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clea and some strange

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okay, another of the long awaited commissions that i had a chance to get through recently…

(plenty of times i’ll draw something and see a little bit of a style from an artist i really dig, and this time it’s ‘ringo… dunno if it was thinking about how charlotte’s right around the corner or maybe it’s just how much i love the way he drew women)
so, her-oes 2 is out on shelves, issue 3 is in the can and 4 is well underway… after that, not quite sure what’s next at marvel, but i’ll be working on my tales of the mouseguard story and trying to getting some more haps done, too…
had a good holiday weekend (plenty of grilled/smoked meat and good company of friends and family), but really need to get cracking before heading to charlotte in a few days.
hope to see some of you folks down at heroes con! (i will be doing ink b/w and color canson pieces at the show, so stop by the table or drop me a line beforehand)
-c
absolutely LOVED the finale of lost, 24 ended on a solid note (a bit corny at the very end, but still a pretty good season to end with)… but friday night lights just might be my all-time favorite show (the whole upheaval of dillon football this season has been great)

ww2 cap and memorial day

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figure posting this commission of ww2 era captain america during memorial day weekend is appropriate… thank you to all the soldiers who’ve served this country.

-c
(who also plans on enjoying this weekend with some grilling and smoked meat with family and friends…. i’ll post more later this week)

kitty pryde

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so, here’s a commission i got to the other day… one of my favorite x-men characters back in the day (been so long since i’ve read the x books regularly, i really don’t know what’s going on these days… but i loved those claremont/byrne/cockrum/smith days)…

got a few more commissions finished and couple more in the works and the last pages of her-oes on the plate.
getting ready for the granite con this sunday in manchester, NH … and then the big finale of lost that night! (trish is about 6 episodes from getting caught up… been interesting watching the last 2 seasons in a few weeks, catching small things the second time around) and the the finale of 24 … i’ll miss both shows, but have realized this season i’ve found myself looking forward to justified, friday night lights and community even more (the last few episodes of community have been the highlight of the thursday night comedy block on nbc for me… the paintball one was brilliant)

use the force, luke!

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seems like it’s been a while, eh? not much new in the way of commissions or other art to show, i’ve been crazy busy with her-oes (issue 2 hits stands next week! heck, check out the preview)…

but i do have this luke skywalker piece i did a few months ago and never posted… (which reminds me i should update the galleries with stuff i’ve posted on the blog at some point)

had a great time on free comic book day up at jetpack comics in portsmouth, nh (everybody pick up some free books that day? maybe even a copy of iron man/nova?) and already looking forward to next year…
making plans for charlotte (got a few commissions to bring with me) and it’ll be a bit different with todd taking a year off – luckily, matt and squeeze will be there!
on the tv and movie front, saw iron man 2 (liked it, but didn’t love it), catching trish up on lost in time for the finale (watched season 5 the last 2 weeks, and starting season 6 this weekend… whew), can’t figure out whether community or modern family gets my vote for best new sitcom this year… friday night lights is back, as good as ever, and justified has been great…
-c

call me, beep me…

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hope everybody had a good weekend… just plugging away on her-oes here (issue 1 comes out THIS week…!) and figured i’d post a quick one (or two) with kim possible…
back to work.
-c

batman beyond

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so, another great boston comic con last weekend – a new venue (which, while much bigger, just wasn’t big enough for the fantastic turnout they had) and a stellar guest list (mike mignola, jim lee, eric powell, jim starlin just to name a few) – along with having super cool pal kelly yates come up and visit for the show, great food and a chance to hang out in the city with woodall and booth boy extraordinaire brian, all made for a great time…
did plenty of sketching and signing at the show, and did only 2 extra pieces the night before to bring – a kim possible (i’ll post that one next time) and batman beyond (even after all this time, i still dig drawing the character and i’m looking forward to the new book)
still working hard on herOes (issue 1 should be out soon) and getting a bit of headway into the next haps pages, finally…
i’m sure there’s more to post about, like tv (the mini series the pacific‘s been fantastic on hbo, lost is crazy good, 24 is shaping up to go out in style…), movies (stll laughing thinking about some parts of hot tub time machine… although i imagine it’ll be on dvd in, what, a few weeks?), music (new stuff from robyn hitchcock, black francis, and barenaked ladies) and the ipad (still loving it!), but i’ve gotta get back to work, so…
-c

by odin’s beard!

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and the third (and last for now, deadlines are tight for a bit) marvel treasury cover redo is thor… man, i LOVE drawing thor (i’d say the simonson run left a BIG impression on me…. this is a “romita by way of simonson” homage)… back to work.

-c
(took the time this weekend while working to watch a good chunk of flash forward that’s been piling up on the tivo since i recorded the premiere… intriguing enough, hope they can at least resolve it all f they don’t get renewed next year)

hulk smash!

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so, after drawing comics for over 10 years, i still haven’t had a chance to draw many marvel characters in published books … and one i’d love to draw (but still don’t really have a handle on) is the hulk…

and like i said before, i just don’t have the time to color these yet… luckily, the boy does…
have a good weekend!
-c
(looking forward to hot tub machine tonight)

old school marvel

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okay, so in between commissions, haps stuff, star wars cards and herOes, i’ve found the time to do a few pieces just for fun (based on the iconic covers from those old oversized marvel treasury books by john romita sr.)… up first, spider-man! (wish i had the time to color these up, but i do like to sleep a few hours a night…)

-c
tv bits – 24 is picking up (and making a seemingly ludicrous plot line a bit more understandable), lost was enlightening and crazy good, justified and the pacific have become must watch shows… (and i still have all of caprica and flash forward so far on the tivo to watch when i get the chance)
about 2/3 through listening to from a buick 8 (and have no idea where it’s gonna go) and finished under the dome a while ago (vintage king)

now in color! with words!!

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so, realizing i didn’t have the time to really do it right (or this good), i got mike thomas (who colored the fred hembeck story in the halloween special as well as the recent molly one shot) to color the “poster” commission… i told him i’d been looking at drew struzan stuff a lot lately but my only instructions were “i dunno, make it look good “… and he certainly did.

and to round it out, i figured why not get todd involved and had him come up with the tagline and credits.
so there you have it.
okay, besides that, here’s a link to an interview paul tobin and i did for the FCBD iron man /nova book …
-c
working away on the next issue of herOes…

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