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alien jungle girl

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realized 2011 is right around the corner, and that means starting to figure out convention appearances (besides the tried and true heroescon, boston and baltimore comic cons )… todd and i really enjoyed the emerald city comicon a few years ago, so we started asking around… and now, it’s our first convention of the year.
the last few years, show organizer and super cool cat, jim demonakis has put together a killer art book for the the show… and here’s my “monsters and dames” piece (wish i had more time to color it, but tight deadlines and all that…)
speaking of deadlines, back to the korvac saga before turkey day gobbles up more work time (ahahaha, see what i did there with “gobble”? yeah, it was pretty bad, i know…)
-c

cap and the korca saga covers

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so, not sure if i’ve posted any of these, but here’s the first 3 covers (colored by chris sotomayor) for the 4 issue mini series starting in december, written by ben mccool and colored by rachelle rosenberg (issue 3 was just solicited for the february releases… guess i better get cracking!)… having a blast on this book, not only with the interiors but covers as well (a first for me at marvel… except for that cover to her-oes 1)

being an all ages, continuity free series, i’ve been given free reign on how these characters look… since i’m an old school fan, i kept the looks mostly classic avengers… but we did decide to push korvac past the lakers purple/yellow look on the cover to 3…
-c (gotta get to work if i’m gonna wactch “sons of anarchy” in a bit)

legends of the mouse guard

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back from a great show in ohio… while i was there, i did some sketching, we sold plenty ofperhapanauts swag (pins, books, t-shirts and prints) and i signed plenty of books… one of which i hadn’t had a chance to see yet – the sweet hardcover collection of legends of the mouse guard (super cool creator and all-around great guy david petersen had some on hand before it’s officially released this week)… be sure to pick it up for great stuff from plenty of talented folks like david, guy davis, jeremy bastian, katie cook and many more… and me)

and oddly, seems like the individual issue my story was in (issue 4) hits store NEXT week.
-c

diggin’ deep… pop up villains!

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okay, more from the file drawer… this time it’s art for a marvel’s bad guys pop up book (that, to the best of my knowledge, never came out)… back before i was getting regular comics work, some folks at marvel’s creative services dept took pity on me and got me some of my first professional work (pogs, coloring books, christmas ties, you name it)…

pretty straightforward with each picture to be broken down into three levels of “pop”… and the only time i’ve ever gotten to draw most of these guys (although i just found out one of the bad guys on one of the pages shows up in captain america and the korvac saga)

some of it holds up (dormammu), most of its wonky, but i had fun doing it… (much like most of my stuff)
looking at a lot of this older stuff, i wonder how i’d tackle it, 15 years later…
-c
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(more) diggin’ deep… vertigo style.

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finally getting back on track with work after the last few weeks of upheaval around here (has it been only two weeks since cat was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes? wow… but she’s been handling it great, back in the swing of things in no time… and we’re doing okay trying to keep her on schedule and enjoying life like an almost 4 year old should… and the boy’s been a GREAT big brother to her through it all )

since i don’t have any captain america and the korvac saga stuff okayed to show yet, i figure it’s time to post some old stuff again…
trying to break in WAY back in ’95, i was heavy into some of the vertigo stuff… funny how i went from sample stuff like this, to getting a job on one of dc’s most kid friendly books, impulse (and then years of animated style books)…
more death/books of magic type samples coming next…
-c

another installment of “diggin’ deep”…

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since i really can’t show much of the marvel stuff i’m working on right now (the first issue of captain america and the korvac saga is the new previews catalog this week- and the haps is chugging along.. .we’ll be showing some of that stuff on our facebook page and todd’s blog), i figured i’d pull some old stuff out of the file drawer… first up, a VERY early x-men sample page from ’95 or so… (really never liked spotting black in pencils, hence all the lines)…
plenty more where this came from.
-c

peace of mind…

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okay, so as an artist, i can usually find flaw in everything i do… something that could’ve been drawn better, composition could be stronger, anatomy is off, you name it…. i try to let it go and work harder on not making the same mistake next time (i make new mistakes) but sometimes i see something that just sticks with me…

case in point – for the screaming tiki con todd and i went to last year, we did a small print to sell at the show based on the idea of a… screaming tiki. after drawing it and getting it printed, i just wasn’t happy with it (on practically every level) but let it slide.
with this year’s baltimore comic con, we did another print, and i was pretty happy with it… and one for the upcoming mid-ohio show (you’ll see it on todd’s blog soon) and it made me realize how much i WASN’T happy with the tiki one… SO, for my own peace of mind, i went and re-did the piece. (while todd is quick to point out that “george lucasing” my work is just looking backwards and we’ve got plenty more to do going forward, sometimes it needs to be done)
speaking of the perhapanauts, been cruising along on new pages, a cover or two… and check out todd’s blog in the next few weeks or so for news about some fun new t-shirt designs we’re trying out…
anyway, back to the paying work! (captain america and the korvac saga is gonna be one helluva fun book!)
-c

(not quite) another one from baltimore…

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so, i had planned to have this one done for louie to pick up at baltimore… naturally, i din’t get to finish it (but i did when i got home)… i do love robert kirkman’s invincible (haven’t gotten to read the latest trade yet, but it’s in the GIGANTIC pile of comics to read, next to the bookcase of books waiting for more than a cursory flip through… sigh.), so this was a lot of fun (and goes well with the invincible piece from a few years back)

besides that, the kids both started school (the boy in first grade, cat LOVING her first two days at pre-school) and work is moving along…
working on the cap/korvac project and making serious headway in the next haps book (as well as the mid-ohio con print we’re putting together) as well as getting down to just a few kim possible related commissions outstanding…
almsot done watching season 1 of dexter (via the nextflix streaming app on the ipad while i work), loved the premiere of this season’s sons of anarchy (glad i didn’t write it off after the first few episodes… growing into one of my favorite shows on tv) and this week’s mad men was one of the best in a while.
looking forward to taking the kids to the “life is good” music festival (they might be giants and ok go… sweet!) this sunday at blue hills and spending time with friends.
-c

back from baltimore!

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yet another great comic show in charm city (easily in my top 3 favorite comic shows… heck, top 2 with charlotte)… the weekend 2 day show seemed to go by mighty quick, realizing how many folks i DIDN’T get a chance to talk to (or even see)… kept my head down, sketching away (pics of two of the color pieces i did above) but i did manage to spend time with good friends (you know who you are) and socialize a bit (and have a great breakfast with the gang)… next up, mid-ohio in november with todd.

mighty glad to be back home, getting back into the routine. the boy started first grade and cat goes to pre-k next week, so i’ll get some time to work – and sleep!
working on the marvel stuff and haps stuff (hoping i can keep this enthusiasm and momentum going into the next few issues!)
-c

spider-man loves… death?

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here’s a recent commission (recent in the fact that i recently finished it, not in the fact that is was commissioned recently… it was commissioned AGES ago) based on a great cover from the spider-man loves mary jane series a few years back (not the one i did, but the “good” one.. ha!)… pretty sure the name speaks for itself.

since i don’t do much drawing for myself these days, sometimes i try to use these commissions to let loose and have fun (and try out new styles)… since the layout was already done for me, i tried to push the inks a bit…. (bob almond was saying he saw a hint of simonson in the linework in the hair, and i’ll take that as one helluva compliment, bob!)
getting ready to head to baltimore next week, putting the finishing touches on our baltimore exclusive perhapanauts print, along with other goodies (check todd’s blog next week for info!), working on my haps story, the cover to cap and the korvac saga 2, a cover for a friend, a mascot logo for a friend (and , as todd says, pulling a george lucas on the screaming tiki perhapanauts print we did… )… whew.
back to work.
-c
(on the tv, front, enjoying mad men (don draper’s personal downfall has been powerful stuff to watch) rescue me and got hooked on being human on bbc america… and the trashy fun of true blood)

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