sexy superhero comedy (or not)

Why, certainly! Bring said trading cards to a convention I'm attending, and I'd be happy to sign 'em.

I believe it's just been announced, but EMPOWERED AND THE SOLDIER OF LOVE will be released in its own TPB on June 20, with my B&W EMPOWERED one-shot PEW PEW PEW! rounding out the collection.

On the SOLDIER OF LOVE front, that’s going to be released in its own TPB in June, in a collection that will also include my EMPOWERED one-shot “PEW PEW PEW!”

And here’s the actual comic, by the great artist Hector Sevilla and yours truly: https://www.comixology.com/Galacta-Daughter-of-Galactus-2010-1/digital-comic/493547

It’s not impossible, but not looking terribly likely right now, either. I certainly wouldn’t mind writing another DP miniseries, but drawing one would probably be out of the question. (That said, I do have several unpublished DP stories I already drew, but are unlikely to ever see print. Perils of not working on fully creator-owned comics, folks!)

Gotta say, I’ve (unsuccessfully) pitched some fairly weird-ass stuff to Marvel, but hadn’t really thought about the Mojoverse. That’s mildly surprising, given that I did actually read LONGSHOT in back in high school. 

Since my previous art post here was the first of many, many sketch sets based on photoreference that I’ve done during the last 14-odd months, thought I might as well put up a much more recent set (from yesterday, in fact). All are based off of images dug up online or from fitness and bodybuilding magazines. Yay?

In fact, right now I’m experiencing a bit of a creative crisis about how I handle storytelling and dialogue in my current work, especially the comics I write for other artists to draw. I find myself unsatisfied with my approach on relatively recent(-ish) projects, and hope to shake things up a fair bit with future work. This, too, is aggravating and frustrating, but also rather intriguing and maybe even exhilarating, as I’m really looking forward to branching out with my narrative choices in upcoming projects. Yay?

(SIDE NOTE: As I haven’t signed into this tumblr account for a good two or three years, it may well be the case that the questioner was wondering about the 2017 release of EMPOWERED vol.10. In that case, hope EMP10 made you cry!)

From earlier this month, some life drawing from random pieces of photoreference.

Since I’m not doing a whole helluva lot with this account, figured I might as well post some of the life drawing (from photoreference) sketches I’ve been doing this month. This first one’s no great shakes, but the figure studies get more ambitious as the series proceeds. 

Only at conventions, I’m afraid, as I don’t have any free time to devote to ‘em when I’m at home. There, any time I spend at the drawing table needs to advance one of my various projects, all of which seem to inexorably slide behind schedule.

Y’know, I really should try to draw Ninjette from Empowered with pronounced external obliques like Jade Chynoweth, here, to differentiate her body a bit more from those of the other cast members. (Alas, given that I can barely draw even semi-adequate obliques on slim-hipped dudes, this ain’t likely to happen.) In any event, Ninjette would certainly be a highly skilled dancer as well, even without strong oblique definition...   

Looks like EMP DELUXE vol.3 won’t be out until some time in 2017, as part of our 10-year anniversary for the series.

From Emerald City Comic-Con, my take on the Netflix version of Marvel's Daredevil and Elektra. Easily my best con sketch of the show, yet the only one never picked up by the person who requested it. Ehh, no biggie, as I don't mind keeping it for myself. Besides, I was thinking of tweaking it anyway, by continuing the art for DD's shoulder over to the right of Elektra; right now, looks a little bit unbalanced.

We’ll be doing some very different things with Empowered in 2017, which not coincidentally represents the series’ 10th anniversary. Most of the stuff I can’t yet talk about, as I’m still awaiting approvals on many of the related projects. Still, if you’re an Empowered reader, I’m pretty sure you’ll be pleased with what’s in store. (Er, well, except for a certain plot twist in Emp vol.10, which you might not be pleased with in the slightest.)

Not exactly... Empowered vol.10 will definitely feature a change or two to the status quo, with its follow-up, vol. 11, featuring considerably more striking changes to said status quo. No, really!