February 2012
4 posts
Hold on Hope
Over the past few years, I’ve been pretty aggressive with the social media as a tool of promotion. Being one of the early adopters, I’ve seen it change from landing opportunities to landing a lot of freaking spam. A lot of it. The shift seemed to occur around the 3rd or 4th-ish year of myspace’s existence. Now I’m not so sure what the hell you do with social media. Debating...
I wanna dance with somebody...
(in progress. photoshop & manga studio)
I’m in the homestretch on this piece. Toughest part was figuring out the color scheme for different scenes. Last part is the text.
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Another part of my childhood soundtrack faded away this weekend. I didn’t have access to the internet or the zine scene. All I had was top 40 and the classic rock station. A steady diet...
that's the difference between us...
Scanning, and tweaking this weekend. Just when I got some sort of balance going on- I got hit with a surprise bit of OT today that yet again set me back on the art time. So three finished colored pages turned out being one page a 1/4 of the way done. I hate disappointing people. It’s getting really old but I have little choice in this crap economy. It is what it is. I wish I could dedicate...
Who watches...
I was an impressionable kid, too young to read Watchmen but later picked up the trade. I loved Moore but had to wait well until college, actually, to read Watchmen in full. It’s Watchmen, Heavy Metal and the Sandman that fully informed me what comics could be. (Later I’d pick up on the indie stuff) Strong fully realized worlds with a beginning, middle and end. An ending never really...
January 2012
1 post
Disintegration
(above: in progress (page) for another anthology)
Awful blow-ey today. The water’s really rippling outside my window. The geese are still hanging out. December’s really been making it apparent that the earth is warming (eep!) Seriously feels like March out here. I’m looking forward to the new year. Lots of stuff planned. 2011 was a rough year towards the end for me....
December 2011
3 posts
I Must Winter
(above> goofing around on a christmas stocking stuffer. )
On idle till the turn of the year. Who needs the winter weather to remind people of the cold. All’s you have to do is turn on the Republicon debates. Disturbing, shocking, headache inducing. The two most chilling parts were the crowd applause during Perry boasting about his high tally on a death penalty question. And Ron...
Lonely Star
(above» trying out some new software. Lobster Johnson.)
I have a couple of small things in the pipeline then I’m free to work on whatever I want. I feel an urgent need to work on these things. Partly because I don’t feel positive about where things are going with the industry. I’m really trying to stay positive. Really. In the back of my mind, one might call it…...
peppo-ray ray go go
It’s Christmas time and I’ve been poked into doing cards this year. Haven’t sent out cards to anybody in eons. Hand drawn cards- yeah I do those for friends and family. While the execution takes almost no time at all, it does take a bit of time to gestate an idea. A couple of weeks or so. I couldn’t work for Hallmark. You give somebody a handmade card and the reaction is...
November 2011
4 posts
holiday in the sun
(one of many dilapidated pieces of americana lying around my ol’ homestead)
I’m taking a break from everything. Well not everything, I’m currently poking around ideas that I pull out between things. I can’t believe Thanksgiving is near. Last I thought about it, I was kicking around costume ideas. I’ve been working too much. The day job has really dragged me down...
Slip it in...
Here’s the finished page. The anthology will come out sometime next year. I’ll keep you posted on a firm release date once that comes around. I’m over halfway done on the line art portion of this.
Ohio Issue 2...
…or as I like to call it, the ‘Kasich is an asshat’ bill. If you live in Ohio, know that Issue 2 doesn’t add to the state’s future, it detracts from it. It most definitely doesn’t improve the job situation. The Republican endgame is to privatize all social services currently provided by the government. Stuff we take for granted, like public schooling, firemen,...
PMA
Probably the last process post before I finish this up. The page is nearing completion on the coloring stage. Lot of crowds to draw. I keep sifting through images online from the era. I have a couple of books to help nail the look down.
October 2011
3 posts
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Bayou
a ‘paste-in’ for a short anthology piece I’m working on. Tried a couple of times to hit the perspective small but I had to do a blow up to nail it.
While I’m glad Mid Ohio sported attendance it hasn’t seen in quite some time, the fees involved were pretty gouging. Like 50-60% more than the previous year, across the board. It’s a testament to Columbus’...
the big takeover
The Panel 18 anthology rolls out this weekend at the Mid Ohio Con. The show, now under it’s third owner, hopefully going well.
The anthology again delves back into themes of being a teen, coming of age. I’ve been so slammed lately, the only thing I could contribute is the cover above. It’s a completely different experience being a teen, than when I was that age. I didn’t...
nothing ever changes
pitch time, yeeeeaah. I’m pretty happy with the way the color’s turned out. Dara and I were doing this strip in a local mag a couple of years ago. Then it fell off for a while.
Unrelated but I’m super stoked about some new anthology news which I can’t really announce yet till things firm up. The story was already in the can. It’s nice because I am still super...
September 2011
5 posts
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under pressure
I had this quicky commission for a local retail chain. The guy’s retiring. Sorta out of my comfort zone but I’ve been getting caricature work lately. I was really fighting photoshop with this piece. It’s supposed to go on an oversized board. Program kept pooching with every stroke.
A strip I’m currently drawing is likeness heavy. Makes me flash back to the days of doing...
Dylan
I had posted quickly over at the S.P.A.C.E blog about Dylan Williams’ passing. Watching the memorial posts pop up all over, you get a true sense of his affect on small press and the comics industry. It was immense. It was hard checking out the blogs too. I admit I went quiet a few times a post about him came up. I ran across his stuff at a SPACE show he was at. Bought most of the...
Blowback
I got sidetracked, but I wanted to reflect a little on the 10th anniversary. I wasn’t there when the planes hit. I was on my way into work at the day job, in Ohio. Can’t stand local radio so I didn’t hear any news till I walked behind a counter. The place had a waiting area with cable. Everyone was standing around, some oblivious to the events playing out. You turn around and...
August 2011
8 posts
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Cons for 2012... the armaggedon tour
Spring 2012 shows are already shaping up:
March 24th. Lexington Comic & Toy Convention. Lexington, KY.
March 31st- April 1st. Gem City Comicon. Dayton, OH
April 21st-22nd. S.P.A.C.E. Columbus,OH
I’m always on the fence about trying the Motor City Comicon but I never go for a spot. Maybe 2012’s the year I do it.
Programming note that I’ll also be tabling on a hell-mount...
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oooookay...
So I finally said something to this club after the upteenth show where a synth/sample heavy act sounded like shit. I was nice in the complaint. Didn’t even drop an f-bomb. They turn around and blame the band’s sound guy in a not so nice response back to me.
Me being a guy who doesn’t know any behind the scenes stuff. I naturally think it’s the venue. It’s a common...
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geesh MOCCA
Not that I’d ever entertain the idea to table at MOCCA ($400 for a table? pass) but they’re now on the same weekend as Stumptown. Another high-profile indie show, which has unwittingly scheduled their show opposite to SPACE for the past couple of years. It doesn’t affect foot traffic (mostly local indie enthusiasts) but what it does do is two things: screw over each other for...
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finally!
this tumblr’s been an afterthought till I found a theme. Once I find a chunk of time and wrap myself around this new software, I’ll fix the background and add a fancy masthead. yup-yup.
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April 2011
1 post
Keep your eyes →
I’ve been watching the whole Rob Granito business unfold over the past week or so. For those just now getting interested in comic-making: you want to think of the industry like living in a small…
March 2011
5 posts
Roadrunna, roadrunner…
Comic Related always does a great job. Check out CR’s exhaustive photo gallery. http://comicrelated.com/news/11197/space-2011-coverage-hub
getting a great deal on 4 color printing may be great, unless the end product smells like it was burned cat hair dipped in turpentine. yuck.
RT @funnyordie: Your mom cheated on your dad, lied about it & 2,000 years later everyone still goes to Church on Sunday. #thatwasawkward
I'll be sketching and selling at the Ogre... →
ton of local artists celebrating the release of Fantastic Four #1. Which I believe is a blank cover for artists to sign. Sorry, I’m afraid I haven’t followed Fantastic Four since Simonson worked on it. Swing by. You’re coming anyway to pick up your pull.
February 2011
4 posts
RT @incogvito: For the #pmcrowd, Stuck, by @drawrobot and myself, is being resyndicated every Tue & Thu: http://www.vitodelsante.com/?p= …
RT @Art_RSS: When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time. Cy Twombly
Dah!?! →
News about Borders closing stores had me worried and sure enough, the only two stores in town that I know of are closing. Not that Columbus is hurting for book stores. I recall an english professor…
'What do I do with... →
…my old comics?’ I get asked this question periodically and the answer usually depends on what era you were collecting. I preface this by stating that I’m no expert, but if the comics are beyond…
May 2010
3 posts
road rage in another language. →
Went to Pecha Kucha tonight. A much more even experience than the first time. I guess it’s difficult for them to filter some of the speakers. Last time there must have been 4 or 5 hucksters trying…
jazz hands...
I’m new to Tumblr here. Letting it grow organically. Like the above description implies, I’m a freelancer/artist… with a day job. Currently, I’m working on overhauling my website and starting up my next graphic novel/collaboration for Oni Press. I keep up an art/life blog over at LJ and a sketchblog. Both will dump posts in here if I’ve set this up right.
I like...