Tag: Comics

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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New Tag: Superhero Pinups

Since I’ve accumulated a fair number of blog posts about my various superhero pinups, I’ve added a “Superhero Pinups” tag to the blog. You can just click on it over there in the tag could to see them all grouped in one place.

Jim Lee-era X-Men Pinup

A while back I did a post showing a step-by-step of how I did a pinup of the Marvel character Razorback and it garnered a few responses, so I figured I’d do the same for this next pinup I’ve been working on: a commission I got at this year’s Heroes Con, of the early ’90s …

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Oyster War Splash Page Pencils

When people discuss the fundamentals of comics-making they most often discuss narrative, panel-to-panel action, storytelling, etc., but there is something to be said for really hunkering down and digging into one image for a while.  For us comics folk, that usually comes in the form of a “splash page.”  Here’s one I just wrapped up …

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Midnight Sun Review

Here’s a recent review of Midnight Sun that popped up via my Google alerts.   It’s on a blog called Painted Smiles; Written Words and the writer seems to have enjoyed the book.  It’s gratifying to know that even a year or two after I put my pens and brushes away on a project, it can …

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