that other xmas gift…
since paul already got it (and dropped a nice note), here’s zatanna.
hope everybody had a happy holiday !
-c
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’twas the day before the night before x-mas
just a quick one, got plenty to do before the holiday gets in full swing… even though this is one of the 2 commissions i did for x-mas gifts for folks, i figured i could safely post this iron man one, since i doubt the 4 year old recipient frequents this blog…
i’ll post the other one after the holidays, don’t wanna spoil the surprise for a friend…
besides wrapping up that us army comic featuring captain america (written by paul tobin), i’ve been working on a couple of other fun adventures books (which, since i just saw both solicited, i guess i can mention now)… out on free comic book day (may 1, 2010) iron man : supernova FCBD 2010 edition (written by paul tobin… yay!) featuring iron man and nova fighting red ghost and his super apes! and in the latest solicits, it’s the final issue of marvel adventures superheroes 21 (again with that tobin guy…!)… and there’s other stuff in the works, but that’s a while away.
work on the haps has been slow going, but we really hope to get things rolling again in 2010.
happy holidays.
-c
two fer
black widow and supergirl. ’nuff said.
(well, not really… due to a misunderstanding, turns out this wasn’t really the look for supergirl the commissioner wanted… so i’m gonna throw him a second supergirl as soon as i get a chance)…
hard at work on the next marvel gig, hoping to make headway so i’m not stuck working over the holidays (well, i’ll still have the haps to keep moving along…) as well as the next script already waiting here…
-c
… now with more captain america! (and even some invaders)
okay, so when i asked my editor if it was cool to talk about the project i just wrapped, i was told talk away…
so, while most folks might never see this book (seeing as how it’s not gonna be available in comic shops), i had the privilege of working on a WW2 captain america holiday themed story with paul tobin and sweet colors by chris sotomayor (and a modern framing sequence by richard elson) that’s gonna be distributed by the US army… it’s got cap, bucky, human torch, soldiers, submariner, nazis, and more … what more could you want?
since wrapping this one up, i’ve been working on another one off book for marvel (again with that tobin guy!), that i figure a lot more folks will be seeing next year… as well as getting a good chunk of pages done for the next issue of the haps (which will be out next spring or so, but in the meantime you’ll be seeing the haps molly special by scott weinstein and jason copland!), getting a few more commissions done (or, well, more done than before) and more…
i’ll try to post again before thanksgiving, but hey, if i don’t…. happy turkey day!
-c
clobberin’ time!
so, after managing to get my last book done on time (sorta) for a pretty tight deadline (hopefully i’ll post artwork soon as i get the okay) with a house full of sick folks (luckily, i’ve been spared from the ick… so far), i took some time to catch up on commissions (like the thing, posted above), packing up stuff to get mailed, new ‘haps layouts, cleaning the studio up a bit, and more… (heck, i even read a comic or 2…)
even though my next project is a one shot (due in january), i know if i don’t start know, i’ll be buried by the holidays … so it’s right back to work on that and the ‘haps (seeing the pages for the molly one shot by scott and jason.. and the colored cover for an upcoming issue by jim starlin and terry austin(!) got me itching to get moving full steam)… right after i finish this very long in the queue, movie poster style ‘haps pin-up sitting on my drawing board…
-c
(so, mad men ended in fine fashion – january jones on snl this week, not so much… yikes. – sons of anarchy has become a favorite these days… and glad to have fringe back… and i’ve been enjoying all 4 sitcoms on thursdays on nbc this season after warming up to community and parks and recreation )
clone wars
okay, so even though i’ve had the entire series piling up on the tivo, i didn’t get around to watching any until AFTER doing my batch of topps clone wars sketch cards… but i do dig it!
above is a sample of some of the color cards i did (most were in b/w for deadline purposes)… pretty sure thee cards hit stores soon.
well, the ‘haps halloween spooktacular (with guest art on two stories by by rich woodall and none other than fred freakin’ hembeck!) is out in finer comic shops everywhere, and the final issue of iron man : armor wars should be out next week (and the trade is already scheduled for february of 2010).
been hard at work on my next project and getting moving of the next ‘haps story as well… seems the years of bad posture hunched over the drawing board have taken their toll and i needed to see a chiropractor about it (after a few visits, i’m already feeling better than i’ve been in ages… and not waking up with shooting pain, so there’s that!)
been enjoying some great tv lately (can’t believe mad men‘s season is close to ending already! and the guilty pleasure of sons of anarchy is getting better and better… finally getting into parks and recreation and community keeps getting better, and the office and 30 rock are strong as ever) and got out to see where the wild things are last week was just blown away by it.
back to the drawing board (and happy halloween, folks!),
-c
hellboy and choopie
not the first request i’ve had for these two together… and heck, any excuse to draw hellboy is a good one! (don’t wanna jinx myself, but there’s only ONE outstanding commission in the works… the ‘haps movie poster style image…)
so, since calgary, we had a great time at the baltimore comic con (celebrating todd’s b-day with the gang was a highlight, among others… like meeting caleb/impulse)
finished work on armor wars (issue 4 in a few short weeks and a trade should be out in feb) and started on a few other projects for marvel (i’ll fill you in when i can) as well as the next arc of the ‘haps and some covers…
looking forward to my last con of 2009 in boston this weekend… if you’re in the city, stop by and say “hey!”
oops, gotta go get dinner ready!
-c
(saw where the wild things are last night and still taking it all in… beautiful and sad)
calgary, eh?
had a fantastic time up at the calgary toy and comic expo this past weekend and got to see some great stuff at the royal tyrell dinosaur museum (along with other guests including norm breyfogle and dustin weaver)… the show itself was great, kept us busy sketching and signing all day… mike even was kind enough to send me a scan of the flaming carrot piece i did for him.
made it home safely and jumped right back into getting iron man armor wars 4 finished up before the baltimore comic con this weekend (and you DO know that issue 3 is now out, right?)
so, if you’re at the baltimore comic con this weekend, stop by booth 2408 and say “hey!” … not likely we’ll have the advance copies of the perhapanauts halloween spooktacular with us after all (unfortunate mix up at image… don’t get me started), but we’ll have the other books and swag … and todd’s smiling face, of course (not to mention booth boy extraordinaire, officer mulcahy)
… and when i get back, i think it’s time to catch up on piles of unread comics, unwatched dvds, and some sleep …
-c
incredibles!
so, this one is piece that i’ve owed a friend for longer than i can remember (even longer than you, bobby!)… in trade for a beautiful mignola cosmic odyssey page, i promised a superman commission… YEARS later, patient as ever, he reminded me about the piece and suggested maybe switching to the incredibles… deciding i couldn’t in good faith make him wait any longer, i started it last week. after laying out the piece, i realized it was gonna be pretty involved, so instead of my usual transfer of the art to the canson paper with saral paper, i decided to do straight up line art on bristol, scan it, and print it directly on the canson and go from there…
besides that, iron man and the armor wars 4 is cooking along, as well as the topps clone wars sketch cards and perhapanauts design work and covers for the next arc…
passed the midway point on the first season box set of fringe (really can’t wait to see where it goes from here) and watched the season premiere of the office oh, creed, how i’ve missed you this summer) after getting home from fenway park last night (tough loss, but a good game and great time with bob, jamie, steve, and those wacky chapmans)
-c
battle of the planets!
so, here’s a scan of the color piece of princess from battle of the planets… yeah, i know it’s really gatchaman, but i’ll always have fond memories of watching the us version with 7 zark 7 and 1 robot 1 on channel 56…
so, working hard to get iron man and the armor wars 4 done and started working on the next arc of the perhapanauts this weekend, as well as getting through my VERY patient commission list (deadpool’s done, working on the incredibles now …. then a ‘haps movie poster montage… whew) … and since i figured i’m not busy enough, i’m doing 100 sketch cards for the upcoming star wars clone wars season 1 set, too…
watching season one of fringe on dvd now (5 episodes in… damn, it’s good!), hoping to get it done before all the fall shows return… and listening to the audiobook of frank portman’s new book andromeda klein (with a SLEW of others in the queue… david cross, stephen king, dr. denis leary – gotta get back into the habit of listening while working in the afternoon when the kids aren’t around) … my comic pile’s getting larger, really gotta get beter about books i actually plan to read as opposed to just “oooh, this looks good!”)
back to work (well, after watching this week’s mad men)
-c