Summer... it turns me upside down

Well, probably not in the way that Ric Ocasek meant it. To describe living in Texas in the Summer, I quote Neil from "The Young Ones" (who was probably quoting someone else)... "Summer is a bummer." Why? Because it's freaking hot and humid. Please just get me to Fall. Lovely, lovely Fall. Anywhoo, getting back to the subject at hand. Since I redesigned my site last Fall (Oooh, there it is again) I promised myself that I would update my homepage image at least each season and try to hit a few holidays as well and so far I've managed to do that. I'm a little late with this one, but I got it done and that's what counts. Hope you like it.

Super Hero Stamps!

Look at what greatness arrived in the mail today. I ordered four sheets of the Post Office's new DC Comics Stamps. They have a good mix of classic and current artists, depending on your particular tastes. I tend to go more old school myself, so I'm glad to see the likes of Kirby, Adams, Aparo, Infantino and Kane to name a few. Show some support for comics and buy handfuls of these babies. And if you live in the Dallas area, stick 'em on your enormous power bill.

Maybe they'll do a Marvel set someday, who knows?

Sci-Fi Expo Wrap-up

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table at the Sci-Fi Expo this past weekend. As always I met a bunch of great people and did a bunch of drawings. This time I actually did what I've always said I would do. That is take photos of the drawings I did. I didn't get them all but I got some of them. So click on the image and check 'em out!

Sci Fi Expo - Saturday July 8th

A last minute addition to an upcoming convention... I'll be making an appearance the Sci Fi Expo, Saturday July 8th (maybe Sunday, I'm not sure if I can make it) 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. It's at the Plano Center (in Plano) at 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway. Admission is FREE! Come out and see me, I'll be doing commissions all day.

Meet Alan Tudyk (Wash from Serenity and Firefly). From Star Wars: Dave Prowse, Ray Park, Peter Mayhew and more.

Click here for details

Rules of the Game

I just realized I never posted this here, I only posted it at the blog for Dog Food Productions.

Anyway, check out a short film we did several months back. Rules of the Game...

"It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you."

"You know how I know when you're really busy? When there are no new posts on your blog." - David Hopkins, June 28, 2006

He's right you know. I have been a little busy and it's mainly David's fault. I've been working on our upcoming book "The Last Babysitter" (see several posts down for the scoop). I've been doing character sketches and page thumbnails to get ready. And I'm happy to say that actually just finished page 1, which I'm not ready to show yet. I still have to scan it, color it and letter it, but it is drawn. We're getting the first five pages together so we can shop it around. There is one particular publisher we'd love to have pick it up. Hopefully it will charm them.

Anyway, since I've been so busy, I haven't had any time to produce any new art. So, I'm posting a bunch of sketches I did for the book. And in a few more days, I'll post some other rough stuff I've doodled recently. Hope you dig 'em.

Oh yeah, go buy Emily Edison published by Viper Comics. It's David's new book he did with Brock Rizy. It's greatness.

And buy Jurassic 5's new album later this month. They're greatness as well.

On with the sketchiness....

A Sign of the Apocalypse?

If you've ever clicked on the link on the right hand side of this page that reads "Dog Food Productions", then you might know that a group of friends and I often make these little stupid films in our spare time. And I stress "stupid" and "spare". Well, from time to time we also compete in the Video Association of Dallas' annual 24 Hour Video Race. If you're unfamiliar with the reace, teams meet at midnight on Friday, they give you a line of dialogue, a location, a prop and a theme. Then you have 24 hours to make a 5 minute film that incorporates those elements and get it to the finish line by midnight Saturday.

In 2003, we did "The Solicitor". We finished the film in time, had it edited and completed, but were unable to get it on the mini DV tape they need it on due to technical issues. So that sucked. In 2004, we did "Change" and got it in on time and had it screened at the Angelika Theater for the Semi-Finals. And we didn't advance. Oh well, it was still fun to do and great to see our lame movie on the big screen. In 2005, we didn't compete.

This year, we were back. We finished in time. Had our screening. And lo and behold, we advanced to the finals. So on Tuesday, May 23 at the Angelika in Dallas, we compete in our team category. I'm pretty sure we won't win, but it's still cool.

This year's required elements were:
Line of Dialogue: "That's what I'm talking about."
Prop: A measuring device
Location: A statue or other public art
Theme: Cover story