The second book of Paradigm Shift debuted on the innovative and before-its-time subscription webcomics portal in 2002.
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Garrity, creator of Narbonic and Skin Horse “A wonderfully written and drawn police thriller that takes a sharp supernatural twist.” – Marc Mason, Should it Be a Movie? “ Paradigm Shift is the total package: a thrilling cop drama, a supernatural mystery, and a lovingly-drawn portrait of Chicago. “The lead characters are quickly endearing… a pleasant blend of Japanese-style design underlaid by American narrative.” – NEWTYPE USA Their investigation may have to wait, though, because a new lead opens in an old case that forces them into a deadly showdown with a band of gunrunners. Read the new scene here.īy Dirk Tiede | | News Paradigm Shift - Part Two: Agitation begins today!ĭetectives Kate McAllister and Mike Stuart return to the streets of Chicago to hunt for a savage nocturnal killer, but are they searching for man or beast?Īnd does Kate know more about these grisly attacks than she realizes? Later on, those fire escapes will prove useful, too… Dayton St. I love the moody urban feel of this part of town and decided it would be the perfect spot to set Kate’s apartment. For those in the know, this is also the home of Ragstock, a go-to thrift shop for the young hipsters looking for street chic clothes at a rock-bottom price in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. This scene is set in the Chicago neighborhood of Wrigleyville, just north of the friendly confines of Wrigley Field on the narrow, alley-like Dayton Street, just off of Belmont Ave. Paradigm Shift - Part Two: Agitationcontinues today with the next scene.Īwakened by an early morning phone call, Kate gets ready to investigate a second murder… After the ink dried, I scanned everything and pulled the best splats and drips together to form the final image, here. Instead of trying to do the splatter effect on the page itself, I covered the floor in newsprint and spattered watered-down ink on sheets of bristol board, Jackson Pollack-style. The blood splatter over the body was originally created for the end of the first scene of Agitation.
I leaned heavily on this resource to make the murder scenes in this story as plausible as possible.
Thankfully, they are all black and white, which lends an air of disconnection to everything. The photos are gristly, yet somehow sterile. When I first started to draw the story, I found a book called Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective’s Scrapbook which compiled crime scene photos from the 1920’s to the 1950’s from LA police detective Jack Huddleston. Kate and Mike arrive on the scene of a fresh murder, but are they prepared for what they’ll find?ĭrawing the crime scenes in Paradigm Shift has always been a challenge, both technically and emotionally. Part Two: Agitation continues today with the next scene.
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