Tag: Comics

Iron Man MK1 Armor

Here’s a quick pinup I did of the first version of Iron Man’s armor. There’s something really appealing about this clunky, gray “bullet head” version of Iron Man, I think. It has a visual sense of weight and menace that the later versions lack. As you can see I’m still experimenting with trying spotting blacks. …

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My Review of Mastering Comics

I wrote a review of Jessica Abel and Matt Madden’s new comics how-to/textbook Mastering Comics in the current Publishers Weekly Comics Week. Check it out here.

Alphabet Press – At SPX 2012!

As you may know if you follow me on Twitter, I’ll be attending SPX 2012 this year, as I have pretty much every other year since about 2000 or so.  What’s different this year, though, is that I won’t be attending as a solo cartoonist, but as part of the collective Alphabet Press table–a big …

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Animated GIF: And Oyster War Panel Start-to-Finish

I just thought this would be a fun thing to do:

&@$#! An Exhibition of Comic Artists

If you’re in/near Richmond, VA in September, be sure to check out this great exhibit of original comics art. I’ve got pieces up from Oyster War, Midnight Sun, Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, etc. There’s a pretty stunning array of cartoonists who will also have pieces up. Just to name a few: Farel Dalrymple, Fred …

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