This is the final panel of my comic, pixelated to avoid spoilers. After six years, 48 episodes, and 432 pages, Chuck’s Devils is finally complete. All I have left to do is upload them. They’ll be shared on the 25th of each month, with the last episode premiering in October, exactly six years after the first one.

Between episodes, I’d like to tell behind-the-scenes stories about my whole experience working on this lengthy project. The best place to start is the beginning, so this post will share my original model sheets of the three main characters.

Candace always had a massive hairdo, but then I thought, “Could it be bigger?” I made her afro even larger, and I’m so glad I did. This allowed for wacky sight gags such as Yu-Ri’s head getting stuck in her hair. Speaking of Yu-Ri…

Yu-Ri changed very little from her original sketch. That’s because she’s the only one based on a real person: Catherine Bach’s portrayal of Daisy Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard. I think her hair could have been curlier, though…

Lily had the most alterations, although the freckles were thankfully kept. Her shoulders were covered, and the bandana was turned into a scrunchie, resulting in a long ponytail. Hmm, I just couldn’t leave their hair alone, could I?

Yu-Ri and Lily’s necklaces are missing from their sketches. I think I added them later because Candace had a medallion, and I wanted them to have something similar. But as the comic progressed, the necklaces ended up representing their personalities, as well as those of secondary characters like Destiny and Catherine.

In a future post, I may go over how I converted the Devils from rough sketches to smooth vector drawings. If there’s anything you’d like to know, feel free to ask. October 25th is still four and a half months away, so I’ve got plenty of time. :)