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Here is a page of older unpublished art featuring the Organ Grinder, kindly colored by Owen Watts.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.

Kayla Howran live show poster

Kayla Howran is a recording artist who puts on a GREAT live show.

So... it was an honor to be asked to help her promote an upcoming show next week. If you're in Toronto, check it out next week, it'll be a great night.

Interview from Fan Expo -up at ComicBookDaily.com

Fan Expo came and went, and it was more amazing this year that last. It was SOO busy I cant imagine how they got that many people in over the 4 days! I lost my voice by the 3rd day, So it was no easy task for Andrew Ardizzi from Comic Book Daily to try and understand my answers to his many questions. He interviewed me for about 20 minutes, and he translated it into a nifty article over here.

Another highlight from the con was getting to play around with a state of the art wacom tablet and brand new Autodesk Sketchbook Pro 6. I've never used a tablet in my life before, and I now NEED one in my life! That shit is incredible. More to come on this when I actually get one.

That sound you hear is me saving my pennies....

Fan Expo - Aug 23-26, 2012!

Hi Folks,

Its one of Canada's biggext Comic cons, and I'll be there again this year. Please swing by and grab a sketch -(or contact me now to reserve a spot on my sketch list) a print, and/or signed comics.

I'll be at spot P-29, just a few seats down from my friend Frank Quitley, and right next to my pal Ty Templeton! It will be a very friendly spot in artist alley.

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See you there!

Heroes of the North -Comic (print version) order information

Here is the solicitation/ordering info for the HOTN print version out larter this year. Lots of great talent found in this book, so please ask your comic shop to order them up!

Ardden Entertainment unveiled their new releases for September later this year.

HEROES OF THE NORTH: MISSIONS

Cover by Geof Isherwood

Writers: Ty Templeton and Yann & Michel Brouillette

Artists: Richard Pace, Dan Parent, Geof Isherwood, David J. Cutler, Gibson Quarter (with Guilermo Ortego).

Price: $4.99

Full Color, 80 Pages


Nordik and 8 Ball team up to elucidate cold blooded murders. 8 Ball and Black Terror bring down a counterfeiters ring. The Canadian, Fleur-de-Lys and Nordik thwart a zombots attack in Riverdale, Toronto. A CDO agent discovers what it means to be The Canadian. A young orphan becomes Acadia. All that in more in this 80 pages follow-up to the Heroes of the North: Dark Origins!

Futurequake #21 - Superman Vs. Flash homage

I'm just finishing up the art (pencils and inks) for a 5 page story for the next issue of Futurequake. It will be Futurequake #21, and I've done the cover as well. It's the Olympic issue, and my story is about the earth's best sprinter running against alien sprinter for the gold. So...when it came to the cover, I felt I had to go back to one of my all time favorite covers, Superman Vs. Flash !

When I first saw this cover as a kid, it blew my mind! Why were they racing? Who would win? ...and more importantly, how could I get my parents to buy it for me?!?

With this cover as my guide, I came up with my 'Sci-fi Olympic Alien' version for Futurequake.

It was colored by my frequent partner in comics, Kerien Smith. This issue is set to go on sale in Early July, just in time for the Olympics. What a coincidence! ;-)

 I'll update here on the blog when it becomes officially available, and how you can grab a copy.

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!