The Dark Bite Returns!
Solicited in the Previews catalog this very month is Weekly World News #2,published by IDW. (Hey, don't they publish some critically acclaimed superhero romantic comedy, too?) When I was in San Diego, I met Chris and professed my love for The Weekly World News and Bat Boy.
Pause. True story: One of the best Christmas presents I ever gave was getting my brother a subscription to said Weekly World News. It became the gift that kept on giving, as Mike would bring it over to my grandparents' house and it would make the rounds from Grandpa to Uncle Jim to Dad and so on. I think it became more popular than the Sunday Comics. And resume.
Chris was kind enough to let me do one of the alternate covers for WWN. We batted (hah!) some suggestions back and forth, and then I suggested this parody cover of The Dark Knight Returns. I think it turned out spectacularly and look forward to seeing it when it comes out in a couple of months.
The Quiet Times Aren't All That Quiet
I haven't posted anything in a few days, I know. There have been things keeping me busy, and announcements I can't yet make. But here, have some art from something I'm working on.
Read into that what you will.
The Proof is in the Oven
Yup, I just signed off and sent the books to the printer. I should have them in-hand next week, and then out to you shortly thereafter.
Also, there was a random review of Love and Capes #11 over at Hero Sandwich. It's pretty favorable, and I always dig that.
Test Flight
I'm testing out a new sharing link on my blog, so I needed to post something. I decided to share this bit of art.
They seem pretty tan, don't they?
Keep It Under Your Hat
Because I'm just mean like this, I wanted to show you some art.
Wish I could tell you what it's for.
A Banner Day!
I'm alw ays trying to think down the road. Next comic, next convention and so on. I wanted to update my Love and Capes banner stand which is now three years old. I had to wait to see if I could put "Harvey Nominee" or "Harvey Winner" on it. Now that that's done, I'm ready to go forward with a new look for the booth.
My idea is to do a diptych. There will be two stands that will work together or separately, depending on what kind of booth space I have. The left image, with Mark and Abby will be the main banner used at artist alley tables, etc. When I have a booth, like at Mid-Ohio-Con, I can use the other one and get almost seven feet of coverage.
The art should be a little cleaner, and definitely a little more representative of my current level of art monkeying. What say you all?
Now They Can Make Margaritas
For my next trick, a commission for a couple of fans of mine. Their initial idea was to have themselves drawn 
in the Mark and Abby's receiving line. I did something along those lines, with Mark and Abby, post-wedding, opening up a present from them. You'll have to click and embiggen to see what they got.
You can see these two at the wedding on the cover, too.
You Can Do Magik
With Major Combat Operations complete on Love and Capes #12, I've been able to catch up on some commissions. Here's one I did of Magik, Illyana Rasputin from the mid-Eighties run of X-Men and New Mutants. I always liked her. Next to Kitty Pryde, she might have been my favorite mutant.
I read her Wikipedia entry to see what happened to her after I stopped reading. My brain twisted inside itself and then exploded. Oh, Illyana, what did they do to you?
Super Powered Coffee Goodness
No more art for you. Just a photo… of the Mocha of Victory! Yes, that's right, Love and Capes #12 is done, baby, done. I blasted out the last two pages today, which wasn't as hard as it seems. There's a big splash of Abby and Mark getting their divorce… oh, wait, I've said too much.
Along with the Mocha is my Infinite Crisis Superman figure. He's almost my favorite Superman figure. I like the darker colors and the flying stand. If he didn't have that super-ticked-off expression, he'd be perfect. But, I used this figure as a model for one of the scenes at the end. (And that's why my toys are deductable!)
There's still a little more to do on the book. Corrections and revisions from the Secret Society of Super Reviewers, and compositing the final files. But major combat operations are done, so to speak. It's time to kick back and take a break for the most part.