Colorblind Art

The Colorblind book from Zuiker Press will be out in April!
Take a look at some Pencil and Ink versions of an important panel.

Bitter Root Cover

It's on the stands right now! I've Inked a variant cover for Bitter Root issue ONE, over Denys Cowan Pencils. It's an Image book and you should buy it right now! Take a look at the process.

Clinton Cash Graphic Novel

Now it can be told. I have been working on this project for a while, but I could not talk about it. Now that the conventions are over and the book has come out, I can say that I am one of the artists of the Clinton Cash GN.
I focused on the art and not the politics of it all and I'm happy at how it turned out. Brett Smith did a wonderful job Editing and Coloring the book!

More Pencils and I Ink Myself!

This is more pencil art that I drew maybe six or seven years ago. 

I decided to take a try at inking it recently. I simplified the BG on the 3rd panel and opened up the 

expression of the girl in the 6th panel. Maybe I should color it as well.

Deadpool

The idea is that DP is interviewing writers to help with a movie script about his life. Crazy huh?

Pencils By Alex Ross

I first saw Alex Ross' art when I freelanced at Marvel in the 90s. I would swing by the Editors office (my friend Marcus) and go through is files. Incredible paintings! And even more, copies of his pencils. After the four issue series 'Marvels' hit the stands, I was able to get a hold of the pencils.
They were light copies that I am able to scan darker. Here are a few pages from the second issue.

Art by Jack Kirby

Time is running out to see the Jack Kirby exhibit at California State University Northridge! My friend Steve and I drove to the Art gallery to check out 'Comic book apocalypse: The Graphic world of Jack Kirby'. I am a big fan of The King, so I was eager to see his originals.

The exhibit covered his career by decade and comic company. No art from his Animation jobs, but covered all the creative comic achievements. Fantastic Four, Thor, New Gods, Kamandi and much more.

Art by Rich Buckler

Pencil art drawn by Rich Buckler for 'The Saga of The Sub-Mariner'! This is art from the second issue.

Art by Gil Kane

I needed to see some Gil Kane! I like his pencil layouts and his energy.

Unpublished X-Men

I came across a neat blog the other day called unpublishedxmen.blogspot.com. Illustrations and commissioned drawings of X-men art. Some inventory art, some foreign covers! I enjoyed looking at his site and thought about the X-men art I have. Here is a repost of an unpublished sketch drawn by Art Adams.

I think it was for the old X-Men Classic series! Check out the unpublished site at the link above.

Art Board Tryout!

The search continues. I tried out Blue Line Art Comic book art boards to see if it would stand up to pen, ink and brush.

The board is thin, so my choice of ink is important. I sometimes add formula 409 to adjust the consistency of my ink, so I will keep that in mind as I use the paper. Otherwise, I liked the paper.

It took the pencil well and I was able to cross-hatch on it.

I may look for a different weight, but I like the Blue Line Art Board so far!

New Art Board Test

I tried out a new brand of paper recently. Strathmore Bristol semi-smooth surface. I am looking for a new brand of comic size paper, so I got out the pencil and ink.

It was unsuccessful. I am used to paper that won't bleed when I use a Quill.

Maybe this board is meant for marker, because I could not be true to my own pencils because I kept getting snagged up.

I will keep looking for a good board.

My 'FOSTER' Art

My friend Brian asked me to contribute to an upcoming Anthology for his 'Foster' book! It's an eight page story and I may do a variant cover for it as well. Brian tweeted this page out already, so I'll share the before and after of the page. Click the link and check the review! The book is really great!

New Mutants By Bret Blevins

I have not been blogworthy lately, but let me make it up with a a few pages from Bret Blevins! I think he had a lot of fun working on The New Mutants. Great characters and you can see by pencil pages, the story had a lot going for it. I got these copies from the editor way back when. You can see the his balloon placement and Bret's notes as well!

Art by Garcia-Lopez

I've posted four pages from a Green Lantern backup story, penciled by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. I love this guys art!

Art Board

As everyone else goes 100% digital, I am still using pencil, ink, erasers and opaque correction fluid. So when I visit the art supply store, I try the newest materials available. I recently bought a Canson Paper product called 'Manga Art Boards'.
They've been focusing in on the comic book crowd and I thought I would give it a try. I did everything I that I would usually do when I draw a page of comic book art. I thought it was pretty good paper.

Art by Adam Kubert

I wish I could remember the exact issue of The X-men this is from. I do know it's penciled and Inked by Adam Kubert!

Art by Jon Bogdanove

I used to do background inks for Al Milgrom maybe 20 years ago and he inked this issue of X-Terminators. I was able to make copies of the pencils with and without lettering. Joe Rosen did it in the old-school way with a lettering guide. I like how Bogdanove wrote his own dialog in the pencils!

Art by Alex Ross

When I worked for Marvel way back when, I would love to visit with the editors there and chew the fat. I was really friendly with the editor of a then yet-to-be-published book called Marvels and I fell in love with the painted pages! So much work, expertly done! There were copies of the pencils as well. As the book hit the stands, I pulled the pencil copies out of the trash. Looking at Alex's art got me interested in painting in gouache and watercolor. I really enjoy his work!

Art by Doug Braithwaite

Doug Braithwaite drew six issues of The Punisher in 1992. It was a story called 'Eurohit', where he followed the Kingpin to Europe and shot a bunch of bad guys during his pursuit. I loved Doug's pencils because they were vibrant and drawn tight! These 3 pages are from issue 70 of The Punisher.