Superman & the big Daredevil news!

I used to post a Superman themed sketch here every Tuesday back in the day. This one was fun, maybe that's something I should start up again.

Up, up and awaaayyyy!



And hey, look!! News is finally out!!

Daredevil relaunches in March as part of Marvel Now! with Daredevil #1 by Mark Waid, myself, Javier Rodriguez and Joe Caramagna!  

The first interview with Mark and I is up at Nerdist!

There's also a solo one with Mark here on CBR.

And another one here at Newsarama with the both of us. 

Lois and Supes

Another of my favorite comic book couples.

And just FYI, I've put a couple of recent sketches (Bat Family and Daredevil) up on eBay.

Lois & Clark (and Mxyzptlk)

Have a Happy Valentines Day, everybody!!

Captain America

Just revisiting an old friend here with Cap. :)  If you aren't familiar with my Eisner-nominated work on Captain America, you can pick up the Captain America and Bucky trade here or at your local comic shop.  ;)

It turns out that posting a sketch of Superman yesterday was rather fortuitous, as the new Adventures of Superman series at DC was announced yesterday.

Along with a murderer's row of amazing talent, I'll be illustrating a short story written by Jeff Parker and providing the variant cover for the first issue.  Beautiful colors on the cover (and on our story) by the amazing Matt Wilson.

The full article is HERE at IGN and below is the variant cover for issue #1.

Superman

Up, up and awaaaaayyyyy.

Brainiac

BRAINIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!!!!!!

Jimmy & Lois

In trouble again! This is what I imagine Jimmy & Lois would do with a Legionnaire ring. ;)

Also, it was announced today that I'm the artist on Captain America which is becoming Captain America & Bucky starting with issue 620. More here.

(edit) I just noticed that this is my 1,000th blog post. 1,000 woot!! : )

Lois & Clark

(click to Super-size)

This is one of those images I've had in my head for a while. Wanted to finally get it down on paper. Hope you enjoy. : )

Superman! and a bulldog!

This sketch of 1938 Superman and a bulldog was done for my (now former) Marvel editor Nate Cosby. Nate's last day at Marvel was this past Friday and I can't express how much I'm going to miss working on Thor: The Mighty Avenger with him. I will truly miss Nate's enthusiasm and willingness to trust his creative teams. Thanks Nate, for the amazing opportunity to work on Thor: TMA and best of luck with whatever is next!

Superman & Lois

I heard the news yesterday that Tom Mankiewicz, perhaps best known for his work on the Superman script, passed away. Superman is, in my opinion, the best movie ever made - so I thought I would do a small tribute to that on the blog today.

This is my version of the "You've got me? Who's got you?!" moment - one of my favorites in the movie. Do you have a favorite moment from Superman the movie?

BIZARRO

Bizarro wish he had less free time. Weekends am the worst. Bizarro am so glad today is Monday.

LOIS LANE

This sketch of Superman's gal, Lois Lane was inspired not just by her skill at reporting the news, the eclectic company she keeps, or the fact that she looks tops in a pencil skirt... although any of those would be a valid inspiration to warrant committing her likeness to paper.

No, this sketch of Ms. Lane is all thanks to the hilarious, oft times foul-mouthed (cut her some slack, she was an Army brat and she works at a newspaper) 140 character-or-less updates that we get from her Twitter feed every day.

If you're on Twitter @planet_lois is a must follow.

Okay, that's it from me. Have a great weekend, kids. I'll see you all back here on Monday!!

JIMMY OLSEN

If you leave my blog with nothing else this week, I want you to remember...
JIMMY OLSEN IS A BADASS!!
WHOOOOSSSH!!

In case it's unclear, or if you haven't read any of the great old Jimmy stories from back in the day, he used to carry around a pen (the fountain pen gun) that shot out a burst of compressed air so powerful that it could knock a man unconscious with the push of a button.

See? Jimmy didn't call Superman for every little thing! He could take care of himself in a scrap. He just uses that signal watch when someone's life is in danger... or if he needs help teaching some frat boys a lesson or something.

Since I managed to stop myself from jumping into inks for long enough to make a scan before jumping on to the inks, here are the pencils

Is 2009 over already?!!

And here is my last sketch of 2009. This has been a crazy, hectic, stressful and exciting year for me and my career... and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Thanks so much to all of you who've been following the blog and leaving comments. Working as much as I do it's easy to feel like I'm stuck in a vacuum. The comments are a great reminder that there are so many great folks out there digging what I'm doing.
Hope you've all had a swell '09. All the best to you and yours in the New Year.

Be safe out there tonight.

"Can you read my mind?"

Sure, I just posted a sketch of Supergirl yesterday... but everybody's week could stand have a bit more super in it - even this blog:)

Heroes Con: DK Bats vs Supes

With this Dark Knight style Batman vs Superman we're only a few post away from the last of my sketches done for folks out at Heroes Con. (Unless any of you out there still have scans that is).
Have a great weekend, all.

Technicolor Thursday: Smallville

This was actually the last sketch I did in 2008. Done late on New Year's Eve while catching up on season 7 of Smallville and waiting for midnight to roll around.

Monster Monday: Superman's Pet

This little guy appears in the Menace of Superman's Pet, possibly the funniest and saddest of Superman tales, in World's Finest #112. 

Menace is actually the first story collected in Showcase Presents: World's Finest Comics volume 2, which, amongst lots of other goodies, I got as a birthday gift from my in-laws this past weekend. 

Who needs Krypto, Beppo, Streaky or Comet when you've got this fuzzy thing?

Super...Thursday?! Supes & Bats inks

Above are the inks to the post from last Wednesday.

I meant to get something colored up here today. I just haven't managed to find the time to color anything lately.

Maybe next week, okay?

Whatever Wednesday: Supes & Bats in pencil

Did this in a few minutes last night between pencilled pages of Devil Slayer #4.
I'll try to get some ink on it soon and stick it back up here.