Author: Chris
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Marvel Strange Tales #2
I colored the introduction page to the Marvel Strange Tales #2 which is on the stands today. Not only is The Watcher once again featured but also the full likeness of She-Hulk and Nick Fury (complete with an ear-stud)! Look for this cover at your local comic book store:
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Travel Sketch: London
Charcoal on Paper, 9″x12″ I recently got back from a fantastic vacation to New Zealand. While looking through our photos, I was reminded of some of the sketches I did on past vacations. Last year, I was lucky enough to have a spare hour during a nice Fall day to sit down and sketch a…
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Stuffed! Is Released!
I spent a couple of months last year coloring Stuffed! a 120 page graphic novel written by Glenn Eichler and drawn by Nick Bertozzi. I share co-coloring credit with Mr. Bertozzi, who showed me the ins and outs of selecting the best color palette for a specific scene. We based the coloring style on Hergé’s…
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My Marvel Debut: Strange Tales #1
My last post touched on some uncredited work I did for Nick Bertozzi‘s story in the Marvel book Strange Tales. Since that post, the editor asked Nick to do a last minute introduction page for the book for which I did the coloring (except for The Watcher’s underoos which are tighty-whities, naturally). The book hit…
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The Learning Process
When I decided to make a career change a few years ago, there was a lot I didn’t know about the comics industry. For one, the creation-to-print time can span several years. Some of the projects I first worked on are finally coming out, and it has helped me realize just how much I’ve learned…
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Cape Testing Poses
Every week, I have the pleasure of working a shift at the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. Anyone that has visited Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. can tell you that our Capery is one of the finest, and therefore, one of our main attractions. So while I was proud to be employed by the largest supplier of…
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Band Sketches
The folk-rock band I’m in is putting out a CD in a couple of weeks. When we were brainstorming about album cover ideas, I did these sketches of Kyle and Corbett, the two songwriters of the group. I was exploring a new style (a la James Jean’s sketches) of simple line drawings done in pencil…
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ACT-I-VATE Primer Cover
You heard it here first, but ACT-I-VATE officially announced its upcoming “Primer” book last weekend at MoCCA. They also released an image of its cover (shown above) drawn by Nick Bertozzi featuring Persimmon from the Persimmon Cup story I colored. IDW will put out the book in October. Until then, head on over to ACT-I-VATE…
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Snake ‘n’ Bacon Now Online… Again
Head on over to the Adult Swim Website to watch the full Snake ‘n’ Bacon pilot. Who knows how long they’ll leave it up for viewing this time! Here’s the link:
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