Friggin' Incredible.

Who doesn't love a little Pixar, eh?

-Rob!

Whoa.

Random panels from the Teddy Scares Vol.2 story I'm doing at the moment. More of that filthier, grungier coloring style I'm playing with.

San Diego Comicon went extremely well. I've got a lot to talk about, but I think instead of talking about it, I'm just gonna wait until I can show you.

;)

-Rob!

SDCC....Here we go.

A test image for this children's book I'm being commissioned for. Fun stuff. I'm working on reducing my dependency on technology, so all of this is ink wash and pen. Always a good exercise when Ctrl-Z isn't handy...

The mad rush toward SDCC is well underway. I'll be flying out Wednesday morning, so wish me luck! And I'll be sure to post an update of all the convention goings-on when I get back.

Unless it goes badly. In which case, my update will be posted in the form of cyber-tears on drawing board.

;)

-Rob!

Oh my God. He's even got a Watermark.

Last year, I made new business cards for the San Diego Comicon madness. And for the last week, I've been debating whether or not I should make a new one. I mean, using the same card for the same con twice...no big deal, right?

Well...I tried to fight it, but I couldn't resist. Whipped these up from scratch this morning, and just ordered them, rush delivery for the con. Here's hoping they come out all right.

And yeah, this is for a side project I've been developing in my free time. If you can squint hard enough, you might even see the title. Up top is the front, and below is the card back. Or does it even matter?

Peace,
Rob!

Keep your Pimp Hand Ready.

Some concept art for something in development. Why not, eh?

-Rob!

Moving on.

Newsarama has a nice little write-up on the fate of the Tokyopop Manga Pilot Program that's been under fire for the last couple months. Of course, writer Brandon Jerwa and I were a part of said program, but after all the instability the company's been experiencing lately, we felt it was best to move our creation, Jason Mason, elsewhere. We're shopping it around at a few different comic and book publishers, and things are looking ripe.

For all the hellfire Tokyopop's taken lately, I can't say our experience with the company was a negative one. We entered into the Pilot Program with a simple plan to test the waters, and if things fell flat with T-Pop, there was still an out contractually where we could take our project elsewhere. And honestly, getting out was an easy thing to do. We took a chance, and now we're moving forward.

Here's to all the guys who didn't land as softly. Namely, good luck to all the editors, including ours, Paul Morrissey.

-Rob

I got Class.

Just got back from St. Charles and St. Tammany parishes, where I hosted a few comic classes for some unsuspecting kids. It was a blast. I covered a few of the basic processes (working from script, thumbnails, pencils and even a little Photoshop), and a few basic drawing exercises.

Man... I would've killed to have something like this when I was a kid. I swear, these kids today get all the best toys.

Peace,
Rob!