Marvel According to Peanuts: Nick Fury

(L to R): Charlie Brown: Spider-Man, Pig-Pen: Iron Man, Franklin: Nick Fury, Woodstock: Hulk,
Snoopy: Thor, Belle: Sif, Andy: Fandral, Olaf: Volstagg, Marbles: Hogun, Linus Van Pelt: Captain America, Lucy Van Pelt: Bucky, Peppermint Patty: Black Widow, Marcie: Hawkeye, Spike: Loki

Amazing Fantasy #15 Repaneled

Check out my artwork at the Repaneled blog HERE.

Panel by Steve Ditko

Weird Sketch Wednesday: Spider-Ham

The Spider-Ham version of the villains are: Dr. Octopuss, Canaryage, Hobgobbler, Cardiyak and Venomongrel. 

 

Cardiyak, Canaryage and Venomongrel are my own original Spider-Ham villains. They weren't part of the original Spider-Ham universe. 

Sketchbook Project Part 7

I love my new office desk and I LOOOOVE my Cintiq. I actually drew this sketchbook on my Cintiq. Also, I'm proud of my organized comic collection. I was able to fit my whole collection of 5,000 plus comics into three legal-sized filing cabinets. The drawers on legal size cabinets are a little wider than regular filing cabinets. I was able to fit two rows of comics in each drawer. Now, my collection is easy to access and the cabinets look better than my old ugly cardboard comic boxes. And yes. I have a Spider-Man jack-in-the-box. I also have a Captain America one.

24 Hour Comic 2011: The Price of Geekdom

Here's page 5 of my 24 Hour Comic in which I discuss how to balance you comic convention budget. I usually blow ALL OF MY CASH at the conventions, but this year, I actually came home with money. I really did buy this stuff pictured here.

Re: the Peanuts joke. Note that I not only drew myself in Schulz's style, but I also used the Schulz font which mimics his handwriting. Friends and regular readers of my blog know that I'm a Charles Schulz fanatic.

24 Hour Comic 2011: No Autographs, Please

Here's page 4 of my 24 Hour Comic in which I further discuss the finer points of Dallas Comic Con 2011. Lots of convention attendees line up for hours to meet celebrities and/or artists for a chance to get an autograph. I've never been one of these people. I go to conventions for one thing: collectibles.

However, I do think that Travis' pic of him and Stan Lee is priceless. (No offense, Trav!)

BTW, check out Travis Eck's awesome art blog at sivartblog.blogspot.com.

Creator Commentary: The Walter Koenig joke in the first panel is actually a reference to an inside joke between me and my friend (and fellow convention attendee) John Brizzi. Years ago, we attended one of the Plano, TX conventions and we planned to meet Walter Koenig (Star Trek's Chekov). We just wanted to say hi and shake his hand. When we arrived at his table, we were greeted with a hand-written sign that read, "Due to illness, Mr. Koenig will not be here today." We both chuckled at the sign and went about our business.

Months later at Wizard World Chicago, once again Walter Koenig was a guest. This time, John and I got to meet him and he was very nice. We shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. Then, John said, "We missed you in Plano a few months back. They said you were ill."

That's when Chekov got pissed. "ILL? I WAS NOT ILL! They wouldn't pay me so I left," growled Koenig. John and I thought it was hilarious and we still joke about it to this day. It was definitely one of those "had-to-be-there" moments. I'm glad I had the opportunity to immortalize that comic convention memory here in this journal comic.