Feb 12 2010
More sketchbook ruminations on character designs from The Count of Monte Cristo. This time it’s Fernand, shown here on the left as the young Fernand Mondego, and on the right as “The Count de Morcerf,” a title he purchases with ill-gotten spoils of war.
Feb 08 2010
I don’t know if anything will come of this Count of Monte Cristo thing, but it’s at least something fun to work on in my sketchbook. This is another rumination on the character of Danglars (shown young and old here), who hits me as a real nouveau riche type who would probably be decked out in the latest fashion, no matter how ridiculous.
Feb 02 2010
Amelia Earhart – This Broad Ocean is available in bookstores today, and will be in comics shops on Wednesday. I’m not actually sure what the status of the book is as far as the “big box” stores go, but Borders for whatever reason has not carried my stuff in-store in the past, whereas Barnes & Noble has, but I’ll update when I find out the skinny. In the meantime, here are a couple of recent starred (!) reviews to note:
The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Kirkus Reviews – I can’t actually link to the review since it’s behind a pay wall, but here’s the obvious pull quote: ” Coupled with the rich prose, Towle’s detailed art truly makes this stellar book a visual feast. Like Earhart herself, this book ought to soar exuberantly into the hearts of its readers.”
…And a big thanks to Tom over at ComicsReporter.com for a great shout-out in this week’s “New and Notable Releases” section!
Jan 30 2010
Yikes… It’s only January and my calendar is already filling up. (I’ve, in fact, added a calendar widget to the blog.) Right on the heels of my barnstorming Amelia weekend in February, I’ll be appearing at the second annual ACME Comics “March Madness” event March 6th in nearby Greensboro, NC. This’ll be my first in-store event at ACME and I’m really looking forward to it. Matt Kindt’s an all-around nice guy whom I’ve run into at various conventions and his Superspy is one of my favorite books of the last few years. I don’t know Michael Watkins’s work yet, but I’m looking forward to hanging out.
Jan 24 2010
Hey, check out what arrived the mail on Friday: my membership card and official newsletter for the Crogan Adventure Society. If you’re not in the know, the Crogan Adventure books are a series of all-ages graphic novels about the adventures of the men of the fictional Crogan family. The first book, Crogan’s Revenge, was about a pirate and the newly-published Crogan’s March is about Legionnaires in North Africa. You can join the society over at Crogan cartoonist Chris Schweizer’s site. The initial newsletter contains–among other very cool things–a drawing of some of the Crogan’s March characters done by none other than Stan Sakai of Usagi Yojimbo fame.
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