Scott Koblish

Yet another batch of more cool Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine stuff!

2012-01-15T14:57:00.000-08:00

Yet another batch of more cool Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine stuff that I've pencilled and inked! Here are some heroes this time - War Machine and Black Panther! Again - we wish sainthood upon my colorists!

Even MORE cool Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine stuff

2012-01-15T14:51:00.000-08:00

Here's some more cool Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine stuff from 2011's archives. My proudest addition to the magazine has been penciling and inking these Marvel Madness Crowd scenes. I've done quite a few of them now. Here are two - a Iron Man centric and a Captain America Centric one. As far as I'm concerned, the colorists who tackle these crowd scenes are sainted men, who have earned their resting place in the celestial heavens. They stride the skies like giants!

Can you identify all these characters? You can click on the images for a bigger look. I'm betting only a Marvel Maniac can do it!

More cool Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine stuff!

2012-01-15T14:48:00.000-08:00

Here's some more cool Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine stuff from 2011's archives. These are all my pencils and inks, so you know who to blame!

Here are some villains! More fun stuff to come!

OMACS!

2012-01-07T22:51:00.001-08:00

A little something to tide everybody over until the next issue of OMAC.

Just did it for fun. Click on the image to embiggen.

OMAC # 5 comes out in your local stores in 12 hours!

2012-01-03T21:01:00.001-08:00

STAND BY FOR DELIVERY!

OMACIVATE, Baby!

Tim Tebow!

2011-12-29T20:54:00.000-08:00

This was a fun assignment - A drawing of Tim Tebow that I pencilled and inked ran on ESPN and can be found here.

Todd Nauck and Bong Davo did two great drawings for the project as well - Todd's can be found here (I love Todd's work), when I find a link to Bong's work, I'll post it here as well. Fun!

More Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine wonderment!

2011-12-29T20:49:00.000-08:00

Here are more pencils and inks of Marvel figures from my work on Disney's Marvel Super-Hereos Magazine this year- a fun Dr. Doom and a slobberin', clobberin' Ben Grimm! You can find the magazine anywhere outside of the U.S. It's a big world!

Here is some more Disney Marvel Super-Heroes work-

2011-12-27T23:04:00.000-08:00

I'm going through the archives this week and posting some of my Disney/Marvel pencil and ink work from this year. Here are some neat ones-

Joe Sinnott inking challenge!

2011-12-27T18:47:00.000-08:00

I participated in the Joe Sinnott inking challenge this year - here's my version-

Recent stuff-

2011-12-09T15:11:00.000-08:00

OMACTIVATE!

2011-12-02T10:38:00.000-08:00

There's a preview of OMAC #4 over at ifanboy -(a great website that talks about all sorts of comic related material).

The book comes out on Wednesday -pick up a copy at your local comic shop, or online forever at any of your favorite online outlets (comixology, or directly from DC itself through the itunes app.

thanks!

O.M.A.C #4 onsale next week!

2011-11-30T10:17:00.000-08:00

Issue 4 of O.M.A.C. will be available for sale on Pearl Harbor Day! Pick up a copy!

2011-11-13T20:30:00.000-08:00

When I was cleaning out my studio this weekend, I found this - a letter from what I think may have been my first published gig. Lordy, did I hate being 21. The publisher claimed to be Winston Churchill's grandson, which may have been true, for all I know. His secretary/personal assistant was mind-numbingly beautiful, which is the sort of thing you notice when you are 21. The publishing officers were in a very nice loft, which I assumed was his apartment, although, again, I have no way of really knowing.

Event Reminder - Meltdown Comics - December 3rd, 2011!

2011-11-08T08:47:00.000-08:00

An very special event for folks who have enjoyed the 100 covers project will be held on December 3rd, at Meltdown comics in Hollywood California. This one will show all of the JLA event covers in one gallery event. The covers from over a hundred artists will be on display and then an auction for the first block of 35 will be held. Artists of note will be there: - the great Bill Morrison, myself, inimitable Norm Rapmund, the ever affable Tone Rodriguez, Crazy Chris Moreno, Mark dos Santos, Mike Kunkel and Masterful Mark Waid!

Another Marvel Super-Heroes cover-

2011-11-05T08:33:00.000-07:00

Another MSH cover I pencilled and inked!

Here's a Spread of the FF for Disney's Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine!

2011-11-02T16:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a great piece for Disney's Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine; it's a double-page spread of the Fantastic Four, with a few bits of their origin sprinkled in. I pencilled and inked it, and Steve Buccellato did a killer job on the colors! Very happy with how it turned out- every figure was on a different layer, so let's pull out the appropriate violin for Steve!

As always, click on the image to embiggen!

O.M.A.C. #3 is on sale this Wednesday!

2011-10-31T00:10:00.001-07:00

The third issue of O.M.A.C is onsale this coming week, Didio, Giffen, Me, HiFi, Lanham, so pick up a copy at your local comic shop, or online!

More from Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine!

2011-10-27T00:01:00.000-07:00

Another from MSHM! The Marvel stable of characters are so much fun to draw-

This one is a nice Thor I pencilled and inked and Steve Bucce colored- pick up the magazine at a magazine shop near you (available everywhere except the U.S)!

Characters I designed!

2011-10-21T19:29:00.000-07:00

Characters I designed- first up is the White Spider for Marvel Adventures Avengers last year. Created by Paul Tobin, I drew the issue she appeared in, as a nemesis of The Black Widow, so I got to create her look. i wound the legs around her body, and inverted the spider image head down. I initially wanted the cape to be white, so that she was just black and white, but it was changed to purple. I don't mind the change. I made her armbands similar to the Black widows, but just made a little break in the pattern. I think it's important to have the face and body be recognizable in silhouette, and her hairstyle and cape worked to that advantage. I had a lot of fun designing the Deep Water submarine too.

Inks from long ago-

2011-10-21T19:10:00.001-07:00

This is another thing I inked long ago- a wraparound cover by Carlos Pacheco! I love his art. When I got a chance to ink over it, I remember not knowing who the Thunderbolts were. I asked for reference and they refused to give me any. so i just did my best with what was there. i think I knew citizen V from something I'd inked before. Well, i certainly knew Ka-Zar and Dr. Strange! A great and fun cover overall!

Mo' Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine Stuff!

2011-10-20T20:37:00.000-07:00

In addition to doing the covers for Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine, I do numerous interior pages and puzzles for the mag. Here's a fun one - it's a search and identify game of various Marvel characters. I've done two others, a Spider-Man-centric search and a Iron Man-centric search. I've probably drawn close to 200 characters for the 3 search games and barely scratched the surface of Marvels' vast character library. Can you identify all Super-Heroes in the game?

Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes on sale tomorrow-

2011-10-18T21:26:00.000-07:00

On sale tomorrow is Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes! I inked the alternate cover over the great Keith Giffen! - pick up a copy, if you dare!

Wonder Woman Day!

2011-10-16T22:34:00.000-07:00

Wonder Woman Day is upon us! A charity event for Domestic Violence Charities in Portland, Oregon, Flemington, New Jersey and San Antonio, Texas, I have pencilled and inked an 11"x17" charity piece that will be auctioned off on the 30th of October. More info, and quite a bit of fantastic art that benefits these important charities can be found here.

Thanks for your support!

Sketchcard.

2011-10-16T22:20:00.000-07:00

I send these sketchcards into the world (usually for the Hero Initiative) and they find their homes.

This one was part of a series of ink washes of various takes on Batman. I fall in and out of my understanding of Batman. I think here we were understanding one another.

Random sketch-

2011-10-13T11:59:00.001-07:00

Fun Sunfire

2011-10-11T17:00:00.001-07:00

This was apparently used for a cover in Germany, but I know when I initially inked it, it wasn't supposed to be a cover. I honestly don't remember why it came across my desk. I'm not even sure who asked me to do it. Joe Mad's stuff is always stellar though, so I jumped at the chance.

More Disney stuff!

2011-10-10T21:46:00.001-07:00

More stuff from Disney's excellent Marvel Super-Hereos Magazine! This is a Captain America v. Robots! 100% fun!

Fun Thor page I inked about 8 years ago...

2011-10-09T17:45:00.000-07:00

I've been finding various things on the web that I inked or pencilled and I thought - why not post them here. This is a fun page I inked during Dan jurgens and Scot Eaton's run on Thor. It looks pretty good! Scot Eaton is a great penciller.

More Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine action!

2011-10-08T18:02:00.000-07:00

More from MSH Mag!

This is a shot of Spidey i pencilled and inked. Spidey is rapidly becoming one of my favorite things to draw. I just completed another Spider-Man story for the French market. Incredibly fun experience.

OMAC is not being cancelled-

2011-10-07T19:40:00.000-07:00

Here is my response to Rich Johnston's headline and article- I have no idea if it will be scrubbed from his website, so I'm posting it here as well-

First off let me assure fans and retailers especially, because I know a lot of retailers peruse these boards, O.M.A.C is not in any danger of being cancelled. O.M.A.C. is not on the "Chopping Block." There are always various reasons to cancel something and O.M.A.C. does not meet those criteria.

Second, I get it. I really do. Rich just wants to take a shot at Dan and Keith and Brian and Harvey and Travis and Me. I'm not sure what the motive is, maybe it's just fun to take shots at Dan.

Third - sales will likely settle down on all the books, and I'm hoping, in the end that DC's numbers will be healthier than they were last year. A healthy publishing company that is focusing on attracting former and new readers of their material can help to buoy the entire field. i'm hoping that this is the case, and I have personally met many new fans and lapsed fans at signings for O.M.A.C at my local comic shop. I hope they stick around an enjoy the book: From the two kids under 10 whose eyes lit up when i drew them a sketch, the 30 year old guy who had never bought a comic before and wanted to know if he could just pick up O.M.A.C. without reading the character before (you can, we've worked very hard to make this a good jumping on point), the guy who fondly remembered Jack Kirby's original series when he was a little boy, to the guy who absolutely LOVED John Byrne's take on the character (as did I). I'm hoping these people will stick around and enjoy the ride we've got planned for them. I know I desperately want them to enjoy the book, and we've all been working extra hard to make this a rewarding experience, something that will keep everyone intrigued, opens new questions gives a ton of action and keeps fans wanting to come back for more.

O.M.A.C did very well this past month. Orders and re-orders are really very good for the next few months. We are hoping that any folks who enjoyed it will turn their friends on to the book. The book is in no danger of being cancelled, and Dan and Keith have it plotted out past issue 16. I just want folks to rest easy knowing that a book they enjoy is in a really good place right now and don't feel nervous about it. Things are good. Really.

Fourth, I was not prepared for the sheer inventiveness of the headline, or this article. I was certainly not prepared for Rich to create rumors where there previously were none. Further, I am baffled at the reason to invent any. It's very hard for me to figure out how to respond to this fiction. By creating a rumor whole cloth, I feel like it's going to be impossible for me to address this to the satisfaction of the people who have read his title and article. Also, they may not even get this far in the comments thread.

Fifth - i think that Rich's headline, in addition to being fiction, is irresponsible. And I hope that his article does not pre-emptively reduce sales on our book. I noticed in the comments section that quite a few people who posted that they loved our book and were sad to give it up and sorry to see it go. It's not going anywhere. The book is not cancelled. It is frustrating in the extreme for me to think that, for everyone who reads my comment here, there will be hundreds who will just read Rich's headline and article and never get to this response, and perhaps give up pre-emptively on our book. That's infuriating to me. I've never been in a situation where a lie was told about something I worked on that could hurt the success of my book. I don't even know how to respond. The book sold well, it continues to sell well, it's had good response, and there has been positive word of mouth - our book is a fun book that has a lot to it, for people of all ages to enjoy.

My line of recourse would surely not include responding to Rich's ridiculous headline with news that I overheard the other day: I heard that Bleeding Cool is in danger of shutting down it's site because Rich can't pay his employees. I certainly can't prove it, i just heard it the other day from a buddy of mine, an unnamed source. It's just a rumor, but you know, we all know his site doesn't attract nearly as many page views as Comic Book Resources. I haven't looked into it whether this supposition on my part is true or not, I guess I could call around, but it's more fun to just post it as a rumor, right? I guess only time will tell.

But, see, even writing that has made me feel dirty and vile. Perhaps Rich is used to thinking this way. But I'm not.

O.M.A.C. is not "on the chopping block"

2011-10-07T15:11:00.000-07:00

Rich Johnston has decided that rather than doing any reporting, he will make shit up randomly to fill headline space. I leave it up to you to wonder in the future if he is making up other things off the top of his head or if he is actually writing anything that is true. I doubt he even knows the difference at this point.

It's fun to invent things, isn't it?

a nice cover I found from the past-

2011-10-07T09:35:00.000-07:00

a fun cover from X-Men/Star Trek (or Star Trek/X-Men, I can never remember which). I believe it was for the Marvel Visionaires magazine. I just inked an alternate cover to Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes, which comes out this month. Pick up a copy if you can!

Recent sketches

2011-10-07T09:24:00.000-07:00

I've been out and about in the comic shops recently and doing sketches for folks. The Dawnstar was done for Rick at the Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach and the O.M.A.C. for Richard at the Golden Apple comic book store, the later signed by writer and co-publisher Dan Didio, who I've found to be a very nice, thoughtful and engaging fellow with a great attitude about growing as an artist. Recently, I'm enjoying sketching, and store appearances are a surprisingly relaxing event for me.

O.M.A.C. Preview of issue #2!

2011-10-04T18:48:00.001-07:00

A little preview of O.M.A.C. -

All the books that are coming out tomorrow can be seen with preview art here

More from Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine!

2011-10-04T17:40:00.001-07:00

A nice drawing I pencilled and inked of Kitty Pryde for Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine, colored by the outstanding Steve Buccellato! - If you are in Europe, Asia, Africa or South and North America, pick up a copy and enjoy!

O.M.A.C. #2 comes out Tomorrow! OMACTIVATE!

2011-10-04T17:33:00.000-07:00

A few O.M.A.C. notes!
Issue #2 comes out tomorrow, October 5th - be sure to pick up a copy when you visit your local Comic Book Shoppe!
Issue #1, which is sold out in nearly every store I've been at this month, is available on October 5th for just $1.99! If you missed the book for whatever reason, it's even easier to pick up.

As Brother Eye would say - "OMACTIVATE!"

Thanks for the support!

Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine!

2011-09-24T16:31:00.000-07:00

For those of you in countries other than the U.S., pick up a copy of Marvel Super-Heroes magazine for your kids! I draw the covers and various interior art, and I've been posting various things from the mag here on my blog - here's the cover to issue 3!

thought this was fun-

2011-09-24T14:42:00.001-07:00

Thought this was a fun drawing -

originally from here-
http://www.comictwart.com/2011/09/omac.html#links

From the Are You F@#king Kidding Me Department.

2011-09-13T23:15:00.000-07:00

So - various newspapers are boycotting Doonesbury this week. I was concerned Yahoo had also hushed up today's Doonesbury, I'm glad to see that they have not. Or have changed their mind, or something. Anyway - enjoy today's cartoon-

this is a corrected post.

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2011-09-10T16:16:00.001-07:00

I wasn't going to comment on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Frankly, I never know what to say. I remember 10 months before the attacks feeling like America had a break in reality during the month after the 2000 election, like we'd passed into an alternate dimension. I still feel that way sometimes. Within 6 weeks of that election, my job at Stan Lee Media vanished.

I didn't take the loss of the company very well; being there had really fired up my imagination, made my art a thousand times better and I felt had made a lifetime's worth of friends. The energy of my companions at SLM had sustained and invigorated me and the loss of it had done the exact reverse. The collapse of the company was a very traumatic event for me and I found it difficult to recover. I've always had trouble with setbacks, even the daily reversals that occur in my artwork are wrenching events these days and can be emotionally draining, but for whatever reason, I hit trouble. Depressed, I see-sawed wildly over the next few months, latching onto anything I could, finally taking on a few storyboard gigs, one of them an independent film of a friend of mine. When he headed back to New York to film it, I threw caution to the wind and made plans to return to New York. Jesse was more than happy to return to the city - she loved it, and so did I. I especially enjoyed watching the city through her eyes, while I'd had an uneasy relationship with New York, Jesse had always flung herself into it, unafraid. I flew back to New York to secure an apartment in Williamsburg from a friend, made plans to leave L.A, packed everything into a storage container and the rest into the Cadillac. We left Santa Monica on September 10th, 2011. I remember standing outside the apartment on 19th Street, glancing at the beautiful sky, autumn in Santa Monica, I looked over the car roof at the woman I loved and thought, "This will be good, what can go wrong?"

Traffic was difficult through the desert - there was construction on the main highway and we had to wait for hours for an escort through what remained of the road. We only made it to Winslow, Arizona before having to pack it in for the night.

In the morning, as Jesse took her run, I turned on the TV to monitor the weather and got news of the first plane hitting the Trade Center. When the second plane hit, I remember Jesse called her father, a terrorism expert, and she discussed it with him. When the fire at the Pentagon was reported, I asked him if that was related and he bolted off the phone. Years before he and I had a conversation where he excoriated Bill Clinton for botching the looming terrorist threat. I remember vividly his explaining over Christmas dinner the threat of terrorists using planes as weapons, flown into buildings. Whenever I hear anyone say "no one could have known this was going to happen," I think, no. That's not true. Stephen knew, and he was busting a gasket over the possibility. I still keep an eye on the other things he mentioned - when the power went out in the southwest two days ago, my thoughts immediately turned toward our conversations - bridges, power grids, communications, all the weak points of modern existence. I'd known he was agitated about the turn of the Millennium and I knew that we'd avoided the terrorist attack on Los Angeles and Seattle by what I knew was a virtual accident. I wonder what he's thinking of today - Stephen was a brilliant dowsing rod.

Jesse and I travelled across the nation for the next few days, listening to the local NPR stations across the country. I saw no visuals of the events apart from the first footage, and only heard about the collapse of the towers once we were on the road. On the trip to New York, I felt incredibly guilty, as if I'd abdicated my responsibility to New York by my absence - in my dalliance with Los Angeles over the previous 20 months, I had left my city unprotected somehow - and I desperately wanted to get back there. It's ridiculous, I know, but that's how I felt. I'd grown up in the shadow of Manhattan all of my life, it's pull was the only geographical pull I'd even known and it was pulling me again. It was pulling the whole nation, as Jesse and I barreled across the country. Everyone was thinking, everyone was talking about where we were going.

I remember callers in Oklahoma being very wary of assigning blame to muslim extremism, there were a number of people who had been unnecessarily hurt after the bombing of the Murrah building before it was found that it was a local white boy and his friends that had done the deed, and that the locals had felt a kinship with New Yorkers. Texas was a different story, murder was in the air. I remember news of Sihks being attacked. By the time we hit the middle of the country, news had gotten out that it was likely the work of the Bin Laden terrorist network, a group I was familiar with from conversations with Jesse's father, and whom I knew liked to "double-up" on their attacks, the African embassy attacks being the sharpest evidence of their preferred M.O. Hit multiple targets multiple times at the exact same moment.

On the 12th, I remember gas station signs that said "We're coming to get you bin Laden." On the Pennsylvania turnpike there were electronic signs that were flashing patriotic messages to passing motorists. There was very little traffic, few trucks, almost no passenger cars. I remember the skies being empty of aircraft.

We arrived in New Jersey on the 13th. I'd planned to go straight to the new apartment in Brooklyn, but I knew multiple tunnels and bridges were closed and traffic restriction were making travel across the region difficult, so I thought I'd stop by my parents, check in with them and find out the best route into Brooklyn. It was there I first heard about the planned invasion of Iraq. My step-father was extremely agitated from the event, and I understood his perspective completely. My mother told me the local press was running video of spontaneous celebrations by local Palestinians in Patterson, which I thought was kind of strange, I still have no explanation of that - my old salesman job went through Patterson and I couldn't jibe that image with her story. Tim, my step-brother, a very level headed guy, had been in Midtown when the attacks struck and had photos from his ride across the river back to Hoboken, they were incredibly intense and I felt for him, going through that horror. Tim told me we needed to get Saddam Hussein because he was behind the attacks. My stepfather hammered that home - get Saddam Hussein. I was dumbstruck - it was the first time I'd heard Saddam Hussein's name linked to the attacks and it was bewildering to me. I felt trapped in the conversation, it was so loaded emotionally - any attempts I made at putting the brakes on what I felt were misguided expressions of hatred and anger, funneling it toward the proper madman I thought responsible, were met with deep suspicion. I recognized that action was required but felt it was important to find out exactly who perpetrated the deed and punish the correct individuals, what benefit could there be to raining down hell upon the innocent? An argument ensued, purple faced, my step father demanded I leave. It was the first time I understood what was going to happen. When the Administration shifted it's focus, after blowing the attack on Bora Bora, to Iraq, I felt I had seen the seeds in my own household.

If the trip across the country was notable for it's lack of aircraft, New York city was notable for it's omnipresence. When we got to Brooklyn on the night of the 13th, it was a city suffering in incredible trauma. A thick billowing cloud, the width of 10 city blocks and miles long was billowing out of lower Manhattan. Jets flew sorties up and down the island all day. The neighbors were skittish, Jesse and I were unknowns, and were suspicious for our sudden appearance, linked as it was to the terror attacks. We loaded our lives into the new apartment, walked down to the river to get a better understanding of what was going on. Jesse's brother was down in the thick of things, he'd managed to get past the blockade, and was helping out emergency crews who were searching through the pile. After a few days he was evicted from the makeshift post after the man he was working for was ousted as a fraud, pretending to have clearance amidst the chaos to provide aid, and weeded out after a few days once clarity came to the command structure.

Late at night on the 13th, we settled into the new place. It was an awful apartment; crumbling, worn down, frail. Built during the Rutherford B. Hayes Administration, the building was leaning against the buildings on either side for support. The windows on the west were crooked, and forced into a 10 degree angle, warped by the loss of the structural integrity of the building and faced the billowing cloud, surrounded by black night (parts of downtown looked to be without power), the billowing cloud was illuminated by the klieg lights from the 24 hour rescue mission on the pile. Our windows were cracked open. That night was the first night I smelled the smoke. I'd catch whiffs of it in various locations around town for months afterward. The pile burned though February. We couldn't lock the front door the first night, because we'd been given no key. After midnight someone burst into the lobby broke the mail slots and stole the building's mail. The neighbors castigated us, they were understandably freaked out, but it made the stay at that apartment one notch worse. When the landlord threatened Jesse over October's rent, she left.

I parked the Cadillac across the street from the new apartment, by morning, it was covered in the dust from the Trade Centers. It was like that, every day, for weeks. Little flags started appearing on cars all throughout the region. I felt that since I already had an American car, I didn't need to put a cheap little flag made in China on my Honda to prove I was an American.

The movie shoot in Bayonne went on regardless of what was happening in New York. The director didn't want to wait and we started production on the 17th. The first Monday after the attacks it was raining and I never saw traffic like I saw on the streets of Brooklyn. I watched a 20 foot truck barrel down the sidewalk at 30 miles an hour, Williamsburg Hassidim fleeing for their lives as the driver drove across the right-hand sidewalk, broke out into the traffic on the cross street and made a left turn. Trucks had not been allowed into the city for nearly a week, all traffic was shut down from below Houston and the bridges were shut down for the 6 days after the attack. The Battery Tunnel never opened when I was there. My commute from Williamsburg to Bayonne took me across a highway that had a perfect view of downtown, it was almost like a postcard, and I watched the smoke billow out every morning and every evening for the entire month the movie filmed. For the first two weeks, traffic crawled along this route, agonizing. People often would pull out cameras and take pictures. I was incredibly angry at this behavior, I thought it was very disrespectful, although I can't pinpoint why, it just felt very tourist-y, very "lookit the carnival," although I wish I had a photo from that commute now. It was such an unbelievable scene. Once the movie wrapped, I never returned to that road.

I tried to get the director to incorporate the mood of the times into the film, as a document of what was happening around us, but no luck. It felt insane to me to be filming but not pay any attention to what was uppermost on all of our minds.

During a location shoot near the Bayonne Bridge, a fireman from Bayonne proudly told me some of the loot he and others in his fire brigade had stolen from the scene downtown. Some paper bonds, promissory stock notes, personal effects from the dead that they had gathered as mementos, squirreled away in defiance of the proper authorities. He showed me a comb he had stolen from the pile. I was aghast - whose widow could have been comforted from the DNA remains of that comb? I was sickened by his attitude toward the theft, he was virtually preening, showing off his bloated importance, and I was reminded of other reports that firemen rotated in from other fire companies in the region had looted the local bars and restaurants within the cordoned off area for liquor, food and money. When I found out Bernard Kerik was using one of the lofts dedicated to the rescue effort as a fuckpalace with Judith Regan, it made complete sense to me. The grief of the local firemen and the madness of the scene downtown, as well as the cordoning off of the area from local traffic, and the general confusion of overlapping governmental authorities had turned it into a scene from Mad Max. The worst behavior probably didn't last a week, but it stuck with me, especially when faced with that preening fireman. To this day, while I am respectful of those who lost their lives trying to save people from the burning towers, and saddened immensely by the losses that their families endured for their heroism, it is tempered by the behavior of the jackal I met. Humans are incredibly complicated, I don't think there is any benefit in disguising it.

Thanks for making OMAC a success!

2011-09-10T14:10:00.000-07:00

I just want to take a second and thank all of you who picked up OMAC #1 for making the debut of our little book a rousing success! I hope that those of you who sampled the first issue, either in paper copy form, or on the digital site will stay on the ride with us as we go through what is one of the craziest rides in comics. 2nd issue comes out in 3 and half weeks - join us then!

O.M.A.C. Preview!

2011-09-03T14:20:00.000-07:00

OMAC - the sleeper comic of the new 52 - comes out on this Wednesday. Pick up a copy, and visit with me down at the Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach from 5pm to 8pm, where I will be signing and sketching for folks who buy the book! Brother Eye demands it!

Here's a preview of the interior work! Join us!

OMAC Comic Signing!

2011-08-28T17:58:00.000-07:00

I will be signing and drawing sketches for anyone who buys a copy of OMAC on September 7th from 5pm - 8pm at the Comic Bug Shop in Manhattan Beach - come one come all-

More stuff from Marvel super-Heroes Magazine...

2011-08-23T21:06:00.000-07:00

OMAC! O.M.A.C! O'Mac!

2011-08-23T19:07:00.001-07:00

#52splash

Omac is coming in two weeks! Buy it online or at your local store!

I'll be signing at the Comic Bug on September 7th

2011-08-17T00:34:00.000-07:00

As the release date for the DCNu 52 #1's approaches, I want to give a little heads up, I'll be signing at the Comic Bug when OMAC #1 comes out. It's will be on September 7th, from 5pm until 8pm... I'll give another reminder as we get closer to the date. Be there or be square!

More stuff from Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine...

2011-08-17T00:29:00.000-07:00

More stuff from my recent gig pencilling and inking stuff for Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine. A Storm "Clip and Collect". I've been very pleased with my work on the magazine, I've been trying to get a more solid feel to my figures and work on some elements of shading and design for the figure. i'll post more over the next few weeks.

OMAC is coming, and in a few weeks I'll post some fun stuff regarding that work too. Keith and Dan are knocking it out of the park.

The Weapon Now Available on Comixology-

2011-08-16T15:45:00.000-07:00

A 4 issue series that I am very proud of, The Weapon, is now available for folks to purchase at Comixology. I had a tremendous amount of fun drawing the book, so check it out. Add it to your collection!

Gonna share some recent stuff!

2011-07-19T20:45:00.000-07:00

Gonna share some recent art here over the next few weeks. I've been busy drawing covers and interiors to the new Disney Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine! It's a great magazine aimed at the kids market, hopefully attracting a whole world of new readers to the Marvel characters. Here's a fun double-paged spread of Dr. Doom I pencilled and inked for the 4th issue of the magazine (sans text). The incredibly talented and fantastic artist Steve Buccellato colored the hell out of it! Enjoy! (Click on the image to make it larger!)

San Diego comic con appearance!

2011-07-10T14:32:00.001-07:00

I will be at the San Diego Comicbook Convention in 10 days at the Hero Initiative booth (number 5003) on Wednesday July 20th from 6-9pm. I'll be drawing sketches and maybe contributing some OMAC sketches to the charity (if i can squeeze in the time to do them before the con), so come on down and say hello.

Plenty of stuff for sale this weekend!

2011-07-10T14:27:00.001-07:00

As we creep up on the San Diego Comic Convention, I should take a second and mention that my work has all been catalogued A-M and then M-Z at Spencer Beck's The Artist's Choice Website. Everything you see from A-Z is for sale, with lots of great artists represented- snap up one you like, (they are the one-of-a-kind original artwork) and hang it on your wall...

some great stuff coming up-

2011-06-18T19:28:00.001-07:00

Swamped with work at the moment, so I've let the blog slide, but there are some great things coming up over the horizon and i'll try and share them here as they come closer. O.M.A.C is one of them - here's a pic-

I'm also doing art and covers for Disney's Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine - here's something fun I pencilled and inked for the first cover- The incredibly talented Steve Buccellato graced it with the colors.

Burger King Thor comic!

2011-05-03T08:53:00.001-07:00

There is a fun Burger King Thor comic that I pencilled and inked that is available in preparation for the Thor movie that opens this Friday. A little coverage about the book can be found here. Ig gets all the glory, I have no control over the press release, but I would have only gotten 1/4th of the glory anyway. He's a really solid artist and a great guy, so I don't mind. It'll be our secret. That's more fun, isn't it? What is life without secrets?!

And speaking of exciting secrets: I can't show you any art here on the blog, and you can't view any of the art without going to a Burger King store first, asking for and getting the specific Thor BK Toy insert with a unique 10-digit code, and hoping it gives you access to the issue I drew, which was the 2nd issue in the series of 4, but once you do, it's your secret alone! This special offer is available for the next 6 weeks. Take that Patton Oswalt! Doing the hard work of finding the secret things that only you get to see still exists. Your Otaku must be strong for you to read this comic! Good luck!

Justice League of America #50 Cover for Hero Initiative!

2011-03-29T10:23:00.000-07:00

The Covers for JLA #50 are up at the Hero Initiative website- check them out -

Here is the Hero bulletin-

LOS ANGELES, CA (February 1, 2011) – The Hero Initiative, a charity dedicated to helping comic creators in medical or financial need, most proudly announces their new partnership in the Justice League Of America #50 project with DC Comics. This is the first collaboration with DC comics ever and Hero is chomping at the bit to pull the collection together. The call has gone out and dozens of artists are putting pen to paper. DC has generously donated 100 blank-covered cardstock copies of Justice League Of America #50 to Hero, and work is being created by well-known stars such as Jim Lee, Alex Ross, George Perez, Jason Bone, Jim Valentino, and many many more.

"It's an honor to participate, not only because this is the first time DC Comics is collaborating with Hero Initiative, but because Hero Initiative is such an important organization to our community" said Jim Lee, artist and Co-Publisher of DC Comics.

"We're thrilled to be working in new ways with DC Comics, and showcasing some of the greatest artists and greatest characters in the world," said Hero Initiative President Jim McLauchlin. "And of course, sales of the covers and the collected book will go toward helping many other comic creators in need."

All 100 original Justice League America covers will be published in a book slated for release in 2011, and a public viewing of all covers will be scheduled as well.

Here's mine-

Upcoming-

2011-03-13T17:12:00.000-07:00

I've got some stuff in the pipeline, although oddly enough I probably can't talk about all the pencilling work I've been doing for Marvel and Disney, but it's kept me relatively happy.

I can probably go on about upcoming things I'm inking - issue 38 of Outsiders comes out on April 6th.

and the cover to the book I'll be inking over George this spring has come out- looks like a lot of fun, doesn't it?

Hero Initiative Avengers show at C2E2

2011-02-17T16:42:00.000-08:00

If you're at the C2E2 comic convention, stop by the Hero Initiative showing of all the great covers done for the New Avengers project by a absolutely amazing caliber of cartoonists. Over 100 covers all drawn by top talents- all of it goes toward aid for cartoonist who hit on hard times.

Here's my cover -

Go!

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents preview-

2011-02-08T11:39:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone - Haven't had a lot of stuff i can preview here, some projects are still in progress. But the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 preview came out today with some beautiful George Perez art that I got to ink. I think it hits the stands this week or next. Enjoy!!

Recent work update-

2011-01-30T19:38:00.001-08:00

Some books with some of my inking work in them are available, (or will come available this month). No links, i'm too exhausted tonight to find the links. you can scope most of these books out at your local comic shop (LCS).

Teen Titans #91
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1.
T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents #4
Generation Hope #3 and #4

Also the trade featuring my pencils and inks on Marvel Adventures Super-Heroes comes out this month as well - keep your eyes peeled - it stars Thor: God of Asgard

I'm working on some stuff that will become available in different formats (and even different countries!) over the next few months, so keep your eyes to the skies!

Artwork for sale-

2011-01-30T19:19:00.000-08:00

As the year begins, I would be remiss if I did not mention that I have made my artwork available for sale in 2011. I've opened up the vaults! The work ranging from 1993 to the present, and it spans a huge number of pencillers.

Here are some:
Dale Eaglesham!
Angel Medina!
Todd Nauck!
Jerry Ordway!
Ron Garney!
Andrea DiVito!
Chris Cross!
Leandro Fernandez!
George Perez!
Steve Pugh!
Mike Deodato!
Salvador Larocca!
Ron Lim!
Al Rio!
Upcoming "Fear Itself" artist Stuart Immonen!
Jackson Guice!
Hugo Petrus!
Pat Olliffe!
Chris Marrinan!
Manuel Garcia!
James Cordiero!

and many more! Check them out - most pages have a link to showcase the art and all the prices are reasonable.
Happy 2011 everyone-

More trades-

2011-01-27T19:01:00.001-08:00

A Fantastic Four trade-paperback is coming out with some of my work. Pick up a copy today!

Generation Hope stuff-

2011-01-06T18:53:00.000-08:00

I've been lucky enough to be helping out a little bit with the inks on a new book over at Marvel called Generation Hope. There's a nice article over at Comic Book Resources, and interview with the talented writer of the book!

There are some pages I helped out on posted as well - enjoy!

almost let this trade slip by-

2010-12-29T22:25:00.001-08:00

A trade of Excalibur has come out featuring some of my inks. Almost missed this one, it came out a few weeks ago, i think. i inked over Carlos Pacheco and Casey Jones, and I believe that some of this artwork from this trade can be found on the Artist's Choice website for very reasonable prices. This trade ends with issue 103. I pencilled and inked part of the next issue - #104, and took over the inking chores for the next year of the book with 107 and followed it nearly to the end (I think the last issue i inked was 122 or 123) It will be fun to see that work again, once they reprint it.

New Trades -

2010-12-19T18:52:00.000-08:00

There's a Thor trade coming out that features my inks over Stuart Immonen. I was returning to comics from my year+ Stan Lee Media hiatus, and was given a shot at inking Stuart in one of his darker modes. I think we complimented one another in this style; it worked out well enough that we took it over to the Hulk book. I'll be curious to see if it's got the "silent" issue we did - I experimented with 2 different styles of inking on that one, the style for the flashbacks was scratchy and loose, and the modern stuff wet and black, although I don't remember telling anyone I planned on doing it. Nobody complained. I inked most of this series straddling the coasts, started the project in Santa Monica and wrapping it up on the floor of an apartment smelling and watching the smoke rise from the ruins of the World Trade Center.

Portfolio!

2010-12-18T12:03:00.001-08:00

Artwork. You can click on any of the images for a larger view.

More art up on The Artist's Choice Website-

2010-12-04T09:34:00.000-08:00

Adding to the batches of artwork that I have for sale this Christmas season, are new additions of DCU: Legacies #5 over George Perez, and pages from a Marvel Free Comic Book Day starring Iron Man vs. the Titanium Man!

There's a ton of stuff up there: in advance of the movie, there is quite a bit of quality Captain America stuff from my multiple shots at the character - inking over Ron Garney, Andrea DiVito, and Dale Eaglesham, as well as a great story that I pencilled and inked a year ago for a Taco Bell in-store-only special! All easy pickings at reasonable prices - enjoy!

Marvel Adventures Super-Heroes #9 preview up!

2010-12-03T09:58:00.000-08:00

Coming out this Wednesday! Here's a preview of my pencils and inks on Marvel Adventures Super-Heroes #9-

Inking news: There's a nice little story in the DCU Holiday Special starring Superman that also comes out next week, I lent my inky hand to the proceedings.

And at the end of the calendar year I'll be lending that same inky hand on the Legion Annual over Keith Giffen! This one is tremendously thrilling for me - I'm a big Keith Giffen fan and an even bigger Legion fan, so this has been very exciting for me to help ink the THIRD Legion Annual #1. It's really a great annual - I love the interplay between Vi and Ayla and the new Emerald Empress and Keith's pencils are so exciting and full of life. Long Live the Legion!

Upcoming trades of my work to look out for

2010-11-28T10:10:00.000-08:00

There is a Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty trade coming out in January, which has my inks in there somewhere.
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A trade of Captain America: Rebirth, where I inked over Dale Eaglesham's contribution to the series, is coming out the month before the new Captain America movie.
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The trade of Marvel Adventures Avengers: Thor is coming out in January. I pencilled and inked half the trade: I was especially proud of the issue in Asgard: I put a ton of effort into that issue, and I think it shows. I consider it my crowning achievement, and it turns out to be my swansong on the book as well. I enjoyed my turn with the characters, it was a lot of fun! All things must pass -Onto new things!

I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that you (yes - You!) can also purchase the original artwork from all 3 of these trades at the Artist's Choice website, where all of my artwork is for sale.

Violet

2010-11-16T07:43:00.000-08:00

My daughter Violet is recovering from open heart surgery at UCLA. She's been quite the trooper, and her vital signs have been stable for close to 20 hours now.

She's just sleeping at the moment.

More of my work in Entertainment Weekly

2010-11-13T08:26:00.000-08:00

This week you can see more of my work in Entertainment Weekly. A nice drawing of Captain America that I inked over Ron Garney, and has been used for a ton of Captain America licensed products over the last 15 years, graces the interior of the magazine on page 6.

The original art is hanging on my wall in the living room. Kinda fun to hold the magazine up to it and compare. They flipped the image horizontally.

Fun!

The first time I was in Entertainment Weekly was when I inked a Hulk splash page that appeared for a puff piece on the Hulk book about 7 or 8 years back.

I'll have to shoot for 3!

More work from me available on the Marvel Ipad app-

2010-11-10T22:16:00.000-08:00

More of my work is available on the Marvel ipad app this week, where they have just added Ron Garney and Mark Waid's first groundbreaking run on Captain America available for purchase. It was a real watershed in Cap's storied career, and I was proud to have been able to lend a hand. My favorite issue of that run is the last, issue #454 - just a breakneck-paced issue, where I really finally felt at home with the character and my inks over Ron.

And after downloading the comic on your ipad, why not head on over to the Artist's Choice and purchase a page of the original 11" x 17" comic book art from the Captain America series - prices are very reasonable and can be had from $60 on up!

Comic Art for Sale!

2010-11-10T22:11:00.000-08:00

As the holiday season casts it's shadow, go on over to the Artist's Choice and grab a page of original comic book art drawn or inked by me for your collection! Each one of these pages is the original 11" x 17" artwork that was used in the production of the comic or graphic novel!

New Issue of Ma: Super-Heroes #8 out today!

2010-11-10T09:10:00.000-08:00

Issue 8 of Marvel Adventures: Super-Heroes is out today! This is a tremendously fun issue - Nova tags along with Thor and Valkyrie to beat up some trolls and a dragon. What's not to love?

Comixology, has a preview. You can find all manner of comics to download there too.

MA Super- Heroes #7 preview on Comixology

2010-11-07T08:38:00.000-08:00

A fun site - Comixology, you can find all manner of comics to download. they've got a preview of the latest issue I drew of Super-Heroes!

Marvel adventures: super-Heroes #8!

2010-11-05T23:18:00.000-07:00

MASH #8 comes out this week- Paul Tobin knocked it out of the park with this script - my favorite yet! And Unbeleiveably great colors by Soto! My hero! Here's a nice preview of the action!

MASH #8 comes out this week- here's a nice preview of the action!

Long Beach Comic Con!

2010-10-24T15:39:00.000-07:00

I about 5 days the Long Beach Comic Con starts up- I'll be in Artists' Alley, table #1900-something. Also, I'll be doing a panel on how to survive as an artist (because I'm insanely curious about the question itself) with Norm Rapmund and Aaron Sowd on Friday from 3pm until 3:45.

Stuff that comes out tomorrow, Wednesday October 20th

2010-10-19T19:34:00.000-07:00

Some stuff I inked will be appearing on stands tomorrow-

Legacies #6. I inked 10 pages of the Jerry Ordway segment. I love Jerry's work, so that was a lot of fun for me. George Perez inked the other half of Jerry's tale, so you can't be amongst better company that that! Great book - and issue 5 sold out in less than 3 hours at my local shop, so get there early if you want a copy.

Legion of Super-Heroes #6. I inked the last half of the book over Phil Jimenez's pencils, a great, great guy and former classmate of mine from SVA. I think I've heard since that Phil will be doing a Legion Academy book with Paul Levitz which everyone should check out. Given how well Phil and Paul worked together, it should be a great book!

The softcover trade of Legion of 3 Worlds comes out as well. That book was a major focus of my life for over a year. I just got some comp copies and I was reminded how much fun that book is! Great writing, George's art speaks for itself and the color is just gorgeous. If you haven't picked up a copy of the hardcover, grab a fresh trade one off the shelves tomorrow. You'll be glad you did.

Marvel Adventures #7 is out on Wednesday the 13th!

2010-10-08T17:40:00.000-07:00

Friday the 13th falls on a Wednesday this month, and that's when MA: Super-Heroes comes out! I pencilled and inked the whole shebang, written by the excellent Paul Tobin! Get thee to a comic shoppe to pick up a copy!

Here's a sample-

Army, Air Force Exchange Service!

2010-09-17T15:04:00.001-07:00

I'm currently daydreaming about Thor and Valkyrie beating up trolls. A good day.

I pencilled and inked an issue for Marvel and the Army Air Force Exchange Service recently. I think it's already come out at AAF exchanges around the world. Here are some fun pics from the book.

DCU Legaceis #5 sold out!

2010-09-16T18:29:00.000-07:00

Swinging by one of my Local Comic-book Shoppes, looking for reference on trolls, and I found out that Legacies #5 sold out in les than a day.. Hope you all got a copy who wanted one!

Updated October News -
October 13th -Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #7 - with my pencils and inks. It's a fun one with Iron Man and the Black Widow.
October 20th - The softbound edition of Legion of Three Worlds is released, as well as my inking contributions to Legion of Super- Heroes #6, and DCU Leagcies #6.

November News - I'll be pencilling and inking Marvel Adventures Super-Heroes #8. Look for it in shops mid-November, just in time for Turkey Day.

Legacies #5 Comes out next Wednesday-

2010-09-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

I've inked issue 5 of DCU Legacies, which comes out next week. This is a very interesting project, with art from people who have influenced DC from it's inception through today. I feel honored to have been able to lend a hand to something where some of my personal heroes, influences, peers and (in one case) teacher have poured their efforts into a great series. This issue covers the time period leading up to and including Crisis on infinite Earths. Here are some Previews of the work. It's always a pleasure to ink over George-

General October News-

2010-09-08T10:38:00.000-07:00

News regarding my output in October will feature the release of Marvel Adventures Super-Heroes #7! It's a fun all ages story featuring Iron Man and the Black Widow, with a guest appearance of Prince Namor, King of the Deep! I've pencilled and inked it, It's got a great script by the fabulous Paul Tobin! When it gets closer, I'll post preview pages here.

Also in October, I'll be inking the back-up section of Legion of Super-Heroes #6, which will feature pencils by an old friend of mine - Phil Jimenez! Good times had by all. Boy, I want to pencil and ink that book so badly! I loves me some Legion.

Comic Book Resources spotlighted a cover I drew for the Hero Initiative

2010-09-07T10:36:00.000-07:00

Over at Comic Book Resources, they spotlighted (spotlit?) the Hero Initiative's New Avengers Covers Project. They've got a nice jpg of my contribution. There are some GREAT contributions from various incredibly talented artists here. Always a pleasure to help out wherever I can - Hero is a great non-profit dedicated to helping older comic book artists in an hour of need. Help them out with a small donation if you can, they have a little paypal link on their site, so it's painless to help out with a few dollars here and there. Every little bit counts, and it's tax deductible.

Original Art for Sale-

2010-09-06T10:49:00.001-07:00

Hi everybody!

After a bit of a wait, I'm happy to announce that my original art is for sale- at The Artists' Choice

There's a lot of stuff there, dating back through the early 90's- all at pretty reasonable prices. Peruse!

Wonder Woman Day 2010-

2010-08-22T22:01:00.000-07:00

I did a nice 11 x 17 piece for Wonder Woman Day today. Hopefully it will fetch a little money at auction for domestic violence shelters in Oregon and New Jersey.

I like this one, I caught the germ of the idea from reading an interview with Mike Mignola, and the way he shaded a woman's belly in a cover or pin-up (included in the interview) caught my eye. Oddly enough, when it came to this particular drawing, Wonder Woman's metalic midrift precluded my applying what I liked about the drawing to begin with. Still, a favorite for this year, art-wise.

More comic goodness to come in November-

2010-08-18T09:04:00.000-07:00

The solicits for Marvel's November output are out - I've got work scheduled in Marvel Adventures Super-Heroes #8-

Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
There's no vacation spot quite like Asgard, and when Thor is called home Nova hitches a ride, only to find the fabled realm in danger with an imposter on the throne! It's a deadly day off for the cosmic Avenger as he struggles to survive troll kings, troll warriors, troll sorcerers, and the baleful consequences of flirting with a Valkyrie!
32 PGS./ MARVEL ADVENTURES/All Ages …$2.99

Sounds fun!

Some Stuff From the Archives

2010-08-18T08:52:00.000-07:00

Was rooting around in the bookshelves, looking for more space, and came across sketches for something I could not remember. I only have a vague recollection now that it was for a pitch of a friend of mine in animation. I kinda like the designs, although I wouldn't recommend them for animation; a little too complicated, I would think.

Clearly the "A" motif implied the name of the series was to begin with an "A" somehow. I really like the pet with the bat wings. I'm not even sure if my friend ever saw them.

new stuff coming down the line-

2010-07-27T08:17:00.000-07:00

In September-
DC Legacies #5
Written by LEN WEIN
Art by GEORGE PEREZ & SCOTT KOBLISH and WALTER SIMONSON with SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
1:25 Variant cover by WALTER SIMONSON

Red Skies hang over the entire DC Universe as each and every hero on Earth gathers for what will be the first in a series of universe-spanning Crises!

Meanwhile, Walter Simonson helps us shift the focus from Earth to the heroes of outer space - and beyond!

On sale SEPTEMBER 15 * 5 of 10 * 40 pg, FC $3.99 US

And in October-

MARVEL SUPER HEROES #7
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled and inked by SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
It's action far beneath the ocean's waves, when the White Spider takes Iron Man hostage, and the Black Widow is forced to trespass into Prince Namor's domain in a desperate bid to save Tony Stark's life! And just who is the Sub-Mariner's very unexpected prisoner?
32 PGS./ MARVEL ADVENTURES/All Ages ...$2.99

SVA Gallery show this fall-

2010-07-02T23:22:00.000-07:00

In October, SVA is having an art exhibit focusing on comic book artwork by SVA alumni.

Here's the press release from the School of Visual of Arts:

"Coming This Fall—Ink Plots: The Tradition of the Graphic Novel at SVA

October 9 - November 7, 2010
Visual Arts Gallery
601 West 26 Street, 15th Floor
New York City

It’s been three decades since legendary cartoonist and former SVA faculty member Will Eisner coined the term "graphic novel," and since then the format has grown steadily in popularity and critical acclaim. The graphic novel’s success is especially noteworthy as other print media have struggled for an audience in the face of blogs, Facebook pages and iPhone apps. Curated by Marshall Arisman, chair of the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department, and Thomas Woodruff, chair of the BFA Illustration and Cartooning Department, this exhibition of published works and original art by SVA alumni helps explain the format’s enduring appeal."

I'll post more as it develops. The gallery opening is set up so that it overlaps with the New York Comic Book Convention. I'm still mulling over attending, but will probably decide not to. It would likely take up too much of Violet's school-time, and we're already going to be traveling the week before. Since I'll be going to the Long Beach Convention three weeks after the NY con, I don't know if it's worth it. I'd rather focus on the work I've lined up in the fall.

Wonder Woman 600-

2010-06-30T19:56:00.000-07:00

Lots of stuff going on. Before I forget, I inked George Perez's contribution to Wonder Woman 600! A milestone in my professional life, as I was a big fan of George's take on Princess Diana. Lots of fun! Pick up a copy today!

sketch card from last year-

2010-06-27T20:48:00.001-07:00

sketch

2010-06-20T15:31:00.000-07:00

Daredevil Omnibus!

2010-06-20T15:02:00.000-07:00

The Daredevil Ominbus is out - you can get a good copy for nearly 30% off at Amazon. I haven't seen the whole package, but I inked the Annual over the excellent Leandro Fernandez, with whom I also inked the Slavers arc of the Punisher book. He's a great artist, and Brubaker's a fantastic writer.

sketchin'

2010-06-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

Starting to lose my mind waiting on the next project(s). A few days off is ok, I can deal with it for a little while. I've gotten to go to the gym more this last week than I've gotten to go in the first 6 months of the year, so that's a positive. Another positive is that I'll be able to watch my daughter's Kindergarden graduation without obsessing about my work, which is neat. We're very proud of her at this house - she's already learned how to read, write and do her maths. She's on her way...

To avoid going mental from downtime, I've decided to do a few sketches and put them up here on the blog. No pattern, no promises of more, just going to start slow. Here's a Thing.

Whoosh!

2010-06-02T22:01:00.000-07:00

Another deadline vanquished!

Before I forget, I'll be at the Golden Apple on Melrose this sunday for a general happy fun time. Come one come all!

will we never be free from art-thieves?

2010-05-22T14:55:00.001-07:00

It seems as if we have another art-thief masquerading as an art-gallery favorite. Let's out him now, shall we? His nom-du-thievery is Erro. I will simply call him thief, won't you join me in outing a criminal?

More Custom greatness!

2010-05-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

A few more pages of Iron Man 2 Custom comic work- this time for Purple Royal!

also available this week in awesome stores-

2010-05-14T21:43:00.000-07:00

My issues of Uncanny X-Men: First Class, the Knights of Hykon are out in trade!

enjoy!

Iron Man 2 Audi comic-

2010-05-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

I did a few pages of an Iron Man 2 Audi comic! Pat Olliffe did the first few pages and Khoi Pham wrapped it up in style! I had a blast drawing it - that is one heckuva car!

A few days after I drew this, I saw an Audi in my rear view mirror, I recognized the headlights - very distinctive.

the Watcher sez-

2010-05-02T23:06:00.000-07:00

The Watcher says "Take a look at Pat Olliffe's Bloggy goodness!"

Newish stuff-

2010-04-24T19:42:00.000-07:00

Did two pages of a digital comic from Marvel, you can view it anytime you like- here are the two pages. Kinda fun, no superheroes in my pages, so I took it as a challenge, keep it exciting, and I like how they turned out.