Thanks for everyone's comments! Remember when you don't get any new post from me, it's good news: Means i'm working my tail off playing catch up on a buncha NEW crap.
( remember i use 'crap' with affection) ........ so speaking of crap..
.. i'm finishing the first issue of Hollows for IDW, (above) - which i'm pleased is sort of a cross between a hand colored book and a black and white one... so expect something a little different on this sucker..
Again I am obviously more taken with drawing 'quasi-gibson-girl-hair-styled ladies and teddy bears rather than the Aliens, ( though i did enjoy painting this swell little Giger-esk cave) and it shows.
There's also lush drawings of women showing up in the Hollows panels above too. But Hollows has much more big-assed-oversized-bonsai-Trees... rather than Teddy bears. Aliens: Teddy Bears. Hollows. Bonsai Trees.
I still can't *believe* got away with 20 Century Fox and Dark Horse approving an Aliens story with a friggin' Teddy bear, how messed up is that? Pretty cool. And thanks to John Layman script, it actually makes *sense* there's a teddy bear in there now too... rather than just randomly thrown in like it would of be i had written it.
Plus I totally forgot I'd promised the HEROS charity folks to do a Fantastic Four cover...
And, well by a mistake, i accidentally discovered two extra FF covers lying around in packages i lost track of... (crap) ....
...so now, (because of my own stupidity in losing track)... have THREE blank FF covers due today.
..hope they Heros folks aren't pissed i'm hogging three covers. Promise i'll sit out any future FF cover gigs to make up for it.
Okay, i'm calling this FF cover (above) finished! pronouncing it D.O.A. -
i may get back to coloring it, or maybe it's cooler to just heave it in blue-ish half tone?
Now, onto the next FF cover..
Good news is these three covers don't ALL have to be in color.. so far... this one looks terrible. I may have to color just to save it from it's current horrible state..
Better. But better work on the hulk some more...
hopefully i can pump a little life into them in the next hour...
....on this crazy busy sunday afternoon.
Okay, a little goofy looking, buy at least there's some life in it now. the Hulks teeth look like a circle or shot glasses on a round tray, don't they? Whatever.
Then the Heros guys also passed along me a couple sandman trade to add a quickie doodle in. I usually don't sign comics unless i'm a a con, but these are so late may as well throw them in with the FF covers package too, eh? Best i can do in one minute.
It's not a race, but i think any more i add may make this sandman look WORSE.. .so better quit while were ahead.
Now let's dive into the third and *last* FF Cover... this one is way goofy, just look at the things lower lip.
I'm pleasing myself here, no one else.
...and hopefully pleasing who-ever who buys it, because they'll have to be as screwed up in their taste as i am to appreciate it, right?
Sorry, this one came out too fast for me to get in any process pics, just zoned out while drawing it..
What else? Oh yeah, those the commissions, haven't forgotten about those too.
And Kim and I have promised each other to have the Potbelly toy FINISHED by next years San Diego comic con( actually it's me who fell behind getting him sketches, but he's re-inspired me to get back on top of that too. - thanks buddy!)
Let alone chickens. Here's proof i'm Jon and I are back on top of that too.
Hopefully this will make up for the lull of posts last week.
Bet you got sick of looking at that woman's face at the top the last post, eh? Me too.
Not that it's a bad face, just time for something NEW again..
- Sam
