I also abandoned using complex backgrounds I found they really are not needed and clutter up the scene if your not using color. I found that Black in white also has a certaqin appeal that I like, I do color but not often, 90 percent of what I do is black and white, if you notice this is a remake of one of the panels from that strip up top where I reworked my characters, Oh that is Maximillion, Bruce's Bear Buddy, I bet you can't guess where he got his name from, hmmm Maxine?