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.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
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.
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.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Colorado Springs Day One
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!
Thursday, October 9, 2014
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.
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.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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.
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.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
24 Hour Comics Day 2014 : Arik Thee Redd 4
2014 marked the fifth 24 Hour Comic live drawing event which I have been a participant of.
This year was unique for me... this is the first time I was not an organizer for the event. It was refreshing simply showing up to an arranged event and partaking.
As originator of the challenge, Scott McCloud has established rules for a comic to qualify:
It must be begun and completed within 24 consecutive hours.
Only one person may be directly involved in its creation, and it must span 24 pages.
The creator may gather research materials and drawing tools beforehand.
The artist may not plan the comic's plot ahead of time or put anything on paper before beginning.
Any breaks (for food, sleep, or any other purpose) are counted as part of the 24 hours.
Noteworthy:
If the cartoonist fails to finish the comic in 24 hours, there are two courses of action suggested:
Stop the comic at the 24-hour mark, or continue working until all 24 pages are done.
The former is known as "the Gaiman variation" after Neil Gaiman's unsuccessful attempt, and the latter is called "the Eastman variation" after Kevin Eastman's unsuccessful attempt.
Scott McCloud calls both of these "noble failures", which he will still list on his site as long as he believes that the creator intended to finish the project within the specified amount of time.
In my 24 Hour Comics, I generally do story based on Aric Thee Redd, whose appearance and costume changes every issue. Twice I have successfully completed 24 pages in 24 Hours. Once I continued the story past through at least 60 hours total (the second Aric Thee Redd... in which case there is an obvious difference between the work done during and after the challenge). This year I stopped at 24 Hours, with a completed 19 pages. Then, I added a 5 page secondary story so I could still print it at 24 pages.
Here is the finished product, being hosted by Paper Dream Production's Jay Sternitzky, who hosts this event.
- J.
This year was unique for me... this is the first time I was not an organizer for the event. It was refreshing simply showing up to an arranged event and partaking.
As originator of the challenge, Scott McCloud has established rules for a comic to qualify:
It must be begun and completed within 24 consecutive hours.
Only one person may be directly involved in its creation, and it must span 24 pages.
The creator may gather research materials and drawing tools beforehand.
The artist may not plan the comic's plot ahead of time or put anything on paper before beginning.
Any breaks (for food, sleep, or any other purpose) are counted as part of the 24 hours.
Noteworthy:
If the cartoonist fails to finish the comic in 24 hours, there are two courses of action suggested:
Stop the comic at the 24-hour mark, or continue working until all 24 pages are done.
The former is known as "the Gaiman variation" after Neil Gaiman's unsuccessful attempt, and the latter is called "the Eastman variation" after Kevin Eastman's unsuccessful attempt.
Scott McCloud calls both of these "noble failures", which he will still list on his site as long as he believes that the creator intended to finish the project within the specified amount of time.
In my 24 Hour Comics, I generally do story based on Aric Thee Redd, whose appearance and costume changes every issue. Twice I have successfully completed 24 pages in 24 Hours. Once I continued the story past through at least 60 hours total (the second Aric Thee Redd... in which case there is an obvious difference between the work done during and after the challenge). This year I stopped at 24 Hours, with a completed 19 pages. Then, I added a 5 page secondary story so I could still print it at 24 pages.
Here is the finished product, being hosted by Paper Dream Production's Jay Sternitzky, who hosts this event.
- J.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Remi Going Away
A local dude named Remi is leaving town to fly small planes, and his coworkers commissioned me to make them something to remember him by. This is that piece.
- J.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
X-Men Week: Sugarman
That's the final piece for this week. It was fun, maybe I'll come back to it sometime later.
- J.
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