Webcomic Wednesday: reMIND

In a lot of ways, Jason Brubaker's reMIND is exactly why I started doing Webcomic Wednesday. I found it through Warren Ellis' forum and was captivated by the sample artwork Jason had posted-- take a look, and I'm sure you'll agree:

(note: you really should click on this to view it full size-- the small version doesn't do it justice)

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reMIND differs a bit from standard webcomics-- in fact, Jason bills it as "The Making of a Graphic Novel"-- The site is actually more of a blog about the work-in-progress of independently creating a Coffee-Table OGN mixed with the sensibilities of a high-end design book. Having recently been awarded the prestigious Xeric award, he's well on his way to realizing his vision.

That's not to say that you can't read it in-progress. reMIND updates every Monday with a double page spread-- currently he's at pages 68 and 69, so you've got a good amount to catch up on.

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By day, Jason works at Dreamworks, which might explain why reMIND was originally intended to be animated :

“I scrapped it after doing 5 minutes because it took way too long. Jim Ballantine suggested I make a graphic novel instead and here I am now. Most of this art is what got me hired at Dreamworks to do visual development, but I still force myself to work on it at nights and weekends. Gotta keep the dream alive. Luckily most of it was finished before I started at Dreamworks so I’m more or less just finishing the coloring now days.

“I’m giving myself the goal of November to finish so that I can have it ready for the next Comic Con. Basically by the time I have most of the pages online, It should be in print. Hopefully. My site features my working pages as well as what I’ve been learning in the process.”

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In addition to the actual story, reMIND's blog offers a wealth of information, with interviews and tutorials on his process. Bookmark it and set aside some time for your visit to reMIND, you'll probably be there for a bit!

You can begin reading reMIND from the very first page here.

Tim Simmons writes the newly re-launched Spy6teen, and is known to blather on Twitter. He presently needs more coffee or a nap.

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