News and information about the game & comic projects of indie game developer / author / comic artist Chris Noeth and McPeppergames projects. Writer of MAYA / DARK ZERO and developer of COLOR DEFENSE (iOS and Android) and COLONY DEFENSE (Nintendo Switch, Steam, iOS and Android). Working on the game CHILLBIOM, a new serene city-builder, supported by the German federal government.
Sunday, July 7, 2024
Lady Deathstrike iPad Sketch Dance
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Comic Superhero Sketches
I've recently started sketching again in my limited free time, aiming to elevate my artwork to the next level and simply improve my skills. Given my full-time job developing games and working as a comic book writer, time is tight, especially with a family. However, my long-term goal is to eventually release my own comic album. This would be in addition to the two series I’ve developed as a scenarist/author, MAYA and DARK ZERO, and I plan to handle the artwork entirely myself.
To make my sketches more "exciting," I'll mainly focus on well-known characters in my exercises. These two sketches were created while I was working with Clip Studio. For the Batman piece, I set up various pencil and ink tools and sketched it on the Wacom Cintiq. The X-23 sketch was also done in Clip Studio, but on the iPad, allowing me to work on the couch in front of the TV, even late at night.
Let's see where this journey takes me... :)
Oh, and by the way, I'm always on the lookout for new challenges as a comic writer. So, if a comic editor happens to be reading this... feel free to reach out to me anytime. ;)
Monday, July 1, 2024
MAYA and DARK ZERO comic sequel info!
The sci-fi comics MAYA and DARK ZERO continue with the release of their second issues. SPLITTER has just unveiled the first details about these new comic series on their website. You can now pre-order both books. For more information, click on the images below or follow these links:
MAYA #2: Click here for more information!
DARK ZERO #2: Click here for more information!
Friday, February 23, 2024
New "How to Draw Comics" YouTube videos (German!)
I have started a new YouTube series for aspiring Comic Book Artists who are looking to get started and don't know where to begin with all this awesome art out there which can be very overwhelming when you try to start to draw comics. The series is in German btw.
Here is a link to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisNoeth
And here are some links to my latest videos from the channel:
Saturday, December 2, 2023
I'm signing MAYA #1 at ComicCon Stuttgart (Germany)!
I am a guest at ComicCon Stuttgart on Saturday December 9. where I will sign the new science-fiction action-comic MAYA from SPLITTER which is out now and available in all comicshops in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Here is the information:
Do not forget to support the COMIC-KICKSTARTER for my projects here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/splitterverlag/maya-and-dark-zero-scifi-comic-double-feature
Please note: Ff you are a retailer / shop and also want to get the special-editions, please go to the kickstarter page and read the information on how to contact SPLITTER about it.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
MAYA is out now in GERMANY! KICKSTARTER available!
My new science-fiction action hardcover comic MAYA is now out and available in Germany!
You can get it at your local comicshop or order it directly online. The book was created and written by me with art by Ricardo Silva, Tina Valentino, colors by Bryan Valenza, Arif Prianto and Vagrant. A huge THANK YOU to Bill Nichols who helped as an editor of the first pitch for the project!
You can also back a SPECIAL-Edition together with my second new hardcover comic DARK ZERO via KICKSTARTER. This special-editions will feature limited alternate covers by artist ANLOR (Ladies with Guns) and a lot of other artists works and you can get original sketches and even original comic book pages from MAYA.
This KICKSTARTER is only available in GERMANY, SWITZERLAND and AUSTRIA! Here is the LINK:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/splitterverlag/maya-and-dark-zero-scifi-comic-double-feature
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
MAYA and DARK ZERO Comics Kickstarter!
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I have started a new YouTube series for aspiring Comic Book Artists who are looking to get started and don't know where to begin with a...
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I have been running the independent games studio McPeppergames ( www.McPeppergames.com ) for 10 years today and I would like to take t...
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Another quick test to find a better ink tool setting in the iPad version of Clip Studio. I am NOT happy with the current setting... still se...