LEGEND OF THE SHADOW CLAN #4 Covers

Colors by John Starr

Aspen May Solicitations: http://comicbookcritic.net/aspen-comics-may-2013-solicitations

For LotSC #4, Aspen wanted to do 4 covers so I pitched them on doing a series of connecting covers. I've always loved these things when I've seen other artists do them and I was excited when an opportunity to do one popped up. Trying to make them each stand alone but still form one big image is a lot of fun. Lots of work at the layout stage, but ultimately worth it!
Here are the inks for the original image 14x34:

Pencils-in-progress (before the villain's face was revised):

And the layout:

LEGEND OF THE SHADOWCLAN #3 Cover

Here's the cover for Shadow Clan #3, featuring the creepy, mysterious twins Rachael & Rose. Colors by John Starr.

Out in April: http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1301/04/aspenapril.htm

LEGEND OF THE SHADOW CLAN #1 preview

 Legend of the Shadow Clan #1 in stores this week!

And here's a colored and lettered preview:
http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/978?articleID=131025

LEGEND OF THE SHADOW CLAN Retailer Covers

We did a Retailer Exclusive version of the cover for issue 1 to offer to stores who ordered a certian amount of the book. We had 20 stores participate in this, and so we got to make 20 covers using different colors and themes to go with each store's logo. I had no idea when I drew this that each cover would end up so unique. It was great to see that A.) so many retailers were excited for and supporting the book, and B.) that the guys at Aspen did such a killer job making each cover stand out! My lines below:

More Legend of the Shadow Clan covers

Legend of the Shadow Clan #1 is less than a week (!) away, so over the next few days leading up to it I'm going to post a few Shadow Clan-related things. Starting with these two drawings of Morgan, the main female lead in the series, and the one used in most of the book's  promotion. The first one was used as an example of the sketch cover version of the book and the second illustration appeared on the Reserved Edition cover to issue 1.

Homecoming #3 cover

I drew this gnarly monster for a cover to Homecoming #3, which came out this week from Aspen. Colors by Brett Smith.

Warmup sketching Oct-Dec

Welcome to 2013, the year of the regular update!

BROKEN PIECES #5

So the final issue of Broken Pieces came out a few weeks ago and I forgot to post about it with everything else that's been going on. It's available in stores and on the Comixology app. Here's a colored & lettered preview:

http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/newspreviews/119510-broken-pieces-5-preview-broken-pieces-5-preview.html

And here's the original pencil art for those pages

 And Broken Pieces was even nominated for an award for "Unexpectedly Great Read of 2012"!! Go to http://comicattack.net/2012/12/comicbooks-bestof-2012/ and scroll down till you see the category and please vote for us! Here's a comprehensive guide to help you through the process:

The Legend of the Shadow Clan

Here are the two covers I did for LEGEND OF THE SHADOW CLAN, the next book I'll be drawing for Aspen Comics, due out in Feb 2013! Here's the full story:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41546

I'm really excited about this project for a few reasons. I get to work with writer David Wohl, creator of Witchblade & The Darkness. And I'm doing full inks for this series, a departure from the tight pencils I've been doing for Aspen so far. I've been loving inking so much lately and I'm really looking forward to exploring the process in a full book like this. And the guys at Aspen are launching their 10th Anniversary initiative next year, called "10 for 10", and Legend of the Shadow Clan is spearheading the whole thing!

NYCC sketches

NYCC was amazing! The energy in the place really kept me going on a weekend when I should have been a complete zombie. I coasted on coffee and enthusiasm and did a bunch of sketches, which is the best of part of conventions for me. And it was great to catch up with old friends and make new ones. I'm already planning on being there next year!