I survived Jack Bauer! Having watched every episode of the show from its inception, I can say that it's no mean feat‚ for Jack's friends, as well as his enemies.
Dunno what Jack thinks about his illustrators...
From a personal point of view, it was certainly done under less than desirable conditions, but from a
professional point of view, it was a joy and a pleasure. From IDW publisher Chris Ryall to my incredibly understanding and patient editor Andrew Steven Harris to colorist Chris Bailey, it was a wild and wonderful ride.
I have to specifically single out Beau Smith, who wrote the book. Beau spins a great yarn and the book is jam-packed with action and suspense. And let me just say that
Beau was born to write Jack Bauer. Next up for me is getting back to my creator-owned indy comic material (and a couple of freelance gigs I'm up for but can't talk about right now).
First up: Ursula Wilde. Here are the first few pages of the forthcoming Ursula Wilde mini-series. I'm writing and penciling the book. I'll post some of Jim Nelson's excellent inks soon. For now, though, this is what I've been up to.
Since this adventure won't see print, I might as well keep posting some of my favorite pages from it...that way, at least it's seen by someone and I get the bonus of being able to regularly update my blog without having to have (a) topics or (b) new artwork from upcoming projects that I'm not allowed to share yet.
That whole cold/flu/blech feeling I mentioned yesterday? Turns out it's strep throat. My son and ex-wife also have it, so it's probably safe to say that my little 7-year old petri dish brought it home from school one day to share with his family.
No new post yesterday. I was struggling with a killer cold/flu/blech feeling. Today's imagery comes from the first issue of Ursula Wilde, coming later this year from Ape Comics. I posted the pencils here. Inks are by Jim Nelson and colors by Brian Mead.
A commission for my pal, Joshua Crawley of Westfield's Comics in Madison, WI. Josh wanted a riff on the classic Dave Stevens' piece, except that he wanted Athena to be struggling and pissed, rather than bound like Betty. I laughed hysterically when he suggested it and the end result is a helluva lot of fun. Thanks, Josh!
Nothing new to share this morning, but I thought I'd post an unpublished image; the second page of the first issue of the aborted Athena Voltaire miniseries The Legend of Mu-King.
I need to keep updating the ol' blog, so here's another page of pencils from Ursula...
I survived Jack Bauer! Having watched every episode of the show from its inception, I can say that it's no mean feat‚ for Jack's friends, as well as his enemies.
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