Ratchet & Clank: Issue 6

It’s tough to believe how quick the last six months have flown by. As you guys know, Greg and I have been cranking along on the Ratchet & Clank comic covers – and here’s the finale! We had a blast, and the group at Wildstorm was a pure pleasure to work with.

Sadly, the colorist on the book, Jonny Rench, passed away suddenly in October. Issue 3, which was released this week, was his last comic work. He was a great talent and did a wonderful job – he will be sorely missed throughout the industry and our condolences go out to his family and friends.

As the year wraps up, Greg and I can see some vacation time peaking around the horizon. This will certainly be a welcomed break from all the hustle, but we’re also looking forward to spending some quality time with the ‘Box! More to come!

In the Hunt

Howdy folks! Yeah, it’s been a little while but hopefully you’re all still hanging with us. I keep trying to convince Greg to just sleep every other day, but he’s not buying it.

I just returned from an awesome visit to my parent’s secret lair in Rhode Island. We did some fishing, hit the beach, and toured some amazing galleries. We were finally able to check out Norman Rockwell’s studio which was a lot like going to church. Also, if you’re ever in the Newport area, be sure to hit the National Museum of American Illustration. The place took us completely by surprise with a remarkable collection of Leyendecker, Rockwell, and Parish to name a few. It was truly an inspirational kick in the pants.

I’ve really been missing working traditionally lately so for this week’s post I stuck with a brush pen for the inking. I almost abandoned the image a couple times while painting (with a few rants for good measure) but I figured all the trouble was a good sign that I needed to work it out. More to come soon!

Optimus Prime Samurai

It was so nice to get back to the table and just draw again! It has been one heck of a few months for Dave and I trying to get the “more than we can chew” part of our workload wrapped up. But we just got the books back from the printers and they look great! Once the DVD gets back from the presses, we can get these things out the door.

Big news for us is we have a booth at Heroes Con this year in Charlotte on June 4th-6th. The show is brimming with amazing artists, so we’ll certainly be getting our geek on. But if you’re in the neighborhood, or not even close, swing by, we’d love to meet up and give you that firm handshake you all deserve for all the support you’ve given us over the years.

And speaking of the years, one of the first images I ever made for the site was a piece of the hero of heroes; Optimus Prime. I have been aching to do another one pretty much since I put the pen down on that one and so, 3 years later I present the bad-mamba-jamba himself donning some new samurai armor. Glad to be back!

Villians

Weeeeeeee’re back!! Hope you guys like the fresh coat of paint! Wow, I’ve never seen weeks go by so quickly. The time spent with the family was a blast and my wife and I even had a chance to visit Washington D.C. That’s one heck of a town filled with amazing art. I only got tazed once while trying to jump the White House fence.

The days were certainly busy but fortunately we’ve been able to get plenty done during our time away. Aside from the website redesign (which you can read more about here) Greg and I have been planning out some new content. We have some designs and webcomics in the works which you’ll see updated regularly. It seems as though we can’t stop giving ourselves things to do. I blame Greg.

We’re excited to be back and hope you all had an awesome holiday. I guess we should get started on 2010. Onward!