Quiet time...

Hey everyone,

Sorry it's been so quiet there and on Thinktankcomics.com. I'm still in Europe, and working on my new books. Internet access is spotty here, so I never know when I'll be able to update the sites.

In the mean time you can check out this exgtremely kind art post on CBR. Mike Oeming, the gentleman that he is, cast a little spotlight on me and I can't thank him enough. Mike's is literally the nicest guy in comics, and I've learned a ton about art from him.

Check it out here.

Oh, and I here from some friends back home that ORIGINS #4 is out, so be sure to check it out and let me know what you think. I haven't seen it in print yet.

Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to post some pics and sketches soon. Thanks for being patient with me :)

best,
Mike

ORIGINS #5 sneak peek

Chris Ryall posted a couple of panels from issue #5 of ORIGINS, so I figured I'd post it here too.

I finished ORIGINS #5 this week, and am really damned proud of how it turned out. More soon.

Best,
mike

ORIGINS line and color comparison pt I

More line art from the new JOE series, but this time I'm including the final art so you can compare. You'll notice how I'm using it to describe volume, set mood, and show depth in a room.

Hope you dig it.

mike

ORIGINS line art

I have a friend who freaking loves the JOE stuff I'm doing uncolored. He's just into the line art more, for whatever reason. SO, I figured I'd post a few pages of line art for the rest of you folks to check out.

Personally, I'm thinking of these pages as a total package. It's just not done till it's colored. I don't consider this a finished page, as many of the decisions I'd normally make in the inks (Adding volume to the forms, lighting, etc.) I'm now doing with the color.

BUT with that said If you folks like seeing the uncolored pages, I'll post more. Let me know what you think.

best,
mike

Sturgeon River preview 3

This is a page from Sturgeon River - my new book with UMBRA writer, and good friend, Steve Murphy. I penciled very minimally for Sturgeon, because most of the magic comes out in the inks with this book. Check past Sturgeon posts to see what I mean.

Mike

Casanova

I drew this sketch of Casanova*. For fun.

Mike

*The comic character, not the ladies man.

John G's art show!

Man, I meant for this post to go up yesterday. I had set it up to post using Blogger's schedule feature, but messed up the time so this is a day late now. Sorry folks.

Anyway, my pal and underground juggernaut John G. has an art show up at the Front Room Cleveland gallery in Cleveland, OH. If you're any where near the Ohio area you should swing by and check the show out.



You can check John's blog out for more info as it comes up.

The release party for his comic, Caveman Diaries Vol. 6, was last night but I bet you can still pick up a copy if you drop John a line. Caveman Diaries are some of my favorite underground flavor, and I bet you folks would dig it. Like nothing else out there.

best,
Mike