Restless and Rejected

A few months ago I started another blog called, Covered which features artists redrawing comic covers in their own style. The blog has gained enough popularity that I am able to post a cover a day, Monday through Friday. In fact, I get so many submissions, I have had to reject some, including my own. These are both attempts to cover Dell's Four Color 1146 (Restless Gun), that I never did get quite right. The version up top was the second version and I think better of the two, but still seems a little stiff and timid. I thought I would try it again, but instead turned to a Donald Duck issue.

BTW, this issue of Four Color features some handsome art by Johnny Quest's creator Doug Wildey.

New Work at Comic Art Collective

I've been putting some new work for sale at Comic Art Collective. Most of it is from my Monster Show that was at Secret Headquarters in February. I'll also be adding a little more work from The Man Who Loved Breasts over the weekend.

The Monster Show

I have a solo show at Secret Headquarters called The Monster Show that will feature 14 new paintings/drawings. Opening reception is Feb. 6, from 8 - 10 pm and the show will be up until Feb. 27th. For those not in the Los Angeles area, Secret Headquarters will have the paintings online for purchase as well. I'll try to post a link once they go up.

Secret Headquarters
3817 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90026
(323)666 2228

The Forest

This is a painting I did for a charity auction at Fox. I thought I'd share it here.

Felt Club!

I'll be at Felt Club tomorrow. Where else can you get a print by Jordan Crane, some hand printed stickers by Steve Weissman, a plywood sketchbook by me, and a home made puppet? Felt Club would be the only place. Great place for early Christmas shopping; especially for weirdos.

Alternate Ending

I've never before drawn two endings to a comic story and I doubt I ever will again, but in the case of The Man Who Loved Breasts, I did. One of my Top Shelf editors, Chris Staros, wasn't thrilled with the ending I had roughed out when I showed him the story. I agreed that it could possibly be stronger, but I was at a loss as to how to do it. I inked it with the rest of the story and showed it to Chris again, and again it was bothering him. I gave it some thought and even though I felt it was funny, I realized it was an ending to a different story. The story I had was about a guy and his love of boobs, not that one man's heaven is a woman's hell. With that realization in mind, I came up with an ending that stayed consistent with the theme of the story and I'm happier for it. I still like the old ending for what it was, so I'm presenting it here.

For those who are interested, I've been putting the original art of this comic for sale at ComicArtCollective.com, including these pages.

I Went to a Local Comic Convention Today...

and bought this for a buck. Ditko is an odd dude.

Isn't it a little early for this?

Please forgive me, I know it's only October, but I've just designed a Christmas (or holiday) postcard. It's obviously not religion specific and can be given to anybody. The reason I'm posting this so early is that if anybody wants to use these to send out to pals, they'll need to order them pretty soon so that they have time to receive them and send them out. They're going to be available in about a week or so and are $4 for one or $30 for a dozen. If you want more than a dozen, e-mail me and I'll see about discounting them further. They'll be printed on poplar wood which is light with a subtle grain. Here's a link for ordering.

More New Postcards

I recently made up some new postcards that are available on my website. They're actually older designs, but are back in print and in some cases, different kinds of wood.

On an unrelated note, I think my comic, The Man Who Loved Breasts hit the stands today. I'm not sure though. Maybe somebody could let me know if they saw it somewhere.

I also returned from SPX with some fine, fine comics. I picked up mini comics by Laura Park and Sarah Glidden, Sulk by Jeffrey Brown (I love his super hero comics), The Morning Star by Kazamir Strzepek, as well as others. I'd love to spend more time writing about it, but I'm just too pressed for time.

Signing this Thursday at Meltdown in Los Angeles

The famous Meltdown Comics in Hollywood has been kind enough to host a small release party / signing this Thursday for The Man Who Loved Breasts. I should also have my mini comics, postcards, and issues of Mome there as well. It all starts at 7 and will probably go to around 10, when Meltdown closes.

I know it's the night of the Palin / Biden debate, but you can catch that later on the web somewhere.