The Inhumans

Okay, so if you haven't read Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee's The Inhumans, stop and go buy it. It's fantastic. The first read Mature Marvel book (and by "Mature" I don't mean swearing and nudity - I mean adult, introspective, and thought-provoking) and possibly their best. It's great.

Anyways, a quick tribute to it.

The Apocalypse Suite

So, a few years back, the lead singer of My Chemical Romance decided to make a comic. I avoided it, on purpose. I hate it when comic companies try to cash in on "celebrities" to sell comics. Well, it came out and I heard it was good. Like, really good. I held off. Each issue was met with acclaim. I finally gave in. And I'm glad I did.

The Umbrella Academy is one of the best, most original, creative, and fun comics in the last ten years. I loved both series (the original and the sequel entitled "Dallas"). I'm DYING for the third series, which still has no release date.

Anyways, my love letter to Gerald Way and Gabriel Ba's Umbrella Academy.

And the winner is...

Catwoman. Hands down, Anne Hathaway stole Dark Knight Rises. SO awesome. Plus, a great movie.

Did this little bad boy 100% digital. I'm looking at moving that way, but man oh man, learning curve. Took me waaaay too long, but I learned a lot and it turned out decent.

Dex Starr

Coolest, rage filled kitty in the galaxy. It'd be ridiculous if it wasn't so awesome.

They Finally Got it Right

So, just saw The Amazing Spider-Man and it was great! After years and years, I was sitting in the theatre, halfway through the flick and I just started smiling - they finally got Spider-man, my Spider-man, right.

Here's my piece.

Maybe I'll color it soon.

Get Away From Her!

Love the movies (need to see 3 & 4, though). Love the look.
Just a quick morning warmup.

Avengers - Mignola Style!

So, I have an Avengers piece half-done, but until then, I thought I'd post my Avengers if Mike Mignola designed them piece.

Conan Has Time for Adventure

Pulling double duty with my pic from The Line It Is Drawn the other week. Conan with Finn and Jake from Adventure Time!

What I'm Working On

Hey we're back! Yes, I know, a dearth of regular posting lately. Everyone has been super busy. SO, at the great suggestion of Dove, we're all going to post what we've been working on lately as a theme to get back into the groove of things.

I'm graduating this week with my MFA in Sequential Art from SCAD. For my final thesis project (in addition to a 22 page paper), I wrote and drew the first issue of a four issue mini I plan on pitching to some companies later this summer.

Here are a few pages from the series (a particular sequence I'm proud of at the moment):

The Crow

Quick sketch here, but Crow's just so awesome looking I couldn't miss this week.

Holo

Gotta love Megamind and his mispronunciation of words.

Resistance is Futile

One of the first things I ever nerded out about was Star Trek. It was something to watch with my dad and I loved it. TNG will always have a special place in my heart even though I haven't watched it in fifteen to twenty years.

One of the most shocking, I-have-to-see-what-happens-next moments that I ever first experienced was the season finale of the third season - when Picard steps onto the screen of the Enterprise no longer a man but Locutus of Borg. I don't think I knew of the concept of a season or a finale until that moment, but I could never forget after that.

Start Your Day With A Smile

Okay, so this week we get to do something really cool. Robert has a creator-owned property he's launching with blog friend Quinn Johnson called "Elders of the Runestone." Robert and Quinn have been working on this series for years and are getting read to launch in in the next year. And you can be a part of it. They've got a Kickstarter campaign setup with some amazing incentives for those who donate.

To help spread the word, we're drawing characters from Runestone this week. Check out the links and support this great project!

This guy here is called "Smiley" and he's too freakin awesome to not draw!

Kickstarter

Elders of the Runestone Website

Robert's Blog with Characters Description and Info

It's All in the Skull

It's hard to do a cool desingy image of the Punisher cause Dave Johnson has done them all. And then some. But, here's my attempt!

The Best Superhero Comic In the Universe

So, if you're not reading Invincible, stop right now, click on the link to the side, and BUY IT. Seriously, I was so surprised what Robert "Walking Dead" Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, and Cory Walker did with such a simple, tired concept as the teenage superhero - because it's amazing! It's funny, scary, crazy, romantic, violent, and all around awesome. Just buy it.

Snarf...

So, when I did a Thundercats piece last year as part of the 80s Cartoons week, I neglected Snarf. He just didn't fit in the composition that I fought forever to get right. So, this week was a chance at redemption.

 This was a bit of a quickie that I started at Megacon last weekend. Between that and a million other things, I don't have much time this week. But this was fun.

The Ghost Who Walks

Had to do the Phantom. Loved him since "Defenders of the Universe." Why is it that all the pulp greats had such awesomely bad 90s movies? Dick Tracy, The Shadow, The Phantom, The Rocketeer - I LOVED all these movies, though I can't say they were actually any good.

Did this one with ink and black watercolor (instead of inkwash). Still trying to get the hang of that, but it was fun.

Hot Nazi Chick

Okay, so, Marion might be the best female character of the Indy Jones movies, but I love Elsa Schneider. Last Crusade will always be my favorite and Elsa is just awesome in that movie. Not only is she hot and duplicitous, there's a genuine humanity to her.

Playing more with markers and tones this time.

Just Us League

Been wanting to do this theme for the better part of a year, now. Excited to do so. The JLA is always these big 5 to me. The best and the brightest of the DC.

I Tell You What I'm Going to Give You, Snake(s)

So, there are always certain games that make you realize the system you're playing is worth it. Goldeneye for Nin64. Super Mario Brothers, for old school NES, NBA Jam for Sega Genesis, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for Playstation 2, etc. For the original Playstation - it was Metal Gear Solid. So, now, I didn't beat the game. I didn't even own the system. But I played it at every turn I could get.

Tried some new inking and coloring techniques and LOVE the way it turned out. Will be playing around with this a LOT more.