Here are some pics to show how we put together art for the book Guy Ritchie’s Gamekeeper, Series Two! Given the recent news about Virgin Comics, the future of the series is uncertain. So this may be a sneak preview, or it may be rare, unpublished art! Script by Jeff Parker, layout by Ron Randall, pencils and inks by Ron Chan, and colors by S. Sundarakannan.

Here’s the link.
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation
JONATHAN HENNESSEY AND AARON MCCONNELL. Hill & Wang, $16.95 paper (160p) ISBN 978-0-8090-9470-7

” Writer Hennessey and artist McConnell undertake the imposing task of going through the entire U. S. Constitution, article by article, amendment by amendment, explaining their meaning and implications—in comics format. Avoiding the didactic, the book succeeds in being both consistently entertaining and illuminating. The illustrations are sometimes predictable: as the text describes King George III wrestling with the rebellion, the art shows him arm wrestling a colonist. More often, in the editorial cartoon tradition, McConnell’s art ranges inventively through different styles and devices, from realistic depictions of historic personages to symbolic figures (the president as a man with the White House as his head) and even talking birds and parodic superheroes. Hennessey is particularly good at exploring the historical context in which various elements of the Constitution originated, such as the excesses of European monarchies. He also chronicles the dark side of constitutional history, notably how long it allowed slavery to remain legal. While the book depicts the framers of the Constitution as practical men, readers will also be impressed by the framers’ vision in devising a system that has endured for two centuries, and it’s a fine introduction to U.S. legal history.”

I just discovered that my buddy and studiomate Steve Lieber photographed one of sketches I drew at Comicon. Thanks, Steve! I was asked to draw Snow White, a la FABLES: No other art to show this time. I'm currently working on more health & safety drawings for a book to be used in Rwanda, as well as a funny animal comic for kids, and a zombie story for BOOM! Studios. Hopefully I'll get to show off some work from those projects before long.

Marc Mason interviewed Colleen Coover at Comicon.

And there are a whole bunch of great reviews of Colleen’s work in the KING SIZE SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL, where she has two stories, both written by Paul Tobin.
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Karl Kesel talks about The Gibbon and Marvel Apes with Dave Richards at Comic Book Resources.
And here’s a scan of Karl’s own Marvel Apes art in progress, from a backup story written by Tom Peyer:

As part of Portland’s monthly First Thursday festivities, Matthew Clark has a show opening tonight at Vorpal Space entitled “Sketches from Hell.” Last month Jim Valentino had a show at Sequential Art Gallery and he posted a virtual tour of it. The First Thursday before that, Paul Guinan had a one-man exhibit called “Multimedia Man.” Periscopians and their pals continue to dominate the local gallery scene.  Bow to us!

Paul Guinan put up a page of snapshots from last week’s San Diego Comic-Con. We like the pic of Diana Schutz with Dave Stevens’ posthumous birthday cake on her face!

 

Look at this batch of profiles by Dylan Meconis. Nine attractive women of various ethnicities, clearly tagged to be easily identified, with no stereotyping or wild distortion, all in a casual sketchbook drawing. Go Dylan, go!

David Hahn was doing some great sketches at Comicon this weekend. Here are a few of them. (Click to see full, non-decapitated versions.)

Well, not Matthew or Kieron. Or Rich. Or the Woodses. But just about everyone else will be there, and you can find most of us in Artists Alley row GG. You can also find Steve Lieber in the Oregonian today.