Here’s the newest sketched page.
As for the last post about where to draw the line for all ages, I decided that Roger’s finger in the vajine was a bit too far, so now he’s slapping her ass instead.
This is a tough job sometimes… 

Just got these sketches of the first three pages. They’re ready for inks upon approval.

I think they look awesome and super dynamic. The one thing I’m grappling with, and it’s a tough issue with a script as graphic and over-the-top as this, is where should the line be drawn in what is shown vs what is implied? I did want to push the boundaries from the get-go (in fact, I scripted it to make sure the exposed vajayjay was in the text on page 1), but I also don’t want people to be immediately turned off and assume it’s just porn. The fun part about a comic book is that it can be excessive in ways I’d be way too much of a wuss about if I were directing actual actors. I love that the illustrators went there with the shot of Roger’s finger actually penetrating the girl when he taunts the emo boy walking past… but I wonder if that’s just a scratch too much. This all opens up the larger issue of where to draw the line in general when you don’t deal with the MPAA. Our DVDs are “unrated,” which basically means we can do whatever we want but anyone of any age can buy them. Should we start applying our own self-imposed age guidelines on what we think is appropriate? 13+, 15+, 17+, etc? How should we know where to draw the line?? I saw an R-rated horror movie in the theater when I was 3 years old. Then when I was 12 the ticket counter wouldn’t let me see a PG-13 movie. It’s all so arbitrary. I can’t imagine there’s anything in a movie or comic book we’d produce or distribute that has something our audience hasn’t already seen online. Anyway, this is a bit of a ramble. Sketches below. Let me know whatcha think…

Here are the early character designs for “How To Make An American Porn” (or AmPo, as it’s affectionately referred to ’round here).