ORGAN GRINDER Trade Paperback Collection!

This year at the 2017 Emerald City Comic Con, 7th Wave comics will release The Organ Grinder Trade paperback.

This is super exciting for me, as its the first time that over 100 pages of my artwork will be available in the same book!

The book collects the Luke Donkersloot written Organ Grinder pages that appeared in the Undertow issues #1-6, plus all the covers and pin ups that have been published. Its kinda like an Omnibus edition for all things 'OG'! (and it also includes a NEW 16 page story with inks by Pat Davidson!)

The book will be available online after ECCC and I'll have copies available at my artist alley spot at shows I'm attending later this year. (Calgary Expo, Fan Expo, etc)

I'm also attending the Emerald City Comic Con for the launch, signing and sketching (defacing?) copies of the Book.  Come by the 7th Wave Comic's booth and say hello!

Organ Grinder trade paperback...coming soon!

The Organ Grinder story that I do with the 7th wave folks for the Undertow comics is getting its own trade paperback this year. It will collect the first 5 issues (maybe 6!) and also include a new 16 page story featuring Jeremiah and Moses, his faithful chain smoking monkey partner. 

More details in the month ahead, but for now...here is a quick look

Undertow 6 cover

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

Undertow #6 - 4 page preview

Undertow #6 is ready for launch. The supernatural western feature called the “Organ Grinder” continues in UNDERTOW #6 which will launch at Emerald City Comic Con  

This issue has 2 other stories featuring the talents of David Cutler, and "Fearless" Fred Kennedy with Ryan Howe on art duties.


Here is a 4 page preview of the Organ Grinder ...

This comic is available at the 7th Wave publishing website .

Please have a look and pick up a copy from the 7th wave booth at ECCC in Seattle, the website, or me directly at Calgary fan Expo ! 

2015 - Year End round up

Its that time again...stats for 2015 are:

3 comics published this year.
 Undertow #5 , Frogman #3 and Looking for Group #6 (alternate cover)


1 Trade Paperback .
Frogman has been collected into a TPB, and issue #3 is in there.

3 new prints, and many commissions (my personal record!) done.


I joined my first studio environment ( RAID! ) and love it. I'm  learning lots from the talented folks that I work with there....like how to REALLY use my Cintiq and work digitally.  

In 2015 I also did a LOT of comic-cons. I don't post them here  as they are too time sensitive.( I always mention them on my twitter and Facebook page.) It looks like I did 13 this year, including my first visit to New York Comic Con -that was the highlight for me for sure.

Looking back now, I realize I did WAY too many conventions. All the travel and the way it seems to interrupt my momentum with drawing pages was a real learning curve for me. As much as I love meeting the fans, I'm going to really scale back my convention appearances this year, probably doing 5 at the most.  

My goal now is to be very consistent with flowing put new pages, and getting better connected with Marvel, DC and other mainstream American publishers to (hopefully!) have more comics in the comic shops and hopefully pick a few new fans here and there.

A big THANK YOU to all those who have helped and supported me this year...you all know who you are!!

Happy 2016 to all.

You can't keep a one-armed cursed gunfighter down for long!

The next issue of Undertow from 7th wave comics is now coming together, and that means Jeremiah and Moses (his chain smoking monkey!) will saddle up again soon.

Here's a preview:

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.

Undertow #5 - 5 page preview

Jeremiah and Moses the monkey saddle up in the old west once again! The supernatural western feature called the “Organ Grinder” continues in UNDERTOW #5 which will launch at Emerald City Comic Con  
at the end of March.

Here's a sneak-peek ....
 

This issue also features the terrific talent of Adam Gorham on another story in the book, “the Forgetting” AND...Adam is also the artist for that sweet front cover up above.

This comic is available at the 7th Wave publishing website .

Please have a look and pick up a copy from the 7th wave booth at ECCC in Seattle, the website, or me directly at Calgary fan Expo ! 

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!

IN Store signings for Undertow - April 9th,16th & May 14th

Adam Gorham and myself will be doing in store signings for the new release of Undertow #4

We'll be at the Silver Snail Wednesday April 9th from 6-9

Then we'll be at Stadium Comics on April 16th from 6-9

And last - but not least! We'll be at Paradise comics on May 14th from 6-9

Come on out and get one signed!

Undertow 4 – 5 page preview!

It’s time once again for Jeremiah and Moses the monkey to saddle up in the old west. They continue their adventures in the supernatural western feature - the “Organ Grinder” -in UNDERTOW comics.  UNDERTOW Issue #4 is complete and ready for launch at Emerald City Comic Con  .

Here's a peek of some of the story inside.

This issue also features the terrific talent of Adam Gorham on the OTHER story in the book, “the Forgetting” .

In other cool news, 7th Wave publishing now has a nifty new website where you can stay current with all the latest, and purchase comics!

In even MORE cool news, we have now sold out of the print runs of issue #1 and #2, and have a second printing of issue #2 which has this cover from Greg Harms.

Please have a look and grab this creepy/cool book from the 7th wave booth at ECCC in Seattle, the website, or me directly at Calgary fan Expo!

Interior pages from other issues can be found by clicking here for #2, and right here for #3

Get caught in the Undertow! 

Undertow Comic interview in Self Publisher Magazine #69

The good folks at Self Publisher magazine recently did a nice 4 page article/interview with Luke and I regarding the Undertow as well as life and issues for a small publisher.

Luke Donkersloot, the writer and publisher at 7th Wave comics did most of the heavy lifting, but I pushed past my natural shyness (!) and spoke up a bit too. The download of this magazine is free (FREE!) and available here at this link.  SELF PUBLISHER #69

We are hard at work on Undertow issue #4 and I'm back doing the 'Organ Grinder' part of the comic. I'm once again joined by Adam Gorham on the 'Forgetting' also contained within. Its set to be released at ECCC next March and will be available at comics shops and the 7th wave website shortly after that.

Page 4 will probably look a little like the image below, but with words and stuff. Writers always seem to want to add them. ;-)

Undertow issue 4-'Organ Grinder' panels from page 4

Fan Expo 2013 - free Deadpool Print!

I'm happy to be in artist alley (4th year running!) at Fan Expo next week starting on Thursday.  Hours, dates  and details can be found on the Fan Expo Canada website right here.  

***Update - I'm at spot P-41 in artist alley **

I'll have prints, including a new FREE (for a tweet!) 11x17 black and white Deadpool and Hit Monkey Print. Its an homage to those old Hostess Twinkie ads. This one in particular:

All you need to do is tweet this link and/or the image with #deadpool and make sure you put it @gibsonquarter so I'll see it. Then just pick it up from me at FanExpo! Easy, huh? I'm trying this little social media experiment out, so we'll see what happens! I have limited copies & once they are gone, it's over. So...if you want one, don't wait too long. ;-) One per person, and I'll gladly sign it when you pick it up.

I'll have a few other prints for sale at the table too.

I'll also have the following COMICS:

Undertow #1 (2nd printing)
Undertow #2
Undertow #3 (it's new!)

Monstrosity #1 (see post below)

Professor Elemental #2

I also have a VERY few copies of Heroes of the North Omnibus #2

I'm always happy to sign anything that I've done work in, so please stop by next week! I've not heard of my exact spot in artist alley yet, but I'll update it here also tweet it out once I know.

See you at Fan Expo!

Appearing at Calgary Expo April 26th, 27th and 28th , 2013

Calgary Expo is totally sold out, and it’s not even open for another week!! These cons are getting bigger and badder all the time.

I'll be attending the Calgary Expo again this year. I’ll be in artist alley at table P 12  - on April 26^th, 27^th and 28^th 2013.

I  LOVE the Calgary show and have now gone for 3 years running. This year’s show will be extra special for me, as I’m finally getting a chance to reconnect with Alan Grant!  We plan to talk about more War on Drugs,  Johnny K. and maybe even something new. I’ve recently been forwarded two ‘lost’  W.O.D. scripts which I’ve yet to do art for,  so Johnny K.  may yet be resurrected...
For those that CAN get in, please stop by table P-12 and say “Hi”. I’m bring along all issues  (#1, #2, and the new #3)  of Undertow ,  sketch covers,  prints –including the New Deadpool one and issues of the Heroes of the North!

Now... off to get some more sketch covers ready for the show! 

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.

Coming soon...

Undertow #3!

2012 -year end round up!

I'm a little late on this one... I'll be more timely and try for a Jan 1st post next year. ;-)

In reflecting on 2012 and doing some more fact checking, this is what went down. It should be noted that I don’t really suspect that this will be overwhelmingly interesting to most folks, but I do it mostly to help keep myself organized and on track. It’s interesting to me to see all that I’ve accomplished in 12 months by clicking on the first blog post every January!

So with out further ado… I had work in 3 comics and 1 comic magazine published this year. Specifically that’s Undertow #2,  One and Done, and Heroes of the North –Omnibus #2 , as well as contributing a cover and interior art to Futurequake.

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: New Orleans, Calgary, Toronto and Leeds in England.  

As it stands now, I plan to keep just as busy this year! Work is under way for more Heroes of the North  (with inks by Guillermo Ortego) and the soon-to-be-blogged-about release of Undertow issue #3.  Watch for details on that, and my next American Convention appearance here soon.

Cheers!  

Undertow and the Organ Grinder update...

I'm currently hard at work on the 3rd issue of Undertow. The folks at 7th Wave have been super patient while I slotted in other works (Heroes of the North!) but now, it wont be long before the Organ Grinder and his chain smoking monkey ride again. We will pick up right from the crazy cliffhanger that was the end of issue #2....

The best news is issue #3 will have the talented and super nice Adam Gorham on pencils for 'The Forgetting', which is the other story in the book. Yep. Adam fucking Gorham. Booya!

More good news is that the print run for ISSUE #1 is almost sold out! So, we are going to a 2nd printing of issue #1!  Check back soon for details, including a possible peek at the art Ty Templeton contributed to the reprint...how cool is that?!?

Here is a page of older unpublished art featuring the Organ Grinder, kindly colored by Owen Watts. Any colorists looking for high rez scans to practice with, just hit me up...I'll see what I can dig up.

UNDERTOW #2 - 5 Preview pages

In a little over a one week, Undertow #2 will be out. It's launching at the Undertow/7th Wave booth Jan 28th and 29th at Wizardworld Con in New Orleans. After Feb 1st it'll be available online here.

The book will be black and white once again and thirty-two pages featuring two stories: THE FORGETTING illustrated by Jonathan A. Rector and Greg Harms, and THE ORGAN-GRINDER illustrated by me. Both stories are written by Luke Donkersloot.

So, whats it all about? My short answer is: a one armed gunfighter, his chain smoking monkey and a mysterious cursed organ he can't destroy.

Fortunately for me, I have acess to a much better description: "A one-armed man travels over the blasted plain of the old west with only his monkey Moses to offer him company. Few ever take the time to ponder why Jeremiah walks around with an organ box strapped over one shoulder. It certainly hasn't been bringing him any luck of late.

Despite mounting obstacles, it’s been years since Jeremiah was forced to pick up a gun to defend himself. But marauders in the unsuspecting town of Rioda, Montana are about to push the “cripple” one step too far. The deep dark secret of the organ-grinder is close to being released. You'd best cover your ears as that old tune begins to play. "

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