Connor Frantz | Design and Illustration Solutions

Dead Radio

February 22, 2016–On Going

Photoshop

Physical Mediums

The brain child of myself and Heath Frantz: Dead Radio was born in 2016 the night before seeing my first concert: AC/DC.

The story follows a group of rock n' roll renegades in a post-apocalyptic world where the power of music has been nearly wiped off the face of the earth.

The story is currently being developed as a comic book series. The first issues is being created using Adobe Photoshop.

Along with the comics, products such as Adobe Animate and Toon Boom Harmony are being considered for animating a pilot episode and smaller pieces to be posted to websites such as YouTube.

From left to right: Beans, Axe, Barbara, and Bon:
These four foul-ups can save music and the world

Barbara Sketch (Photoshop 2021)

Barbara's Current Design (Photoshop 2022)

Barbara Line Art from Dead Radio Issue #1 (2022)

Barbara Dwire: Wanted Poster

Created using a copper plate and a metal engraving tool. Ink was applied to the plate before being slowly pulled off using cheesecloth to create the vignette effect around the edges. Then the plate was sent through a press on damp paper to create the final product.

The copper plate, in reality, was etched mirrored to the final product.

Barbara Poster Copper Etching (flipped for readability)

Barbara Wanted Poster Print

Comic Book Progress

Issue #1 of the Dead Radio comic book is currently in development. The comic is being made in Photoshop at 150% times the printing size to ensure clean, clear artwork post print.

The comic is being created in black and white with choice pages in full color. Once the book is finished, a fully colored version will be developed for commercial release.