Been collaborating with IP on some short comics for the RedEye, and now that a backlog is accruing, here's a look at the process:

 Ink wash hijinks!

I've had some issues with my inks running with wash experiments, so I went back to colors first for this series. It's been fantastic to have an outlet for this kind of work, I'm excited to see where it goes, maybe it will lead to more time to pain in general.

See the finished versions here and here, and my pal Eric's comic here.

-Red

More wash dump

The experiments continue, just have to keep abreast of them. No pun intended, but this last one was so close. Just got a little sloppy in just the wrong places. Still, I remember why I used to do so much wash.

More to come,

Red

Sweat Teaser

Super excited about this story with my friend, Corey. We have been working on this for a while, due largely to life getting in the way, but it's so close to being done now. So, here's a rough teaser of the teaser....

Wuf,

Jams

Capt. WEIRD models

Things are heating up in the land of WEIRD,

-Jams

Mononoke sktch

I completed this piecemeal over the span of 10 months, just having finished it a few weeks ago. This is not my usual process, even working on comics, I tend to do the bulk of the work in one sitting. Of course, there is something to be gained from taking the time to step back and get perspective on your work, but I find that happens intuitively as breaks in the rhythm and flow develop naturally, so I don't typically force it.

I might still tinker with this one, despite that fact that I already signed it. Normally, those are the final strokes, working to seal the energy to the piece, but there are some exceptions.

Sometimes.

-Jams

doodles for none

The last of my convention doodles for nobody, a sort of befuddled Capt. WEIRD. Which, is my favorite Capt. WEIRD. I was so happy to be at APE, but at the same time, I really just wanted to get back to work on WEIRD, so he was all over my sktchbk that weekend. Then, I came home and immediately lost a week due to sickness. Ah, well, wahtchagawndoo?

Ingest as much vitamin C, raw garlic, and jasmine tea as my mucous-y body would contain, that's what.

-Red

con doodles for the peanut gallery

More sketches for no one!

I'm not sure where this one came from, but I had a hankering to doodle some Gojira at APE. Blame it on my kaiju nature, I guess. Part of being out of it meant I couldn't focus on the pencils, so I just outlined a rough image, and let the ink take over. In fact, everything I managed to draw at APE was like this, barely getting a pencil rough on the page, then just zoning in on the inks. Often, I'd be really into the brushwork, to look up and notice someone looking at my table, or just watching me.

Fun times,

-Hibdon Kaiju

con sketches for nobody, cont.

Since APE is two days long, and a much bigger venue, I had lots more time to sketch. Even though my neighbors were also awesome, I was pretty out of it from all the traveling, drinking(Guitar Wolf!), lack of sleep, and now I suspect, ensuing sickness, so I ended up drawing cause it's all I felt like doing. I barely saw the rest of the show, but there was so much awesome work.

Anyway, in honor of the show, I did an ape sketch, and was going to add a label and date, but forgot. Still, it seemed appropriate. Those who are gifted, or in the know, will recognize some easter egg-y type stuff.

Tiger City!

-Jams

Convention sketches...for no one in particular

In the beginning of October, I went to both Locust Moon Fest and APE in the span of roughly a week. Then, I came home and got sick. Now that I'm not as sick, I'll to upload some of the sketches I did at those conventions. Don't get me wrong, these aren't for anyone, I just don't like staring at people who may or may not look at my comics, so I sketch to keep amuse myself.

Also, even though I immensely enjoy the conventions, talking to people who like comics and art, and other artists and cartoonists is absolutely my idea of fun, I feel a little anxious about losing productivity while I'm traveling and peddling my wares, so sketching alleviates some of that anxiety.

Here's an Estre doodle I pencilled at Locust, but that show was really busy, between talking to attendees, my table neighbors(who were all awesome), and seeing good friends in Philly, I actually didn't have that much time to draw, so I ended up inking her as a warm-up after returning to Chicago.

More to come,

-the Red

Pope Study

Sorry blog world, my tumblr seems to get all the love these days...

So, it's no secret that I dig P.Pope's comics, and here's an image from a panel study thing I took part in for Destroy Comics, who is posting the entries daily. Some really inspired work, too.

You can read my post and see the original here.

-Jams

Daily lady

Lady fighters are pretty rad, cause they are ladies and they are tough. If there's two things I respect, it's ladies and toughness. and, apparently not grammar...

Anyway, Rin Nakai has a unique body and like to pose, so there are numerous shots of her from various angles, which is a great way to study. and, there's lots of fight footage, so I can see her in action. and I would definitely base a character on Rin, if for no other reason, she's really fun to draw.

Also, so are towers and yojimbo's.

In other news, shipped out my first copy of LFCv2, and boy did I doodle all over the package.

-Jams

sketchbooks and conventions

 Sketch pagies, some of this goes back to the summer, so I haven't dumped in a while. First off, Raboy studies for an issue of Master Comics I covered before Robert Goodin closed his awesome blog. See both versions here.

 Some condensed doobles, and the process by which I become Hibudon Kaiju, apparently.

 Some erotic studies, since, ya know, porn is so good for figure drawing. These are based on Riley Reid, although my favorite one is too cluttered by other drawings to get a proper scan of it, you'll just have to imagine how magnificent it is. Also, my first porn comic will be premiering soon.

and some wash experiments with Pope and Samehada, accompanied by some attitude donated by Tank Girl.

photo by Michelle Kanaar

In other news, I went to the NC Comicon last weekend, where I  met Bob Burden. Really nice fellow, I enjoyed chatting with him, and hearing his anecdotes about self-publishing back in the day. He's still going strong, and it's great to see amidst all the big name, corporate iconography, lots of people still interested in something small and off-kilter.

Anyway, it was my first time to a convention and I had a good time, so thanks to Turbo for the tickets, but I still wish he'd been able to attend. Thanks to Kanaar for support and photos, see the shots she took of cosplayers here.

More to come,

-Jams

daily

Nothing to say in particular, I've been scanning and editing all day, with more editing and maybe some printing and assembling to do later. Have a bunch of sketchies, doodulls, and rump-up and downers to post, but I'm going to space them out a little bit, in an attempt to avoid HUGE gaps of postlessness.

We'll get to the porn when I am feeling a bit classier.

So there,

-Jams

Dark of Artness

I was lucky enough to collaborate with El Roho on a mini called "Darkful," which he premiered two weeks ago at MICE. His pencils, my inks, telecommed all the way. His work is imaginative, and he has some of the freshest panel layouts I've seen. Really looking forward to possible future collaborations. Also, you can buy a pdf of the comic here.

I started working on the art right after moving to Durham, and rigged up a "light-box" using photo frames and lamps. I still prefer taping pages to the window, but I saw some overhead projectors today at a thrift shop, so I might invest in one. Ultimately, I need to build a lightbox. and a screen print set-up, and a darkroom...

Keep dreamin',
-Jam

Commissions

I added commission guidelines to the blog(after changing the address and title), so now you can tell me what to draw and pay for it easily. Check out my bigcartel for options.

Let me draw for you!

-Jams

Terry Daily

So, obviously been digging into the hardcover Caniff recently, and ended up with a Sakai(esque) Terry below. Which, is probably better than the jerry-curl Terry above. Maybe he should talk to Tintin about hair care.

Imagine a time when Terry and the Pirates appeared in your daily paper. Of course, there are several great comics appearing several times a week, which can be viewed without even having to leave the bed, but there are so few good adventure strips, much less in the newspapers. And, even fewer Caniff's out there.

-Jams

Ultra sketchy

Dipped back into a long-time obsession with this wash test. Feel like a color version is in the works at some point.

-Jams

Weird Page

A scene from a script. Been working on Capt. Weird for a bit, but this is his first real inked adventure.