Oil Jam

Well, here's the final jam comic completely assembled. This was done by our cartoonist group a few weeks ago. This was done shortly after the BP oil disaster. Just to recap, the first panel is done by Jeremy Johnson. The second panel is by Jeff Welborn. Panel number three is by Travis Eck. The forth panel is by me.

Jam Comic art by Brad Campbell

Here's part four of the new jam comic by yours truly.

Jam Comic art by Travis Eck

Here's part three of the new jam comic. Today's art is by Travis Eck.

Jam Comic art by Jeff Welborn

Here's part two of the latest jam comic. Today's art is by Jeff Welborn.

Jam Comic art by Jeremy Johnson

Recently, our cartoonist group met and we did a couple of jam comics. As usual with our jam comics, each person will draw a panel and the end result is a complete comic strip. This time, I'm going to post a drawing each day. Then on Friday, I'll post the complete comic strip. Today's panel is drawn by Jeremy Johnson.

World's Worst Comics

Here's the final cover featuring both drawings that I posted yesterday and Wednesday. This is a parody of the old DC comic book, World's Finest (which was a team-up comic featuring Superman and Batman). I bascially re-created and modified the World's Finest logo, Superman logo and Batman logo. Then, I created a radial graduation for the background and overlayed a screen pattern. I had fun giving these DC characters the Spider-Ham treatment. I think it would be cool to see these characters crossover into the Spider-Ham universe.

BatHam

Initial Sketch

Final Drawing

Here's a drawing of Batman, I mean Batham. I started with the original sketch. Then, I scanned it and flipped it. Finally, I inked and colored it using my Wacom in Photoshop. Tune in tomorrow to see the final cover.

SuperHam

OK. It happened again. I started out just making a couple of drawings and it kind of just turned into a comic cover. Let's break it down and begin at the beginning.

Initial Sketch

Final Drawing

If you've been following my blog, you know that I've been posting Spider-Ham drawings for the past few weeks. This time, I thought I'd change things up and do a "Spider-Ham" version of Superman and Batman.  First, I started with the Superman, uh Superham sketch. Then, I inked and colored the drawing using my Wacom. Tune in tomorrow for part 2.

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

Final Drawing

Original Sketch

Here's another Spider-Ham drawing. I've seen other artists draw Spider-Ham and most people tend to change his design. When I draw him, I try to stay as close to the original design of this character, because I love it so much. It's kind of a weird design because he doesn't really look like a pig (especially with those big, square ears), but somehow it works. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Blood Rose or Bloodhound Rose?

OK, this time it's up to you. This is one of my original Spider-Ham creations. It is based on the Spider-Man character Blood Rose, who was a crime boss and son of the Kingpin. I can't decide which version I like better. I think Bloodhound Rose keeps with the animal theme of the Spider-Ham universe. But there is something about the first design I really like. I think the rose-for-a-head visual is really bold and wacky and creepy. What do YOU think? Feel free to leave a comment here on my blog or post your choice on Facebook.

Electropotamus

OK. Here's another Spider-Ham original by yours truly. I don't know why, but I just loved the way the name Electropotamus rolled off my tongue. I think I like the name better than the drawing. This is a parody of the Spider-Man villian, Electro, of course.

Hammerhead

This is the Spider-Ham version of the Spider-Man villian named Hammerhead. This is one of my originals. The name still works because he's a pig and it has "ham" in the name already. He's a mobster with an extremely hard head. I don't mean that he's stubborn. I mean he can knock down walls with his noggin.

The Howler aka Hobie Growl

Here's another original Spider-Ham hero I thunk up: The Howler (based on the Prowler). Here's his backstory. After years of being a watchdog, Hobie Growl is fired. Crestfallen and angry, he dons the Howler identity and decides to rob the very bank he was trained to protect. After being thwarted by Spider-Ham, he decides to become a superhero instead.

The Howler's color scheme is based on the original Prowler costume. Why did all of Spider-Man's villians wear purple, green and yellow? Think about it. Green Goblin, Vulture, Electro, Sandman, Doc Ock, Mysterio, Prowler ... they all wore some sort of combination of purple, yellow or green. Weird.

The New Spider-Ham

Here's a drawing of Spider-Ham wearing the "new" costume from the post Clone saga era. See the original Spider-Man version below. I liked the design of this costume and thought Spider-Ham would look cool in it. This costume was designed by comic artist, Dan Jurgens.

The Scarlet Spider-Ham

This is a Spider-Ham version of the Scarlet Spider costume. I drew this during the infamous Spider-Man clone saga. Having said that, I hated the Clone Saga and I thought this costume was kinda lame (see original version below). However, I think it would be a lot of fun to parody the Clone Saga in the Spider-Ham universe. Regardless, I had fun drawing this.

Evolution of a Spider-Ham cover: Part 3

Final Cover

After finishing the Spider-Ham and Venom-Mongrel drawings, inspiration hit me. Why not combine the two drawings into one drawing? Even better, why not make an original Spider-Ham comic book cover?

I created the cover in Photoshop, creating a different layer for each element on the cover: The background color, the action lines, the Marvel logo, the Spider-Ham logo, the Venom-Mongrel type, my signature, Spider-Ham and Venom-Mongel.

I tried a lot of different placement options for the characters. Eventually, I discovered they looked better when I flipped the drawings horizontally. Once I did that, the layout looked great. I'm really pleased with how this turned out. Hope you Spider-Ham fans enjoy it too.

Evolution of a Spider-Ham cover: Part 2

Initial Sketch

Final Drawing

After I did the Spider-Ham drawing (see yesterday's post), I did a drawing of my original Spider-Ham character, Venom-Mongrel. Once again, I started with the original sketch from my sketchbook. Then, I scanned it in, inked it and colored it using my Wacom in Photoshop. I also added the action lines in the background and the character's name. That's when inspiration hit. I thought maybe I could combine these two drawings into one. Tune in tomorrow to see the final result.

Evolution of a Spider-Ham cover: Part 1

Initial Sketch

Final Drawing

Sometimes when drawing, you get into this creative zone and things just click. Ideas just start coming to you and before you know it, you've done something completely unexpected and unplanned. That's just what happened recently when I made an original Spider-Ham cover. First, I started with an old incomplete Spider-Ham sketch from one of my sketchbooks. I scanned it. Then, I sketched the bottom half of Spider-Ham, inked it and colored the final art using my Wacom in Photoshop. Tune in tomorrow for part 2.

Hen Stacy

Here's the Spider-Ham version of Gwen Stacy. Her character design was introduced in the original comic, but never used in a story. I may have taken a few liberties and made her a little sexier.

Flash Tomcat & Liz Alleycat

Here's the Spider-Ham version of Flash Thompson and Liz Allen. They were characters in the original Spider-Ham comics. I had fun drawing them.

Happy Fourth of July

Have a great Fourth of July weekend everybody! Here's a Slick poster to get you in the mood. This was done using my Wacom in Photoshop.

BONUS: Here's the original version. It was done on notebook paper, markers and pencil colors.

Raven the Hunter

This is an original character from the Spider-Ham universe. I would love to do a Spider-Ham parody of Kraven's Last Hunt. I think they did one in a What The? comic but it was very short. I'd like to see it done as a big epic story. It could be very cool if it was done right.

Ticks and Bones

Here's another original Spider-Ham creation. These characters are based on the Spider-Man villians Styx and Stone. They were introduced in the McFarlance era (see pic below). Styx (the skinny guy) would kill people with his deadly touch. Stone (the big guy) would stun people with this laser guns. Ticks and Bones are slightly different. Bones (a big, strong dog) shoots people with this lasers and also uses bone-shaped gas bombs to knock out his enemies. Ticks are a bunch of evil ticks that hop around on Bones and suck the life energy from anyone who stands in their way, including Spider-Ham.