Comics and Commissions

so um... got another quickie.

2012-01-16T14:17:00.002-05:00

last of the quickies

2012-01-15T01:44:00.002-05:00

2 new quickies and a tail

2012-01-13T00:21:00.002-05:00

Two more quick ones.

2012-01-11T23:50:00.000-05:00

Trinity Quickie

2012-01-06T18:17:00.001-05:00

more quickies.

2012-01-01T22:55:00.000-05:00

Kabuki's Scarab

2011-12-29T23:38:00.000-05:00

Deadpool

2011-12-29T00:04:00.003-05:00

Snake! no - not on a plane...

2011-12-28T21:10:00.002-05:00

Moon Knight quickie

2011-12-25T00:50:00.002-05:00

Venom

2011-12-23T19:18:00.000-05:00

Venom for a friend

Hulk quickie

2011-12-23T18:30:00.000-05:00

Hulk and a quickie - two words I never thought I'd put together.

Hulk quick sketch

2011-12-23T00:03:00.001-05:00

Numba 4

havok mulligan

2011-12-21T01:21:00.000-05:00

The first Havok I did was meh. I'm not a fan of his old costume and how they draw his "powers". So I did it my way. Kind of a short cut - but if I had more time - I'd redraw it better.

2011-12-19T23:55:00.000-05:00

Two more small commissions.

Smaller times

2011-12-18T14:57:00.001-05:00

My first of many smaller commissions.

The Bat Family

2011-12-04T20:01:00.001-05:00

You'd think for a loner, he'd be a little more... lonely...

Ghost Rider and Hell Spawn in the Wild Wild West

2011-11-30T23:46:00.001-05:00

A western kind of commission set in the wild west. But instead of cowboys or indians, we got spirits of vengeance and one hell spawn. Have to admit - this kind of commission is new, but it's always a good thing to mix it up once in a while.

Batman's Rogue Gallery

2011-11-24T18:04:00.001-05:00

A Batman and his Rogues Gallery commission. Let me tell you, the little squares were a bigger pain to draw than Batman himself - who was 4 times bigger.

And a B&W version to see the tones better.

2011-11-11T17:13:00.001-05:00

Hulk pummels Superman

2011-11-11T00:41:00.001-05:00

My latest commission. Lot of hulk fans lately. ;)

Hulk v the new 52 JLA

2011-11-09T22:57:00.001-05:00

An unclaimed commission. It was originally Hulk versus Batman, then it turned into the Finch redesigned Batman, then it turned into the new 52 dorked up costume Batman (I'm not a fan of the "movie-fied" versions of the costumes. They're all a tad lame in my opinion), and then it turned into the entire new 52 JLA versus Hulk. But then it's now available ... buyer backed out. Yippee.

Caiera and Captain America

2011-10-28T22:47:00.001-04:00

Latest two pieces. One for a Hulk lover and one of Cap. Been a long time since I've drawn Cap and never just a single character. I hope I caught his essence.

Hulk vs Thor v2.0

2011-10-17T22:01:00.001-04:00

Hulk Vs Thor replacement for a commissionee. I think this is a little better as I drew them a little more close up.

ThunderCats!! HOOOOOOO!

2011-09-20T19:15:00.001-04:00

From the new TV series!

Hulk and his throne of ass-whuppin'

2011-09-12T08:37:00.000-04:00

Beat everyone up.

Hulk spanks Batman

2011-07-05T17:10:00.001-04:00

Hulk about to make Batman drop some guano.

Batman makes TwoFace eat one of his faces

2011-05-04T01:12:00.000-04:00

Batman putting the smackdown on Two Face and his goons. Third piece in as many days and I'm a little burnt. So last Bats for a bit (unless DC hires me to draw him of course) :)

Batman doing some swingin'

2011-05-03T17:01:00.001-04:00

Another Batman piece... actually, it's a revamp of a previous Batman commission I drew about two years ago. Is it an improvement?

Batman v Joker

2011-04-30T10:27:00.001-04:00

Long time since I posted anything - but lots of life stuff - selling house, moving, apartment life, buying house, moving again, and unpacking... etc. But here's my latest commission - it's actually for one of my former editors.

Superman in Space

2010-06-02T22:03:00.002-04:00

Superman in space - nuff said. Available at the Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC this weekend!

Batman and a can of whoopass

2010-05-31T09:40:00.004-04:00

Another commission piece for the Heroes Con 2010 in Charlotte, NC next weekend. I did this piece thinking of Batman but with no real idea as to what he'd be doing. Originally I was thinking of the Dark Knight Returns Batman laying down some whoopass on that ass of a Superman. But it kinda just took a life of it's own. So now it looks like he's just going to put a beat down on some poor suspecting baddies.

Thor's havin' at thee

2010-05-30T17:39:00.002-04:00

Latest piece drawn specifically for sale at the Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC on Jun 4-6 2010. Help me fund my trip there and buy this damn thing!

Green Lantern

2010-03-13T15:32:00.002-05:00

Another Ivan Reis inspired piece. Man his stuff is amazing... I wish I could say the same. I'll tell ya, if I could draw like him, I'd be doing comics full time.

Darkest Night

2010-03-01T19:38:00.003-05:00

It's been a long time since I've been inspired by any particular artist to this degree. The last time that happened - it was Uncanny Xmen Jim Lee... not the one after that with his kabillion hatch marks. The one that actually used blacks. To a lesser degree, Alan Davis, old school John Byrne, Adam Hughes, and Joe Mad. If I actually spent 12 hours a day drawing and practicing, the way Ivan Reis draws is the way I would draw. He sees things exactly the way I do. He's spankarific...!

Hulk versus Thor

2010-03-01T19:36:00.003-05:00

Always wondered who would win this battle? God of Thunder or a genetically enhanced monster that gets stronger the madder he gets...? Hmmm...

JSA

2009-10-25T18:10:00.001-04:00

The latest piece which was based on the Avengers piece I did about a year ago.

The Big Three

2009-06-17T23:05:00.001-04:00

Another piece for Heroes 09. It started out as a Batman piece, but then I thought I'd do another hero but one that I've never drawn - Hellboy... and then for some reason, I thought it was too moody and serious and added Spidey to lighten em up some. It's interesting.

Fantastic Four

2009-06-17T22:46:00.006-04:00

My first attempt at the FF. A piece I did for the Heroes Con 09. The Thing is a real pain in the patooka. If there's an easy way to draw him, I don't know it.

Avengers Assemble

2008-09-30T21:56:00.005-04:00

Here's the latest Avengers commission. The client wanted Alex Ross Kingdom Come type style ... which is a bigger pain in the patooka than you'd think. That's just a ridiculous amount of characters. Ross has got to be certifiable. George Perez too. I don't know how they do it, but man, they are definitely nuts.

Freshly Roasted Venom

2008-09-26T19:07:00.003-04:00

Here's a great piece just because it gave me a chance to draw Venom. I was particularly interested in recreating the Venom into something lively and pulsing to make it more than just a black pair of pajamas. Hopefully you dig my take on it.

Gambit cometh

2008-09-26T19:05:00.003-04:00

Surprisingly the most requested commission at the Heroes Convention this year was Gambit. For a while there I thought there was a Gambit movie coming out or something. I wasn't even sure if Gambit was an active member of the XMen anymore. But hopefully this'll be just as popular next year.

Superman Wonder Woman Love

2008-09-26T19:03:00.006-04:00

Here's a new commission that is a homage to the classic John Byrne Action Comics annual cover.

What to do after beating a Sentinel

2008-03-22T14:31:00.005-04:00

Apparently, Rogue and Gambit get kinda hot after fighting a Sentinel. Gotta do what you gotta do I guess.

This was a commission that I finished actually a couple of weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to contact the buyer yet and let him know. I actually ran into him at the Heroes Con last year but it wasn't ready then. God I'm slow. Too many life things going on. Still got another dozen to go. I'm working it tho!

Batman and Robin kick some ***

2008-01-08T01:02:00.000-05:00

Here's my latest piece after the nice long break. I took a month off after having a blast being neck deep with actual comic work (all Gen 13 baby). I have to say Ben Abernathy is absolutely the best editor I have ever worked with (Phil Amara is a very close second - sorry Phil). This is a big thank you to Ben and I'll be sending it off shortly. I hope he digs it. I went through a lot of drafts to make a cool lookin Batman, and when I say a lot, I burned through I think about 8 boards. Batman is such an iconic character I really wanted to avoid the characteristic poses that everyone's done a million times. But then there have been so many talented artists that have put their mark on Batman, that trying to come up with something truly original was like trying to reinvent the wheel. So I thought of the coolest thing I could think of Batman doing and do my take on it. Hopefully, it came out great.

Now I have only 20 more commissions to go...
woo hoo...

The post that got kaboshed

2007-12-18T19:28:00.000-05:00

Well, I just finished a commission piece - for a publisher actually, except I just found out that it's something that I can't post ... or talk about ... or discuss... so... nevermind. sigh.

Gen13 #16 - Jan 08

2007-11-19T18:33:00.000-05:00

Hi there... Sorry about the long absence, but I was eyeball deep in helping out on deadline challenged Gen 13. As a reward(?) the let me draw the entire issue 16 - whether or not that's a good thing, I'll let you all decide after reading it. Another cool part of it was I got Jon Mills as an inker. I've worked and known him since our school days back in 1998. He's an incredibly talented artist in his own right and an even more talented inker. I have no doubt, he'll bring my stuff to a new level that even I didn't think was possible. It was a lot of fun - and I thank Ben Abernathy for that awesome opportunity. I'm going to take a week off for Thanksgiving and then back to commissions. So- weet!!

Why no art?

2007-07-28T08:07:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the LONG delay in posting new commissions. It's been a long couple of months (April vacation, May visit my sister in Cali, June conventions) and now I'm up to my eyeballs in helping work for Gen 13. At the moment, it's mostly work that is trying to help the team stay on deadline due to some late issues here and there. So I'm either staying up really late trying to get work done quickly, or spending days recooping from those consecutive overnighters. I see it happening for a little while longer. It's both good and bad - I love the work and the team, but getting some work without the tumultuous deadline would be nice. But I guess everyone's gotta earn their stripes. I plod on!

Pixar's Cars Movie hidden easter egg - the Apple Car

2007-07-05T20:50:00.000-04:00

I know, I know, not a comic related post (again), but with my son getting into Pixar's Cars lately, I just found this so while I know this has been posted on already, but it's just too cool to pass up. If they ever release a die cast version of this car, you know I'll be first in line to buy 12 of them. Wish they would already - you know it'd be a monster hit!

This was a first for me...

2007-04-17T17:10:00.001-04:00

This was my first attempt at PITT. I've drawn the Hulk before (rather unsuccessfully). My Hulks usually come out like regular superheros on steroids - and somewhat lanky, so I'm pretty pleased with the way this PITT came out. He doesn't look at all like an enlarged Captain America on juice. I must say tho, I have to give Dale Keown some serious kudos for being able to handle oversized characters so well. I never realized how difficult it was to maintain bulkiness without skewing the anatomy.

Girls Night Out

2007-04-16T23:00:00.000-04:00

This was supposed to be a convention commission, but I ran out of time last year at the Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC back in 2006 and took it home to finish it. Unfortunately, due to books, baby births, weddings, holidays, and just about every other conceivable life event, it took me a good year to finish. So as a thanks for being so patient, I upgraded his commission from am 8x11 to an 11x17. Everyone loves a strong woman...

World's Finest DC and WS

2007-02-10T23:53:00.000-05:00

Here are two of my latest pieces. They were also commission pieces. I thought it would be neat to have a side by side of two similar and very popular characters.

Mill-ing and mulling

2007-01-31T16:38:00.000-05:00

I have had the great fortune and good sense to befriend one Jon Mills during my time at the Joe Kubert School of Art and this guy has a way with a brush that would make porn starlets blush. He is that good. What he is doing on the outside of comics is beyond me. I think it will only be a matter of time before someone gives him the break he deserves and once he's in, I swear he'll be the next Towsend or Scott Williams. If this guy can make me look good, imagine what he could do with real pros.

Swinging with Spidey

2007-01-26T18:59:00.000-05:00

Here's another commission piece for a client. Nothing too drastic, the grand Spiderman swinging in NY. He seems to be a favorite. I get more Spiderman requests than anyone else... altho - I do have one client who seems to be into some of the more unknown heros - his commissions are always interesting... Armor, Knighthawk, Iron Maiden...

As always, comments and critiques welcome.

Gen 13 Commission

2007-01-20T21:28:00.000-05:00

Just thought I'd post a recent commission for Gen 13... Grunge came out beefier that I was trying, but I'm still happy with the overall composition.

Gen 13 #4

2007-01-13T21:48:00.000-05:00

Finished Gen 13 #4 and it's out now. Feel free to let me know what you think about it. Personally, the story was amazing. Gail Simone is a fantastically talented writer and her story for issue four was a sheer pleasure to draw. The editor Ben Abernathy was also really cool to work with - one of the best experiences I've had. I hope you all have as much fun reading it as I did drawing it.

Have a great day!

Welcome!

2007-01-12T20:15:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the start of some (probably inconsistent) blogging and posting of art. These will consist of doodles (mostly) and occassionally commissions. I'm trying to get back on the ball after a short break, but having 2 kids eats up a lot of my time and they're a lot of fun BTW. I'll try to start it off with my most recent commission and go from there. You can see older commissions at deviantart.com - so I don't have to repost old stuff.

Comments welcome!