[Joel]Hey all, just wanted to let you guys know of a recent podcast I had the opportunity to participate in that was a lot of fun. The podcast was for Randumb Idiocy," the subject was, my Mout Rushmore of comics. Mount Rushmore meaning my top 4 artists and writers in the biz...and I didn't exactly stick to the theme of All-Time!
I had the fortune of chatting with Marvel scribe Joe Caramagna, and show host Dewayne Feenstra for this fun edition of Randumb Idiocy, so check it out.
Hey all, just wanted to post some of my latest, a series of quick sketches available for LBCC. I had a lot of fun working on cardboard and plan to do a few more, so feel free to suggest a character or two. I will be in Artists Alley somewhere between #1002-1006, so stop by and say "Hey". I love attending the local shows, because they're a great way to catch up with friends, low stress, and offer more quality time with fans.
I'm also looking forward to the "Walking Dead" premiere on AMC next weekend as well. It's a great way to spend Halloween weekend!
Hope to catch you guys there!
[Joel]Hey guys, just wanted to update everybody for this year's New York Comic Con. I will be signing at the DC Booth on Saturday from 1-2 pm, and Sunday from 12:30-1:30pm. I will also be in Artists Alley sharing a spot with @midimew (Aspen colorist & Grump artist extraordinaire, Beth Sotelo) at table #A-7, we'll be hangin' with good friends @francismanapul (Flash artist) & @agnesgarboska (You, Me & Zombie artist) who will be at table # A-8.
Batman Beyond 20 min quicksketch on cardboard. Sharpies, pencil and white gelly roll pen.
[Joel]Hey all, just wanted to share the Brightest Day variant covers I recently worked on with Ryan Sook and Fernando Pasarin. It was a massive undertaking that exceeded my expectations!
In October, I will be attending this year's New York Comic Con along with several of the other artists here. I will be sharing an Artist's Alley table with the amazing Beth Sotelo (@midimew), as well as signing at the DC Booth.
I'm also excited to mention ICONS: The DC Comics and WildStorm Art of Jim Lee, in which I had the fortune of working with Jim Lee and Scott Williams on a Legion of Super-Heroes short story, a dream come true for me.
Lastly, I wanted to mention an interview I had recently done with DeWayne Feestra, for Randumb Idiocy. For those who ever wondered what I did here, or how I broke in, check it out.
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[JOEL]Hey all, just wanted to update everyone on some new stuff I have coming up. I just wrapped-up the huge undertaking of collaborating with Ryan Sook, and Fernando Passarin on 12 Brightest Day alternate covers, and man, is it exciting to see this coming together! I don't think I've collaborated on anything at this scale, and excitedly look forward to finally seeing the covers printed, which will span several of DC Comic's top titles, look for that beginning in August.
I will also be working on back-up stories for the four issue mini-series "Telara Chronicles," based on the PC game Rift: The Planes of Telara, available in September.
Lastly, before I started here at WildStorm, Francis Manapul and I worked on a mini-series originally printed by Aspen Comics called "Iron and the Maiden." Above, is an establishing shot from issue 2. It's one of the coolest, most over-the-top projects I got to collaborate on (thanks to Jason Rubin) and is now being collected by Top Cow Productions, available at SDCC 2010 with a new title: "Iron Saint!!"
Be sure to swing by the Top Cow booth, where creator Jason Rubin (Crash Bandicoot, and Jak & Daxter) will be signing copies on Friday & Saturday, be sure and tell 'em Joel sent ya!
[Joel]Hey all,
just wanted to share a fun sketch I did yesterday that I was blown away with by the amazing colors of Beth Sotelo. She knocked it outta the park.
Hope everyone has a fantastic fourth!
[Joel]Hey All, on Wednesday June 2nd, "Brightest Day" and "Soulfire" colorist, Beth Sotelo and myself had a chance to speak to the young folks at Teen Art Cafe at the San Diego Museum of Art, an after-school student program that was celebrating a recently opened exhibit of "Heroes: Mortals & Myths in Ancient Greece." Sticking to the theme, Beth and I had a chance to help kids draw heroes of a 'modern mythology', based on Greek history and the origins of Greek heroes.
We helped kids 'invent' or draw their favorite heroes. I took the opportunity to use Batman in my demo and touch a little on his origin and his place in modern mythology. Beth was able to showcase that heroes come in many shapes and sizes and don't require a cape or batarangs by drawing her original characters 'Grumps'.
The experience was a blast and the kids really enjoyed the variety of possibilities with the range of shapes and sizes a hero can come in, and I felt I learned a thing or two about kids and who they felt are our modern heroes are. Beth and I look forward to seeing them again.
[Joel]Been a while since I've posted and just thought to share some of my latest work. I recently had the opportunity to work on Authority: The Lost Year #6-7 over Brian Stelfreeze's layouts and I couldn't have imagined how much I would've learned from the experience! In my time as a background artist I've been lucky to work and learn from some of the best in the biz, and it never ceases to amaze how different each creator's approach can be and what you can take from the collaboration.
I was a bit nervous at the beginning of the run, but only after speaking to Brian, during the middle of the first issue, did I have a better grasp on how to approach the layouts he gave me, and I thank him for it. I think what I took from our conversation allowed me to confidently approach the the rest of the project with an idea to service the story rather than how to mash our styles together...so check for it!
I also have to give an extra special thanks to Michael Lopez, JJ Kirby and Jon Bolerjak for their assist and guidance. JJ and Mike are our resident art assassins and Jon been cutting his teeth here as a young up-and-coming inker.
[Joel]I grew up a big fan of Deadman. My dad used to have these 100 page DC Specials from back in the day and as a kid my favorite story to look at was the origin of Deadman drawn by Neal Adams.
I was really into how expressive the character looked in the story with all the dramatic lighting and rendering. He was drawn with a lot of high contrast in the story and with his crimson red costume...man, he jumped off the page.
Neal Adams = Awesome.
[Joel]Hey all, hope everyone had a great Halloween...haven't posted in a bit and wanted to share my latest doodle. My buddy, Jonathan (Ferryman) Wayshak drew a piece in someone's sketchbook and I was so inspired by his cross-hatchety approach that I just had to try my hand at it too (apologies my friend!)
Anyway, this is what I came up with.
[jimlee]Finally can be revealed. A piece the WS office did for departing DC chief Paul Levitz.
You can also see some Legionaires Paul co-created. I penciled Sensor Girl & Colossal Boy & laid out the top half.
[Joel]I did this Joker piece as a comission for the Long Beach Comic Con '09, which turned out to be a really fun show! I had the opportunity to meet some really cool people and hang out with some industry folks that I haven't seen in a while. There were quite a few big names at the show and everyone seemed to get a little time with their favorite comic book creators.
Eric Canete's new sketchbook [e]LEMENT : SHAPE and chatting very briefly with Eric himself was a big highlight for me; as well as catching up with two of my favorite artists, Dan Panosian and Dave Johnson- I look forward to a Drink-n-Draw in San Diego soon! For those who didn't get to attend LBCC '09, I highly recommend marking your calender for next year's convention, hope to see you there!
[Joel]Hey all hope everyone is ready! The Comic-Con is upon us and this year is looking like it's gonna be one to remember...Oh, be sure to check for me in Artist's Alley in my new relocted table, I willl now be amongst my fellow WildStorm studiomates in DD-09... so stop by say hi, and pick up a print or two.
Hope to see you guys at the show!
[Joel]Hey guys, just wanted to take the chance to remind everyone to check out the Gears of War Sourcebook, which came out this Wednesday. Featuring awesome artwork by some of comics greats including Philip Tan, Brian Ching, and Ben Oliver- oh, and yours truly!
So if you happen to swing by your favorite comic book shop this weekend, check for it.
[Joel]Studiomate, and WildStorm designer- Larry Barry, recently became a father...and for some reason Larry kept joking with everyone at the office that he was going to name his kid skeletor! (of course we didn't buy it) Couple that with Larry's phobia (seriously) with all things cow or dairy related (I think he was traumatized as a little kid when visiting an animal farm, and had a mishap milking a cow), and you have Skeletor Triumphant!
Colors by the Amazing Beth Sotelo. Someone at the studio had this printed on a baby pajama onesy. Good Times Indeed.
[Joel]I'm a huge fan of Tom Waits...his music and storytelling are a breathe of fresh gravely air in these times. Funny thing tho, just like the Talking Heads , Pixies, and Zeppelin...I feel I caught on a little late. I've been listening to Waits music since '94, but he was already in double digits with how many albums he had out. I'm not complainin', guess it woulda been nice to enjoy the ride from the beginning of such a talented artist.
[Joel]Hey all, just wanted to share some sketches from the weekend...Saturday was sketching fun at JJ's and Sunday was when I had a sci-fi kick going.
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