Time lapse inks of Jon, the infamous Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen.

So here’s Jon, my favorite character from The Watchmen, in all his naked glory (Why artists tend to shy away from artistic nudity is beyond me).

I penciled this back about the time the movie came out and have just now gotten around to inking it thanks to crazy work deadlines.  Hope you enjoy!

A time lapse video of the inks will be up soonly as well!

So now that I’m in a groove with my graphic novel gig I’ve had some free time on the weekends to just play around and draw for me again. Here’s something I did this weekend, inspired by a desire to make a children’s book and the song Clouds by Kaddisfly.

Batch number four of the TWAYKI pages.

I’m currently penciling/inking pages 29-30 and looking back on these pages from a few weeks ago they seem a little stiff to me now, but I can already tell a marked improvement in my speed and quality. Hopefully I’ll keep better AND faster as the project progresses.

Time-warped video of me inking a piece for my cousin. The Superman mythos holds a special meaning for him and his children. 11×17 on Bristol, roughly 2 hours of inkslinging.

Here’s is the 3rd batch of pages from new full-time gig,  a 90+ page online graphic novel for educational reading programs.  Enjoy.

Page 9. A nice long conversation. Talking heads need room to talk.

Page 10, with pacing even!

Page 11, more room to talk for the talking heads.

Page 12. And cut to a blizzard! WTF?!

That’s it for now kiddies, tune in next week for more!

Here’s the 2^nd batch of pages form my ne gig. Once again I’d like to do more with these but am on a SUPER-tight deadline. I’m happy with them for what they are, and the client seems to really dig them, so everybody wins.

Page 6 left intentionally blank for credits.

More to come next week.

So here is my first entry into the Project:Rooftop redesign contest for Wolverine: Look Sharp.

Of all the characters to try and redesign I think the only one more difficult than Wolverine is Superman. He’s such an iconic character with such cool costumes it’s a tall order to fill.

My thoughts behind this design are strictly utilitarian. Wolverine is for all intents and purposes indestructible, so his clothes should be too.  The suit is Kevlar, not so much for stopping bullets but for holding up in a rough brawl. Steel toe-boots and gloves with claw holes allow him to be the best there is at what he does without shedding his threads every 5 minutes.

I’ve done away with the mask as well, to me it would only get in the way. Ditto with the hair, which has been shortened. Long hair is not your friend in a fight.

I also tried to combine some of my favorite costume elements into one. I grew up on the Jim Lee run of Uncanny, so I’ve always been partial to the huge chest X.  I also dig the classic colors but left out the yellow to help maintain the element of surprise. I also just really like the adidas stripe design and wanted to give out a shout out to my boy Evan.

I hope I at least get honorable mention!

Here are the first 4 pages from my current full-time super secret gig. These are for an online-only educational reading program. I’m pumping these out pretty fast thanks to a VERY tight deadline, but so far I’m happy with how they’ve turned out, all things considered.

More to come!

So me and my studio-mates from Space-Gun were asked to come speak at the DMA on our art and digitally technology’s role in the process of creation.

Late Night Art Bytes
March 20, 2009
Dallas Museum of Art (Tech Lab, Center for Creative Connections )
1717 N. Harwood St. Dallas, TX 75201
9:30–10:30 p.m
$10 General Admission (parking not included)

Art Bytes is a forum for tech savvy creators to share their work with peers and the community. Each presenter receives 8 min. to show their work and engage in a short question-and-answer session. This month’s session will be a focus on comic books and technology.