Happy Birthday, Belated, Jimi...

This would have been more relevant last Saturday, but I got too biz-wad to post it...

--B

I Am Providence

But aren't we all?

--B

Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Groot!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

GROOT, THE MONSTER FROM PLANET X!

Groot came to Earth to..... capture human specimens for scientific study! Ha! Not global conquest! As monarch of Planet X (I believe he went to the same technical high school as Goom), it seems pretty weird he would be the one sent out to gather up guinea pigs, but I hear Queen Elizabeth does similar work. His academic endeavors were thwarted anyway, thanks to a non-manly scientist and his work with.... mutated termites. Ahem. Anywho, Groot is one of those people, if he crashes your shindig, who will stay out on the back porch all night smoking butts. Yes, it's a disgusting habit, and even a dangerous one for a wooden tree person, but, hey, he waits for the party to come to HIM and is a pretty amazing grill-master in his own right. Just keep a fire extinguisher close by.

Groot first appeared in Tales of Suspense #13, November, 1960.

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Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Torr!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

TORR!

Torr came to Earth... sigh... you know why he came here, to conquer, but he was foiled. Anyway, don't be surprised if Torr shows up your party and you don't notice him. Yes, even at an astounding 8 feet tall, covered in reddish hair, and sporting an ill-fitting sports coat, this would-be conquerer of man is a bit of a wallflower. Where is he? Try looking in the corner to catch a glimpse of this gentle giant quietly munching away on a plate of crudité.

Torr's first appearance occurred in Amazing Adventures #1, June 1961.

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Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Bombu!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

BOMBU THE WITCH MAN!

From the far planet of Oobagon VIII, Bombu came to Earth to conquer the world (see a pattern here with old Marvel monster comics?) and came to settle in the Amazon jungle as a local witch doctor. His skills include levitating objects, shrinking animals, creating massive storms, and parking himself near the stereo at your party so he can control the music! There's always one at every party! Behold the mighty Bombu in all his dancing glory when your primitive human hifi cranks out some Supertramp!

Bombu first appeared in Journey Into Mystery #60, September 1960.

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Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Goom!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

GOOM... THE THING FROM PLANET X!

Goom, another would-be planet conqueror and full-time father, is the life of the party. Whether regaling a crowd with off color anecdotes, eating party guests, or doing keg stands in the kitchen, Goom is sure to brighten any get-together the minute he walks through (I mean, literally walks through) the door. For he is Goom... and he's doin' it like they do on Planet X!

Goom first appeared in Tales of Suspense #15, March 1961.

--B

Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Orrgo!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

ORRGO THE UNCONQUERABLE!!!

Orrgo came to Earth ultimately to claim it for his alien peeps, demonstrating incredible hypnotic powers! His first go around, he was defeated by a hungry gorilla! No. Seriously. In failing to be as unconquerable as his title suggests, he stuck around for a few good times, using his awesome powers of suggestion to get invited to the choicest soirées. He enjoys a stiff martini made of finest gin and is best avoided when near the snack table. Beware.... of Orrgo the ominous hors d'oeuvre overmaster!!!!

Orrgo first appeared in Strange Tales #90, November 1961.

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Because I Can't Wait Until March...

After Kirby's X-Men #1 ... Couldn't wait, but you might have to until March to see the finish....

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Web Swinger

Here's a little Spidey. The drawing is from a comic cover I started in my off time for a certain project you will see from me in March. That's right, I said March.

--B

Black Dawn Pages 4-6

Some more Black Dawn goodness. Black Dawn ©2010 Animation Collective.

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Black Dawn Pages 1-3, Panel Keyframes

Here's some samplings of different stages of particular comic frames of the pages from the previous post.

Black Dawn is ©2010 Animation Collective.

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Black Dawn Pages 1-3

These are some comic pages I did for Animation Collective's Black Dawn a few months back. AC put together a live-action pilot about a skateboarding kid who gets mixed up in an alien conspiracy and is guided by clues in comic books his MIA father created. I provided the art for the interior pages of the comic books, which are used in between the live-action scenes and minimally animated in After Effects. I dig how they came out. More to come...

Black Dawn is ©2010 Animation Collective.

--B

Dr. Marshall

He knows what's up.

--B

24 Hour Comic Pages 6 Through 8 (7.5!)

Here's the rest of the comic from this weekend. Though it will not be a true 24 hour comic, I might finish it with 16 more pages. Might as well.

--B

The Magnificent Mr. O's Superhero Birthday

My nephew Oliver, turned 3 a few weeks ago and Uncle Brendan has corrupted the youth with thoughts of comic books and the like. He even knows who Jonah Hex and MODOK are, but loves the classics like Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman. So above is the symbol I came up with for a t-shirt for him to wear at his party, which he did, fueled by sugary cupcakes and wearing a cape, while pretend-flying into doors and guests. The piece below was ironed onto t-shirts and given to all the kiddie guests, who are undoubtedly proud to be included in the membership of Mr. O's Justice Brigade.


And not to outdo myself, the following were brandished on the chests of Amy the Astro Girl and her companion, the Bombastic Uncle B! Had more designs for others (like Jolly GiGi, Magnificent Mom Master, Dynamic Dr. Daddy, and Sammy the Swift), but time and budgetary concerns squashed fabrication. Up, up and Away!




--B

24 Hour Comic: A Noble, Or Perhaps Ignoble, Failure

The rules are: You must create 24 pages in 24 hours. From concept to finish in one day. I sat down at the Annex comic shop here in Newport, RI at 10:30 AM on Saturday and left the same time on Sunday. I got about 8 pages done. Not even half. Oh well. Here are the first 5 pages of THE BIG SOMETHIN'.

--B

Theo 1995?-2010

I heard the news today that Cara had to put down beloved kitty, Theo. He started having kidney problems in the past few months, and recently took up residence in the bathroom and stopped eating. Towards the end, Cara informed me he couldn't even move. He was euthanized earlier today

Theo was my buddy and a good cat. He was very gentle and loving and an all around good soul. He will be missed. I wish I could write more eloquently about how much he meant to me, but the words aren't coming to me and I'm pretty upset and sad to continue typing.

So long Theo.... I miss you.

--B

Feeling Kirby

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Rhino Detail

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Rhinos Playin' Cards Ag'in' Kittens...

This sketch is suggested by Nedward. Hope to finish soon. More drawings to come from suggestions on Facebook, a few involving Ted Nugent or naked Nedward.

--B

Ski Truckee

Here's a piece I did for Freeskier Magazine for an article in their travel section, October issue. I now know a bit about Truckee, Ca. If I can find The issue, I'll post the whole page.

--B

With Some Unicorns

Oh yeah...

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Satellite of Love

Minus some unicorns...

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The O Man Requested Batman

O asked for a drawing of Batman. When I finished it, he said he wanted a MODOK instead. Pfff. Two year olds.

--B

Jonah Hex

Quick Hex for you all. Hello! Been awhile. And, no. I didn't see the movie. Looks like another Hollywood hackjob on a concept that needs no hacking. Don't plan on it, unless it's a lazy Sunday and it comes on TBS. But if'n you read comics, and are not reading Palmiotti and Gray's "Jonah Hex", yer missin' out....


--B

Portrait Painting Class Week 3 & 4- Glazing

Here's weeks 3 and 4, glazing color on the piece. The class went well and is over now, I'll post the final piece soon. I'm still rusty in oil painting after not doing it for years, but now I got the bug and hope to do some more pieces this summer.

--B

Atomic Ruin

Atomic Liquors. To quote Obi Wan Kenobi: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."

If you ever find yourself in fabulous Las Vegas, please do stop in for a whiskey and check out the atmosphere and cast of characters, like something out of a Bukowski novel. Atomic Liquors is the diviest of dive bars, located on East Fremont in a sketchy part of Vegas, populated by skeezers, tweekers, sketchoes, hookers and pimps. I spent a night there and bought a beer for a broken down, round, Native American woman, whose man then promptly showed up and started yelling at her until he flew out the door. I thought it best I take the party elsewhere before he returned to stab me.

This piece is for my friend Erin Stellmon (who introduced me to the Atomic), who is putting together a show featuring line drawings from artists who have lived or visited Las Vegas and invited me to do a piece. Of course, I'm sending it 2 days late. If you're swinging through Vegas soon, go check the show out:

Reign of Glass, Erin Stellmon
June 3rd - July 23rd
Opening Reception, Artist’s Talk June 3rd 6-9

Erin Stellmon plans to address issues within the largest privately funded construction project in US history, the MGM Mirage City Center.  The goals are to foster a dialogue surrounding our preoccupation with hope and the continuing cycles of architecture in the Las Vegas Valley.

In conjunction with two exhibitions--Emily Kennerk's "America's Most Foreclosed City" and Erin Stellmon's "Reign of Glass"--the CAC will host a panel discussion moderated by Kirsten Swenson, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art at UNLV.  Dr. Swenson will present ideas from her recent scholarship on land use and contemporary art, placing Kennerk and Stellmon's critical investigations of the spatial politics of Las Vegas in the broader context of artists who are working at the intersections of art and geography, sociology, and economics. Time and date TBA

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Portrait Painting Class Week 2- Underpainting

Week 2 features a graytone underpainting. Meow meow.

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Portrait Painting Class Week 1- Drawing

Hi all,

It's been awhile since I've posted since a lot has been going on. First off, I made the move back home to Rhode Island for the indefinite future and am looking for work and taking a breather. However, I am taking a portrait painting class at the Newport Art Museum, taught by Keith Fox and I am a week into a 5-week program. Here's the results of week one, where I primed the canvas with gray acrylic and sketched out the model in charcoal. More soon and finished MODOK comic soon...

--B

The Maleficent MODOK #1: A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up Page Finish

Here it is, the finished piece of the sketch posted last week. I promise more MODOK comic pages soon, however, I need a break from the bugger for a bit. Different work to come...

--B

The Maleficent MODOK #1: A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up Page Sketch

Hey....

It's over? I didn't even finish... I feel like a Liefeld....

Thank you to all the talented peoples who contributed, thank you to all you bloggers. tweeters, facebookers, and newsies who promoted, thank you, Mr. Pedro for your assistance as co-creator/curator. Extra shout out to Kasra, whose massive MODOK collection continues to delight and amaze.

Here's my final piece for March MODOK Madness 2010, a Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up of the Mo-man, however I didn't get to finish... So here's a look at how I sketch my work out, red with the blood of the innocent! MODOK would be proud.

I will continue The Maleficent MODOK #1 issue right here.... Come see the finished pin-up page, the end of "Boyos' Night Out" and the final arc, "Hydra Comes A' Callin'" soon.
I must be going now....

--B

The Maleficent MODOK #1: Page 12

A bit late and behind schedule, here's the part of the comic celebrating St. Patrick's Day, as every year I try to incorporate Banshee into a MODOK piece around the holiday (see March 17th entries from me this year, and the past two as well). So I am proud to present "Boyos' Night Out", the annual battle of the drink featuring MODOK vs. Banshee! Who will remain standing at the end of the night?

--B