Deadlines and Dollars
On the day-to-day practical side of creating comics, the editors are often the only contact the writers and artists have with a company. They are the company faces, the talents’ guiding lights, often the sole connection to their livelihoods. Yet when money questions/problems arise — and they do, at every company large and small — […]
Ripperverse
Glass House Graphics is creating the artwork for the wildly popular ISOM graphic novel series from Eric July’s Ripperverse. Check it out here!https://rippaverse.com/
Michael Yakutis: Credits
Shi No Kage #1-7 (Blackbox Comics) A Redistribution Of Wealth (Blackbox Comics) Gaslighters #1-4 (Gaslighters Comics) Ascension #1-4 (Foundation Comics) Department of Truth #13 (The Comic’s Vault variant) Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog #1 (The Comic’s Vault variant) Stan Lee’s “God Woke” (Shatner Singularity) William Shatner’s “War Chronicles” (Shatner Singularity)
Home Disassociation
A shout-out to my neighborhood’s HOA: Eleven years ago this month, before moving into our new home in Clermont, FL. I followed the instructions of the Legends Home Association. I had to submit to them any plans to add a structure “of any kind” in our back yard. The structure was a high-quality wood swing […]
Ichsan Ansori: Credits
Miracle Kingdom Comic (Scout comic) – Pages 1 – 4Nexus (Dark Horse) – Pages 5 – 8Thin Blue Line – Pages 9 – 10Territory Comic – Pages 11 – 12Sacrifice Comic – Pasges 13 – 14
Keenspot Webcomic ‘Grubbs’ to Get Animated Series Adaptation
“Grubbs,” a Keenspot all-ages webcomic that draws inspiration from “Calvin & Hobbes” and “Dennis the Menace,” is slated for an animated TV series adaptation penned by M.J. Offen. Also the head writer of the Cartoon Network and HBO Max animated series “Jade Armor,” Offen serves as showrunner and is scripting the pilot, co-producing with Keenspot’s […]
When Harley Was One
Today’s portfolio review, from someone seeking representation from Glass House. Hi — Thanks for showing me. I think you need to take a mental “step back” and try to study your own art objectively, while comparing it to the professional artists who are already getting the jobs. Look for storytelling sense, clarity in the layouts, […]
Gone in a Flash
I gave THE FLASH television show on the CW way too many hours of my time over the years and finally stopped watching it last season. I had an argument with one of its head writers about the most obvious problem: “Why does Flash STOP a fraction of a second BEFORE capturing the villain, only […]
Daniel Maine: Credits
AftershockDynamiteIDWZenescope
STARTING 2022 OFF RIGHT
It is quite tough becoming a professional comics artist and keeping that career. To my mind, there are four steps to achieving it: * ABILITY TO DRAW — That means mastering the skill at drawing EVERYTHING — people, buildings, animals, cars, monsters, perspective, etc, and doing it consistently from all angles. * ABILITY TO TELL […]
