Season's greetings!

Wishing you and yours all the best for this holiday season!

Festive colors on this are by 'Terrific' Tom Berry.

ROZA & 'Total Fear'

Curt Sibling makes great comics called TOTAL FEAR, and has for a while. He is finally releasing a hardcover collection, and I'm happy to help him out.

Here is a new drawing of ROZA for the collection, along with one I did a while ago for an older issue of Total Fear. It was colored by Curt.

Ask an Artist on the 11th! - A3on11 - HOW do you train your writer?

It’s hard for me to believe it, but its been exactly 12 months since I started ‘A3on11’ last November. Back then I committed to doing it for a year, and this installment fulfills that commitment. I'm starting to feel that posting ‘A3on11’ every month is a bit excessive...add that to the fact that I'm a SLOW typist, and it will go bi-monthly from here on out.

Without further ado, here is this month's question:

How do you "train your writer" to think in your style while giving their work proper respect?

Hmmm... this is a good one. I'm not sure I've 'trained' many writers, but I sure have made lots of suggestions, and I always respect their work.

When it comes to writers, I like to work with ones that are flexible and looking to partner with the artist on the project to get the best results. Respect is a 2 way street after all.

First up, I look to see what the STORY is that they are looking to tell, then I look to make it as visually cool as I possibly can WITHOUT changing the story. This means I will sometimes mess around with things like (but not limited to!):
changing the number of panels for pacing reasons, zooming in and out for close up/long shots, finding or creating action/emotion somewhere on the page, and generally cranking (cartooning!) up the levels on the page.

If I could 'train' other writers, here's a couple of points I'd recommend you consider.

1-Let your artist breathe his own life into the work, by leaving some areas less specific. Tell me you want the scene set in a "futuristic high tech control room" of a ship which I can design, instead of one that is "exactly like the battleship in Empire Strikes Back".

2- give your artist emotional context. Don't ask me to draw a 'dark room', if what you want is a 'creepy, sinister dark room'! I will draw those 2 descriptions VERY differently.

3-If something mentioned in the script is important later (or will be) tell your artist upfront! If that motorcycle in a street scene is the same one the hero is going to race away on in 3 pages, or next issue, let me know! I'll then draw it prominently enough to make it noticeable when people look back to make sure it really was there all along.

4-PLEASE! Don’t be afraid to leave some panels with NO dialogue. 'Nuff said.

5-Leave some pages lighter on panel count. This is a personal preference of mine. Look at your favorite Marvel or DC comic lately, 3-4 panels seems like more the norm now than 8 panels a page...and I'm happy about that!

I found this question to be a challenging one, so I hope I have answered it and helped writers looking to write for comic artists some new ideas.

Previous month's 'ask an artist' articles can be found over here : A3on11

Remember, I’ll be answering any questions you ask on the 11th of every month right here. Questions can range from very basic ones about general art creation and processes, to very technical comic creation ones. To shoot me a question, TWITTER it to me @gibsonquarter , email me : gibsonquarter27@yahoo.com , ask me on Facebook, or throw it in the comments section here. What I talk about just depends on what gets asked!

Deviant Art? Why yes, I do.

I've noticed that based on page hits, many more people come here to this blog rather than my deviantart page .

Just in case you were not aware, I keep loads of art over at my DA site too. If you are so inclined, please check it out!

Ask an Artist on the 11th! - A3on11 - What now?

Today’s question is an easy one: What are you working on now?

Right now I’m finishing up 16 pages of The Organ Grinder for Undertow #2. (Details on Undertow #1 can be found right here) Undertow #2 is set to be launched at the Wizard New Orleans con which I’ll be attending on January 28 and 29, 2011.

I’m also doing another cover and feature for the good folks at Futurequake. This one ties into the Olympics, with aliens added.

Lastly, (at the risk of jinxing it!) I’m very near a cool #1 issue for a North American publisher. I can’t say anything more than that yet, but hopefully by mid November I can chat all about it.

Until next time, here’s a page of art for Undertow #2.

Previous month's 'ask an artist' articles can be found over here : A3on11

Remember, I’ll be answering any questions you ask on the 11th of every month right here. Questions can range from very basic ones about general art creation and processes, to very technical comic creation ones. To shoot me a question, just email me (address on the right side on this blog), ask me on Facebook, or throw it in the comments section here. What I talk about just depends on what gets asked! Thanks for the question. Keep 'em coming. See you next month.

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

Ask an Artist on the 11th! - A3on11 - HOW much does working in comics pay?

Welcome back to this month's edition of A3on11.

This month's question is “How much do you make for each page”?

Rather than get into the specifics about me in particular, I’m speculating that this means: How much money can I make in comics? Is it lucrative?

Comics can be a GREAT living, but alas, only for a small percentage of folks in the industry. Comic art professional page rates range from $50-$500 per page. This upper rate can go even higher for superstars who sell a ton of books. After that, the artist can sell his or her original pages to the art collectors market. Here too some of the ‘hot’ artists’ pages can sell for thousands of dollars! But wait…there’s more! You can also get that lovely royalty check every quarter as long as your back catalogue of work is still in print. The larger publishers track all that and pay out your % of the trade paperbacks sold.

Sounds good eh?

Time for a reality check.

The vast majority of folks in comics don’t make anywhere close to the big bucks. Even if they do, it’s usually after MANY years of working for REALLY low page rates, or even working for FREE.

Yes, I said it. FREE.

In the up and down world of comic publishing, you MUST be able to endure long periods of what I call ‘delayed financial gratification’ (DGF)! You gotta love the comics medium, and MUST be prepared to work for free when starting out. A perfect example of this dirty little secret was recently highlighted over at PJ Holden’s terrific blog. He was talking about the upcoming Fearless trade paperback. He penciled 4 issues when he was first starting out, and hasn’t seen a dime from it yet. He’s a consummate pro who keeps busy NOW, but as you can see …this wasn’t always the case. He survived the ‘DFG’ period that comics almost always demand.

So…if you are reading this and toiling away on a book or project you believe in without getting paid for it, have faith! Many of your favorites in the industry did the EXACT same thing. Keep your dreams alive, confident in the fact that this price has to get paid before you can grow into bigger and better things….and a decent page rate. ;-)

Take it from me, if you keep at it and stay positive, the money will follow. Then you’ll be doing something you love AND getting paid for it!


(I have a pet peeve about updating an art blog without putting any art up. So, here's a new page from the 2nd issue of Undertow , which I'm currently hard at work on)

Previous month's 'ask an artist' articles can be found over here : A3on11

Remember, I’ll be answering any questions you ask on the 11th of every month right here. Questions can range from very basic ones about general art creation and processes, to very technical comic creation ones. To shoot me a question, just email me (address on the right side on this blog), ask me on Facebook, or throw it in the comments section here. What I talk about just depends on what gets asked! Thanks for the question. Keep 'em coming. See you next month.

Holmes Inc # 2 now out, with bonus video and FREE download!

Unless you live in Toronto area, chances are you've not been able to track down the 80 page giant that IS Holmes Inc. #2... I can now fix that!

The book is now out and sold briskly at last weekend's Fan Expo. The comic is 80 pages and its packed full of goodness. If you'd like to grab a copy head on over the the main Holmes site, as they'll be selling them soon. I have some copies too, so if you email me or catch me at a con, I'll be sure to hook you up. Heck, I'll even sign it for ya!

If you want a nice sneak peek at some of the art, and to learn a bit more about the history of this project, please check out and click on this great video which aired over at a few weeks back. Let's face it, T.V. coverage for comics is very cool!



If that video whet your appetite, please be sure to download the issue by clicking at any of these sites below...you can grab it for FREE! Yep, you heard me. Free.
DRIVETHRUCOMICS

GRAPHICALY

MY DIGITAL COMICS

THE ILLUSTRATED SECTION

Free is good. Enjoy!

In the Gutters... # 177 that is.

I pencilled and inked 'The Gutters' #177, and it can be found HERE.

What is the Gutters? For those that dont know...In brief, Gutters is a series of standalone pages that parody the comic book industry and the heroes and characters that dwell within. Think of it as an editorial cartoon targeting comic books, and you'll be on the right track. Gutters is written by Ryan Sohmer, with Lar deSouza as Art Director and Ed Ryzowski serving as colorist. As for who will be doing the actual art, well, that's where things get interesting (and slightly different). Rather than have one artist pencil each page, we elected to have a rotating roster of professional artists, among them some giants in the comic book industry alongside new and emerging talent.

I met the Gutter folks at the last con. The editor liked my art, and plied me with a copy of the Gutter Omnibus. It CRACKED me up, and by the 5th page, I knew I'd be doing one. (or more!) If you know the comic industry, and dont laugh out loud at least 3 times by the end of that book... you might be legally dead!

As you can see I went a little extra cartoony with this one...check it out and see what you think.

Ask an Artist on the 11th! - A3on11 - What happened to WASTED?

The question I've been asked the most this month by FAR..."What happened to WASTED?"

For those that haven't heard, WASTED magazine is no more.

The message on their website reads as follows:

Due to unforeseen and adverse circumstances, Bad Press Ltd is closing down. Thank you to all our writers, artists, colourists and letterers; to all of our customers, supporters, distributors and advertisers; and to all who only came to browse.

Please note, all existing email addresses and points of contact are in the process of ceasing business. For any further information, please contact:-
bp.liquidation.info@gmail.com


An article over here provides a bit more insight.

So, it appears that a lack of support for small independent books like WASTED has reared it's ugly head again.

I've gotten the impression that some of the people asking about the situation have been looking to hear 'sour grapes' and bitter, negative comments from me. That ain't gonna happen! The WASTED crew and Alan always treated me like gold, and I enjoyed every minute of working with them. So much so, that I was surprised how gutted (to use the U.K. expression!) I was when I got the bad news in early July. It really bummed me out for a few days. I had just started working on Alan's latest script for issue #9 at the time. I'm hoping that the pages will it one day see print...and they might.

The fall of Bad Press in no way restricts or prohibits our ownership/rights to the characters. I'm hopeful that Alan and I can find the "War on Drugs" and Johnny K a new home in the future. (If anyone can suggest any magazines/anthologies looking for this type of content...hit me up!)

So there you have it.

Here is strip from issue #2 that was one of my favorites. Let's go out with that.




As always, if you have a question …just ask! I’ll be back next month on the 11th to answer another question. They can range from very technical comic art ones, to very general questions- there is no such thing as a bad question. What I answer will depend on what gets asked. Feel free to email me at gibsonquarter27@yahoo.com , ask it in the comments section below, or shoot me a message on Facebook.

Other 'A3on11' blog posts can be found by clicking here.

When your belt buckle cracks...

Dont you just HATE it?

This guy sure does. This is a panel from a 1 pager that Dino Caruso and I are whipping up.

I'll post more on this later if it works out!

Ask an Artist on the 11th! - A3on11 - Pacing and Dynamic layout...

Talk about good timing...it's posted on the 11th!

As you probably know I'm working with the fine folks over at Holmes inc. and they are just about to launch issue #2.

They had asked me to write a brief tutorial on 'Dynamism and pacing' in the laying out a comic page. I'm a bit afraid I've made it TOO brief, but you can judge for yourself over here. If you need/want more details, just LMk and I'll be happy to expand more on this in the future.


As always, if you have a question or want me to expand on any of the above…just ask! I’ll be back next month on the 11th to answer another question. They can range from very technical comic art ones, to very general questions- there is no such thing as a bad question. What I answer will depend on what gets asked. Feel free to email me at gibsonquarter27@yahoo.com , ask it in the comments section below, or shoot me a message on Facebook.

Other 'A3on11' blog posts can be found by clicking here.

Cheers!

Holmes Inc. # 2 Cover and promo art...

Excellent.

I can finally show and talk about Leonard Kirk's excellent cover to Holmes Inc. #2!

Here it is in all it's glory.


Yes, it was drawn by THAT Leonard Kirk (Supergirl, X-Factor, JSA, and many other well drawn comics) It was coloured by my long time colorist KT Smith (Northern Guard, Revolution on the Planet of the Apes, and lot 'o' other stuff...like this for example! )


The book will be released on July 22nd. Details, and TONS of other art, tutorials and all things Holmes can be found here.

Feeling inspired by Leonard's cover, I whipped up a quick promo piece with the 2 main characters from my pages, Edgar and Elizabeth. Enjoy!

Yea, I'm doing the twitter thing

I'm finally twitter-ing. Follow if you dare!

https://twitter.com/GibsonQuarter

Ask an Artist on the 11th! - A3on11 - Best Advice?

This month's question: "What is the best advice you’ve ever received"?

I’m going to assume that this question is about comic art, otherwise I’d have a smart ass answer like “always eat your vegetables” or “never drink liquor after beers” or some such…

I’ve been a student of comic art for a long time, and ALWAYS will be. Because of this, I’ve had the luxury of getting to know a number of comic professionals. Each one of them has taught me something in their own way. When it comes to helpful advice, here are some of the highlights that really helped me.


The late SETH FISHER (R.I.P.) was a terrific talent and a super nice guy. In my early days he helped me a TON via emails and scans. Here are a few quotes from Seth’s correspondence to me that I found fantastically useful:


"Just draw to feel good and always raise the bar for yourself
on every picture you draw. in this way you will always move forward.

No matter what you draw it is still a vast
simplification of the object so don’t worry about perfection.
Perfection is dull. Character is interesting. Give your objects
and people character.

I’m guessing that the bottom line for you that distinguishes between really good pages and the mediocre is just the amount of time that you put into the page. A good page takes a long time to make and is often redrawn several times to make it work. This is a secret part of the process of course. People assume it comes out right the first try".


GQ here again….This last quote REALLY flicked on a light bulb in my head, as in my early days that was exactly what I did assume! Learning this ‘secret’ from Seth really helped me.


JOE MADUREIRA is another artist who’s an inspiration to me, and I’m a fan of his work. I found an online interview with him where he said:


"The best advice I can give you is to pick up a few books on animation. I LOVE animation and I really study how things move, react, etc. Im sure my love of animation has rubbed off on me in more ways than I can imagine".

That coupled with his speaking about ( and I’m paraphrasing a bit here as I cant find the exact quote) the fact that :

“you’re never as good as you think you are”

I found to very helpful to keep in mind…and I still do.

TY TEMPLETON has given me so much terrific advice over the last 4 years its hard to know where to start!!! To keep it brief, I’ll summarize the most helpful thing he ever taught me in 2 words:

“Narrative flow”.

It’s all about leading the eye around the page on purpose, and correctly. (I touched upon this a bit in the very first ‘A3on11’ right here…it’s the red line on the rough layout page)
The last piece of advice is more general, and comes from one of my favorite writers, BERNARD CORNWELL:

"In the end you have to write the book. Do it, and remember that everyone began just like you, sitting at a table and secretly doubting that they would ever finish the task. But keep at it. A page a day and you’ve written a book in a year! And enjoy it! Writing, as many of us have discovered, is much better than working".

Substitute the word ‘drawing’ in there for ‘writing’ and voila, instant comic artist advice. This quote is printed out and hanging above my drawing board to this very day.

That’s some of the advice that worked for me, and I really hope it’s helpful to some of you.

As always, if you have a question or want me to expand on any of the above…just ask! I’ll be back next month on the 11th to answer another question. They can range from very technical comic art ones, to very general questions- there is no such thing as a bad question. What I answer will depend on what gets asked. Feel free to email me at gibsonquarter27@yahoo.com , ask it in the comments section below, or shoot me a message on Facebook.

Other 'A3on11' blog posts can be found by clicking here.

Cheers!

Holmes Inc. # 2 is a wrap!

Holmes Inc #2? Yes! The game is afoot once again!

I'm happy to report that my pages for Holmes Inc. #2 are now all done and dusted. Ty Templeton says they are probably the best pages he's ever seen from me, and he's seen just about ALL of my work. (Probably because we ALWAYS seem to be sitting within spitting distance -or directly beside each other- at conventions. But I digress...)

'Polarized' is the tale I provided artwork for and it was written by Sam Ruano. This time I'm pencilling and inking myself. The story features abandoned Antarctic mine shafts, creeepy aliens and related family members making out. I'm serious. I couldnt make this stuff up.

Only Sam could...and did.



Once again, the overall creative process was a blast. Having a real 'bullpen' creative environment once a week at our update meetings was very fun. Seeing some of the other artist's great artwork makes one want to go and work even harder on their own, and I think there's real value in that. It's also heart warming to see folks who were new to the publishing game grow artistically and gain confidence over the weeks while we were at it.

This is the main Holmes Inc. website to swing over to. There are tons of goodies going up there every day and you can even do the twitter thing to grabs all the details.

The book should be out in about 4 weeks or so. Keep watching this space, and The Holmes Inc site for the exact date.

Anatomy of a comic cover creation

Pete Wells has a FANTASTIC blog over at 2000ad Covers Uncovered, where he gets cover artists from 2000ad's 'prog' to speak about the challenges and inner workings of creating the terrific covers we see on the finished 200ad comics. While Wasted is not 2000ad, Pete was kind enough to toss up the process I used to whip up Wasted 8's cover. Please click over here to check it out.

If you are an art process junkie like me, I HIGHLY recommend that you bookmark 2000ad Covers Uncovered and check in there from time to time...you'll be amazed at what you see there!

Cheers!

Wasted #8 now out!

A package of Wasted #8s just showed up in my mailbox, so it's official...Wasted #8 is now out in the U.K. at newsagents everywhere! For those that don't live over there, just stop by www.badpressltd.com and they'll sort you out. 64 pages of comic mayhem! This issue sports a cover of mine and a six page 'War on Drugs' adventure with everyone's favorite American overzealous drug cop, Johnny K.


Alex Ronald's 'Vampire Vixens' also stop by this issue, again in full color! The writing on this one is by the Emperor.


'Tales of the Buddha' by Jon Haward drops by as well.

All this and about 45 MORE pages featuring various comic strips of all shapes and sizes. The last issue sold out VERY quickly (thanks Vixens!) so don't delay!!

Wasted 8 is available right here!

Ask an Artist on the 11th! - A3on11 - How to draw talking heads in an engaging way?

This month's question comes from a local artist who is at the beginning of his career. He asked me: "When drawing comics, how do you make talking heads less boring?"

In the beginning I struggled with this(and still do!)but its very critical to learn. As much as I wish it wasn't so, writers will write scenes where people ACTUALLY TALK to each other, and not just fight,shoot guns or do other cool action stuff.

Comic writers have a lot of nerve.

Anyways, I have 5 major techniques that I use to help the talking heads scene that work well for me, and other major comic pros...as we'll see below.

In no particular order:

1-Extreme Emotional close up.
Use this one only when it's needed to deliver a character's emotion. Use it too much and you lessen its effectiveness.

2-Angle the panel.
Don't be afraid to 'tip' the characters in the panel to the left or right. Movie makers do this a fair bit and it keeps some visual variety and interest - too many straight up and down shots can get boring after a while.

3- Vary the head size.
This can be done with perspective and characters standing a distance apart in the same panel, or by switching the size of the heads from one panel to the next.

4- Move the Camera view around.
Don't just use straight shots and side views! You can go 3/4 views, go for an over the shoulder, overhead views, worms eye views...etc.

5- Pull in and out to show the WHOLE figure.
Just because heads are talking doesn't mean we have to see their lips move! I'd suggest pulling way out and showing the whole figure and space they occupy from time to time. Re-establish where they are in space often to remind your reader whats up.

So...that's some of what works for me and other artists. Look for these 5 techniques in your favorite comics.

In the new issue of HOLMES INC. that I'm drawing up, you can see me putting 4 of the 5 to use for this 'talking heads' page...

Here I've used #1, #3, #4 and #5 from above.

Now in this ARTHUR ADAMS page he incorporates #1, #3, #4 and #5

Over in Body Bags, JASON PEARSON uses #2, #3, #4 and #5

Lastly, in this Battlechasers page JOE MADUREIRA uses all 5, check it out!


Previous month's 'ask an artist' articles can be found over here : A3on11
Remember, I’ll be answering any questions you ask on the 11th of every month right here. Questions can range from very basic ones about general art creation and processes, to very technical comic creation ones. To shoot me a question, just email me (address on the right side on this blog), ask me on Facebook, or throw it in the comments section here. What I talk about just depends on what gets asked! Thanks for the question. Keep 'em coming. See you next month.

Yanick Paquette gets WASTED!

The new issue of Wasted -WASTED #8- is just around the corner, set to be out this week on May 5th. One of the cool things about this issue is that it features a teeny tiny bit of art (an Easter egg!) by YANICK PAQUETTE of Batman Incorporated fame.

Yanick is a friend of mine who takes his convention apperances about as intensley seriously as I do...as evidenced by this photo of us from the last fall's Montreal Con.



At the Wizard con after a conversation about art 'assists' that are sometimes happen in this industry, I asked Yanick if -as a lark- he'd like to draw a bit on the Wasted pages I was working on at the time. He said yes, and after a few minutes he drew the fellow in the bottom right of this scan. It was only later when I got home did I see that he'd also drawn his mustache and goatee in the upper panel. That cracked me up, and still does!



I can honestly say this is the first time I've inked a professional penciller for D.C. comics, and it was VERY fun. I had to 'GQ' Yanick's pencils up a bit so it wasn't too jarring a style switch in the middle of the story, but you can still see lots of Yanick in there!

The final published page is gonna look like this.



It's out This Thursday in the U.K. Grab one when you see it!

Cheers.

Sneak peek of HOLMES INC. #2 !

After Holmes Inc. #1 (remember?) got good reviews and was so well received, it was elementary that there would be a second issue! (Sorry....I could NOT resist!)

I'm currently working on 7 pages for issue #2. I'll be inking myself this time (sadly no inks from Ty for me on this one) so it will look alot more like my work over at WASTED.

The book is again spearheaded (and the editorial whip cracked!) by Ty Templeton. I've heard all the pitches, read all the scripts and seen chunks of the art on this bad boy, and it's like the best parts of issue #1 are now taking steriods!! Yep, it's that strong.

The release date has not been set yet, but keep watch here, and over at Ty's website for all the details in a short few months.

If you've not seen issue #1 yet, see me at a con, or head over here and grab one!

Ask an Artist on the 11th! - A3on11 - Comic Conventions...Why?

Video this time, let me know what you think...should I do another 'fireside chat' for a future A3on11?



UPDATE: Sometimes technology really SUCKS! I was able to put together a pretty nice video (IMHO) answering a question about conventions, but it will... Not... LOAD... Properly on the blog!! The audio and video are way out of synch. I've spent far too long trying to get it right...now I've thrown in the towel.

You win internet...this time. (-insert western gunslinger music here-)

So, my apologies.

In keeping with the theme of video and conventions and me answering questions, please check this informal interview from the Montreal con last year.

Cheers!

Hippy and Trippy!

My pages for Wasted #8 are in the can!

I'm quite happy with this panel in particular...Alan Grant's script called for:

"Large panel. Johnny is massively stoned, with half strenght images/visons of peace, love, flower power, dancing naked ladies and a hippy band playing behind him.
JOHNNY: I QUITE LIKE IT! "

I think I got the message across, even is the girl isn't quite dancing. ;-)

By the way, I hope the folks that wanted it grabbed Wasted issue #7, as it has now sold out! I figured it would, but man...it went SUPER quick!

Wasted 8 will be out in mid May. I'll post details when I get them, so check back here for details or head over here.

Zarjaz #11 -On Sale now!

Zarjaz 11 is now on sale in the UK at FPI and now ORBITAL of London, and can be ordered right here.

This amazing cover is by regular ABC Warrior artist and 2000a.d. regular CLINT LANGLEY! Click on this beauty for a larger image.

Stories and talent featured in this edition are:

Joe Pineapples- Tin Man by Lee Robson and Chris Askham
Mongrol- Blogging by David Withers, Bolt-01 & Mike Carroll
Mek-Quake- Little Jobs by The Emperor and Conor Boyle
Deadlock- Unrepentant by Richmond Clements, Gibson Quarter & Jim Campbell (inks & letters)
Blackblood by Eric Moore and Dunk! Nimmo
Steelhorn- Shadow of the titanic by Matthew Badham and Matt Soffe
Robusters- Terror in the Baltic Ben Clark and Nick Dyer
A.B.C. Warriors- RICOCHET by Richmond Clements and Kevin Levell


I wanted to put up the first 2 pages of story, but I dont have the lettered versions. So, the final inked pages will have to suffice. Even though we have a quick decapitation here, it's 'family' rated when compared to the last page of this story...trust me!