Rough Monday: Albany Comic Con Commissions

by on November 12, 2012 at 9:36 pm
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So, back from the ever-enjoyable Albany Comic-Con! I didn’t think I’d be going and then fate intervened — fun show, as always!

Here’s the commission haul.
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Here’s a (classic) Aquagirl commission with the admiring Aqualad. I was inspired by her first appearance, where the evil Dr. Dorsal hypnotized  the Aqua-Teens when they ran off to an underwater discotheque.

Second commission, the request was for “any Avenger”; I had previously done Firestar for this same book. After much deliberation, I decided on Tigra.

Next up, the request was for Magik (Illyana Rasputin) as a schoolgirl; I had previously done X-23 and Dazzler, so this was another fun addition in the same vein.

Lastly, a Zatanna commission. How could you NOT love drawing the mistress of magic!?!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the show! Now… back to that commission list o’ mine.

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Rough Monday: Rhode Island Comic Con

by on November 7, 2012 at 10:03 am
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Straggling after a weekend of Rhode Island Comic-Con! First time they put on a show this big…. overall, a fun time.

And now… sketches and commission! Click to enlarge.

Unsold Catwoman warm-up sketch.
Lee Meriwether was a guest, so it seemed fitting!

Jubilee commission, taken with my iPhone.
Love me some Jubes!

Tank Girl commission, taken with my iPhone.
Id’ love to draw her again!

Unsold Wolverine warm-up sketch. Grr!

Unsold Storm warm-up sketch. Goddess!

And that’s it! Not too many sketches this show.

Now, back to work!

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Rough Monday: Saturday Morning Mystery

by on October 22, 2012 at 9:33 pm
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OK, so for this week’s side project, I’m doing another “Saturday Morning Redux” — a vintage kids’ program polished off with a lil’ Walko charm.

So let’s make this another contest! Take a look see (you can click to enlarge):

Correctly identify the TWO SHOWS being revamped here!

E-mail your guesses (please do not post below), and for the first person to identify correctly, I’ll do a con-style commission of any character of your choosing!

Get the guessing begin!

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Rough Monday: New York Comic-Con Commissions

by on October 15, 2012 at 10:09 am
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This weekend marked my first Artist’s Alley experience at New York Comic-Con , and it was a smashing success! It was great to meet a lot of you Heroites in person and also welcome some new members into our fold!

True to any good convention, there’s commissions to be had. So here’s the list of sketches and commissions from the show floor….

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Speedy & Stormer: “They’re OK” — This was a commission for New York Comic-Con 2012, featuring a mash-up of two misunderstood team members… Speedy from the Teen Titans and Stormer from the Misfits, of “Jem and the Holograms” fame.

My second commission for New York Comic-Con, it’s the return of Wonder Princess (with her sister Donna as well!)

“Loki & Leah: Milkshake Break” — The third commission in prep for New York Comic-Con… it’s Loki & Leah from “Journey Into Mystery”! Kid Loki is too much fun.

The fourth commission in prep for New York Comic-Con… Sheldon Cooper from “The Big Bang Theory.” Bazinga.

The fifth commission in prep for New York Comic-Con… it’s Smurfette! This reminds me of grade school, where my classmates would ask me to draw Smurfs all da time.

A Harley Quinn Commission from NYCC, captured via iPhone

Phoenix unsold warm-up sketch from NYCC, captured via iPhone

Ace Kilroy Commission from NYCC, captured via iPhone

Nightcrawler commission, from NYCC, captured via iPhone

Spawn unclaimed commission, from NYCC, captured via iPhone

Hulk (Mark Hopkins) & Ms Marvel (his girlfriend, Jess) commission, from NYCC, captured via iPhone

A Thanos & Adam Warlock & Gamora commission, from NYCC, captured via iPhone. (and a little nod to the ol’ “Hero Of The Beach” ads)

Robin commission, from NYCC, captured via iPhone. The boy that requested it, who was like 9 or 10, said, ‘I want the Nick Cardy Robin, but give him the George Perez mask.” Love!

DC Comics’ Uncle Sam commission (with a political statement), from NYCC, captured via iPhone

“Dr. Doom as a Pink Lantern” — A commission from NYCC, captured via iPhone

“Can you draw Moon Knight mooning?” Uh, OK. — A commission from NYCC, captured via iPhone

Black Orchid & Argus commission, from NYCC, captured via iPhone

Robin & Wondergirl commission (from a fan who wanted them together), from NYCC, captured via iPhone

Catwoman warm-up sketch, from NYCC, unsold

The last commission of NYCC, captured with my iPhone… it’s the Titans Girls: Lilith, Wonder Girl and Aqua Girl enjoying some downtime at the Canary Cottage Disco! Cage Dancing on Wednesdays.

And that’s that! Whew! Once again, thanks for everyone who stopped by to visit, chat and shop! Definitely planning on doing New York again next year, too!

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Rough Monday: Diary of A Mad Men

by on October 8, 2012 at 11:02 am
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In my last “The Line It Is Drawn” assignment, the rules were this: “In honor of the Emmy’s this weekend, mash-up comic book characters with any of the TV shows nominated for Best Comedy or Best Drama.”

I chose the brilliant suggestion, “Several inmates from Arkham as the cast of Mad Men.” I started by looking for Mad Men cast photos to get inspired….

So I started thinking of who would be who. I immediately like the idea of Joker as Don (the idea man) and that naturally placed Harley Quinn as Peggy (the eager apprentice). Poison Ivy is so natural as Joan. The duplicitous Roger plays a nice Two-Face. And squirrely Pete would make a good Riddler.

So I started sketching them out, mashing up the inmates with the office mates….

So that’s just the start. I needed to make them more playful, pushing the poses to capture that sinister air of Batman’s worst villains.

So now, some of the fun visuals jokes emerge. Joker holding a pencil (we know what he does with pencils). Harley with the spiked drinks. Posion Ivy’s lethal plant on the desk. Some playful file folders…

So one final pencil rough to finalize…

I toyed with placing Joan/Ivy on the desk, but she was pulling too much focus. So, I used the pose of her standing. And…

… inked and colored the final piece. This ended up being one of my favorites, so I’m tickled that  i09 picked it up.

This will also be available as a print at New York Comic Con on October 11th-14th, this upcoming weekend. I’ll be in Artist’s Alley at table E15, not too far from the Kickstarter booth. Stop by and say hello!

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