Family Dynamics cover #1

Heya, gang. :)

Welp I guess I can let the cat out of the bag.
I know some of you were asking if I'd do more comic work, and the answer is yes. :) I was recently asked by my buddy J.Torres to come aboard to do the covers for an absolutely amazing book called Family Dynamics.

I'm a little rusty with the covers, so I did 3 layouts to try and make the cover interesting, while keeping in mind to leave space for the text.



The writing, and the interiors is just stunning. Tim Levins is doing an outstanding job.

Here's a brief rundown to give you a better idea:

Written by J. Torres; Art by Tim Levins and Dan Davis; Cover by Sean Galloway

Pyralis! Sirocco! Troylus! Terran! This is The Family Dynamic, defenders of Storm City who use their mystical Elemental Rings to battle the forces of evil. But what happens when members of their extended family want in on the superhero action? They say the family that plays together stays together – but does that count when they're playing the good guys? Find out in this exciting new 6-issue miniseries by writer J. Torres (WONDER GIRL) and artist Tim Levins (BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES).

Johnny DC | 32pg. | Color | $2.25 US

On Sale August 27, 2008




hope y'all digs,and that it holds you over until my Bastion's 7 book comes out soon!

Head Cases

Here's more cards for the recent Marvel sketchcards set.

Head bashin'

Thank you, everyone for your kind words on the last piece. It was a blast to do. Here's the backcover to my new art book, "Spread the Cheeks".





Below is a handful of sketchcards I did out of a slew. It's one of those rare times I actually ink my work, and spot blacks. :)

Arigato, Spidey-Kun!

Here's the cover to my 2008's hardback art book "Spread the Cheeks".

The book is dedicated to those who let their imaginations run wild and hung in there for the journies.






hope y'all digs!

Walt-Dawg Semi Gangsta-like

Heya, gangstas....

Lately I've been trying to focus on better volume; meaning how clothes wrap around a figure, while keeping in mind not for it to look so technical in the end result..





I didn't think too many people would recognize my cameo in Spectacular Spider-man this past Saturday morning, but I was wrong.... VERY wrong haha. Thank you all for the shout out. You made me blush.

Below are kiddies I designed some time back.

Double Trouble

Howdy Howdy, y'all!

Here we have Doc Ock, and his lil homie Gobby. :)

Soooooooooooooooooooo........
Who's ready for Ironman next weekend? Man, that movie is looking better and better. I think this'll be the next definitive movie for Marvel, other than the Spider-man movies, and I can't wait for it. The ol' tin head is my lil brother's favorite hero, and to top it off, it comes out on his B-day! I'm sure he's singing the Happy Happy Joy Joy song. hahaha

Anyway, hope y'all do the dig thang.

MANoMANoMAN!

Whoas..... I say WHOAS! What a con NYCC is. I had so much fun there. I got to meet a ton of nice people, got to catch up to so many talented artists/and friends, and take in the wonderful city we all know as New York City. (Man, was I mesmerized by how big the city was)

Thank you, everyone who came out to the show! You really made the con for me. I tell ya my face was sore from smiling and talking, and I blame you all for it. hahaha
I will be back next year for sure.

I completely sold out of my stash of books that I took with me to the con, so now I am completely wiped out of my stock of both Volume 1 and Volume 2 of "Grab Yo'Self a Handful of Cheeks".

Volume 3 "Spread the Cheeks" is well underway, and will be available in July 2008, just in time for ComiCon San Diego.

Thank you, everyone, for supporting, and clearing out my living room of the first 2 volumes. It mean so much to me that you all pitched in to make that happen. Now I can finally hang out in the room again hahaha

The Wrong Crowd

MJ.... it's now or never, girlie. You gotta hang with a better crowd. The longer you hesitate the harder it'll be, dontcha know??? Norman-O, Tombstone, and Rhino have trouble written all over them, aight? Get your skiddadle-doo on, yo!



Here's also some very important news that concerns us artists, so please read this if you have the time.
http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3605



Hope y'all digs!

Nycc here we come

Howdy Howdy, y'all!

Relaxing weekend? Whatcha do? Anyone ever been to a Farmer's Market?
We went this weekend and had a blast. Listened to some nice, live folk music while scarfing down some tasty veggie omelette.

Welp.... NYC here we come. I've never been to New York City, so I am very excited, and while there, I'll be attending the NYCC, too. I have a table at the show, and will have my last handful of hardbacks to sell. I believe I have about 40-50 of each volume left.

Since we're talking about hardbacks.... Volume 3 will be out San Diego Comic Con, and it'll have a ton of unseen stuff in it, if anyone's interested. :)

Hope y'all had a nice pleasant weekend of relaxation and creativness!

Day Dreamer

What is it, Dirk...? You gonna find out, young chap? You wanna decide for him? :P

Here's a younger take on one of my favorite past times; Dragon's Lair. I've been avoiding drawing Princess Daphne and Dirk's trusty steed for to long enough.




Now.....

If the first triple threat didn't succeed, then what makes these chumps think they can do better against our friendly neighborhood wallcrawler?

Speaking of which..... "If you can't tidy up and stow your mess, Webhead, then you're grounded until you know better. unh...unh... Any lip outta ya and you'll get no dinner, too!"


Rollcall: Otto (not Doc Ock), Shocker, and Sandman

Need some bengay for that thor?

finally got around to slappin Thor silly with some colors.





Hope y'all digs!

A huge CONGRATS to Dave, and Arlene!!!

My buddy, Dave Karoll and his wife just brought a new life into the world; Jacob Thor Karoll. How awesome is that?!

Some of us here at work handmade a Thor theme whether for a t-shirt, bib/cape, or drawing.

We miss ya here at the studio, Dave!

Congratulations to both of you.

All the best to you. :)





They'd be a triple threat if they were ballers, but to Spidey they're triple doofuses.

Wizard World LA

The LA Wizard World con is around the corner, gang.
Who's coming? I'll be there, and sharing the table with me will be my bud,
Ryan Benjamin.
We'll be sitting at table 2070 in Artist Alley.

I'll have both volumes of my hardback books there for sale if any one is interested.
I'm sure Ryan will have a ton of original pages for sale and commissions, too.

Hope to see you there!

Dust Bunnies

Just as Spidey thought...... dust bunnies....
He shivers at the thought.... hehe




Hey, everybody.... I know, I know.... You're all tired of me posting about Spidey Animated, but I like to keep you all in the loop. :) Here's a new link with new footage, some character bios with images if you wanna check it out. http://www.spideytv.com/

Hope y'all digs!

Arigato, Spider-kun!

Here's a piece I did for the Spectacular Spider-man Animated character design test.



Below are some poses I wanted to draw for fun to show the webslinger in action.



Thank you, everyone, for being patient with the lack of art from me lately. Hope this holds you over until the next batch.



Hope y'all digs!

Robotic Fossils

Heya, gang! Here's some earlier concepts, out of a batch, I did for the new Transformers Animated. Basically I was brought onto the project to show some new organic shapes for the classic robots, Dinobots, and others.

I tell ya.... robots are tough as heck to draw. The technicality of things was pretty difficult. It was fun, but very challenging none the less.

My goal was to make them feel as if they had some Japanese aspects in them. For Sludge, I wasn't sure if 4 arms would work on him, but I figured what the heck, ya know? For Swoop I wanted to make him more ninja-esque.... Grimlock more Samurai-esque, and finally Snarl as more of a bruiser or a grunt from the bunch.









Hope y'all digs!

Panthro revisited

Forcing the hand of streamlining my designs more. :)







Hope y'all digs!

The Posse Minus Some

Welp.... We're back from the San Francisco Wondercon. Thank you all for attending our panel for Spectacular Spider-man Animated, and making it a success.

It was great meeting, and catching up with my pals, and finally getting a chance to meet new pals: David Williams, Mike Henry, and Tu-Anh.

I'm sorry if I missed any of y'all that were trying to track me down, but next year I'll put in for a table.

I hope all of you had a great time, and safe journey home!



hope y'all digs!

Sketchbooks @ Wondercon

Heya, folks, and folkettes!

Thank you for your questions about if I'll have my hardback books with me while I'm at Wondercon next weekend. I will have them, but I'm only bringing 20 of each book. And to make things more fun...I didn't put in for a table this year, so I'll be tugging them along in my pull-along suitcase as I walk around. Track me down if you wanna get your mitts on them. :) There are 2 volumes, 48 pages, and they go for $25 each.

Hope to see y'all there!

San Francisco Wondercon

Who's going to the San Francisco Wondercon Feb 22? If you are it'll be great to see you all there. I'll be there the whole weekend. There will be a Spider-man Animated panel taking place Saturday. Here's the info:

What: WonderCon is Northern California’s most popular comics and pop culture event.

The Q&A panel will present a behind-the-scenes look at THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN and how this animated series and long-standing franchise is being brought to life on the small screen. The first episode will be shown marking its world premiere. Also scheduled will be an autograph session following the panel (where TBD).

When: Saturday, February 23, 2008
3:00 – 4:00 PM

Who: Supervising Producer, Greg Weisman
Supervising Producer, Vic Cook
Character Designer, Sean Galloway
Voice talent, Josh Keaton
Moderator, Michael Vogel, Sony Pictures Television Animation


Hope to see you all there!!

B 2 da F

Here's another jam theme with the fellas at work.

Blue Falcon is still one of my favorite cartoon characters to date.






Hope y'all digs!

The answer

I think now we know why Wolvie was so upset with me. Serves me right to tamper with the lil roughhouse.





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Pipsqueek

heya, gangiliciousnesses-

Thank you for your kind words, and etc over on the Hulk post.

Here is me catchin up to the daily challenges.

Wolverine seems to be tempermental today.


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RAMPAGE!!!

Heya, peeps and peepettes! Wowsas.... it's been a minute since a finished piece, huh? My brain feels "blah", and neglected with drawing designs for weeks, so I had to get some fun-time in, ya know? I didn't want to catch some z's until the green goliath was put to rest.

My objective with this piece was to push shape and try to add more angles into the anatomy, while finding a balance with curves and angles.



Hope y'all digs!

Jolly Red Giant

Heya, Gang! How goes your 2008 so far? I see you've all been cranking away at the drawing table. My watchlist tells me so. I'm so happy to see you all grinding that pencil and showing that paper who's boss.

Welp, I guess this is my first official post for 2008. My bads. Been kinda busy, but I'll try to post a bit more frequently. Thank you all for your notes and comments to see how I've been, and your concern why I hadn't been posting lately.

At work here, some fellas and I are having themes to draw every few days, so here's a rough take on the Hulk so far.

Wolvie is another one in the works.




Hope y'all digs!