Iceberg Art Dump

Iceberg??? Yep! The body of work that most illustrators produce is like an iceberg, in that the bit most people see (the tip of the iceberg) is only a minor part of what actually gets done. To put it simply, that core goal of this blog from day one was to show that portion of the iceberg which usually stays below the water line.

So presented here, is a bunch of stuff I found in a box kicking around my studio. I almost never throw any sketches & prep work away, but by the same token, I don't keep it all nice & neat & in some kind of order.. they just get thrown in a drawer, or a box or something. So in this particular box was sketches from work I did fairly recently, alongside material from almost 30 year ago.It's presented here without individual explanations, if anyone sees something that they'd like to know more about, then ask in the comments section & I'll do my best to answer. Not that I'm expecting too many questions judging by the pitifully few comments this blog attracts on the whole.. ya bunch of ingrates!!.

Here's the art..

A couple of panels from All Star Western #30

Just a couple of select panels that don't contain any spoilers... anyone who has any interest will be aware already that Tallulah Black appears in the issue. He she & Hex are, displaying their very unique courtship routine.

The 'drunk' secondary character was based on former Hollywood (now no longer with us) movie star Ed Begley Sr. Why? Well I saw 12 Angry Men again recently, & I just like his face.

Anyway, the issue is out in about a month or so I think.

London Super Comic Con

March 15 & 16 marks the (I believe) third annual hosting of the London Super Comic Con at the Excel Center in London's docklands.

I'll be there on the Saturday, come say 'Hi'.

All Star Western #28

Just a quick post here to mention that my run on All Star Western starts with issue #28 that hit's the shelves this coming week.

I did some work on the title a year or so ago, on the back up '19th Century Stormwatch' strips, which I enjoyed immensely, & which one fine day I'll have to do a post on. This time, however,  I'm working on the lead 'Jonah Hex' strip. For various scheduling reasons the first episode was split between myself & Fabrizio Fiorentino, with me pencilling & inking the first 12 pages & Fabrizio doing the remaining 10.

The 'tight as a drum' story is by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray, the cover (below) is by Darwyn Cooke. As you will be able to see from that cover image & the first few pages of my contribution, the story starts off in the present day, though before long Clint.. err, I mean 'Jonah' is back in the old west.

So pick up a copy, & tell anyone who is interested in good old fashioned action storytelling to go get themselves a copy too.