...Or...How 'Return of the Jedi' should have ended!
Monday, April 30, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Stormtrooper - Ruff pencils
A blue pencil ruff of a commission I'm currently working on.I thought it would be fun to stick the trooper on Endor looking real full of himself for killing some Ewoks.
I bet he's gonna have them stuffed.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Old school Batman!
Back in the day when he was known as 'The Batman'.This image was inspired by Batman No.1 'Professor Hugo Strange And The Monsters' from 1940.
I always liked the appeal of The Batman carrying a gun an taking no guff. A real crying shame they introduced (toned down) the strip by adding a certain lame Boy Wonder!!!!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Alan Scott - Green Lantern
Old School, yo!Seriously, I grew up reading the Len Wein 'Green Lantern' with art by Dave Gibbons. It was fantastic and had back-up stories written by Alan Moore...
But the thing is...I've recently been acquainted with the Alan Scott 'Green lantern'...and from the glimpses I've got...he is the real deal. Better than Jordan!!!
Alan Scott rocks!!!!
Monday, April 09, 2007
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
ZombieHomies Attack!
I did this for a start-up company.A Lowrider, A hot babe, Homie Zombies and a punch to the head...what more could you want?
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
The thumbnails for the roughly '18 seconds' of the first audio clip 'Dermot/Chicken'.The next stage is to roughly put together a quick animatic to see the flow...and then when it's okay'd...to do out cleaner storyboard pages and shoot a 'proper' animatic.
The animation will follow closely the 'proper' animatic.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Deb Bonair - Another panel
Another panel from the Deb strip.I'm really enjoying inking over Rory's pencils. His work is so solid. He leaves me a lot of room to add my own touches.
The guy is a drawing genius...and a real pleasure to work with.
Thugs!
Ta-da!
After a year of working on this webcomic...it can finally be officially seen!
Kevin at Pixelstrips has graciously devoted a space to on the website to this quirky story of two lowly henchmen.
Al Sparrow (the uber-talented writer) has provided this brief FAQ:
1) When do we get to see it?
As soon as I get off my butt and get the stuff to Kevin. Hopefully I'll have time this very weekend. April 1st would be a great day to have an "official" beginning, wouldn't it?
2) What's it about?
Two thugs, or henchmen for a major supervillain, get lucky and kill two major superheroes by accident. Not only does this make them targets of the entire superhero community, there's more than a few supervillains who want to take them out as well. After all, they stole their thunder...
3) Where'd you get the idea?
I watched way too many episodes of the old "Batman" show with Adam West. Pay too much attention and you'll notice that sometimes the same thugs working for Cesar Romero's Joker one week were also henching for Gorshin's Riddler or Newmar's Catwoman the next week. It occured to me that being a thug must be a full-time gig, and someone ought to write a story about that. So I did.
4) Is this going to be like PVP where we can expect a new strip like clockwork, or Megatokyo, where we get a lot of side art while you're working on new pages?
Probably more of the latter. It comes down to how fast Steve can get pages. We have a solid 50 in the can and the plan is to release one a week. In addition to that we'll throw in character sketches, Who's Who type stuff and maybe I'll torture you with my artwork on occasion. It's a definite work in progress, but it's also one click on your mouse a week. That's not really that much to ask, I don't think.
5) Does the story have an ending?
Yes. We've actually plotted the whole thing out in case one of us dies. Or kill each other. Or something like that. It could happen.
6) Where's the merch?
It's coming, as soon as we figure out what on earth anyone would possibly want to spend their money on from this comic. It's no Marvel Zombies, you know!
7) Can my kids read this?
Depends on if your kids can handle seeing characters getting shot, dropping the occasional F-bomb, or dressing in suggestive superhero attire. We're not trying to make Garth Ennis blush or anything, but I've always felt cursing exists for a reason and if used effectively can help make dialogue better.
8) What are your goals with this comic?
It started out as a pasttime, evolved into a project, and is now becoming a published work...even if only on the web. Beyond that, we'd like to collect it in pulp format and sell it at some point, and then there's the day Marvel or DC taps us to bring back Atari Force or the Micronauts. After that, I see Timm doing the art chores on the cartoon release. Nahh...we're in it for the funny, not the money. Not that we'd turn it down if it happened, mind you.
9) Are you always this long-winded?
Why do you think Steve makes me letter my own stuff?
So, Check it out...it's up at www.Pixelstrips.com
Heroes Exposed - The Killing Joke, Joke!
I had a lot of fun drawing this one.The script is another gem by Richard MacAuliffe and the colors by Kevin Volo are simply amazing. One of the best Heroes Exposed to date.
Check it out at www.pixelstrips.com
Thursday, March 29, 2007
FCEK!
I did this for Brendan. It's a parody of the FCUK T-Shirts.Not bad...a bit of fun for me to do.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Heroes Exposed - The Killing Joke!
A special Heroes Exposed strip written by Richard McAuliffe (BlueMeanie on the CGS Forum).I'm really looking forward to seeing this lettered and colored. It promises to be one of the best Heroes Exposed to date.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Strontium Dog! The Animated Series - Part 2-
Here's another two rough style guides.First up: Wulf Sternhammer. Johnny's Viking best friend and fellow bounty hunter.
Second: The Gronk. Johnny and Wulf's alien medic. Be careful not to scare him though. The Gronks are a very meek race of aliens and even the slightest shock can cause them to faint or have a heart attack.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Strontium Dog! The Animated Series!!!!
One of my all time favorite comic-book characters.Johnny Alpha...Strontium Dog!
I toyed around with an 'animated' look for a Strontium Dog series years ago.
If I was a gazillionaire...I would definitely finance this into a series of movies or direct to dvd animated series...hell, even live action would do.
And I'd pay John Wagner, Alan Grant and Carlos Ezquerra tons of money to work on it.
However, being a realist...I'd settle for an animated series...which 'if things work out' I'll pursue with a vengeance in the next couple of years.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Deb Bonair! Teaser Panel!
Another sneak peak at the Deb Bonair strip.Took me forever to ink this sucker.
Rory's pencils are magnificent though.
I'll post each page of the work in progress as soon as the whole of the debut strip is completed.
Hiccup! Ruff colors!
Still a lot of work to go...but I need to consult some of the contributors for feedback and more suggestions.Not bad so far!
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Hiccup! Inks!
Hiccup!Number 1
Inks!
Nearly there...just got to add color now and the logo and it's complete.
Hiccup!
Here's the rough pencils for a kid's comic project I cooked up.
It'll feature all ages strips by local Arizona artists.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Maria Brown!
Her she is...
Agnes beautiful daughter-in-law and mother of triplets!
Just two more characters to go and I can start storyboarding the 8 minute pilot!!!
Woohoo!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Silver Surfer...Waaaah!
The Greatest Whiner in comic book History!or...
The real reason the Surfer is no longer Galactus' Herald.
I had a really fun time doing this drawing.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Father Quinn!
The energetic and enigmatic Father Quinn!Always losing and his religion and finding it again!
Monday, February 26, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Flint Lockjaw- Page 1
The first page of a bizarre strip I did back in the early 90's for Will Eisners Sequential Art class.I'll post Page 2 tomorrow.
Seemed appropriate for my 100th post...that's right!
My 100th post.
Woohoo!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Bono Brown!
Mark and Betty's son...Bono!This is my 99th post! Phew!
Doesn't seem that long ago when I started this blog.
Heroes Exposed: Civil War!
A special 'Heroes Exposed ' episode written by 'BlueMeanie' of the CGS Forums.Enjoy!
It's a waaaay better ending than the Marvel Civil War!
Click the link:
http://www.pixelstrips.com/Archive/detail.aspx?ComicID=66&StripID=1109
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Hail to the Ex-Chief!
Ex-President Bill Clinton...I did this a while back.
I always thought that Bill would make a great cartoon character.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Betty Brown!
Mark's long suffering wife...Betty!I should have 'Buster' Brady ready to go for the next post tomorrow.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Mr. Fixit
A 'Sinatra' Hulk when he went through his 'Mr.Fixit' stage when he was a snappy dresser and a bouncer in Vegas.Sunday, February 11, 2007
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Ghost Rider Versus Death's Head Inked!
Took a bit of time!
I've been swamped for the last couple of weeks and haven't been updating as often as I should.
Here's the inked Ghost Rider v Death's Head sketch.
Look for some more posts this week. Time to get my groove back!
Sunday, January 28, 2007
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