tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49789041631548551842024-03-05T00:27:13.118-08:00COLTON'S CORNERA blog of my sketches, freelance work, comic book art, and any random cool stuff that I find.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-53116495358020452942018-09-01T22:18:00.002-07:002018-09-01T22:18:14.459-07:00<img src="https://scontent.fslc1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40424416_661483707540910_7667887903338397696_n.png?_nc_cat=0&oh=ee340c03922dddf35eae8730630a2a85&oe=5C2DDD08" /><br /><br />#captainarizona #superheroes #makingcomicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-86410742675609257412017-01-01T23:14:00.002-08:002017-01-01T23:14:55.010-08:00<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="edob6" data-offset-key="2kf2m-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "San Francisco", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-22449666967276088772016-11-14T10:32:00.002-08:002016-11-14T10:32:23.655-08:00Look ma! I'm a puzzle! Some fun news. Write Brain Books, has made a jig saw puzzle of one of the key illustrations that I did for their book. Check it out!<br /><br /><img height="224" src="https://writebrainbooks.com/images/cats/Puzzles/Colton_Whole.png" width="320" /><br /><br />https://writebrainbooks.com/view_product.php?productoptionid=149Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-25211243316502343352016-11-06T00:37:00.000-07:002016-11-06T00:37:55.353-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay big announcement time! I've printed a few hundred copies (limited edition) of my Inktober sketchbook. I'll have them for sale for $10 at the Tracy Comics Show Nov. 12th!</div>
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You can win a free copy however, by liking and sharing this post! If we get over 30 likes and 30 shares, we will put all the names in a hat and draw out 3 lucky winners!</div>
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If you can't wait for the Tracy Comic Show, and don't want to wait to see if you are a winner, you can order via paypal for $10 plus $4.99 for shipping and handling - just send $14.99 to joncoltonis@yahoo.com and make sure to include your mailing address in the message and mention The Midnight Special Sketchbook.<br /><br />Thank you so very much!<br /><br />JC </div>
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It's Inktober people!<br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-78749778918177046342016-09-27T07:16:00.002-07:002016-09-27T07:16:39.185-07:00<img src="https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/561821_4538910148013_1553247127_n.jpg?oh=85fd77edb8629071c42d58e28780062e&oe=58681CF6" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-40972931055303348172016-09-16T06:22:00.000-07:002016-09-16T06:24:28.260-07:00Breaking in a new set of pens and brushes.<br />
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This was the result. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fHEIARymGpyilvC5Fg3gulxrwx4b3oH-W4e_olC8o0nb6lFHqmvuje0GPC0HLm1dz9v7qK-QqBSR8EZfTxnJMmrvKRKsH8HUOwagYZNl8o4g00Nv37UAiXOfYgk9Lut9eVkFN62ZHNU/s1600/byrne_inks_p3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fHEIARymGpyilvC5Fg3gulxrwx4b3oH-W4e_olC8o0nb6lFHqmvuje0GPC0HLm1dz9v7qK-QqBSR8EZfTxnJMmrvKRKsH8HUOwagYZNl8o4g00Nv37UAiXOfYgk9Lut9eVkFN62ZHNU/s400/byrne_inks_p3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540064025997560690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT5uuxdBRrmX5pvRnoymx_J3qvaSGAEXpO50OwKSWNGFk6aMpbAOmfmDFUFkB9LmN3NJKHVCcflRokHExWZxKPc5wTbXZbgwc27T-alnJIo3LXUX69urz6frKTCrpJYsRFRNnHeNFwos/s1600/byrne_inks_p2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT5uuxdBRrmX5pvRnoymx_J3qvaSGAEXpO50OwKSWNGFk6aMpbAOmfmDFUFkB9LmN3NJKHVCcflRokHExWZxKPc5wTbXZbgwc27T-alnJIo3LXUX69urz6frKTCrpJYsRFRNnHeNFwos/s400/byrne_inks_p2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540064023195627314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_K829yN85OOPhyphenhyphen88k2qrKW1GfDhMZpBVlL_4wL9iJPtj-VgizHBoEKLNKEno4EztMbK2uBdLO-m754i6e6uTfyuL0HEOv7kJGvxqI_TTziLphEvt4p5EYvuwtdv0LgsQYUnQ4Hi04UI/s1600/byrne_inks_p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_K829yN85OOPhyphenhyphen88k2qrKW1GfDhMZpBVlL_4wL9iJPtj-VgizHBoEKLNKEno4EztMbK2uBdLO-m754i6e6uTfyuL0HEOv7kJGvxqI_TTziLphEvt4p5EYvuwtdv0LgsQYUnQ4Hi04UI/s400/byrne_inks_p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540064018944294338" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-4456742009246750372010-08-19T20:35:00.000-07:002010-08-19T20:42:17.293-07:00Monday Night Football!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSpPWKJx-wdBB-pUTGA57KxgMnXkvsZPGbduMwjCeiLYnx1L0z1sVLYWQTfpK9gLQ8f8ZvFYqM81VALFhk8EPuFSDMzKKmZLbTcYZZNSRwmkJhNXRTlNErlJyGvHHwxzi-TvvzfI2l7Gm/s1600/vector+color.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSpPWKJx-wdBB-pUTGA57KxgMnXkvsZPGbduMwjCeiLYnx1L0z1sVLYWQTfpK9gLQ8f8ZvFYqM81VALFhk8EPuFSDMzKKmZLbTcYZZNSRwmkJhNXRTlNErlJyGvHHwxzi-TvvzfI2l7Gm/s320/vector+color.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507330816548119618" /></a><br /><br />This was the final design that Black Angus wanted, and I did get to color it for them as well. And then this is what the final ad looked like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbm1zAQ3qGLHHtXVYrlXLjB8wZ2w8mbd4Pyr4buN92qZoAhfwNjSeHCaH1f6DXIFKHNqxIIOB1N2DxZboa2HB1x0mV9Pqh9u6JEuCH878gB96sJG-1TpcDCInFy0IXTQIFlTnQHJAEXdt/s1600/touchdown_final_art_Page_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbm1zAQ3qGLHHtXVYrlXLjB8wZ2w8mbd4Pyr4buN92qZoAhfwNjSeHCaH1f6DXIFKHNqxIIOB1N2DxZboa2HB1x0mV9Pqh9u6JEuCH878gB96sJG-1TpcDCInFy0IXTQIFlTnQHJAEXdt/s400/touchdown_final_art_Page_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507332282373162050" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-58765025385318962822010-08-16T18:51:00.000-07:002010-08-16T19:00:04.988-07:00Black Angus - Monday Night Football!Some sketches I did earlier this year for <a href="http://www.blackangus.com/">Black Angus Steakhouse.</a> They were looking for some way to incorporate their cowboy mascot identity into a promotion with Monday Night Football. Here are some of the sketches I came up with. This was to be used as a table decoration and in restaurant poster. <br /><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpwN8Ls2Zdi6FlyVXVyFv3eH1nkMLlFhOQ_fOxBYrwcWqXR7PJnKYVLZeTYoxmvicQexQCRy3Gc_blBVPFfK_PXGbZZEOJOT1-tCaqMqYSSujQ7_7TRtYSP5Mf3X0nj7Si3S42aj_J99u/s1600/referee_1.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpwN8Ls2Zdi6FlyVXVyFv3eH1nkMLlFhOQ_fOxBYrwcWqXR7PJnKYVLZeTYoxmvicQexQCRy3Gc_blBVPFfK_PXGbZZEOJOT1-tCaqMqYSSujQ7_7TRtYSP5Mf3X0nj7Si3S42aj_J99u/s320/referee_1.0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506191389570152386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OIX9xjz8rrvVRoSLc1Q_SwTJ7S-PCbl5a7jyxrH8tsPPZlPQrnxnxr9wig_klicva1JTzy4LfIgx4TymlBPMWRn30lkfYn7pF15Gtd3ZPDx1MfTKg_r6mblYnT0M-a5oTYv42sN9r2v5/s1600/kicker_1.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OIX9xjz8rrvVRoSLc1Q_SwTJ7S-PCbl5a7jyxrH8tsPPZlPQrnxnxr9wig_klicva1JTzy4LfIgx4TymlBPMWRn30lkfYn7pF15Gtd3ZPDx1MfTKg_r6mblYnT0M-a5oTYv42sN9r2v5/s320/kicker_1.0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506191385876206930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKcgxVNVpr7bqILXueMb_VMx02i3r1IpHuYj6t0YthOcRbI-A9UK6dr8hqJCINPgzAk7ZajnUSP-u8qeQ72fViLvbfFSKLwqy0gOzAMeW6Z5m9pZefncqomRXAYUUxwHHM9aGCJMeM4U2/s1600/BA_straight_on.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKcgxVNVpr7bqILXueMb_VMx02i3r1IpHuYj6t0YthOcRbI-A9UK6dr8hqJCINPgzAk7ZajnUSP-u8qeQ72fViLvbfFSKLwqy0gOzAMeW6Z5m9pZefncqomRXAYUUxwHHM9aGCJMeM4U2/s320/BA_straight_on.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506191380454995970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqMUdGPdpoNLgc0BOstU2m6iCaIJePYOZpm2n8mm_DUTao2M8iptsMBMoF_TC5ijphggyTmI09aBNGv1Wg7fUa2jMfku4HUmFQMorNBl7_2d-AkEK0VQheQ1AqMaz4cqKUXlpM5-xFcAy/s1600/ba_quarterback.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqMUdGPdpoNLgc0BOstU2m6iCaIJePYOZpm2n8mm_DUTao2M8iptsMBMoF_TC5ijphggyTmI09aBNGv1Wg7fUa2jMfku4HUmFQMorNBl7_2d-AkEK0VQheQ1AqMaz4cqKUXlpM5-xFcAy/s320/ba_quarterback.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506191369915125250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVt4ctES9ycZfUzYZYXv4V5uuXWtmnTIFfmZv2b_xSUPY9fehKu8RZRpaPLOLWUq9oC1-1KPYJ_CEInJ_o7jxFr4bBQQZdUWtKjjjGliEgk9-CYyLGTBbhxUhFO0xgqTO_5oiXGyQgX3_/s1600/BA_kickoff.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVt4ctES9ycZfUzYZYXv4V5uuXWtmnTIFfmZv2b_xSUPY9fehKu8RZRpaPLOLWUq9oC1-1KPYJ_CEInJ_o7jxFr4bBQQZdUWtKjjjGliEgk9-CYyLGTBbhxUhFO0xgqTO_5oiXGyQgX3_/s320/BA_kickoff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506191364429178562" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-63767930799728008622010-01-29T01:05:00.000-08:002010-01-29T01:07:19.153-08:00Demon Dogs!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQjW-mQIdiqZR3zTzjiZxfE7R9v8T2q681wRgr1M5cO0Krzqs1BoM3HMnq0n5-vHiddCtiGNYCt0zYnHCBN-CbytLhcinViSr8YBrE8ZTfaET3u6nrfwjSsdRFrHcKxKRfj7rLHa3DtHR/s1600-h/ookla.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQjW-mQIdiqZR3zTzjiZxfE7R9v8T2q681wRgr1M5cO0Krzqs1BoM3HMnq0n5-vHiddCtiGNYCt0zYnHCBN-CbytLhcinViSr8YBrE8ZTfaET3u6nrfwjSsdRFrHcKxKRfj7rLHa3DtHR/s200/ookla.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432085634418589490" /></a><br /><br />Been watching some cartoons lately, I'll leave it up to you to figure out which ones.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-38563267435647964592009-12-21T02:39:00.000-08:002009-12-21T02:40:34.300-08:00my bro-in-law<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUuQldk9nDjQ0O-_8coew6C6NkNXGzCBJ9TIBPT4nEiWvj3G2afytKRd_Vpb1Y6qrkzA6KVeS6g-Y8TXKA7sHr1UuwGwVTjqkGbqn4YJP-diw9I5o7m83pea8-BZG7-GlEmcSSuxAARm8/s1600-h/DANNY_W&N.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUuQldk9nDjQ0O-_8coew6C6NkNXGzCBJ9TIBPT4nEiWvj3G2afytKRd_Vpb1Y6qrkzA6KVeS6g-Y8TXKA7sHr1UuwGwVTjqkGbqn4YJP-diw9I5o7m83pea8-BZG7-GlEmcSSuxAARm8/s400/DANNY_W&N.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417637470529009570" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-55521346877817065482009-11-26T11:30:00.000-08:002009-11-26T11:33:27.865-08:00Great Stuff Coming Out.<object classId="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="480" height="418" id="VideoPlayerLg42954"><param name="movie" value="http://g4tv.com/lv3/42954" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://g4tv.com/lv3/42954" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="VideoPlayer" width="480" height="382" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div style="margin:0;text-align:center;width:480px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#FF9B00;"><a href="http://g4tv.com/" style="color:#FF9B00;" target="_blank">Video Game</a> - <a href="http://g4tv.com/e32010" style="color:#FF9B00;" target="_blank">E3 2010</a> - <a href="http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/freshink/index.html" style="color:#FF9B00;" target="_blank">Fresh Ink</a></div>
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<br />After his run on Fantastic Four - I'm pretty much going to pick up anything that Jonathan Hickman writes, even his emails must be great. No seriously, that SHIELD book sounds seriously cool. Also, Old Man Logan is the type of story I love. I don't know why post-apocalyptic stories are so appealing, I guess it's that they sort of invoke and old west feeling in the future. Anyways, I'll probably pick that up as well, not to mention Absolute Justice looks awesome. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-64531353276755177932009-09-12T19:22:00.000-07:002009-09-12T19:39:13.709-07:00A terrific interview<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgSsLoGb0JItrO7mPs31u3tHUA2L_p5XvLCobxGzGc1BwjQHBXt-zbBZtlcpYqqP21sqliCGKp2738FMGMaTX8zhfUIDqEeTFycGhMW5u0Nsjy6D2Wgb870bUgMav5zCXhOoehjoYdtBO/s1600-h/SteveLieberWhiteoutLeadPhoto%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgSsLoGb0JItrO7mPs31u3tHUA2L_p5XvLCobxGzGc1BwjQHBXt-zbBZtlcpYqqP21sqliCGKp2738FMGMaTX8zhfUIDqEeTFycGhMW5u0Nsjy6D2Wgb870bUgMav5zCXhOoehjoYdtBO/s400/SteveLieberWhiteoutLeadPhoto%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380775934437236114" /></a><br /><br />Over at http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42320 - An interview with one of my favorite artists working in comics today - STEVE LIEBER. Steve is an amazing artist, and one of the best inkers in comics. He is also an all around nice guy, and fun to talk to at the comic conventions. AICN did a great job with this very in depth interview! Normally I complain that the interviews with creators aren't lengthy enough, but no complaints here - it's great stuff.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-91711352780024241202009-09-03T15:34:00.000-07:002009-09-03T15:36:54.914-07:00Mickey-Marvel Buyout<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LUmYh5yfnCcsstP863I1Fh1D55sjTrg99D7EAe7GPX-RVwLZNc-kb1bpskSbY50FNey_6hQH6EBvk-9akH0X6DVv83ZoDh_uyHapPXO_iOm6cxtHTU1rdUZi__m5QhnePSQd0nGpVpdR/s1600-h/thingmickeymouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LUmYh5yfnCcsstP863I1Fh1D55sjTrg99D7EAe7GPX-RVwLZNc-kb1bpskSbY50FNey_6hQH6EBvk-9akH0X6DVv83ZoDh_uyHapPXO_iOm6cxtHTU1rdUZi__m5QhnePSQd0nGpVpdR/s400/thingmickeymouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377373455954062114" /></a><br /><br />Just got sent this image from Al Gordon, who obviously got it from the amazing artist Joe Sinnot. Best editorial I've seen on this whole issue so far. And, great line work too, but that's par for the course when you are talking Sinnot.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-76420717953823442922009-06-10T04:31:00.001-07:002009-06-10T04:31:59.770-07:00Super Lulu<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/DtF-Ow9ZaIU' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/DtF-Ow9ZaIU'/></object></p><p>Great classic! Used to watch these with my little sisters on VHS growing up. The animation is terrific and the subject matter is right up my alley. </p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-36014892986593897112009-05-30T02:45:00.000-07:002009-05-30T03:01:06.610-07:00Two of the best blogs on the internet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZL1j39dVjpxXRfQ4Rok2-6BRbMm-H5IFoJ7CbYA_S7da6ZCxMvE5tWB2pMEBBws4V9fzl2lgOoV1ncnv_u22YYjo2kfU7_eR8aOcaDTuP3iNDlyvGMT53UJOogoCMduZhCtQDsb04yxV/s1600-h/thor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZL1j39dVjpxXRfQ4Rok2-6BRbMm-H5IFoJ7CbYA_S7da6ZCxMvE5tWB2pMEBBws4V9fzl2lgOoV1ncnv_u22YYjo2kfU7_eR8aOcaDTuP3iNDlyvGMT53UJOogoCMduZhCtQDsb04yxV/s400/thor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341554700066667954" /></a><br /><br />I'm always amazed at how viral the internet is and what a wonderful thing too! As my daughter woke up at 2 a.m. and decided not to go back to sleep ( I was already up). I figured I'd look for some things online, and seemingly at random found two of the most awesome blogs on the whole internet. <br /><br />1.<a href="http://inkdestroyedmybrush.blogspot.com">http://inkdestroyedmybrush.blogspot.com</a>: Is the blog of inker Charles Yoakum. It has all sorts of great stuff, inked pages, links to other cool blogs and all sorts of insights into the comic book industry and art in general. <br /><br />2. And as if that weren't enough, I also found the <a href="http://graphicnyc.blogspot.com">GRAPHIC NYC blog by Christopher Irving</a>. Which has an incredible interview with <a href="http://graphicnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/walter-simonson-and-how-he-became-man.html">Walter Simonson!!!!</a> If that doesn't get your geek juices flowing, nothing will. Also, tons (literally) of other cool people - too many to mention! <br /><br />Anyways they are more than worth checking out - so check them out!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-728355961726793602009-05-18T01:21:00.001-07:002009-05-18T01:31:49.329-07:00Super-Con in San Jose!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.starwars.com/static/img/image-selector/full/fan-activities/costumes/14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 242px;" src="http://blogs.starwars.com/static/img/image-selector/full/fan-activities/costumes/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Went to Super-Con this weekend, and it was awesome! It's nice to go to the one Con per year where the emphasis in on inking. I also discovered some new books (to me at least) like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCcsRQUzgdH69IJvM70UNvRcIEKDPgOmjpvtZyGkX0fLBAmucK6T965dkn5hGWLBE1QZXZ7ismeZJhpcVMVwVpo_Tp5T9ArC73vX54raFgN_MQjFAmUTnGIb_8Sw7cqgElPdVuCgida3Y/s1600-h/Pherone_hc_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCcsRQUzgdH69IJvM70UNvRcIEKDPgOmjpvtZyGkX0fLBAmucK6T965dkn5hGWLBE1QZXZ7ismeZJhpcVMVwVpo_Tp5T9ArC73vX54raFgN_MQjFAmUTnGIb_8Sw7cqgElPdVuCgida3Y/s400/Pherone_hc_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337077204107458578" /></a><br /><br />Which is also awesome by the way. Great art, all done in Painter (I believe). I was surprised when Viktor told me that all of the great pen and ink work for this book, was not done in neither pen nor ink! Talk about egg on my face! Anyways, it's worth picking up, if you didn't get to attend the con you can get it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pherone-Viktor-Kalachev/dp/1607060868/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242635233&sr=8-1">here</a>. <br /><br />Also, I found out about some new products coming soon from Flesk publications, such as:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpttmmCrd7F4xFUMzeSob_A9RfQDZAWWMOS7MIKH59FbUewldecK6MlBU8x8NrYn2rtfFnTL2pW9-fOj4x8OwYx4R6tbFliOhXeC4PaZfq750djmuPMnH9Cs4ZQ_27bK0DV_eGdQujPsZ/s1600-h/MS-VD4-cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpttmmCrd7F4xFUMzeSob_A9RfQDZAWWMOS7MIKH59FbUewldecK6MlBU8x8NrYn2rtfFnTL2pW9-fOj4x8OwYx4R6tbFliOhXeC4PaZfq750djmuPMnH9Cs4ZQ_27bK0DV_eGdQujPsZ/s400/MS-VD4-cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337078464176376738" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ3-HvScy5tbITV3LJTtCWQo06kAZcnumpNrIRjrSD5VNxturygRLAKCereJVKalPwCfUDoYE5MFcogs7yr2gFhlJYPNUz5_cXe1jsWCy_BgiYJENO9021g8Gkbt5I-2W7c4b3ykPKtfp/s1600-h/flash-cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ3-HvScy5tbITV3LJTtCWQo06kAZcnumpNrIRjrSD5VNxturygRLAKCereJVKalPwCfUDoYE5MFcogs7yr2gFhlJYPNUz5_cXe1jsWCy_BgiYJENO9021g8Gkbt5I-2W7c4b3ykPKtfp/s400/flash-cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337078459871626530" /></a><br /><br />Al Williamsons Flash Gordon and Mark Shultz sketches volume 4. Wow! Both are available for <a href="http://www.fleskpublications.com/publications/">pre-order here</a>.<br /><br />Anyways, it was a great convention.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-28914485555925736712009-05-01T05:41:00.001-07:002009-05-01T05:41:48.305-07:00Adam Hughes - Anatomy of a sketch, Pt2 - The Process<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/mAO3sUyg-Bw' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/mAO3sUyg-Bw'/></object></p><p>Found this online, it's pretty fun - just thought I'd share. </p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-27854635567377326312009-04-13T14:07:00.000-07:002009-04-13T14:19:25.645-07:00Best Comic Book I Wasn't Reading till today.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89zKLLX_Ew5WqmI-tteyA2lm7UiNmmabHN3Fk3_7NAhDqE-3PYHBcbTOi2x3gQ3bOAkTPEXbQC5t2ncXuQJNEQfMDBfL4WrQyxfSeC7xfVM18NE2FELdQ0tPTncwNmc55MYnsV1Y3pVJP/s1600-h/yhst-23599503122488_2049_510282662.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89zKLLX_Ew5WqmI-tteyA2lm7UiNmmabHN3Fk3_7NAhDqE-3PYHBcbTOi2x3gQ3bOAkTPEXbQC5t2ncXuQJNEQfMDBfL4WrQyxfSeC7xfVM18NE2FELdQ0tPTncwNmc55MYnsV1Y3pVJP/s400/yhst-23599503122488_2049_510282662.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324287419770629650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzQYa-EWdDmt0hx5Zo6ZkNmMZnkgLwf5cNpals62JgJbbACZ2nD6BonnOdSipsZTuJNSFOcwJjPwBB__qsxmWxwhcoKc_5TcwB08CBdHCMLW3t0ZmiU-CuSY9V0INyvfePVTeysw-ZTH5/s1600-h/yhst-23599503122488_2045_363139042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzQYa-EWdDmt0hx5Zo6ZkNmMZnkgLwf5cNpals62JgJbbACZ2nD6BonnOdSipsZTuJNSFOcwJjPwBB__qsxmWxwhcoKc_5TcwB08CBdHCMLW3t0ZmiU-CuSY9V0INyvfePVTeysw-ZTH5/s400/yhst-23599503122488_2045_363139042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324287418663538146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91V_qoK7JAb9MdFwjGqtaJJn_lxsFJ_bYvQIYniQKU20dlf3cmd9KYtSsDDFdqXQSDvfIjitwLfvkd82incXfq2kOPz1TTD1EzO6_LWquRJrTy6xfUU22Qp2XKRIBwmjxES8GgUXgAI0D/s1600-h/yhst-23599503122488_2047_358716771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91V_qoK7JAb9MdFwjGqtaJJn_lxsFJ_bYvQIYniQKU20dlf3cmd9KYtSsDDFdqXQSDvfIjitwLfvkd82incXfq2kOPz1TTD1EzO6_LWquRJrTy6xfUU22Qp2XKRIBwmjxES8GgUXgAI0D/s400/yhst-23599503122488_2047_358716771.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324287414511888050" /></a><br /><br />I really don't know how these things slip under my radar, but I got this email from a friend today pointing me towards <a href="http://kevinnowlan.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-03-29T13%3A22%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7">Kevin Nowlan's blog</a>. And the pages that he has just done for Batman Confidential with penciler Jose Luis Garcia Lopez. Now if one of these guys is working on a book there's a good chance it's going on the buy list. If they are working on something together it's a must have! <br /><br />So what's a guy to do? Naturally, I drove out to the comic shop right after getting the email, grabbed the appropriate issues and enjoyed. I also added Nowlan's blog to my list and plan on checking it regularly.<br /><br />Thanks <a href="http://www.stevenkloepfer.com">Steven!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-1167149326471226502009-01-27T00:36:00.000-08:002009-01-27T00:39:18.957-08:00Chimps - I did say, I'll draw anything.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzWh0z1qEmJm7mwmyiIi-98tcoRFXse5U1ps0FAHIeWy8F2Cntyw4HwpIzoWt6w3ybbdeinNILXNfAQj1qQVQs44DvDY-WrnpFxTL7zaAiZL4_5JlC6NnH-FW9xjqHLMre88nJrZNALWL/s1600-h/chimp_sketches.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzWh0z1qEmJm7mwmyiIi-98tcoRFXse5U1ps0FAHIeWy8F2Cntyw4HwpIzoWt6w3ybbdeinNILXNfAQj1qQVQs44DvDY-WrnpFxTL7zaAiZL4_5JlC6NnH-FW9xjqHLMre88nJrZNALWL/s400/chimp_sketches.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295890245173489970" /></a><br /><br />Here is the chimp sketch that was asked for. I guess a did a couple more than I needed to, but drawing chimps is fun. I could have a whole sketchbook filled with nothing but chimp drawings.... say that IS a great idea! Anybody else craving bananas right now?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-880866730283294672009-01-20T01:47:00.000-08:002009-01-20T01:48:57.722-08:00In Memory Of.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIjuGwpHimSFvU8vsnrWmAFTKFkwlymehHR7oxt9skWQcmRUDxp-wx7TeDxSefL4zwMDxqUUtuaTc08UzjQs49lpsvBHuKR64GwFG49OOYq8aDbI4TTmvPi-q_2WwUNMxCCkUJrvBhJ08/s1600-h/twentyfour.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIjuGwpHimSFvU8vsnrWmAFTKFkwlymehHR7oxt9skWQcmRUDxp-wx7TeDxSefL4zwMDxqUUtuaTc08UzjQs49lpsvBHuKR64GwFG49OOYq8aDbI4TTmvPi-q_2WwUNMxCCkUJrvBhJ08/s400/twentyfour.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293310546725807986" /></a><br /><br />It's a question geeks and nerds will be asking each other for the next 20 or so odd years. Where were you when you heard Twenty Four died? For most the answer will be - on my couch. I was watching it unfold live myself. It still came as a great shock. He will be remembered. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.kevinshriver.com">Kevin Shriver</a> gave me this sketch for Christmas and it's a beaut. One day we will probably take a bunch of his color sketches and make something we can give out to people at a convention. In the meantime enjoy, remember and reflect.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978904163154855184.post-60952218726875592112008-12-02T00:18:00.000-08:002008-12-02T00:51:50.481-08:00The Twighlight ZoneI was watching NOVA a couple weeks ago and they had an episode about parallel universes. But, some times I think parallel universes exist within the same universe. For example, I have empiric evidence that for every illustrator there is a musician with exact same name. Look at these examples:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.david.ball.net/">David Ball</a> vs <a href="http://www.davidball.com">David Ball</a><br /><a href="http://chuckpyleart.blogspot.com/">Chuck Pyle </a>vs <a href="http://www.chuckpyle.com/">Chuck Pyle</a><br /><a href="http://www.joncolton.com">Jonathan Colton</a> vs <a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/">Jonathan Coulton</a><br /><a href="http://www.jtcarter.com/Jeff%20Carter/Portfolio.html">Jeff Carter</a> vs <a href="http://www.acousticcowboy.com/">Jeff Carter</a><br /><a href="http://www.davenported.blogspot.com">Ed Davenpor</a>t vs <a href="http://www.myspace.com/eddavenport">Ed Davenport</a><br /><a href="http://www.scottefranson.com">Scott Franson</a> vs <a href="http://www.scottfranson.com/">Scott Franson</a><br /><a href="http://www.fleskpublications.com/galleries/schultz/">Mark Schult</a>z vs <a href="http://www.markschultzmusic.com/">Mark Schultz</a><br /><br />Can there be any rationale explanation for this? Does your name determine your destiny? Are people with certain names driven towards creative endeavors? And why does it have to be country music of all things?!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1