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convention noodling…

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just found this in my portfolio from the emerald city comic con… after finishing up my sketch list, starting doodling and ended up with this… (figured it’s appropriate for today’s post, after getting the absolutely BEAUTIFUL – and massive –  walt simonson THOR omnibus yesterday)
not much to report, work-wise – busy working on the current project (not sure when it’s scheduled to be out – or when i can discuss it) as well as the ‘haps (diving into the second issue of the next arc – as well as getting the boston comic con print ready)
speaking of boston comic con (yay!), todd and i will be there, selling all sorts of ‘haps swag, so come on by! i’ll also try to get a few sketches done before the show so if you’re interesting in arranging a commission for boston, drop me a line…
-c
(gotta go, JUSTIFIED is on in a few)

hero initiative!

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getting ready for megacon in a few short days (eep! going to do taxes later today… wheeee!)

so, here’s the 2 cover sketches i’ve done for the hero initiative so far … (tough thing about sketch covers is there’s not much room for making mistakes… oh, well)… i was happy to donate my time to such a great cause.

-c

another megacon commission…

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seem to be on a roll with all the projects i’ve got juggling so far (he says, hoping not to drop any of said jobs)… and even had time for another pre-show commission…

-c (heading out tonight to catch “paul” on the big screen)

megacon is coming up quick…!

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while i won’t get out to the c2e2 show this weekend in chicago (maybe next year), i will be getting ready to head down to florida the following weekend for megacon… it’s been more than a few years since i did the show for the first time (pre-kids!) and really looking forward to heading back… even with my full slate of work, i have managed to get a few of the show commission requests out of the way – like this tigra –  and hope to get a few more done before i leave (if you’re going and interested in getting a sketch, drop me a line… not sure if i’ll bother packing all the colored pencils and paper at this point)

seems like i end up hauling portfolios of original art through airports, back and forth to the hotel and to the shows… and only sell a page or 2… so, i’ve decided to leave’m at home this year and just tell folks to surf over to comic art house … (unless there’s something specific you want and you drop me a line beforehand)
okay, back to the drawing board.
-c
(tv talk – just CAN’T get enough of “justified” this season… and the original “being human” on bbc america has been great so far)

the times are a changin…

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so, my last issue of captain america and the korvac saga just came out last week… and i’d say that’s the last semi regular comics work you’ll see from me on the stands for a bit… which isn’t to say i’m not CRAZY busy!

besides getting ahead on the next arc of the ‘haps (we want to have most in the can before soliciting for a fall 2011 start… issue 2 is underway and i’ve been designing away for characters who’ll show up in stories by other folks and eventually in my main story) and the convention prints  – all 4 now available from the web store (we plan on new ones for boston comic con in april/may and heroescon in june), we’re gearing up for an exciting new ‘haps project, the perhapanauts motion comic from motionworks.

and on the non ‘haps front, i’m mighty swamped with a pretty fun job for the next few months at least (which i’m not allowed to mention yet)…

had a great time in seattle at emerald city comic con – check out todd’s blog for some pics! and here’s a few sketches i did… (need to get a portable scanner for stuff like this)…

lots to do (crazy how quickly time’s flying… gotta get ready for megacon next week!)
-c

cleaning up the imac…THOR!

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… and found this scan of a quick sketch i did a while back for a possible “marvel adventures” type THOR book. being a HUGE fan of the simonson run all those years ago (and various runs since), i was really bummed that it never got any further than this one sketch as other things came down the pipeline (would’ve been a fun gig with a crazy talented writer friend i dig lots, too – nope, not todd)… 
but i can’t complain TOO much, since i ended up doing IRON MAN: THE ARMOR WARS (and then HER-OES and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE KORVAC SAGA)… AND i got to read (and LOVE) the series that did end up coming out  – THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER .
who knows, maybe someday i’ll get my chance.
-c

oh, that ron stoppable!

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so, here’s a series of LONG overdue commissions featuring kim possible and her faithful sidekick (and boyfriend, as the show went on), ron stoppable…
after a 24 hour bug knocked me for a loop yesterday, back at the drawing board working on the perhapanauts!
-c
(woohoo, new justified tonight!)

brave and the bold

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so, another year, another commission for an old friend’s now teenage daughter (who’s a big comic fan)… last year was supergirl/wonder woman, this year’s choice was batman /flash… hmmm, who knows what next year’s will be?
besides this commsion, i managed to get through all 3 b/w kim possible pieces this weekend, too… AND enjoy several get togethers with friends (mid morning coffee with our very own perhapa-booth boy who was nearby for work, old high school friends, 40th birthday parties, housewarming dinner party with a proud new home-owning friend.. whew.)

so, also managed to start design work on some of the main players in the next ‘haps arc and really getting into a groove after a LENGTHY hiatus from our gang (besides the occasional con print we’ve done… which reminds me, should have todd post the emerald city print soon!)
back to work!
-c

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