josie!

so, every know and then i actually manage to draw something that i really dig (practically every drawing has at least a little "oh, i shoulda fixed that" in it... and more than a few end up in the trash... sorry, todd!)...

this is one of'm... of all the canson pieces i've done, i'd say this is my favorite... at least for now)...



and here's the revised color piece from the heroes con drawing...



oh, and with all the hubbub about bart allen this week, i will say i sure do miss the little guy ... but the bart from impulse, not kid flash or even the flash...

-c

gotta get at least one more in before july...

not much going on here, been a relatively quiet week recovering from heroes... so here's a coupla commissions.




as for tv, summer seasons are kicking in... after three episodes, i'll say i'm on board for "john from cincinnati"... "flight of the conchords" is a lot of bizarre fun... and "rescue me" is as good as ever.

oh, and the sox are back to double digits ahead of the yankees...

-c

back from heroes...

finally settling in after a longish weekend in charlotte for the 25th anniversary heroes convention (here's to 25 more, shelton!)...if you read 'ringo's blog ( www.mikewieringo.com ), you've probably already read his latest entry about the con, which pretty much sums it up. highlights were just hangin' with todd and mike... and the legendary nick cardy (who i'm proud to call a friend... not spending time with our fathers, we were able to share father's day with nick and had a great time hearing his stories). we sold quite a few copies of both trades and the con exclusive print and talked with lots of great folks who dig the 'haps as much as we do... and i did a buncha commissions (one of which i'll post below, courtesy of christian... thanks for the scan!)...



in all the hubbub, i did manage to lose an address for a jarek/koj commission i'm working on... so if ya read this billy (or one of your friends) drop me a line with yer address so i can get it out in the mail!

and before i went to charlotte, i also did this piece for my friend jill to give to keiran on father's day... (gotta love us nerd types)... and on that note, didja see the robot chicken star wars show? todd, mike and i were laughing our butts off in the hotel at a few bits.. (admiral ackbar cereal..."it's a trap!")



well, back to work.
-c

just a quick psot...

got a lot to do before johnny's birthday party this afternoon, but figured i'd post real quick...

first off, here's the colored version of the spider-man art for the heroes progam book (i'll have a few 8.5x11 prints for sale at the show)...definitely going for a more "illustration" feel (and would love to do more, we'll see)...



and here's one of the star wars 30th anniversay sketch cards i did for the upcoming topps set (and check out the rest of'm, kindly posted by keith over at at http://www.starwarssketchcards.com/ in the "star wars 30th anniversary" section... duh)... glad i didn't poke around the site before i did my cards (looks like some folks put a LOT of time into these "sketch" cards... more like full color illustrations... wow!), i never would've gotten done in the time i had...



and the sox've won the last 2 games (man, that was a tough hit to watch in the bottom of the ninth with only one out to go in schilling's game thursdya... tough break) and look like they've gotten back into hitting the ball last night (jd drew... wow!)...

i've got a bunch more commissions to post, so i figure i'll get one or two in before charlotte...

-c

heroes con

okay, so heroes con in charlotte is coming up quickly!

turns out this year's show is on the weekend of johnny's 3rd birthday, so we're having his party a week earlier (he's only 3, so it's not a big deal.. and heck, he has a party sooner)...i've been heading down to this show for years (only missed it 3 years ago when johnny was born... which was a pretty darn good reason) and always have a great time hanging out with friends like todd and mike (and WAY too many other to name... like you, mr. "can't be a booth boy since megan's gonna be there but we'll gladly keep you around " brian mulcahy) and talking with fans...

wanted to get a piece in the program book (and the theme was either silver surfer or spidey's black costume) so i came up with the one over the weekend...



besides that, i wrapped up my 100 sketch cards for the upcoming topps star wars 30 set (how could i say no?! i'll post'm later, i'm sure) as well as my latest dc licensing gig, so it's back to those commissions (thanks for being patient... oh, and if by some odd coincidence you're on the list and plan on being at heroes (robert?) lemme know if you want me to bring the piece and get it in person)...

we managed to get out and see knocked up this weekend as well (i absolutely loved it - but ithen again, i thought freaks and geeks was the best tv show in years ... trish, not as much) and got to watch some of the sox-yankees series (even losing 2, boston's still got a healthy lead )...

if you're a comics fan and reading this, i'm sure you check out ringo's blog... and WOW, is that new set-up sweet (makes me wanna redo my sitre... someday)...

well, back to work on this rainy monday morning...

-c