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Season 3 of Sky Kid kicks off!

After a short hiatus, the wait is over: season 3 of Sky Kid has officially started here on ShiftyLook! After an exciting season 2 climax that saw best friends and ace Allied pilots Blue Max and Red Bird risk...

NYCC Spotlight: Jim Zub

Once again, in preparation for our big appearance at New York Comic Con in October, we'll be taking a look at some of the amazing guests we have lined up for our various ShiftyLook events planned...

Playing in the Past

Now, far be it for me to claim that Sky Kid is any kind of accurate historical representation of the past but, even still, I do want it to have a certain genuine World War I flare. While doing...

Writing the Story for Sky Kid – Part 3

Last blog post I showed you a sample of a comic strip script for Sky Kid so you had a better understanding of the format and approach I take when explaining to the artist what’s required. For Sky...

Writing the Story for Sky Kid – Part 2

Last blogpost I talked about the preparatory work that went into writing Sky Kid: broad story planning, brainstorming scenes, researching the game and World War I history and then plotting the...

Writing the Story for Sky Kid – Part 1

I hope you’ve enjoyed a few of our “story flavour posts”, broadening the world of Sky Kid a bit with back story to the anthropomorphic world and the bigger war drama unfolding in the background. I wanted to...

Declaration of the Great Animal War

(an excerpt from Animal Armies: History and Cook Book)

United Quackdom Prime Minister Herbert Albatross’ speech to the UQ parliament on August 6, ’14:

With the utmost reluctance and with infinite regret,...

The Great Animal War Begins…

(an excerpt from Animal Armies: History and Cook Book)

Tensions had been running high between the Allied herbi-omnivores of Euromal (primarily the United Quackdom, Furance and Rushya) and the carnivore-lead...

Those Fantastic Flying Machines

Although it’s cartoony and a bit silly, the legacy of fighter pilots in World War I is fascinating stuff. Sky Kid’s flying roots offer a wealth of dramatic and exciting adventure to draw upon for...