4SALE AT LAST!

We're proud to be selling "Temporal Issue 1; the DELUXE EDITION" at the number one comic book store in Chicagoland; Challengers Comics + Conversation! Located at 1845 N. WESTERN AVE. 2R, CHICAGO, IL 60647. Keep an eye on these here posts because, before long, I'll be doing an honest-to-goodness signing through the awesome guys at Challengers. More info to come...The book is also available at the stores Comix Revolution at 606 Davis St. Evanston, IL 60201 and Dark Tower at 4835a N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60625. OR you can buy your copy Right Here via paypal!
This 48-page perfect bound book includes the full 22-page issue, as well as a covers gallery from artists such as Khary Randolph and Chris Burnham. The book also includes a 6-page back-up story written and illustrated by Ben Goodman. To top all that off, the front cover is by Angel Medina (Spawn, Spider-Man, Venom) and the back cover is by Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash). Good times...

PROGRESS

I think these images are pretty self-explanatory. Onto soulless. Con work done! YAY.

Weapon-X & The NEW Manhattan

well, it's been quite a while since I posted anything. Poor neglected blog. But that's only because I've been posting everything on facebook as of late. Find me there, add me as a friend even. I'm surely going to add loads more new stuff to this 'ol blog, but here's a lil' somethin to get the ball rollin'.

STASIS

here's a spread i did for a book called "STASIS." I'm pretty damn proud of this piece, and it was fun as hell to work on. below is the scenario I was going off of for the page...

SCENE#1 (From PAGE 47 of the Script)
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM
Pvt. Collins stumbles into the center of the Conference Room.
Right in the middle of the HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS.
Deathly afraid, they stare at him. Backing away in terror.
The crazed Private looks around at them. A grin appears on
his lips.
AND THEN HIS BODY BEGINS TO TRANSFORM...
Cpl. Garret and Cpl. Kincaid race inside to see --
-- THE MUTATED FORM OF PVT. COLLINS stretching out his arms.
HALF OF THE PATIENTS PANIC, backing against the far wall.
They can’t get past him to the doors...
THE OTHER HALF stand before Pvt. Collins in a stupor.
ALL AT THE SAME TIME...
The CATATONIC PATIENTS begin THRASHING. Convulsions taking
over...
...and their bodies START TO CONVERGE. Joining together with
each other, arms and legs and hands intertwining...
Becoming ONE with PVT. COLLINS --
To create ONE NEW MASSIVE ENTITY. The monstrosity of nearly
200 DISTORTED HUMAN BODIES acts in unison as one Entity.
It LASHES OUT at cornered Patients -- CRUSHING some, and
ADDING others to its growing girth.
CPL. GARRET
Get those people out of there!
Patients flee into the hall as Cpl. Garret, Cpl. Kincaid and
Pvt. Lister fight their way past them To get a clear shot.
They OPEN FIRE on the Creature --
2.
-- their bullets HIT HOME. But every time they knock off a
Person on the Monstrous form, ANOTHER ONE either takes its
place or the Beast re-configures its shape to compensate.
THE FACES of the mutated patients sneer at the attackers as a
group of them forms A FIST-LIKE APPENDAGE --
-- the “arm” SMASHES against the side wall, bashing against
it like a wrecking ball. Bodies on the “arm” are crushed --
-- and flop to the floor ONLY TO BE REPLACED moments later by
another body that crawls into place.
Cpl. Garret realizes the Creature’s intent:
CPL. GARRET
Fall back!

Get Our & Pick Up Your Copy of "Warhammer: Defenders of Ultramar" #1!!

The afforementioned publication by BOOM! Studios hits stands this Wed., christmas eve. I encourage everyone to go out there and get your very own copy. This is one of my first published works, and I'm ecstatic about it! If you're a Warhammer fan, then this is a MUST to add to the collection. Check out a preview of the book at http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=1680

Bats n' Clouds

This is a cover I pencilled and inked, which Rachelle Rosenberg then colored. It will be featured at the end of part 2 of the Devil's Due "Hack/Slash vs. Halloween Man" crossover.

"Stingers"

Another Zenescope sample page. This is page 6 on a book called "Stingers," and, as with the last post, the script is located below...

PAGE 6
1 - INSERT PANEL, Gracey races down the boardwalk.
HAWK
What I'd like to do is put a bullet
in the back of his head.
2 - FULL SHOT of his pursuer, BRIAN 'HAWK' HAWKINS. He's
black, late 30s with a clean shaven head. He’s an imposing
and powerful looking man.
HAWK (NARRATION) (CONT'D)
But that's not what I get paid for.
3 - INSERT SHOT of Gracey, his eyes wide with fear as the
Hawk chases behind him.
HAWK (CONT'D)
I get paid to bring them in alive.
4 - Gracey throws a trashcan down front of HAWK to try and
trip him.
5 - Hawk smoothly leaps over the trashcan, barely breaking
stride.

"Grimm's Fairy Tales"

Here's a sample page I drew for Zenescope's "Grimm's Fairy Tales; The Three Snake Leaves," written by Dan Wickline. Below is the script for said page...

Page Thirteen

Panel One: Ben wakes up in the chair the next morning, the book is in his lap. He is startled to see the bed is empty.

BENJAMIN
Annette?

Panel Two: Ben looks into the kitchen. Annette is inside whipping down the counters. She is wearing jeans and a t-shirt and looks amazing and completely healthy.

BENJAMIN
Wow… honey… the uhm... kitchen looks amazing.

Panel Three: Annette has her hand on Ben’s chest and is pushing him back towards the living room.

ANNETTE
I feel better than I have in a very long time… and you say the kitchen looks amazing?
ANNETTE
You are a little out of practice there aren’t you Ben?

Panel Four: Ben now lying back on the couch. Annette is climbing on top of him.

BENJAMIN
I’m a little surprised is all…

BENJAMIN
Where is Alex?

ANNETTE
I sent him next door to play with Billy.

ANNETTE
I don’t know how, but I feel better than I have in years.

Panel Five: From behind Annette we see her lifting her t-shirt off while she straddles Ben.

BENJAMIN
I am happy to see you like this, but maybe we should get some blood work done or…

ANNETTE
Shut up and make love to your wife.

BENJAMIN
Yes ma’am.

Dark Knight Redux

How could I resist drawing another piece inspred by The Dark Knight film? It kicks all kinds of ass, as do Rachelle Rosenberg's colors. Pencils and inks by yours truly.

Warhammer

I recently pencilled and inked pages 1-5 of BOOM! Studios upcoming "Warhammer: Defenders of Ultramar" #1. Here's a little preview; page 3- depicting Learchus, a high-ranking member of the Ultramarines.

Legacy of Kain

I promised a digitally painted version of this piece, and here it is! In stunning technicolor by Rachelle Rosenberg. I really don't have much to say about it except that, looking at it in color, I can't believe I drew it. And I was gonna try and paint this myself...silliness

Iron Man

come on, how can I NOT do an iron man piece with that kickasstasstic movie grabbing everyone's attention right now? Here it is from beginning to glorious end; colors by Rachelle Rosenberg (in case you were wondering).

Temporal

An illustration featuring the two main characters from my book, Temporal, locked in battle. This is the epic clash between DaoRoch and Akh Ur-Nammu, colored, of course, by Rachelle Rosenberg. That's what I'm talkin about!

Rorschach Squared

another fine color Watchmen piece from Milady Awesomeness aka Rachelle Rosenberg. Yes, I am going to acknowledge her in every post featuring a work she colored, dammit! Even if she's the only colorist I'll ever work with, her name should be heard. She's from the land of awesome.

Dr. Manhattan

what can i say? Rachelle Rosenberg just continues to deliver, and every piece tops the last. I can't believe I drew this, because her colors just send the quality of my work rocketing off into the stratosphere. This is one of many prints I'll be selling at this year's upcoming Wizard World Chicago (June 26-29th), so swing on through if you'd like to get your hands on this and other works. Also, Rachelle will be available for autographs, and she'll be selling some hot ass prints of her own. You should come to the convention just to meet her and buy her work. Seriously.

Spider-Woman-!

Colors by Rachelle Rosenberg. I continue to be astounded...'Nuff Said. Excelsior. Word...

Dr. Manhattan & Rorschach

Given that Watchmen is one of my all-time favorite reads, and with the movie looking so damned slick, I felt obligated to draw up some of my favorite characters. Here's the finished inks on two.

Joker-Colors by RR

Here he is all colored up by Rachelle Rosenberg. She kicks all kinds of ass. Seriously. All kinds.

The Joker

here are the pencils and inks for a Heath Ledger-style Joker piece. It'll be colorized soon enough...

"DaoRoch vs. the Hydra" and "Hellboy" in Living Color

These images were colored by the incomparable Rachelle Rosenberg. It's so nice to see the end result of my work, especially colored by such a talented artist. Definitely more collaborations to come. enjoi!

Tourist Page 3

I think the imagery is self explanatory, and I'm going to bed! Nuff' Said.

DaoRoch vs. the Hydra: part deux

too tired to write anything to go with the image...taa-DAA

DaoRoch vs. the Hydra

So I decided to add the main character from my creator-owned comic to this piece. I've been experiencing severe withdrawal from not having scribbled the ol' guy in a while, and it is just satisfying to draw him up again. mmm...DaoRoch

"The Tourist" pages 1 & 2

here's some honest-to-goodness inked sequential art. i was beginning to think it was never gonna happen. pencils and inks for the first two pages of "The Tourist," ladies and gentleman.

Hydra

the theme at wednesday's sketch night was mythological gods and monsters. i went with the hydra, and I think I can cultivate this into a cool piece...perhaps.

HELLBOY

here he is all inked & shiny. well, not shiny...oh you know what i mean. Anung Un Rama!

Hellboy 'n' the Doc

here's the pencils on a couple more prints i'm working on; Hellboy and Dr. Manhattan. it's fun to draw mainstream characters. word.

Rorschach

It's been a while since I posted anything. I've been busy working on "The Tourist," as well as drawing material for the upcoming WizardWorld Chicago Convention. Good times. Here are the pencils on one, of what will hopefully be many, prints I'l be hocking at the con. Love me some Watchmen.

Jabon Art

Here's the finished image, colored entirely in Photoshop, as well as a black-and-white illustration picturing the band.

Jabon Progress

I've lucked out and am now working on what will be the official cover to Jabon's first major release, Room 322. Still a work in progress, but the deadline is approaching quickly, so it's all gotta get done! enjoi yo

Even MORE Jabon

Could this end up being the cover of Jabon's first major musical release? "We shall see."

More Jabon

Here's my first two attempts at a design for the Jabon cd cover. Here's hoping they get me the gig. cheers!

Tourist Designs

here are some more character designs for The Tourist. I'm in the process of thumbnailing the hell out of some actual sequentials.

JABON SKETCHES

I'm working on an album cover for a band called Jabon. Their music is tight and, hopefully, I'll come up with something fitting. Dig on their sounds at http://www.jabonmusic.com/

why the hell not?

this is a piece done entirely in faber castell brush pens. not. easy. to work with. i'll make up for it by posting the digitally colored version sometime soon. promise.

aaAAand...go

This is as far as I'm taking it, or I'll lose myself innit 4ever. 4EVER. word...

FOR THE LOVE OF ART!

so I'm working on the designs for this indy book "The Tourist," and everything is going smoothly. On a whim, I decided to eMail a guy named Eric Canete just to tell him he was the shit. I have a link to his blog on this page, and you should really check it out. Well, Canete wrote me back, and he made me realize I had gotten away from the most important part of the process; having fun! My friend Greg Titus (who's page you should also check out. These guys can draw circles around me) has been saying the same thing to me for a while, and I think it finally clicked. I broke away from the standardized character designs and came up with the image you see here, in process. It's not quite finished, but I haven't posted anything in a while, because I've been all inspired and focused. So big ups to Greg Titus and Eric Canete for some truly salient inspiration.

SOUL MAN!

It's another design for The Soul. The goal here was to illustrate a more ethereal figure; a being made of energy, lacking solid form. Hopefully, I managed to accomplish that goal on some level, but really, I just had a freakin blast inking this piece. I love brush!!

THE SOUL

This is the first of many designs I'll be posting for The Tourist, a project I'm working on for the good people at Panel 88 Comic Productions. This fellow is known simply as "The Soul." As you can see, I do tend to get lost in the details. What started out as simple rendering became an orgy of crosshatching. Hey, sometimes you gotta hatch. mmm...satisfying

SPIDER-WOMAN FINAL INKS

Here she is all inked up and ready to be colored. I am absolutely loving the brush as an inking tool. Smooth, silky, and oh so sexy. Perhaps I shouldn't be so open about my love affair with art supplies? It's a personal problem, I know.

SPIDER WOMAN

Here's my first real attempt at inking something completely with a brush. It's unfinished, but I'm pretty happy with the results. I plan on coloring the piece, and I'll post the finished work, once it's done. Man am I ever tired. It's bedtime, yo. enjoi!

EASY RED RIDER

Here's a concept design for a project I worked on. The idea is red riding hood meets rambo and buffy. Wish I could take credit for it, but this was a friends brainchild. Fun stuff to draw, though.

RAZIEL IN THA HOUSE

This piece is actually several years old, but it's a favorite of mine. It was the first "Legacy of Kain" inspired work I ever drew, and it's colored entirely in copic markers. Hopefully someone out there digs Raziel as much as I do. enjoi!

TWO ZOMBIES, A PRINCESS, AND A WARRIOR

Here's some pieces I had a helluva good time drawing, and really, who doesn't love walking, mutilated, viking, zombie corpses? Hey, that's a good name for a band...maybe not. Of course, I had to include the shapely barbarian queen. The female form is considered a classical subject, after all. At least, that's the excuse I use to justify drawing hordes of naked ladies. I tried to balance things out by including a design for her king and, as you can see, I'm fond of outfitting my characters with weapons no human man could ever realistically carry. Whattayagonnado? enjoi y'all!!

KICKIN IT OFF WITH SOUL REAVER

Seeing as how this is the inaugural post of my blog, I thought it would be a good idea to start things off with something that means a whole lot to me. The "Legacy of Kain" series is, far and away, my favorite videogame trilogy (I'm not including Blood Omen II because, well, it sucked). This series has got everything from an engaging, original story to some truly kickass character designs. This is a piece I've been nurturing for some time. I'm working on transforming it into a digital painting in Photoshop, and you can bet I'll be posting my progress on that front as it develops. enjoi!