Undertow 6 cover

I forgot to show the cover in my last post...this is what the cover to the Undertow #6 looks like!

Art Blast April - Deadpool

Without question, this is the popular image I've ever drawn.
Great inks from Guillermo once again.

Art Blast April - Undertow #3 cover

Continuing along with art that I'm really fond of, brings up the Cover to Undertow #3 today.

This was inked by Guillermo Ortego, and colored by Greg Harms. 

The Organ Grinder feature in the Undertow is an ongoing story that has been in issues #1thru #5. A five page preview can be found here, and you can order them all (physical issues or download on Comixology)  by moseying on over to the 7th wave publishing website here.

Art Blast April - Judge Dredd

April marks the 6th Birthday of this blog. In order to celebrate, and save folks having to go though all those old posts, I decided to have an 'art blast April' here on the blog! My goal here is to bring recent viewers and twitter folks some of my favorite pieces of art that I've done over the years. I'll update this every few days for the month of April...I hope you enjoy.

First up is a Judge Dredd piece that I did with inker extraordinaire Guillermo Ortego.

 
It was colored by Guillem Mari, whose colors look amazing once printed. (they look pretty awesome to me her too, dont get me wrong!)

Working on a Judge Dredd Story for Rebellion remains one of my career goals. Its definitely on my bucket list

Upcoming comic work...

I've been keeping busy working away on the new issue of Undertow - (number 5!), as well as pages for ANOTHER Heroes of the North trade paperback.  Both of these books will be released early next year.  

Here's a sneak peek:

This is good time to remind you that back issues of Undertow are available for order from the main website - http://7thwavecomics.com/

Undertow covers #1-3 plus 2nd printing covers

Also, Heroes of the North have some nice new Trade paperbacks available from their website . They collect a number of pages that I've worked on with Guillermo Ortego. You can order one from them directly, or you can grab one from me by getting in touch ( twitter works great for that) , or see me at a con while supplies last!

Heroes of the North - Legacies

In early July, Heroes of the North - Legacies will be available. I'm not 100% such which stories will be in there, but I know there are a number of 'em I've drawn that are just waiting to be published. Here is the cover and description of the book, taken from the HON website. They are available from their site, or from me directly at conventions while supplies last.

 



Our 120 page trade paperback featuring never before seen stories that make the bridge between Season One and Two is coming out in June! Featuring stories by Yann & Michel Brouillette, Jean Marquis and Christian Viel, with art by a slew of Canadian talents including Andre St-Amour, Gibson Quarter, Zach Fischer, Geof Isherwood and many more! Cover by Patrick Hénaff with a foreword by Ty Templeton.

Free Comic Book Day- ORGAN GRINDER #1 special edition and Signing

Bursting from the pages of Undertow, There will limited quantities of ORGAN GRINDER #1 for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at select comic shops in Toronto and Seattle!

Featuring pin ups from Guillermo Ortego, Adam Gorham Shane Amato Christopher Yao Greg Harms and others, it collects the continuing story of the Organ Grinder himself -Jeremiah- and his chain smoking side kick Moses the monkey from issue #1 and 2 of Undertow.

I'll be at Second Chance Collectibles comic shop on May 3rd for free comic day, so come by 39 King George Rd. Brantford and grab one for yourself!

Harley Quinn

Here's a new print I'll have ready for the Calgary Expo later this month.

Swing on by to my NEW table spot at X 03 in the main exhibitor hall during the show and have a look.

Inks by Guillermo Ortego, and colors by Jamie Grant. 

2013 - Year end round up

Holy smokes! Another YEAR has gone by?!?!  Yikes.

When it comes to published work in 2013, here's what went down. This is work I've put out into the big wide the world the last 12 months.

 I saddled up with more 'Organ Grinder' adventures in UNDERTOW #3, got to draw up the chap-hop rapper himself in PROFESSOR ELEMENTAL #2 . I had some pages in MONSTROSITY #2 with Fearless Fred, and pinned-up Kill Shakespeare in the TIDE OF BLOOD trade paperback. I got my Canadian Super-heroes on with HEROES OF THE NORTH: CODA. 

Lastly, work from way back in the day ( James Bong anyone?) was published in the spliffy GANJAMAN #3

I also got to drop down to the Gutters again , and still hung out (and posted more!) on twitter. ( @Gibsonquarter  )    I was international in my appearances this year, and attended Comic Cons in: Seattle, Calgary and Toronto.  

There is no rest for my drawing board in 2014. Work is 'in the can' for more Heroes of the North  (with inks by Guillermo Ortego) and the soon-to-be-blogged-about release of Undertow issue #4.  Watch for details on that, and my ECC Convention appearance here soon.

Cheers and Happy new year to all! 

DEADPOOL - Kitchen Sink!

This one is my next Deadpool print, after the last one which folks seem to like.

Hope this one gets the same amount of love!

Inks - Guillermo Ortego and Keiren Smith on the colors

 

Undertow #3 - 5 page preview

I'm happy to report that UNDERTOW #3 is set and ready for it's release at Emerald city Comic-con on March 1st! Its also available to order (along with issue #1 and #2) right now at the 7th wave website. It's been a while since the cliffhanger ending of  the Organ Ginder story from issue #2, and we pick it up right from there. This issue also marks the start of Adam Gorham's stellar art work on the other story in this comic "The Forgetting". 

Here's a 5 page preview of what you can expect. I'm inking myself on this one, but Guillermo Ortego helped out on the cover, which was wonderfully colored up by Greg Harms. (Technically its a 6 page preview with a cover too...but I'm an artist Dammit! Math might not be my thing.)

This will also be available at local Toronto comic stores the week of March 13th, 2013. Adam and I will be possibly be doing some in store signings too. I'll update it via twitter when they happen.

If you'd like to check out more, there's a 5 page preview from issue #2 over here. ;-)

I'll be at the Emerald city con for the launch at the 7th Wave booth. Its booth #2403,  so come and get it signed!  Anyone who mentions that they saw the 5 page preview will get a free head sketch of Moses -my favorite chain smoking monkey from Undertow.

If you cant make it- please order your copy direct from Luke at the 7th wave website.

Heroes of the North : CODA

A quick follow up to my last post…Thought Bubble was a great con, and a fantastic time! I was able to reconnect with many old friends and make a bunch of new ones - including Guillermo. Thought Bubble is highly recommended. Heck, Deadpool even got engaged there!  


Next up, please keep an eye out for Heroes of the North : CODA now available for pre-order from Ardden Entertainment. I have 2 short stories in this one, both inked by Guillermo Ortego and colored by Keiren Smith. Pre-order details available at this link. 

Here’s a little sneak peek:

 

Judge Dredd !

I'll be bringing this print along to THOUGHT BUBBLE in Leeds next weekend. (See post below)

It was inked by Guillermo Ortego , and Colored (amazingly IMHO!) by Guillem Mari....who's website I highly recommend you check out.

Come by and get one signed!

Thought Bubble 2012 in Leeds!

 

 
I'm going to be attending THOUGHT BUBBLE in the UK in a few short weeks. This looks to be a great comic-con,  or 'Comic Art Festival' as its called over in Europe. Soooo proper those Brits, eh?

There are lots of great folks signed on to be there, Yanick Paquette, Mark Waid, Skottie Young, Cameron Stewart, Rufus Dayglo, Phil Noto, Rob Williams, Gary Erskine...and many more.

The thing I'm most looking forward to is meeting in person, one of my artistic partners in Crime, and inker extraordinaire - Guillermo Ortego.

Sarah and the folks organizing Thought Bubble, have very kindly set us up at tables #84 and 85 right  beside each other so we can chat to fans and each other.  I foresee many tales about Heroes of the North! We will have a few copies of the comic available, and will sign them accordingly. We'll be in the Royal Armouries Hall...map link available- right here.
 

Heroes of the North -webcomic link

The Heroes of the North comic referenced in my last post is now up! Click right here to check it out.

The first few pages were inked by me, then Guillermo Ortego came in to do the last few pages. It was colored by Keiren Smith.

I'll be doing more with these hereos, so I hope you enjoy it. Have a click, check it out, and please drop a rating/comment over there while you are at it.

Cheers!

Heroes of the North Comic

Next up for me is a comic for Heroes of the North, which ties into the videos and web series that they have. I highly recommend you check them out over here!

I've drawn a story with the hero 8-Ball and Black Terror. The comic will be online shortly (free!) and then available in a print version. The print version will be released in a few months once its collected into the next heroes of the North Omnibus.

In the meanwhile, here's some art to tide you over..the second page is inked up by my partner in crime Guillermo Ortego who inked up the last few pages of the story. Deviant art will allow for  closer look.

Once it goes online I'll be sure to mention it here, and on my twitter feed.

Cheers!

Breaking Bad with DEADPOOL !

I've been meaning to draft up a few new superhero prints for a while, but interior comic work has kept me VERY busy. I finally found some time to get to a request to draw Deadpool.

At the last Montreal con, a fan asked if I had any DEADPOOL art. I told her I could draw one up, and she requested that I "please put some tacos in it". Apparently Deadpool loves tacos. (who knew?) She showed me a Deadpool comic (issue #14 I think) where he's fighting while trying to eat tacos, and her request stayed wih me. So here you go Montreal fan, a nod to my favorite T.V show, and a print inspired by your request.

This print was inked (wonderfully!) by Guillermo Ortego and colored (wonderfully!)by my long time colorist Keiren Smith.

So yes, I do take requests! ;-)

Teuton pin up with inker Guillermo Ortego

Guillermo Ortego is an awesome inker. He's currently inking up the X-Factor books over at Marvel. He inks Emanuela Lupacchino's lovely pencils, and I'm a big fan of their work together. Here is a sample of their X Factor original art.

Nice work, eh?

To make a long story short... Luckily for me, Guillermo wanted to work on some of my pencils, and our schedules finally alligned. We recently jammed on a pin up for the Teuton Trade paperback for Bix Sexy Comics. It looks like this:

Teuton is a labor of love, You can tell when you read it...if you like 'Game of Thrones' then this book is for you! It's drawn by Adam Gorham and written by local D.J./T.V. personality and all around nice guy, 'Fearless' Fred Kennedy...It was officially launched at Fan Expo a few weeks ago, and is now availabe to order right here.

Guillermo and I plan to work together again soon. I kinda feel like he got ripped off a bit, as he likes the angular 'sharp' kind of look to my work, and I went off and drew the most soft and curvey drawing I've done in a while. (Sorry G, I'll make it up to you on the next one!) I'll be sure to draw up a hardcore Batman or Deadpool for him to ink one of these days soon...

Cheers