art of blueludebar / A. C. Esguerra

blueludebar / A.C. Esguerra / comics + illustration

[blueludebar]

hello, A.C. Esguerra here. thank you so much to everyone who has recently followed this account! i'm shocked at how many of you are interested, even though i haven't posted ANY art on tumblr since roughly 2017. another lifetime, it feels like.

i'm planning to post/queue up artwork from the last few years to get this place up to speed. hopefully it's not too repetitive for those of you who have seen it on other social media before--i think it'll be kind of fun to revisit favorite pieces here, where images are displayed so lovely and big. i may also be reblogging to/from @eightydayscomic when relevant (it will often be relevant). please forgive me if i commit any posting faux pas while i re-learn the ropes! and thanks for looking at my art, as always. i hope you enjoy your stay.

-AC

[blueludebar]

Eighty Days is probably the only book ever to make me cry, maybe even the only story at all ever. I tend not to show emotion, but this book just got me in the perfect way. It’s absolutely beautiful and I read it all in one night- too good to put the book down. Got it from the library, not expecting much, and ended with a story I’m completely obsessed with. Thank you for writing this masterpiece. Best of wishes to you and your writing journey.

(P.s. Jay and Fix make me so happy I hope they’re happy for the rest of forever… gahh!!!!)

Thank you so much for reading, this made my day. Messages like this are the sort of thing that make me wonder whether I should come back to tumblr, haha. I cherish the memories of books that made me cry and stay up all night--it blows my mind to think Eighty Days is capable of doing that for people now, too.

Here is a piece of a postwar happiness from my sketchbook for you.

[blueludebar]

okay dude it seems like this tumblr is dead for 2 months and i honestly am so angry that eighty days isn't the most popular webcomic ever??? good job, and wish you luck in life.

HAHAHA thank you for the kind words, this cheered me up today. it means a lot to me that you enjoyed the comic to that extent. 

it’s been a very busy summer. i promise i am very much alive–particularly on twitter, where i’m also @blueludebar–but i’ll try to be better about updating ya’ll here on tumblr too!

[blueludebar]

VULPES, FIX - 13 JUN 1916 / happy birthday to this swindler

[eightydayscomic]

EIGHTY DAYS // part one [x] / part two [x] / part three [x] / part four [x] / part five [x] / finale [x] /  

This concludes book one of the Eighty Days series.

Book two is titled BLACK BOX and will begin production in the coming months.

If you like my work and want to see more (and get a look at my comics as they’re being made), please consider supporting me on Patreon!: [x]

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading! 

[blueludebar]

EIGHTY DAYS is an alternate-1930s era adventure/romance manga about flight and freedom, told through the letters and interweaving lives of three queer Asian aviators. Book I (EIGHTY DAYS) received the PRISM Comics Queer Press Grant in 2016.

...and as of today, it’s free-to-read in its entirety right here on tumblr. thanks everyone who’s supported this story <3 couldn’t have done it without ya. stay tuned for the latest news on my next comics, projects and shows on patreon and twitter!

[blueludebar]

Hi there, hope you're having a great day! I've been a big fan of your work since your deviantart days and I just wanted to say that you're an amazing artist and you've been such an inspiration to me! You probably get asked this a lot (and I'm sorry about this) but would you ever consider telling us the rest of the Blue Lude Bar story? Congrats on the success of Eighty Days btw!!

oh man. thanks so much for this message, it’s so cool you’ve followed my work for that long. things sure have changed...but ya know, that comic’s very dear to me still (i mean, my handle’s still blueludebar after like..a decade LOL), i’m def not ruling out revisiting the Devil, Fate, Kara Quentin, Milo, and all the rest again someday! i’m really moved that you’d ask about it. ;;

as far as I can tell it’ll be another few years til the EIGHTY DAYS series is complete, but after that, who knows what the future holds. in any case, I hope I can keep making work you enjoy. <333 thanks again, and always.

-ace

[eightydayscomic]

EIGHTY DAYS // part one [x] / part two [x] / part three [x] / part four [x] / part five [x] / support on patreon: [x]

[blueludebar]

part five of the comic up for everyone now. part six posts 12 JUNE (MON) and will be the final chapter of book one.  as always, patrons may see my process, thumbnails, and sneak peeks at my next projects on my patreon.

thanks for reading!

[blueludebar]

italian castles / ink studies + process

[eightydayscomic]

EIGHTY DAYS // part one [x] / part two [x] / part three [x] / part four [x] / support on patreon: [x]

[blueludebar]

part four of the comic posted today! this part took a lotta ink. (and not a few tears, probably)

as always, patrons may access part five + thumbnails & behind-the-scenes process content here: [x]

[eightydayscomic]

EIGHTY DAYS // part one [x] / part two [x] / part three [x] / support on patreon: [x]

[blueludebar]

part three is up today! my favorite ten pages to make <3 this also marks the halfway point of the comic, so now’s a great time to catch up!

don’t forget, patrons may have early access to part four as well as my thumbnails/comic-making thoughts for the whole book: [x]

[blueludebar]

bow & tiptoe / back at it again with the plant drawings

full process on my patreon: [x]

[eightydayscomic]

EIGHTY DAYS // part one [x] / part two [x] / support on patreon: [x]

[blueludebar]

part two of the comic is up, right here, right now--although if you’re a patron, you may be livin’ in the future & reading part three!

[eightydayscomic]

EIGHTY DAYS // part one [x] / support on patreon: [x]

[blueludebar]

online at last // EIGHTY DAYS is live! first 16 pages are up now for everyone, absolutely everyone. part two will be out next week 5/15--unless you’re a patron, in which case, it’s right here, my dear.

[blueludebar]

I’ve started a Patreon to support EIGHTY DAYS! If you’re interested in my process for thumbnails/pencils/inks, wip illustrations/merch or other behind-the-scenes goodness, this is the place to be. Plus! The first 16 pages of the comic are up to read right now for patrons (ahead of the general online release on 5/8--more info soon).

2017′s shaping up to be a crazy year in the studio. I’m really looking forward to sharing all the art that’s on the horizon! Thank you so much for all the support so far ✈︎♡

- ACE

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