Things you need Thursday: Devil Slayer #3

Here's the full solicit text for the 3rd issue of Devil Slayer. On-sale 11/12/08, so be sure to toss a few in your shopping cart!

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING DEVIL-SLAYER #3 (of 4)

Written by BRIAN KEENE

Art by CHRIS SAMNEE

Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

As a secret cabal within Heaven and Hell conspires to manufacture a war, the new Devil-Slayer finds himself besieged by ghouls and surrounded by enemies on all sides. It's a race against time to unravel the Bloodstone conspiracy and stop Operation: Xenogenesis before it's too late for all of mankind, in this terrifying, brutal reinterpretation of the Devil-Slayer by acclaimed horror novelist Brian Keene and rising star Chris Samnee (DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA)!

32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content ...$3.99

October Pimpin'

Marvel's solicitations for October are making the rounds. Included in there is my second issue of Devil Slayer. Here's the details.

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING DEVIL-SLAYER #2 (of 4)

Written by BRIAN KEENE

Art by CHRIS SAMNEE

Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

In the aftermath of a terrifying firefight, the new Devil-Slayer finds himself on the run in Iraq, hiding from friend and foe alike. Now, unsure who he can trust, Danny Sylva must unravel the conspiracy surrounding the Bloodstone Group and solve the mystery of Operation: Xenogenesis. And if he doesn't, his life -- and the life of everyone on the planet -- may be forfeit. Written by award-winning horror novelist Brian Keene and illustrated by Chris Samnee (DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA)!

32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content ...$3.99

Tell your friends, okay?

Hereoes: Secret Invasion Hawkeye and DD

Here are a couple more sketches on those blank Secret Invasion covers. Unfortunately the ink I used on these two was different from the last time, so I wasn't able to erase all of the pencils without taking the majority of ink off the page with 'em. At least now I know what NOT to use next time.

Also, there's a short piece up at Newsarama about Pulp Tales with a bit more preview artwork than has made it out on the internets before. Great lookin' stuff, and apparently Boom! will have a limited number of copies up for grabs at the San Diego Comic-Con if you haven't already ordered yours.

Heroes: Batman and Black Canary... with a bit o' pimpin'

Here's a few more pre show sketches. Is it wrong that my favorite thing from these two sketches is the bag of money with the dollar sign on it?

Oh, and the volme of Queen & Country: The Definitive Edition, Vol. 3 with has my 4 issue arc, alongside Steve Rolston and Mike Norton's issues, hits stands today.

Dead of Night: Devil Slayer

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING DEVIL SLAYER #1 (of 4)

Written by BRIAN KEENE

Pencils & Inks by CHRIS SAMNEE

Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

Abandoned by his fiancée, his family, his church, and his government, Sergeant Dan Sylva returns to Iraq for a third tour of duty -- and a descent into Hell itself. If the demon Belathauzer and the mysterious mercenary group known as Bloodstone have their way, Iraq, the place where civilization began, may also be where civilization ends. The reinvented Devil-Slayer takes Marvel’s DEAD OF NIGHT to terrifying new heights, from award-winning horror novelist Brian Keene (The Rising, Dark Hollow) and artist Chris Samnee (DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA)!

32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ ...$3.99

BJ on CBR

Hope you all had a nice Father's Day weekend. Here's a link to a piece on our baby at comicbookresources.
By "our" I mean B. Clay Moore, Seth Peck and I, and by "baby" I mean Bluejacket (who's making his debut in the pages of the Josh Medors benefit book Pulp Tales.
Click away, folks!

Bluejacket

Above is just a little taste of the type of art to expect in the Bluejacket story appearing in the Josh Medors benefit book PULP TALES that B. Clay Moore, Seth Peck and I have been working on. While this piece won't appear in the book I am taking the same approach to coloring the sequential pages as you see here.
For this tale everything will be hand colored with Prismacolor markers (and a teeny bit of colored pencil). The reason for this is about 50% because I think slick computer colors would look out of place with a pulp yarn, and 50% because I have yet to find the time to learn how to color in Photoshop;)
It may be a bit time consuming taking this route but I'm actually really glad I did. There have been plenty of happy accidents along the way, but they all add up to a product I couldn't be more proud of, and I had a really fun time working on.
Please be sure to pick up/order yourself a copy. No need to wait for the trade here folks. This is the only place you'll find the debut of Bluejacket.

American Splendor

American Splendor season Two #3 is on stands today, which just so happens to have a little three pager written by Harvey Pekar and illustrated by yours truly.

I've posted this cover here before but it's just so cool looking I couldn't help posting it again. Who ever could have ever imagined seeing Kirby dots and Harvey Pekar in the same place?!

As if keeping company in an issue with the likes of Warren Pleece, Rick Geary and Dean Haspiel wasn't enough, having it all under a Darwyn Cooke cover is really an honor.

Also, for you eagle-eyed readers who dig easter eggs, the librarian role is played by the ever-lovely Mrs. Laura Samnee. Thanks, Lu. I couldn't do this withoutcha!