I am beginning this post with a progress report. Issue 4 of my artist book/comic Blotting Paper: The Recollected Graphical Impressions Of Doctor Comics is not yet complete! I still need about another month to finish this issue. I do think that this is the penultimate report though… and further more,…due to its increasing length, I think I shall now start referring to it as a graphic novel.

The cats go to Germany with Doctor Comics’s big stash of comics related books, mementos and research materials. They meet a canine character who kindly assists them in arranging their affairs. Beer is drunk, comics are consumed and a plan devised.

The black cat, Cohl, sorts through Doc’s research materials. He reflects on some of his deeds including one that involved Belgian comics. Cohl also begins to emulate Doc’s art practice. This involves making sketches, playing with art materials and doing some drawing and printmaking. The other cat, Busch, who is not black, enjoys German beer, fish and fun. Both cats and their canine companion find enjoyment from the eating of chocolate.

More developments and an update on progress will be posted on this blog in around a month’s time. After I bring this chapter to completion we move to Japan, the setting for the next chapter.

_{Ink stain on paper-©2014 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics).}

_{One of Doc’s fast line drawings, first pencilled then inked over-©2014 Dr. Michael Hill (a.k.a. Doctor Comics).}

More visual developments and an update on progress will be posted when I near completion. See you in Japan, so to speak…the setting of the next chapter, Michael.

_{(All text, photos and artwork-©2015 Dr. Michael Hill a.k.a. Doctor Comics).}