NYCC 2010!

OK, NYCC has been over for two days now and I am still EXHAUSTED! What a weekend! It was my first con in over 2 YEARS!!! Getting married and buying a house set me back a bit lolol. But what a triumphant return! That was one of the best cons I have been a part of. Artist Alley was packed to the brim with amazing talent and seeing all my industry friends again after so long was amazing! I also got the opportunity to premiere the GOD COMPLEX TRADE a few days early! Sold a ton of copies and promoted the hell out of it! The official release date for the trade is tomorrow, the 13th! So be sure to grab a copy at your local comic shop or online! Meanwhile, I am going to post a few pics from the con...

UNMASKED is a GO!

Hey everyone. Sorry Ive been away for some time. I've been busy over on facebook (friend me there if you want more up to date news on my going ons) but Im here now with some great news: My latest project with writer/creator Michael Sarrao, UNMASKED, has been picked up by Will Wilson's new company ARCH ENEMY!!!! It will be a 4 issue DIGITAL mini series available on the i-pad early 2011! Just to wet your appetites, here are some sneak peak pages in full mind blowing color by Guiseppe Pica.

The Elysian Fields!

More God Complex Pages

Hey folks. I am currently working on Issue 7 of God Complex, the final issue of the series, due out in June. No worries though, that will not be the last of God Complex to hit the shelves. Shortly after we plan on releasing the TPB collecting Issues 1-7 as well as a slew of extras including covers, character designs, sequential break downs, pin ups, promo art, and original scripts. Until then, here are a few pages from issues 6 & 7 to check out. Just a sneak peek.

GC 6 double page spread!

Issue 4 Pages!

GOD COMPLEX#1 IS ON THE SHELVES!

Hey everyone, just to a heads up; God Complex #1 from Image comics, my new ongoing series written by Michael Avon Oeming and Daniel Berman is now in stores and online ready to order. Comic shops have sold out across the country and more orders are coming in! Be sure to get yours!

MEDUSA!

Slam City!

Michael Sarrao and myself team up once again to bring you a sneak peak at his latest pitch idea; wrestling series SLAM CITY copyright Michael Sarrao 2009

Inking Step by Step

Hey everyone! Here is a step by step guide to my own personal inking techniques. It is not a how to; everyone's techniques differ and you should always do what makes you feel comfortable.

Step 1: Choose your weapons! I like to keep things simple in life. KISS (keep It Simple Stupid). For me its a Windsor Newtin Series 7 Sable brush, a Micron marker pen size 03 and a Faber Castell PITT Brush marker. I was using FW ink for a while but my local art shop made me try a new brand (for me anyway) Liquitex Acrylic Carbon Black (not shown here). So far no complaints.

Step 2: Pencils! As you can see I do not go into much detail on my pencils. I do most of my finishes in ink (allows me to work faster). My main goal with the pencils is to get down body lines, layout panels and achieve the right facial expressions. I do all my rough in non photo blue then go over the lines I plan to ink with a tech pencil.

Step 3: Brush Lines. Here I use the sable brush to get a clean, smooth line along those aformentioned pencils. I save the very fine lines and the background (which unfortunately in this example there isnt much of) for the next step. Trick to brush; fast movement and dont use just the tip of the brush, try and get the whole brush into it. And don't be fearful! Theres always white out!

Step 4: Fine Lines. Here I go back over everything lickity split with the micron, connecting any open spaces and inking over those fines lines and backgrounds.

Step 5: Last but not least, Blacks! Here is where I make my final lap over the page with the Sable brush and the PITT Brush Marker to fill in any blacks and shading where needed. This is where the page truly takes shape (courtesy of a f*cking tracer). As I mentioned before I have a basic idea of where my light source and shading will go as I pencil but its during this step where I really make the final decision and take the leap free hand.

Sneak peak at issue 3 art!

God Complex Issue 2 pages!!!

Here are some finished inks from Issue 2 of God Complex! They are not all in sequential order, sorry, can't give the whole story away! : )