| popgun superman. |
[Jul. 7th, 2008|01:55 pm] |
the internet has told me that my redesign won project: rooftop's superman: man of style contest. gigantic thanks to everyone who took time out of their lives to organize the event and judge the entries, and big time congratulations to all the talented artists who entered! there are always so many innovative takes on classic characters over at P:R. it's like the fountain of youth for golden and silver age ideas!
oh, and thanks to the guys at pulp secret for announcing the contest's results on their show, even if they assumed i was dude!
i'd also like to mention that popgun volume 2 is being released on the 16th. first, i am going to be lazy and not a little obnoxious by quoting myself as an introduction to the endeavor and my teensy part in it;I handled full art duties on writer Tim Daniel's piece for PopGun Volume 2, a kind of freewheeling "mix-tape" anthology on the theme of not having a common theme. Our piece is therefore rather aptly entitled "Loner," and it's basically a spooky tone poem touching on love, estrangement, isolation and the endurance of a human spirit caught between classes at an average American middle school. second, i am going to mention what a privilege it was collaborating with mr. daniel. not only did he come up with some great, inspirational material, he also provided me with a near constant stream of support and enthusiasm for my sometimes tortured efforts. HE IS A CHAMP.
you can read the beautiful script he gave me to work from over at the site he built for our story, or check out some preview pages along with art from a bunch of the other classy comics featured in this upcoming collection at its official site;
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| crazy + asians. |
[Jun. 30th, 2008|11:29 am] |
i'm working on a couple of little comics simultaneously and they have me pretty well tied up in a rigid procession of panel configurations, so here's a brief and fancy free detour in the form of some silly standalone pieces.
3 small mixed media works utilizing watercolor, india ink and gold acrylic. they'll be on sale and display at the world of wonder storefront gallery (WOW) in hollywood as part of the CRAZIANS show opening july 11th. check it out if you're in the area, and let me know how it is! :D
( music gives you unlonely feeling. )
( i shall not sleep for nighttime duration. )
( oh! we heal hurt patience. ) |
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| mistah harree pottah! |
[Jun. 18th, 2008|02:07 pm] |
character: harry potter.
rating/warnings: flight of fancy!
media: pen, ink, & ps7
artist's note: sketched on the bus from NYC to DC and while on the phone with a friend, colored for warm-up this morning.
( harree pottah and the cumulonimbus of characters. ) |
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| spacefamily portrait. |
[Jun. 2nd, 2008|08:41 am] |
characters: superman, supergirl and superboy.
rating/warnings: attack of the retro spacemen science-nobility!
media: pen, ink, & ps7
artist's note: the superfamily redesigned for project: rooftop's superman: man of style contest.
( the house of el. )
i'll be traveling around until about the 15th, but i shall endeavor to check my e-mail when possible! <3 |
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| mean old batdad. |
[May. 28th, 2008|01:57 am] |
1:33 AM ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) _ming: gmail just provided me with this link, which is kind of beautiful in its own wild, untamed way.
1:34 AM Brandon: Crocs are horrible.
1:35 AM _ming: those aren't crocs. those are batcrocs.
1:37 AM Brandon: You are not buying those for our child.
1:39 AM _ming: you're a horrible parent.
1:40 AM Brandon: Excuse me, but the whole point of us adopting an orphan as our ward was to train an art/crimefighting successor.
Crocs will severely neutralize his threat level.
And we already got him those pixie boots. |
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| if you want to be happy for the rest of your life. |
[May. 16th, 2008|11:31 am] |
watched mermaids for the first time last night with leapingcustard, who cunningly described the scenery as "masstastic." it was all thoroughly charming, and mrs. flax was the dishiest in her early 60's finery.
speaking of on-topic amazing wardrobe choices, the diva's in the details for cher in this week's las vegas weekly! i love how they handled the page layout.
( and then there was cher ) |
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| trust that i'm still hoping, darling. |
[May. 7th, 2008|01:38 pm] |
character: the wonder and super women of DC.
rating/warnings: hot like hephaestus's forge and krypton's young sun.
media: pen, ink, & ps7
artist's note: this is a reworking of an earlier series of drawings.
( the real power. )
i also recently went back and tagged every entry in my journal, so if you only want to look at pictures of the original boy wonder, his surly mentor or bad eggs, now you can!
and now,
♪♪♪ call!
if you have any comics-inspired playlists or songs of the moment, share the love around! just random good old-fashioned music recommendations are accepted as well. i'll start. here's a song for mr. bruce wayne.
( black hair, the night descending / tight black tie too quick to laughter ) |
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| all conned out. |
[Apr. 25th, 2008|03:04 pm] |
man. the last few weeks have been pretty stressful and busy for me, but one really bright spot was visiting my pal alexa and playing some of the most intense dress-up of my life with her at nerd prom '08. she also took most of these photos since my memory card crapped out at the last second. thanks, lex! me hate you the worst. ♥
on friday we were ( death & delirium from the sandman. )
on saturday we were the world's worstest, ( bizzara & batzarra! )
and of course there were many other ( strange and wonderful sights to behold. )
sunday we dressed like normal people and had a perfectly lovely time.
...and that's a con!
edit: ah, and how could i forget! on saturday we got to meet sean murphy and dustin nguyen and lurk around them in the artists' alley for a bit. they both took the time to look at my portfolio and say generally encouraging things despite the bevy of fanpeople fighting for their attention and merchandise. two deeply talented guys, and about as nice as they get! |
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| un somnambulist, he was awake see for 85 weeks with no sleep. |
[Apr. 16th, 2008|08:26 am] |
today on the gritty menu we have an illustration for an article in the las vegas weekly on local racial tensions, and for pretty we are offering a sharpie and acrylic sketch of the fabulous zatanna on a piece of cardboard backing.
perhaps not the most harmonious pairing, but so it goes.
( raeppasid ecneloiv. )
i'm hopping on a train bound for new jersey/new york environs in an hour or two. on the one hand, i am tired and traveling tired is always a bummer. on the other hand, comics. :D |
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| villains may commit their crimes / but i won't do you harm. |
[Mar. 10th, 2008|05:07 pm] |
who would you rather be entangled in some variety of hypothetical romantic interest with, harvey dent before his two-face transition, or "bruce wayne" at any point after his world wanderings with the catch that you'd never know about the other side of the proverbial coin?
i'm honestly stuck on which option would be the more perfect setup for a psychological horror movie.
speaking of setups, this one is coming weeks in advance but i'll be attending the new york comic-con next month. i'm going with my pal lex in costume (UH HUH THASSRIGHT), so we should be easy to spot if you want to say hi! just look for the lanky blonde and sturdy half asian in various states of ridiculousness. more on that later.
you may remember my adventures at last year's nycc. i have the option of using the professionals' entrance this time around, but i'll probably wait in the regular line with lex in case any more potential hilarity gold decides to spice up my life. maybe i'll run into my little chum again. fingers crossed, guys!
edit: GOTHAM KNIGHT! the theme music is so swoopy and dire. i adore it so. |
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