▁Ali en ▁World s ▁for ▁Pacific ▁Comics ▁and ▁The ▁Author ity . ▁Though ▁he ▁says ▁he ▁pre fers ▁group ▁books ▁because ▁they ▁more ▁easily ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁hide ▁his ▁" bad ▁layout ▁skills ", ▁he ▁is ▁non eth eless ▁comfortable ▁with ▁solo ▁character ▁books . ▁He ▁begins ▁drawing ▁th umbnail ▁layout s ▁from ▁the ▁story ▁he ▁is ▁given , ▁either ▁at ▁home ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁place . ▁The ▁th umbn ails ▁range ▁in ▁size ▁from ▁ 2   in ches ▁x ▁ 3   in ches ▁to ▁half ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁printed ▁com ic ▁book . ▁He ▁or ▁an ▁assistant ▁will ▁then ▁en large ▁the ▁th umbn ails ▁and ▁trace ▁them ▁onto ▁illustr ation ▁board ▁with ▁a ▁non - photo ▁blue ▁p enc il , ▁sometimes ▁using ▁a ▁Pr ism ac ol or ▁light ▁blue ▁p enc il , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁too ▁w axy , ▁and ▁er ases ▁easily . ▁When ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁illustr ation ▁board , ▁he ▁does ▁so ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁drawing ▁board ▁when ▁in ▁his ▁bas ement ▁studio , ▁and ▁a ▁lap board ▁when ▁sitting ▁on ▁his ▁living ▁room ▁c ouch . ▁After ▁trac ing ▁the ▁th umbn ails , ▁he ▁will ▁then ▁clarify ▁details ▁with ▁another ▁light ▁blue ▁p enc il , ▁and ▁final ize ▁the ▁details ▁with ▁a ▁Number ▁ 2 ▁p enc il . ▁He ▁drew ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁chap ters ▁of ▁" J on ni ▁Future " ▁at ▁twice ▁the ▁printed ▁com ic ▁size , ▁and ▁also ▁drew ▁the ▁fifth