"Seasons Greetings"...

Just a brief message to all who visit my little spot on the internet wishing all of you and your families a very happy and safe holiday season and a very Happy New Year/2009.

2009 will hopefully be a more peaceful and prosperous year than the one that preceeded it. Stay tuned for further updates from right here at the "House of the Dragon" including;

* Website updates including new artworks in the gallery and convention announcements

* Project updates and announcements including;

-"Super-7"

-"Bubba; the Redneck Werewolf"

-"Billy; the Monster Hunter"

-"KUDU-MAN"

-"A Tale of REM"

* Additional Film & Book reviews

* Contest announcements

"HAPPY HOLIDAYS" everyone, see ya next year.

sincerely, Shawn Surface

SURFACE ART STUDIOS.

DVD Review; "The Return of the Hero/ Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

"Hello again SurfaceDwellers and adventure lovers";

Yes, this is a DVD review instead of my standard theatre release critique for many reasons, not the least of which is the deteriorating etiquette and behavior of the average movie goer nowadays.

I initially had reservations when I first heard that they were contemplating making a new Indiana Jones adventure, I was a fan of the first three films in the 1980's and liked the style in which they were made, in fact even director Steven Spielberg(E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List) had all but written off his trilogy with the character and had moved on with his film making career. Interestingly enough ,it was none other than Indy himself (Harrison Ford) who was most interested in doing an all new installment and through his patience and persistence he convinced George Lucas, Spielberg, and Frank Marshall to re-unite for this production....the result; "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".

The latest installment to producer/writer George Lucas' salute to the schlocky Hollywood adventure serials of the early 1940's.

The adventure takes place in 1957 during the height of red paranoia and the early days of the cold war with the Soviet Union (Russia nowadays kids ), the story opens by finding our hero albeit a bit more aged and scarred but still managing to get himself into some interesting situations with some very unpleasant people-this time instead of the Nazis Dr. Jones is relentlessly pursued by the Russians who have abducted him and his assistant Mac (Ray Winstone/Beowulf) and have forced them to lead them to a secret U.S. military base to retrieve a special artifact, one that can very well tip the scales towards the Russians favor.

Unlike the previous Indy adventures; (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, and Last Crusade) this latest journey has a distinct sci-fi taste to it reflecting on the time period in which the story is set. All the principals who comprised the production team of the original three films have returned (Lucas, Spielberg, Marshall, and Kathleen Kennedy).

The story is very interesting but I had some personal reservations with the decision to make the subject matter involve an alien culture-the effects were top notch and I applaud the choice of the film makers to not "overwhelm" the audience by saturating the movie with today's amazing top of the line digital work but instead they used restraint and actually tried to match the effects with the original films twenty years back-nonetheless the film is still quite impressive visually.

I was most impressed by Ford himself ( a man in his mid 60's) reprising a demanding physical role such as Indiana Jones-and it's as if he had never stopped playing the part, sure there are a few grey hairs and some additional wrinkles but the actor can still pull it off-convincingly!

Other notable actors involved in the production are; Ray Winstone(Beowulf), John Hurt(V for Vendetta/Alien) ,Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Constantine), Kate Blanchett(Elizabeth/the Aviator) and returning as Marion Ravenwood, actress Karen Allen(Raiders of the Lost Ark) who not only provides a pleasant supporting role but also a pivotal one to the story itself and to the character of Indiana Jones.

The film has some imaginative and impressive visuals,a rousing new score by Academy Award winning composer John Williams(JAWS, Star Wars) ,trademark high adventure scenarios, good performances turned in by a talented cast with some tongue in cheek humor mixed in.

The DVD comes in an impressive 2 disc set with a lenticular cover of artist Drew Struzan's poster art and features an introduction by Spielberg and Lucas, interviews with the cast and crew, a brief history of the Indy films , and special, behind the scenes production featurette of the film...also available; the original first 3 adventures of Indiana Jones with newly remastered digital sound and prints each adventure features an introduction by Spielberg and Lucas and don't be an ignorant fool....watch them in "WIDESCREEN" as they were meant to be seen!!!

There are some scenes I would have changed or left on the cutting room floor ,and I would have liked to have seen a little more interaction with Indy and Marion story wise but all in all I was surprisingly pleased with what I saw. The film cleaned up at the box office both stateside and worldwide even in Russia, and the latest news is that there will most likely be another new adventure coming out in the next couple of years. I'm not saying this was the best Indy adventure but I do recommend it to Indy fans who loved the first three films -in closing, a nice addition to your Indiana Jones DVD collection......."trust me."

"A NEW Monstrosity!"

Hello SurfaceDwellers;

Been a while since I updated the ole' blog here so I thought I would regale you with the latest and greatest from "the Dragon's Den".

As usual ,been hard at work doing that which we all do on a daily basis to exist in this world we have made for ourselves...WORK!

I have also been continuing on developing my own projects; "KUDU-MAN" and "A Tale of REM" which are slowly but surely coming along, both are still in the writing stages. Also been gearing up for another issue of creator Mitch Hyman's "BUBBA; the Redneck Werewolf" which will be ready for publishing by the beginning of 2009 to be released through his new home at; Scare Tactix Graphix(http://www.scaretactixgraphix.com/).

I am halfway through the 12th and final issue of creator Robert Wawrzyniak's space epic "SUPER-7", I along with fellow artist Scotty Shoemaker have been working on the 7 for years now and are relieved to see the final act within our sites. A firm release date has not yet been set for the first issue of the maxi series but hopefully will see release sometime in 2009. To learn more about this upcoming science fiction saga visit the website at; http://www.kickasscomics.com/ .

Besides the occasional commission job that I pick up every now and again from fans around the world I have also only recently taken on a new book assignment this one for the good people at Scare Tactix Graphix.

The book is called "Billy the Monster Hunter" and is created and written by a newcomer to the comics field...Ramsey Rusef.

The story centers around an adventurous 5 year old boy who hunts down and battles those hideous monstrosities that live under our beds, lurk in our closets, haunt our dreams and generally terrorize our peace of mind...young Billy does this despite the disbelieving glances of his ignorant parents and with the aid of his enchanted toy collection. I have only received the script for the story recently, so work will begin on it shortly. I will post some images from the story soon...look for a Spring/2009 release of this title.

The Surface Art Studios website will soon be updated with a new addition called "the Vault", in essence an extension of the Gallery page but featuring my older works, in addition the site will also feature plot profile pages for my "Current Projects" section including one for "KUDU-MAN", and the newly assigned "Billy the Monster Hunter"...also keep a look out for an upcoming contest that I plan to have at the site come Christmas time.

Well, that's about it art lovers, gotta head back to the ole' drawing board and earn my keep as they say...

-till next time, Peace -Love- Joy :)

Shawn Surface/Surface Art Studios.

the BIG Picture; "BATMAN; the Dark Knight"

Director; Christopher Nolan

Writers; Christopher Nolan

Jonathan Nolan

David Goyer

Rated; PG-13

Running Time; 152 minutes

HOLY DISAPPOINTMENTS BATMAN!

That's my first impression after seeing the much hyped, and heavily anticipated follow up to director Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" (2005), I am of course referring to the recently released "Batman; the Dark Knight".

After waiting a week for it and the crowds to cool down a bit from it's history making opening weekend me and a friend decided to brave the everyday dangers of city life and go see what all the talk was about.

I went and saw "Batman Begins" when it was released in 2005, and was very impressed with it and consider it and Tim Burton's "Batman Returns"(1992) the best film versions of the caped crusader to date and I must add "Dark Knight" with them as well....but with some reservation.

The film is technically stunning with it's creative yet realistic camera angles and carefully thought out action sequences and downright attractive cinematography- all can add up to an enjoyable evening at the cinema-but the main problem I had with the film was it's length; at a butt numbing 2 hours and 45 minute running time I could actually feel myself getting older as I watched this film-to put it plainly...it's just TOO DAMN LONG!

The cast and performances are top notch as they were in the preceding film, everybody reprising their roles with the notable exception of the beautiful Ms. Katie Holmes(Mrs. Tom Cruise) in the role of Bruce Wayne's (Christian Bale) love interest Rachel Dawes, the character is now played by actress Maggie Gyllenhall. Gary Oldman(Capt. Gordon), Michael Caine(Alfred Pennyworth), and Morgan Freeman(Lucius Fox) all return for another romp in Gotham, even Cillian Murphy( Scarecrow) from "Batman Begins" makes a brief cameo in the first ten minutes of the film. But it's the performances of the two villains profiled and the talented actors that played them that makes my highlight reel and the film ,despite it's near telethon length ,worth the watch.

Aaron Eckhart("Thank You for Smoking"/"Erin Brockovitch") turns in an impressive performance as Gotham's newly appointed DA Harvey Dent determined to clean up Gotham by putting the local crime lords out of business...for good! His fate is a tragic one though with his violent and disturbing transformation into "Two Face", a feat greatly accomplished on film with the help of some amazing FX work.

The other actor you have no doubt heard of, especially after his tragic unexpected passing earlier this year after an accidental drug overdose. Heath Ledger("Brokeback Mountain"/"A Knight's Tale") hands in a stunning performance as the maniacal, anarchy driven "Joker", one of the most complex and multi layered antagonists ever put on paper or on screen. Ledger's performance is noteworthy in his translation of the character itself, portraying Joker as some kind of seemingly harmless mental/emotionally crippled creep who just isn't taken seriously until he acts out his intentions...violently and effectively.

He has no ulterior motive no secret agenda he just simply wants to destroy Gotham and everyone in it and if the world is included in that equation...all the better.

As stated before the film is quite long but the true crime of it was it PLAYED long, now in my opinion if your film is going to be lengthy it should have a good flow to it, make the viewer experience it but without actually realizing the fact that they have spent over two hours of their lives in front of a large screen, some fine examples of this would be David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia"(1962), and James Cameron's "the Abyss"(1989). This film played out more like Ang Lee's "HULK"(2004), both attractive films, fine performances but slow pacing which is not good for a film, especially one based on a comics franchise.

The story although slow to start was pretty good once all the pieces of the puzzle were in place but their were, at times near the middle of the film, that were a bit confusing-even to me.

I consider myself a "BATFAN" albeit a bit more subdued, and I didn't hate this film, I just didn't like it as much as "Batman Begins", and in the end doesn't deserve the much overblown hype and reviews that it has received. I am almost reluctant to say this but the massive success of this film thus far can be traced not to performances, no matter how great, not to storytelling/direction, no matter how effective-but to the shocking demise of a young promising talent that was Heath Ledger (1979-2008).

Goin to the Movies; "Hellboy 2: the Golden Army"

Just returned from the local overpriced movie house to see the latest from director extraordinaire; Guillermo Del Toro(Blade 2, Pan's Labyrinth, Chronos) I am of course referring to the sequel to his 2004 surprise hit "Hellboy", a big budget cinematic adaptation to creator/artist Mike Mignola's hit comic series of the same name.

This follow up picture is more about the BPRD(Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense), the secret government organization that employs Hellboy to do battle with all sorts of supernatural nasties that may spell doom for us humanfolk here on Earth. The story begins much like the first film, with a flashback of sorts, with a much younger Professor Broome(John Hurt) telling a "fairy" tale to a young Hellboy, a tale which turns out as most fantastic scenarios do in this genre as true. The main tale as it were concerns a rebellion waged against the blight that has become mankind by the creatures of the mythical realm led by a renegade Prince(Luke Goss) who has access to an ancient and devastating army of destroyer machines(the Golden Army), he only lacks the control mechanism to activate the slumbering juggernaut-once awakened the army will lay waste to the entire Human Race and return the Earth back to the creatures of the fantastic.

Hellboy with the help of the BPRD must stop Prince Nuada before he completes his mission.

All of the pricipal cast has returned including the main man, uh demon Hellboy ( Ron Perlman), his aquatic sidekick Abe Sapien(Doug Jones) ,Hellboy's main squeeze, firestarter Liz Sherman(Selma Blair), and bureau chief Tom Manning(Jeffrey Tambor), we find out early in the film that agent John Myers(Rupert Evans) from the first film has been inexplicably reassigned to a post in Antarctica.

Unlike the first film which was basically a set up picture re-telling Hellboy's origin, this picture is a different adventure all it's own, specially written for the screen by creator Mike Mignola and director Del Toro this film is much more action packed and is presented in a much bigger scale than the first film involving mutiple plot lines, side stories and a colorful multitude of unforgettable, at least visually, characters I haven't seen since the famous cantina scene in Star Wars .

The movie is visually beautiful, Del Toro and his artisans have once again made a film for artists by artists set in a fairy tale setting much like his award winning "Pan's Labyrinth",a picture I highly reccommend!

Compared to the first film this one has much more action involved especially in fight sequences, and despite a couple of slow scenes the film is fluid in it's action- the big surprise for me is that this film is as much about Hellboy's buddy Abe Sapien(Doug Jones) as it is about Hellboy himself, in fact he's involved with a little romance with a princess in the story. One of the more interesting characters in the film is the introduction of Dr. Johann Krauss(Seth McFarlane), brought in by BPRD chief Manning to help control Hellboy's fiery nature.Krauss was once a coporeal human until an unforseen tragedy reduced him to a living vaporous entity confined to an atmospheric suit.

One of the most humorous and unforgettable sequences in the film is when the good Doctor picks a fight with Hellboy to prove a point.

The film is filled with extraordinary creatures ,settings, and scenarios and if you liked the first film you'll like this follow up. Guillermo Del Toro is an artist himself and it shows on screen and I highly reccomend checking his films out, he has just signed up to direct the big budget adaptation of J.R.R.Tolkien's "the Hobbit" for producer Peter Jackson and his company, and he is a big fan of Hellboy and his creator Mike Mignola and has stated that he would love to do another chapter in this story.

So if you want to go see what a comic book film adaptation "should" look like check out "Hellboy; and the Golden Army"...enjoy the show.

"Truly Inspirational!"

What inspires you?

What drives an individual to create something from nothingness?

Some are inspired by ideas while others are moved by simple words that when put together form a profound message or has a special meaning. Some are inspired by deeds or events whether it be in the past or present.Some are inspired by the loved ones in their lives whether it be siblings, parents, a spouse or their children...and still others can be inspired by the most obscure isolated, and unrelated subjects(I fall into this category).

Writing does not come naturally to me, I am first and foremost a visual artist whose main daily struggle is to reach a state of creative motivation that will guide me through the day, I, like all artists, have had my share of good days and bad days.

I am currently developing two projects that are my own; "KUDU-MAN" which I have mentioned before in my blogs is developing nicely despite my clumsiness at my new vocation as a writer....and then theres yet another project which I have only just begun to write out, It's one of my oldest story ideas, one that I have had since I was about 12/13.

It's a fantasy piece currently titled; "the Tales of REM" and it will hopefully see print (if all goes well) within the next couple of years-well this is where the inspiration part comes in, first off I can't believe nor could I have ever thought that I'd be typing this in a blog someday but at least it's my blog and if/when the book is printed I will retell this story again in one of the inside covers.

My key inspirational source for REM comes from the image of a girl that has been with me for most of my life(no not an old girlfriend), but someone I have never met but nonetheless her image has stayed with me all this time.

Now images inspiring people is nothing new, take the Grand Canyon for example, or Niagara Falls, and the Eiffel Tower just to name a few, but what has intrigued me all these years is how strongly this image has stayed with me over the years...something I simply can't explain-it borders on obsession although I do not consider myself an obsessive person.

When I was around 11/12 years old I went and saw a movie called "Melody", a small British film that starred Mark Lester("Oliver"), Jack Wild("H.R.Puff N' Stuff") ,and in her film debut ,Tracy Hyde.

Now with the exception of Jack Wild whom I had seen in the Sid & Marty Kroft "Puff N' Stuff" episodes, I didn't know who these other people were or even what the story was about for that matter, but I went with a friend who said it was pretty good-so I went. That was my introduction to Tracy Hyde who made the film worth watching in my biased opinion, now I was at an age when one starts to notice girls as more than these silly giggly creatures who run around wearing funny clothes-but The girl on film was stunningly beautiful, I can honestly say that it was the first time that I attributed the word to physically describe somebody....oh and the film was ok too!

I went and saw the picture several times before it left the theatre. I wouldn't run into the film again till it was broadcast on late night television some 25 years later. I was fortunate enough to recently purchase a DVD of the rare film, and unlike some movies whose impact has faded with time, this one still packs a punch to me, especially that same unforgettable image of that girl who so inspired me many years ago.

She was a child actor /model for only a brief time but she was immortalized in Japan and of course on celluloid with her performance in "Melody".

Nowadays she is like the rest of us mere mortals and has reclaimed her spot in the human race living anotherwise normal life in England with her family. I based one of the main characters in "REM" on her and hopefully soon I will be able to share with others around the globe this world called REM which all was inspired by the image of a beautiful girl...

"...an IRON CLAD HIT!"

Superheroe/Comic book movies are a dime a dozen they say, and some professionals in the biz would have you think that the genre has lived out it's effectiveness at the box office-a passing fad which has seen it's day come and go...to answer the skeptics and nere do wells out in "Hollyweird" ,I give you........."IRON MAN"!

The latest adaptation from Marvel comics long list of heroes is magically transformed into the official first blockbuster of 2008 by some great direction by Jon Favreau("Zathura" & "Elf") ,very keen writing by screenwriters; Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Markum, and Matt Holloway and despite the disturbing fact that this film needed four people to write it ,nevertheless perserveres as a very effective and ultimately ejoyable action flick.

What impressed me most about this film besides the stunning special effects which has all become a standard nowadays in such films ,were the fine performances turned in by a virtual "who's who" of academy award nominees including; Terence Howard/as James Rhodes("Hustle & Flow"), Jeff Bridges/as Obediah Stane("the Big Lebowski"), Gwyneth Paltrow/as Pepper Potts("Shakespeare in Love"), and of course Robert Downey Jr./as Tony Stark("Chaplin").

They have of course updated the Gold & Garnet Avenger's origins a bit to a more contemporary time .

Tony Stark is now depicted on film as a cocky/charismatic arms developer helping to supply our troops in wartorn Iraq/Afghanistan, while on a trip to the region to display and demonstrate his newest, and deadliest weapon; "the Jericho Missile", he and his military escort are attacked by terrorists and he is taken hostage-forced to develop an equally devastating weapon to be used against American forces-he instead uses his talents and genius to build a makeshift garage style juggernaut which he uses to escape his captors.

Through his traumatic experiences and witnessing first hand the terrible effects of his high tech weaponry Stark re-evaluates his pupose in life ...and a hero is born!

The film although a hardcore action flick does contain some lighter moments with some tongue in cheek humor which is brilliantly and naturally played out by Robert Downey Jr.

He makes this film both believable and thoroughly enjoyable.

I confess to not being the biggest of Iron Man/Robert Downey Jr. fans but this film has changed my mind. Not since the 1963 debut of this armored heroe within the pages of Marvel's "Tales of Suspense" has Iron Man flown so high or packed as much punch than in this fantastic film translation.

This film although a comic film does contain some intense scenes of violence and destruction that may be too much for the little ones.

Also if you plan on watching the film stay to the very end of the film credits for there is a special teaser scene for all those IRON MAN fans out there.

So if you like comic books or even if you don't but like high flying adventure, check out this man of stee-uh I mean Iron!!!

"After MangaCon...and more!"

Greetings Surfacedwellers!,

My first post after the trainwreck that was Manga-uh I mean MegaCon/2008.

I had one of my worst turnouts in recent memory, and this was by far my worst MegaCon to date..hopefully it will improve from this point onward.

My clever wordplay with MegaCon is no mere coincidence, over the years one of the southeast's largest con events has mutated from it's humble yet pure Comics friendly roots to the Ginormous media/manga/anime monster that it is today. The spacious floors of the Orange County Convention center were maliciously invaded by countless hordes of furry ear wearing,giant cardboard sword wielding, anime/manga worshipping Lemmings all geared up and ready to profess there undying love and borderline obsessive support for all things far eastern.

Despite the overpriced parking and con admissions the turnout was very good-unfortunately for me ,I had no wide variety of prints sporting giant eyed girls or funny animals and robots decorating my tabletop-just the usual ,highly detailed,classic style comic illustrations for which I had some admirers who leafed through my sample books and checked out some of my latest prints ,and graciously took a business card every now and again, but all in all, no fish were bitin!

The table was free, so my sorrow and dissapointment are temporary-can only hope that next year will be different...cause next year's MegaCon is a BIG one, for me personally and most importantly...professionally!

I started the layouts and pencils on the NEW issue of Mitch Hyman's "BUBBA; the Redneck Werewolf", the new issue is entitled "Rumble in Romania" and will be released this coming June by new publisher Scare Tactix Graphix. The story is by BUBBA creator Hyman, and colors by Frank Turner.

You can read more about BUBBA's next issue on my BUBBA page at the SURFACE ART STUDIOS.

I am also illustrating a short story titled "Pedator & Prey" written by Paul Monsky for his new adventure anthology series; "VAVAVAVOOM" ...more on that later, well have to get back to the ole drawing board, will update you more on everything going on here at the house of the dragon....stay tuned SurfaceDwellers!

"Crammin for the Con"!

Hi Kids!,

Just a few lines to let you in on the latest adventures from "SURFACEWORLD"!

Been workin hard & heavy to get some work prepared for the upcoming MegaCon/2008 event coming here in Orlando this March 7-9th at the Orange County Convention Center.

Was originally not going to attend due to workload and the usual "strapped for ca$h" reasons, but a friend/collaborator infomed me that he had arranged some last minute table space ,so I will be there "in the flesh".

Besides the usual doing convention sketches at a reasonably low price I will also have on hand some preview pages of the maxi series that I have been working on for over the past year; the upcoming sci-fi epic...."SUPER-7", written by Robert Wawrzyniak and inked by Scott Shoemaker.

I will also have available a variety of colored prints including some of my latest works.

Plus ,if time allows I'll also have a special limited edition MegaCon/2008 souvenir poster available for a low low price.

The subject matter for this years poster is writer Steve Gerber("Howard the Duck","Man-Thing","Thundarr the Barbarian"), who tragically lost his long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis only just recently (February 12th) ,he was 60 years old.

I will also make available some sneek peeks at other projects in the works here at the SURFACE ART STUDIOS, so, if your able, look for me in "Artists Alley" at this years MegaCon/2008 and pay me a visit.

Now on a slightly different note I want to talk about and highly reccomend a graphic novel that I had just purchased at yon bookstore...you may have heard of it..."Pride of Baghdad"(DC/Vertigo).

I have been wanting to check this book out not only because of the positive reviews that it has recieved since its release in September/2007 ,but because the central characters of the story are in fact animals...a small pride of Lions to be exact.

My first creator owned project; "KUDU-MAN" also places animals in pivotal roles and I wanted to get a prime example of how the story was done using them as central characters...I was not dissapointed!

Author Brian K. Vaughan and artist Niko Henrichon have delivered a fantastic and intimate tale of survival in the early days of the Iraqi war as seen through the eyes of these beautiful creatures...the coloring is also done superbly by Henrichon the story in general was inspired by a true incident....so if you get the chance get it, but be warned it is graphic and does contain violent ,shocking moments.

-I highly reccomend it,

till next time Surface dwellers.......

peace,

Shawn Surface

SURFACE ART STUDIOS.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" aka; 2008: the year of...the SHAWN!

....all work and no play make Shawn a dull boy, all work and no play make Shawn a dull boy,all work and no play make Shawn a dull boy, all work and n....OH! hi there and Happy new year to all you SURFACE DWELLERS out there.

Hope all had a great and joyous holiday season and welcomed the new year somewhat sober and hopefully safe & sane.

As for me 2008 is starting off pretty much as 2007 ended ...busy,I have my nose and pen in hand to the ole' drawing board, hard at work creating new images both familiar and some not so familiar...good thing is it's keeping me off the streets which is a good thing.

Still currently working on "SUPER-7", the 12 part sci-fi maxi series penned by writer Robert Wawrzyniak. I'm nearly finished with pencils on issue #11, and series inker Scott Shoemaker has returned stateside (from his 6 month adventure in splendid Shanghai, China) and has resumed his inking and coloring duties for the series.

The first issue of this long awaited space epic debuts later this year...stay tuned for release dates.

My first creator owned title; "KUDU-MAN" is still in the final writing stage on the proposed mini series which will in turn prepare the public for what hopes to be a regular series-look for it to debut this coming September/2008.

I am also hard at work on numerous commissions, pictured here is one of my first of the new year, a Wonder Woman piece entitled; "Reflection", I did this for my buddies at D&B Comics.

The Surface Art Studios website will soon be updated with new art while some of my older pieces will be put away in a new section called simply ;"the Vault", visitors will still be able to look through my older pieces while in this new section-speaking of the website a contest will be posted soon to test ones visual comic knowledge-the Grand Prize; a fully colored original custom piece of art from yours truly...stay tuned for details.

My convention schedule will soon be revised with some minor changes, so that I can concentrate more and devote more time on developing my upcoming projects I will unfortunately be unable to attend some cons that I regularly go to annually. At present I am only committed to this year's Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC. I really like going to cons and being a part of them ,getting feedback from fans and commissions and meeting with some of the great professionals in the field, but in order for me to meet some deadlines I will have to cut back a little on my travels...once my projects start coming out to the public I will make it a point to be more visible and available to the public to help promote my work and hopefully get some great feedback in the process.

I am in the process of starting on 2 NEW gigs as I like to call them, once these deals are finalized I will release more details...so stay tuned right here.....same Bat-Time, same Bat-Channel!

........oh and; "HAPPY NEW YEAR"!

peace, Shawn Surface

SURFACE ART STUDIOS.