YOUNG ZOMBIES IN LOVE

Hello handsome horribles, and adorable un-deads... so happy to visit with you all again.  It was a simply marvy FREE COMICBOOK DAY by most accounts.  Plenty of free swag for geeks and Nerdies nation-wide.  I had hoped to make the high holy day of comic collectors one in which my new ZB would be launched, but the lettering is coming a little slow I'm afraid.  I did finish another page today so I thought I would share it with you.  It's a digi-cam pic, ( not a scan ) so it may be a little distorted, but you get the drift.

Peace to you all... you priests and princesses of paranoia

ROCKET SCIENCE

Just a little warm weather weekend post to keep me on my tippy-toes. This here is a silly little scribble that started as a practice page. I have been checking out a bunch of retro comic art scans, ( shout-outs to THOIA and Pappy, as well as WALLYWOOD ) all great stuff that can really get your 1950's art roots percolating, and that is just what happened too! I was sitting in Borders killing some ticks of the clock, sose I pull's out my art kit, ( always wid me ) ans I draws up a page. Here of which is two, ( count em ) two panels for ya ta gander.

Happy hunting blogg-uns!

IS THERE A ZOMBIE IN THE HOUSE?

Greetings geeks, and gore-ophiles! Here is a sneeky peek of the new ZB cover. I had a real productive couple of day's art-wise, and I am feeling pretty good heading into con season. It sure has been a long time getting this issue off the ground, ( see July 2008 post ) but hey... this is just a hobby for me, and sometimes life directs our attention elsewhere... know whata mean jelly bean? Cuss ya do!

Anyway... lame excuses aside it is finally dragging it's zombified pages in the direction of the printer, and I couldn't be a happier Papa. Yes sir... that's my boy.

PHONE TAG

Hey gang.... here is a pic I just snapped with a digi-cam of the four panels I finished up after breakfast this morning.  Ya-ya I know it's a little distorted laying there as it is on my drawing board, but hey... now you know what I see when I'm scratchin away at the page.   

Is everybody having recurring bouts of Spring fever like me???

So good to know that warmth, and green, and everything summery is soon returning~

Peace to you pilgrims of Earth~

GREETINGS FROM GEEK MECCA

Michelle and I arrived in metropolis midtown for this years NY COMICON.

There were hundreds upon hundreds of comicbook, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and gaming fans from around the country and around the world... all descending upon the ginormous Jacob Javitz Center.

The con itself was very well organized and professional. Being a veteran of many, but much smaller cons, I appreciated the little things, like the wide isles, the grid pattern layout, the numbered lanes, and best of all the cushioned carpet mats...ahhhh yes. After spending hours upon hours on your feet ogling booth after booth of comic eye candy one comes to value such things highly.

Enough about the amenities... time to brag about my loot! Lets see... I got a Dr. Zaius figure, I've been wantin' for about a hundred years. I also got some totally cool original Star Wars Kenners. OH....oh-hhh, CHECK-IT-OUT... I got a big fat honkin pile of awesome silver age comics from one of my favor-rite show dealers Gary Dolgoff. I got a "sweet" bootleg copy of every episode of the 1966 BATMAN TV series. Michelle and I spoke at length with the Master of Horror art, Basil Gogos, ( one of the worlds truly kind and generous talents ) who signed two prints for us.

There were many special memories that just popped up out of nowhere. Like capturing comicbook legend, and personal hero JOE KUBERT reading the latest copy of my Zombie Boy comic. Having a nice visit with my friend, Marvel artist Lee Weeks was quite a treat. Meeting the guys behind Kid America Club, or Outer Space Men... was the real Way-out there kindda stuff I dig.

ALAS.....

Try O' try as we might.... Michelle and I just could not see all there was to see. Our heads were spinning with information overload, our tummy's were begging for chow, and I was recovering from the sheer panic of, (temporarily) loosing my jacket! Counting ourselves lucky and blessed, we staggered away, ( as predicted... ) with "buttloads" of geek treasure strapped to our backsides. When we finally found our way to the 29th floor of the awesomely awesome, art deco-rateded NEW YORKER hotel we were treated to a totally stunning view of the Empire State Building filling the window of our room ( see below )

When it was all said and done it was truly the adventure of a lifetime. So.... listen closely now chill-un's... If you consider yourself a geek, and have never gone to the NYC-CON, then I strongly urge you to start saving now for next years show. Just do it! You will be so glad you did, and when you arrive... be sure to look for me, cause Dude... I am so there already.

HUSH NOW WHATS THAT SOUND?

Greetings groovy gang members... It's been a long time since I posted, but here I am, still among the dead, and plugging away at the ALL NEW, and outta sight, latest, ( dare I even say ) greatest issue of ZOMBIE BOY ever to hit the comicon circuit. For those of you keeping score... I only have 8 panels to go to completion, ( that's panels NOT pages kiddies ) if all goes according to plan, the official sneeky peeky will be unveiled at none other than the biggest geek bash ever to hit the East coast. That's right fan boys and girls.... the happen-est hoopla of '09... the New York Comiccon!!!

Michelle and I are getting all psyched out to hit the show floor, and geek it out with hundreds of other collectors and fans at this years ultimate pop culture pageant. I will have a precious few advanced copies of the new comic to pass around to friends, and foundlings, and when its all over I will blog photos, and a post-con report of all the dynamite doings from the big apple.

Soon after we return with butt-loads of geek treasure strapped to our backside, I will do the final clean up and scans of my original pages, hit the printer, and prep for the official launching. I am happy to announce that everyone who digs hanging out here can place an order for an absolutely FREE autographed copy. Just my way of saying thanks for supporting me the blog, and zombie boy ( NOTE: One copy per request. Offer only good to bloggers who posted at least once in the year 2008. You must request your copy in writing by leaving a comment on this post. All requests meeting the preceding requirements WILL be honored )

Anyway... Hang loose krazy kitties, and dynamite doggies~ Stay cool, and Oh yeah.... dig this far-out panel above!

PEACE

IN SHADOWS HE LURKS

Post holiday happies to you all, here is another panel. Hope you dig it. Say... I sure do a bunch of yacking around here about my comics and such, but ya wanna know what occurs to me? Well I'll tell you anyways.... I was figuring that since all you cool kids out there are geeks like me, that you must surely have snagged yourself some geek like treasure over the holidays....right? I sure would like to hear what you got.

My geeky girlfriend, and very bestus buddy got me a boxed set of the graphic novel, MAUS by Art Spieglman. My youngest son got me a DVD copy of MARS ATTACKS, and my oldest boy got me BAT MANGA by Chip Kidd

What did Santa bring you kiddies out there in TV land... Hmmmmm??

OUR PANEL SAID.....

Fa-la-la-la...la fright fans! The Christ-messy season is upon us~ In between coping with ice storms, record snowfalls, and avoiding being trampled at Wally world, I have actually been making steady progress on my comic.

The very latest is that I have only two pages left to draw, and ink. I have been putting final touches and lettering on many of the finished pages, and it looks like I will be on track for a mid winter printing.

"Hey dude.... why we no see pages Man?" You might say.

Well... nifty little story there: See recently I was going over the pages with my very bestus friend and we were discussing how close to completion it was, and how exciting that is. We were discussing that to blog anymore from here would be the equivalent of giving away the entire comic for free, and could impact sales. A very good point! Still..... me being me, I wanted to blog my progress for all you fearsome followers out there... ( all four of you ), so finally we hit upon a diabolical plan.

From here out I will show only isolated panels. MU-ha-haa-wha-ha-haaaaaa! INGENIOUS!

One more bit of info from the main offices of Mitchell Comics... I have decided to paint the cover. Yes you heard me...PAINT! It will be in the classic pulp style with the retro flavor of some of those great Gold Key comics of the 70's ( Ripleys ghost stories, Star Trek, Magnus, etc... ) Oh I cannot wait to get crack'n! The cover by the by, I will indeed post. In fact I will be hounding each and every one of you to post it on your sites, your blogs, your gym locker, your neighbors car... anywhere you might think it could lead to a sale.

Well... that's it for now Santas helpers.

Peace on Earth and all that good stuff~

ANOTHER "SKETCHY" POST

Greetings gore-lovers! Here is yet another "sketchy" post from your hard working hatchling. What pre-pubesent, angst filled teen wouldn't appreciate this page of our terror bound teen hero ZB going a round or two with his very own old man. That's right... here we see our thought controlled Ronnie kicking the snot out of his own flesh and blood Daddy. The senior Butler eventually get's the better of Junior by slipping the mind control watch from his wrist, and then the stage is set for retaliation against Dr. Tse and his dungeon of doom. I really didn't expect to have the space to do this page today, but all the stars aligned to make it happen. I really feel good about it too. I am generally not much for fight scenes but, I really think I nailed this one. Only four frightful pages until the initial art is complete. Then comes the finishing, the lettering, the publishing.... hooo.... baby steps, baby steps.

At least I am one step closer, ......and for today that will have to be cool enough.

Chill dogs~

A VERY "SKETCHY" POST

Greetings o' hoary hosts of holiday hobgoblins!

Ti's I your horrible hombre here to offer up an as yet woefully undigested post-Thanksgiving morsel. The precious pilgrimy feasting was so-ooo fab it kept me away from the drawing board a fortnight or more, and thankfully so. Having some much deserved down time gave me the distance I needed from my new issue to put some sceneage into it's proper perspective. The result is this awesome new page. Well.... that is to say it is going to be awesome, right now it is a minor scribble. In fact... if you kooky kiddies out there can make hide or hair of this frenetic scrap of parchment you got mad skills in the imagination station... know what I mean? No?.... oh well. Enjoy, ....or just sit there and scratch your head.... t-th- that's okay too then.

~later.