Have you heard of Aesop’s fables? If you haven’t, you’ve probably at least heard of one of them… some of his more famous include “The Tortoise and the Hare” and “The Ant and the Grasshopper”. I like his style of creating moral lessons by making examples of the nature around him.

My favorite Aesop’s fable is “The Sun and the Wind”, and I’ve long wanted to make a comic based on it, so this week, I finally got down to it to try and design the characters:

These were my first drawings. The sun turned out well – I especially like the second drawing – but the cloud really didn’t appeal to me. He looks too muddy or sloshy or gloupy or something like that.

So, I decided to focus on the cloud a bit more, to see if I could design his character to be a bit more appealing, in a grouchy sort of way.

These turned out better, I thought. I then decided to do a quick thumbnail of the comic.

These thumbnails may not make much sense yet, but they hopefully will when you see the final comic. I’m pretty sure I’ll turn this story into an Il Soapbox.

Incidentally, these mark sketches 7-10 in my sketchbook. 40 more to go!