Art: Published

I'm proud to say that my art has now been published in a comic book! Two, even. Ice Age: Iced In is on shelves now, and the first issue of Adventure Time will be available on Wednesday, February 8.

Hey, how about I go back to putting sketches and things on here, like an artblog should have, huh? I've got a couple of those. They'll be up here soon.

MICE

You like indie comics, right? Why not stop by here next Saturday? Admission is free!

MICE, The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo

September 24, 2011 10am - 6pm

1815 Mass Ave., Cambridge MA (Porter Square)
Illustration by Jerel Dye

DuckTales sketch covers, SDCC 2011

I did some sketch covers for KABOOM!'s DuckTales at San Diego Comic Con. This one I cooked up on my own, but there are some fun requests on my tumblr.

Harald and Half-Tall print

MeCAF (Maine Comic Arts Festival) is happening this weekend in Portland, ME, and I’ll have a new print for sale there. It’s from Harald and Half-Tall, a comic I have in the works.

Star Wars Galaxy 6

Topps' Star Wars Galaxy 6 is out now, featuring sketch cards from yours truly.
This time around, in addition to the usual character and creature portraits, I did a series of 6 full-color lightsaber cards. 4 of these are in hobby packs, and the remaining 2 (Luke and Vader) are among my return cards. You can see this set and my return cards below, and there are more on my tumblr.

Aquaman - King of the Seas

Project Rooftop (as well as a few other similar communities) are making a call for redesigns on Aquaman, and it just so happens that I'm one of those people who thinks the SUPERPOWERED KING OF FREAKIN' ATLANTIS is a cool idea rather than a lame one. So here we go: Arthur Curry, King of Atlantis, and Mera, his queen from a mysterious dimension of water.

This redesign imagines an in-continuity Arthur returning to Atlantis as its king and protector. The bright green and armored portions of the costume are slightly irridescent, like many fish species, which improves his visibility in all kinds of light conditions. Rather than orange scales, I went with silver, which is more dignified and serious. I also made it clear the scales cover most of his body, rather than just his torso and arms. I imagine that the symbols of Atlantis - the stylized "A" character, the scallop shell, and the trident - are all wrought in some kind of Atlantean gold alloy that's durable and resists corrosion. He also has bracers and greaves with fins made of this metal. The lines of the costume, however, are the biggest change. They suggest the bows and peaks of ocean waves, as well as the otherworldly architecture of Atlantis, and even reinforces the "A" of Atlantis, Aquaman, and Arthur.

For Mera, I tried to retain as much of her usual costume as possible, because it looks great on her. She usually wears some variation on a simple, green bodysuit with fins on the feet, so I redid that in the sleek, dark green wetsuit material. To this, I added a fishtail-like, irridescent mantle, and an open back. She wears a variation on her usual three-pointed tiara, which is distinctive and appealing on its own, a simpler version of Arthur's belt, and smaller, solid gold versions of his fin bracers. The scalloped ears aren't strictly canonical, but it helps remind us that she's from another dimension.

There you go.

Mister X

Here's the beginning of my semester 3 art dump. It's an animation, it's called "Mister X", and it goes a little something like this...

Dig This

Awesome! My illustration was selected for the Dig's "Dig This" year-in-review, 2-page spread. Take a look...


(In case you missed the meme train, Keanu is Sad.)

Also, you should definitely check out Luigi's and Lena's submissions on the Dig's Flickr.

Hi Ho!

Did I mention I colored two comic series for BOOM! Kids?

First there's Muppet Snow White, written by Jesse Blaze Snider, illustrated by Shelli Paroline.








Also, Muppet Sherlock Holmes (issues 2, 3, and 4), written by Patrick Storck, illustrated by Amy Mebberson. Colors by Amy and me.



Look! It's Muppet Reichenbach Falls!

Star Wars Galaxy 5 sketch cards

Topps' Star Wars Galaxy 5 series is out now, featuring some original sketch cards by yours truly, as well as some of my friends. Here are some highlights from my cards...

Lived On Rocks and Sand

I did a comic a little while ago that just missed the deadline for Life Meter 3, but the folks there were kind enough to feature it on their blog recently.
Check it out.

Inbound 4

Inbound 4 is out now, and I have a comic in it!

Inbound is the twice-yearly anthology of comics produced by the Boston Comics Roundtable. The latest issue focuses on Boston area history. You can read more about it and order your copy on the BCR website.

Here's a little preview of my addition to the collection - "Old Ironsides"

Clone Wars sketch cards, pt. 1

I recently had the opportunity to do sketch cards for Topps' Clone Wars trading card series. These are the sample sketches I sent them that got me the gig.
The actual cards are "widescreen" format, which you'll see soon enough - either when people start selling them on ebay, or when I get mine back to sell on ebay. I did a total of 300 cards, and I'm quite proud of them.