So you came to the 700th consecutive day of this blog...

And all you got was a quickly drawn Hulk. What a let down. :)

I really didn't have any plans for this milestone, especially with the 2 year anniversary coming up on January 1. So why such a quick sketch? It was done sometime this morning while I was eating lunch. Yes, lunch in the morning. My day started around 4am and just ended at 9:45pm. It was a full day of work for three clients and I got a lot accomplished. So while the day has been long, it was a good day. :)

I hope everyone survived CyberMonday! The horror! ;)

This is Post #772

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Just a quick piece done in my sketchbook with ink and Copic Markers.

Also, Budd Root has put another page of Cavewoman on eBay. This is the second of two pages I inked. Budd was great to work with and with any luck I will get a chance to play in his sandbox again. And because someone asked me about it, I thought I would mention that Budd is auctioning those pages for me. :) Here is the link for the second page, and the link for the first page that ends tomorrow.

I hope that everyone here in the states had a great and safe Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

This is Post #771

Showgirls and Cavewoman

Today we have a commission I finished before the holiday and was just told I could share it. It's a gift, and while I was told the recipient doesn't come to or know about my blog, it would probably be best not to mention who commissioned it. :) This was a lot of fun. I was given the basic idea and was allowed to run with it. Below are the three rough ideas I came up with. We ended up combining elements of two of them and going with a Palms Playboy Bunny instead of a feathery showgirl. I think it worked out very well.

In other news, Gary emailed me this morning to let me know that one of the CAVEWOMAN pages I inked is on eBay. I had such a blast inking over the incredible Budd Root and hope to again sometime. If you want to see the page, and perhaps bid on it, here is the link: CAVEWOMAN ART

New Tools

Picked up some Copic Markers today and took about 30 minutes to play with them. It is going to be a long process to learn but I always enjoy learning new mediums. I bought them to be used on the Iron Man 2 sketch cards I am doing. I figure working small with them will be helpful and I will learn a lot as I go. Wish me luck.

This sketch was done in my sketchbook using Copic Markers.

This is Post #769

Guess who loves a parade...

Lemmings! Lemmings love a parade! It's almost like it's part of their genetic code. Who woulda thunk? ;)

You might have missed this float in the Macy's parade today as a sudden gust of wind carried it away. And in true lemming fashion, no one let go and they all floated off together. Let's hope they landed safely and be thankful we are not like lemmings. :)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

This is Post #768

Batman!

I decided to do another Batman head shot but this time I finished it out with ink and markers on a sheet of 11" x 14" Canson 90lb drawing paper. I'm pretty pleased with it. :)

I came across something kind of funny the other day. This blogger makes a comparison between a Alan Scott Green Lantern story I worked on 15 years ago to the big Blackest Night event going on now. It's really strange to see that work show up out of the blue. Take a look if you dare :) Here's the link.

This is Post #767

Sketchbook Tuesday! - Batman

Just some Batman related sketches today. My days have been filled with Batman and Robin lately and I have never been completely happy with my version of Batman. For me Neal Adams and Jim Aparo defined my ideal Batman. Especially Aparo's early run in Detective Comics and The Brave and The Bold. Those 100 Page Spectacular issues of those titles were among my favorites! Batman teamed up with Aquaman in one of those issues and Aquaman was a total badass! The Atom revived a brain dead Batman in another issue of B&B. Over in Detective Comics, Batman is hunted for the murder of Tahlia. In Batman, The Shadow guest stars! (I think Irv Novick did the art on that one). Great time to be a comic reader!

This is Post #766