"Patsy, Pipi & Duke" By Guy Marini Illustrated By Tom Arvis
Here's the front cover and 12 sample images from the children's book, penciled and inked by hand, scanned and digitally colored in PhotoShop, formatting and cover design by Tom Arvis. This book is based on a true story involving an Italian ancestor of Guy Marini's.
Image 01-Patsy kicking soccer ball through San Donato village.
Image 02- Patsy rides Pipi as Duke the donkey trots alongside them.
Image 03- Patsy and his brother Luis decide to take a sick Duke to the family doctor.
Image 04- Patsy and Luis coax Duke up the stairs to the Doctor's.
Image 05- The doctor tells Patsy to get Duke out of his office.
Image 06- Several men can't get Duke back down the stairs.
Image 07- Patsy runs to "Point of Paradise"looking for a movie crew filming there.
Image 08- Patsy hides from the movie crew, as he plans to steal his horse Pipi back from them.
Image 09- Patsy bonks horse handler on head with cheese and rides off on Pipi.
Image 10- Patsy leads Pip back to the doctor's office where Duke still won't come down the stairs.
Image 11- Duke sees Pip and goes down the stairs to her.