Tag: Comics

Christophe Blain’s Colorists: An Appreciation

I’m about to start coloring the introductory pages of Oyster War.  I generally don’t work in color, but when I do, I usually start by seeking inspiration from other comics that have color that I find especially nicely-done.  These days the very top of my list of beautifully-colored comics are those of the French cartoonist …

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Oyster War Sample Page Pencils

While it’s true that I’ve not posted anything here for a good while, there’s a compelling reason I’ve not done so: I’ve been hard at work on the initial twelve pages of Oyster War (12 pages of art/15 pages counting flip).  I just completed pencils on the pages and am set to start inking this …

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Shade The Changing Man Pinup

Here’s a pinup of Rac Shade, the main character from Steve Ditko’s DC series Shade the Changing Man.  I did this as a “thank you” to send to the folks at Hot Sauce Productions who were kind enough to let us screen the recent Jonathan Ross documentary, In Search of Steve Ditko, at Heroes Con …

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Amelia Picked as a Fall ’09 Junior Library Guild Offering

A link to this PDF of forthcoming Junior Library Guild selections turned up in my Google Alerts today, so I guess it’s been made public now that Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean has been picked as a Fall 2009 offering by the Junior Library Guild.  The Junior Library Guild is, “… a literary review and …

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Strange Eggs Jumps the Shark – Roundup

The latest iteration of SLG’s occasional anthology, Strange Eggs, hit the stands last Wednesday and should be available at your local comics shop.  This instalment is called Strange Eggs Jumps the Shark and features stories by folks like Roger Langridge, James Turner, Kenny Keil, Derf, Jhonen Vasquez and lots more.  My involvement in this issue …

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