Lost Monkey

[Joel]

Hey all, just wanted to remind everyone to checkout Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs #1 which hit stores tomorrow. Fans of the cult classic film won't be disappointed, Hans Rodionoff's scripts have the spirit, edginess, and dark humor of the hit movie...and some.

Who's the fancy monkey, you ask? I love to draw monkeys around the offices here at Wildstorm...mostly for birthdays and post-it note favors..but this guy was drawn for a friend of studiomate Livio Ramondelli...ahh fancy monkies...anyway, be sure to check me out at myspace...joelgomezartist.

take care
JOEL

Webs

[Nuñez]

Hello everyone!

I know I'm always drawing Spidey and good ol' Venom, but I just can't help it, they're just so damn fun to draw because of their big shapes!!!

I think the only pain when it comes to drawing these characters is having to do all the webbing on Spidey's costume, other than that I can't really complain on Venom because you really have no limits when it comes to him.... So with all that said, hope you like! :)

The Image Seven!

[Eddy]

It's not everyday you get to meet Jim Lee. Or Whilce Portacio. Or Marc Silvestri. Now, just add Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino and Rob Liefeld to the mix and you've got a great day. Throw in some free comics and ninety-degree plus weather and you've got the all seven of the Image founders signing at Atomic Comics for Free Comic Book Day last Saturday!

As one of my friends put it, "it's like being a part of comics history!" And for hundreds of fans baking in the hot Arizona sun, that's exactly what it was at they all waited several hours to meet the Image Seven. Having lived in Arizona, Marat Mychaels was also there and he told me was the first Image rookie, making him number eight.

The buzz in the room was great too, as everyone reminisced about the good old days and even the days yet to come. The level of anticipation and excitement in the air was very real and you could feel it from both fans and creators alike.

What could be more fitting for the seventh FCBD?

No Good To Me Dead

[Livio]

So here’s a painting of everyone’s favorite bounty hunter, Boba Fett. I was just going for a basic moody shot here. I was trying to stick to a semi-limited palette and keep the colors pretty “earthy”.

I’ve always loved the design for Boba Fett’s helmet-there’s just something so unsympathetic about that faceplate, and it really captures what the character is all about.

Another great thing about painting this character is that you can play around with his totally beat-to-crap armor. I think it’s really easy to get carried away with adding way more nicks and dents than necessary but I honestly tried to restrain myself here. You be the judge. Hope you enjoy!

-Livio

Mistah JJ!

Yo check out my Harley Quinn. It was a commission from Wizard World LA and it came out kind of sexy, if I do say so myself. I also added the blue in the computer to touch it up a bit.

Hope you enjoy the piece because I enjoyed doing it and don't forget to pick up New Dynamix #3 tomorrow.

Peace.

So Strange?

[Oliver]

Here is another piece I did for pick up at the New York Comic-con. This was my first crack at Dr. Strange and I had a lot of fun drawing him. He's one of those characters that you can just go crazy with as far as environments and situations go.

Anyhoo, hope you like:)

Heads Up!

[Lopez]

Hey y'all , this is another commission I recently did of The Defenders' Valkyrie in her classic costume. This was one of those drawings that you just get into and kinda make it up as you go. When doing these sketches there are so many things you can do, I have a bad habit of over thinking the layout and composition but sometimes things work out okay if you just flow.

Hope you dig it, see ya. Mike

Fenix Rising

[Joel]

Hey all, just wanted to post a piece I had done of one of my all-time favorite video games...Gears of War. Last week, at the New York Comic Con -I got the opportunity to chat it up with Michael Capps-president of Epic Games, and Joshua Ortega- a friend of mine who happens to be writing the storyline for Gears II and boy, am I excited for November!

Normally for me, November means great turkey eats and football goodness (Go Packers!), but this year with the release of Gears II at the same time, something's gotta give...oh, well...Thanksgiving comes every year...I'm sure there will be leftovers...somewhere!

JOEL

"Emma Frost" The Remix

[Nome]

Hey yall's, hows it going? First of all, thanks to everyone who stopped by artist's alley in NY to say "Hi", chat, and of course spend money:) It was great to finally meet a bunch of fans who have gotten commissions from me throughout the year and put faces to the names.

Here is a piece I did for pick up at the NY show. They wanted my version of "Emma Frost" who happens to be my favorite X-character, so I was thrilled to do it. It ain't coincidence that she also resembles my favorite real life person....hmmmm? You figure it out. Hope you like:)

New York, New York!

[Eddy]

(From top to bottom) Jim Lee & Stan Lee, Oliver Nome & Grant Morrison, Joel Gomez & Gabriele Dell'Otto and Oliver Coipel & JJ Kirby.

Has it been a week since the show already? The show's all a big blur now, except for the photos of new friends, old friends and just good times all around.

The weather was great. The fans were great. And New York is about as different from San Diego as you could get, so it was a great change of pace too. After the show, we also took a tour around DC Comics thanks to Kevin Kiniry, DC's manager of licensing who was very generous with his time. Thanks again Kevin!

Back at the con, I don't think I saw half as much as I wanted to or caught up with everyone there, so I'm still reading all the online news from the show just like everyone else who couldn't make it there. Usually, I just stay on the con floor around Artist's Alley, so I rarely make it out to any of the newsworthy panels.

Well, I'm all out of words, but you can see more of my comic creator pics from the Big Apple here.

Can't wait to do it all again next year!