Jam Piece

After just 10 short years, R. Kikuo Johnson and I have finally collaborated on a project. Earlier this year, in a bout of creative genius/p...

After Ditko

I like to warm up for looming projects by doing master copies — Ditko, in this case.

Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 66

When drawing Spider-Man, I like to refer to a small toy that my roommate got for me in Japan. The multi-piece mini-statue came in a clear pl...

Movin' On Up

I finally got a large-format scanner. No more stitching 3 scans together in Photoshop for me, no siree. To celebrate, I've scanned in a ...

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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Dr. Waterslide

If evil had a name, it probably wouldn't be Dr. Waterslide. I happen to like waterslides (a lot) so I can't imagine being anything b...

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Ghost Rider Maquette

I've posted pictures of my ghost rider maquette before , but never gave it the full treatment (as I did with Steve Rogers , for example)...

X-Men Details

Mythos: X-Men , page 23, panel 4 Having been soundly defeated by Magneto, the team flees the scene as a news helicopter trains a spotlight o...

Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 65

Man, oh man. And this still isn't the worst of the pics. I should mention that the Spidey costume was made by my indulgent parents. Mom ...

Cap Card

I am sometimes pleasantly surprised to see my artwork used in ways I had not originally imagined. Earlier this year, someone at a convention...

Sunday, July 19, 2009

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Iron Man, Again

I'm feeling a little under the weather today, but I should be up to full strength soon. In the meantime, here's a recent commission....

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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Captain America

I'm finally getting around to some commissions from the backlog. Hope to get a few done before I start the next big project (which will ...

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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Mazz MoCCA

Tonight! July 16th, 7 p.m. 2009 MoCCA Thursday: David Mazzucchelli and Dan Nadel in Conversation Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members Art...

Mythos Prints!

I'm finally getting my act together: Mythos Collection Cover Prints are now available to order on-line. The cost is $15, including shipp...

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 64

While looking for a particular reference photo for today's edition, I stumbled upon an entire folder of reference from Spectacular Spide...

Monday, July 13, 2009

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"Upstate"

Whenever someone says "Upstate New York," it usually means anywhere but New York City. But, to be more specific, I spent the bette...

The Ms. Marvelous '60s

This is part of Marvel's "decades" variant covers. My editor gave me the parameters: Ms. Marvel, '60s, and "album cov...

X-Men Details

I'm still on vacation (hopefully... I'm blogging from the past right now). Here are a couple of details from Mythos: X-Men — my more...

Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 64

Here I am posing as the "Case Guy" from Amazing Spider-Man #577. I'm also taking a vacation (starting yesterday) to upstate Ne...

Spectrum 17!

It is with great pleasure that I present to you the Spectrum 17 Call for Entries Poster! This is the "secret" project that I'v...

Philly '09 Round Up

This is the final round of commissions from last month's Philly con. I ended up doing 17 head sketches, which explains why I was so busy...
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