Vertigo

Bullets! One hundred of them!

Vertigo Redux

Okay, so I can't not do another Vertigo post. I just recently read Grant Morrison's run on Animal Man and loved it. Very cool stuff. Do read it.

Of all the DC Nu52 titles launching in Sept, I'm most excited about this book. Even though it'll be under DC proper, it'll still be written by a Vertigo man, Mr. Jeff Lemire.

The Witching Hour

Most of you who are Comic Book fans out there might take a look at my stack of comics andshake their heads--it's pretty small. I's very picky about what I get. Usually it's a comic that totally bawls me over and one I'll want to have forever. That is the case in Jeff Loeb's 3-part Graphic Novel "The Witching Hour." It is still one of my favorite comics ever and might always stay that way. I remember reading it as a teenager and then sitting down and wanting to write the screen adaptation of it. In any case, of all that vertigo has to offer--and I'll have to be honest, I haven't read much--The Witching Hour is the one I'll espouse to anyone looking to give comics a try. To be honest, my illustration of White is bugging me--can anyone help me out with that?

The other Spider-man

Did this as a post for CGS super show.

say hello to my little SVEN!!

First up we have Swamp Thing, I've only read bits and pieces of the book but I loved the cartoon when I was little although it is no doubt the most ungodly pile of crap ever this guy is still loads of fun to draw!
SVEN THE RETURNED! This is bitter sweet and bit of a tribute to the awesomeness that is SVEN! Northlanders is being cancelled and if you haven't been reading it you're seriously missing out! Even though he only appears for the first book and a one shot, he is no doubt the heart of the series and everything that makes it bad ass. So that being said to SVEN good luck in the great beyond, hopefully you'll get that viking funeral you've always dreamed of.

The Berger Suspects

With Comic-Con coming up this week, I've been busy prepping my portfolio, but I had to step away for an afternoon. I'm a BIG Vertigo fan. In fact, they scarred me for life. When I was 4 years old, probably one of the first memories I have of a movie was watching Swamp Thing with a babysitter one night. Scared the living hell out of me. I'm talking "wake up screaming" scared. Flash forward ten or eleven years, and I'm living off Preacher, 100 Bullets, and Hellblazer. There were SO many great Vertigo characters to draw, that I just had to take a sample.

Basically, if you're not reading Vertigo - you're missing out on the best comics in the industry. Go pick up Y the Last Man, Scalped, Preacher, 100 Bullets, The Witching Hour, Swamp Thing, American Vampire, or We3 - I guarantee you'll like them.

Leakin' some Heavy Liquid

I remember back in my touring musician days, going into a little comic store in a town where we were playing and finding these crazy books in the quarter bin. It was Paul Pope's "Heavy Liquid". The series totally blew my mind. It was a mix of hip culture, sci-fi, graphis design, and rock style, and it was colored in just two colors,...cool. It also opened the possibility of doing comics in a different way, and having the audience come to me. Plus it just looked so cool. Thanks Paul Pope, you rock. Dove.