SUPER GROOVY AND THE KARMA RAY

Switching up gears this weekend I managed to color two pages for SUPER GROOVY MAN.  I created the pencils, inks, and lettering to these pages a few years back, so the quality is a little stiff, and scratchy.  I tried to spiff it up some with dynamic coloring, and I'm pretty happy with the results.  What do you way out cats think?

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2012!

Happy Free Comic Book Day one and all.  In celebration of this high holy day of all Geekdom I have colored yet another page ( hushhhshshshsh.... Mitchell's on FIRE! ) but seriously folks.  My commitment to clean up my backlog pages is coming along nicely.  I continue to utilize every spare moment available to me thanks to my handy, dandy, multi-compartmented, explosive proof, galvanized steel, art kit.  I was able to color most of this page while at a laundry mat, and I lettered yet another page at a wonderful Chinese buffet establishment.  Herb Trimpe told me once that he drew the coveted HULK issue featuring first appearance of Wolverine, whilst sitting at a picnic table during a trip to the beach.  You do not have to be ensconced in a perfectly lit studio to do good work.  If you love your craft you can find a space to do it almost anywhere.

Happy National comic book holiday dearies....

PRETTY AS A PICTURE

Greetings to you dear friends.  In the above panels you will see the latest in my efforts to finish up one of my books for the coming Comic-con season.  I have placed within it's pages a beautiful red-headed nurse. The inspiration for this character was my beautiful red-headed Wife to be... Michelle Young.  How lucky am I to have a Woman gorgeous enough to fill the pages of a comic?  I hope that we will see some of you good folks at convention time.  Peace and happy days to you all.

NO MORE LOOSE ENDS.... or flakey dandruff

Utz happenin' homies? Tis' I yer twisted teller of tantalizing tales returning to show you some more of my latest clean up efforts.  As mentioned previously I have been working hard to tidy up all the loose ends of the three books I have ready for publishing.  Just a little more coloring here, some lettering there, and maybe three blank pages to fill up.  Awwwww..... who am I trying to kid itza lotta work!!!

Nevertheless, I am really enjoying it, and I can't wait to set up at comic book shows this fall and hawk my wares.  I hope to see some of you hepper of the hep cats there helping me out with a purchase or two... or three even!

Check out Dr. Tse in the middle right panel of the left hand page up there.... No Dandruff on that cue ball.

I TOLD YOU SO

I mentioned I would be finishing up some older material I have neglected far too long! Here then is some more color gore, ( from days of yore ) work from the mountainous back-log of pages yet to be finished before the fall con season. I banged out these colors on April fools day, whilst awaiting an auto inspection. Think of it... me,... a grown up type humanoid sitting there coloring while the grease monkeys tinkered with my auto! Hoo-ha!!! Until the next posting... my fine, frenzied, friends of all things freakish :)

BLUE ON BLUE

Greetings and Saturday night salutations to all you lovers of panelographic pursuit! It is I your humble home made comic steward here with another serving of selected delectable delights for your intellectual enjoyment. This installment finds me fit, fine and happy in my new surroundings, with a lovely red-headed wife to be at my side, and a new studio to call my very own. The initial goal is to work on the backlog of books I have in the 80% complete bucket. See... I just got so far on a book, lost interest and started another book. This happened at least four times in the last four years, so needless to say... I have four books that are all but 20% finished and ready to publish, well... I shall procrastinate no further friends. I have determined that before I jot another tittle, before I wet my wick in vain, before I apply pencil to paper once more... I shall first achieve the goal, before this year is out, of finishing all four of my books, and have them ready to publish and sell in 2013. There... I said it out loud. Anyways.... The reason I name this post BLUE ON BLUE is because I had a very specific color scheme in mind when I penciled and inked this, but it was only when I sat down to color it that I realized it was predominantly blue. It was quite a chore balancing all that blue, and yet still maintaining enough contrast that things stayed sharp and in focus. Hope you are all enjoying this early spring, and summer type weather. Peace little doggies :)

COLOR MY WORLD

Faced with the threat of an entire Saturday morning wasted in the worthwhile, but utterly boring pursuit of auto repair,... I took firm action and developed a bold plan. I marched into the studio, grabbed my portable art kit, some old black and white pages I had done years ago, and a set of PRISMA colored markers. I then loaded the gear into the ailing auto, and of to the garage goeth I. Striding supremely into the waiting lounge, kit in hand, I ignored the curious stares, and awkward glances of the other wasted, waiting souls nestled up to the their coffee cups, and listening mindlessly to their CNN. Did I waver?.... no, not even for an instant. In the hour and a half that followed I produced the prestigious parchment presented for your perusal presently.

Now I ask you dear fans of comics everywhere.... who is the coolest of the cool sitting by the cooler in the auto serve waiting room? Beholdeth... it is I!

SOON TO BE IN PRINT

Hold onto your hair piece Harriet.... here now is a finished page from my very soon to be published story SPARKS WILL FLY, which will be included in the premier issue of what is sure to be an award winning horror anthology BLOKES TOMB OF TERROR. I am so very honored to be included in this issue with stories by Jason Crawley, and art by the incredible Mike Hoffman, and many other accomplished artists. Keep watching this space for news on how to secure your very own signed copy perfect for graveside reading.

PULLING OUT THE STOPS

Hey there, Ho there, blogging boys and girls. It has been an interesting month of May as the rain just hasn't let up, and BLOGGER has gone bersurko! I don't know about you folks but I was locked outta my own blog site for nigh onto three weeks, and I heard tell of worse by other bloggin buddies. Pffft! technology..... what can you expect right?

Well over here at MITCHELL STUDIOS we celebrate everything lo-tech... as one can plainly see by taking a groovy gander at my drawing table. This snap shot is actually from MS studios SOUTH. The scene at MS studios NORTH is even more untidy and revolting :)

Even the smallest sideways glance will show that I am really pulling out all the stops on this story for the creepy folks at BLOKES TERRIBLE TOMB OF TERROR. All the old school pen and ink techniques are employed here, crosshatch, wash, and stippling, it has all landed on these pages.... not to mention the table tops, walls and chairs...YEECH!

SPARKS WILL FLY

Hey Ghoulish gang members! I thought you might like to take a sweet sneak peek at a 6-page horror story I am brewing up. I can't say too much about it now, but in the weeks ahead, ( if all goes well ) you will be hearing a great deal more.

Till then kiddies.... stay out of the HOT seat :)