Another Commission

Athena Voltaire and Wolverine?!

I guess it makes sense since Wolverine is really old or immortal or something like that. I guess he could have been palling around with Athena back in the 1930s.

Drawing this made me realize how much I miss drawing the old girl...

Some More Ursula Wilde Stuff

Yikes! So much for my plan to post more stuff, more often. I've been swamped getting my son ready for 1st grade, prepping the first 3 scripts for the first Ursula Wilde miniseries, and starting on two (count 'em TWO) upcoming comics projects that I can't announce yet.

So, here's some of the character development stuff on Ursula. I finally figured out how I wanted to draw her hair. It sounds silly, but I had a helluva time coming up with something that had the right contemporary look.

Some San Diego Pics

I split my time between the Ape Entertainment booth and a in the small press area with my pal Jim Heffron of Lawdog Studios. Molly McBride, whose work as editor on Athena Voltaire, was there, as well.

The top photo is me with hometown pal Tim Bradstreet outside the Hyatt.

Next is the Ape Entertainment booth. From left: Ray-Anthony Height (Cereal and Pajamas), Kevin Freeman (Ape editor-in-chief, Subculture), me and Rob Guillory (Teddy Scares)

Molly and me at the Lawdog booth.

Ursula Wilde

Here's the final color image from my new Ape Entertainment book, Ursula Wilde. Pencils and inks by me, colors by Jason Millet.

We want to make sure that the entire series is completed before soliciting the book, so it'll be a 2008 release. I'm joined by my Athena Voltaire collaborators Jason Millet (interior colors) and Chad Fidler (color covers). Jim Nelson, an old friend and amazing illustrator who's done a ton of RPG, CCG and children's book illustrations, will be inking the book. I'll write and pencil the series.

I'll be glad to talk more about the series this week at San Diego Comicon. I'll be splitting my time between the Ape Entertainment booth (Booth 2105) and the Lawdog Studio/Lawdog Comics (Small Press L12).

You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry...

I inked the Hulk last weekend but didn't get around to scanning him until the other day—a few life emergencies took over. But here he is in all his primal glory. This one turned out to be a lot of fun!

Hulk Smash!

Today's entry is a commission of the jolly
green giant himself, the Incredible Hulk. This one presented a heck of a challenge, since I'm not the most adept artist at rippling muscles and exaggerated, dynamic anatomy. I'm fairly happy with the results, though. I'll post the inks tonight or tomorrow.

Samples!

It's convention season, when a young man's attention turns to making a living—or at the very least, getting work! I worked up a couple of pages of Fantastic Four samples from a Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four script by Jeff Parker. Jeff writes the FF the way I remember them being, so it was a delight to draw.

I'd like to ink these before I leave for San Diego, but I may not have time...