Gødland

You might've heard that Gødland will be ending with issue #36. That's more than a year away, so there'll be plenty of time for a lot more cosmic fun. Issue #22 just came out last week. Here's a panel from Issue #23, which should be out in a couple of weeks.

The Myth of 8-Opus: Prologue

The Myth of 8-Opus:Prologue is now listed in May's issue of Diamond Previews, which means it'll be out in July. Here's the cover graphic. This is the first of the 8-Opus volumes I'm reprinting. This'll be a chance for anybody who just knows me from Gødland to check out my solo work.

Godland Nominated

Big news today! The Godland Celestial Edition Hardcover was just nominated for an Eisner Award in the category of "Best Graphic Album-Reprint." It's my first nomination. Here's hoping.

8-Opus #8 MiniComic

Here's a panel from the 8-Opus #8 minicomic which will premiere at HeroesCon. The 8-Opus #7 minicomic, which premiered at S.P.A.C.E. will be there, too.

Nickelhead

I just finished the art for issue #24 of Gødland, so I have a little bit of a breather between now, and when Joe sends me the plot for the next issue. I figured I'd use this "break" to put up some new posts. This image of Nickelhead enjoying all the city has to offer is from Gødland #22 which should be out this week or next. I'm really happy with the way this issue turned out. As usual Joe Casey's writing is top notch and Nick Filardi's coloring reaches new heights.

SPACE 2008

The Small Press Alternative Comics Expo was this weekend. I had a lot of fun there. I "talked Kirby" with a lot of people, which is one of my favorite things about attending conventions. I was at my table most of the time, so I didn't get much of a chance to walk around and get a sense of what else was on exhibit. What little I did see was very interesting.

I also forgot to mention in my last post that I did the artwork for the Hero Initiative's new t-shirt which they have for sale on their website: www.actorcomicfund.org

The proceeds go toward helping the great artists and writers of the comics we grew up with who currently find themselves in need.

Lots of New Stuff

There's a bunch of my stuff out currently. There's Fantastic Comics #24 aka The Next Issue Project featuring my Space Smith story. The current issue of the Comics Buyers' Guide has a cover I drew of The Fantastic Four. The new issue of Godland, number 21, is in stores, and the March issue of Diamond Previews has the solicitation for The Myth of 8-Opus:Prologue graphic novel. I also have ashcans of the all-new 8-Opus issue 7 that I'll have at this weekend's SPACE convention in Columbus, Ohio.

New Issue of Gødland Out This Week

Issue #20 will be in stores this Wednesday. Here's another panel from it.

Space Smith

Here are a couple of panels from the story I'm doing for Image's "Next Issue Project" anthology. It's my take on the 1930's comic character "Space Smith." I'm writing, drawing and coloring it. I tried to make the story as wild as possible. It's been a while since I did a whole story on my own, and I feel like I've learned a lot. I'll post some of the finished/colored/lettered art as soon as I'm done.