DC UNIVERSE VS MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 2-PACK ACTION FIGURES - BIZARRO vs. BATTLE ARMOR FAKER

Here's another action figure toy packaging that I've worked on.  Mattel is going to be releasing this as a San Diego Comic Con exclusive.  Sold exclusively from Toys "R" Us at the Entertainment Earth booth #2343.  Here's a image of the action figure two pack...

 My black & white inks over Bob McLeod's pencils.  DC Universe's Bizarro...
 Masters of the Universe's Faker...

Finally, Snake Mountain, which is also used as a backdrop inside the action figure packaging as well as the mini-poster that's included with the action figures.

Image of the back package.

More info here and here.

BLACKEST NIGHT: BLACK LANTERN CORPS VOL. 2 Trade Paperback

Another trade paperback comp copy from DC Comics. 

This volume reprints some of the work where I've inked over Nicola Scott's pencils.  You can see some of the black and white inked art here.

Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2 is in stores now.

DC COMICS PRESENTS: SUPERMAN – INFESTATION

Here's some comp copies of it...

This was something I've worked many years ago.  Back then, there were four different monthly Superman titles:  Superman, Adventures of Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Action Comics.   That way, there would be a  Superman title published each week of the month.  During one of the months, there was a story line for Superman called INFESTATION, which spanned throughout all four titles.  Four issues that completes one story line.  I was asked to ink over Paco Medina on chapters 2, 3 & 4.  Which are...

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #591

SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #113

ACTION COMICS #778

I don't believe the INFESTATION story line has ever been reprinted into on single format.  But today, I got this box of comps that did it!  All four chapters in one single book.   DC Comics was able to release these as a nice '100 Page Spectacular' format book at a good economical price.  

DC COMICS PRESENTS: SUPERMAN – INFESTATION is in stores now.

BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE – THE ROAD HOME, HARDCOVER

Got a comp hardcover copy of this today.  Nice surprise.

This includes some of the work I've done on BRUCE WAYNE - THE ROAD HOME: OUTSIDERS.  It's a fairly big book with lots of pages!  Took me a bit of time to find the pages I've worked on to recall what I've contributed to it.  Or, it may be just that I only inked a few pages and didn't find them in my initial flip through.  In any case, it's always a nice surprise whenever I get comps.  I never know what's in the box until I open it.  Sorta feels like Christmas presents.

BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE - THE ROAD HOME is in store now.

DC UNIVERSE VS MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 2-PACK ACTION FIGURES - HAWKMAN VS STRATOS

Here's another action figure packaging where I've inked over Bob McLeod's pencils.  This time, it's of Hawkman and Stratos.  Here's the action figures 2-pack.

Art clipping right above each characters names.  

Back of the package with the art.

Sides of the packaging.

Inks for Hawkman.

Inks of Stratos

The inks for the backgrounds.  Clouds. 

Open up the package and you get a backdrop of the cloud backgrounds.

Open it some more and you'll find a mini poster of all three elements.  Hawkman, Stratos battling it out in a Cloudy day.

Hawkman vs Stratos is in stores now.

Index card 1

Years ago, someone contacted me through e-mail and asked me to draw something on a couple of index cards for them.  I was so flattered, I said sure.  He sent me a couple of index cards with a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope and a letter asking what he wanted drawn.  I still remember what I drew... Darth Vader and Boba Fett from Star Wars. 

Well, who ever that was, he posted somewhere online that I drew the cards and also posted the address to my studio.  I don't know where it's posted online, but I'm sure of it.  From then on, I would get these letters asking for sketches, along with a couple of index cards, and a self addressed stamped envelope.  I've done numerous of these since.

One time, a father sent me a couple of photos of kids.  The kids were posing on the right side of the photo in a super hero Halloween costume and I would drew characters on the left side.  Sorta like Life meets Art.  Very creative of the father. 

Anyways, I've never made copies or took pictures of the sketch I drew.  Never thought about posting them until now.  So from here on out, every time I do another freebie Sketch Card, I'll post them here.  I'm calling the entries, "Index Cards".  

Here's one for someone in the Netherlands.  He sent me a Dutch Good Luck Charm which I thought was kinda nice (see bottom left of picture).  As usual, a self addressed stamped envelope and a letter.  The letter asked if I can personalize it to his son, which I did for the Batman sketch.  

Sketched it out in pencil, then finished it up with whatever pens I have around at the time... red ball point pen, tech pen, black & silver sharpie, blue & yellow highlighters, and a orange marker.

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #150

Ultimate Spider-Man #150 was released around the end of 2010.  It's out in store now.  I just recently found out there's some of my work in this issue.  Here's the cover to the book.

Ultimate Spider-Man #150

On top of new material, Ultimate Spider-Man #150 also reprints Ultimate Spider-Man #1, which was published some time ago that I had part in.

Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special #1

If I recall correctly, my part was a double page spread of Ultimate Iron Man pin-up where I've inked over Jacen Burrow's pencils.  Fun times.  

Size of a dime

Inking with a size .005 micron on blue line.

DC UNIVERSE VS MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 2-PACK ACTION FIGURES - AQUAMAN VS MER-MAN

Here's something a little different.  Action Figures.  Wanna take a guess what I had to do with these?

Check out the art right above each characters names.

The back of the packages.

The sides of the packages.

 If you guess I worked on the art, you're right!  I did the inking over Bob McLeod's pencils.  Here's the black and white inks.

Aquaman

Mer-Man

The background.

When the packaging of these action figures are opened up, you get a backdrop that I've inked.

Open up the package some more and there's a mini poster of the art.

It's in stores now and available at Toys R Us.

SPIDER-GIRL #6

Here's the cover for Spider-Girl #6 which I helped out with inks over Ray Anthony Height's pencils.

 Here are the couple of pages that I worked on for the issue.  Spider-Girl, Spider-Man, and Hobgoblin.

FREEDOM FIGHTERS #9

Here's the cover to Freedom Fighters #9 which is in stores now.

Here's my black and white inks for the cover which I've inked over Travis Moore's pencils.  That's it!  I only inked the cover.  :)

DEADPOOL VOL. 6: I RULE, YOU SUCK Hardcover

Hardcover Graphic Novel reprinting some of the work I've inked over Carlo Barbari's pencils.

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 Here are some of the interior pages from the book that I've worked on...

Deadpool Vol. 6: I Rule, You Suck is in stores now.

BATGIRL: THE FLOOD Trade Paperback

Softcover Graphic Novel reprinting some of the work I've inked over Lee Garbett's pencils.

Here are some of the interior pages from the book that I've worked on...

Batgirl: The Flood is in stores now.

DEADPOOL #35

 My inks over Carlo Barberi's pencils for Deadpool #35.  Here's a splash page.

 Same page all colored and lettered...

Double page spread below.  I was talking to Carlo Barberi on the phone and told him I was inking the capsule.  Then he goes and tells me he modeled that based on a light saber.  I nearly fell on the floor laughing because I didn't see it before.  Then we had a conversation about different light sabers.

Below is a page that I'm happy with how it turned out.  I stared at this page for quite some before I started inking it.  Where to apply halos so nothing gets lost.  What to halo and what not to halo.  How big and small the starts should be so it doesn't confuse with the rocks floating around.  How am I going to ink the white speed lines.... use white ink or ink around it.  Tapering out of speed lines from straight lines.  A lot of planning before the inking.

 Finally, Deadpool in bed...

In stores now.  Come to papa!

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #22

Helped out on a few pages of Gotham City Sirens #22 over Andres Guinaldo's pencils.  All my pages are towards the end of the book.

Here one of Guinaldo's pencils before slapped in over it...

For all the times I've inked over Guinaldo, I've noticed he would draw a lot of lines when it comes to hair.  Criss crossing each other, over lapping, and sometimes looking like scribbles.  I would usually ink each hair line making it more readable.  Dropping off lines that are unnecessary and adding others that'll make it better.  Here's that same page with my inks...

Another black and white page.  I like how the backgrounds in the last panel turned out.  Backgrounds are fun to work on.  Time consuming though.

Another page.  The fingerless gloves in the first panel took the longest to complete.  Cross hatching the lines while contouring to the shape of the hand.

In stores now!