HEAVEN'S DOOR 2021 ✦ CG, Wacom, marker, sumi, publisher-provided artwork ✦ manga lettering, book design
This was a very special project for me. I only get
the chance to do a manga project for my friends at Last Gasp every few
years, and when I do, it's always something unique. "Unique" is definitely
the word to describe Heaven's Door. It's Keiichi Koike's first full
book to be released in English, and it's amazing. It's all about trips
- time trips, drug trips, death trips, dream trips... Very avant-garde and
creative. I used all my lettering tricks on this one and fine-tuned
everything like crazy. Lots of hand-drawn text, experimentation with warping
dialog text, and a wide variety of sound effects and dialog styles. I wish
all my projects could be this fun!
In addition to the lettering, I also handled all the
graphic design on this book, inside and out. If you'd like to check that
out, it's in the Design
section.