Behold! The Deadman!

I haven't quite figured out how to ink properly on the cintiq yet, so here's a colored version of my sketch of everyone's favorite spirit of a wrongfully murdered trapeeze artist, Boston Brand!

Gone, gone O' form of man!

I've been reading Jack Kirby's Demon Omnibus lately, and thought I'd try a quick sketch of him on the ol' cintiq...

Fartin' Around...

So I got a Cintiq the other day, which, for the uninformed, is essentially a computer monitor that you can draw on. A lot of animation studios are switching over to doing storyboards digitally, so it's high time I moved in to the 21st century and started to properly learn how to use the computrator. So here's my first attempt using the Cintiq, using a drawing program called Sketchbook Pro. It's pretty cool to use, but I still have a lot to learn...

Great Googly-Moogly! Something New!!!

Ok, it's been over a month since I last posted anything, but I have been working on stuff, I swear! I've been collaborating with Paul French on a cartoon series pitch which we're hoping to submit by the year's end. Maybe once that goes thru the whole shebang at CN, I'll post some of our concept sketches. In the interim, please enjoy (or not) this commission piece I finally got around to doing for CGS forum member Johnny M (listen to his witty repartee on the Legion of Dudes podcast, hosted by those good ol' boys over at Half Hour Wasted). It's a little late on the delivery, but I did get it done. The inking is so-so (especially the treatment of the water. What was I thinking?), but I think it turned out ok. Hopefully I'll get around to posting some other doodles before the holiday season.

Mercury and the Murd Cover - Now with colors!!!

Shawn just e-mailed me the colors for my M&M cover, and I must say, Kevin Volo did an outstanding job! There are a few minor errors on the gun coloring that are apparently being corrected presently, but I thought I'd post it anyway. I especially love the giant sunburst in the background and the water staining details. It really makes my mediocre drawing come to life. It almost looks like a real comic! I'll post the final version with the title and indicia once Shawn sends me the finished version. 

Mercury & the Murd - Issue #5 Cover! (Inks anyway...)

When I went to the CGS SuperShow in Reading, PA back in early September, I was fortunate enough to meet Shawn Pryor, the owner of PKD Media, a small indie comic book publisher. He is the creator, writer, mastermind, pr genius, and all around nice guy of his two series, Mercury and the Murd, and Exo-1 and the Rock Solid Steel-Bots. Anyway, Shawn saw some of the sketches I had done, and asked me if I would do a cover for an upcoming issue of Mercury and the Murd. I was extremely flattered and terrified, but I said I'd give it a crack. So, here's my final inks for the cover to issue #5. The image was very much inspired by the poster to Clint Eastwood's 1973 film Magnum Force. It's going to be colored by an associate of Shawn's, so hopefully I'll be able to post that, too, once it's done. Shawn's a super nice guy, and a consumate professional, so be kind and go to his website, and buy his books!!!

Fear Agent! Colors!

My friend Tom Sales wanted a crack at coloring my Fear Agent piece, and I think he did a hell of a job. Check it out!