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back to the future…

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well, that title seems oddly appropriate for a coupla reasons…

first off, today’s sketch was a warm up i did after reading that dc was bringing back batman beyond (and A. no, i’m not drawing it… B. dunno if anybody at dc even knows who i am these days, and C. i’m mighty happy to be working at marvel on iron man and the armor wars – issue 2 out in a few weeks! -and on the ‘haps, thank you very much) … gotta say, i’m pretty excited to this character come back, seemed like there was SO much potential that was left untapped (and while i enjoyed my two years on the comic based on the cartoon, i felt like it didn’t always hit the mark…) after trying to hew closely to the general style guide, it was fun to put my spin on the character (granted, it’s years later and i’d like to think i’ve grown as an artist as well)
secondly, this past weekend was my 20 year (!) high school reunion… after hemming and hawing a bit about going, i’m certainly glad i did… (granted, it was right down the road, so i didn’t need to take a trek to get there)… it was a pleasure to catch up with old friends and see what’s been going on these last two decades, (but as todd pointed out over on his blog, facebook’s been a great way to reconnect as well, so i’ve been reconnecting with those who couldn’t make it…)
alright, gotta go get dinner on the table!
-c

back from chicago…

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made it back safely from chicago (but sadly, didn’t get to go to the weber restaurant)…

had a great show, met some new and old friends (and now i can say ” i know katie cook!”), sold some art, books and stuff… even with the big publishers absent, it seemed like a very busy show (and quite possibly their absence got more folks to spend time in artist alley) …
glad to be home, working hard on issue 3 of iron man and the armor wars (issue 1 came out a few weeks ago… you DID pick it up, right?) and getting the last of the files to image for the haps’ halloween spooktacular (which, with any luck, we’ll debut in baltimore…)
anyway, here’s a scan of an impulse color piece i did at the chicago show (thanks for sending it, kieron) as well as the prelim…
okay, back to work!
-c (can’t believe it’s his 20 year high school reunion this weekend)

quick one

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okay, so, as usual, i’m swamped with work and realized it’s been a while since the last post… since i’ve been busy wrapping up issue 2 of iron man and the armor wars and our perhapanauts halloween spooktacular story, i haven’t done any new commissions to share… so i’m diggin’ deep.

but before i do, here’s preview of the first issue of armor wars, check it out!
and for the folks heading to chicago next weekend, stop on by artist alley booth 4500 and say “hey!” (i’ll have some books, sketchbooks, and maybe some art…)
okay, back now? so, here’s one i did back in ’95 to send along to editors as a thank you note for taking the time to look at samples (you know, back when editors would look at cold call samples… best, constructive reply i got was from kevin dooley at dc… funniest was a rejection letter from dc after i had been working on impulse for a year – i was thinking it was gonna be my check)… i’ve started scanning some older samples (x-men, thor, generation x, books of magic, dreaming, mister miracle) that i’ll be posting pretty frequently…
-c
really enjoyed green lantern – first flight on dvd… and finally getting to watch dollhouse, so far, so good…
and STILL taking in everything that happened on the wire (dammn!!) – even noticed “omar” in the big fight between hulk and abomination in the incredible hulk the other day on hbo… and realized it was gordon from sesame street as the patrol cop in season 5

king choopie!

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okay, been a while since my last post…

went to cleveland (and had plenty of time to hang out with todd and mark mchaley since the show was a bit… slow), been working on the haps halloween “big in brazil” story (you did see that todd posted the first page in b/w over at his blog a while back, didn’t you?) and iron man and the armor wars …
haven’t had much free time to get to the few commissions waiting patiently, but i DO have this piece… my homage to conan … after realizing it wouldn’t work for the cover to issue 3, we scrapped it (only getting as far as loose pencils – check out the new image trade for that)… after seeing it the trade , jim asked me if i could ink it up, so i did… i had fun with this one…
up next week, i’ll dig deep into the file draws for old samples and miscellaneous stuff you’ve probable never seen.
-c (finished watching the wire on dvd… damn, i can see why it’s considered one of the best shows on tv… days later, i’m still letting it sink in…)

back into the swing of things…

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had a great time in charlotte with the usual suspects (todd, sharon, matt, suzanne, christian, angie, cully, nick cardy, scott, gino, chris, rod, leanne…) did a lot of sketching, sold some art and sketchbooks, met a lot of great folks (and saw a lot of familiar faces)… the highlights were seeing the first ‘ringo scholarship being awarded and father’s day breakfast with nick and company)…

i DID come back home to an imac in need of a new hard drive – with apple care covering it (and everything backed up via time machine) it just boiled down to time lost… finally got back up and running last night, scanned the final pages of iron man and the armor wars 1 and more of my ‘haps halloween story…
and even managed to mow my lawn this beautiful tuesday afternoon (after weeks of rain, it really needed it)…
on the tv front, besides rescue me, there’s not much i’m watching, so i dove headfirst into the box set of the wire… damn.
alright, i’ve leave you with a wonder woman i did at the show (thanks for the scan, richard) as well as a composite superman sketch that was never picked up (usually leave a show with one of these stragglers)…
-c

packin’ up for charlotte

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okay, so heading out to tf green in a bit to catch my flight to charlotte for heroescon… (looking like its gonna be one of the best yet)…

i know i’m forgetting something (but, like roger reminded me, pack a towel and DON’T PANIC)…
almost wrapped up on issue 1 of “armor wars” and making some good headway on my haps halloween “big in brazil” story…
and on that note, here’s a poison ivy i wrapped up for a VERY patient timothy chandler (this IS, in fact the year for that poison ivy piece)… so, if you’re at the show, stop by and say “hey!”… if not, have a happy father’s day weekend.
-c

so, you wanna get a sketchbook?

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okay, so more than a few folks have emailed about making sure they can get a sketchbook before i go and sell’m all at heroes (ha! i like their wishful thinking… but hey, you never know, right?), so to ease any worries about missing out…

here’s the skinny –
– folks can pre-order the books now for $20 each book ordered – and i’ll pull any aside at the show and mail’m after i get back from heroes…
– free headsketches (of your choice) will be in the “regular” sketchbook (just let me know what to draw when you place your order)
– US priority mail shipping is a flat $5 (outside the US, $8)
– any previous books are still available as well (canson volumes 1, 2 or 3 are only $10 each with any order and the b/w sketchbook 2004 is a steal at $5)
payment can be made via paypal (payable to sketchbook at craigrousseau dot com) or mailed snail mail (drop me a line for mailing info)… specify which book(s) you’re ordering (and, again if it’s a “regular” sketchbook, what head sketch you want)
-c (off to see UP with the boy!)

sketchbooks!

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alrighty then… not one, but TWO new sketchbooks are on the way (and will be on hand at heroes con NEXT weekend)…
both books are limited to 100 copies, 8.5 x 11 with 28 pages (so plenty of room to show off this stuff )… the canson book’s full color, the sketchbook is b/w with 12 color pages (and will come with a free headsketch inside)… each book’ll run $20 (with flat $5 us shipping)
for folks who aren’t able to head down (or catch me in chicago, cleveland, baltimore or boston this year), i’ll be offering’m for sale through the website soon…





another work in progress

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so, nick’s been waiting very patiently for me to finish this one… with any luck, it’ll be done by the end of the weekend. (did this one a bit differently than peter parker by going with the white outline first…)

working hard on iron man and the armor wars (just saw skottie young’s cover to #2… SWEET!) and getting into the halloween story for the haps…
realizing that heroes con is only a few weeks away, it’s time to get cracking on not ONE, but TWO new sketchbooks… (one’s the next canson, the other is commissions, sketches, etc) trying something a bit different this time around ( finished size’ll be 8.5×11 instead of the smaller ones to allow the art to be bigger and uncropped… ) for folks who can’t make to a show this year, i’ll post ordering info when they’re ready…
-c
so, since tv is slow for the time being (phew), i’m diving into dvds that’ve piled up… currently it’s andy richter controls the universe (very funny, slightly surreal and canceled WAY too soon), next up, the complete box set of the wire.

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