Goodbye 2008!

Back from Holiday madness

X Mas Eve

Feliz Navidad

Let's meet the some of the Characters...

Happy Hanukah from the gang!

Shout it out!
Sorry i missed two days, my internet was down and Hanukah kicked off. Back to the grind now.

Another Breakdown...

Poolside...

Well...

...the cat is outta the bag. I'm working on the Deadpool Annual! Thanks for the heads up Ben!

Same scene..

I hope the scenery here isn't getting dull, as soon as i can reveal more, i'll post different stuff. Thanks to everyone who stops by and keeps helps add fuel to my fire!

Busy Grinding...

We could all use a fire place these days...

R.I.P. Betty

Thanks for the inspiration, and showing us what a woman should look like.

I'll return with an Art Post tomorrow.

Another Thumb...

Breakdown for today

I like seeing different artists processes. Hopefully, you do as well. Here's one thumbnail out of a 5 pages sequence I'm working on. I should be able to announce it here soon.

Week 2, kickin off

The Dig

I feel like a paleontologist who has just unearthed a dinosaurs tooth. The wonders of what lies beyond this tooth are endless (The tooth representing new ground I'm breaking artistically, my style revealing itself.) Will this dig reveal a complete and colossal T Rex fossil? Or merely the lower mandible of some smaller Dinosaur? Only time will tell, but my gut tells me a T rex awaits, so anxiously i dig.

Yes, even on weekends :)

One thing i've really wanted to play with, and pull of, is speed lines. Reading Shaman Warriors has shown me how much motion can be depicted in a still image. Fascinating stuff, if you haven't read the series, RUN OUT AND DO SO. This is my first attempt at using speed lines.

A little panel today

Another...

Things are starting to click...

Today's offering...

Something i liked about this shot. The depth, the environment, seemed to all come together more effortlessly than I'm used to. Unlike the other panels i've showed, this one had very little rendering, very graphic. I'm learning to find that balance.

1 a day?

I'm going to try and post one image a day, as i work on this book, through the month of december. Try being the KEY word ;)

Breaking New Ground...

There is nothing more exciting, yet at the same time frightening and uncertain, then seeing your artwork enter a new area. Well, thats where I'm heading now. Entering that dark tunnel, hoping to come out the other side, stronger and more confident. I guess the best thing you can do is enjoy the ride.
I see and feel the influence of looser strokes. More expressive brush and now nib work. Love the nib. I think all the Manga i've been reading is entering my DNA, as well as some European and South American artists i've been slowly digesting for years now.
Hope you all enjoy watching this change occur, and the results.

Throwing down some inks...

A Quicky

In the midst of finals.

Another Design for the unsaid project...

... still need to make some tweaks

Without giving anything away...

...Here are some penciled panels.

Breaking the Story seal...

More designs, and a little glimpse into the story, without giving away anything.

Pluggin away...

Mums the word...

I have some amazing news. All i can say is..
1) I got a great new job
2) I'm working with a writer who's background blows my mind
3) I'm working with one of the best damn editors in comics
More to come, as i can say more.

The way that i kick, you'd swear Jim Kelley was in this Mutha F*cka...

Playin, having fun, groovin. Remembering those Saturday afternoons watchin Kung Fu flicks on TV.

Gettin loose, sketching again

I will kick your mutha fu- WATCH YO MOUTH!

Just Playin. The first page is kinda lame, second page better.

The Dark Place

My friend Chris Brunner has been known to use this saying, "I went to the dark place when i drew this." I take that to mean, he invested himself fully in a piece, letting the piece completely absorb him. This can be a good way to try new things, and push yourself to limits, coming back to earth with a new way of seeing. I think i went to the dark place with this one. It's not done, so the lights are still off.