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DC Universe Online! - 01/11/11

2011-01-11T19:06:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

The DC Universe Online game is out today and it's great to see it finally in-stores after 5+ years of work from concept art to cut scenes and everything in-between. The amount of detail and coordination that goes into a game like this is just staggering and I'm very proud to have had a tiny role in the whole thing!

Above is the official launch trailer that has a taste of the incredible cinematic trailer and actual gameplay too. After that, are just a few of the dynamic cut scenes illustrated by the WildStorm artists and I can't begin to say how awesome it is to see this finally come to life and into homes everywhere.

Thanks to Jim and all the guys at WildStorm and Sony Online Entertainment for a mind-numbingly cool fanboy experience!

Amazing Arizona Comic Convention

2011-01-07T18:27:00.000-08:00

This weekend is the first ever Amazing Arizona Comic Convention in Phoenix, Arizona with Joel Gomez, JJ Kirby, Oliver Nome, Eddie Nuñez and Livio Ramondelli as a part of the great guest list for the show.

We'll be there from 10am-6pm and 10am-5pm on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, so start the New Year off right with a comic convention!

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-23T18:29:00.000-08:00

Naughty or nice, here are a couple stocking stuffers waiting for Santa in our studio!

Rest in Peace, Irvin Kershner

2010-12-08T18:07:00.000-08:00

[Livio]

The world lost a great director last week with the passing of Irvin Kershner, the man who gave us "The Empire Strikes Back." If you ever get a chance to read an interview with him, you'll rarely find a more intelligent, thoughtful and caring person. Not to mention, a guy who really knew how to create atmospheric locations and stage amazing shots.

I missed out on a chance to meet Mr. Kershner at a recent comic-con when his illness tragically forced his cancellation of attending the show. I had a feeling at the time that it would be my last chance to meet him, and this turned out to be true.

Though I did get to see Lando Calrissian himself, Mr. Billy Dee Williams, at the same convention. And this was a pretty great experience in its own right. I did this Lando piece in an attempt to portray one of the human characters of Star Wars. The likeness is based on some photo reference of the main man himself.

"Empire" is a constant source of inspiration for me, and I thank Irvin Kershner for making such a great film.

-Livio

Dream, Death and Friends

2010-12-07T18:53:00.000-08:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, here's a piece that I finally finished after working on it here and there for the past year. It's of my fave Death and Dream (my first time taking a crack at him) from Sandman, which in recent months I've finally started to read thanks to the newly reprinted trades of the series.

It was mainly done for fun and practice of some new techniques and styles with cool and warm gray markers and various inking tools, on a 15x20 hardstock art board.

Anyhoo, hope you like;)

Princess Mononoke

2010-11-29T18:31:00.000-08:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

I drew my version of Princess Mononoke in the summer of 09' and I finally got around to coloring it last week. This piece and the movie itself is still one of my faves.

Here are both versions, hope you like;)

Red Sonja

2010-11-18T19:07:00.000-08:00

[Nuñez]

A piece I did of that she devil. I was looking at some Jason Pearson when I was doing this. I reeaally love the way he plays with shapes and the simplicity of it and I have to say I loved playing with her proportions.

It was fun. Hope ya enjoy. =)

"That girl is Poison..."

2010-11-17T18:50:00.001-08:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, hope all is well. Here is a Poison Ivy piece that I recently completed. I did the line art months ago and just got around to coloring it. It was just done for fun and to practice on my coloring.

Hope you like;)

Mount Rushmore

2010-11-15T19:10:00.000-08:00

[Joel]

Hey all, just wanted to let you guys know of a recent podcast I had the opportunity to participate in that was a lot of fun. The podcast was for Randumb Idiocy," the subject was, my Mout Rushmore of comics. Mount Rushmore meaning my top 4 artists and writers in the biz...and I didn't exactly stick to the theme of All-Time!

I had the fortune of chatting with Marvel scribe Joe Caramagna, and show host Dewayne Feenstra for this fun edition of Randumb Idiocy, so check it out.

JOEL

Sequentials

2010-11-08T19:39:00.000-08:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, since the blog posts have been nothing but pin-ups for a long time now I just wanted to post some recent sequential work. I did these five 'Red Robin' pages for fun and practice over the past week and a half at home after work.

I gave myself deadlines on the pages and only allowed a certain amount of time spent per page to keep me on my toes.

For all of you aspiring comic artists out there, please don't let the fact that you have a full-time day job discourage you from going home and drawing! Even if you only draw a few hours a night, it all adds up and next thing you know you have sequential pages to show editors and those pages can be your big break.

Make sure to check back in the next few weeks for more sequentials. ;)

So Cal Comic Con this Saturday!

2010-11-05T13:44:00.000-07:00

(entry Rich~)

Hello....Hey just wanted to let everyone know there is a new comic convention this weekend (Saturday only) in Oceanside California; and a bunch of us from Wildstorm are going to be attending! A great list of people is forming including....Bob Layton, Whilce Portacio, a big chunk of the Wildstorm crew: myself (Richard Friend), Joel Gomez, JJ Kirby, Michael Lopez, Eddie Nunez, Livio Ramondelli, Eddy Choi, and I believe some Top Cow and Aspen people will be there as well.

Kids are FREE, and adults are $3.00...(free with a flier from your local comic shop)

first 100 people through the door will get a free gift bag

Original art, comics, prints, trades of all sorts, commissions, sketches.....it should be a BLAST!

here's the address:

Oceanside Boys & Girls Club 401 Country Club Lane Oceanside, CA 92054

Saturday NOVEMBER 6th: 10 am to 5 pm

BE THERE!!

Li'l Batman

2010-11-04T18:46:00.000-07:00

[KrB Wonder]

Anyone who follows my work, knows I love the baby stuff, so I wanted to do some gut-busters, while I still have it in my system. It's also reminiscent of high-school photos, fitting in as many characters as I can in one shot.

For more JJ Kirby activity, come check me out Jolly Boy Sessions..

Peaches

Long Beach 10'

2010-10-28T17:03:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, here are a few pre-done pieces I did to sell at the Long Beach Comic-Con this weekend. It was a fun show last year and I'm really looking forward to it again. I'll be sitting with my fellow studiomates JJ Kirby, Livio Ramondelli, Ed Nunuz, Carlos D'Anda, and Mike Lopez. Hope to see you there. ;)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2010-10-27T19:26:00.000-07:00

[KRB]

UPDATE: Wonder Woman.

These cardboard pieces have been piling up in the studio lately, so in an effort to recycle, I did these two sketches. I hope you nice people dig them and come hit me up at the Long Beach Comic Con this weekend.

peaches

Long Beach Comic Con

2010-10-22T19:11:00.000-07:00

Hey all, just wanted to post some of my latest, a series of quick sketches available for LBCC. I had a lot of fun working on cardboard and plan to do a few more, so feel free to suggest a character or two.

I will be in Artists Alley somewhere between #1002-1006, so stop by and say "Hey". I love attending the local shows, because they're a great way to catch up with friends, low stress, and offer more quality time with fans.

I'm also looking forward to the "Walking Dead" premiere on AMC next weekend as well. It's a great way to spend Halloween weekend!

Hope to catch you guys there!

JOEL

R.I.P. Jonny Rench

2010-10-18T12:55:00.000-07:00

[Eddy]

Jonny Rench briefly worked here at WildStorm as a colorist and all too briefly passed away on Saturday at the very young age of 28. He not only brought his incredible talents to WildStorm, but also an infectious smile that still lasts with all of us today.

I remember him most around Halloween where his creativity was on full display with his awesome costumes, whether he was Bender or a Smurf, he always did it looking great and with a smile!

You can check out his blog to see more of his coloring portfolio.

He will be missed.

NYCC 10'...it's a wrap!

2010-10-15T11:36:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Welp, NYCC 10' is over and it was the best one yet! Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by Artist's Alley to chat, say hi, and of course, spend money;)

Just wanted to post a few commissions I did at the show, hope you like;)

'NYCC 10'!!!

2010-10-04T12:10:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, the show is almost here, can't wait! I can't believe it's already been a year and a half or so since the last NYCC. I'll be sitting in Artist's Alley in section/ table I-6 and signing at the DC Booth on Sunday from 11:30-12:30.

Here are a couple of pre-done commissions I did for the show. See ya there!

Batman Beyond NYCC

2010-10-01T17:18:00.000-07:00

[Joel]

Hey guys, just wanted to update everybody for this year's New York Comic Con. I will be signing at the DC Booth on Saturday from 1-2 pm, and Sunday from 12:30-1:30pm. I will also be in Artists Alley sharing a spot with @midimew (Aspen colorist & Grump artist extraordinaire, Beth Sotelo) at table #A-7, we'll be hangin' with good friends @francismanapul (Flash artist) & @agnesgarboska (You, Me & Zombie artist) who will be at table # A-8.

Batman Beyond 20 min quicksketch on cardboard. Sharpies, pencil and white gelly roll pen.

JOEL

Grievous

2010-09-28T19:56:00.000-07:00

[Livio]

I've been in a bit of a Star Wars mood lately given my last few blog posts, and this one is no exception. I'm a huge fan of The Clone Wars in its various animated forms, and I can never resist when an idea for a new scene hits me. With this one, I wanted to portray a hopeless war moment. An unlucky unit of Clonetroopers had found General Grievous and been completely slaughtered, save for one remaining trooper. With no hope remaining, he struggles to reach a thermal detonator before the end arrives.

I really wanted to make Grievous scary, like he was in the original Tartakovsky series. And I found the less of him I showed, the more menacing he looked. So I kept trimming down his details, making him essentially a black mass and not even showing where his hands gripped the lightsabers, but rather keep it a series of inhuman shapes.

I tend to listen to a lot of movie audio commentaries when I work, and I did this one while listening to Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" track. Never gets old.

Until next time!

-Livio

Baby Invasion

2010-09-23T17:17:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

More 'Lil Peeps". 'nuff said. ;)

Brightest Day United

2010-09-22T15:34:00.000-07:00

[Joel]

Hey all, just wanted to share the Brightest Day variant covers I recently worked on with Ryan Sook and Fernando Pasarin. It was a massive undertaking that exceeded my expectations!

In October, I will be attending this year's New York Comic Con along with several of the other artists here. I will be sharing an Artist's Alley table with the amazing Beth Sotelo (@midimew), as well as signing at the DC Booth.

I'm also excited to mention ICONS: The DC Comics and WildStorm Art of Jim Lee, in which I had the fortune of working with Jim Lee and Scott Williams on a Legion of Super-Heroes short story, a dream come true for me.

Lastly, I wanted to mention an interview I had recently done with DeWayne Feestra, for Randumb Idiocy. For those who ever wondered what I did here, or how I broke in, check it out.

LATERS
JOEL

More 'Lil Peeps'

2010-09-16T18:21:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey y'all's, here are some more recent 'baby' drawings that I've done for fun (and for sale). ;)

They're fun and easy to do and keeps me busy when I'm burnt out on regular comic work.

I've gotten a great reaction and it's been a good way to sell lower-priced art to fans who can't afford the regular-priced stuff.

Anyhoo, hope you likes! ;)

Boba Fett on Bespin

2010-09-13T19:10:00.000-07:00

[Livio]

This is a recent commission where I was asked to recreate the scene From "The Empire Strikes Back" where Boba Fett oversees a frozen Han Solo being loaded into his ship. It was a little tricky because in the scene itself, all the characters are essentially just standing around. And yet it's still a dramatic moment in the course of the story, so I tried to have the sunset colors bring a little life to the moment.

In related news, if you're an "Empire" fan, then this is a must-have for you: The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

I cannot wait for that book.

See you next time!

El Paso Comic Con 2010

2010-09-10T19:00:00.000-07:00

[Nuñez]

I have to admit as much as a love the old school Transformers I have never done a piece on them and it brought back a lot of nostalgic memories...sniff sniff

If you'd like to see the original, I'll be at the El Paso Comic Con this weekend, so stop by and say "Hey."

Icons book!

2010-09-09T17:00:00.000-07:00

[jimlee]

Got an advance copy and thought I'd share...

Some more of the advance copy at the WS office.

Zombie Fun!

2010-09-01T18:34:00.000-07:00

[Joel]

Fun with ink washes...was rather happy with the style and may try more this way.

JOEL

Wizard World Chicago Twitter Pics!

2010-08-27T19:22:00.000-07:00

Chicago was another fun show for the WildStorm guys and we even took some pics this time to prove it!

The following photos were previously posted on http://twitter.com/gelatometti and http://twitter.com/J0ELG

Wizard World Chicago ticket line goes out the building!

Exhibit Hall entrance on your right.

The Saturday morning crowd.

Rod Blagojevich

Joe Madureira signing.

Greg Horn.

Bill Sienkiewicz reviewing a portfolio.

Ethan Van Sciver sketching.

Arthur Suydam.

J. Scott Campbell.

Mike McKone sketching at the Hero Initiative Booth.

Mark Texiera.

Michael Golden.

Chicago....I love yer deep dish goodness.

Aw yea, Colossus...tell 'em all about it.

A pretty cool lookin Hulk.

Joker fun.

Atomica's Sam Abbinanti fancy business card that I was impressed with.

Kickass lookin Batman.

Bane.

Poison Ivy commission.

Mxyzptlk.

Umm...Pumpkinheadguy.

Ummm... what? this guy looks dope!

Doctor Strange Commission.

Nova.

Thor.

General Grievous

Futurama goodness.

Joker/Harley.

The meanest X-23 I ever did see at Wizard World Chicago...that's it! Had an awesome time in Chi-town but miss sweet San Diego!

Wizard World Chicago 2010

2010-08-13T19:39:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, I'll be attending my first Wizard World Chicago show Aug. 19-22 and will be in Artist's Alley with fellow studiomate Livio Ramondelli. Last time I was at this show was in 2004, as a fan showing my portfolio around.

Here is a pre-paid commission of 'The Creature from the Black Lagoon' I did for pick-up at the show. It was a lot of fun to do and my first time drawing this classic character.

Anyhoo, can't wait for the show and see ya there!

Aion

2010-08-06T19:09:00.000-07:00

[Eddie]

Hello everyone, here is a piece I did for a SDCC lithograph based on characters from the AION RPG. Truth be told, I'm not too familiar with this game or the characters, but after checking out their website and all the cool character designs they have, I got excited doing this piece.

I really like the big and intricate shapes that the armors consist of. The one thing that was a little hard, and probably took the longest, were the feathers. I haven’t drawn big wings before, so I didn’t know how much of them to indicate and how much of them were going to be knocked out with the color.

Just when you start getting comfortable with your ‘skill set’, something always throws a ‘curve ball’ and REMINDS you the learning process is a nonstop, ongoing process…Nevertheless, I am pretty happy with the overall piece and I think Michael Lopez did a fantastic job on the rendering…especially the girl.

When that guy starts rendering the ladies, magic happens!

Hope y’all digzzz.

Kiani

2010-07-31T11:19:00.001-07:00

[Joel]

A little something I did for the Aspen Splash 2010 Swimsuit Spectacular, out now at your favorite comic shop. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

JOEL

75 Years of DC Comics

2010-07-25T08:03:00.000-07:00

[Jeff]

WOOHOO! Found out that my submission for the Comic Con 2010 Souvenir book got published! *jumps*

Swing by the DC Booth if you want me to sign!

-Booth 1915-

Hahaha... =)

Vader's daughter?

2010-07-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

[JJ]

A commission I just finished for someone to pick up at Comic-Con, based on Leia before Lucas revealed she was Luke's twin sister.

Catwoman Banner

2010-07-20T18:28:00.000-07:00

[Michael]

This was a commision that I hadn't had a chance to work on in a while, and am just now finishing it up for my San Diego Comic-Con banner.

I'll be at CC-18 in Artist's Alley, between Livio and Oliver or you can just look for the banner to find me!

Hope to see you all there!

SDCC 2010 Map

2010-07-19T18:31:00.000-07:00

[Eddy]

Comic-Con is only days away now and we're all hard at work to be ready for the big show! This year's Artist's Alley is moved a little closer to the front, so hopefully that'll make it easier to find everyone and here's a quick look where we'll be seated:

CC-01 Sandra Hope
CC-03 Carlos D’Anda
CC-03 Eduardo Nuñez
CC-17 Livio Ramondelli
CC-18 Michael Lopez
CC-19 Oliver Nome
CC-20 JJ Kirby
CC-21 Joel Gomez
CC-22 Richard Friend
CC-23 Alex Sinclair
CC-24 Scott Williams

Other WildStorm notables include our resident Art Director Ed Roeder at BB-11 and colorist Gabe Eltaeb at EE-11, so stop by to see us all!

Please check out the DC and Sony Online Entertainment booths for Jim Lee's signing times.

This will be my ninth year at Comic-Con and I'm looking forward to seeing J. Scott Campbell's new calendar and Drew Struzan's Walking Dead poster and of course, the fan reaction to the upcoming DC Universe Online game. It's gonna be huge!

What are you all interested in seeing the most this year?

-Eddy

Brightest Day & Iron Saint

2010-07-14T17:09:00.000-07:00

[JOEL]

Hey all, just wanted to update everyone on some new stuff I have coming up. I just wrapped-up the huge undertaking of collaborating with Ryan Sook, and Fernando Passarin on 12 Brightest Day alternate covers, and man, is it exciting to see this coming together! I don't think I've collaborated on anything at this scale, and excitedly look forward to finally seeing the covers printed, which will span several of DC Comic's top titles, look for that beginning in August.

I will also be working on back-up stories for the four issue mini-series "Telara Chronicles," based on the PC game Rift: The Planes of Telara, available in September.

Lastly, before I started here at WildStorm, Francis Manapul and I worked on a mini-series originally printed by Aspen Comics called "Iron and the Maiden." Above, is an establishing shot from issue 2. It's one of the coolest, most over-the-top projects I got to collaborate on (thanks to Jason Rubin) and is now being collected by Top Cow Productions, available at SDCC 2010 with a new title: "Iron Saint!!"

Be sure to swing by the Top Cow booth, where creator Jason Rubin (Crash Bandicoot, and Jak & Daxter) will be signing copies on Friday & Saturday, be sure and tell 'em Joel sent ya!

JOEL

Comic-Con's Coming!

2010-07-09T12:59:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, soooo, it's almost Comic-Con time again! Can't wait for all the hysteria and sensory overload! Also, looking forward to meeting new peeps and all you loyal and supportive fans;)

As the clock is ticking, us artists here at WildStorm are scrambling to get ready, usually right down to the wire. I just decided to do another brand new piece for this year's show too.

I picked on one of my faves, Death, a regular character that I love to draw, which has been spotlighted here on this blog on more than five or six occasions. I've included the quick pencils and the final image, minus text. Hope you like and see ya in a few weeks!

X-MEN!

2010-07-07T19:25:00.000-07:00

[Nuñez]

Hello everyone, it's been awhile since I posted anything, but this is an X-Men piece I did recently with the X-guys going at it against the Sentinels. I played around with Cyclops' outfit a bit, but it's mostly their old-school costumes from when I used to read them.

I wanted to go for an action moment, but still show them all off, so tilting the angle really helped with that. Maybe next time I'll do a similar piece with the X-girls.

Hope ya'll digz.

Kid Flash

2010-07-03T10:29:00.001-07:00

[Joel]

Hey all,
just wanted to share a fun sketch I did yesterday that I was blown away with by the amazing colors of Beth Sotelo. She knocked it outta the park.

Hope everyone has a fantastic fourth!

JOEL

Happy 4th!

2010-07-01T18:30:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hope u all have a great holiday weekend!

eBay - Fringe & Cover sketches

2010-06-28T13:21:00.001-07:00

A little after 7:00pm PST tonight, less than six hours from now, these sweet originals will be finding a new home on eBay.

Good luck!

The Authority: The Lost Year #9 pgs. 2-3

2010-06-24T18:17:00.000-07:00

[JJ]

My ink finishes over Michael Lopez's layouts under a 4-week deadline, with a day job, and still was able to have fun learning from my main man, Mike. :)

DC Comics goes digital

2010-06-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

[Eddy]

Not only could you walk into your local comic book store today to pick up your favorite DC title, but now you can also read it online thanks to DC Comics' partnership with comiXology and PlayStation to distribute their books online.

There was definitely a lot of buzz around the WildStorm office today as everyone worked to see the future of comics open right in front of us. It was a mixture of celebration, relief and laser focus as the day wore on with deadlines looming all around.

Congratulations to everyone who helped make this happen and for more info, here's a round-up of links:

Techland: DC Comics Partners with comiXology and PlayStation, Will Offer Day and Date Books

Comic Book Resources: Lee and Rood Talk DC Digital

Comics Alliance: DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee on Taking DC Digital

Newsarama: DC Comics Talks DIGITAL COMICS Launch

Underwire: DC Comics Brings Batman and Pals to iPad, PSP

The Source: DC Comics Launches Digital Publishing

The White Hot Room

2010-06-21T17:27:00.001-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey Ya'lls, how's it going? Here is a 'Dark Phoenix' that I did this weekend for fun, practice and for sale of course;)

I wanted her to look dark, creepy, euphoric and angelic, as if she was just materializing in the 'White Hot Room'.

I'm really happy with how it came out, hope you likes;)

Happy 30th, Empire!

2010-06-15T12:05:00.000-07:00

[Livio]

As any fellow Star Wars fanatic knows, this year is the 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. My favorite movie of all time.

I always thought "Empire" showed Darth Vader at his most hardcore (Brutally mauling his own son, torturing Han Solo because he enjoys it, ordering his own fleet into an asteroid field and patiently waiting as it gets beat to hell, making a habit of choking his own officers, constantly changing the terms of a deal seemingly only because he likes screwing with Lando's mind, conspiring against his own Master, and generally not giving a %&#^).

And, the moment when Vader goes in with the ground troops raiding the rebel base during the battle of Hoth. I always liked that he doesn't care that there's a warzone all around him and he's going in on foot. With this painting, I wanted to pay homage to that scene with one of those "could have happened off-screen!" moments.

The idea here is that the Walker in the center has been brought down by rebel fire, but in true Vader fashion-he just doesn't care, and is strolling straight through the warzone toward the rebel base. I really worked on the atmospheric perspective here so that it looked similar to the film's colors.

See you next time!

-Livio

Official DC Universe Online E3 Trailer

2010-06-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

Teen Art Cafe at the San Diego Museum of Art

2010-06-08T18:03:00.000-07:00

[Joel]

Hey All, on Wednesday June 2nd, "Brightest Day" and "Soulfire" colorist, Beth Sotelo and myself had a chance to speak to the young folks at Teen Art Cafe at the San Diego Museum of Art, an after-school student program that was celebrating a recently opened exhibit of "Heroes: Mortals & Myths in Ancient Greece." Sticking to the theme, Beth and I had a chance to help kids draw heroes of a 'modern mythology', based on Greek history and the origins of Greek heroes.

We helped kids 'invent' or draw their favorite heroes. I took the opportunity to use Batman in my demo and touch a little on his origin and his place in modern mythology. Beth was able to showcase that heroes come in many shapes and sizes and don't require a cape or batarangs by drawing her original characters 'Grumps'.

The experience was a blast and the kids really enjoyed the variety of possibilities with the range of shapes and sizes a hero can come in, and I felt I learned a thing or two about kids and who they felt are our modern heroes are. Beth and I look forward to seeing them again.

JOEL

Baby Girls

2010-06-01T18:04:00.001-07:00

[Oliver]

Thanks to all who stopped by our booth in Phoenix and thanks to the exhibitor for all the hospitality, it was a great show!

I started to do these 'Baby/Chibi' drawings for fun and cause the show draws in a lot of manga fans, so I wanted to do something for the girls to enjoy...(and buy;)

Anyhoo, hope you like;)

Phoenix Comicon May 27-30, 2010

2010-05-27T18:50:00.000-07:00

[Eddy]

This weekend's not only Memorial Day weekend, but it's also the Phoenix Comicon for some of us! There's even a Preview Night going on right now, but we'll be there from Friday to Saturday in booth 100-101 at the front of the show. And don't forget to check out our "This is WildStorm" panel on Saturday 12:00pm - 1:00pm (CC157) too!

This is our first time in Phoenix and we'll have tons of free comics and buttons to giveaway, plus the usual sketches and con goodies for sale. Hope to see you there!

Pictured above from left-to-right are: Gabe Eltaeb, Joel Gomez, JJ Kirby, Michael Lopez and in the second row: Oliver Nome, Eddie Nuñez and Livio Ramondelli.

Earth Fringe

2010-05-21T19:57:00.000-07:00

[Eddy]

Another fun project that came through WildStorm recently were these alternate takes on famous DC covers. A lot of fans commission their favorite artist to recreate covers like this, but these appeared on last night's Fringe season finale thanks to chief creative officer Geoff Johns, writer/producer/director Akiva Goldsman, executive producer Jeff Pinker and WildStorm's general manager Hank Kanalz.

It doesn't get much more memorable than these covers and on a show that's highlighted details like NBA star, Len Bias still being alive or "The Obamas set to move into new White House" on newspaper headlines, it's a cool peek at life Over There.

Yesterday's birthday boy, Carlos D'Anda drew the Justice League #1 cover and, with the help of JJ Kirby and Michael Lopez, finished the Crisis on Infinite Earths #7. Colors are by JJ Kirby and Carrie Strachan, respectively and our own Randy Mayor colored the Red Lantern/Red Arrow cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert. Larry Berry also created the Superman Returns and Death of Batman #75 covers with help from fellow art director, Ed Roeder.

You can read more from Geoff Johns and Hank Kanalz, plus see all of the covers in full-color on DC's The Source blog.

Gotta go now. I think I see an Observer nearby.

Happy Birthday Carlos!

2010-05-20T17:00:00.000-07:00

The Living Doll

2010-05-14T12:47:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, here's a piece I did of 'Harley Quinn' for fun and practice. She's such a wacky and twisted character and is always a joy to draw.

I used Prismacolor cool grayscale markers for the graytones and a little bit of warm grays for her face and some red for the lips and eyes for that extra 'POP".

Anyhoo, hope you likes;)

Frank Frazetta

2010-05-10T12:44:00.000-07:00

I first saw Frank Frazetta's art as a kid. I was probably 8 years old and my best friend and I were HUGE KISS fans. I remember one day we were working on a puzzle that was the cover of the Destroyer album which at the time we thought was just about the most amazing piece of art ever created (ironically done by artist Ken Kelly who was hugely influenced by Frank's work) But my friend had this other puzzle. It was this warrior with polar bears pulling him through this bleak snowy world, and I was like "WHAT is THAT??!"

That's the thing with Frank's work. You know it and have seen it even if you're not aware that you have. I had many moments like that with Frank's work throughout my formative years. I wasn't a comic fan as a kid. As a matter of fact I didn't even own a comic until I was 24 or 25 years old. But Frank's work I've been a fan of and has impacted me throughout all those early years. All my favorite things seemed to stem from a line that went directly to Frazetta. Star Wars, Dungeons and Dragons, all the kick ass concept art you see for video games and movies...all that imagery is influenced and inspired by Frank's work.

I would go to book stores as a kid, and I'd see these covers by Frank and you'd just be drawn to them. They could pull you from half way across a store over to see them.....They almost demanded to be seen. You would just see this abstract design that was so interesting and then as you'd get closer to it. The piece just got better, and better, and better.

That's the other thing with Franks work....it improves over time. The mark of a great artist is to create timeless art and Frank managed to do that again and again. He at times looked like he'd been to these incredible worlds and scenes he painted whether it was moving us into the future or taking us back to primal man...he lived them. I don't know how he did it, and that's why no one has really been able to go beyond Franks work in an INCREDIBLY vast and huge field of "fantastic" ideas. It all seems to go back to Frazetta's art STILL to this day....it's amazing really and a true testament to his brilliance.

Frank passed away last night from a stroke at the age of 82. He's probably my favorite artist and as much as his work has already impacted my life and art....I don't see that ever ending. There are pieces I've yet to imagine, and draw that I am sure will have Frank in there. So he's not gone and really will never be forgotten because I know I am not alone with those sentiments.

All hail the great Frank Frazetta, a true legend and icon.

Richard Friend

A couple of Kick-Ass chicks

2010-05-03T16:24:00.001-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, thought I'd treat you to a double dose of goodness, with two recent pieces of two tough chicks.

I luved the Kick-Ass movie (maybe even more than the book...) and like nearly everyone, I luv Hit-Girl! I was inspired to do the Hit-Girl piece the next day, I went a little more manga/exagerrated with her face and proportions and did the colors with Prisma color markers.

As you know, I do luv to draw the darker comic babes out there and had a blast with X-23. I tweeked her costume a lil to match what they've done in the X-Men movies and also used Prisma color marker for her.

Hope you like;)

Brightest Day covers

2010-04-26T18:35:00.000-07:00

[Scott Williams]

This was a pretty fun cover. Lots of fat brush renderings on the big guy, and a bit thinner pen line on the Martian Manhunter. Inking Dave is a little bit like when I inked Whilce Portacio back in the day because of dramatic lighting that both these guys are so good at. They both understand form very well and I have to make sure that blacks (shadows) are spot on. The blacks also add drama, and when it comes to art, I'm all about the drama!

This is just about all brush. It was also the cover that had me thinking that doing finesse brush work over Dave is maybe not the way to go. He pencils so dark that for me to erase his markings properly pulls up SO much ink, leaving ghostly ink renderings (not a problem when using the pen). The ink I use (straight Rapidograph Ultradraw 3085-F) is fine for everyone else, but Finch is a beast with the graphite!

Pretty simple cover (simple is good!), but the wings were a bit of challenge from a patience standpoint.

Earth Day

2010-04-21T12:40:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, in honor of Earth Day coming up tomorrow...(and Avatar on DVD!), I wanted to post this 'Avatar' piece I did.

I luv, luved the film and had a ton of fun with this piece. I also colored it and Livio added some of the cool background effects.

The character isn't necessarily anyone from the film in particular but was very much inspired by Neytiri.

Hope you like;)

American Vampire Pencils & My C2E2 Schedule

2010-04-15T15:52:00.000-07:00

[jimlee]

Pencils I did for Vertigo book called American Vampire. Scanned the pencils into Photoshop then overlayed with watercolor paper texture and then did some digital coloring and painting work on it.

CHICAGO debut of C2E2 show

FRIDAY, 4/16
2:30-3:30pm: SIGNING - DC booth (#630)
4:45-5:45pm: PANEL – DC NATION (room E451)

SATURDAY, 4/17
2:00-3:00pm: SIGNING - DC booth (#630)
3:15-4:15pm: PANEL – DC UNIVERSE (room E451)*
4:15-5:15pm: PANEL – WILDSTORM (room E351)*

SUNDAY, 4/18
11:15am-12:15pm: PANEL – DC TOWN MEETING (room E351)
12:30-1:30pm: SIGNING - DC booth (#630)

*in audience more than likely than on stage as these are to spotlight creators working on the various title

Simon Dark

2010-04-14T13:06:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, here's a piece I did of Simon Dark for fun...(and for sale;) As you know I'm really attracted and luv to draw the darker characters like Death and Joker, and wanted to do a Simon piece for a little while...(it was on my ever-growing 'To Do' stack).

Anyhoo, I'll be at the Wizard World Anaheim show this weekend and if you are there, you can come see it in person!

Hope you like and see ya at the show!

Wonder Woman

2010-04-09T18:45:00.000-07:00

[jimlee]

Sending a Wonder Woman sketch in stages done on my iPad

Done using sketchbook pro using my fingers-here I'm just blocking out colors and features

Now adding some values and colors using the airbrush tool which gives me color grads I can sample later

Adding more color and defining structure playing between line drawing and painting

Between literal and impressionistic; I like seeing strokes of paint. App replicates that aspect of painting well

Now I'm tightening up details zooming in around the eyes using a brush tool and sampling existing colors

Defining values more esp around neck and nose. Eyes are incongruous need to fix

Luckily they have a smudge smear tool that works like liquify in photoshop. Added blue underlighting, tiara effects

Adding hair as framing device makes all the difference. Chin still has value issues. Got to push the neck bk more.

Running out on my hour self-imposed time limit. Quick background done in to frame composition and use light to draw eyes attn

Finished piece. Took 80 mins. Added blue bk into neck, eyes fixed but still a bit off. Always tough drawing symmetrically. Added waves to hair.

Finally, here's my Boston Comic Con schedule for this weekend:

Saturday
11-1pm Signing
3pm - 5pm Signing

Sunday
10:30am - 11:30am Jim Lee Panel
1 - 3pm Signing

Decepticons

2010-04-08T19:13:00.000-07:00

[Livio]

With this painting, I was trying to go for a more monochromatic look, with mainly a bleached-out atmosphere and only bits of color here and there. I've found that putting a lot of the classic looking Transformers in the same shot with their natural colors can sometimes look pretty garish, and fight whatever sort of "realism" you're trying to go for.

Studiomate JJ has been doing some great "big team shot" commissions of The Avengers and JLA lately, and I suppose I was influenced a bit by him here. It was fun to play with scale and have massive characters in the same shot as smaller ones.

See you next time!

-Livio

Brightest Day 1 cover

2010-04-06T19:00:00.000-07:00

[Scott]

Cover for Brightest Day # 1 by the incomparable Dave Finch. What's funny is, he didn't really seem to be happy with the drawing--too static and posed I think he said.

I thought it looked great. I wasn't too thrilled with my inks--I thought they were kind of slick and standard, in that I didn't really take any chances or experiment on it--but Dave loved it!

So there you go. Everyone is their own harshest critic. That's probably a GOOD thing.

DC Team-Up!

2010-03-29T18:09:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, how's it hanging? Here's a double-page commission I did for my friend Dave back in Austin who is a HUGE DC fan of his two fave characters...Hal Jordan and Barry Allen.

I think this is my first time drawing either character and I had alot of fun doing it. Green Lantern is my fave DC title and it's good to see Hal and Barry teaming up again;)

Jason Pearson - Domino

2010-03-19T19:29:00.000-07:00

[Eddy]

I had a great time at the Emerald City Comicon last weekend and I even had a chance to record one of my favorite artists sketching at the show. Unfortunately, this sketch isn't for me, but I wish it was!

Thanks to Jason for letting me tape this little video and to Jim Demonakos for putting on another fun show!

Hope you enjoy the video!

Emerald City Comicon 2010!

2010-03-16T17:30:00.000-07:00

[Oliver]

Had a blast at my first ever Emerald City Comicon and first trip to Seattle! Thanks to all who stopped by and got their "Monsters & Dames" book signed and to those who got commissions, sketchbooks, prints, etc.

This Zatanna is a commission I did at the show, had it layed out beforehand though, and spent most of Sat. finishing it.

I'll definitely be going back next year!

Batman #700 Cover

2010-03-12T16:16:00.000-08:00

[Scott Williams]

This just went up on the DC blog, The Source, so I guess it's cool to post it here. I found this to be quite an iconic image by Dave Finch, and the fact that it's the cover to Batman #700 is quite an honor for me. I'm still getting a handle on how to interpret Dave's style so that it's unmistakeably Finch, but also has some of the Williams flavor.

The first couple of DC covers I did with Dave (which I will share soon) were mostly pen, but this was all brush, with the exception of the background buildings and bricks.

Dave draws so well, it's my job just to not screw it up.

Wizard World Anaheim 2010

2010-03-08T19:45:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

Eddie Nuñez, Oliver Nome, Livio Ramondelli and JJ Kirby are now confirmed for the Wizard World Anaheim show and will be in Artist's Alley on April 16-18. Should be another great show with a huge guest list!

Con season's definitely heating up with the Emerald City Comicon this weekend, followed by WonderCon, Wizard World Anaheim and the Phoenix Comicon all in a row.

Jim Lee's first show of the year will be at the WonderCon on April 2-4.

Hopefully, we'll see you at one of these shows!

Authority: The Lost Year

2010-03-03T18:59:00.000-08:00

[Joel]

Been a while since I've posted and just thought to share some of my latest work. I recently had the opportunity to work on Authority: The Lost Year #6-7 over Brian Stelfreeze's layouts and I couldn't have imagined how much I would've learned from the experience! In my time as a background artist I've been lucky to work and learn from some of the best in the biz, and it never ceases to amaze how different each creator's approach can be and what you can take from the collaboration.

I was a bit nervous at the beginning of the run, but only after speaking to Brian, during the middle of the first issue, did I have a better grasp on how to approach the layouts he gave me, and I thank him for it. I think what I took from our conversation allowed me to confidently approach the the rest of the project with an idea to service the story rather than how to mash our styles together...so check for it!

I also have to give an extra special thanks to Michael Lopez, JJ Kirby and Jon Bolerjak for their assist and guidance. JJ and Mike are our resident art assassins and Jon been cutting his teeth here as a young up-and-coming inker.

JOEL

Miracleman

2010-03-01T19:14:00.000-08:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, here's a recent commission I did of Miracleman. It was my first time drawing him and I had a lot of fun with this piece.

I just wanted to keep him bold and in a simple, but commanding, pose against the crosshatched background for that little extra 'Pop'!

Hope you like. ;)

Long Beach Comic Expo 2010

2010-02-23T18:28:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

Here's a video from last weekend's show, including Mike Mignola, Dustin Nguyen and Livio Ramondelli sketching away.

It was a fun, small show packed with fans and creators who I don't get to see as much as I should. I also gave away a stack of free WildStorm books to everyone who stopped by and even got my own free sketch from Mignola too.

Next stop, Seattle in 3 weeks and counting!

It's official!

2010-02-18T16:45:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

DC Entertainment Names Executive Team:

Jim Lee and Dan DiDio - Co-Publishers of DC Comics
Geoff Johns - Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment
John Rood - Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development
Patrick Caldon - Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration

To help celebrate, we all enjoyed a tasty lunch at a local favorite!

For more details on this big announcement, here's a Q&A with DC's Executive Justice League.

Congratulations!

Livio Ramondelli

2010-02-05T17:00:00.000-08:00

[Eddy}

The stage is set in this woman vs. machine piece by Livio Ramondelli and ends this week's look at the "Monsters & Dames" charity art book available at this year's Emerald City Comicon.

Just over a month away now!

Eddie Nuñez

2010-02-04T17:50:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

Eddie Nuñez went with a vintage, serial movie poster look for his "Monsters & Dames" piece featuring the "Jungle Monsters from Beyond!!!"

Oliver Nome

2010-02-03T17:00:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

This bleeping "Monsters & Dames" illustration comes courtesy of Oliver Nome with colors by Jaysin of DPI Studios.

JJ Kirby

2010-02-02T18:19:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

Leave it to JJ to turn Medusa into a li'l cutie here combining the "Monsters & Dames" concept in one adorable pic.

Carlos D'Anda

2010-02-01T17:00:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

The first "Monsters & Dames" illustration for this week is by Carlos D'Anda and features a pilot and her mechanical monster, complete with "monster manual."

Con Season!

2010-01-31T19:30:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

We have two more comic conventions to announce for the artists here. First off, is a one-day show back at the Long Beach Convention Center followed by our first show at the Phoenix Convention Center:

Long Beach Comic Con
February 20th
10:00am - 7:00pm

JJ Kirby
Michael Lopez
Eddie Nuñez
Livio Ramondelli

Phoenix Comicon
May 27-30th (Memorial Day Weekend)

Joel Gomez
JJ Kirby
Michael Lopez
Oliver Nome
Eddie Nuñez
Livio Ramondelli

Between those two dates is the big Emerald City Comicon show in Seattle and the guys here had a chance to donate their skills to the Monsters & Dames 2010 Charity Art Book with some great pieces!

Check back every day this week for sneak peeks by our attending artists and see what kinds of creature combinations they contributed!

Darksiders

2010-01-20T18:03:00.000-08:00

[Nuñez]

A commission that was requested of Joe Mad's Darksiders. I didn't know how this was going to turn out at the beginning. I had an idea of what I wanted to do with it and I was pretty happy with the turnout. i hope the buyer enjoys it as much as I did doing it.

Green Lantern #50 Variant Cover!

2010-01-08T18:01:00.000-08:00

[jimlee]

Colors and inks of the Green Lantern 50 variant cover by the amazing Alex Sinclair and the incomparable Scott Williams, respectively.

Pencils of Green Lantern 50 cover, shot with my Canon S90 in a snow covered cabin, emailed via usb wireless modem.

So for this cover I did I drew 3 diff layouts and do work on all 3 simultaneously-switching from 1 to another-unsure which I like best.

Here's the 2 I didn't go with. Was pretty sure I was going with A for most of the nite then tried a Frazetta inspired shot then ultimately w/ C.

GL 50 cover A. The rest of the Lanterns were gonna be behind Hal.

All the Lanterns powering up.

Ghost in the Shell 2

2010-01-05T18:20:00.000-08:00

[Nuñez]

To celebrate the New Year, here's a pre-done piece I did for a con last year.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T12:00:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone fun times, good cheer and a Happy New Year!

Visit The Bleed to see this image in full-color and we'll see you back here in 2010!

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-24T11:37:00.001-08:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, this will probably be the last post of the year/decade...I did this 'homage' to my girl GaGa and if things work out right, I'll be giving it to her in LA in Jan! What a way to start off the new year;) Anyhoo, hope you all have a great holiday and happy new year!

March 13-14, 2010 - Emerald City ComiCon!

2009-12-15T19:45:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

The first big convention of the year is Seattle's Emerald City ComiCon and some of us are heading up there to see the sights and enjoy the great coffee. Carlos D'Anda, Richard Friend (tentative), JJ Kirby, Oliver Nome, Eddie Nuñez, Livio Ramondelli and our friend David Williams will be set-up in Artist's Alley all weekend, doing sketches and meeting fans. It's just a few months, but I'm sure it'll sneak up on us in no time!

Seeya there!

Frightful Four

2009-12-11T12:25:00.001-08:00

[Livio]

Here's a few recent drawings I felt like sharing:

Galvatron
I think Galvatron is personally one of the harder old-school Transformers to draw, given that his design is a big departure from the standard "boxes and squares" that most of the Transformers looked like at the time. He's also one of the few new characters introduced in the old animated movie that I actually like. I tried simplifying the business of his original design while still keeping him very familiar.

Grimlock
I really just wanted to play around with his bullish, kid-like nature here. So I intentionally had him fill most of the frame, as well as bulk up his limbs a bit.

Jango Fett
One of my favorite scenes in the Star Wars prequels is Jango Fett's rain-soaked mano-a-mano brawl with Obi-Wan Kenobi. So for this drawing I definitely remembered that scene and wanted to do something with rainy atmospherics.

Hobgoblin
This was done during some downtime at the recent (and awesome!) Long Beach Comic-Con that most of us at the studio attended. I had fun playing with Hobgoblin's expression here, and wanted to give him a suitably evil sneer.

Until next time!

-Livio

Ash & Iron Man

2009-12-09T12:55:00.000-08:00

[Guest blogger Cruddie Torian]

Here are some random artwork I had stacked in a corner. The first one is some head shots of Ash I used for a sample. Mainly I was trying to show a little range from realistic to a more comic book style and finally a little more animated.

The second piece is an Iron Man study I did. This one was for fun because I loved the movie and it is part of a larger piece.

Finally, my first Gen13 issue comes out today, so check out and let me know what you think. Here's a quick preview.

Hulk vs. Spidey

2009-12-04T13:15:00.000-08:00

[Nuñez]

I can't remember when i did this one???? I think last year, but I'm not sure. I was going thru my files and it just popped up, so I thought I'd share.

Hellboy + Wolverine + Paris burning =

2009-12-02T13:43:00.000-08:00

[Oliver]

Hey ya'lls, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! It was nice having all those days off...not to relax but to catch up on commissions!

I've been working on this piece on and off for awhile now and finally finished this weekend, thnx for the patient fan in France, you know who you are.

I did have a lot of fun with this and it was a bit challenging...I've never 'really' tackled Wolverine or Hellboy before, wouldn't that make a great comic?

Anyhoo, hope u like and untill next time!

Dr Mrs The Monarch

2009-11-30T13:22:00.000-08:00

[Lopez]

This is Dr Mrs The Monarch from The Venture Bros. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. I'm not familiar with this character, but this sounds like a pretty fun series. I wish I had more time to give this more thought.

Black Friday!

2009-11-27T06:00:00.000-08:00

[Eddy]

In the spirit of the season, be one of the first ten fans to post your name below and I'll send you a short stack of WildStorm comics for free, including one comic signed by someone from the blog!

(Continental United States shipping only.)

Enjoy!

UPDATE:
1. mangualrs
2. John
3. Debasish
4. Jason
5. matt
6. Danny
7. Owen
8. bishart
9. Charles Valsechi III
10. Brian

Happy Tofurkey Day!

2009-11-25T11:00:00.000-08:00

Hey ya'lls, hope all is well. I'm sure you've been building up an appetite for a new posting by me since it's been a little while....so here's a double dose!

I've been really playing around/practicing my brush inking techniques these past few weeks. I primarily use pens and sometimes the quill and only really used the brush to fill in blacks..(such a waste of a fine tool!), mainly cause the brush intimidated me and I didn't think I had a steady enough hand. I'm officially hooked and love, love the rawness and all the line variations you can get.

After being at WildStorm for a couple of years, I've been exposed to and have falling for the work of such artists as John Paul Leon and Tommy Lee Edwards, artists whose styles are way different than mine but styles that I'm studying and trying to incorporate into my work because I admire the gestures, the line work, and the freedom of it all, not to mention being inspired by some of the best inkers in the industry that I work with under the same roof!

I drew two of my fave characters...which should be no suprise to anyone who frequents this blog and finished them using only a #2 Raphael brush (the brush of choice amongst my fellow WildStormers).

'Death' I took more time to be as clean and precise as I could and doing the background in a simple ink-wash. 'Joker' was more of an exercise in 'rawness' and line weights.

I'm still learning and honing my craft but I am very pleased with the outcome of the two pieces. Anyhoo, hope you like and untill next time!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Iron Gelatomettista Champ - Cruddie Torian!

2009-11-24T00:32:00.000-08:00

[Cruddie]

Many thanks to those who took the time to vote, whether for Eddie or me. Eddie's Black Adam is amazing, great job!

It was a great pleasure to read the comments and encouraging words.

I'm the newest addition to the WildStorm crew. It's an honor to join these talented artist and creators. This is a dream come true.

Gen 13 issue 33 is my debut and if you like the drawing then I promise not to disappoint.

Happy Holidays!

Best,
Cruddie

Iron Gelatomettista - Eddie Nuñez!

2009-11-20T18:36:00.000-08:00

Vote for Eddie Nuñez by posting a comment below!

Iron Gelatomettista - Cruddie Torian!

2009-11-20T18:35:00.000-08:00

Vote for Cruddie Torian by posting a comment below!

Iron Gelatomettista - Black Adam!

2009-11-20T18:34:00.000-08:00

Side-by-side comparison! (Don't vote here.)

Final voting ends at Monday, 5:00pm PST.

Iron Gelatomettista - Eddie Nuñez vs. Cruddie Torian!

2009-11-19T18:21:00.000-08:00

Our much-requested Iron Gelatomettista challenge returns as two boys enter and one man walks out in a one-hour drawing battle that tests both rookies to their limits!

Eddie Nuñez has been in the studio for over a year now and should be no stranger to fans here, but has yet to find someone up to the challenge until Cruddie ("Crew-Dee") Torian stopped by for a visit. Cruddie's another rising star at WildStorm and his first regular issue of Gen 13 starts next month with issue #33. What better way to welcome him, then just jumping right in!

But first, we need someone for them to draw, so post your choice of a single character for them to choose and they'll do what they do best tomorrow!!

UPDATE: The guys chose to draw Black Adam, so check back soon for the final results!

Deadman

2009-11-18T19:23:00.000-08:00

[Joel]

I grew up a big fan of Deadman. My dad used to have these 100 page DC Specials from back in the day and as a kid my favorite story to look at was the origin of Deadman drawn by Neal Adams.

I was really into how expressive the character looked in the story with all the dramatic lighting and rendering. He was drawn with a lot of high contrast in the story and with his crimson red costume...man, he jumped off the page.

Neal Adams = Awesome.

JOEL

Happy 40th Anniversary, SESAME STREET!

2009-11-13T18:31:00.000-08:00

[Kirby]

Super Grover is the best!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

2009-11-11T17:38:00.000-08:00

[Scott Williams]

This is a cover from the Call of Duty comic, based on the game. Pencils by Jim Lee and inks by me.

I like doing gritty stuff like this.

Stop me if you've heard this one before...

2009-11-06T18:06:00.000-08:00

[Joel]

Hey all, hope everyone had a great Halloween...haven't posted in a bit and wanted to share my latest doodle. My buddy, Jonathan (Ferryman) Wayshak drew a piece in someone's sketchbook and I was so inspired by his cross-hatchety approach that I just had to try my hand at it too (apologies my friend!)

Anyway, this is what I came up with.

JOEL

Blast from the past!

2009-11-04T17:40:00.000-08:00

[jimlee]

3rd layout I did-only had 1 piece of paper which meant a lot of erasing! Big thanks to my Image bros for having me!

IMAGE UNITED--check it on Newsarama.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-30T19:04:00.000-07:00

[Kirby]

Here's my take on Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's "Edward Scissorhands."

"Alice in Wonderland" looks amazing too!