You're on Notice

I like TV, probably way more than I should. Then again, I can have the TV on while I'm working, and the Indians are certainly not doing anything worth watching. So, last season, I got hooked on the summer series Burn Notice. USA has some pretty fun series on these days, with Psych, In Plain Sight and new Law and Order: Criminal Intent.

Burn Notice returns tomorrow, and it's got a lot going for it. It's got some bang-up acting. Jeffery Donovan is great as Michael Westin. Bruce Campbell just can't get enough work as far as I'm concerned. I'm catching up on his Brisco County series on DVD and really wishing that had caught on. And the only way Gabrielle Anwar could have been hotter is if she'd perfected that Irish accent she had in the pilot.

The series is nothing but fun, and I recommend it highly.

The Rock of Love

My cousin's been getting a bunch of the Showcase Presents collections from DC and has been passing them on to me. It's been great to read such blocks of comics, a lot of which I've never read. The World's Finest collection was great fun. Brave and the Bold was just goofy 6-'s fun. Now I'm reading Sgt. Rock which I never read, despite going to the school founded by his best known artist.

There's a bit where Rock lectures his soldiers on love. It's my favorite bit so far. Click on the artwork the read the sequence.

Wheelin' and Dealin'

I just signed off on the proofs for Powerful Women #2, so it's time for some pre-San Diego specials!

Until July 20th (the day I leave for California) you can get the second sketchbook for $10.00 plus shipping. That's $5.00 off cover price. And, if you order both of them, you can save $10.00 and get the 2-pack for $20.00 plus shipping.

The newbook features Scarlett from G.I. Joe, Princess Leia, She Hulk, Jade, Halo, Poison Ivy, Princess Aura, and many, many more. Click here to be taken to the commission page, where you can order the sketchbooks. They'll ship out from San Diego after the show.

No mortal man can win this day

Let's break a rule or two tonight. This is actually a fourth panel, which I don't usually post. I thought that the other panels on the page revealed too much. I especially wanted to mention the super villain that appears, but that would give everything away. I will tell you this: I designed him years and years ago as part of a "Design the next Masters of the Universe figure" that I entered as a kid. The character wasn't selected, but a version of him (new name, same powers) will appear in Love and Capes #8.

I've also blurred out the text. The dialogue's not really funny without the set-up, but I choose to play it safe.

Two pages left to go. It may be done this week. I just have some other things competing for my time and efforts this week, too. It's nice to be wanted, though.

We weren't meant to be, at least not in this lifetime

With page nineteen now done, we're down to the Final Five. What will they be? Who will they be? Why is Sci-Fi Channel making us wait so long to find out? Wait, again, that's Battlestar Galactica.

It's Amazonia and Crusader in the background, and Windstar and Arachnerd in the foreground. Windstar's not actually a member of the Liberty League, but maybe I'll have to change that with as often as he's appearing. I needed seven little superheroes (to reference one of the best episodes of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends) for this sequence, and Doctor Karma was way too powerful to bring in, and I still haven't designed Mermantis. I needed a couple of filler characters, so Windstar and Major Might pop in.

Windstar is one of my childhood creations, along with Raider. It's fun to pop him into these scenes, just to see him in print.

It's also Independence Day today, so have a happy one.

Cool and Refreshing

As I was working on page eighteen last night, I had myself a little Diet Coke out of my super-nifty DC Superheroes Toon Tumbler. (The first of many.) Doesn't it look pretty?

Blub Blub

Now that I have one of my own, I can post a larger picture of the first Bobble Fish, Buster Bluegill. Here, the King of the Seven Seas attempts to communicate with the Bobble Fish.

Captain's Log

Saturday night was the signing at the Lake County Captains' game. It was a lot of fun, but it didn't go off without a hitch.

It rained on Saturday. On and off, soft and hard. Very hard. It stopped raining a couple hours before the game, but the field was so soaked that they had to really work to make it game-ready. So the game was pushed off to 7:30, then 8:00, and finally 8:30. The game went until 11:30 or so, and then there were fireworks, too. It was a late night.

Of course, years of being an artist have steeled me for such late nights.

The bobblefish just flew that day, too. I maybe signed for half an hour, because that's about how long it took for them to run out of the fish. After everyone dispersed, there wasn't too much doubling back. Still, it was worth it. I got a lot of compliments and met some great people. I even got to autograph one, and then later sign a card for, some lady having a birthday.

The bobble fish even made it onto the scoreboard before the game. That was pretty sweet.

But, best of all, a lot of my family and friends showed up for the game. It's nice sharing such a time with then.

I won't be at the July signing, as matters of state (well, Comic-Con International) will keep me away. But I'll be back at the August one. Let's all hope for nothing but clear skies.

Oh, and click on any photo to embiggen.

Storin' and Growin'

For those of you who missed it, Love and Capes #7 (both the retail and FCBD versions) are available for sale in the Love and Capes store. Be fruitful and purchasify!

Rings of Saturn!

The 2008 Saturn Awards were Wednesday. You can see the full list of winners here. All the attendees received a lovely gift bag, including an issue of Love and Capes. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, and hope you like the book.

And, if any big names do like the book and want to contribute a blurb for the back of the Love and Capes trade (and I'm looking at you Ben Browder and Claudia Black) let me know.