much cute potatoes that eat, sleep and poop on a two hour cycle. As a writer, people are always curious what I’m reading. Here are a few...
2015-01-27 18:02:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Another weekend gone and we're back to work. But please enjoy this page of epic fantasy action and struggle to help soften the blow of Monday's wrath. Thank you so much for your encouragement and support! -Lee
2015-01-26 11:30:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Here's the preview of Monday's page in progress. Just so you know what's going on, my parents are getting ready to move so I've been helping them pack and load up their things. This has cut into my comic drawing time this week so there is a chance Monday's page might be delayed a little bit. I will let you know. Thanks for reading! -Lee
2015-01-25 03:31:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Today's peek at the hidden secret concept artwork behind Little Guardians is a page of the first drawings of Elk! The costume and hair aren't there yet but the attitude sure is. From the very first time he appeared in the scripts, Elk has just stolen the show. We love him and hear he's a fan favorite as well. Refer to Chapter 2 - Page 1 for Elk's first appearance. 2015-01-22 01:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning Patrons! Start your week with some dragon-fighting action! You can tell we would really love to see Little Guardians in animated form, can't you? I LOVE animation and it's safe to say it probably influences my work more than comics do. Any other animation fans in our group? I'm sure there are. What are you watching right now? -Lee
2015-01-19 13:08:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons! Here's your preview of Monday's page. Two monstrous titans clashing in epic conflict, and also a really big eagle. Hope you all are making a good start this year. I can't believe how fast our calendar is filling up and we're only a couple weeks in. We'll be sure to keep you up to date on our progress. Keep an eye out for some special updates in the near future where Ed and I will talk about our plans and goals. Maybe recorded as a podcast just for our patrons. Thanks again! And ch...
2015-01-17 16:20:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons! Check out this before and after of the Little Guardians Book 2 cover! I'll be going much more in depth about what goes into a cover when we start planning the cover for Book 3. We'll share each step of the process. So, just checking in. Are you all enjoying the ride so far? Want more? Want less? Just right? We're eager to please! Let us know! -The Little Guardians Team
2015-01-16 01:03:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning! Start your week with the next page of Little Guardians, absolutely packed full of essential eagle vitamins and eagle minerals. We've confirmed plans for several convention appearances coming up soon! You'll be able to find us at Wizard World Indianapolis, Wizard World Philadelphia, Gen Con (tentative), and Cincinnati Comic Con. There will likely be some late additions to the list as we finalize some plans. You'll be the first to know! Thank you for your support! -Lee
2015-01-12 11:31:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons! Ready for the weekend? I AM REALLY READY. Here's your preview of page 40 which is like 80% giant spirit eagle. FUN TO DRAW. -Lee
2015-01-09 23:47:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! I usually post the behind the scenes stuff earlier in the week, my apologies. Here's some of the development that went into our favorite village doctor. As you can see the long hair was a later addition. :) Live Stream News: Keep an eye on your inboxes, I'll email the time and the link tomorrow. Thank you all for your support!
2015-01-09 03:59:16 +0000 UTC View Post
First comic of the new year! Hope you all had a great 2014. Thanks for reading as always! Live Streamers - I'm looking at Thursday evening again. Let me know if anyone can make it or if we can find a better time to try a live stream. We are flexible! -Lee
2015-01-05 14:03:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! Here is the next page-in-progress sneak peek. SURPRISE! Is it still the Cavalry if you're riding a giant eagle instead of a horse? If you saw my tweets about how many feathers birds have, now you know why this was blowing my mind. But as a guy who likes to draw every single blade of grass, I really shouldn't be this intimidated by one eagle. Maybe? Have a good weekend! -Lee
2015-01-03 15:48:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! This week's nifty peek behind the curtains is a bunch of demon concept artwork. I threw together a bunch of sketches from brainstorming sessions about what demons we could have stomping around Yowza Village. You'll notice some unused designs as well as some familiar faces. You can see here the early stages of pretty much all of our big baddies including the Spirit Dragon from the current chapter. Thank you all so much again for becoming a part of our community. I especially am ha...
2014-12-31 15:35:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! We're back from the holidays and hitting the ground running! These next few pages are pretty ambitious so if you keep an eye around here, and you should get some pretty snazzy behind the scenes goodies along the way! I've always wanted to close out the new year with dragon fire. :) LIVE STREAM PATRONS: I'll be turning on the camera Thursday evening for the next live stream as I work on page 39. Join us! -Lee
2014-12-29 14:14:25 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! We just wanted to take a moment to wish you all well for the holidays. We’re so grateful for all of your support this year and are looking forward to what 2015 will bring and for what we have planned for the comic! Stay tuned for page 38 on Monday, December 29th. Patrons won't have to wait until the 29th for more art though, I'll be posting some extra goodies this week just for you! Stay warm! -Lee
2014-12-22 15:55:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is our next Patron-only preview of next week's page! Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. You might recognize the first two panels from last week's page preview. I'm very glad we decided to bump them to this page so our Dragon could make a much grander entrance on page 37. Also, don't forget the live stream will be at 8pm tonight on Google Hangouts. We'll send you Outlaws and Guardian level Patrons the link when we get setup. Thanks again! -Lee and Ed
2014-12-18 14:31:52 +0000 UTC View Post
OMG PREM, WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOO!? Three and a half years of drawing a fantasy graphic novel series and we finally get a dragon. You Sidequest Tavern Regulars and Guardians in Training-level Patrons may notice the final page came out a bit differently than the preview you got last week. Pretty neat huh? That kind of stuff happens all the time! Stick around and you'll see a lot more behind the scenes action like that. Like, for example, if you'll be joining me for another live stream the evening of...
2014-12-15 15:09:09 +0000 UTC View Post
SURPRISE! Here's what my penciled pages typically look like. If you're one of our backers with access to our first live stream today (I'll be emailing you all a link soon, we're shooting for around 3pm) you can join us as I start the inking process. -Lee
2014-12-10 13:51:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon Little Guardians Patrons! Here's a sketch for a new illustration I'll be using in the future. I think it will work great attached to the Thank You message new Patrons will receive when they join. It'll be inked and colored like the image of our resident Uke/Lute-playing Bard over on our sidebar. We'll be back Wednesday with some extra goodies for you and a link to a Google hangout we'll be doing on Wednesday for you Guardian-level Patrons! -Lee
2014-12-08 17:34:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Check it out! Today's page is live. And welcome our newest Patrons, Sean and James!
2014-12-08 14:38:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! If you're a Sidequest Tavern Regular level patron and above, you get this neat WIP preview for next Monday's page! The dialog has been removed in case you'd rather not have spoilers before the art is finished. Inks are done, and I started the flatting.
2014-12-03 16:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post