INKTOBER 2019

After spending several weeks on the fence, I finally decided to participate in this year's Inktober art challenge: 31 days, 31 ink drawings, posted on social media with the hashtags #inktober and #inktober2019.

For the past year or so (ever since I finished drawing Archer Coe and the Way to Dusty Death, in fact), and despite having tons of ideas for projects and stories, I've had a particularly difficult time getting back to drawing comics. I felt that maybe, just maybe, this year's Inktober might be what I needed to get me motivated to draw comics again.

And it was.

I've never followed the official Inktober prompt list, and I wasn't in the mood to draw a different comic book character every day (as I had done in my previous Inktobers), so this year, I opted to tell a story. I'd been itching to draw a daily newspaper strip for a long time, and thought that this might be my chance to practice telling a story in that format.  I had a few false starts, but eventually came up with the idea of an action/adventure story starring Black Jack, one of the characters from my PARANORMAL comic book trilogy.

As I drew the comic, I tried not to think ahead about what was going to happen next, and just let the story unfold, from panel to panel, before my eyes. It was both a challenging and exciting experience.  Thanks to everyone who encouraged me and sent along good vibes and kind words, I managed to finish a drawing every day (even though I ended up posting one or two of them a couple of hours after the daily deadline, because sometimes, there just aren't enough hours in a day).

I was recently accepted to be a contributing cartoonist on the French webcomics site GrandPapier, and have posted the entire 31-page story over there if you want to go check it out, (instead of reading it by scrolling up and down my Instagram page).

I hope you enjoy reading The Delivery as much as I did drawing it! Here's hoping I'll have some more comic book news to report soon. Stay tuned :)

POSTCARDS

A few sets of postcards featuring some recent comic book covers & selected Inktober drawings (from 2016 and 2018) are now available on my BigCartel shop. Feel free to swing by and take a look if you feel so inclined :)

Featured art:

RIPOSTE (cover)
ARCHER COE VOL.2 (cover)
PARANORMAL (Rat Face illustration)
BATMAN
THE JOKER
IRON FIST
THE MAN IN BLACK (from Princess Bride, not Johnny Cash)
ANA (Overwatch)
GENJI (also Overwatch)
EAGLE (fan illustration of Neil D Vokes and Jack Herman's fantastic character)

INKTOBER 2018 & PARANORMAL

I wasn't able to participate in the Inktober art challenge in 2017, but this year I was determined to throw my hat in. 31 days, 31 ink drawings, posted on social media with the hashtags #inktober and #inktober2018 is a lot tougher than one might think. I have to admit that I went through a couple of rough spots and had a case (or two) of cartoonist's block, but thanks to encouragement and kind words from friends and followers, I was able to finish a drawing a day up until the end.

 Day One: Robin

Day Two: Maria, from Rick Remender & Wes Craig's DEADLY CLASS

Day Three: The Spider

Day Four: Magik

Day Five: Daredevil

Day Six: James O'Barr's THE CROW

Day Seven: Jean-David Morvan & Bengal's NAJA

Day Eight: Teacher, from Nagabe's THE GIRL FROM THE OTHER SIDE

Day Nine: B.P.R.D agent Ben Daimio, from Mike Mignola's HELLBOY

Day Ten: Black Kaiser, from Victor Santos's POLAR

Day Eleven: Shaggy & Scooby-Doo

Day Twelve: Ana, from OVERWATCH

Day Thirteen: Stick

Day Fourteen: Maya Lopez, aka Echo

Day Fifteen: Ikari

Day Sixteen: Manji, from Hiroaki Samura's BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL 

Day Seventeen: Grifter

Day Eighteen: Marv, from Frank Miller's SIN CITY

Day Nineteen: Angelino & Vinz, from Run's M*F*K*Z

Day Twenty: Hellcat

Day Twenty-one: Ser Arthur Dayne, from GAME OF THRONES

Day Twenty-two: Tujiro XIV, from Matt Wagner's GRENDEL

Day Twenty-three: Paul Pope's ESCAPO

Day Twenty-four: Brian K. Vaughan & Marcos Martin's PRIVATE EYE

Day Twenty-five: Ramona Flowers, from Brian Lee O'Malley's SCOTT PILGRIM

Day Twenty-six: Bruce Lopez, the One Man Gang, from Mike Hawthorne's HYSTERIA

Day Twenty-seven: The Werewolf of London

Day Twenty-eight: Azrael

Day Twenty-nine: Archangel

Day Thirty: Vixen

Day Thirty-one: The Joker

Most of these drawings are available for purchase on my BigCartel shop. I plan on adding the remaining Inktober drawings in the weeks to come as well, so don't hesitate to swing by and take a look from time to time if you feel so inclined. 

PARANORMAL

Ever since I recovered publishing rights to Paranormal back in 2016, I've been trying to decide what to do with it. I don't know whether I should pitch the trilogy to established publishers, self-publish it, launch a Kickstarter campaign...there are a lot of possibilities these days.

I'm still trying to figure it all out, but one thing is certain: I've missed drawing Ogre, Rat Face, and the rest of the Paranormal cast, telling their stories, and creating new ones with characters I introduced in the original trilogy.

I'm currently working on an espionage story that takes place in the Paranormal universe, as well as developing new stories, but while I work on them, I'd like to share the first volume of the trilogy with you.

PARANORMAL: THE OGRE will be launching tonight at midnight (4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time) as a daily webcomic on Tapas. The first episode will be five pages long, with one-page updates following every day at the same time. 

I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to subscribe, bookmark the link, spread the word, and let me know what you think. Thanks for your support!  

PARANORMAL: THE OGRE

INKTOBER 2016

For the first time ever, this year I participated in the Inktober art challenge. The concept is simple: 31 days, 31 ink drawings, posted on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtags #inktober and #inktober2016. It wasn't easy, but thanks to kind words, comments, and encouragement from friends on social media, I pulled it off. Thanks to everyone who gave me a push when I needed it. Inktober was a lot tougher than it sounds.

Day One: Ghost Rider

Day Two: Deadpool

Day Three: John Le Carré's master spy, George Smiley

Day Four: Josie Schuller, from Joëlle Jones & Jamie S. Rich's LADY KILLER

Day Five: The Black Panther

Day Six: Ra's al Ghul

Day Seven: Space Ghost

Day Eight: Paul Pope's Battling Boy

Day Nine: Tara Chace, from Greg Rucka's QUEEN & COUNTRY

Day Ten: The Man In Black, from The Princess Bride

Day Eleven: Two-Face

Day Twelve: Milo Weaver, from Olen Steinhauer's THE TOURIST

Day Thirteen: Luke Cage

Day Fourteen: The Shadow

Day Fifteen: Fox, from French author D.O.A.'s PUKHTU

Day Sixteen: Oberyn Martell, The Red Viper

Day Seventeen: Super Girl

Day Eighteen: Moon Knight

Day Nineteen: Conrad Grantchester, from Daniel O'Malley's THE ROOK

Day Twenty: Myfanwy Thomas, (also) from Daniel O'Malley's THE ROOK

Day Twenty-one: The Invisible Girl (just kidding)

Day Twenty-one (for reals): Wesley Dodds, the Golden Age Sandman

Day Twenty-two: The Black Widow

Day Twenty-three: Elric of Melniboné

Day Twenty-four: The Kraken, from Gerard Way & Gabriel Bá's UMBRELLA ACADEMY

Day Twenty-five: Brian Li Sung, from Matt Wagner's GRENDEL

Day Twenty-six: Sher Ali Khan Zadran, from French author D.O.A.'s PUKHTU

Day Twenty-seven: Colonel Christina Eliopolis, from Max Brooks's WORLD WAR Z

Day Twenty-eight: The Badger

Day Twenty-nine: The Green Hornet

Day Thirty: Doctor Strange

Day Thirty-one: Batman

Some of the above drawings have already been sold or given to friends, but if you're interested in buying one (or more) please drop me a line. Each drawing was done on A4-sized 200g Canson paper, and sells for 40€ via PayPal (price includes worldwide shipping; ). 

Thanks for stopping by!