EMERALD CITY wrap-up!

Thanks again to all who came out and made EMERALD CITY CON the convention to beat! We had a blast and I can't wait to hit that show again. Posted above are a few of the commissions I did during the show, along with a post-con wrap-up comic by Jim Mahfood!

NEWS!

Thanks to everyone who came by at Emerald City this weekend! The show was AMAZING, so much fun and so much comics love. I can't wait to hit that show again in the future. I'll post a more comprehensive wrap up with scans of commissions (if you send 'em in) soon!

In other news, TIGER!TIGER!TIGER! has been graced with not one but TWO Eisner Award nominations, for BEST PAINTER/MULTIMEDIA ARTIST and BEST LETTERER! The Eisners are an amazing honor and I'm very thankful the book itself was recognized this year. Congrats to all the nominees, including Pixar buddies Enrico Casarosa(Venice Chronicles) and Steve Purcell (Sam and Max)!

We'll have TIGER!TIGER!TIGER! on hand in San Diego, of course, along with NOTES OVER YONDER and THE ANCIENT BOOK OF SEX AND SCIENCE.

Also available now is MAGIC PICKLE AND THE GARDEN OF EVIL, so grab a copy if you see it!

EMERALD CITY

So I'll be doing commissions of what you like, but I'm also bringing these 5 with me for immediate sale at the show. Just a heads-up. They'll run you $100 a pop or $450 for all 5 if you're so inclined. Find me early...I'd like to just offer these on site, so no reserves on them, I'm afraid. See you there!

EMERALD CITY!

EMERALD CITY COMIC CON is this weekend, folks! If you're in the Pacific Northwest, stop in and say hello, grab some comics, pick up some original art, and have some nerdy fun. This is a great show, I've been a guest twice before and am pleased to be a guest again this year. I'll be doing paintings for $100 a pop, anything you like, 8" x 10", black and white, just bring reference. I might also do a painting in trade if you bring me a sweet Kirby/Ditko monster comic like STRANGE TALES or TALES OF SUSPENSE or something. You can see samples of what I'm talking about below under the DC, H&B thread. I'll also have TIGER!TIGER!TIGER, NOTES OVER YONDER, and a preview copy of the first two chapters of TEN AGAINST THE WORLD and maybe even a preview of THE ANCIENT BOOK OF SEX AND SCIENCE. Sweet!

The image above is the cover for the charity book they've put together, featuring MONSTERS AND DAMES by me and a host of other luminaries. It's hardcover and awesome. You want it. Cover by Frank Cho (above).

STRANGE SCIENCE FANTASY

I'm in the works on a new idea, a new "ongoing" idea. I want some opinions from the folks that would maybe be buying such a thing. You guys.

I'm looking to launch STRANGE SCIENCE FANTASY as a series of 48 page, self-contained, Kirby/Ditko-esque comics. Each "issue" would contain a complete story featuring characters that might or might not appear in the next issue. Very much in the vein of STRANGE TALES, TALES TO ASTONISH!, and TALES OF SUSPENSE, pre-hero. We're talking about the meat of graphic novel ideas as 48 page old fashioned comics. So you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Interiors would be 2 color, and I'd love to do the books as hardcovers, but I want opinions on what YOU'D rather see: Good old fashioned floppy comics for $3.99, or nice hardcovers for more, maybe around $9.95-$12.95 a pop.

These would more than likely never be collected in another form (ie, no compilations), UNLESS I did them as floppies. Then you might get collections down the line.

Thoughts?

Launch date TBD...but they're in the works and coming your way in the coming months!

Oh, and TEN AGAINST THE WORLD will be a separate adventure...not under the STRANGE SCIENCE FANTASY umbrella. Just a heads up!

DC, H&B, and more

Le Sketch

I'm participating in a very cool sketchbook project called LE SKETCH, being run by Paulo Patricio and Matt Madden. LE SKETCH is given away in European cafes and bookstores for free, so if you're overseas, keep your eyes peeled. I'll have some of the "Scott Morse" issue at San Diego for early birds. Here's some of the work in my issue, though the final give-away product is greyscale and not all collage-y.

THE ANCIENT BOOK OF SEX AND SCIENCE: preorder today!

Amazon has it first, so get on it. Limited to 2000 copies, same as the quickly-sold-out first volume THE ANCIENT BOOK OF MYTH AND WAR. This thing is going to rock your world. Those little snippets pasted together above are just the tip of the iceberg.

WONDERCON BOOTH 1320

WONDERCON! Moscone Center, San Francisco. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Scott Morse (TIGER!TIGER!TIGER!, MAGIC PICKLE), Bill Presing (BELLE DU JOUR, BOOKPLATE BETTIES), Enrico Casarosa (VENICE CHRONICLES, FRAGMENTS), and Ronnie del Carmen (AND THERE YOU ARE, PAPER BISCUIT). Come get some books and art, we'd love to say hello and show you the latest!

I'll be doing paintings for $100, 8"x10", whatever you like, just bring reference. I can't speak for the other guys, but check their blogs.

Also, BOOTH 920 has our buddies Derek Thompson and Ted Mathot. Go show them some love, too!

YUKI 7

I was very pleased to participate in Kevin Dart's new YUKI 7 project. Here's the 3 takes I sent him for my contribution. Try to hit the show at NUCLEUS, too, coming July 3rd!

X*POSITION

So, at Pixar we're prepping for the second annual PIXARPALOOZA, a sort of Battle of the Bands where everyone wins. Last year, PLOT DEVICE rocked it, and this year, X*POSITION will step up on stage to assault the ears of all present. It isn't until June, but we begin rehearsals tonight. I'm singing. 4 songs (3 covers and an original) will be dealt out to the crowd. Our original is coming together nicely, and there's a hint of the song's theme in our logo.

ELEPHANTS for Jeremy

THE ANCIENT BOOK OF SEX AND SCIENCE

The time has come, my friends. We're pleased to announce that THE ANCIENT BOOK OF SEX AND SCIENCE will be offered for sale in June of 2009 at finer bookstores around the globe, with a book launch and gallery show at NUCLEUS in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 16, 2009, featuring works from the book along with additional, unpublished work. The artists are the same as MYTH AND WAR: Lou Romano, Don Shank, Nate Wragg, and myself, with Don designing this volume's cover. Lou, Don, Nate, and myself would love to see you at the show.

In the meantime, there's some sneaky snippets above, and more work on the artist blogs. Check the sidebar for links. Ordering information on AMAZON will be made available shortly, as well. Thanks for you support!

2009!

About time for an update, huh? Here's what's on the slate for this year, tentatively:

*THE ANCIENT BOOK OF SEX AND SCIENCE will hit just before San Diego Comic Con with a premiere art gala at NUCLEUS. This is the second of 4 planned ANCIENT BOOKS, featuring me, Lou Romano, Don Shank, and Nate Wragg. Coffee table goodness, we promise. Dates to be announced soon.

*TEN AGAINST THE WORLD is in the works, I'm pleased to officially announce. It's a 160 (or so) page Kirby/Toth-inspired monster comic set in the 1950's, lots of comic book fun I'm certain Wertham would love. There's a teaser above. It's being produced entirely in Photoshop on my Cintique, no pencils, just straight digital black, white, and blue, as an experiment in economics and speed. I'm about 40 pages in at this point. Keep your eyes and ears open for this one, as it may actually hit initially in online installments. Stay tuned.

*MAGIC PICKLE AND THE GARDEN OF EVIL and a fifth MAGIC PICKLE book will launch this year from Scholastic. The series is doing incredibly well, I'm happy to say. Buy copies for the kids in your life today!

*AFTERWORKS 3 is well under way with a hope to hit for SD as well. I'll have a short story, THE BUILD, about the building of my 1951 Ford truck. Lots of Pixar talent involved, of course, with a stunning cover by Lou Romano.

*There's a TIGER plush planned for San Diego, being designed by Anna Chambers.

*Convention appearance schedule to be posted soon, but look for me at Emerald City in Seattle the first weekend of April.

More soon! Thanks to everyone for an incredible 2008. Your support means the world.

The army marches forth...

...and the last of the limited editions will ship momentarily. Thanks for the wait...

the custom love

Here's some custom toys by a couple of incredible people, Louise Bagnall and Bill Hewitt. These are custom, one of a kind pieces that they sent to me out of the goodness of their hearts, not for sale, just for lookin'!

But beware! There is indeed a plush TIGER in the works for San Diego Comic Con 2009, the prototype being designed now by the incredible Anna Chambers...stay tuned...

A little something from APE

A sketch I did at APE that was scanned and sent to me for the archives. I liked this one...hope you do too!