tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34151960667970571712012-02-16T15:06:03.776-08:00On this blog you'll be able to follow the development of Second Thought, a graphic novel by Niklas Asker, due to be ready early 2008. Enjoy!Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-7359853845800248832008-02-20T06:40:00.000-08:002008-02-20T06:46:25.427-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/index.php" title="Homepage"><img src="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/images/logo.gif" alt="" border="0" height="120" width="120" /></a><br /></div><br />So today at last the news came. Top Shelf Comics is publishing Second Thoughts early 2009! I couldn't be happier and I have no idea what to do. I'll probably go for an overnight drunk and start working on my next book tomorrow. I already have it planned out in my head.<br /><br />This also is the end of this Second Thoughts blog. From now on I'll do all my blogging over at http://www.niklasasker.blogspot.com. Illustrations, comics, the shit.<br /><br />So get over there and check it.<br /><br />Love to all!<br /><br />/n<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-735985384580024883?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com90tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-10396920086090162222008-01-26T09:08:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:15:01.866-08:00Finished the last page yesterday evening. More about publisher, release dates etc. soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R5tp-ZonaZI/AAAAAAAAAGo/r7Y2S8BiTCQ/s1600-h/inked57.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R5tp-ZonaZI/AAAAAAAAAGo/r7Y2S8BiTCQ/s400/inked57.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159834318837082514" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-1039692008609016222?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-55306978118412452812008-01-21T11:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:15:02.096-08:00about a weeks work left. I'm getting there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R5Ty9JaYfdI/AAAAAAAAAGg/8QsS2i7i8MY/s1600-h/inked59.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R5Ty9JaYfdI/AAAAAAAAAGg/8QsS2i7i8MY/s400/inked59.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158014605558578642" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-5530697811841245281?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-37137732784617986332008-01-11T07:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:15:02.264-08:00No posts for a while. I've been working like crazy on the book and now I have the whole thing sketched out. Only a few pages left to ink! Feels weird but really nice. Here's page 54. Come back for more soon!<br /><br />/n<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R4eH6paYfcI/AAAAAAAAAGY/W_a27TPIGdc/s1600-h/inked54.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R4eH6paYfcI/AAAAAAAAAGY/W_a27TPIGdc/s400/inked54.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154237740167495106" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-3713773278461798633?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-33609791165717034702007-12-10T14:56:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:15:02.462-08:00Inked and ready. One of my favourites so far. Drawing this book is so much more fun and easy when I don't have to focus on commercial work at the same time. I wich I could do this all the time... someday.<br /><br />Now even I have to sleep. I'll be back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R13FNnCTRVI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/iqBdRbD1NvQ/s1600-h/inked49.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R13FNnCTRVI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/iqBdRbD1NvQ/s400/inked49.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142483187134580050" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-3360979116571703470?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-48527295453287799942007-12-06T10:53:00.000-08:002007-12-06T10:54:37.851-08:00<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ACBSR1Hvrps&amp;rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ACBSR1Hvrps&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-4852729545328779994?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-78652206355954712172007-12-06T10:40:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:15:02.729-08:00...I didn't even have to use my AK...<br />Two more sketches for the people. Pages 47 and 48. I realised a few pages into the book that there's a lot of stuff happening at night, wich made me e bit nervous since I've never considered myself a king of shadows. But I'm getting more and more comfortable with using a lot of black. These two turned out quite nice. More soon!<br /><br />peace<br /><br />/n<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R1hDrnCTRTI/AAAAAAAAAGA/n30a2FJeRHU/s1600-h/sketch47.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R1hDrnCTRTI/AAAAAAAAAGA/n30a2FJeRHU/s400/sketch47.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140933391135491378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R1hDhHCTRSI/AAAAAAAAAF4/AiqNutp9i28/s1600-h/sketch48.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R1hDhHCTRSI/AAAAAAAAAF4/AiqNutp9i28/s400/sketch48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140933210746864930" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-7865220635595471217?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-68980450530117268692007-12-03T08:07:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:15:02.876-08:00So I just finished page 44 and the whole thing will be about 74 pages (give or take a page). The goal is to get it done before the new year. That means 30 pages in 30 days... no wait, 28 days, my god! I better get back to work. A LOT more to see here after new years, I promise!<br /><br />Until then, here's page 36. Feet is the new thing.<br /><br />/n<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R1hGaHCTRUI/AAAAAAAAAGI/4EVVLpxXFog/s1600-h/inked36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/R1hGaHCTRUI/AAAAAAAAAGI/4EVVLpxXFog/s400/inked36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140936389022664002" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-6898045053011726869?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-73392970145029876532007-11-07T07:46:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:15:03.040-08:00Ok, so I don't have anything new to show you from the book (I'm working on it but nothing scanned) so here's a little something I made today. It's hard to find time to do more personal work between inking comics pages and doing commercial work so when someone asks you to do a sketch in their sketchbook it's pressy fun and often turns out pretty strange.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RzHhNDr0dcI/AAAAAAAAAFk/pAe-AuTwW1U/s1600-h/SEFbokskiss.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RzHhNDr0dcI/AAAAAAAAAFk/pAe-AuTwW1U/s400/SEFbokskiss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130129064995354050" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-7339297014502987653?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-44381497157623855612007-08-27T03:13:00.000-07:002008-12-08T16:15:03.173-08:00Long time, no blogging. I've had my hands full inking and doing some commercial work.<br />At MoCCA (see last post) I had the first 24 pages printed in a neat little booklet to show publishers. I really enjoyed the festival!<br /><br />I'm currently sketching page 40 so I'm more than halfway now! I'll have the whole thing ready before december. Until next time, here's page 24.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RtKnrPaz7nI/AAAAAAAAAFc/lwxZ1miY4G8/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RtKnrPaz7nI/AAAAAAAAAFc/lwxZ1miY4G8/s400/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103325689079393906" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-4438149715762385561?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-32915360727739486012007-06-27T12:20:00.000-07:002008-12-08T16:15:03.372-08:00I've set up a new blog wich is more like a diary and there's som fun photos and stories from my US trip there now (I'm still here for two more weeks). Enjoy:<br /><br />http://www.niklasasker.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RoK5eIN0JVI/AAAAAAAAAD0/X4i3uwiADyQ/s1600-h/east17street.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RoK5eIN0JVI/AAAAAAAAAD0/X4i3uwiADyQ/s400/east17street.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080827256879981906" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-3291536072773948601?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-52586899037347772152007-06-14T16:27:00.001-07:002008-12-08T16:15:03.592-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RnHPq3RBBnI/AAAAAAAAABw/LEYDpT2gLYI/s1600-h/5-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RnHPq3RBBnI/AAAAAAAAABw/LEYDpT2gLYI/s400/5-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076066590320035442" border="0" /></a><br />Going to the states for three weeks, back in July!<br />I'll go to the MoCCA festival in New York of course and many other fun places. Take care everyone!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-5258689903734777215?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-70276266114045257042007-06-03T12:42:00.000-07:002008-12-08T16:15:03.730-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RmMZ3tDrnDI/AAAAAAAAABo/vxru08Zv6x4/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RmMZ3tDrnDI/AAAAAAAAABo/vxru08Zv6x4/s400/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071926050127846450" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-7027626611404525704?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-16616049729378187712007-05-29T06:05:00.000-07:002008-12-08T16:15:03.816-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/Rlwlj9DrnCI/AAAAAAAAABg/VIgu0f-WLIk/s1600-h/pf2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/Rlwlj9DrnCI/AAAAAAAAABg/VIgu0f-WLIk/s400/pf2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069968580127988770" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, so I'm a really bad blogger, I know...<br />But I've got some 15 pages to ink on my table right now and I promise to get some of them up here within the next few days. In the mean time, have some Pulp Fiction! (Don't ask)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-1661604972937818771?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-69951261349750899662007-05-05T04:23:00.000-07:002008-12-08T16:15:03.921-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RjxqS6m82VI/AAAAAAAAABY/uN6aTibr3Ls/s1600-h/sketch18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RjxqS6m82VI/AAAAAAAAABY/uN6aTibr3Ls/s400/sketch18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061036954460412242" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, so now everyone can se how messy my sketches are. This is page 18 wich I finished yesterday. I'll try to have 40 pages (Half of the book) done for the MoCCA festrival in NY in june.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-6995126134975089966?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-65469255840977522612007-04-09T07:51:00.000-07:002008-12-08T16:15:04.162-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RhpWZdEE_cI/AAAAAAAAABI/xKHB60Jc8Wg/s1600-h/london.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RhpWZdEE_cI/AAAAAAAAABI/xKHB60Jc8Wg/s400/london.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051444927347883458" border="0" /></a><br />Hey folks! <a href="http://www.niklasasker.com/secondthoughts1-2.html">Here's</a> a sneak peak of the first 12 pages of the book:<br />There will be a lot more posting going on here from now on so check back soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-6546925584097752261?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415196066797057171.post-21697088236663647122007-03-05T05:22:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:15:04.267-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RhpXc9EE_dI/AAAAAAAAABQ/a5rcgkzUiXs/s1600-h/ljusbord.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUdWrxWvs-4/RhpXc9EE_dI/AAAAAAAAABQ/a5rcgkzUiXs/s400/ljusbord.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051446086989053394" border="0" /></a>this blog will be up and running. Check back in a week.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415196066797057171-2169708823666364712?l=secondthoughtsbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Niklas Askerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705358228278932984noreply@blogger.com0