FORGET "STAR WARS"!

Greetings "SURFACEDWELLERS",
Hard to believe that June is already upon us, kids are out of school, Summer is in session, and the annual blockbuster season has begun in theatres nationwide....oh and the "Ultimate-7" has finally arrived in our solar system!
The 12 issue science fiction maxi series created and written by author Robert Wawrzyniak and drawn by me and artist Scott Shoemaker finally hits the pre-order scene with the June issue of the "PREVIEWS" catalog. Wawrzyniak's labor of love was a life long project, almost ten years in the making, a tale of high adventure in interstellar space, rife with amazing alien races of all types, epic space battles, and a universe full of exotic worlds all at the simple turn of the page.
Joining us on this amazing sci-fi adventure is a virtual "whos who" in the comic biz; artists like; Greg Horn, Mike Ploog, Skottie Young, Steve Sanchez, Billy Tucci, Simon Bisley, Mike Mayhew, and Ken Kelly just to name a few who've provided some stunning artworks for our covers. Like I mentioned the current June issue of PREVIEWS is in comic stores everywhere-look for our full page advertisement about the series...
The first issue comes out in stores this August, we invite you to join in on the adventure that promises to be as big as the cosmos itself. To find out more about "the Ultimate-7", the characters and the people behind the scenes just visit the official Ultimate-7 website at; http://www.theultimate7.com As part of the promotional campaign there will be online interviews, internet and print advertising and general spot information articles about the series and it's creators.
We hope that you will join us...Peace :)

FCBD; the day after...

Well its the morning after and to be honest I had a rather enjoyable day as a guest artist at a FCBD event. I was joined by another artist and designer, Richard Livingston (Battlestar Gallactica) was also there along with the guys of D&B Comics. The crowd wasn't as huge as it would have been were it at a comics store but it was ok. The staff of the Alafaya Library were very kind and courteous and provided enough work space for us.
A lot more kids than I thought turned up, and this was a library on a Saturday, so it was kind of refreshing to see that kids are still visiting the library system these days what with video games and computers ruling the world now. I was on hand to meet and greet, show some of my artwork off, educated a little along the way showing the pages of comic art before they are shrunk down to print proportions. Had a video interview conducted by a gentleman starting off his vid series on youtube-(will post a link once its up).
I also did free sketches for anybody that wanted one, did quite a few actually for the children who were initially a little shy about the whole thing and with Superman and Batgirl walking around to distract them. One little girl was actually kind enough to draw me a sketch in crayon-so we traded art for art...so all in all a pretty good day.
Afterwards despite being a bit tired we all went and watched "THOR" at the nearby cinema, it was also good.

I might do this on a regular basis from now on if the invites keep coming...we'll see.
Peace,

FREE Comic Book Day...

Been a while since I posted so here goes...
As always, been busy putting my debut issue of "KUDU MAN" together, so far things are shaping up good for an August/2011 release...also writing out the details of the next three issues-completing the first storyarc. Have taken on some additional projects, one with a holiday flavor-a one shot special called "CLAUSPIONAGE" written and created by Jon Bryans, it will be distributed through APE Entertainment and should be out by this holiday season.
I've also begun development on yet another story idea, one for all ages although it will contain some mature themes...All I can say about it now is that it's simply called "Mandi" and that it will be a bit of a departure for me in style and subject matter...more details to come on this.
May 7th is the annual four color event; FREE COMIC BOOK day and yours truly will actually be making a rare appearance as a guest artist/creator here in central Florida...I'll be at the Alafaya branch of the Orange county Library (12000 E.Colonial Dr./Orlando) from 10am-2pm. I'll be there to further enlighten the kiddies to the wonderful world of comic literature and art, there will also be sketches and prints available...not to mention free comics...so I hope to see some of you there. :)
Till next time "surfacedwellers", stay cool and have a nice holiday weekend....Peace.