In fact, I was so excited about giving this gift to my friend that it was the first book that I started working on, even though I knew it wasn't going to be the first story in the series, and even though I had written down my ideas for Bonzo first, this Smokey & Bebop book was the first one that I started actually writing and sketching. At some point, I had to hire an illustrator. Raziya Sultaan was the first illustrator that I hired. I couldn't believe how well she drew Dakota, and for the first time no less. While she was illustrating my Smokey & Bebop book, I wrote my first Bonzo book, which turned out to be Episode 1 of The Adventures of Phillip & Bonzo, and hired Upeksha De Saram as the illustrator for that. When I saw the first proof that she made, I almost had tears in my eyes seeing Bonzo come to life in a professional painting for the first time, and her art style was absolutely perfect.

The Adventures of Philllip & Bonzo was the first book to be done with its illustrations, and the Smokey & Bebop book was done being illustrated shortly after, but I already began formatting the Bonzo book, making The Adventures of Phillip & Bonzo Episode 1 my first completed book. What a journey it was just to get that one book out. It was a lot of work; much more work than I thought it would be. It was frustrating. Sometimes I thought it wasn't going in the right direction, but I loved the adventure, and in the end, it worked out. I hope that you all enjoy my creations.

In fact, I was so excited about giving this gift to my friend that it was the first book that I started working on, even though I knew it wasn't going to be the first story in the series, and even though I had written down my ideas for Bonzo first, this Smokey & Bebop book was the first one that I started actually writing and sketching. At some point, I had to hire an illustrator. Raziya Sultaan was the first illustrator that I hired. I couldn't believe how well she drew Dakota, and for the first time no less. While she was illustrating my Smokey & Bebop book, I wrote my first Bonzo book, which turned out to be Episode 1 of The Adventures of Phillip & Bonzo, and hired Upeksha De Saram as the illustrator for that. When I saw the first proof that she made, I almost had tears in my eyes seeing Bonzo come to life in a professional painting for the first time, and her art style was absolutely perfect.

The Adventures of Philllip & Bonzo was the first book to be done with its illustrations, and the Smokey & Bebop book was done being illustrated shortly after, but I already began formatting the Bonzo book, making The Adventures of Phillip & Bonzo Episode 1 my first completed book. What a journey it was just to get that one book out. It was a lot of work; much more work than I thought it would be. It was frustrating. Sometimes I thought it wasn't going in the right direction, but I loved the adventure, and in the end, it worked out. I hope that you all enjoy my creations.

In fact, I was so excited about giving this gift to my friend that it was the first book that I started working on, even though I knew it wasn't going to be the first story in the series, and even though I had written down my ideas for Bonzo first, this Smokey & Bebop book was the first one that I started actually writing and sketching. At some point, I had to hire an illustrator. Raziya Sultaan was the first illustrator that I hired. I couldn't believe how well she drew Dakota, and for the first time no less. While she was illustrating my Smokey & Bebop book, I wrote my first Bonzo book, which turned out to be Episode 1 of The Adventures of Phillip & Bonzo, and hired Upeksha De Saram as the illustrator for that. When I saw the first proof that she made, I almost had tears in my eyes seeing Bonzo come to life in a professional painting for the first time, and her art style was absolutely perfect.

The Adventures of Philllip & Bonzo was the first book to be done with its illustrations, and the Smokey & Bebop book was done being illustrated shortly after, but I already began formatting the Bonzo book, making The Adventures of Phillip & Bonzo Episode 1 my first completed book. What a journey it was just to get that one book out. It was a lot of work; much more work than I thought it would be. It was frustrating. Sometimes I thought it wasn't going in the right direction, but I loved the adventure, and in the end, it worked out. I hope that you all enjoy my creations.

In fact, I was so excited about giving this gift to my friend that it was the first book that I started working on, even though I knew it wasn't going to be the first story in the series, and even though I had written down my ideas for Bonzo first, this Smokey & Bebop book was the first one that I started actually writing and sketching. At some point, I had to hire an illustrator. Raziya Sultaan was the first illustrator that I hired. I couldn't believe how well she drew Dakota, and for the first time no less. While she was illustrating my Smokey & Bebop book, I wrote my first Bonzo book, which turned out to be Episode 1 of The Adventures of Phillip & Bonzo, and hired Upeksha De Saram as the illustrator for that. When I saw the first proof that she made, I almost had tears in my eyes seeing Bonzo come to life in a professional painting for the first time, and her art style was absolutely perfect.

The Adventures of Philllip & Bonzo was the first book to be done with its illustrations, and the Smokey & Bebop book was done being illustrated shortly after, but I already began formatting the Bonzo book, making The Adventures of Phillip & Bonzo Episode 1 my first completed book. What a journey it was just to get that one book out. It was a lot of work; much more work than I thought it would be. It was frustrating. Sometimes I thought it wasn't going in the right direction, but I loved the adventure, and in the end, it worked out. I hope that you all enjoy my creations.