2019-07-10 Sam Romero
I met this ex-inmate outside of the jail one day and he asked to borrow my phone to call for a ride home. I asked what his deal was and he said he spent a year in jail on a weapons charge.
Part of the interview process for ex-inmates who access Neighborcorps services is guidance on future career prospects. This ex-inmate had an interest in political work, which I could relate to given my own history as an organizer at Rutgers
I went to volunteer orientation at the Middlesex County Jail where my peers were an Alcoholics Anonymous volunteer and some church lady. The church lady really couldn’t stop talking.
Page 4 work in progress! Ink and flats all set!
Neighborly Cover
Work in progress shot of page 1.
Quick snapshot of comics line art before coloring process.
Color layout for page 2 of our comics work. Each page gets roughed out in pencils first, then inks, then colors, and finally lettering.
Full page before lettering process.
WIP snapshot. Switching to a simpler style so turnover is more efficient.
Page 7 preview base art. This is generally how a page looks before applying clip art and lettering layers. This particular scene takes place at Middlesex County Jail. I had to do volunteer orientation, which generally entailed an overview of federal
Page 08. Unlettered. Our orientation was basically 100% learning about the Prison Rape Elimination Act, signed by GWB in 2003(?) that instituted audits at all prison facilities in the country with the goal of tamping down on sexual assault.
Part of my responsibilities was listening in on follow-up of ex-prisoners re-entering society. This one was telling us about a job he took in NYC. It didn’t sound too promising.
So this guy was thrown in the can for domestic abuse and aggravated assault, which I learned was assault with a deadly weapon. I assume it wasn’t too deadly or else he’d be in the can on a murder or murder-related charge. He lives with his uncle now
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