marvel superheroes 19 cover... start to finish

so, in my attempt to keep this blog a bit more up to date (and post the stuff i show on Facebook as well), here's an alternate cover for for MARVEL SUPERHEROES 19 (an international magazine i've been lucky enough to do covers for over the last year or so) from sketches through pencils to inks then colors (by john rauch, who's killing it on "invincible" these days!)

i'll be getting a gallery of this magazine art together at some point (as well as adding the covers in the slowly building "art for sale "section here on the site... http://www.craigrousseau.com/sketches-for-sale!,58.html)


-c
(in the drawing board queue now-  haps - danger down under 4, kyrra chapter 3, cover for MSH 24... and a few other things)

avengers: earth's mightiest sample...

alrighty, i'm gonna make an effort to update here as well as facebook (and REALLY need to update the galleries... months of stuff i haven't posted here.. d'oh.)

here's a quick sample sketch i did for "avengers: earth mightiest heroes" comic story from earlier this year (had fun with the sketch, but had to rush the story - and it shows in the finished art - in issue 6, btw...)

-c

it's algebraic!

... figured it was time for even a quick update... here's the exclusive cover i did for cards, comics and collectibles in maryland.

(does anybody still come here for art... or have you found my updates on Facebook?)

future boy

another (as always) GREAT heroescon show in charlotte this year... besides getting to promote the next upcoming arc of the 'haps starting in OCTOBER, we also had a preview book of short stories from our new online venture ARTIST ALLEY COMICS (available free for download at the site)... 

i'll blog more about AAC (and more haps ) real soon when i can get up for air... 

plenty to do these days (more marvel magazine covers, 'haps, kyrra, more)... so little time (school's OUT for the summer) ... soooooo, a quick post with a pre-show commission i managed to get done - legion's braniac.

we'll talk tv, movies, music and more real soon, honest...

-c

gallery neglect...

so, realizing it's been AGES since i've really updated any part on the website (or the website, for that matter)... gotta get better about it (i've been adding stuff on Facebook and not getting it onto the blog or in a gallery)...

check out the gallery for a new section about marvel magazine art (the first issue just hit shelves last week... and it's been a blast doing some covers and hero profiles and more...)

plenty to post about in the very near future - disney marvel storybooks, the new perhapanauts arc coming up, and the new digital venture at artist alley comics... tv, music, comics, and how much the avengers rocked!

but now, back to work.

-c

iron man baddies!

so, besides all the work i've been doing for disney press' marvel books and my creator owned stuff, i've been lucky enough to do some fun marvel "hero profile" pages for a marvel magazine (which, sadly,  is currently only available overseas - sad because it'd be perfect for the boy and his friends)... besides a full page splash illo, each profile has some villain profiles... and drawing them is as much fun as drawing the main figure... first up, iron man bad guys (and a few other inset images from the spread)... i'll post the other art during the week.

(after the the 4 issue iron man: armor wars mini, the iron man origin storybook, 2 smaller storybooks out later this years and dozens of toolkit drawings, i'm getting pretty comfortable with ol' shell head... )
-c

ff sketch cover commission

don't get a chance to do many color pieces like this, had fun...

work is WELL underway on the next 'haps arc, as well as a few other plates i'm spinning...

-c

world's future finest

always have a blast drawing terry (and clark)... another pmc sketch down!

another PMC sketch!

wow, closing on two months without a post?! whew...

even though there's not much to show here, i've been PLENTY busy with work on disney/marvel storybook material, continuing work for some fun marvel magazines (available only overseas, sadly), a custom comic (which i should be able to talk about soon, i imagine) and more...

BUT i did manage to get another "thank you!" sketch done... (and with any luck, the rest in the next week or so)...

-c (managing to get through plenty of "doctor who" on netflix and couldn't be happier that "justified" is back on fx)

elementary, watson - it's another pmc thank you

title says it all... (at this rate, i'll have my "thank you sketches" done by the next PMC...d'oh!)

-c

kida!

realized i hadn't posted this one from the baltimore con... my pal robert (on the sage advice of his niece) has got a sketch theme of disney princesses... and one of the more obscure choices he presented me with was from "atlantis" and i couldn't say no! (i've already told him jane from "tarzan" is next - his niece added her to the list since she's with tarzan, king of the jungle, so it's kinda like being a princess, right?)

hope everybody had a swell halloween (and now, back to work!)
-c

first of the pmc sketches

work's crazy busy, so it's another quick one...

finally getting a chance to get to the "thank you" sketches for the PMC donations (i haven't forgotten, honest!)...

-c

invincible iron man!

so, since the book is coming out next week (check the amazon link), i figure it's safe to talk about what's been keeping me soooo busy these last few months... marvel storybooks for disney press!

disney press has gotten into the marvel superhero storybook business with its very own "marvel press" imprint... the first book i worked on was the 48 page hardcover "the invincible iron man: an origin story" written by rich thomas with art by me and hi-fi design. all the artwork i've done has been pencil art, digitally painted by the fine folks at hi-fi design... mighty fun stuff i'm glad to be a part of (and it's stuff i know i can share with my kids and their classmates and friends)...

i'm sure i'll have more to post soon... but in the meantime, here's iron man!

if you're at the NY comic con next week, i'll be at the disney press panel sunday at noon (and signing at the booth later on sunday)... stop by and say "hey!")

doom!

another baltimore commission...
-c

real quick batman beyond sketch

busy working away on stuff i can't show yet, so... here's a quick sketch for a charity auction (always fun revisiting batman beyond in MY style and donate to a good cause... and probably the only way i'll get to draw a dc character anytime soon) 

-c

pmc print... in hellasweet color!

so, my new pal lawrence basso really knocked it outta at the park on this one (you might remember his sweet colors on my avengers 1 homage and the promo stuff i've done for kyrra with rich woodall)...

everyone who made a generous donation of $25 or more to my PMC ride will be getting this one in the mail (along with sketches for folks who made even more generous donations... i'm still getting in touch... haven't forgotten, just swamped with work)...

speaking of work, plugging away on the haps motion comic and the next arc, due out starting in january 2012...!

-c

baltimore in the rear view... next up, detroit!

had another GREAT show in baltimore last weekend (as always, BIG thanks to mark, brad and the rest of the crew!) this 2 day show seems to roll by SOOOO quickly, and this year with family (and in-laws) in tow, it seemed even quicker (well, not the 8+ hour drive, but...)

todd and i sold out of the 'haps trades we brought and put a BIG dent into the new shipment of tees (soon to be available at the haps webstore) ... didn't get to see much (or many folks) with my head down as i sketched all weekend... waiting for a few scans of the color pieces, but in the meantime, here's one of the pre-show pickups!

getting back on track with work and whatnot (wooohoo, the boy starts SECOND GRADE next week!), re-watching "sons of anarchy" and listening to the new fountains of wayne and they might be giants over and over...

i'll post later this week with the suh-weet lawrence basso colored version of the pmc print (and getting in touch with generous donors as well)...

-c

quidditch!

first off, the PMC was a great day and a great ride and i'm thankful for all the support of family, friends and everyone else... managed to raise a good chunk of money directly for the dana farber jimmy fund to help find a cure for cancer, so THANK YOU! if you made a donation and i haven't gotten in touch yet, expect an email in the next week or so about a sketch request... (got a few more than i hoped, so it'll take a while to get through on top of work!)

the baltimore comic con is JUST around the corner this weekend... one of my absolute favorite shows and i can't wait to head down and spend with fans, family, and friends... one friend who's been waiting SO patiently for a drawing in trade is none other than david (mouse guard) petersen... after giving me not ONE, but TWO sweet harry potter themes sketches (and by sketches, i mean beautiful illustrations), i promised david a quidditch drawing... years ago. figured i HAD to get it done before seeing him and julia this weekend so... (granted, this is just the line art - i'm also gonna do a finished canson paper piece to go with it...)

back to work (got a few commissions to finish before heading down south... and plenty of "real" work on my plate)!

see you in baltimore,

-c

pmc donation print all inked up!

well, been mighty busy since my last post 3 weeks ago... wrapped up the "jim henson's storyteller" story with ron marz, working on the haps motion comic, and got around to inking this piece... (which, if you read my last blog post, you'll know is going to be all colored up and given as a thank you for folks who donate $25 or more to my PMC ride.... love to post more, but i gotta get out for a training bike ride!


http://www.pmc.org/profile/CR0137

pan mass challenge 2011

this august 6th, i'll be riding my bike with trish* (along with thousands of others) in the pan mass challenge, 84 miles from wellesley, ma to bourne, ma... this 2 day bike-a-thon event raises more money for charity than any other in the country, 100% of which goes to the jimmy fund and dana farber cancer institute.

simply put, cancer sucks.... and i'm hoping you can help me raise money to fight it.

since i don't work in an office or have a "real" job with fellow employees, i'm asking YOU to help me raise that money and make a donation...

but one of the perks of MY job is the stuff i make... and i figure, if you can help me out, i'd like to return the favor...
-every donation made gets you a free, signed comic.
-any donation over $25 gets you an EXCLUSIVE free choopie print (still in the works, but that's the pre-lim above)
-any donation of $50, i throw in a free headsketch (your choice)
-any donation of $100 or more, a free full figure b/w sketch (your choice)...
-and $150 or more gets you the free sketch AND a page from a recent marvel project (my pick)

anything higher than that, we'll talk ... and here's the link to my rider profile page:


http://www.pmc.org/profile/CR0137

here's hoping you can help me out and raise some money for a great cause.

-c