Sunny Side Down

"Sunny Side Down" is our very own comic book that takes you on a peculiar road trip filled with unfortunate events, self-discovery, and unlikely connections.

Join Sunny, a young runaway with a heart condition, and Pit, a bitter old hippie, as they journey through Germany's rustic landscapes.

Their mission? To lay Pit's wife's stolen coffin to rest by the North Sea.

Follow us, to get a behind-the-scenes look and join us on this bumpy road as we overcome publishing struggles and difficulties and complete our indie comic.

Stay tuned for updates and exclusive glimpses into the peculiar journey of "Sunny Side Down." Fasten your seatbelt, dear reader-it's going to be an unforgettable ride!

From a rough sketch to finished coloring.

Step 1: Thumbnailing

Together we talk about the script and Amy sketches a very rough layout of the page.

Step 2: Inking

After we gave our feedback Amy starts to draw the page with ink on paper

Page 9 of our second chapter from "Sunny Side Down" - one of our proof-of-concept pages!

When Pits car is towed away along with Sunny's medication, the unlikely duo is forced to work together...

Pit's hippie past may not be apparent at first glance, but there is more to him than just a bitter old curmudgeon. ☮️

Pit's life was strongly influenced by some traumatic event in his past. 💀

When his wife, who was already sickly, died a short time ago, Pit decided to bury her at the sea - against the wishes of her family. 🌊

After Sunny learns of the seriousness of her congenital heart defect, she runs away from an argument with her parents and joins a group of sprayers with whom she breaks into a small village store at night. ✨

The reckless break-in goes off the rails, however, and ends with a downed shopkeeper, a scattered group, and the approaching police. While Sunny is hiding in a rusty pickup truck, she bumps into gruff, washed-up hippie Pit, who surprisingly helps her escape when he notices the approaching officers. 🚨

It quickly transpires that Pit has stolen his wife's coffin in order to bury her by the sea against her family's wishes. When their car is stolen along with Sunny's medication, the two are forced to work together. ⚰️

Although Sunny is at her core a reserved, helpful and empathetic person, she struggles with her insecurities and self-doubts, which she often tries to compensate with outbursts. ✊

Since it is difficult for her to trust others, she expresses her thoughts through sketches and drawings. ✏️

Sunny is confronted with her worry about being a burden to people close to her right at the beginning of the story when she visits a doctor. She learns about the extent of her congenital heart defect and initially tries to run away from the consequences. 🖤

Step 1: Penciling and inking ✒️

After Amy has discussed her idea of the page with us through some sketches, she sits down to the page. First with pencil and then traditionally with ink.

Step 2: Scan and digitize 📷

Amy scans her finished inked image and does some digital touch ups.

Step 3: Coloring! 🎨🖌️

Leif lightens Amy's lineart a bit to push parts of the landscape further back. He then chooses a color palette that best captures the mood of the scene, adds some lighting accents and brings the whole image together with some textures.

Artist: Amy Clare

Colors: Leif Brönnle