Bad Day

Dave and I are hard at work prepping for Heroes Con this year. We’ve been under the gun with some heavy deadlines all year, and we finally get to push towards a deadline for ourselves. Tonight I got to sketch for no reason a bit, I knew I wanted to draw a robot (duh)…but then every night when I’m working in the pitch black huddled over the Cintiq, my cat sits and watches me releasing these little curious meows that I only hear when the music in my headphones quiets for a second. Scares the crap out of me every time. That and I watched a documentary on trash pickers in Brazil tonight…I have very very little to complain about anymore. So here ya go…

The Guardener Returns

What do you get when you combine a retired executioner, maniacal robots, and good wholesome farming? A grab bag of bolt clobbering madness I say! Guardener first poked his cowl into the site back in 2009 and since then we’ve been developing a story for him. It’s definitely been a slow burn project but I’m looking forward to jumping in when life calms down a little.

This was also a test in traditional inks, and the page is available now for a limited time in the shop! Huzzah!

Ratchet & Clank Concepts

During our march forward on All 4 One, the kool kats at Kotaku were kind enough to feature a few concept pieces from the game. We’ve been working on the project for awhile and hope to show more images in the future. For now here’s a peak at a few locations and a couple maniacal menaces you battle along the way.

Commuting

Digital or traditional?? Greg and I have been struggling with this question for awhile now in regards to some new comic work we have on the burner. Digital definitely provides all the usual advantages but it can be a drag getting chained to the computer all the time. We’ve been having a good time with our Twitter sketchwork but our crazy schedules may make it pretty tough to pull pages together. Decisions, decisions…what do you guys think?

In the meantime, here’s a couple digital tests playing with some new techniques.

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One!

We’re still here, we promise! I could go on for awhile about how crazy life has been, but we’ve ranted about that already. I can say it’s still crazy and we can just run with that.

Fall is coming quick where we’ll see the release of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One! This has been a big labor of love for us — crafting some wild and dynamic 4 player mayhem. The team has been cranking away on some amazing stuff and you’ll be able to get your hands on it in the fall. If you’re looking for an early scoop on some of the details, you can check out Playstation: The Official Magazine for a great in-depth look at some of the madness. The image above was the cover I painted for the article.

In “The ‘Box” news, Greg and I have been talking lots about comics. I know, I know, “You guys never finish anything!!” It’s definitely a fair critique, and we’re looking to remedy that. (You can catch a few peeks through our Twitter feed). With the craziness around here we’re forced to shift priorities on a regular basis. But we’re going to keep swinging. We’re bound to land a punch one of these days!

Onward!