Sketch-A-Day 81

technically i'm done with the Robin Retrospective....but to complete in the run, I guess RedRobin would have to be included.

this was done CRAZY fast speed sketch...kind of ashamed to even post it.

Sketch-A-Day 80

here's that little shit, Damian

Sketch-A-Day 79

i really fucked up the anatomy of his neck....but this was Tim's last look before the RedRobin thing.

Sketch-A-Day 78

another in my Robin retrospective...shitty sketches of costume designs that are no longer used in print- whoohoo!

This one was from the days when he got his own book and when Ringo and Nauk drew him alot.


My son is FUCKING 10 YEARS OLD TODAY!! Holy shit.

Sketch-A-Day 77

I'm doing a little Robin retrospective (and jumping back intro drawing really angularly) WhooHoo for making up new words. Still recovering a bit from last night (but up before 10:30 after being shit-hammered is pretty good, i think).

So this is Ol' Dicky boy in the original, jumping through circle, Robin outfit.

Sketch-A-Day 76

Happy St. Paddies...I'm pretty sure Oliver here is Jewish, so why I chose him, I know not.

Sketch-A-Day 75

another Match-Head, sorry...this one showing him uncharacteristically happy

Sketch-A-Day 74

Match-Head when his head's not all engulfed in flame...nasty scars

Sketch-A-Day 73

Match-Head, rounding out the trio

Sketch-A-Day 72

this is Johnny Boss...the kid who eventually turns into Match-Head

Sketch-A-Day 71

Mr.Rockface....again- another character that's completely non-derivative.

Sketch-A-Day 70

Stretch Armlong of the Terrific Trio...a completely original character.

Sketch-A-Day 69

ahh, if only drunkeness was an the excuse. But let's face it, it's better than what I could have gone with for post 69!

Sketch-A-Day 68

i haven't been up-to-date on either of the Big2's comics for a LONG time. I try to pick up an issue or two and I'm always left ultimately disappointed (not necessarily in the art or writing- although sometimes that's the case) but mostly with the lack of anything cool REALLY happening. There's a shit-ton of references that I don't get (because I'm not reading the Spectacular, Amazing, Stupendous, and Astonishing versions of the same book) and usually it's alot of stretched out crap...that over TIME might be cool. But if you can't really give me anything in 22 pages, just stop.

So I get most of my "universe news" from CBR and Newsarama. I did this in response to more of the"Who Will Wield The Shield?" talk. Which if I'm mistaken was already solicited and came out and by ASKING a question, I'd assume they'd be answering it in that same book. But if they're still going on and on about it, fuck...wouldn't this be an acceptable retcon?

Sketch-A-Day 67

an old alien character named Lou Z'thu

Sketch-A-Day 66

No idea where this one came from. I went into it with no plan other than "a face with heavy shadows on it." I'm really happy with it. It's odd and pretty unique to come out of me.

I'm also 31 years old today. Holy crap on a cracker, time goes by fast! Maybe this guy here is some sort of psychological manifestation of those feelings.

anyhoo- exelsior!

Sketch-A-Day 65

trying to do some sketching w/ the brush pen...eh

Sketch-A-Day 64

Atomic Robo is astounded...I was gonna put a caption that said "1931" or whatever-the-fuck year the electric can opener was invented....but that's what you get for drawing at 2am

Sketch-A-Day 63

for the book Scotty's workin on (the first fanart, I'd wager). Rendered unprintable due to it's vulgar text and general crappiness. YES!

Sketch-A-Day 62

just playing around with Starblast

Sketch-A-Day 61

a little Nosferatu style action....well not action. Standing still

Sketch-A-Day 60

Still playing with this new concept. You'll see terms thrown around like Overload, Meltdown, and the Mighty Ion...they're all related to this guy.

There's still some fine-tuning and structuring to be done but I think I've got the core of the thing hashed out.


So drawing-wise: I was experimenting with using white over ink. i couldn't find any decent white ink pens or the other things that I've heard guys suggest, so this is some cheapo Liquid Paper Click Correct pen thing. It sucks, no flow, no control...it'll probably dry up in a day. But anyhoo...always try new things, right? Onwards and upwards.

Sketch-A-Day 59

a really odd looking HULK

Sketch-A-Day 58

This was kind of the final look I went with on the Alias page. I finally finished that damn thing today/yesterday. I went with a very basic non-descript archer character that was derived from my early interpretations of Spider, although now he bears pretty much zero resemblance to the original.

I tried to go with what made sense: a covered/protected bow arm and a bare unfettered arrow arm. The pouches? I couldn't help myself, I found one old picture with a few utility patches on his belt so I owned it. I went a little more modern with the bow, not as generic recurve as the original.

that's pretty much it.

Sketch-A-Day 57

can't get any more basic than that

Sketch-A-Day 56

Hey! Ho! Let's Go!


A really great morning- i woke up sore as shit from playing pretty hard last night. Doug and I went through and worked about 8 or 9 Ramones songs for this new fun little project called the Shitty Ramones where we act as a cover/karaoke band for any GabbaGabba punks who wanna sing a classic tune.

I also woke up to an inbox full of new pages- SO awesome! I know that's why modern day comic book writers do it- it's a thrill to see that little paperclip next to the email. Awesome awesome.

I should also be finishing up the Alias the Spider page today- it's been going slow, but the end result will hopefully be worth it.

Sketch-A-Day 55

busy- no time for this crap

Sketch-A-Day 54

still working on pages, so no decent sketches today. I did a Starblast in the older style I used to use...that muscle memory is a funny thing.

Sketch-A-Day 53

fuckin' around with Alias in some WAY too much detail body armor

Sketch-A-Day 52

a new character/concept I'm working on. So far he's called the Mighty Ion. The logo was changed in the ink stage...changed back to my original idea of a molecule looking thing.

Sketch-A-Day 51

a little tiny Starshield in his old jersey shirt look.

Sketch-A-Day 50

it's weird, there seems to be a whole new set of rules to drawing bow & arrow heroes. I've dabbled in it a bit with the Golden Archer , but that's about it.

I'm still grappling with his movements looking anatomically correct...without really drawing anatomy, cause we know I'm not that guy.

Sketch-A-Day 49

working on a couple panel ideas...apparently I've lost all concept of vanishing points.

Sketch-A-Day 48

an updated version of an old golden age hero named Alias the Spider. Possibly the oddest and least nonsensically named hero of all time. He didn't wear a mask, so there was really no "alias," and he was a bow & arrow hero in no way related to spiders.

Sketch-A-Day 47

this is a total cheat...it's from a while back. Nothing drawn today can be shown, I have drawn today and I'm not drawing anything else and then scanning it and then naming it...I'm THAT lazy.

I'm in a writing groove and can't break out of it.

This was drawn based off of Scotty's verbal description of his character MONSTROS during the early stages of his development. His final product is WAY better than this, but this is what I saw in my head when he described it.

Sketch-A-Day 46

Ugh...just not feeling today

Sketch-A-Day 45

brush pen Bat head

Sketch-A-Day 44

Bulletproof Beetle rockin' a jacket shirt and tie...he soon finds out, although dapper, it's just not conducive to crime fighting.

Sketch-A-Day 43

holy crap

SUCH an exhausting day...but so CHOCKED full of awesome that I can't really believe it. I was on the computer pretty much ALL day today. Communicating with collaborators, finishing up stuff, starting new tasks, finalizing deals, seeing some deals coming to fruition, seeing others just start.

A crapload of great emails, the kind of emails that make you get up and show/tell your wife about it. Tons of new info, started another new collaboration relationship, had one from the past pop back up.

busy busy busy...but oh so sweet.

Sketch-A-Day 42

a THOR JONES piece that I'm working on for Mek. Ink stage here I come.

Sketch-A-Day 41

I was working on a new concept today and I needed some help with visual inspiration. I did some studying of Rude and Weeks to help me along the way.

Sketch-A-Day 40

whoohoo, a crappy Spidey

Sketch-A-Day 39

a weird bastardization of fanart for Monster Commute.

Sketch-A-Day 38

an Amazonian monster that the natives call "the Savage Ones." One of the very monsters responsible for turning a young traveler into KRAGG!

Sketch-A-Day 37

I wanted to do a full body piece of fanart of Scotty's Phantom Ace. I did this this morning, and I'm not really feeling this one now...it feels a little too mattcrap style (too cartoony). We'll see if I like it enough to ink it.

Sketch-A-Day 36

a sloppy sketch of Inspectre loading a shotgun with...himself. A general rule of thumb, ectoplasm works as a suitable replacement when buckshot is unavailable.

Sketch-A-Day 35

just some swoopy brush pen fun

Sketch-A-Day 34

Another more finished drawing (again of Bulletproof Beetle) Done in emulation of a Darwyn Cooke piece.

Sketch-A-Day 33

I did this as part of a funny discussion with Bradford about his Robot13 character and some accusations he got about his recent cover.

Sketch-A-Day 32

yeah, I'm mature