Good News (1)

Well, it’s official : contracts have been signed and I’ve finished the first two chapters, so I’m very pleased to announce that I will be drawing & lettering a 148-page noir graphic novel for Oni Press, written by talented novelist, comic book writer and film critic Jamie S. Rich. I’m not at liberty to announce the title of the book just yet, but keep an eye out here and on the Oni Press website in the months to come and you’ll be among the first to know.

I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be working on this project. Jamie’s story is excellent, the characters are interesting and complex (one of them even wears a domino mask! Score!)and the dialogue is sharp and subtle, worthy of the finest films noirs of the 1930’s and 40’s. In short, it’s a real pleasure to draw.

I’ve been a fan of Oni Press since a friend introduced me to their comics back when I was attending art school in Angoulême, so finally having a chance to work with them on this book is something of a dream come true for me as well.

Here are a few sketches from the project :



I have some more good news to announce, but those contracts haven’t been signed--yet--so I’m waiting until they are before I jump the gun and announce stuff.

Stay tuned !

CORNERED: The X-Men!

Here is my latest (and last--at least for awhile) drawing on CORNERED, inspired by the cover of X-Men #36. I've said this before*, but I sure do dig the original X-Men (and issue #36 in particular). I could draw these guys all day.

In other news, I'm going to be closing my Etsy shop at the end of the month, so if you'd like a drawing and/or signed-with-a-sketch comic book from the shop, now is the time.

*In one of my Superhero Alphabet posts

CORNERED: The Nocturnals!

Yet another drawing on CORNERED, inspired by the cover of The Nocturnals #4.

This didn't turn out quite like I had hoped, which just goes to prove a theory I've had for a long time: nobody draws The Nocturnals as well as their creator, Dan Brereton. Go check out his website if you want to see some cool drawings of these guys.

CORNERED: The Badger!

A new drawing on CORNERED, inspired by the cover of The Badger #68 (my favorite issue ever, drawn by the excellent George Freeman).

Mike Baron's Badger is my favorite martial-arts superhero of them all. Instead of endless soap-opera intrigues, soul-searching and whiny angst, Badger comics were all about beating up rednecks, demons, and evil karate masters, which to me was a refreshing change. Many great artists worked on the different incarnations of the character, like George Freeman, Jill Thompson, Steve Rude, Mike Oeming, Mitch O’Connell, and the Pander Brothers (just to name a few), and the genre-spanning stories ranged from Bruce Lee-style martial arts tournaments to cameos in Mike Baron’s Nexus comics, with the occasional H.P Lovecraft/Cthulhu parody thrown in for good measure (again, see issue #68). Just goes to show all the fun things one can do with a mentally-disturbed Vietnam vet with multiple personalities who masters “obscure, esoteric, arcane (not to mention abstruse) martial arts”.*

To my knowledge, the last Badger series came out in the late 90's, but the character always seems to come back, so maybe--just maybe--one of these days I'll get a chance to draw an issue. Hey, a guy can dream.

*Excerpt from The Badger’s character description from the inside cover of every issue.

CORNERED: Alpha Flight!

A new drawing on CORNERED, inspired by the cover of Alpha Flight #4.

CORNERED: The Black Panther!

Here's a Black Panther drawing that just went up today on the CORNERED art blog, based on the cover of Black Panther #12:


And a couple of sketches thrown in just for fun:


I dunno about you, but I really dig the old school Black Panther. I haven't read any BP comics in years, but I'm really looking forward to the new Marvel series, drawn by the talented Francesco Francavilla. From what I've seen online, the book is going to be amazing.

Champions Villains vol.3

Just a quick post to let you know that Hero Games' & Cryptic Studios' Champions Villains vol.3 has been released and is available as a PDF download in the Hero Games' online store (the printed version is scheduled for release in early 2011). Here are four of the twelve illustrations I drew for this volume:




Thanks to everyone out there who stops by the blog. I wish you all a safe & happy New Year, and hope that 2011 treats you right.

See you soon... with some great news!