tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45849919026818458592024-03-12T16:28:56.762-07:00Black Box ComixIndipendent comic book company.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-53071260729239744052011-10-16T08:18:00.000-07:002011-10-16T08:25:59.070-07:00BBC Update 10/16/11Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />October begins to move the center of the month ending with HALLOWEEN! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaWZUM547nBtyLFwJHnZSVjcWBegdEkfdvuVPIZtRw1N-ebBctaM1NHfvo1kqgvB68qh2kgPQld9rdYeZlg-oKFKJQYlZMYsWv19mJUAfn7URKXPjCOWExM9DMtxXkSk-mvAMp8xgmiA5/s1600/Halloween2011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaWZUM547nBtyLFwJHnZSVjcWBegdEkfdvuVPIZtRw1N-ebBctaM1NHfvo1kqgvB68qh2kgPQld9rdYeZlg-oKFKJQYlZMYsWv19mJUAfn7URKXPjCOWExM9DMtxXkSk-mvAMp8xgmiA5/s200/Halloween2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664111094212157074" /></a>It is my favorite part of the year and my favorite non holiday when you could be anyone you wanted to be. A spirit, a historical figure or movie star. <br />Though I have been a few people who have dressed up as a concept rather than a person or monster. Although I find this clever, I like monsters!<br /> Anyway if Halloween could happen all year round, I would be a happy camper.<br /><br />COMMISSIONS: <br />Another commission completed early this week moving onto the next. A tattoo design. Onward to a Fallmen sticker design and a private "Joker Pencil Trick" Illustration. It has been pretty cool with these and between Gallery work.<br /><br />SCRATCHBOARD:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSgsT2iKhIdmRlwrIt-Oiuwa-m3AaONKKXMT_MOzhnHKjSyCLSUicPXI5Sca3oJMOKiA47WQt3wytCkp-khauF29uC85HNpCVnsJiYre7SPJ3Zmo3gIBiv5jXC8zL-f72ul2ux24wYQ9i/s1600/%2527Into-the-Future%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSgsT2iKhIdmRlwrIt-Oiuwa-m3AaONKKXMT_MOzhnHKjSyCLSUicPXI5Sca3oJMOKiA47WQt3wytCkp-khauF29uC85HNpCVnsJiYre7SPJ3Zmo3gIBiv5jXC8zL-f72ul2ux24wYQ9i/s200/%2527Into-the-Future%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664111499482691826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq8XLtvB0J8Jw6D5exEhWGRc4npkzvSXQtHHXuScuuNX1eqLgDtVxnDVimCUgYsgztXECM7oe7mcGGqWIkOBbnbO84O-Y53IdwjNHIEbsxZ_EyMGvxEoQhyphenhyphenQiQvWC7qncy0-5Z5aGgzur/s1600/%2527Mask-of-the-Gunfighter%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq8XLtvB0J8Jw6D5exEhWGRc4npkzvSXQtHHXuScuuNX1eqLgDtVxnDVimCUgYsgztXECM7oe7mcGGqWIkOBbnbO84O-Y53IdwjNHIEbsxZ_EyMGvxEoQhyphenhyphenQiQvWC7qncy0-5Z5aGgzur/s200/%2527Mask-of-the-Gunfighter%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664111446654128626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3B9Tpts1TDVDLsmI9XkSZFHf27-nTVu1SvS7dZSJtnSE6ReevmK1TtAIu-zFemwbtGkiUh5QX8cCkn_JERP0rr8uuMZBRTkgB6kBLiCQmVuwjQ4_zJChZa0wRUzAwTW-wE2w9DyY4Zms/s1600/%2527The-Sentinel%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3B9Tpts1TDVDLsmI9XkSZFHf27-nTVu1SvS7dZSJtnSE6ReevmK1TtAIu-zFemwbtGkiUh5QX8cCkn_JERP0rr8uuMZBRTkgB6kBLiCQmVuwjQ4_zJChZa0wRUzAwTW-wE2w9DyY4Zms/s200/%2527The-Sentinel%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664111358002723698" /></a><br />As you can see more secular pieces of work are coming down the pike and I don't plan to stop anytime soon. And the rendering is getting better and better. This latest batch of work is for friends. Not necessarily something for Christmas Presents but a "thank you for your support".<br />Now there a lot of people who like my work and have said that would buy it if they had the money for it. And these people are my friends. But the presents I am illustrating are more for people who have been around durring times that have been very challenging for me. My artistic ablity is a way of showing my thank you.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-24302481955083300662011-10-07T18:08:00.000-07:002011-10-09T13:01:36.600-07:00BBC Update 10/9/11Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />THE BIG 200 SHOW, 2011: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwzASwMe0M67fV01TOaPqEfhA8VmRuOcc1tq6L8fvbBa9V4BFFhNElJyH5Q_V3CLFAMP4KyuF6JwFURTR1VR_ndfWb50y0Ctkg7gt_3p5yP8YivoTpWZrDWGGKDp57DfoLOlt0lQw2x4Q/s1600/%2527CosmicSpaceMonkey%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwzASwMe0M67fV01TOaPqEfhA8VmRuOcc1tq6L8fvbBa9V4BFFhNElJyH5Q_V3CLFAMP4KyuF6JwFURTR1VR_ndfWb50y0Ctkg7gt_3p5yP8YivoTpWZrDWGGKDp57DfoLOlt0lQw2x4Q/s200/%2527CosmicSpaceMonkey%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661582760792502962" /></a><br />Now you have heard me talk about the BIG 100 Show of last year with four out of five 8"X8" scratchboard pieces being sold again giving validation to the work which was not a fluke after the commissions from the Fallmen from previous year.<br />Before the end of this year 20 pieces of art alone for gallery work (not counting the commissions or the comic pages) were completed.<br />Not bad for a guy working a 9 to 5 kinda job. <br />Now its to see if I can begin to make a living doing what I love to do. <br /><br />THE CROSSOVER:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYG65ZZZNa-rNsKjQu4iyALijub_3JntMbr4kPHFfJxIOJxRIyvIROTub9U6SkQf-u92n0h8akdIZGn9a8p6SV_VISeRN-23kAG0svgi79TrCUr-GZa9QIxKEXAddHmYbn_-HWD5OVDIn/s1600/pg15.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYG65ZZZNa-rNsKjQu4iyALijub_3JntMbr4kPHFfJxIOJxRIyvIROTub9U6SkQf-u92n0h8akdIZGn9a8p6SV_VISeRN-23kAG0svgi79TrCUr-GZa9QIxKEXAddHmYbn_-HWD5OVDIn/s200/pg15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661583701821681634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXPMjQlFn_dfNyWQaIQSeMIWWqIx4HuVdD4kFXMnZ3WlnxlShV8JWsXb3eAcPwN5RQbwWyHP4b212bWX8tvsAE0_kBmkhh_n7-tt8sHVy-e5AgDKYCR1Lq7xPC1-9wYRkrlRdmHHQU0Rn/s1600/pg16.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXPMjQlFn_dfNyWQaIQSeMIWWqIx4HuVdD4kFXMnZ3WlnxlShV8JWsXb3eAcPwN5RQbwWyHP4b212bWX8tvsAE0_kBmkhh_n7-tt8sHVy-e5AgDKYCR1Lq7xPC1-9wYRkrlRdmHHQU0Rn/s200/pg16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661583398955165842" /></a><br /> Well the crossover continues with a looming deadline. I knew that once I had the script in hand from Jason I knew I would have to out the best work I could. And that is happening right now. Here is a few updated pages of this book.<br /><br />NEW PROJECTS: <br /> In working closely with the guys from NEOtrash Comix, the one thing that has been said is that it rocks when you have something new to show at the Table for a particular show. Nothing is truer than that! With the brown bag P.F.B. Proved that at this years Jet City show in Seattle. <br /> Well the first on deck will be the War Ram mini. It was unfortunate that this project never made it out to the shows this year but it doesn't mean I stopped doing them. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3HKPAiqkgez8sVvojqTi3t5HCd2Qc9ai_8ogIZ1AxvMShAEBS9p6yRNIlQsBRwhKhBS47mtpCdgykRAtqIwFClqqbNdFGIl9BR7MQUUUyQJHpgGX_FflakCsXUWxgKMDWhv3GgKJ_au2/s1600/StrangeAlchemy%25231COVERB.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3HKPAiqkgez8sVvojqTi3t5HCd2Qc9ai_8ogIZ1AxvMShAEBS9p6yRNIlQsBRwhKhBS47mtpCdgykRAtqIwFClqqbNdFGIl9BR7MQUUUyQJHpgGX_FflakCsXUWxgKMDWhv3GgKJ_au2/s200/StrangeAlchemy%25231COVERB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660926209908089042" /></a>Ah hell no. Those little books do well for me. <br /> The second book on deck is a collected book of scratchboard illustrations from the last two years. It is tentatively called Scratch Pad. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMiW_mXqtGmzA7aRT42qlw5ZCHcrquA9znzBMOo0bJVmPkSFszhA7Cr5iSWhIH-wfdXF0jeYoK6gxvTEO8ES0pRW56LHNagZ9V0jguZt8F7MZGpguzdRZ-Sx4pXi6ujqMVu5oCV-Ov4Sw/s1600/4thDayScratch%2527COVER%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMiW_mXqtGmzA7aRT42qlw5ZCHcrquA9znzBMOo0bJVmPkSFszhA7Cr5iSWhIH-wfdXF0jeYoK6gxvTEO8ES0pRW56LHNagZ9V0jguZt8F7MZGpguzdRZ-Sx4pXi6ujqMVu5oCV-Ov4Sw/s200/4thDayScratch%2527COVER%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660941072764539490" /></a>This volume would hold all the images of last years images from the BIG 100 and this years BIG 200 + the smaller images from the last couple comic book shows.<br /> I think it would be a great calling card as a friend of mine told me a couple weeks ago.<br /> I think she was right about that. <br /> At the beginning of the year there is another Corpse Cop book in the works that includes a new scratchboard rendition of the original Corpse Cop mini story AND a brand new 12 page story of "Arctic Wolf". <br /> Things are picking up with scratchboard as well as the commissions as well. But first on the list, Scratchboard. Lots of scratchboard work to be had. <br /><br />JOHNNY VEGA NEWS:<br /> As with any main character arc, Vega is looking at the possibility of change. Just compare the original black and white character of ten years ago to the character in the color comics of today. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1m2_No9MNJb29cYyGictBbCGAFbezuicJn1XncIQmV19iVePl2p12NXjDP6xUcGC4BOvDAQ0L7fMO-tiw9groC2WZcESfX6LlyhNS5JtPJDhwcUlHV2UyHjc88hYoMxS2dMvEF6ntDcJx/s1600/VegaDecadeComparision.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1m2_No9MNJb29cYyGictBbCGAFbezuicJn1XncIQmV19iVePl2p12NXjDP6xUcGC4BOvDAQ0L7fMO-tiw9groC2WZcESfX6LlyhNS5JtPJDhwcUlHV2UyHjc88hYoMxS2dMvEF6ntDcJx/s200/VegaDecadeComparision.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661584552936614946" /></a><br />Big changes. Now the Origin Story. Y'know the one that sets everything in motion. Of course I won't pull a George. Lucas Maneuver and literally "remarking" my beloved character. No, I won't do that but I am planning on putting a spin on the classic space opera hero. Flash Gordon was my templet now it was time to improve on that.<br /> He won't have Midi-chlorians to tell you who is imbued with the force but there might be a dark side to Johnny that we haven't seen yet. It goes to the core what a hero is. A perfect man is boring An imperfect character is much more interesting.<br /> And there you have it.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-60622199548714097522011-10-02T13:23:00.000-07:002011-10-02T13:49:51.506-07:00BBC Update 10/2/11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AUYasGUxttW8k-tS1Z0wTCXvVtc1CH__K73AzhxNO_-RTAwD7ceZYcoWyuB3aN3D1KYN_EEeJkbbRRps7zCBMcwwIink6eHAJdi9eMYqUvR_IyMwE4Pdz203V-CD4gHmVb90iE4EADQx/s1600/301593_10150312187143095_531123094_7851148_1469050685_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AUYasGUxttW8k-tS1Z0wTCXvVtc1CH__K73AzhxNO_-RTAwD7ceZYcoWyuB3aN3D1KYN_EEeJkbbRRps7zCBMcwwIink6eHAJdi9eMYqUvR_IyMwE4Pdz203V-CD4gHmVb90iE4EADQx/s200/301593_10150312187143095_531123094_7851148_1469050685_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658999449227038738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn5tEFv-LsvNXRnGO_UxM2lRyIsqnwBrSeXnGdJ8QA9chrqOR_15ASxqJohKh7u55aIY9XZ73-4DuPtL92uxPgq0phvTItwxU4-WPwrZk1OTfMSUtaTbDr5SRUrNEuo6t1dz-VxDHwsb7/s1600/301370_10150312060863095_531123094_7850625_1342084906_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfy6a4GHV5UoiJsxy_wGtucLuDOlY6sD-9bur8r6D-8qo5FHsFhkKlvZEYr4yJE_f9sBEta_q-p1LTw79AXmhxUC9ZjEJ66C4KKHyoQuKVin-CWxJjugykNqLlJeDVUVjsR1ciYwrLQL0W/s200/294843_10150312060058095_531123094_7850621_2147094721_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658998761031998802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXD6NRCWWueOq2l3M8ryzBoXZH5AnZtltvqolxkSBTEsfLb499gtNGFqJXHXAE3L1nG47sF3qnvjRoZdYU1hUyUiPrP-_4clg0HQIKcBVZSLE-s9swb4rlnTBiNda_labZIw3Lial9V7H/s1600/BIG-200-MIX.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXD6NRCWWueOq2l3M8ryzBoXZH5AnZtltvqolxkSBTEsfLb499gtNGFqJXHXAE3L1nG47sF3qnvjRoZdYU1hUyUiPrP-_4clg0HQIKcBVZSLE-s9swb4rlnTBiNda_labZIw3Lial9V7H/s200/BIG-200-MIX.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658995844690752770" /></a><br />Hey there sports fans, Al here with latest:<br /><br />Well this is the beingging of a momentious month and after a one week after the successful show of Jet City last week.<br />This week the show of the 88 STRONG came in. My work along with two other of my friends Dan DePaulo and Tony Morgan shared the space with 88 other artists in the list.<br /><br />It was a great turn out with beer and spirits being inbibed and art being bought. I have no idea if any of my peices sold but I no matter I made an impression upon the curators of the show by being one the first to have my art ready to go for the show.<br />I think that says a lot about my ablity to illustrate as well as paint.<br />And I took that drive with the following art that I have been producing to heart with the other show that I had been invited to participate in, <a href="http://poboyart.com/">the BIG 200</a> at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001710566172&ref=ts">People’s Art of Portland’s Gallery</a> <br /><br />With this gallery work completed, things are moving forword with the crossover well as another page rolls away from the drafting table and is scanned for conversion. The goal is to have the book completed by Halloween. But I cansay this with certianity thaqt the crossover of Werid Atomic Tales will be ready by the time E.C.C.C. comes around.<br />Of course the only thing that could hold up my time table is a commision of some type and fortunately (or unfortunately however you look at it) could put out production work out of wack.<br />I just hope that this doesn’t happen.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-3271651081447936282011-09-25T11:41:00.000-07:002011-09-25T12:39:16.118-07:00The JET CITY COMIC BOOK SHOW : THE RESULTS.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SAwb8iff1Xb7Yzqmjtm76AwJzVR5p2wkbMFBNEXhpkRqaIuXLZQizIyMieJEpmZmQGaLholElRvOq4FSRwFGWqzMxTx8-qA4F2eS7how8ZB2mM-rCkzlOkqkhuuaN815nSMNANC6FubB/s1600/313574_10150303430668095_531123094_7806322_1681387346_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SAwb8iff1Xb7Yzqmjtm76AwJzVR5p2wkbMFBNEXhpkRqaIuXLZQizIyMieJEpmZmQGaLholElRvOq4FSRwFGWqzMxTx8-qA4F2eS7how8ZB2mM-rCkzlOkqkhuuaN815nSMNANC6FubB/s200/313574_10150303430668095_531123094_7806322_1681387346_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656371845032831698" /></a><br />The JET CITY COMIC BOOK SHOW: THE RESULTS.<br /><br />One word could describe the show - GREAT!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj051VsHHFhfYOanbmPGmfHQgUzlMoygLVps3gzqNxZrvJu1wo9MYuvvZVqytm83ACOlqCJ5nTy3FB4SNE_NOZt2Nh9XCnbyH0cD3oN6O0aJ_xpl1v4MsOiiqpZ_mbUr5RmK2_oOOhXZjEX/s1600/CompactedTableStuff.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj051VsHHFhfYOanbmPGmfHQgUzlMoygLVps3gzqNxZrvJu1wo9MYuvvZVqytm83ACOlqCJ5nTy3FB4SNE_NOZt2Nh9XCnbyH0cD3oN6O0aJ_xpl1v4MsOiiqpZ_mbUr5RmK2_oOOhXZjEX/s200/CompactedTableStuff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656375416693498162" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gp5z0w5AcS8rjQstFI83lC1Y1uD_TN7iCqsF29xA2x2Ax3Y6uOtxYc0nh5q9b8QCJyMe0ntqTQOxpB6a20oIavHDx7vQEhbiR3cBAdRtUrnzO1MTRUzX3Z-jMwFT8EKPd_2GKDyv476W/s1600/The+Table+spread.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gp5z0w5AcS8rjQstFI83lC1Y1uD_TN7iCqsF29xA2x2Ax3Y6uOtxYc0nh5q9b8QCJyMe0ntqTQOxpB6a20oIavHDx7vQEhbiR3cBAdRtUrnzO1MTRUzX3Z-jMwFT8EKPd_2GKDyv476W/s200/The+Table+spread.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656375518484997234" /></a><br /> I had a great time being there talking to people being a fan boy even after all these years and selling comics. Vega had a little interest but I realize that I just need to make some books with VERY EYE CATCHING graphics. A little scratchboard might help out with that like the painted covers I have seen being placed on traditional drawn comics. OR go for a total revamp of the Johnny Logo I have been using for the last 5 years. We’ll see- it will be soon to experiment!<br />Aside from a minor muscle pull in the back loading in the set up went off without a hitch. easy and the fact the table was on a main drag even better. At least we didn’t have the blaring trumpet of revelry going off like we had at the <a href="http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com">Emerald City Comic Con</a> early this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUB5aFgDxov8tS7xYdaRtp4VDNHppyWsqzJ6bHjnZ9bBC7_V6mrJJ4fOml9mrnHBz8vHvVvpcYgnEt385VpQ_2V0fi5lkJB-7TEpY9VxXOir5RQzp2EcffgWPs9SfoIOsLaxujzgxNp4F/s1600/W.Katt.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUB5aFgDxov8tS7xYdaRtp4VDNHppyWsqzJ6bHjnZ9bBC7_V6mrJJ4fOml9mrnHBz8vHvVvpcYgnEt385VpQ_2V0fi5lkJB-7TEpY9VxXOir5RQzp2EcffgWPs9SfoIOsLaxujzgxNp4F/s200/W.Katt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656370050650486642" /></a>This was a show strictly for comics and as we had only one name marquee entertainer of William Katt of “The Greatest American Hero” fame there as compared to many of the entertainers that have been funneling into Seattle for Comcon. <br />Though I will say there were a few die hard fans there in costume that were there supporting Katt. Good for them.<br />The Cross Pollination of entertainment never works well from a indie creators point of view because you get squeezed out of the shows eventually with huge colorful signs and flashing lights and bells and whistles. For anyone who knows - that has already happened down south in San Diego ComCon. <br />I could say that the only thing that kinda bugged me, and I said kinda bugged me, was the small remote controlled robot across the way that would roll out into the walk way to literally stop people and force them to look around who was controlling it and walk around. <br />I’ve seen this kind of sales tactic played from a lot of people over the years, I don’t usually see them them the following year. Of course I had to laugh as someone actually knocked the robot over! That was funny (and just)!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q0q8MO79KIgfLg2Yu74q0gXB1bMGZP0ij1ZPA1BNvSze7tFDElaaI67RMLjmhVSTWDSucEar07O57wAbQ4fLIb44fDswRExyId_yZjL4IUgsBD4gf5IsEB1l6C773brlvZV7dibfDtmp/s1600/The%2527J%2527man.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q0q8MO79KIgfLg2Yu74q0gXB1bMGZP0ij1ZPA1BNvSze7tFDElaaI67RMLjmhVSTWDSucEar07O57wAbQ4fLIb44fDswRExyId_yZjL4IUgsBD4gf5IsEB1l6C773brlvZV7dibfDtmp/s200/The%2527J%2527man.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656369973407280146" /></a><br />And what kind of praise I can give Mr. Jason Z. Pott? A lot, thank you very much sir. Jason and I roughly about the same age which is not the same as dirt by the way. We had a lot to talk about and got our “geek on” talking about all things comics, movies, directors, some politics and minor personal stuff. But not a boring moment.<br />I think at one time during a lull at the show I busted out “<a href="http://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg">Honey Badger</a>” on my youtube connection and made him laugh. If you have not seen the Honey Badger you should . It’s not unlike when I traveled to shows with Adam Watson and did the same thing. If you look like your enjoying yourself at the show and people see it, they are going to feel like they want to get in on the joke and come up to your table. Humor is infectious.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzPiEot5W78jIwVVutpfPR-A9X08HR40zOC46jcorSzKcjIXGVV6K8WB1Q67CaSvWGIIz-1NC-mldTLWXB4MMgjavI5WTFNohR7D8mMlXXeI7K5sHlYhnfMHI79qtpY-3vlaIf8W3O8tx/s1600/FanBoystuff.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzPiEot5W78jIwVVutpfPR-A9X08HR40zOC46jcorSzKcjIXGVV6K8WB1Q67CaSvWGIIz-1NC-mldTLWXB4MMgjavI5WTFNohR7D8mMlXXeI7K5sHlYhnfMHI79qtpY-3vlaIf8W3O8tx/s200/FanBoystuff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656380948222526146" /></a> There are times at every show that the fanboy comes out of the creators. It is always there no matter how you want to downplay it. My meeting with Dan Brereton, Creator of the Nocturnals, was like that as I had him sign my hardbound edition the of "the Dark Forever and Other Tales". If you aren't familiar with his work, you should go to your local comic shop and at least pick up one of his books to look at. Fantastic artwork. Talking to him about some of his other projects like "Giant Killer" series from DC was a topic that I asked him about if he would be doing anymore with that character and the like with his other creator owned properties. Even a professional of his caliber had the same problems as the rest of us indies. Just a dude selling his stuff. I traded him a Corpse Cop "Corpsecile" book to say thanks and he gave me a Red Sonja book that he had done for Dynamite Entertainment. Pretty cool. <br />Also giving friends some art. Now true sometimes as an artist work piles up and this is true of anything you hold onto. I would say that the pages of Corpse Cop “Corpsecile” story were given to people whom I thought could really like and appreciate the work so I gave away three pages of the story to Amy Riddle, her husband Brain Meredith and Ron McCain for being good friends at previous shows and current.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5E6yS_Q4JE5Mb0taJ2hUt252xAKMBomhYsxThtkCgeceOgLU0VhObrVchDeeJ7YIRdefR1pt3Lrk44_1UA_h130briSxOIRUt1isN8ea7GjPq8hG2y4HOu6kUYK5qTuAb7rHPqd2LW5U/s1600/BeingingoftheEND.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5E6yS_Q4JE5Mb0taJ2hUt252xAKMBomhYsxThtkCgeceOgLU0VhObrVchDeeJ7YIRdefR1pt3Lrk44_1UA_h130briSxOIRUt1isN8ea7GjPq8hG2y4HOu6kUYK5qTuAb7rHPqd2LW5U/s200/BeingingoftheEND.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656369710375872178" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXklPx7ALmANnzDcjm45UIr87YI13kg_J0PjAHxpt7GeFqB11U16Z5QXraqdRY5YWKiJ9jTrE-6vA4LVZNvZ8c9qvMWTgOzYR3Nj66eRB52lo3UErzcdIYuttk6V37PAjwmn0hpA6Hz_YL/s1600/Bombergirl-Corpution.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXklPx7ALmANnzDcjm45UIr87YI13kg_J0PjAHxpt7GeFqB11U16Z5QXraqdRY5YWKiJ9jTrE-6vA4LVZNvZ8c9qvMWTgOzYR3Nj66eRB52lo3UErzcdIYuttk6V37PAjwmn0hpA6Hz_YL/s200/Bombergirl-Corpution.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656369777288695922" /></a><br />Jason’s sales of the “Pig Fucker Blues” outdid everything else at the table -especially the books in the brown bags. I think the funniest moment was when Ashley Cook of Giant Fire Breathing Robot (I love that title!) was on the fence about whether or not to pick up the collected Brass Knuckles Rituals or P.F.B. When she went with that book I think it shocked Jason. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXGr4eDvCmG_veGib60QPgvxalwwfNJZZ3UD2SK2_pFdd56v390J9nRJZL9TaPVP5keE3W_T1eFiAb6BkwGm3zkVxw19Tm44YQyo5fP4TjZPSO1z1qlGHOkZZWRaPh0dkpebAY6RNxP4O/s1600/Firstsale.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXGr4eDvCmG_veGib60QPgvxalwwfNJZZ3UD2SK2_pFdd56v390J9nRJZL9TaPVP5keE3W_T1eFiAb6BkwGm3zkVxw19Tm44YQyo5fP4TjZPSO1z1qlGHOkZZWRaPh0dkpebAY6RNxP4O/s200/Firstsale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656369905760742306" /></a>And my little <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6Q86o0myD8X0GlH5F1ftvNAcUYSuopzNGAAB176-VgAsKTMPnSS1TsUhm60Q41R4-QgxGoYZZup_WFcaxOly8bevE3o0jVx2ZSCipe1UagEPlwr_2VWaGyLpx8LhhgXjSYEL4AwOQt9o/s1600/WarRamHome.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6Q86o0myD8X0GlH5F1ftvNAcUYSuopzNGAAB176-VgAsKTMPnSS1TsUhm60Q41R4-QgxGoYZZup_WFcaxOly8bevE3o0jVx2ZSCipe1UagEPlwr_2VWaGyLpx8LhhgXjSYEL4AwOQt9o/s200/WarRamHome.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656370133203800130" /></a>“War Ram” was also picked up. But when it was found that there was mar on the surface of the piece I said “Give it here, I’ll fix it.” And I did.<br />The cockiness of an artist who says that about fixing a scratchboard and actually making the piece better than it was before- that’s pretty cool.<br />So all in all, lots of favorable responses for all the books and several cool people to talk to.<br /><br /><br />GALLERY WORK: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdCU0rF37TQ_DZcGqNZEURMWaFre11KAvp-qhecXSeBpaS4xveT3KXFKTrnGnaLXIBzcCyrKHMdrSxs2AAEaOwcuhbTKMam79WNl96b_JkvyWsa9Xrmogqk3avIp7G4i_wd3My2kqu-rR/s1600/CtS%2527Flying-into-Action%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdCU0rF37TQ_DZcGqNZEURMWaFre11KAvp-qhecXSeBpaS4xveT3KXFKTrnGnaLXIBzcCyrKHMdrSxs2AAEaOwcuhbTKMam79WNl96b_JkvyWsa9Xrmogqk3avIp7G4i_wd3My2kqu-rR/s200/CtS%2527Flying-into-Action%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656369836851091602" /></a><br />The piece known as Corrax: The Seeker went up for sale at the Po’boy Art and Frame Shop in the artists Appreciation party @ Po Boy Art for the <a href="http://poboyart.com/">88 STRONG</a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2Ey-2z1aBPwJYsyWZULEpmyHddfUTwQC526YlGcFAC_8io5JPM0pUewbaTlWM3MgTlWP2LBL7g7C-beLF9Y-PNsPGO_10v6Ig8-1JGSTjaoz6YXLccRtjDkqegZP_WqIN2pIGcEHjgSU/s1600/88STRONG.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2Ey-2z1aBPwJYsyWZULEpmyHddfUTwQC526YlGcFAC_8io5JPM0pUewbaTlWM3MgTlWP2LBL7g7C-beLF9Y-PNsPGO_10v6Ig8-1JGSTjaoz6YXLccRtjDkqegZP_WqIN2pIGcEHjgSU/s200/88STRONG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656369625319744082" /></a>show coming up next week <br /><br />And that's it and back to the drawing board for gallery work and the crossover.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-54760529744436477142011-09-20T22:08:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:33:51.332-07:00BBC Update 9/20/11Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />THE CROSSOVER MARCHES ON!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegyXM_XKrsAtCiRpIDPQimHqkT1iT3fdp-PziOA2x2ifs0vzXdV-P60jJf-FSwEqhEsvGSv_uCM8ZDZAQ_OWwK8L2xxSKN7QVMQdhsiIEO8RtqpjkZdAZBmUoj8t8KCSG5aXtJmAeDJLz/s1600/pg10.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegyXM_XKrsAtCiRpIDPQimHqkT1iT3fdp-PziOA2x2ifs0vzXdV-P60jJf-FSwEqhEsvGSv_uCM8ZDZAQ_OWwK8L2xxSKN7QVMQdhsiIEO8RtqpjkZdAZBmUoj8t8KCSG5aXtJmAeDJLz/s200/pg10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654678194647180386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2K7PgEcp3zZMRd4PMNRdKWCK908vNZ9XcB8SIsC-77uhICASPaRfltlyiYsOG4vb5wRJBTVNMOI-NwZUF5YVrcskjVPGs92DwP3je1lQJj9og01FMECRp6jVx3E8dypXe_AovjKPtErOa/s1600/pg11.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2K7PgEcp3zZMRd4PMNRdKWCK908vNZ9XcB8SIsC-77uhICASPaRfltlyiYsOG4vb5wRJBTVNMOI-NwZUF5YVrcskjVPGs92DwP3je1lQJj9og01FMECRp6jVx3E8dypXe_AovjKPtErOa/s200/pg11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654678198358909650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFRTlYRyUzNMbjSVY6lnx_Hl-voM7wTJrVZny_Dfi5ESMI2sWBBinyLUfWo22ZqOA4fitWiGZw-cNOfDqzJTUWV7Rrs8smEPItJ2fyq9GfTPZy0oEF__KVEpcRmwYYDRz0It-5frWUsfE/s1600/pg12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFRTlYRyUzNMbjSVY6lnx_Hl-voM7wTJrVZny_Dfi5ESMI2sWBBinyLUfWo22ZqOA4fitWiGZw-cNOfDqzJTUWV7Rrs8smEPItJ2fyq9GfTPZy0oEF__KVEpcRmwYYDRz0It-5frWUsfE/s200/pg12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654678201715323074" /></a><br /><br /><br />As <a href="http://www.jetcitycomicshow.com/">Jet City Comic book show</a> fast approaches, work continues on this great crossover. Inking and penciling background details continue on a regular pace. I am hoping by the Halloween rolls around that the book will be completed. But I will add this tid bit. This work will eventually see color. And presented in the chronology of Johnny Vega. <br />This is an exciting time for Vega (and me) as his true origin has been written down and laid out with good ol' Postits.<br />My game plan is by the time the crossover is completed and gallery work is in it's selected shows, the whole Johnny Vega run will be not only plotted out but laid out as well.<br />This is ambitious plan but I think it merits the character. I mean seriously when you think about it Vega has in fact been in three different cross overs over the years (The Glass Rhino Red Book-an ashcan, The Ghost Assassin/Johnny Vega Crossover with Darkslinger Comics and Tale of Two Jo(h)nnys with NEOtrash Comix). <br />What's this say about this space ranger?<br />He may not have the marquee value of say of Corpse Cop but he does have staying power, like no other character I have ever worked on before.<br />I will keep you updated on his progress.<br /><br />GALLERY WORK. 88 STRONG AND THE BIG 100: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOICzHkq39zA3X8ksdVuky20zfAjlvE4reP0NljcBVGNvepPylxBEYUCUfv8-cFoVDpYBM9ZXmIPlP_BfHebBmfEuqYHvEkvtlZ3CPaJOlqGYtdUM1Phn3WeAPVbCJFoL15W1ADwy1lNWV/s1600/Cowboys%2526Aliens2Scratchboard.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOICzHkq39zA3X8ksdVuky20zfAjlvE4reP0NljcBVGNvepPylxBEYUCUfv8-cFoVDpYBM9ZXmIPlP_BfHebBmfEuqYHvEkvtlZ3CPaJOlqGYtdUM1Phn3WeAPVbCJFoL15W1ADwy1lNWV/s200/Cowboys%2526Aliens2Scratchboard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654678174345749250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWkfZEjxOYb5w3AWLeJtE9i0X6I6AZbtaBqtYkaC6pED0Avym9ttaY6ztNfg5U8EBM04PUvAUdhFVdolXkHs52Mkiu34Ejqb_c4CpCAFRNAzj6o1snDt1YCs7uAE8Q61jxUPxfWDTLESo/s1600/%2527World-on-Fire%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWkfZEjxOYb5w3AWLeJtE9i0X6I6AZbtaBqtYkaC6pED0Avym9ttaY6ztNfg5U8EBM04PUvAUdhFVdolXkHs52Mkiu34Ejqb_c4CpCAFRNAzj6o1snDt1YCs7uAE8Q61jxUPxfWDTLESo/s200/%2527World-on-Fire%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654678169365594770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5RtP3WrU-_elKx3PETbvZ5q-rNaUq5g_VrxGzZNmsfXQno2viK9-b0dyzRM_7rHb0BUgcLe96YBv5pnmidwG_RujFFOV9CV2m2z48YAuW4-yIRb8fzUc1stOdf8EhmvGIXWNP92giMC3/s1600/%2527With-this-I-Could...%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5RtP3WrU-_elKx3PETbvZ5q-rNaUq5g_VrxGzZNmsfXQno2viK9-b0dyzRM_7rHb0BUgcLe96YBv5pnmidwG_RujFFOV9CV2m2z48YAuW4-yIRb8fzUc1stOdf8EhmvGIXWNP92giMC3/s200/%2527With-this-I-Could...%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654676194157567410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxv-MEGmy0_Ip9aywLDjqtIhOgtHUOMXFS2EMK02x7jTiDiWFCLtLE3GKsLUrPt2bvednXv9b3l0cDfHaQWTO1DpUWehtshMONJFFbNjd6IsZYgf1ddi-ItYcdE6SomZx5m_rhsmAVhUG1/s1600/%2527Fairies%2527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxv-MEGmy0_Ip9aywLDjqtIhOgtHUOMXFS2EMK02x7jTiDiWFCLtLE3GKsLUrPt2bvednXv9b3l0cDfHaQWTO1DpUWehtshMONJFFbNjd6IsZYgf1ddi-ItYcdE6SomZx5m_rhsmAVhUG1/s200/%2527Fairies%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654676187908059714" /></a><br />Well by the time you read this blurb the 88 STRONG Show should be within a few days. A grand event of Portland Oregon's artists showing off theIr diverse interpretation of 88 different theme terms. Of those picked <br />“Cowboys & Aliens” - two of them. “F€$%ing Blazers”, “Earthquake”, ”Noose or Necktie”, “Bikers”, “Fiend or Polio” and “China”.<br />at <a href="http://poboyart.com">http://poboyart.com</a>/ OR their Facebook profile <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001148136393&ref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001148136393&ref=ts</a><br />In the month of November The BIG 100 will take place. Of this you have seen Braincage, Cowboys & Aliens2, Faries, With this I Could..., World on Fire. <br />These are five of Ten I have currently competed. Another five are on there way. When I ran into one of the. Curators of the BIG 100 he was surprised that I had so many pieces already done. But since no one else does scratchboard work like moi, it was time to set myself away from the rest of the pack.<br />But I will let you be the judge of the work.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-56718584147974324392011-09-04T11:49:00.000-07:002011-09-11T11:28:55.889-07:00BBC Update 9/04/11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_Bt_7M18DJrbQ7baj6At28627nDL8BusEJaW1kSQRh1KaLwXoyQ1yOb-Rq8qz_hldDXt1OYWayWnXPX7-wv_sdhZoY0HNWimZuBlsKVEPX4ilnZ5mvv7udd5S-JNPowHjjzEj61MkytT/s1600/88STRONGCOMBO.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_Bt_7M18DJrbQ7baj6At28627nDL8BusEJaW1kSQRh1KaLwXoyQ1yOb-Rq8qz_hldDXt1OYWayWnXPX7-wv_sdhZoY0HNWimZuBlsKVEPX4ilnZ5mvv7udd5S-JNPowHjjzEj61MkytT/s200/88STRONGCOMBO.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648578726398122466" /></a><br /><br />Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />GALLERY WORK!! <br />Well with a small break in the inking and pencil transfers for the Ultimate crossover for Weird Atomic Tales painting took center stage and cranked out a hard 8 acrylic painting for the upcoming 88 STRONG show taking place later this month.<br />Now the funny thing is that same guys who earlier this year put on the PORTLAND LOVE SHOW 2011 and after the BIG 100 so one part of the yea is usually filled with a lot of gallery work. <br />But a friend of mine named Joel Barber has offered a place at the GLOBE for a Monster themed show. Now doing some types of monsters are easy (Werewolves in particular) zombies. Corpse Cop comes to mind in this.<br />But of course when I am working on a monster it gotta be and look serious. Like this SOB could mess you up in a real bad way.<br />With that we'll see what comes out of this twisted mind of mine.<br /><br />THE CROSSOVER MARCHES ON!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35qOXCpPNTaR5UQKJLrv08n5VNXHSkORjQyrt_lnPVKpMnz_GB3cCmIWMQ2sG_lNFmUbB5y_vtcdhXMhZgnWhyBCkWKgBIDMhKFecydtHpbNlPHfScXNp1sW80DbGHmAI1T5CJtRDRW3f/s1600/pg02.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35qOXCpPNTaR5UQKJLrv08n5VNXHSkORjQyrt_lnPVKpMnz_GB3cCmIWMQ2sG_lNFmUbB5y_vtcdhXMhZgnWhyBCkWKgBIDMhKFecydtHpbNlPHfScXNp1sW80DbGHmAI1T5CJtRDRW3f/s200/pg02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651168407975130994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJgy8ieveEOzE9aL0ubpNKJNaxSKauVh0Td-pzSR_rIq5kfT5fHJsKDDF85Our0ztdKUC1qXfr4Wygejliwcs5sEt_PCXNOaHeJ9sxLmbAX5UBY8Bw4jIvCNT82S29dvx5aZV6psZt_eM/s1600/pg04.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJgy8ieveEOzE9aL0ubpNKJNaxSKauVh0Td-pzSR_rIq5kfT5fHJsKDDF85Our0ztdKUC1qXfr4Wygejliwcs5sEt_PCXNOaHeJ9sxLmbAX5UBY8Bw4jIvCNT82S29dvx5aZV6psZt_eM/s200/pg04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651168543337279618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3z3wjpnwvyA2fPA_a8RrJ2hafYbz5cys2GUR_nMyjvlx6-NhagSTc4xV9iRY95OGiLz9mX0wsJewpGiNjNlXrz6z-4agUw2f_lU4bNvPhiQsDd0FhMRBdmJ0Wvs_VqBKMnyQ7hckLhgB/s1600/pg08.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3z3wjpnwvyA2fPA_a8RrJ2hafYbz5cys2GUR_nMyjvlx6-NhagSTc4xV9iRY95OGiLz9mX0wsJewpGiNjNlXrz6z-4agUw2f_lU4bNvPhiQsDd0FhMRBdmJ0Wvs_VqBKMnyQ7hckLhgB/s200/pg08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651168667956804466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2YIVHVjSDTciU_hKa422Kk47zFwgndBMcqZUpJRTBHQMgCj_Cf-0s6kFYo4OFfZhZvBwuBytQnNoa5GWOR8FlS50Z64lW8FB64HqWi2GMWuWNAVu9ZtssWR3xNPOnEkUZZ5hIx8vY0Re/s1600/pg09.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2YIVHVjSDTciU_hKa422Kk47zFwgndBMcqZUpJRTBHQMgCj_Cf-0s6kFYo4OFfZhZvBwuBytQnNoa5GWOR8FlS50Z64lW8FB64HqWi2GMWuWNAVu9ZtssWR3xNPOnEkUZZ5hIx8vY0Re/s200/pg09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651168764872840866" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Now even though the book is not done for Jet City Comic Book Show 2, I believe it will be ready by the time ECCC 2012 rolls around. Take a look at a few of these pages and gage what this monster is gonna look like when it is done!<br /><br />COMMISSIONS:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBQpF9VB0LUtqLQyYTySx_hnse-aaFJaA7vfkAtRAWcE67eF-kYowLuzReT6gpekXyG9NWX9fivGn5U9NjEFCI2Qhmv_jaDHTRJfVGJyFAXlS_zMizN2Y5EBFJQp6YjiQFQMqO_E5iBM9/s1600/FallmanSticker%25235.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBQpF9VB0LUtqLQyYTySx_hnse-aaFJaA7vfkAtRAWcE67eF-kYowLuzReT6gpekXyG9NWX9fivGn5U9NjEFCI2Qhmv_jaDHTRJfVGJyFAXlS_zMizN2Y5EBFJQp6YjiQFQMqO_E5iBM9/s200/FallmanSticker%25235.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648581145313285282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzcj3VbvS0bPi3O2eaqxv5n-x3Xt4ciJRcrP1Z6plduRmYp_2HnWq06bkd8ienKL5bl3GH1luAJFKbPTUZG-6G0d6ow0B3nuTO82su4KxLxmJFDq2kh0FRaJYDp5lZzT-uVrQudva9ujW/s1600/FallmanSticker%25231.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzcj3VbvS0bPi3O2eaqxv5n-x3Xt4ciJRcrP1Z6plduRmYp_2HnWq06bkd8ienKL5bl3GH1luAJFKbPTUZG-6G0d6ow0B3nuTO82su4KxLxmJFDq2kh0FRaJYDp5lZzT-uVrQudva9ujW/s200/FallmanSticker%25231.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648581036859035442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRNU1WKYorojZ-aP2y_3Tq-nECYB5unLKFCxycnQsYDYfa9CbZkXrSPsjFuOW3dPAd386RI0m3QHJFEc2xgi9Z8qKI-BJTNtpHnEF3QUALFzqHXZTNuUh1Ij4Qw4BjvyEpsaP5A77vynr/s1600/FacebookHomescreenImage.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRNU1WKYorojZ-aP2y_3Tq-nECYB5unLKFCxycnQsYDYfa9CbZkXrSPsjFuOW3dPAd386RI0m3QHJFEc2xgi9Z8qKI-BJTNtpHnEF3QUALFzqHXZTNuUh1Ij4Qw4BjvyEpsaP5A77vynr/s200/FacebookHomescreenImage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648579341528043842" /></a><br />Well it looks like this is still going on with smaller pieces of art being produced for tattoo designs and stickers.<br />One tattoo design has more or less been asked of me to add my artistic embellishment to it. <br />The other is a design to incorporate a surgery scar into the design without making it looking like some reed growing out of the buttcrack. <br />The last on the docket is a sticker design for the FALLMEN.<br /><br /><br /><br />PAINTING:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtJx_W6a9m334qAZ99kveIpJqr88uUNqgkixlYpgblZquhmyflubdxDFjk3zuK8G43-60CrUNconx4lI93zsa9td4iZ6_hOHUP7sNt2cmEPP_UXrrIrBN9vdD0ZmBHLJoKhqJHGSvCZv7/s1600/Ascension.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtJx_W6a9m334qAZ99kveIpJqr88uUNqgkixlYpgblZquhmyflubdxDFjk3zuK8G43-60CrUNconx4lI93zsa9td4iZ6_hOHUP7sNt2cmEPP_UXrrIrBN9vdD0ZmBHLJoKhqJHGSvCZv7/s200/Ascension.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648579138509098834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSA6h8vgKhz_xT4owKOkd7gdjJhuZdFsLIsgjEZUSIsh3F3CiCckd1DwS45BKlT0-aYvk8UqsMRy6AeBEs8_vSpP1rE6EXeC-XSoYBsUiMhnFTitB4ANRNuKNZUzdz4r72iqIM8IDFynV/s1600/Ascensionphotopainting.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSA6h8vgKhz_xT4owKOkd7gdjJhuZdFsLIsgjEZUSIsh3F3CiCckd1DwS45BKlT0-aYvk8UqsMRy6AeBEs8_vSpP1rE6EXeC-XSoYBsUiMhnFTitB4ANRNuKNZUzdz4r72iqIM8IDFynV/s200/Ascensionphotopainting.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648579051859193554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HOKIaTyfD00_N28Qt986SGUj6WP5EpYSCG4npAsM0SWisUHc0avbbTdsBLnK_RjlTThd4-vcvN0y2Jx52HQRpthmsWDr-Fie0QRYYBj_WZkFGDAh-RaPkctQJp-frWp8B7JBRJ-2GTPO/s1600/Ascensionphotopainting2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HOKIaTyfD00_N28Qt986SGUj6WP5EpYSCG4npAsM0SWisUHc0avbbTdsBLnK_RjlTThd4-vcvN0y2Jx52HQRpthmsWDr-Fie0QRYYBj_WZkFGDAh-RaPkctQJp-frWp8B7JBRJ-2GTPO/s200/Ascensionphotopainting2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651170688217305090" /></a><br />Well with the painting finished with the 88 STRONG Show there is still a urge to continue working with paint. Now I had planned about 6 years ago to start painting but other art projects like creating and plotting Vega had side stepped me to finish those stories and print up the Eugene Comics Guild books titled Guilded Edges and Pandora’s Garage. I had purchased a couple of canvases but never finished them up. Well it looked like it was time to bust out the canvas again. Color used to frighten me but not any longer. And the size either. I have dealt with the size issue. I still will work small when I am plotting out pages for books but they will be enlarged when I have to and the same is true of painting as well as any of the scratchboard work I have.<br />Ambitious? You bet. But you can’t be a great artist if you never try.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-41756441945759120082011-08-28T08:57:00.000-07:002011-08-28T09:59:47.871-07:00A month out but back now.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8XIRnY7pd_uOmHwo2dC6Q8Vsz-SSKHhJ3kADUr38cfTE4LpcKbPSi73hAej0Rr_2K52SUCDH9_3ALRwfhn3OOQCfSoX9yXWA3gbYMjQTPJEwFF3UZ7nU6XmjWJEBDFFz9htusxXgeD6L/s1600/Prof.Q2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 137px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8XIRnY7pd_uOmHwo2dC6Q8Vsz-SSKHhJ3kADUr38cfTE4LpcKbPSi73hAej0Rr_2K52SUCDH9_3ALRwfhn3OOQCfSoX9yXWA3gbYMjQTPJEwFF3UZ7nU6XmjWJEBDFFz9htusxXgeD6L/s200/Prof.Q2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645950726577061186" /></a>
<br />Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest:
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<br />TALE OF TWO JOHNNY'S A.K.A. WEIRD ATOMIC TALES:
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<br />The art continues but doubt of making it to print by the time Jet City Comic Book show rolls around, I do not think I could have a completed piece of work that would be to both Jason's and my liking. That book deserves to have the best possible look.
<br />We have waited this far just a little longer for the books release.
<br />It will be work it, trust me.
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<br />COMMISSIONS!
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<br />One of the hardest types of artwork to do and create is a piece for friends. And even more so for friends who also play DnD. And have been a former DnD'er I know how particular players are when it comes to visual renditions of their characters.
<br />SO this was a daunting task for me to take on.
<br />But as the my birthday approached I was able to bulldog my way through to a finished piece that I was happy with.
<br />The funny thing is that in the last 15 years that I had been associated with this particular group of friends (whom I would call my family in a way) I had done other images of older characters in the game campaign.
<br />So really this was not something that was new to me but my artistic style had grown and I was being paid for this so that put a different spin on things in a big way.
<br />But it is done and of course one image opens into others as now I have another commission for a sticker coming up for the FALLMEN again which is about the most steady commission work I got going for myself. But it also opened up the possibility for other work another band as well. So we'll see where that goes.
<br />The Reading on the run here is with the proud owner of the scratchboard hanging on the wall. I love seeing people with the work that they have purchased. It makes me proud and validates the work.
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<br />GALLERY WORK:
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<br /> Work has increased as the deadline looms away for about two weeks. I should have no problem with that but the following month in October the BIG 100 we’ll see what happens. black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-29828907043051477482011-07-24T07:38:00.000-07:002011-07-24T07:49:16.500-07:00BBC Update 7/24/11Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />TALE OF TWO JOHNNYS A.K.A WEIRD ATOMIC TALES <br />So it begins... The inking. Now for some inking has been reduced to a all to common phrase from a movie (in particular Chasing Amy) "You're just a tracer." Every single comic illustrator I know and writer has heard this or have been the subject of being a tracer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQHST5-nzpGntnzN8p3LuvtnPPKCQkw3wE6q7BuMTbHdC2yYfYsjbEGy4zKds1KcBcRxP0DWiXlBfo04jiVU_nzZw9QI5p01OHZFiwp28-wmk6aWyV0vGL5R0Bcuyu7KPqzAyyjm7JZPx/s1600/the+set+up+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQHST5-nzpGntnzN8p3LuvtnPPKCQkw3wE6q7BuMTbHdC2yYfYsjbEGy4zKds1KcBcRxP0DWiXlBfo04jiVU_nzZw9QI5p01OHZFiwp28-wmk6aWyV0vGL5R0Bcuyu7KPqzAyyjm7JZPx/s200/the+set+up+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632930377233605090" /></a><br />As the artist of the work and your finishing it, are you, in fact, at that time still a tracer? I would have to say yes you are.<br />Now that being said I can say - like Banky - I am the finish artist.<br />Every artist I have come across has a different way of approching the inking as they do the penciling. I leave my pencils pretty loose when I'm drawing because I haven't figured out where the light source is coming from or it has not been specified in the script. And then there is the background to keep the work grounded. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1N083jT6FtTCO6HoHxkEg-DPNMXc-IMDOCYzcc7kXN0ScK-oqxEhgBQp8A1Anx4ECRXPKy7QlBoJyIqPJzM12SiMFBQNT9Q9SGpKK2i6cBuJkMVY2DgefizVGpKKX6sC6Yeafp8wll9f/s1600/light+table+transfer.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1N083jT6FtTCO6HoHxkEg-DPNMXc-IMDOCYzcc7kXN0ScK-oqxEhgBQp8A1Anx4ECRXPKy7QlBoJyIqPJzM12SiMFBQNT9Q9SGpKK2i6cBuJkMVY2DgefizVGpKKX6sC6Yeafp8wll9f/s200/light+table+transfer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632930456640341682" /></a><br />The other thing is size. Inking defines a character. I'm not the greatest penciler out there but I am a competent one but inking is a while different story. Weight of a ink line for a penciled page goes a long in definition. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2ZuzILjY9UFUY48J-5eo1Lu5UX5R0Y4zMeSD5UJpS4KWiqx-VH5F2IPJCNrmuJH8_PKGsX7i3YRLAgggoO9-M9bxL8I0jRQo1fRqpGo4gTpyqk6-rNEJi1uWKQ_8W3ihba2ObkjRBqMZ/s1600/Outlining+and+Blocking.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2ZuzILjY9UFUY48J-5eo1Lu5UX5R0Y4zMeSD5UJpS4KWiqx-VH5F2IPJCNrmuJH8_PKGsX7i3YRLAgggoO9-M9bxL8I0jRQo1fRqpGo4gTpyqk6-rNEJi1uWKQ_8W3ihba2ObkjRBqMZ/s200/Outlining+and+Blocking.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632930541849442818" /></a><br />It was one of those things that helped Jack Kirby become forever immortalized along with his body of work and layout style.<br />I will never be that close to be like Jack unless I had the kind of support that he had cranking out the pages. But finding that someone is still very illusive. <br />Reguardless the deadline looms in the distance. And with every passing minute that much closer. <br />But great work comes with time. And so far this has been a great work.<br />Things are still looking good.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-36668905708443379462011-07-17T10:49:00.000-07:002011-07-17T11:25:55.002-07:00BBC Update 7/17/11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_PusCFFi-FVjEWtIAhoEbSMl3R1ZSgn6jY6YfjEqPKFFgnlkgT5x_VBLMuvirf-TeXiy1J0icsSNcwo-v90kWsnguh-mJaYC6FZe1tjPQeoR9kFNWYv_UCN_G5tVhyphenhyphenrxY2z068f6NtLK/s1600/Cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_PusCFFi-FVjEWtIAhoEbSMl3R1ZSgn6jY6YfjEqPKFFgnlkgT5x_VBLMuvirf-TeXiy1J0icsSNcwo-v90kWsnguh-mJaYC6FZe1tjPQeoR9kFNWYv_UCN_G5tVhyphenhyphenrxY2z068f6NtLK/s200/Cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630380395903706482" /></a><br />Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest from the box!<br /><br />TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNY'S. A.K.A. WEIRD ATOMIC TALES #1<br />Are you ready for the Mother of all Crossovers?!<br />We hope so!<br />The story of the crossover moves into phase 4- final inking! Let the fun begin! Time to ink a wrap around cover and complete 49 pages of this illustrated extravaganza! <br />Take a gander at the proposed cover for the crossover. We think it looks pretty cool. <br />On top of this, the book being off by an odd page count we have decided to throw in a supplement story as well for shits and giggles.<br />More to follow on this topic.<br /><br />COMMISSIONS UPDATE: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zIjtRPTHSdcDcESPupDmV2RdghgBCXiX1FY1uVp7o5Tp5s8Ac3ueNqeT5WJYGp4XO4eG6QAxEnjA6v3_e3Z2eaBCICKjqQoVU0ptH702DvHdAiO1xHmY2VTXKOiCD-vxTjQhtliQptuA/s1600/Running-on-the-Run-4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zIjtRPTHSdcDcESPupDmV2RdghgBCXiX1FY1uVp7o5Tp5s8Ac3ueNqeT5WJYGp4XO4eG6QAxEnjA6v3_e3Z2eaBCICKjqQoVU0ptH702DvHdAiO1xHmY2VTXKOiCD-vxTjQhtliQptuA/s200/Running-on-the-Run-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630380775860102018" /></a><br />The piece I called "Reading to Run" is now currently at the framers right now. Onward to the next commission on the agenda. Hopefully this piece will be as good. I think it will.<br /><br />JOHNNY VEGA NEWS<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W1PimbsUFJzLealQeL4ujb9pm0Zfs2sNm51yppAk7vtkHOXdFeDsTp4ofyi1NIrNWIW1TT6mqbH9oSbJj7FGkMmbYtoUI3MIOaeYFUxbp8Df9i7a5qeH6XHRqJpi_3YwNSV-3Zr7_djA/s1600/Robot-Legion-FULL-INK.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W1PimbsUFJzLealQeL4ujb9pm0Zfs2sNm51yppAk7vtkHOXdFeDsTp4ofyi1NIrNWIW1TT6mqbH9oSbJj7FGkMmbYtoUI3MIOaeYFUxbp8Df9i7a5qeH6XHRqJpi_3YwNSV-3Zr7_djA/s200/Robot-Legion-FULL-INK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630386366084376002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4-wIT2gQTnXQHcSPsU-ZPIcWADnZFDMu3SKtDH0QJSuDmRNadw2QnYYxF8IATp5dNB_U_0ssnhj28NwTn7adCiEDu08Xry87WBJ-Hx2Q4uYCa8r1jgv-9nuwOScYV1WSEEIKY21uZZF7/s1600/Give-me-your-hand%2521.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4-wIT2gQTnXQHcSPsU-ZPIcWADnZFDMu3SKtDH0QJSuDmRNadw2QnYYxF8IATp5dNB_U_0ssnhj28NwTn7adCiEDu08Xry87WBJ-Hx2Q4uYCa8r1jgv-9nuwOScYV1WSEEIKY21uZZF7/s200/Give-me-your-hand%2521.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630385297366842242" /></a><br />As the crossover is completed and the other art shows are going on, the creative edge of the box continues on. "Humble Beginnings" and its follow up "All Tomorrow's Parties" are thumbnailed out and directly feed into the four color books on hand right now "The Rock Apes of Xandar."<br /> Now lately there have been Numberious images generated with Vega more in a fantasy setting.. A lot of the commissions have been theamed with heavy sword and sorcery. If a lot of people didn't know it that subject is where I cut my teeth on. A steady diet of Conan the Barbarian Magazines and reading as many Micheal Moorecock books as I. could get my hands on dealing with the Eternal Champion.<br /> Of course Buroughs influenced me a lot especially with covers the of Frazetta and Boris Vallejo of sword weilding John Carter.<br /> Action is where Johnny is going. And things are going be interesting as "WEIRD ATOMIC TALES" will enter with an alternate version of Johnny as Vega the Barbarian. Also will be featured other sci fi stories that don't fit into the regular Vega Universe. The Misguided parts 3 and 4. Boy in the Bubble, D.F.A. At least that's what I got set up for a several books. <br /> AND of course because it was a shared book to begin with Jason from NEOtrash Comix can use it as well. <br /> <br /><br />CORPSE COP NEWS:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudaRepXpwsxSJD7s1dSeZKSdCqcnXYh3KTuF2Pj10Y8OloggKVo3mnJiku3ymJ87T6jc582s0_zhyClBzZdVxi1Bu0PcdHz6hH6QGMcoam90CuXrYcSZb34jk5w6JrHFK69_TQDGSSfCR/s1600/CC-Arctic-Wolf-pg04.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudaRepXpwsxSJD7s1dSeZKSdCqcnXYh3KTuF2Pj10Y8OloggKVo3mnJiku3ymJ87T6jc582s0_zhyClBzZdVxi1Bu0PcdHz6hH6QGMcoam90CuXrYcSZb34jk5w6JrHFK69_TQDGSSfCR/s200/CC-Arctic-Wolf-pg04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630382769671012066" /></a><br />"ARITIC WOLF" is still undergoing development but rest assured that this cop of the undead will be scratched out for another year.<br /><br />GALLERY WORK: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h0zlsKrBuTnMTthXOlFhnd0luVY1NP0tt_EeywmOI06WJP2Z5tgxfQaziu4ZKFwE5ct7NUJNfdwg3maynX-E7teGmDQV9D3SJDqnftfPDEmsARBR0G0ZcD8OuAIlMCyIlOy8D-kX6Bee/s1600/PortlandPeoplesGallery4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h0zlsKrBuTnMTthXOlFhnd0luVY1NP0tt_EeywmOI06WJP2Z5tgxfQaziu4ZKFwE5ct7NUJNfdwg3maynX-E7teGmDQV9D3SJDqnftfPDEmsARBR0G0ZcD8OuAIlMCyIlOy8D-kX6Bee/s200/PortlandPeoplesGallery4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630383986680702562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn_2HtJlkhyphenhyphenNhCLiI0YSM_6Z4MtcKqEhiELyytb6LZfRKKG30ktmbQ64Qa03_nTgPG_BUdoATstpVnQAmxZN1NaNr6BsUe_MaVjd3A0Nw1XNF-bbF96RHFCAMvl9IzL807M89SNR27-3w/s1600/PortlandPeoplesGallery3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn_2HtJlkhyphenhyphenNhCLiI0YSM_6Z4MtcKqEhiELyytb6LZfRKKG30ktmbQ64Qa03_nTgPG_BUdoATstpVnQAmxZN1NaNr6BsUe_MaVjd3A0Nw1XNF-bbF96RHFCAMvl9IzL807M89SNR27-3w/s200/PortlandPeoplesGallery3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630383894152415154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oRuowDyJ5-_pIimFI5iCS5bygH22VTFEuIcO9mNn6AgPSFTzkz2lNhglSexZcA10jTPrFi2E-WEpGhHLnYivdFfsGVQQsjw6ZHNgKVKu1BxDfQMxqXAGwJRRa97opUifwdmLhjDy0tQk/s1600/PortlandPeoplesGallery2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oRuowDyJ5-_pIimFI5iCS5bygH22VTFEuIcO9mNn6AgPSFTzkz2lNhglSexZcA10jTPrFi2E-WEpGhHLnYivdFfsGVQQsjw6ZHNgKVKu1BxDfQMxqXAGwJRRa97opUifwdmLhjDy0tQk/s200/PortlandPeoplesGallery2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630383832098330690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVVNEp1d-FnEeVa0ThDcjtNO7rFdIvVKH91mWoazFEq6Q9gp04Z0GwaXbxWNoGmyeaocqyQEVRuv2xdmriXU4mdHA66cIoGzNYf9BJNM3eJ4A8HXPTW3BQJ5m2gHBf3XdSItckZhKA9QI/s1600/PortlandPeoplesGallery1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVVNEp1d-FnEeVa0ThDcjtNO7rFdIvVKH91mWoazFEq6Q9gp04Z0GwaXbxWNoGmyeaocqyQEVRuv2xdmriXU4mdHA66cIoGzNYf9BJNM3eJ4A8HXPTW3BQJ5m2gHBf3XdSItckZhKA9QI/s200/PortlandPeoplesGallery1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630383724268738722" /></a><br /> Well this weekend marks the beginning of the 88 Strong show . What I mean by this is the promoters of the show will be handing out 8"X8" wooden panels that will be handed out this weekend for the show in late September. Now as it turns out I may already engaged with another show this year in Seattle for the second Jet City Comic Show. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnSWtBYlAdvMn3XnFOtwAkQoMPzEhDnA1YR8ZCME2sfTIjpXtErdT_W1cSyBjS3Db-iYsj2KD19ZhIKsmxnCEZ5J3XEcYBDJZXEBAYgi3TDIpTUdSkoOkggihINsUkg8NM1s8-S-q2Vho/s1600/IMG00588-20110717-1059.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnSWtBYlAdvMn3XnFOtwAkQoMPzEhDnA1YR8ZCME2sfTIjpXtErdT_W1cSyBjS3Db-iYsj2KD19ZhIKsmxnCEZ5J3XEcYBDJZXEBAYgi3TDIpTUdSkoOkggihINsUkg8NM1s8-S-q2Vho/s200/IMG00588-20110717-1059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630384080636953362" /></a><br /> In October the same gentlemen of the 88 Strong will be hosting the BIG 100 show. <br /> The BIG 100 last year turned out to be a very good show and I don't see this year being any different. <br /><br /><br />Busy time for the kid. <br />And I am out of here.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-50274777370384325622011-07-10T11:29:00.000-07:002011-07-10T12:39:08.846-07:00BBC Update 7/10/11Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112935315466577">THE PORTLAND GUN SHOW</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112935315466577"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvQMBoNSQy83Kam0TEsculZD9Vn20aILIcQFDhgM3gVMr_XariL9O7KLeifLmP6-vZzPhGQfFGKsSk0ZwxcFvPY4lLDOl18Rs8LpBL1nvz3vbdHrzFOAJ7fSYD8QlTMjRs8fcCFqoOppt/s1600/Portland+Gun+Show.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXxQp0nHjwuf7924PMu5impr3fya54xSZ7Tfzw2z6_fB4p22L5dC1p6GuZltCYkymhWzgKH9HY8PJbie7DyjK-DTLPb2UKqpUjzGaTMhrBuoHugif0WQ7Z10vXu1jUEzFRXWvR5k2YUOs/s200/Mario+Robert%252C+Brad+Hammers%252C+Dan+Ness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627807395001558146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHxlz_1gOR29p_UPjnWF4FmUY40aJbxL9ugU-HZhs1y8KwMJ4CmN8GwagydQsjSAYxlDT_kmAR6Zje_pw_i_ceHyyYcZN3PoDAMhQMa5G3EAGcDsmL0Mpe_yq0ouCyLvcrsQCUpkYjizK/s1600/Linkage+Disequilrium.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHxlz_1gOR29p_UPjnWF4FmUY40aJbxL9ugU-HZhs1y8KwMJ4CmN8GwagydQsjSAYxlDT_kmAR6Zje_pw_i_ceHyyYcZN3PoDAMhQMa5G3EAGcDsmL0Mpe_yq0ouCyLvcrsQCUpkYjizK/s200/Linkage+Disequilrium.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627807305444090274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9I6Sum-sNaHeQ3Sqwe085biYd7-Z-SaHPeyuKEVRegFGXRyVLEWODDFt2fpxSHA2ieJVLFSRoxn62bWSok4tTJN3s8ECtReiv3oSKFu6JxMYdo8jp3EG2rIFKU3gH7xJDNI2YAOfLX_l/s1600/IMG00534-20110708-1837.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmplzHhsrd-JFRBm3Sn4ufbj3XRnfgMvJewBdxvP8o-V7vXnf0RnaSx61nFAKJw9LlPZQz_UfiY90Ex7ffkXq_HlLI6JjBpI0L3mlAEvYQG-fXf4uMq7eYzaqrGmoGfO21pyxaS0CV-7k3/s200/Brett+Superstar+%2527Raygun%2527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627807053426295026" /></a><br /> Its not what you think it is there true believers. (apologies Stan). This gathering of artists for the month of July and America's Independence Day was artist showing guns featured in their art work.<br /> Earilier this year Black Box Comix show cased the Corpse Cop “Corpsecilce” story board art. And had a lot of positive feedback. This time I wanted to present the work a little more than art pieces stuck up on the wall at Globe.<br /> Now since Corpse Cop, everybody's favorite cop of the undead just happens to have a chain gun, it made sense to show him.<br />The piece that will feature him rendered in beautiful detailed scratchboard of black and white. The title "Fill in the Blanks". Framed and the price for this framed masterwork -$300.00.<br /> If you haven't seen the show or happen to be passing through the Portland Oregon area, check out the Globe at (link)<br /><br />COMISSIONS!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ51nK8JXjhsyup3sRioKDPO2Y9xZg1ieSO7cykSHYSVuNxZy4Xyb1UfeIT2jTwwHiJb34WsAeEmH-ZEod41QBzFp1P_dmz_725R78RX3RgCpK4rnhqG6_YwSv_bajVIewWASw19I7ETpO/s1600/Running-on-the-Run-4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ51nK8JXjhsyup3sRioKDPO2Y9xZg1ieSO7cykSHYSVuNxZy4Xyb1UfeIT2jTwwHiJb34WsAeEmH-ZEod41QBzFp1P_dmz_725R78RX3RgCpK4rnhqG6_YwSv_bajVIewWASw19I7ETpO/s200/Running-on-the-Run-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627806018650275938" /></a><br />Well in the last couple of weeks that have happened between June and July I have been fortunate enough to have been contracted for a couple commissions. <br />The first is still in the works but is moving forword for some friends I know. Sorry that is about much as I can say about this illustration.<br /> Next on the docket is a scratchboard piece. It is entitled "Reading to Run" 11"X14". This beauty retailed in at $150.00.<br />This had to be one of my better pieces I have done. As my friend Lynn Peterson said (to paraphrase her father) Nice and sinister...('the plot sickens' ).<br /><br />TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNY'S<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXG2asgTvUgYkTvXYqsufZE_Ouyv8lZk2EVfwJjVM21koCt_7Ao70Hny9Y285WJYvoHjU-8hzHxV77P941NTIoV2-cJwBZ7odoMos8jafw4mZR9uEE2zcAmL7pMjlNFPKCZh1qQUMnlC5/s1600/ProtoWRAP-AROUNDcoverforToT.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXG2asgTvUgYkTvXYqsufZE_Ouyv8lZk2EVfwJjVM21koCt_7Ao70Hny9Y285WJYvoHjU-8hzHxV77P941NTIoV2-cJwBZ7odoMos8jafw4mZR9uEE2zcAmL7pMjlNFPKCZh1qQUMnlC5/s200/ProtoWRAP-AROUNDcoverforToT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627808814910338466" /></a><br /><br />Well Jason and I have decided that this story will be printed under comic banner of "WIERD ATOMIC TALES". <br /><br /> Now as may have noticed I have been doing a lot of Fantasy influenced art for Vega lately and I realized that all the stories I have for the Man of the Future have been plotted out till the end of the series. With that being said I didn't want to let this character go so I started to develop the Paraelle time line of Lost World for Vega and company. <br />Just wanted to put a different spin on the mythology of the Vega Universe with "A World not of his making.". I personally love that line. <br /><br />It was a title that I was messing around with and sounded like a good jumping off point for this crossover. Work started this weekend on the finished inked pages. Hopefully my inking skills are up to this task- just kidding. I am totally looking forword to this. <br />Jason and I both agree that we don't want this book to look half assed in any way so when its done, it looks right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBpmSNmFzgrZoeEIQA2TV95ZwNwAeuY0Lk_AUgUfKXnyZ1Rfi_HWpPG-K-pXsrApQICNedXs0re7VISgZ7vKkvxGFHXKRa19QITeVU_i_O-KljYlBBLrqbpoCPq3217lv6kwTxBMecX6s/s1600/Robot-Legion-FULL-INK.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBpmSNmFzgrZoeEIQA2TV95ZwNwAeuY0Lk_AUgUfKXnyZ1Rfi_HWpPG-K-pXsrApQICNedXs0re7VISgZ7vKkvxGFHXKRa19QITeVU_i_O-KljYlBBLrqbpoCPq3217lv6kwTxBMecX6s/s200/Robot-Legion-FULL-INK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627806737797578274" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMynYuPpv7JCBZh3qXcrMAJntDg9KO2_xGYSFHPcAk7_EamXGkGVp6sxlJodDdL7VRP7D54iYAaKtKCY1MkmXTr4CPCLtC1vwxzfd4TyTyEJ4fF_Cg1FCg-T6EdFGW6RR3rvExDx7P8TS/s1600/Give-me-your-hand%2521.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMynYuPpv7JCBZh3qXcrMAJntDg9KO2_xGYSFHPcAk7_EamXGkGVp6sxlJodDdL7VRP7D54iYAaKtKCY1MkmXTr4CPCLtC1vwxzfd4TyTyEJ4fF_Cg1FCg-T6EdFGW6RR3rvExDx7P8TS/s200/Give-me-your-hand%2521.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627806457066208914" /></a><br /><br />So a very busy summer for the kid. <br />And I am out of here.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-43988710730131288692011-07-03T22:18:00.000-07:002011-07-04T07:08:33.677-07:00BBC Update 7/03/11BBC Update 7/3/11<br /><br /> Well sports fans Al here with the latest. As I write this a the first of the art pieces for gallery work has been dropped of for the Globe <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=232031846822906">“**Call to Artists**</a>”. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCMBfnRNKErtXvBj__LO__FumrIkhjKZVIRU2ZCawwsY9QCEskfipTdg7XrIxtxBClprES2hpt7uGKYSOophzm3FWKNbmSHvaraFBidY9XkhExsAQWONux-cOym9cX9_OKPOdi92ic_B5/s1600/Portland+Gun+Show.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCMBfnRNKErtXvBj__LO__FumrIkhjKZVIRU2ZCawwsY9QCEskfipTdg7XrIxtxBClprES2hpt7uGKYSOophzm3FWKNbmSHvaraFBidY9XkhExsAQWONux-cOym9cX9_OKPOdi92ic_B5/s200/Portland+Gun+Show.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625497120218198882" /></a><br /> Next week will be the drop off for the show and should do well for Corpse Cop as far as I can tell. <br /> As I was told by my co-writer Jason Pott on the Crossover for the Tale of Two Jo(h)nny’s that Jason of Floating World in downtown PDX once he saw Corpse Cop popped on the scene he said “Tell me more”.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE6Ar3f0nud1Z8TuGX20wzKTZ4lu5azR26g4Ha714kanAIKd6EKGyazEMFbqeL8SS7CXQcDAbH3M7C_ERJdXaJzlNl4PesYLj-5FvxRBEaVqAJ0pPEyMN7wtokyHXY5ZpcMSufrMnK5Hq/s1600/ScratchUncleCC.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE6Ar3f0nud1Z8TuGX20wzKTZ4lu5azR26g4Ha714kanAIKd6EKGyazEMFbqeL8SS7CXQcDAbH3M7C_ERJdXaJzlNl4PesYLj-5FvxRBEaVqAJ0pPEyMN7wtokyHXY5ZpcMSufrMnK5Hq/s200/ScratchUncleCC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625365027230903394" /></a><br /> Now I have talked to this gentleman a couple of different times but have never really pitched the book to him as I have had my nose dug into making art and creating. It is one of the weaknesses that I think most artists usually have.<br /> Marketing themselves. I don’t mind the percentage that could be taking off the top for helping me out but the compulsion to create is so strong I don’t think that I can stop.<br /> But gallery work is beginning to pull me in another direction.<br /> The creative bug has gotten into me -especially with the New title called “Weird Atomic Tales” Risky Sci Fi is back! With a vengeance! Haha. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcX8rreeSH419vcyJt58CXCwZAZ2cYQaYETg4fB-ZUSQ5Bd7NK8BO18UfF-NUn6d_k26bP5wD476mE7gLvAzNATMgMxXsbpxeE8sq47UHU2Fl5pNcI6u4eRW_c32UUu_WtrQe3PsagSDB/s1600/Weird3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcX8rreeSH419vcyJt58CXCwZAZ2cYQaYETg4fB-ZUSQ5Bd7NK8BO18UfF-NUn6d_k26bP5wD476mE7gLvAzNATMgMxXsbpxeE8sq47UHU2Fl5pNcI6u4eRW_c32UUu_WtrQe3PsagSDB/s200/Weird3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625363013430531266" /></a><br /><br /> But seriously I had been looking again at the idea of old anthology of Pandora’s Garage and dusting it off but I wanted to streamline the content of the anthology. <br /> Vega is on my mind as is Corrax, War Ram and a couple other potential crossover ideas that will be retooled for the book. Firsdt namely is “Ston” based upon <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&global=1&q=brattyBen">Ben Perkin</a>’s Heavy Horse character. Ben’s look and feel for Heavy sparked a lot of initial ideas for me but his ultimate version is his and I don’t wanta throw away those stories that I thought could work easily in the Heavy Universe. And nor do I want to step on his toes with such a fantastic character! Seriously if you haven’t seen any of his work on Heavy you should.<br /> The re tooling will under the story called “The Rules of Set” with the new character, Ston, that I will be working on.<br /><br /> War Ram the mini is coming out soon for the shows. I have been in between small breaks been able to turn out some very small press print runs of War Ram and the Strange Alchemy books. Of course when it comes time for Werid Atomic Tales War Ram will be brought back into the fold. as Well as an ode to the EC and Warren magazines of old with “the Over Intelligence”.<br /> Check o<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHteis9NgKjKWLwNH8G1GacTTtkUO8mLfZ71iEPdyxfDOSFElzISuYlU4U-JyFKnZnvalaoZg7ZIsNkASMERWZMNJvUFJDLXuubYJhZf17XC-3frigHw4b4tZvKYztpt74k27XYVfwIl82/s1600/W.t.L.W.-FULL-INK2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHteis9NgKjKWLwNH8G1GacTTtkUO8mLfZ71iEPdyxfDOSFElzISuYlU4U-JyFKnZnvalaoZg7ZIsNkASMERWZMNJvUFJDLXuubYJhZf17XC-3frigHw4b4tZvKYztpt74k27XYVfwIl82/s200/W.t.L.W.-FULL-INK2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625362921048677586" /></a>ut<br /><br /> COMMISSIONS:<br /> Work on these images on. The first I must keep under wraps but enough to say that it is a fantasy oriented piece. If you have been watching the Vega The Barbarian piece I have been turning out then you know where it might be going.<br /> The second is a birthday present so that is self explanatory.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-10923498782289294762011-06-26T11:54:00.000-07:002011-06-26T12:57:18.898-07:00BBC Update 6/26/11Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNY'S:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFYJ7EpJCZO1E46l9sBrY_ucOluhaw9tLzOfjfy4NkBg3omc6UApzo0fdjVRmcTV1Q89gTBnsi2sZTvVHL3-1YPbK7oVYByF-sr5mlJYYOM1MbsNfCkyjF3Mb9qTVY4uKbLwPoO9tnrcJ/s1600/Jason%2527s-Cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFYJ7EpJCZO1E46l9sBrY_ucOluhaw9tLzOfjfy4NkBg3omc6UApzo0fdjVRmcTV1Q89gTBnsi2sZTvVHL3-1YPbK7oVYByF-sr5mlJYYOM1MbsNfCkyjF3Mb9qTVY4uKbLwPoO9tnrcJ/s200/Jason%2527s-Cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622607345507830114" /></a><br /><br />Phase 3 begins with a red pen. This has always been the best way to see any and all mistakes that would be glaring to the readers out there. A red pen issue or proof as it is commonly known as, are a staple for printing. <br /> Almost every independent comic publisher I know does this unless you're fool hearty to just put stuff out there.<br /> I know, I've done that too and paid the price for it. And it's expensive. <br /> Hopefully within the next week I will have a copy back to work on and finished pencils and inks to be added.<br /> I've also included a cover (above) drawn by Mr. Pott himself. Please take a bow.<br /> <br /> JOHNNY VEGA NEWS: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fH4Ev9heu5-2bw0kYzmL74o3c9zI3LA15QbDqBEESOGr5KhvgkjROVBHbZeM_V6QrWSr38-fa9rNyPPUZ2kGZNE3bt3t_Djl7QkowuP8jvdA-w9WR8olK9iUJJrdJkxJb4vI98UhOE5k/s1600/JV-%2527H.B.%2527-Part-1pg01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fH4Ev9heu5-2bw0kYzmL74o3c9zI3LA15QbDqBEESOGr5KhvgkjROVBHbZeM_V6QrWSr38-fa9rNyPPUZ2kGZNE3bt3t_Djl7QkowuP8jvdA-w9WR8olK9iUJJrdJkxJb4vI98UhOE5k/s200/JV-%2527H.B.%2527-Part-1pg01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622618242074125410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhBSd3YUblDpOhawKAO4izIY4-kIbkg_mFlL3hmDaxE2kTE1oO0AxhszpofYjxje7_Bl4HSI-QSLblGjbnao_8wFC3hqNTdeTYPY6taZmqrip-JWucAUSezphMC9fz3SNvfzE7KtiyIyo/s1600/%2527In-the-Nick-of-time%2527-color.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 137px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhBSd3YUblDpOhawKAO4izIY4-kIbkg_mFlL3hmDaxE2kTE1oO0AxhszpofYjxje7_Bl4HSI-QSLblGjbnao_8wFC3hqNTdeTYPY6taZmqrip-JWucAUSezphMC9fz3SNvfzE7KtiyIyo/s200/%2527In-the-Nick-of-time%2527-color.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622618108539350066" /></a><br /><br />"Humble Beginnings" Parts 1 and 2. As well as "All Tomorrow's Parties" Parts 1 and 2 move into Phase 2 for editing. Though this may take a big longer to see fruition it will be awesome to see and look at in the context of the bigger Vega picture. And the updated pages from the first three issues of the color Vega books as well.<br /> Not quiet a re launch of the book and title as it is a consistency issue. Not unlike when Mike Mignola works on a solo Hellboy story. Its great to have all these great supporting artists work on the books like Davis on the B.R.P.D. Or Cobin or Fegredo but when the man steps up to the plate you know its gonna be awesome! <br /> The John Carter influenced piece was something that I wanted to play around with for other types of Johnny Vega stories that wouldn't fit in the regular Vega Universe. So I decided to create a COMIC that featured these other types of stories in it. I could dust off Pandora's Garage and come up with a Volume 6 which would be kinda cool or a whole new different kind of book called "Weird Atomic Premire" Who knows what will come out of that.<br /> <br /> SCRATCHBOARD NEWS: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflGdayblWG9O109HvlinbbuDetw4U4_OWr108UfD2xkKzw4Mr-7NIlI22x8qc5CGIYmlu4yXyrjJXyWT8ifro6ACZWk59sgmr2OByo-7pLJkqiStV59D7_oZnakl3N-nLxyICWhyphenhyphenTiFcg/s1600/And-they-call-me-a-monster.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflGdayblWG9O109HvlinbbuDetw4U4_OWr108UfD2xkKzw4Mr-7NIlI22x8qc5CGIYmlu4yXyrjJXyWT8ifro6ACZWk59sgmr2OByo-7pLJkqiStV59D7_oZnakl3N-nLxyICWhyphenhyphenTiFcg/s200/And-they-call-me-a-monster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622616880841983186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn4bZ1fmT3sS8XVjymuLjZReLNDE0VzrrKT-Y1f9eX9cg3WYEyhtWjdA9T9A0z_s4lT-f_CZ_k2X-WC3fLGD948N_j-SgC5qyYl0I7Bquy3y89Fr04-ZQ6yTqFkSNskYYqaiHgRTM6-8d/s1600/Faries.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 173px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn4bZ1fmT3sS8XVjymuLjZReLNDE0VzrrKT-Y1f9eX9cg3WYEyhtWjdA9T9A0z_s4lT-f_CZ_k2X-WC3fLGD948N_j-SgC5qyYl0I7Bquy3y89Fr04-ZQ6yTqFkSNskYYqaiHgRTM6-8d/s200/Faries.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622616784107693426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zbw4k_7ZtbgOFdtMuB50fmT0kkmXMpHO-exA05fgmEOTU1QTOl33EerK7in1AJpXJdYHXJBIsAoDqOC_FUOpZoTiHnZrMHR6gpPbHigKT_sknXxWjZiH_agyNTH2UDH6_LdElkmM3Wot/s1600/Five-of-ten-for-BIG-1000.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 59px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zbw4k_7ZtbgOFdtMuB50fmT0kkmXMpHO-exA05fgmEOTU1QTOl33EerK7in1AJpXJdYHXJBIsAoDqOC_FUOpZoTiHnZrMHR6gpPbHigKT_sknXxWjZiH_agyNTH2UDH6_LdElkmM3Wot/s200/Five-of-ten-for-BIG-1000.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622616663991260370" /></a><br /><br />Now in all of this down time in between projects scratchboard begins to loom not to far off in the works. I am aiming for about 15 different 8"X8" pieces of art. The first of these wonderfully weird pieces you have already seen - "Brain Cage 2". Others will be posted in due time. <br /> RELATED ART NEWS: I have been invited and have AGREED to participate into a couple of different art shows this year to get the work of moi (Alan Bennett if you didn’t know already) for a couple of art shows this year. The first is <br /><br />**Call to Artists** for the PORTLAND GUN SHOW. taking place the 2nd week of July. <br /> Hosted by Joel Barber at the Globe. Located at 2045 SE Belmont St. map link is <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=the+globe+portland&fb=1&gl=us&hq=the+globe&hnear=0x54950b0b7da97427:0x1c36b9e6f6d18591,Portland,+OR&ei=NxkGTt3sMePYiALlgJnIDQ&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&ved=0CAQQtgM">here</a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX_oY077FpDkjFZDIw9Ky8YkV45mBoy01W0Xq1HCpNSxrR2ABN9EuNieWf6IcxnyESTXOhZcHPfAsaLf7dOXETW2qJMQhd5-_jXVVD7BvFXNnamM2QZnP0joTXMuiXp49AdBfuP0uTHvt/s1600/corpsecop16x20seamed.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX_oY077FpDkjFZDIw9Ky8YkV45mBoy01W0Xq1HCpNSxrR2ABN9EuNieWf6IcxnyESTXOhZcHPfAsaLf7dOXETW2qJMQhd5-_jXVVD7BvFXNnamM2QZnP0joTXMuiXp49AdBfuP0uTHvt/s200/corpsecop16x20seamed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622616225750435122" /></a> <br />In this this show will feature the everybody's favorite undead Cop- Corpse Cop. Mr. Cop will be sporting his ever present chain gun of death in this heroic piece entitled "Fill in the Blanks" 16"X20". Going price $300.00 smakers. <br /> The second show is called <br /> the 2nd annual 88 STRONG 8"x8". It will be at THE GOODFOOT GALLERY (2845 SE Stark) for Last Thursday, September 29th.<br /> map for this event is at this <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=the+goodfoot+lounge+portland&fb=1&gl=us&hq=the+goodfoot+lounge&hnear=0x54950b0b7da97427:0x1c36b9e6f6d18591,Portland,+OR&ei=yBkGTtPPI8TXiAKXwY0f&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&ved=0CAQQtgM">link </a><br /> And later in the year hosted by the same guys from Po’boy Art and Framing is the BIG 100 which I hope to participate in again this year with more work.<br /><br /> CORPSE COP NEWS: <br /><br />Now this a double for the cop on the undead beat. Firstly is a decent sized scratchboard piece already mentioned above but ALSO IN THE WORKS- <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0itPjdgulTD939S9ZGa0WLs2b3cqNrJBu_g5G_w8gNmNCd1dHQ4bX6hXuYbhXlk3N6mMb_LAXt-GPJrsn6vnwAPYkSG7O9jiJtEdlypfF2EwilXfGFHrj8t0Ht7D-9BGb2wzM6ddggvhq/s1600/CC-Arctic-Wolf-pg02.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0itPjdgulTD939S9ZGa0WLs2b3cqNrJBu_g5G_w8gNmNCd1dHQ4bX6hXuYbhXlk3N6mMb_LAXt-GPJrsn6vnwAPYkSG7O9jiJtEdlypfF2EwilXfGFHrj8t0Ht7D-9BGb2wzM6ddggvhq/s200/CC-Arctic-Wolf-pg02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622617210712769074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06zpMi9sSCR86jZtLs806YQLbj1WG4C3GtoPid755cQpS3JDjaBB9ih6TWjJN2B8sfql1TOtVVilaAIeHBYJRSVXKtwT5rcvEY4Cr5eKfOsycO3_dLxwRya6-aC0nnh51tAbkYUnV5PS7/s1600/CC-Arctic-Wolf-pg04.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06zpMi9sSCR86jZtLs806YQLbj1WG4C3GtoPid755cQpS3JDjaBB9ih6TWjJN2B8sfql1TOtVVilaAIeHBYJRSVXKtwT5rcvEY4Cr5eKfOsycO3_dLxwRya6-aC0nnh51tAbkYUnV5PS7/s200/CC-Arctic-Wolf-pg04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622617151917583010" /></a><br />Another scratchboard follow up to "Corpsecile". A 12 page story called "Arctic Wolf". It is currently being set up for send off to my editor along with the script to really get this project going.<br /><br />So a very busy summer for the kid. <br />And I am out of here.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-62346595079434024182011-06-19T13:14:00.000-07:002011-06-19T13:28:37.059-07:00BBC Update 6/19/11Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNYS:<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp2dSK77zVEE-ie1uTLrSe3Sm1wOceiMSTIqknmxr-P7bsz0aHTXdlDZDqbszITLxr3iIVm1HKn28SRbUdPcFYu7jyOeyslEeUOH9QBVc4l4AI0GO-ZoyH8Yx8EV3wJBexYZXRljgKzQ6/s1600/ToTJpg32.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp2dSK77zVEE-ie1uTLrSe3Sm1wOceiMSTIqknmxr-P7bsz0aHTXdlDZDqbszITLxr3iIVm1HKn28SRbUdPcFYu7jyOeyslEeUOH9QBVc4l4AI0GO-ZoyH8Yx8EV3wJBexYZXRljgKzQ6/s200/ToTJpg32.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620027804596892930" /></a><br /><br />The work continues on phase 2. A few Minor set backs have held the book in check as the cross over enters its third week of June. <br /> This in of itself is a major thing. With the. layout and tight pencils and the lettering complete, now comes the fun time with editor. Refinement.<br /> But the work is looking good and coming together. The aim is have this book ready for the Second Jet City show this September.<br /> Jason and I are both looking to seeing this book completed.<br /><br /><br />JOHNNY VEGA NEWS: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPQERdfSrw6z44d3KfEXr43zAO-X2VmggKCG9sBR_yOd_xojwEdd-sjCNq6g9jy-bbDN2odY7iJdCzEhQ7p07rTb5r2EP6xAqgxGhmwWpJ8A_k-qTtd_DjxOAD5MaoB1-cbockGL-czHE/s1600/JV-%2527H.B.%2527-Part-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPQERdfSrw6z44d3KfEXr43zAO-X2VmggKCG9sBR_yOd_xojwEdd-sjCNq6g9jy-bbDN2odY7iJdCzEhQ7p07rTb5r2EP6xAqgxGhmwWpJ8A_k-qTtd_DjxOAD5MaoB1-cbockGL-czHE/s200/JV-%2527H.B.%2527-Part-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620028135473805794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh-ZNlpj39GEjax0DY_Lfs3c8Fzcjzy3GVa7L76PIE93ZhylbOhciVTgsBKfrWslqtLqOLXXJIdtHQ015G7MmgG6wmidCymp5xRzbt5z7tEoO1cwLO-LVHJRqEZloZAXqDjz18NAaiLTR/s1600/JV%2527HumbleBeginnings%25279.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh-ZNlpj39GEjax0DY_Lfs3c8Fzcjzy3GVa7L76PIE93ZhylbOhciVTgsBKfrWslqtLqOLXXJIdtHQ015G7MmgG6wmidCymp5xRzbt5z7tEoO1cwLO-LVHJRqEZloZAXqDjz18NAaiLTR/s200/JV%2527HumbleBeginnings%25279.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620029406938717042" /></a><br />Well as Vega begins his tour of Alternate Universes (I.E. Crossovers with Darkslinger Comics , NEOtrash. Comix), Johnny swings back into his own Universe with that little known thing called an ORIGIN!<br /> Yep you heard it here first! In the ol' Condo of Concepts (Mr. Green take a bow) Johnny's origin can be told as it should. After working on this character for over a little ten years. It is about time for this character to get origin he deserves. Like so much of the old black and white Johnny work he kinda started off in the middle of career. But in keeping with the campiness of stories I loved as a kid I kept that feeling alive with "Humble Beginnings" as well as with the immediate follow up "All Tomorrows Parties". <br /> It should also be fun.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-70218895607783630382011-06-12T12:15:00.001-07:002011-06-12T12:55:31.611-07:00BBC blog Update 6/12/11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3jRSYkYtlvJbGcy-tfzn-9TBcWhwollQLn18D5je4FJXT3CxyzWWbD3SJg3-4xo8Detqh4AETgI-lhoI9yltOJ5b9HoTeX5ehyt6JpmKivGWjGS7nSlkibHiMv6kSLXCNiZJt6WZLqkT/s1600/ToTJpg22A.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3jRSYkYtlvJbGcy-tfzn-9TBcWhwollQLn18D5je4FJXT3CxyzWWbD3SJg3-4xo8Detqh4AETgI-lhoI9yltOJ5b9HoTeX5ehyt6JpmKivGWjGS7nSlkibHiMv6kSLXCNiZJt6WZLqkT/s200/ToTJpg22A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617415203616301650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhzv5lrx7ZqoYLSR5QZMvfiplUSj1rqgqJUSwCbJQNAItkvaL25FYoWWqaYBhSPdyIKaApc8pR78q3OvrAdDdgJQG0EUaQii39Q8zHArwrNbLC3yQap7mTWSjlq2jqB1rJ4qIUFGnbagO/s1600/ToTJpg22B23.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhzv5lrx7ZqoYLSR5QZMvfiplUSj1rqgqJUSwCbJQNAItkvaL25FYoWWqaYBhSPdyIKaApc8pR78q3OvrAdDdgJQG0EUaQii39Q8zHArwrNbLC3yQap7mTWSjlq2jqB1rJ4qIUFGnbagO/s200/ToTJpg22B23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617415208205956066" /></a><br />Images of the crossover pages 23 and 24<br /><br /><br />Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNY'S<br />Phase 2 now in it's last couple Pages the book begins to move into Phase 3 - editing. LIke so many projects the questions always remain-where can we trim the fat to make the book accessible for readers.<br />As a creative individual I write and draw for myself and what I would like to see out there since it isn't being done. FEAR Agent is about as close as it gets to what I'm doing with Vega with Green Lantern Corps. Mixed with Flash Gordon.<br /> But back to the story- with the editing. Sometimes before a work is complete I like to know how much art I'm going to have to produce as opposed to how much art will be covered up by text & word balloons. Time is valuable when it comes to this. In talking to another artist buddy of mine Dan DePaulo from NEOtrash Comix confirmed this thought. To a guy like me when you're working a regular 9-5 kinda job and then working on the side- art can become daunting.<br /> But if you want that stuff out there you got to put in the time.<br /> With that being said - <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ve6yxOF3CeQFXMLz76SmWiJMHOvduXG8ij6N7v4G5w0iiSyasMxNAjH8yqGIjRPrgOx2E5JuoungKyIM2wcNWQYfSahC9mLdMfP4Z5Mj9VXaZlpFwTI_WL3blvngYOW4MnmnAoy4IZAz/s1600/Not-Today.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ve6yxOF3CeQFXMLz76SmWiJMHOvduXG8ij6N7v4G5w0iiSyasMxNAjH8yqGIjRPrgOx2E5JuoungKyIM2wcNWQYfSahC9mLdMfP4Z5Mj9VXaZlpFwTI_WL3blvngYOW4MnmnAoy4IZAz/s200/Not-Today.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617415433961863458" /></a><br />Image Rough Pencil with Computer Color Underlays from Johnny Vega "All Tomorrow's Parties"<br /><br />JOHNNY VEGA NEWS.<br /> The rough script has been translated into several pages of layouts for both Vega's Origin story "Humble Beginnings" and the immediate follow up "All Tomorrow's Parties". Of course editing must take place and I think that as the help from Kat Meyers of Darkslinger Comics (trademarked Adam Watson 2011. ) she might be over inundated with tons of Vega material.<br /> But this character has a future I feel otherwise I wouldn't have been working on him for over a decade.<br /> Weird to think it's been that long. Anyway lots of new exciting things for the Man of the Future. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrYsEY1iwS2pVG6AjE1LN2sH7t2TMBCaDwTezS1kRYpdGpSYXeD9UGNSR7ZzSwxGVK86gy7yb3Cjq-0rRLV7Kq5EzVxhOKipfWAR0HKkxxxCauEUfvT4Ftd77mOrA55clxGUiWg5Qlr7u/s1600/JV%2527HumbleBeginnings%25271.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrYsEY1iwS2pVG6AjE1LN2sH7t2TMBCaDwTezS1kRYpdGpSYXeD9UGNSR7ZzSwxGVK86gy7yb3Cjq-0rRLV7Kq5EzVxhOKipfWAR0HKkxxxCauEUfvT4Ftd77mOrA55clxGUiWg5Qlr7u/s200/JV%2527HumbleBeginnings%25271.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617420407693299090" /></a><br />Images from Johnny Vega "Humble Beginnings" Part 1. Layout pages 1-8black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-88132477973840227162011-06-05T09:45:00.000-07:002011-06-05T11:08:07.601-07:00And so June BeginsHey there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNY'S<br /><br /><br />Let the pages COMMENCE!<br />You heard it here phase 1 one of the cross over is now complete and onto phase 2. Its time for setting up the lettering and word balloons in place to see if artwork needs to be expanded upon for the story to flow evenly between the script and the art.<br /> Then it will be onto Phase 3.<br /> Of course in the case of Phase 2 there is the issue of expanding pages. Jason has written a brilliant action oriented story involving one space ranger Johnny Vega and Jason's gun toting hit man, Jonny Morbid. In such a crossover there is going to be a lot of revelations made by both parties. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBH3U6IQ0ayOUK6giBa3GJDQlf6nOXCcs6oxrrGHCBGsMehyphenhyphenzBEw-UVA0x4tt5Cg712XdvVfXRAmpMGuuRBCXl3T142rH-vQnvW7paL7NA-TSTRn-VFDm_XMWjelqekrq7QEL9ZiNF04p/s1600/Two-Men.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBH3U6IQ0ayOUK6giBa3GJDQlf6nOXCcs6oxrrGHCBGsMehyphenhyphenzBEw-UVA0x4tt5Cg712XdvVfXRAmpMGuuRBCXl3T142rH-vQnvW7paL7NA-TSTRn-VFDm_XMWjelqekrq7QEL9ZiNF04p/s200/Two-Men.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614794547419528850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhrkA1A8WgbLCvWwxBpvT6ItA5zDGYpsyibIuBaUilP-SiJezX_aENDeUXaVljDlhaEtfJTvlaSDkeuXPe7O6CdEr0SF_ED2qJfbZ6GOKAyeJNEheubYPPlbp6vCFZhu1hUJuLWm9qWOP/s1600/Postits-Pages-6-n-7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhrkA1A8WgbLCvWwxBpvT6ItA5zDGYpsyibIuBaUilP-SiJezX_aENDeUXaVljDlhaEtfJTvlaSDkeuXPe7O6CdEr0SF_ED2qJfbZ6GOKAyeJNEheubYPPlbp6vCFZhu1hUJuLWm9qWOP/s200/Postits-Pages-6-n-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614778331694809922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8V3hAHvPo6FmqNIJuNV_DyyFWohLEZKawzbZPjn8FQs2fD59qeMEta5uzmQaKYUnhx4ljk70jil2ukklgwL6dsBWZpILOBSbcJBX5F8feEXblIS1_Iui-IKtcoW5OVz-dr6TzP39UOiLj/s1600/ToTJpg06.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8V3hAHvPo6FmqNIJuNV_DyyFWohLEZKawzbZPjn8FQs2fD59qeMEta5uzmQaKYUnhx4ljk70jil2ukklgwL6dsBWZpILOBSbcJBX5F8feEXblIS1_Iui-IKtcoW5OVz-dr6TzP39UOiLj/s200/ToTJpg06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614778324445702562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWclR97md_W6PTEfDQLUnzeqVkCIAu68s8tRCS3cuSKHwu9goK0CuGUHjetrklmTSiya2ktVqdyXL1X8eFmBPqJpfOQenRrIq0RCC0q-FNSdqgZF0h4b25UU2QGyZ0tXNyRfqX1cg6TZB/s1600/ToTJpg07.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWclR97md_W6PTEfDQLUnzeqVkCIAu68s8tRCS3cuSKHwu9goK0CuGUHjetrklmTSiya2ktVqdyXL1X8eFmBPqJpfOQenRrIq0RCC0q-FNSdqgZF0h4b25UU2QGyZ0tXNyRfqX1cg6TZB/s200/ToTJpg07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614778317345268082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeyxeOpVsbbQauI8DSeYm8IS5VYsP_ZhiivcEYfCEXnyHvLZpZpLLSXVECu4SkcDDfQIQgAqGTWD8DQuT2u7tYXcBY89wTwOjJ9nnOhKDAEIM5bUhjTGfeFYCugigB8r4hSfO2uJGFloc/s1600/ToTJpg08.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeyxeOpVsbbQauI8DSeYm8IS5VYsP_ZhiivcEYfCEXnyHvLZpZpLLSXVECu4SkcDDfQIQgAqGTWD8DQuT2u7tYXcBY89wTwOjJ9nnOhKDAEIM5bUhjTGfeFYCugigB8r4hSfO2uJGFloc/s200/ToTJpg08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614778293882046978" /></a><br />This leads to the expanse of the book. Especially in such a jam packed book.<br /> Jason has definitely taught me something that I had forgotten about and I believe it is a problem that all comic illustrators run into when they write their own stories - action and fun. <br /> Unfortunately we artists/ creators have a tendency to be "up in our collective heads". The stories are clear to us but not those around us. <br />A page of the crossover<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiJmUwaJuXdhbr4SK97vmnVMyphttUNEABuZQi7ebcIdv7vL1Xhrt27bwDfi5cWjMaxR0wF_rq9aXB5IUGzfIFT8b1hFgjCSwqYDtPTLanZU4lj5o-mKHD2lxMUoGPWfHhclYWoglNUoj/s1600/GA-JVpg04%2528G%2529.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiJmUwaJuXdhbr4SK97vmnVMyphttUNEABuZQi7ebcIdv7vL1Xhrt27bwDfi5cWjMaxR0wF_rq9aXB5IUGzfIFT8b1hFgjCSwqYDtPTLanZU4lj5o-mKHD2lxMUoGPWfHhclYWoglNUoj/s200/GA-JVpg04%2528G%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614794540650135218" /></a><br /><br /> When working with Adam Watson on the crossover with David, The Ghost Assassin, I learned quiet a bit. Pacing and lack of dialogue can keep a mood and keep a story flowing just as well. <br /> For more check out this crossover for purchase at <a href="http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=35741">myebook</a>. <br /> Vega had been suffering from a couple of things when I first started him about 12 years ago.<br /> But at the time he was simply an homage to the movie serials of the '30s. But as the stories grew in their complexity the character had to grow and change he couldn't just be a carbon copy of space heroes of the past. So I began to change him from the inside out while trying to keep the flavor of those stories. That's when the crossovers began to exert a particular kind of influence on the over all story arc of Vega.<br /> Anyway, I'm getting off topic here.<br /> I didn’t want to trim any of what Jason had written down so I took the previous drawn figures and moved them into bigger panels. This meant more pages. <br /> So there you go. A kinda long winded explanation but gives the story the room it needs to breathe. <br /><br />IN OTHER NEWS <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zTu23dZX4hEqbCNKXCUPm-vNJF8KALFmcl0BpQM8RTFJQ4gzbZ6XOby5WfcF8_6IkgQWLqCr5TMLaporNU6JYrqMgGc4QERj2eIkQ5K6bCT7yDKWv8av3bLALrWL7ugzLEF9p8jerrdj/s1600/Brain-Cage2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zTu23dZX4hEqbCNKXCUPm-vNJF8KALFmcl0BpQM8RTFJQ4gzbZ6XOby5WfcF8_6IkgQWLqCr5TMLaporNU6JYrqMgGc4QERj2eIkQ5K6bCT7yDKWv8av3bLALrWL7ugzLEF9p8jerrdj/s200/Brain-Cage2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614794553472714738" /></a><br />Scratchboard is rocking hard with the latest piece for Ben Perkins "Perkins' Essence". And now a updated larger "Brain Cage". The original 5"X7" was sold up in Olympia but the image was such a impression on me and those around me I thought I would reproduce the image. It is in line with the 8"X8" format that I used for the Big 100 art show last year.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-90720739350140064802011-05-29T11:15:00.000-07:002011-05-29T11:29:46.521-07:00In this week...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkPoMxfEJ0ucdwZ4Bg0_s_gK0NqhyxK-JgapP1a6_7rTfMxhyphenhyphenjSUCe04zbd8MCo7SrhHW4kkpxJCtjApfV2EdTVSxLspdW7qlIORQbjDrvafLL7BrhuViqvA2vVzxr_GhEU0ekz4OxYNf/s1600/ToTJpg40.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkPoMxfEJ0ucdwZ4Bg0_s_gK0NqhyxK-JgapP1a6_7rTfMxhyphenhyphenjSUCe04zbd8MCo7SrhHW4kkpxJCtjApfV2EdTVSxLspdW7qlIORQbjDrvafLL7BrhuViqvA2vVzxr_GhEU0ekz4OxYNf/s200/ToTJpg40.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612207006313689234" /></a><br />Here there sports fans, Al here with the latest: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE6bfK__F4xDigAihHOhwZNcuMYgkEdMGj2imwR8bTVb9WkHkqSw-JmINzJXuNhOEg4kcz2tZMGUNyfBWrU-PCsitIzew580SLTmnNvF-amy_45vD21fKz8EzDpxPljDAM40kgaMK4Jib/s1600/ToTJpg41.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE6bfK__F4xDigAihHOhwZNcuMYgkEdMGj2imwR8bTVb9WkHkqSw-JmINzJXuNhOEg4kcz2tZMGUNyfBWrU-PCsitIzew580SLTmnNvF-amy_45vD21fKz8EzDpxPljDAM40kgaMK4Jib/s200/ToTJpg41.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612204465925638514" /></a><br /><br /> As the month begins to wind down the dead line looms in the future for the rough pencils to be completed for the crossover. But every single panel will look AWESOME! <br /> Working on Jason's script has been a lot of fun and I do wish that this kind of story could be made into a film but pipe dreams for that idea.<br /> Anyway it will be nice to have the illustrative parts done and focus on the transfers and inks for the book.<br /> IN OTHER NEWS: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rCrFkz_4_02_bY4Oa2L0rwy3kXXoSp3EKLEtSnTZ3DKzoAx-2q3CJG7SZaBhLCvbi_5PfqkPR0FFrRwHmXmj2YKrt4QAykkzuIlGxeoow0kPfBFZjjIm1lBX5SItEPg159vXzphEKDZl/s1600/Ben-Essence.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rCrFkz_4_02_bY4Oa2L0rwy3kXXoSp3EKLEtSnTZ3DKzoAx-2q3CJG7SZaBhLCvbi_5PfqkPR0FFrRwHmXmj2YKrt4QAykkzuIlGxeoow0kPfBFZjjIm1lBX5SItEPg159vXzphEKDZl/s200/Ben-Essence.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612204084460930098" /></a><br /> Soon coming to a shop near you - "Perkins' Essence". You to can share a small piece of the Man, the myth in the making. T-shirts coming to a shop and sale table near you! <br /> Seriously as an artist you. Have to take a step back from the drawing table and do something completely different from what you are working on so you come back with a fresh perspective on your project. This was one of those times.<br /> If you know Ben then you know this captures him at his best. <br /> And that is it for the kid till next week.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-68580407002656000302011-05-22T16:24:00.001-07:002011-05-22T16:45:03.406-07:00OLYMPIA COMICS FESTIVAL 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRk5KjpexJRGWAdut3FHst1LSRj0OS5Up5JnscBDtVn6mNiuz7QVsVBbBn5l0KGf3WKkgsrkM6mH3vnnciPt97wgjZyHLNgtp3PqFNj249DOj74bNWvuEjvap7LXN-uLco7hdxvMwdDNpb/s1600/Back-you-cosmic-horrors%2521BIG.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRk5KjpexJRGWAdut3FHst1LSRj0OS5Up5JnscBDtVn6mNiuz7QVsVBbBn5l0KGf3WKkgsrkM6mH3vnnciPt97wgjZyHLNgtp3PqFNj249DOj74bNWvuEjvap7LXN-uLco7hdxvMwdDNpb/s200/Back-you-cosmic-horrors%2521BIG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609686562092815666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6oLMtH0vRDZrFJO7OU8S13NJ9ab7kz68KVNB0bIdQKWesnaxg8A6cGdLUi9FA_RIyL-GSfgdtvesYfjeqWTN4NmimgOb6CVKOBoY4PYIkQ2Y-M2mndfC_zK2KUu1r405M-gu363h75nh/s1600/the-other-side-of-the-set-u.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6oLMtH0vRDZrFJO7OU8S13NJ9ab7kz68KVNB0bIdQKWesnaxg8A6cGdLUi9FA_RIyL-GSfgdtvesYfjeqWTN4NmimgOb6CVKOBoY4PYIkQ2Y-M2mndfC_zK2KUu1r405M-gu363h75nh/s200/the-other-side-of-the-set-u.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609686274398636562" /></a><br /><br />Well Sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br /><br />THE OLYMPIA COMICS FESTIVAL 2011<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDk2gC-PueH1XxREjfm8-na_T6N0JpmYyV6Vj96syGRnRq9UfDWp7-CKmTrH3yaxMekm9rI9n0o9RUalziLCrwiOydRFu8L9tUjDf71UNuaher4ymJ81lwsGiOjkTOOVvBzdVJAwxfLTz4/s1600/the+set+up+for+Oly+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDk2gC-PueH1XxREjfm8-na_T6N0JpmYyV6Vj96syGRnRq9UfDWp7-CKmTrH3yaxMekm9rI9n0o9RUalziLCrwiOydRFu8L9tUjDf71UNuaher4ymJ81lwsGiOjkTOOVvBzdVJAwxfLTz4/s200/the+set+up+for+Oly+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609686264766432338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LXGFDX3ij5qajiJ5EVlsCMjh656QRl09LR0UMwi6Zln_6UJ-wuD_4V_htgJMQwZRn-OGEk5StOnZ61-BR4SmWygi3r1IikcID5i68j2qQU8RFGy4DI3VAROd6AtGg8GsafIjWgtCyml7/s1600/the+running+gag+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNTw0ng7nmN0_-k2OyPP54jAw1zsyebg9cDjD8e10NrFBD3-PR5mSHxRZL0gE9BSqW4X9pa_zVuKuJKw0iL0z2-v-Qt2GRyuu8qgE9x2D9TwLQpaARr0AZPPPwwKYNpbypCACo65-E2lI/s200/IMG00433-20110521-1514.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609685769888022642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrMXjFL3uFWQVeSONwIiHzkvWwjGvaLcqyQtjP1vZ-1BMpS1DjF4xHUyKAUuklkda6PaJBFiGnTK36BwZUpyhcgZiVbTOJL1yIuJfg_csEkuHihXrsCHBr_GxWxcOgaMA1-ivr9AfRDNv/s1600/IMG00429-20110521-1342.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrMXjFL3uFWQVeSONwIiHzkvWwjGvaLcqyQtjP1vZ-1BMpS1DjF4xHUyKAUuklkda6PaJBFiGnTK36BwZUpyhcgZiVbTOJL1yIuJfg_csEkuHihXrsCHBr_GxWxcOgaMA1-ivr9AfRDNv/s200/IMG00429-20110521-1342.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609685764651501522" /></a><br /> So much for the kid not going to shows this was a fun event. Olympia show that I first attended three years ago was a fantastic eye opening experience. With one major sale and four copies of Pandora's Garage Volume Five and Vega Number 2 being sold pulled me out of a funk thinking that my art work would never sell. <br /> All creative artists that manage to get their stuff out there validation is measured in sales. At the time I thought about throwing in the towel but that all changed that day.<br /> Anyway, enough of reminiscing about the past this years show was held at the Senior Center as it was last year. Hitching a ride with NEOtrash again (always a fun time) I helped set up and took candid shots between eatting, talking to guests and working on the cross over script. Oh and the occasional sell of more scratchboard. "Brain Cage" and "Brain in a Jar" both sold. <br /><br />THE TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNYS CONTINUES: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbs7u_iZKvC8OWbqYQOkFi9Je8Okcm48KoUEChtteXGHMQ3FeGO5Ww9DGOn0PJgK2ZpJ_aZg81kAmzpKXp3zY9579Zktf6f6aIggtg9zQTlOFl1OeyF6awAySF400NBnkDlXj9qSKkFC3Y/s1600/ToTJpg35.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbs7u_iZKvC8OWbqYQOkFi9Je8Okcm48KoUEChtteXGHMQ3FeGO5Ww9DGOn0PJgK2ZpJ_aZg81kAmzpKXp3zY9579Zktf6f6aIggtg9zQTlOFl1OeyF6awAySF400NBnkDlXj9qSKkFC3Y/s200/ToTJpg35.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609689721047448802" /></a><br /> The rough pencils are still being laid down but with much satisfaction from myself and Jason of NEOtrash Comix. He watched as the process of how I work (to some degree). I think my friends understand why I'm the hardest working man in comics right now. Its looking really good!<br /><br />And that is it for the kid.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-47911441762301739902011-05-15T14:15:00.000-07:002011-05-16T06:54:14.817-07:00Wonder Northwest 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon0S-phPLVVOYTBgoajcU6DwrzAtMJDkiBWvJLFSElIFTeBnLGVAsCXu8zUs-vx4hE3ZhSL9m7sVbOZQiNe72K9PhO5JDetVgGxdqioyrhxNhOLmbIS5D5KnvSwk294Stz6pc4AhgkjXJ/s1600/Brain-Cage.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon0S-phPLVVOYTBgoajcU6DwrzAtMJDkiBWvJLFSElIFTeBnLGVAsCXu8zUs-vx4hE3ZhSL9m7sVbOZQiNe72K9PhO5JDetVgGxdqioyrhxNhOLmbIS5D5KnvSwk294Stz6pc4AhgkjXJ/s200/Brain-Cage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607311213240488146" /></a><br /><br />Well sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />WONDER NORTHWEST 2011 <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhG6ArNllPDwrWgdgQXKSov11RoQANj1DUyILtsYt1nVR4r64P8fPPWRHhnFcH5RxNdEGsiJ6weKWbK7EtGFc7KhIpeke47d-KF2X5x0mUPOj3bY-G6sD6qJwMIg2HHvs70qwRVqz_LvX/s1600/RIZZO.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhG6ArNllPDwrWgdgQXKSov11RoQANj1DUyILtsYt1nVR4r64P8fPPWRHhnFcH5RxNdEGsiJ6weKWbK7EtGFc7KhIpeke47d-KF2X5x0mUPOj3bY-G6sD6qJwMIg2HHvs70qwRVqz_LvX/s200/RIZZO.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607095443769342802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAgRD3SkTTclCBQ-jBZE7o_3Q0N_F1Ksu8HibPIjXlkHeaXIvbXvnIzy37jlF6gT6biJqimSB08HTCm_mblW07QF3Wj1gmRQi8ksOiuZjk1jETi-oD_5m5VAkUT6wZwCE3bqOIItG2uZU/s1600/PartyPortrait.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAgRD3SkTTclCBQ-jBZE7o_3Q0N_F1Ksu8HibPIjXlkHeaXIvbXvnIzy37jlF6gT6biJqimSB08HTCm_mblW07QF3Wj1gmRQi8ksOiuZjk1jETi-oD_5m5VAkUT6wZwCE3bqOIItG2uZU/s200/PartyPortrait.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607095439507394706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORpJFzeAT6k_mL6Mf7JqnpZN8nnr0O0072d-hxGDIovuCgN_b8lTwfv8W0YTGy99oujs4fokgnnDgiYC2Il2icpCXXxJXb1cXDxmXXvloi7PfLJi3hZckeLaepWNe4GXW8Z6xmPyiwe3o/s1600/CoolBooth.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORpJFzeAT6k_mL6Mf7JqnpZN8nnr0O0072d-hxGDIovuCgN_b8lTwfv8W0YTGy99oujs4fokgnnDgiYC2Il2icpCXXxJXb1cXDxmXXvloi7PfLJi3hZckeLaepWNe4GXW8Z6xmPyiwe3o/s200/CoolBooth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607095441117033666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjes_uQAayr3VLDxX1RuCk5C8bmjhyfEBrZ-Cc-H7CiyzrPoz2F6_X8IcckSZfVzDr_du5ire8MRCt32CrH-WVSsDs6Ww5HHTmYs_T2vqc5EJIiJcBOYnydV4RDPX4JU2Kp496TS4ujlwjm/s1600/caght-in-the-headlights-pho.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjes_uQAayr3VLDxX1RuCk5C8bmjhyfEBrZ-Cc-H7CiyzrPoz2F6_X8IcckSZfVzDr_du5ire8MRCt32CrH-WVSsDs6Ww5HHTmYs_T2vqc5EJIiJcBOYnydV4RDPX4JU2Kp496TS4ujlwjm/s200/caght-in-the-headlights-pho.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607095436231684290" /></a><br />In a strange twist of fate when I thought I would he just pounding coffee next to my drafting table cranking out image after image for the crossover I got a call from an old friend of mine to help out at this show. I had promised myself that I wasn't going to be doing anymore shows till I was done with the crossover but when I got the call to arms (strong arms carrying in comic book long boxes) I went.<br /> Royce Myers has been a long time of mine and has helped me out many times, here was a chance to pay back a little.<br /> Small venue it was but fun today I do plan going to help if I can and hopefully not spend a ton of cash on things that I want but should not buy. With money being freaking tight and printing a high priority I can't.<br /> <br />THE CROSSOVER CONTINUES: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOw1-KF7Ds_h79Lda3VPQ1hykh1wXAhmpoQbZhkhrQcirlFHNkm0FQg51kyHLY2grQTblzw_ZFFKjaXd99rpQvn6Z0j-fPrimUXx4Xs_zmMJoxbWnwzsFhEofGxbJC8Ns2resChn2bq2f/s1600/ToTJpg30.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOw1-KF7Ds_h79Lda3VPQ1hykh1wXAhmpoQbZhkhrQcirlFHNkm0FQg51kyHLY2grQTblzw_ZFFKjaXd99rpQvn6Z0j-fPrimUXx4Xs_zmMJoxbWnwzsFhEofGxbJC8Ns2resChn2bq2f/s200/ToTJpg30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607311217243745602" /></a><br /> The rough pencils are nearly done. Within roughly a weeks time I belive that all the rough pencils will be completed and the transfers can commence. This will be a great opportunity to place the script into the frame and see how much background I really have to come up wIth. Then inking should begin.<br /><br />JOHNNY VEGA NEWS <br /> And though I had said that I was going to be focusing on scratchboard Pieces for shows later in the year the thumbnailing bug bit me and I have been in brief moments working on sketching the origin story for Vega. The ACTUAL origin. Thanks to Kat for prodding me to explane his beginnings I sat down and Texted myself the story outline. <br /> And with the infusion of Jason's script on the crossover, I realized that I needed to add a lot more action to the existing story arc of Vega. <br /> I think I have done that. And I'm very happy with the results of the work.<br /><br />And that it for the kid as I head to the show for a time.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-57183103163831756022011-05-08T12:54:00.000-07:002011-05-08T13:10:55.501-07:00April is month of Change<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiXTOIuYhkZsgcMpZsa777gIeiDFvvMVga46I7Q_iNHtGixIiT9WVksU3oa-ZxCphVoGMzFKF771zkJZtHOXU3ltYYr9h04kbZ2mv1heWyNlmmWFsms95K_JJOrTNcFkRhILGX3-Nm631/s1600/Sunday--Drive.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiXTOIuYhkZsgcMpZsa777gIeiDFvvMVga46I7Q_iNHtGixIiT9WVksU3oa-ZxCphVoGMzFKF771zkJZtHOXU3ltYYr9h04kbZ2mv1heWyNlmmWFsms95K_JJOrTNcFkRhILGX3-Nm631/s200/Sunday--Drive.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604436899900497698" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3bFMdKZAfdTDhGeHGFJHmYZx3alIvo3q7bOm21h9m4qVPTgRicSDSYFz_fJJkpoGybSXkhXK8mNtMcYKL_h8UXqdiRxyr1F8SkZHSoaOiT86BrKzJ2N-Knn0-orKDxkSZEadScppv65-/s1600/Return-Trip.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3bFMdKZAfdTDhGeHGFJHmYZx3alIvo3q7bOm21h9m4qVPTgRicSDSYFz_fJJkpoGybSXkhXK8mNtMcYKL_h8UXqdiRxyr1F8SkZHSoaOiT86BrKzJ2N-Knn0-orKDxkSZEadScppv65-/s200/Return-Trip.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604436644378193586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6CkzXKkodi9MvpUkg_32AEhzIJpO80e3zvrrdnuvqaK7zH5RI4KTEM2aejdIpWqHPsRAeo2O6wGByge2OUiX6LCSV_BIkuyzwSnRCqp0b8fs6I1XYmyEDKMXWBOqtDkPnh8JeIbSUC4j/s1600/SpaceApe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6CkzXKkodi9MvpUkg_32AEhzIJpO80e3zvrrdnuvqaK7zH5RI4KTEM2aejdIpWqHPsRAeo2O6wGByge2OUiX6LCSV_BIkuyzwSnRCqp0b8fs6I1XYmyEDKMXWBOqtDkPnh8JeIbSUC4j/s200/SpaceApe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604436427943907538" /></a><br />Hey there sports fans Al here with the latest: <br /><br />NEWS FLASH! IT's Mother's Day you geeks. Call your moms! For some I already know the stories. Even if you have bad blood appreciate those who are close to you and say thank you for a gift of life. <br /><br />NOW BACK TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAMING: <br /><br />TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNY'S <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDKD2A9ci4KPi6miJOhUkuW2EaL8Yd8ofGXu10AvhZ_xnsOhEEvkbVnMV8AG1MVJCPOr1MdgmSNIAX4_j_S30taNZHi1Gwc-GFpNgV2WQM1fCyA60uKChH5FGG8NNLYizc5gc_TQ0WVSe/s1600/ToTJpg27.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDKD2A9ci4KPi6miJOhUkuW2EaL8Yd8ofGXu10AvhZ_xnsOhEEvkbVnMV8AG1MVJCPOr1MdgmSNIAX4_j_S30taNZHi1Gwc-GFpNgV2WQM1fCyA60uKChH5FGG8NNLYizc5gc_TQ0WVSe/s200/ToTJpg27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604437750296305314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX1LI62EUvjfw5UDeN-9P61BzacJfAnL-BLSAvaPZRF0WTlT_-6l8vplrVkOeYHA4RZxajBJ9FGRSj7-WxVj-OenoeDTo_jL6myLAkwb4YFBkOOYvmGHTtVu1EAImvhaDM7U3q5Hh6elc/s1600/ToTJpg27.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX1LI62EUvjfw5UDeN-9P61BzacJfAnL-BLSAvaPZRF0WTlT_-6l8vplrVkOeYHA4RZxajBJ9FGRSj7-WxVj-OenoeDTo_jL6myLAkwb4YFBkOOYvmGHTtVu1EAImvhaDM7U3q5Hh6elc/s200/ToTJpg27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604437141947577330" /></a><br />Kicks into gear this month As a third of the rough pencils are completed for the crossover. This means by the end of this month I should be able to start finished pencils and begin inking as well. Cool stuff for a smack down action book.<br /> I can't wait to start in on that process. <br /><br />AND SPEAKING OF VEGA....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKDiImitvpo2y0ALQqHS310zBxEpz7cyBrUKnS1A85ksowXaN4aVxMpl-ryudFZw81hOu7RcVzc43pVQ_jNhU1GPxKxaFTujypI4lMH11CPUwY-o4eQEG_8oP9GrexJsqZ9at_VKUcPf2/s1600/JVHumbleBegin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKDiImitvpo2y0ALQqHS310zBxEpz7cyBrUKnS1A85ksowXaN4aVxMpl-ryudFZw81hOu7RcVzc43pVQ_jNhU1GPxKxaFTujypI4lMH11CPUwY-o4eQEG_8oP9GrexJsqZ9at_VKUcPf2/s200/JVHumbleBegin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604436789826153730" /></a><br />While cleaning the studio I came back across the ORIGIN of Johnny Vega - Humble Beginnings. As so much of Vega is a homage to the Sci-Fi I love so much (with just a hint of parody added) I plan on turning out a definitive Johnny Vega collection that tells of his actual origin up through the updated first four books of the Man of the Future. All of this was at the urging of my latest editors from <a href="http://darkslinger.com/">Darkslinger Comics</a>, Kathryn Meyers and publisher Adam Watson. <br /> They have been helpful with the sell out of the Scratchboard Corpse Cop in Seattle at the Emerald City ComiCon 2011 and the latest Stumptown here in Portland. <br /> The jpeg is a copy of the script with several notations off to the side to denote how many panels per page (pages 11 and 12) and which direction each page is facing. I love post its!<br /><br />APRIL IS THE MONTH OF CHANGE!<br /> As I have said before once the once the Crossover of the Take of Two Johnny's was completed I would focus on the scratchboard galley pieces to work on. One of the biggest issues with all art work is Presentation. It's not just enough to have great talent and being humble of your work but it's also the ability to see beyond that creative process to let it go out into the World and be appreciated by others.<br /> Not always the easiest thing to do.<br /><br />So there you have it. A update for the box. Keep watching as there may be more in the works as Black Box looks to redefine itself on the web with it's website presence.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-37156729904358232842011-04-24T11:13:00.000-07:002011-04-24T12:22:13.037-07:00Stumptown Comics Fest 2011: THE AFTERMATH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQTfjFz1JqsiCXYh87lJ4qB9rSgq8hDrYVrIJ7Wy9oNtVFsn5ibRpbTR_cDquBp89mlRnCvNO1IihfcghyxQ6d7vckVOlDEa7YCqpa6naZlWtJgLMtNDNd24GHaIFaVI3CC_ycF6sTuGH/s1600/Easter2011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQTfjFz1JqsiCXYh87lJ4qB9rSgq8hDrYVrIJ7Wy9oNtVFsn5ibRpbTR_cDquBp89mlRnCvNO1IihfcghyxQ6d7vckVOlDEa7YCqpa6naZlWtJgLMtNDNd24GHaIFaVI3CC_ycF6sTuGH/s200/Easter2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599227475230051346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4Yfl-sI4E7nUhZkKPGnf9xrP5YzKOINO3gzIZ87qKwjEl710O-hlFBMkXAcNcSgwSvSrc_GyF5TVBbH6LhgMoHA5JniDcjSsP5l713dkJzMonopdmvLZgt06cHY5fANt8hYqVMSTR-mY/s1600/Black+Box%2527s+side+of+table.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnzoPVHjEOrtsIKS4qMtG7xFUnO_RP5xkG1aLOljEJZ-YsBlIlWrZjFpsDNWAIPqtvus5sKSdeaISUvcwia3Vs7TwA8lKRTyJTEVw65OeMq7GUqnzSCWmEnjMX3HxIpRH9SEEyAodl93D/s200/Tony+Morgan+of+Gunbaby+Graphics.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599215511114260226" /></a><br />Hey there sports fans, Al here with the latest:<br /><br />STUMPTOWN 2011: THE AFTERMATH<br />It has taken me a week to really go through the event and put into words and pictures what my thoughts were on the show.<br />It has come and gone and has left a warm feeling in our belly. It was a much better show than I was anticipating. I had felt that many things might have gone askew but I have happily relived that changed when the first two hours elapsed.<br />Then the fun began. My table mates of NEOtrash Comix (Jason, Ben and Dan) made the whole thing more than bearable they made it fun so you as a independent wouldn't be just hoping that someone would stop and just look at your books better that they would buy them. "That's not a pickle!" was a common thing being said at the table. I'll let your twisted minds figure out what that means.<br />Regardless of that Vega kept up with the sales of Corpse Cop this show which was nice. AND original small pieces of scratchboard sold off the table as well. So even though "scratch box" sign didn't make it premier at the show because I forgot something at home that work sold itself. To me this can be summed up in one word, awesome. <br />It was unfortunate that War Ram mini wasn't ready for this show but next year we'll see how it turns out! <br />So many things to do so little time so little money. <br /><br />THE TALE OF TWO JO(H)NNYS crossover is kicked into high gear as we move towards the Jet City Comic Show this year.<br />Looking good so far.<br />And it back to the drawing table.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-26226298817012566832011-04-16T07:11:00.000-07:002011-04-16T07:15:06.643-07:00Stumptown Comics Fest 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwCZ2oE-_40xmew15LnJtKyy2eBKnSBxrUPmz7WQ1AvI62RZtlEgDk5G3z3A222S9I4AEXwqOxoWaVaiubHBMYF5EoiWHH4jlCouum9IhxdYUQX1W2iKp1v4IdJzNuxdD8v4hDhlECWy3/s1600/load+in+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwCZ2oE-_40xmew15LnJtKyy2eBKnSBxrUPmz7WQ1AvI62RZtlEgDk5G3z3A222S9I4AEXwqOxoWaVaiubHBMYF5EoiWHH4jlCouum9IhxdYUQX1W2iKp1v4IdJzNuxdD8v4hDhlECWy3/s200/load+in+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596184745593645762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwI4F3BaocAnTvjHJT2fEXYKqwyzQaOkEMCKStAr0UFCEhFw8-cxNwyJhkfYkiOldROCYUgcLy1VfehYozKw8wtGcbJ91ObHP6nDsd6UWb10_mzSeqxB6YphRF1hI2FPO0dGsAXD8bDcq/s1600/load+in+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwI4F3BaocAnTvjHJT2fEXYKqwyzQaOkEMCKStAr0UFCEhFw8-cxNwyJhkfYkiOldROCYUgcLy1VfehYozKw8wtGcbJ91ObHP6nDsd6UWb10_mzSeqxB6YphRF1hI2FPO0dGsAXD8bDcq/s200/load+in+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596184691688612258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf8qs0bPvVPKZVZ-146r0VT0RKk9jBV9yqFXqPyKU9SfF_9r7G3CJL35hrZdwkKGHfc4RxAhKSpDO4rcF5LyKrY2TwxtZoBJdBi7D_bwZNJfHKC7dd9gmrtX1EpAjy1RoRDePxKpja76M/s1600/load+in+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf8qs0bPvVPKZVZ-146r0VT0RKk9jBV9yqFXqPyKU9SfF_9r7G3CJL35hrZdwkKGHfc4RxAhKSpDO4rcF5LyKrY2TwxtZoBJdBi7D_bwZNJfHKC7dd9gmrtX1EpAjy1RoRDePxKpja76M/s200/load+in+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596184615434197682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT6DZ4yCYDcZ4KZsR_6uy7qWiplvfuWayGUFqcQZDXnS_uIX0nFr6ppGlVKgF9poH2SejDKTT7jjEQX-28finSkFEHaIigTihY2IA7R6u4Keh_Zq6QpEh_2uUrhH_8T4ZaZVjGlWyFDfF/s1600/IMG00358-20110415-1157.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT6DZ4yCYDcZ4KZsR_6uy7qWiplvfuWayGUFqcQZDXnS_uIX0nFr6ppGlVKgF9poH2SejDKTT7jjEQX-28finSkFEHaIigTihY2IA7R6u4Keh_Zq6QpEh_2uUrhH_8T4ZaZVjGlWyFDfF/s200/IMG00358-20110415-1157.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596184556575294882" /></a><br />Hey sports fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><a href="http://www.stumptowncomics.com">STUMPTOWN COMICS FEST 2011</a> is here! In less than a day and the reason I'm posting right now is because I will be at the show.<br />Along side NEOtrash Comix, our partners in crime this year.<br />Now of course we have been showing images of late of Corpse Cop and Johnny Vega.<br />But not enough attention has been paid to the cross over of the Tale of Two Jo(h)nnys recently. I am hoping to change that. With nearly a third of the rough pencils completed the story is really evolving from the thumbnail stage about a month ago. I am planning by the end of April that final pencils and the beginning of inks will take place.<br />Here is to keeping fingers crossed.<br />And for a little coffee to kick it off!black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-50891033265812357462011-04-10T12:41:00.000-07:002011-04-10T12:55:01.753-07:00A week awayHey there sports fans, Al here with the latest:<br /><br />Well guys it looks like we are less than a week away from Stumptown Comics Fest 2011.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCko8lVyIKDh5hbgZR-HE_V-JN5r1K280CuoCwUyhKoMazQKhSNSwHkfTQ9OBAmaNTl6Z4rVsr2HwF4kNGO59cs-u8WTnfj70QsM4nKRK2QVYJ1ZlVfYuT_Fod8H9u0Tgs89Q2mV22BYmb/s1600/Snapshot-2011-04-10-12-44-5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 50px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCko8lVyIKDh5hbgZR-HE_V-JN5r1K280CuoCwUyhKoMazQKhSNSwHkfTQ9OBAmaNTl6Z4rVsr2HwF4kNGO59cs-u8WTnfj70QsM4nKRK2QVYJ1ZlVfYuT_Fod8H9u0Tgs89Q2mV22BYmb/s200/Snapshot-2011-04-10-12-44-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594043744276368354" /></a><br />It means a bigger venue this year as things have moved from the Doubletree Hotel for the last three years to the Convention Center. <br />Check out Stumptown @ <a href="http://www.stumptowncomics.com">http://www.stumptowncomics.com</a> <br />Hopefully we wont run into the same problems that happen last time when we were there 5 years ago back in ‘07. BUT without sounding like a downer Black Box Comix will be sharing a table again this year with NEOtrash Comix.<br />Jason and I have had a real good time working with each other behind the table up ECCC and looks like we will be having another good time this event!<br /> It also helps that we are working together on the crossover “A Tale of Two Jo(h)nnys” at the same time. It always helps when there is a little down time between rushes at the show. Good times to be sure of.<br /> Please check the fantastic art of Dan DePaulo and Ben Perkins for the The Brass Knuckle Rituals and Professor Ozarks Secret Medicine Redux. Both penned by Jason Z. Pott.<br /> Check out NEOtrash Comix @ <a href="http://www.neotrashcomix.com">http://www.neotrashcomix.com</a> <br /> He’s a madman I tell you, mad!<br /> Black Box Comix will be representing Darkslinger Comics to best of our abilities for this show. Adam of Darkslinger is taking a step back from the shows a wee bit to focus on the business side of things for his company and the potential collaborations between other small comic companies like Black Box Comix and others.<br /> And if you make it to the show (and I hope you do) also check out Gunbaby Graphics @ <a href="http://www.gunbabygraphics.com">http://www.gunbabygraphics.com</a> as well. Tony’s work will blow your socks off with the latest painted images he has been working on as well as the Covers he has been doing for Darkslinger’s “Chronicles of Von Helsing”<br /> For all new Darkslinger Comics things check out Darkslinger Comics @ <a href="http://darkslinger.com">http://darkslinger.com</a><br /><br />NEW IMAGES FOR SUNDAY:<br />Occasionally as an artist you have to take a break from the drawing table and the imposed deadlines (remember I said occasionally) to drawing something that is not related to your current work schedule well these are the most current <br />The first is the latest bus ride illustration of the Man of the Future, Johnny Vega Soaring the Spaceways. It’s too bad that I didn’t really render this one in pen and ink on bristol like I normally do but this was a fun stand alone image for him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1h23PbCK1owby7ziw6bWVNQ90XZrmBvbjGRhae7raWxW8psiIGP3KPrMXzU7WBCMhCZ7ZzxnZOjFP8-VNd0Vg8hVw4MvqJJA89eOwVton3BPVKizz7AB422cxweH5M5X45QNMwMIpHnxA/s1600/SoaringtheSpaceways.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1h23PbCK1owby7ziw6bWVNQ90XZrmBvbjGRhae7raWxW8psiIGP3KPrMXzU7WBCMhCZ7ZzxnZOjFP8-VNd0Vg8hVw4MvqJJA89eOwVton3BPVKizz7AB422cxweH5M5X45QNMwMIpHnxA/s200/SoaringtheSpaceways.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594044024204407186" /></a><br />The other is Corpse Cop! You’ve seen it in black and white , you’ve seen it in color. Now you get to see a sample of the work in Scratchboard! Still a work in progress but fun nevertheless.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxprZds715ggSyjqn0fQ4wdo44tyD9QKn51ZoVwtJAoEjU9K0UkaZV8d_10F8LhyphenhyphenSoNYkrfbuVA8_frjUaix45oSlnKboxyze_iZWkoW2VdrRi5rJdoVP28IMqZBZbdp7z3DEaJxlJl47/s1600/ScratchUncleCCDETAIL4-10.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxprZds715ggSyjqn0fQ4wdo44tyD9QKn51ZoVwtJAoEjU9K0UkaZV8d_10F8LhyphenhyphenSoNYkrfbuVA8_frjUaix45oSlnKboxyze_iZWkoW2VdrRi5rJdoVP28IMqZBZbdp7z3DEaJxlJl47/s200/ScratchUncleCCDETAIL4-10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594045149321643714" /></a><br />And a new sign for the show. As I realized Black Box Comix has delving into a lot of scratchboard this last couple of years with gallery work and the success of the Scratchboard Corpse Cop Special “Corpsecile” so I needed a sign that represents! And this is it. I can’t wait to see how things turn out for this show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrj5MAUSRglFJta7xWF21R1mU74DWxHigOYdeR9Yjco63bIAHGH1Ta6pblLpbOMSbIV5BTSNMQfaHYyE3ePZGU6Q9C16ofRWjiQHA97qh6gFcYAhy835dSYQs4oPtOzVKAf0qk5iF_59Nf/s1600/IMG00353-20110410-1136.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrj5MAUSRglFJta7xWF21R1mU74DWxHigOYdeR9Yjco63bIAHGH1Ta6pblLpbOMSbIV5BTSNMQfaHYyE3ePZGU6Q9C16ofRWjiQHA97qh6gFcYAhy835dSYQs4oPtOzVKAf0qk5iF_59Nf/s200/IMG00353-20110410-1136.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594045372749009618" /></a><br />And that is it for the kid!<br />I got a meeting to get to.<br />Alanblack box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-89917423480029333442011-04-04T16:51:00.000-07:002011-04-04T19:54:08.500-07:00In Memorandum to Ty Wakefeild<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R43NDfHSCtHOLyhoTQOimgXXHIMcWkRxlJ6bA2GrAkusP-na-1ZL_BgcxV2aombwSafW7wdP9v47Grgft7uQ1n4jHa0rxhhFkKQ8eUwFWaKvg1NMu8mH766U5YRggZ3y1ap5JYNA_REq/s1600/tys+slice+of+the+world.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R43NDfHSCtHOLyhoTQOimgXXHIMcWkRxlJ6bA2GrAkusP-na-1ZL_BgcxV2aombwSafW7wdP9v47Grgft7uQ1n4jHa0rxhhFkKQ8eUwFWaKvg1NMu8mH766U5YRggZ3y1ap5JYNA_REq/s200/tys+slice+of+the+world.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591920920272992450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9BCy7m4BdzUp7Wu9VBLdPfTtQHQm2mGfO5KnglepKiwnVI2b8xwmDXkZLckkyICvlNxAabl4EsX-419MMhX-gx_Kk5iSND8CCU6uvOyD98WluXgrpUcGnA9NZEcDdDcF2Adk7S5B3kar/s1600/CaptianCureCommission.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9BCy7m4BdzUp7Wu9VBLdPfTtQHQm2mGfO5KnglepKiwnVI2b8xwmDXkZLckkyICvlNxAabl4EsX-419MMhX-gx_Kk5iSND8CCU6uvOyD98WluXgrpUcGnA9NZEcDdDcF2Adk7S5B3kar/s200/CaptianCureCommission.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591915225028019570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHbDFj2tY39iiB8lOMf87m_JTA5elvsDYFsBMxaAq-XOB9K_rSTKCxP7Ypxaibx0BE9MLt9BufDuIJJgTGQWKpjOPnXdH1pcnmbE9o8FQfWhbZ0gLGLM4Wc3Av_A-rH1L45c9E2Rbtl_S/s1600/CaptianCure%2528combined%2529.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHbDFj2tY39iiB8lOMf87m_JTA5elvsDYFsBMxaAq-XOB9K_rSTKCxP7Ypxaibx0BE9MLt9BufDuIJJgTGQWKpjOPnXdH1pcnmbE9o8FQfWhbZ0gLGLM4Wc3Av_A-rH1L45c9E2Rbtl_S/s200/CaptianCure%2528combined%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591899446564235026" /></a><br />Well sports fans, Al here to bring you up on the latest news.<br /><br /> A hero was lost yesterday in the state of Idaho. His name was Ty Wakefeild, and he was a friend of mine.<br /> As my association with several people in the comics community I have been introduced to quiet a lot of people that have left a impression on me some have been other creators working for both the big three at the time (Marvel, DC and Dark Horse), others working for them selves and the smattering of people who like to rub shoulders with the creative types.<br /> My awareness of Ty first came through a mutual friend of ours, Adam Watson of Darkslinger Comics.<br /> A business minded man with a charisma to match. And when Adam told me that this guy was like a brother to him I wondered if the world could handle that much power. I mean after all I had told Adam once that if there was a apocalypse it would avoid him because he was Adam Watson. <br /> When I met Ty he and Adam and Paul (Adam's Brother in Law) had been invited to have dinner at a place that I had been living for about less than a year. We had a good time but by the end of the night he had to take off to get ready to head back to Lewiston Idaho.<br /> I had wished he had more time to hang out.<br /> He had told me of his character named Captain Cure based upon his own experience dealing with cancer and to give hope to children who shared the same affliction. A non profit book. What a fantastic idea. No one was tackling this kind issue<br /> I had my chance a few months later heading over to hang out during the year of shows over in Spokane. Yes, the weather was hot and humid but Ty hospitality and opening his house as well as the food he had prepared was a real sign of his character. The following day a trek to Spokane.<br /> We were all kind squished together into a small table and had a blast.<br /> When it came right down to it, when Adam told me that Ty was going to be in the area or someplace moderately with traveling distance I went.<br /> We always had a good repose with each other. <br /> We all have our own personal issues that we share with each other in the hopes that something might be resolved out it. With Ty he resolved this by sharing it with his readership and making his own company Alternate Reality the spear point with dealing with Sarcoma. He fought and fought. Showing that there was reason to fight to live by giving children a personification of this disease that was eating away at them from within. And that within each of them was a hero like Captain Cure.<br /> I will say that when another creator like Ty asks you to do a commissioned piece for him. To me, to render his character was a big deal. For him I tried my best to make sure I adhered to the character I had seen. I think I did a pretty good job. I never took a payment for it either. He was my friend. <br /> I was not as fortunate to be able to see him on Adam's last trip to Lewiston. But I do know that if I could have gone I would have. <br /> I may not have had chance to know him for a long time and like some others but I feel like I had gotten my chance to.<br /> Rest well buddy.<br /> Your presence will be missed.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-87450482409176909462011-04-02T10:17:00.000-07:002011-04-02T10:47:06.528-07:00The First Comic Show of April<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIc8rp7mVEaB60k_S6G33oK7tjPwYiYAEV6U_ZUqFWeoHbOEJhN1z7yzZq80IekWwkbrtfB-YxgK8XL7vEHp7i3t222nK6mGuKhb45qagZ3jVRlleNTETFwyl9N9GijJLhQftwO2NuDKf/s1600/the+Globe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIc8rp7mVEaB60k_S6G33oK7tjPwYiYAEV6U_ZUqFWeoHbOEJhN1z7yzZq80IekWwkbrtfB-YxgK8XL7vEHp7i3t222nK6mGuKhb45qagZ3jVRlleNTETFwyl9N9GijJLhQftwO2NuDKf/s200/the+Globe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591038961161094370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6_SGVHDjYNgrOF8KLijSiGOq02GOSWz0Xm_YE0U77FLOZJJidLxAF-cabq_2DRamoyuqp5jmVuwHCiC8v9bIJLcswsHeNlRGK44xkJns3dnuoDhy6Rw_yWZizDmO3Os2blc4R-H0POg5/s1600/the++Leivathan.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAIPwIUqrHmKSUadpxi6QQAPXUVHV2uTHPTyyfimXVa7fPzYtpwPPGMXIsfOyxBh3XfkjKvJTn6Wue3dAVBr4lYpfe3mQF48pNiZPBTLUHNeZ8VLiyWc1dTzZf4TKzdKM9lqaX6IvnX0o/s200/Joel+on+the+turn+table.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591038124803976146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IrYlTfw6AxkK0BaqlHM5kiH91aUEvUpHGxDL6J5odnHTRgbqI731yZGRjqhMRfYHZz5E5rW4_DWIvicrLbspFUAUCG918BJsa9qDyo1WWqgojuTCm5jHrJUpl_K4Lpjq3QbC-PjmGoe3/s1600/IMG00315-20110401-1928.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IrYlTfw6AxkK0BaqlHM5kiH91aUEvUpHGxDL6J5odnHTRgbqI731yZGRjqhMRfYHZz5E5rW4_DWIvicrLbspFUAUCG918BJsa9qDyo1WWqgojuTCm5jHrJUpl_K4Lpjq3QbC-PjmGoe3/s200/IMG00315-20110401-1928.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591038040309623730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji5gztJ4vUfRvTo0lh6Rz5oYpiGdbsJbe1cWiIAJkwEvWCCPOGtIAOGtyRpdRxAAcz7R6m7sl1fiudWGsa6YVaTx7J34J1H-Jwp3gXWWyCmP4f8r1a3VbeiHdrq0X5NMVvT2u5liNGOwM/s1600/all++these+souls+are+mine...jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji5gztJ4vUfRvTo0lh6Rz5oYpiGdbsJbe1cWiIAJkwEvWCCPOGtIAOGtyRpdRxAAcz7R6m7sl1fiudWGsa6YVaTx7J34J1H-Jwp3gXWWyCmP4f8r1a3VbeiHdrq0X5NMVvT2u5liNGOwM/s200/all++these+souls+are+mine...jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591037949939970130" /></a><br /><br />Well Sports fans, Al here with the latest!<br />April is here and only a few weeks away from the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188038184574819&ref=ts">Stumptown Comics Fest 2011</a> is around the corner so things have to be kicked into high gear. And there is no better place than to do it in. If you don’t know anything about comic illustrators and the like Portland Oregon is a mecca for the comic book demi gods. The only place that has a larger amount of these talented individuals is New York City.<br />For me that is a impressive thing, since I only used to live down the road in Eugene.<br />But now I made the move to the City it has been nothing but a slow rise up with the new books characters and shows.<br />I have also found a lot of camaraderie here with people of like people. Good things.<br />But back the shows.<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171777059540812">The Globe </a>was the first featured Comic themed Art Show. And of course for comic creators there is nothing better than having you art being shown while you can drink beer and hang out with your buds.<br /><br />Always a blast.<br />But I have to get back to work on Cross overs and Prep for other Corpse Cop antics.black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584991902681845859.post-15048401621327868812011-03-28T19:20:00.000-07:002011-03-28T19:33:33.131-07:00Many Apologies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-bkiYhbQBPz9D-NxzVlUAKArAlNvtAYq5ht5esU9wOvEUp5gUZ7vw0jfg3Qf5Czhk72S_vb2Uv0ubtXr4gdkriSBZuw7TGVV3ka2N4nQ9gSaLoSW7coBm5D_JkvsfUiLh9YzFntQoilV/s1600/one+part+of+crowd.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-bkiYhbQBPz9D-NxzVlUAKArAlNvtAYq5ht5esU9wOvEUp5gUZ7vw0jfg3Qf5Czhk72S_vb2Uv0ubtXr4gdkriSBZuw7TGVV3ka2N4nQ9gSaLoSW7coBm5D_JkvsfUiLh9YzFntQoilV/s200/one+part+of+crowd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589324420512734482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVoO1THFjyLd0zs6X4nq5mBK3JGCA0PDgv5PLflWXxW00bvej8v84hfu4SX6RTX4wXHTR__qcf0vbL1IAIGoa-AcEZ_kX08a3T_Z_iHDDMluTuojAIf1SvfxSEBgi62QTrxjEAIFZ0ZPw/s1600/IMG00232-20110304-1403.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVoO1THFjyLd0zs6X4nq5mBK3JGCA0PDgv5PLflWXxW00bvej8v84hfu4SX6RTX4wXHTR__qcf0vbL1IAIGoa-AcEZ_kX08a3T_Z_iHDDMluTuojAIf1SvfxSEBgi62QTrxjEAIFZ0ZPw/s200/IMG00232-20110304-1403.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589324289489103634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3gxQtsVJtdGhNxKZiHLzOOcP7dU91tH0J9ER_xR229xHerkJu74OMGVKmJnUp2R55EP2f5VqBbaPiH5St3zryEwszJkI5OZMLXy9jk1cE95LmU862W0Kp2Sn_MBZpJO50TghgT6ruqq9/s1600/first+sale+of+the+day-1..jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3gxQtsVJtdGhNxKZiHLzOOcP7dU91tH0J9ER_xR229xHerkJu74OMGVKmJnUp2R55EP2f5VqBbaPiH5St3zryEwszJkI5OZMLXy9jk1cE95LmU862W0Kp2Sn_MBZpJO50TghgT6ruqq9/s200/first+sale+of+the+day-1..jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589324163755480482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRm17XPoQZFUDPe6vUuCJAR1nz3NLYVX6BlEfXCS3GZnRFt3lZ_m_bq8KTdEqeD18jkAl-PvfgSR0piy0pCOxx2_ib2u_5JwfsM59DZNWpF5yZeBcCnpGe6TJKzAzqwIOg9VSDlE0IJz9/s1600/001the+finish.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRm17XPoQZFUDPe6vUuCJAR1nz3NLYVX6BlEfXCS3GZnRFt3lZ_m_bq8KTdEqeD18jkAl-PvfgSR0piy0pCOxx2_ib2u_5JwfsM59DZNWpF5yZeBcCnpGe6TJKzAzqwIOg9VSDlE0IJz9/s200/001the+finish.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589322288366759490" /></a><br />Hey there sports. fans, Al here with the latest: <br /><br />This has been a year of fast paced doings and what I mean by that is shows, shows and more shows. Both consisting of comic book venues and gallery work.<br />Now as you have noticed to you folks that Black Box Comix has been absent in sending regularized updates and emails. For that I profusely apologize for. Work has taken on a life of its own and required a lot of attention to get to where we are at now. Meaning lots of crossover projects with other small companies, mini comics and lots of scratchboard and freelance illustration. <br /><br />But any of you have been following the blog on Myspace know that it has become extremely bothersome to upload things on that site now and the hassle of putting new things up is confusing to say the least. At the same time the Black Box web site is undergoing a major re fit as well. Again for the same reasons with Myspace, we had to change with the work that is being turned out currently.<br /> But you can still follow our exploits here at blogger.com, facebook.com and twitter.com and deviantart.com.<br />Now on to exciting news The month of April.<br />April Fools Day Comic Illustration Art Opening (no fooling). Starts the month off at the Globe. <br />With following week by the Stumptown Comics Fest on the 15th and 16th. At the Portland Convention Center. <br /><br />LATER in the year is both the Olympia Comics show and Jet City Comics show. Both have been real good for the Box in the last couple of years and we are hoping to attend both.<br /><br />And that is it because I still have to prep for shows.<br />Later. black box comixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211165542862997289noreply@blogger.com2