Whatever Wednesday: Batman

Yeah, it's another brooding Batman.  Technically this should go in Super Tuesday, but whatever.

Super Tuesday: Wonder Woman

Anyone else out there super-excited about the new WB Wonder Woman cartoon?

Monster Monday: Evil Dead

Here's Cheryl from Evil Dead.  I dunno what else to say... Hope nobody else out there is having a case of the Mondays.

Mid-Ohio Con: Sketch List

I'll be attending the 2008 Mid-Ohio Con on October 4-5 and wanted to give you blog followers a chance to get in on early requests for con sketches.  
My prices for con sketches this go 'round are:

$50 for a single character in B&W on 9 x 12 bristol
$75 for two characters (on 1 page) in B&W on 9 x 12 bristol

All sketches will be personalized, no exceptions.  If you'd prefer something drawn in your sketchbook I can put your name on the list, but this list is primarily for sketches that I can get done before the show.
If you know you will be attending Mid-Ohio con and would like a sketch please drop me a line, my email address in my profile.
If able I will try to have your sketch done before the show, otherwise each sketch will be drawn at the show in the order I receive your emails.
I will most likely only be taking on about 10 sketches each day at the show so I can make each one as good as possible. Hopefully getting on the list will ensure that anyone who'd like a sketch can get one, and this way there's less wait for all you nice folks.

Gal Friday: Armani

Here is another sketch, along the same lines as last week's Gal Friday, drawn from a photo that's been in my files for a few years now. This one was actually an old add for Georgio Armani.

Devil Slayer: on stands today

I've been asked a number of times why my published comics work looks so much different than my con/blog sketches, and the answer is pretty simple.
The implied lines I use on my con sketches generally work best in black and white. I'm sure an abundant use of chiaroscuro lighting page after page would drive most colorists mad.

The sketches I post here are all me, from concept to completion. They are usually simple little sketches done for fun, with little to no background, and aren't intended to progress a story in any sort of linear terms. 

There may be a few more closed lines here or there in my sequential work, but it's all done to help carry the tone of a particular scene, and insure that what I'm trying to get across in the art is understood by all parties involved. This way they can each make informed decisions in regard to their role in the process without playing a guessing game every time I decide to leave something out.  At the end of the day comics are a team effort, after all.

Hope that helped to clear things up a bit.

That said, I couldn't be happier with the look of the book.  VC's Joe Caramagna has been doing a great job on the lettering, and June Chung's colors choices have just been terrific.  I honestly can't say enough nice things about the team on this book.  

Check out the six page preview here to get a look at the finished versions inked pages you see above.  Or head out to your local comic shop to pick up a copy or ten of Dead of Night: Devil Slayer #1  and read the whole kit and caboodle.

Technicolor Thursday: Green Lantern

Here's a shot of Hal Jordan putting that old "if they're too powerful, punch 'em in to space" rule a lot of superheroes follow.

Whatever Wednesday: Marvel Demons

I've been drawing quite a few demons in Devil Slayer (and plan on a lot more in issues to come) so I decided to break out the old Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and take a crack at a few of the established Marvel demons. I don't know if I'll be able to draw any of these crazy lookin' things in the upcoming issues or not, but this was quite a bit of fun so... whatever.

Oh, and there's a six page preview of Dead of Night Devil Slayer #1, which hits stands tomorrow, over at CBR.

Super Tuesday

It had to happen, right? Superman for Super Tuesday? I've got it out of my system now though, so I'll be sure to have a bit more varied assortment of the super folks in the future:)

In a strange coincidence I just got this link to Ordinary People Change the World. Com in my email this morning, concerning the current state of the home where Superman was created. Thousands of people go to Metropolis, Illinois every year, but isn't it about time that Jerry Siegel's home, the true birthplace of Superman, was considered a landmark?

Be sure to go to the link above to bid on an item, pick yourself up a snazzy shirt or donate to the Siegel and Shuster Society.

Monster Monday: Killer Croc

Hmm. Now that I think about it Croc isn't really a monster at all.  In the past ten years or so he's been drawn like one, but he's really just a big ugly guy with a bad skin condition and sharp little teeth.
Maybe I should've stuck with the movie monster motif I started for Monday sketches:P