Draw night is always good. Today I was a little bummed out, though. BUT…drawing always helps. Plus I love my new little watercolor set. Love it!
Self portrait the way I wanted to draw it.
I have no idea why I drew this kid…never seen the movies, never read the books.
I had a pretty decent free comic book day yesterday at Night Flight Comics here in Salt Lake City. I met a lot of cool people and got to sign a couple Popguns and a whole slew of Pirate Club books. Also thanks to those of you who picked up Lobster Ladd…I hope you like it.
I was also interviewed for the event, you can read it here if you care.
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I did the signing with a bunch of guys, one of whom is Archie Comics artist, Bill Galvan. He asked me to do a short story for his comic, “Scrapyard Detectives” (which I did a pinup for a while back), so I’m tossing together an idea on that one. I’m also working on a new mini comic right now…it’s different from anything you’ve seen from me. More info later.
Here’s a watercolor I did of Lobster Ladd at draw night last week. It’s my 1st actual water color attempt since Jr. High.
Well, the con was only ok…I had a lot of fun, but I think it wasn’t my scene. For those of you who got the new Lobster Ladd book, hope you enjoyed it! I got a lot of books, met some cool people and got to know the slcomix crew better…we even hooked up with some SLC cats there that we didn’t know before (Kayla, Emily). We hung out a lot…everyone but me and Jason got drunk and we had fun. One night we got together in the room and just drew. I figured everyone was sitting still enough for me to bust out some quick figure studies (well, except Emily…she moved a lot). Also, I must say I went to an AWESOME Japanese restaurant, which looked quite trendy and was only confirmed as such when we saw the singer from the Shins. Either way, it had the best Karaage I’ve had since the good stuff in Yamagata! I should also add that I hooked up with an old friend, Emi and hung out with her and her boyfriend. It was a good weekend…short with too much driving, but good.
Here’s some portraits I did for school. There were 7, but these are the only ones I was really happy with. Some more than others even…hmm.
Hey, all of you comic nerds out there! I am updating this site (for once) to let you all know I will be attending the Stumptown convention in Portland with the SLComix group here in, well…Salt Lake City (hence the SLComix name). I’ll be sharing a table with a bunch of super talented and passionate comic creators, so it should be great. I’m super excited for the convention and the included roadtrip.
Check out the con here:http://www.stumptowncomics.com/
I also posted a new page from the mini I am praying will be done for the con, but if not, I should still be there with copies of Pirate Club, Skid Marks, and possibly other goodies. The story follows Lobster Ladd, the son of renowned Oceanographers who finds himself at the mercy of the creatures of the deep to help him find his parents. He meets a lot of cool characters along the way and kills big sea monsters…for sushi.
When I get back from the con, I’ll have the Lobster Ladd mini comics for sale in the order page of my site via Paypal. Also Skid Marks #2 and the rest of my comics will be similarly available. See you in Portland!
Well, I participated in 24 Hour Comic Day again this year and it was a BLAST! I went up there with my buddy Ryan Ottley and got to work on a jumbled mess of comicing goodness! I was there with a great group of people, many of which hang out at slcomix.
Mimi Cruz and the great crew at Night Flight Comics had us set up with pizzas, sandwiches, drinks, and other goodies and we all had a great time.
I wasn’t originally planning on posting the comic, because I wanted to print a mini comic of it, but I figured you all needed some free Pirate Club goodies. I hope my sleep deprived ramblings entertain you in some small degree at least.
Don’t forget to check out the details on my short story in the upcoming Image anthology, Popgun!
Hey everyone, I’m writing here to let you know that I’ve got a 15 page story (in full color!?) called “Gamma Rae” coming out this November 21st in a swell Image Comics Anthology! Gamma Rae is a mercinary working for the Lunar Government, killing the monsters that have invaded earth so that the refugees living on the moon can return to their old homes. Also, she’s 8 years-old and super tough! It’s a blast of a story and can only be found in this anthology, plus I’ve been asked to return to the second anthology with a second Gamma Rae story! The anthology is called the PopGun Anthology and it’s around 560 pages for about 30 dollars. Make sure you preorder it on Amazon and you can save about 10 dollars:
It’s doing very well in sales, and it’s the strongest anthology in preorders so far at Image. We’ve all put a lot of work into it and it’s something we’re very proud of on all levels. If you have a blog make sure you give it a mention and help to spread the word about it. Also get your local comic book store to order it as well as recommending it to friends.
Best,
Derek
Here are some PopGun press and previews as well:
IGN gives us props!
Comicbook Resources knows what’s up!
Newsarama can’t get enough Popgun!
My site has been wacky and is still sick, I think. I am trying to fix it but this is the best I can do for now, it seems. I hate computers a lot. Anyways, heres some Teen Titans pages for y’all. Colored by Jeremy Treece, with the dialogue by Bryan Young. I am sorry I lazied out on the lettering. Ryan Ottley told me not to letter it cause no one reads anyways. Ignoramus.
Yeah, after a long time of being pestered, I finally put up a Deviant Art page. Let’s see if it was worth it… dhstyle on deviantart.
Ok, so here’s a new Gamma Rae pic as well.
