Red Sonja Cover

Dynamite Entertainment just held a contest for a Red Sonja cover.  Now, while I normally eschew contest submissions of any type, this sounded like a good idea to me.

This was my entry for the event.  The majority of it was done during Thanksgiving dinner, and while on roadtrip for the holidays.  Whew!  Got it done on time with a few hours touch up in my office.

Wish me luck.

- J.

Aurora Rise 2014

 The Aurora Rise convention of Denver is a new and interesting show.  It is a non-profit endeavor and charity. 

The mission of Aurora Rise is simple- they try to help make the days ahead of those affected by Century Aurora Theater Shooting on July 20, 2012 a little bit brighter.

Here are a few of my commissions I sketched as a donation this year.  The attendees may choose to purchase a blank cover sketchbook from the choice of several different years, and may additionally choose to have a volunteer artist do a sketch original for a price as well.  It's a fun cause.

This is the website for Aurora Rise: http://www.aurorarise.org/

- J.

Comic Cons in the days before Cosplay

This is classy.  Daniel Clowes showing a proper old school convention, in the good old days before Cosplay was a staple of the circuit.

- J.

Colorado Springs Day Two

This is a collection of my favorite cosplays from the Colorado Springs Toy and Comic Con from fall.

These are so much fun.  We have Peter, Gwen, and Wild Weasel.  Additionally here is the 80s figure of Wild Weasel.  These guys who get into the military toy cosplays are usually overlooked.  I can't get enough of this detail stuff.

- J.

Colorado Springs Day One

The Colorado Springs Toy and Comic Con is always a good time.  This is a biannual event, in the fall and in the spring.

There are enthusiasts of all types, a variety of amazing work to behold, and a truly wonderful ambiance to the lobby with the natural lighting through the skylight, and natural foliage.

As is becoming my habit I suppose, here are a few of my favorite commissions from this show.  Enjoy!

- J.

24 Hour Comics Day 2014 : Cover

The 2014 24 Hour Comics Day I attended was at Time Warp Comics in Boulder this year.  This is a great shop, with decades of award-winning history.

Several of the artists who joined this event have submitted cover designs, this is mine.  Tommy Time Warp, his sister Tammy Timewarp, dinosaur teammates Dweezil and Tiberious Rex, and more.  These characters were created by the late great local artist Steve Swink, and Wayne Winsett (the owner of Time Warp). 

I chose to make the dinosaur characters feathered dinos... for instance, the corner box has Tiberious Rex in his spaceship... he is the mascot for Time Warp Comics.  He's also the main character on the cover, in fully feathered glory. 


- J.

24 Hour Comics Day 2014 : Tommy Timewarp

The 2014 24 Hour Comics Day I attended was at Time Warp Comics in Boulder this year.  This is a great shop, with decades of award-winning history.

 Over the years, many artists have drawn different versions of their mascot characters... there are a lot of them to choose from.  Tommy Time Warp, his sister Tammy Timewarp, dinosaur teammates Dweezil and Tiberious Rex, and more.  These characters were created by the late great local artist Steve Swink, and Wayne Winsett (the owner of Time Warp).  Wayne explained to me about how the characters were alternate versions of each other mirroring the different creator's interests, so I chose to finish out my last five pages with a Tommy Time Warp Adventure in space, with the two different ships and crews coming together and encountering my own creation, Aric Thee Redd.

It can be read as part of the Aric Thee Redd comic (as the events fall between and clarify the events of that story) or on it's own.  Here is the finished product, being hosted by Paper Dream Production's Jay Sternitzky, who hosts this event.

- J.