Hat Portraiture in Reverse 8

Ink Drawing on Vellum, 9"x12"

Train to Philly

Here's a little artsy-fartsy movie I made using an iPhone while on a recent trip to Philadelphia. The music is Max Richter's "Infra 5"

What it on Vimeo for HD quality.

Marvel Strange Tales II #2

The next issue of Marvel's Strange Tales will be out tomorrow and I have once again colored Nick Bertozzi's introduction page in which the Fake Watcher, Philip, continues to show the vacationing Uatu the beauties of human life.  As with issue one, we continue to invoke the coloring and special effects of Jim Steranko.

A tragic ending to Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD #1?

While looking through Steranko's past art this particular page caught my eye.  In the top half alone, every color on the spectrum is used and yet it doesn't feel forced.  The gray tones of the last panel punctuate the previous color choices and the story.  While I didn't have a chance to do a grayscale panel, here is my homage to Steranko's rainbow page (the rest of the page is filled with greens and yellows):

You can see the full page and more previews of the stories in the anthology over at Comics Alliance.  Be on the look out for this cover by the amazing Jaime Hernandez!

Vicious Circle Therapy Group

My Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies short story comes out this Wednesday, and my editor, Michel Fiffe, suggested that I do a post to explain the process I used this time around.

Savage Dragon came on to the comics scene about the same time that my family moved neighborhoods, causing me to lose my paper route, and thus, my comics buying income.  So when Fiffe asked me if I'd like to do a short story, my knowledge was severely limited to a couple of the Cartoon Express Savage Dragon shows I'd watched back in the 90s.  Under the guise of "research", I went out and got some trade paperbacks and started reading. (I love my job!)

Marvel Strange Tales II #1

Strange Tales returns with Volume II and the first issue will be out tomorrow! Once again, I colored the introduction page written and drawn by Nick Bertozzi in which we rejoin our anti-hero, the fake watcher, doing his time in prison.

For this round of Watcher pages, I've attempted to create a Jim Steranko feel by adding textures and using zip-a-tone-like patterns.  Below are some Steranko pages I used for inspiration:

Look for this cover at your local comic shop!

Triceratops Sketch

Here's a sketch of a Triceratops wearing a ruff.  Can you tell I've been watching The Tudors?

Getting Even With Shakespeare in the Fringe Festival

Here's recent illustration I did for the Getting Even with Shakespeare production which has been selected for the New York Fringe Festival.  While the above image is for a postcard, it was originally designed for the festival's website (color) and brochure (grayscale) which required a very small icon.  The size restrictions proved to be an interesting challenge.  Here are the results:

For more information about the play, check out my earlier post, the play's website, or watch the trailer below.  It will run August 13-29 -- ticket info coming soon.