The American Dream

The NEW American Dream – now with gorgeous Karl Stevens art!

Dylan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:04:25 +0000

NEWS: The American Dream is no longer being serialised here.

Instead, we are working on a new and improved version of the book, with artwork lusciously drawn and painted by one of my favourite artists, Karl Stevens. I’m very excited about this collaboration; I’ve been following Karl’s work since the 1990s and absolutely love his previous books The Lodger and Guilty, and his regular strip in the Boston Phoenix (currently known as ‘Failure’).

I’ll update this post as soon as there’s more news, but for now here’s a sample of Karl’s work-in-progress on the American Dream.

And if you still really want to see the (discontinued) earlier version, click here for page one.

Check out Karl’s books (in English):

In French:

The American Dream – page 16

Dylan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:54:39 +0000

I wrote this page about a hundred times, and I’m still not convinced I’ve got it right. So there’s a chance I’ll change it one more time when the whole thing is finished (ditto with other pages, of course)…

The American Dream – page 15

Dylan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:01:00 +0000

The American Dream – page 14

Dylan — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:19:34 +0000

The American Dream – page 13

Dylan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:05:32 +0000

The American Dream – page 12

Dylan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:53:02 +0000

It’s been a while – sorry! I’ll blog soon about some of the work that got in the way (including the biggest drawing I’ve ever done).

The American Dream – page 11

Dylan — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:49:58 +0000

See? Two panels on a page! Actual dialogue! Things are really picking up now…

The American Dream – page 10

Dylan — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:53:39 +0000

Sorry for the long delay – I’ve been rather busy, and out of town. This month is going to be equally busy, but I’m hoping it won’t impact on the site so much. I drew this page several times, and finally decided to just post this version – better to keep it going, imperfect or [...]

The American Dream – page 9

Dylan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:40:29 +0000

Thank you all for the lovely comments, by the way. Very encouraging!

The American Dream – page 8

Dylan — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:00:00 +0000