PODCAST REVIEW

Podcaster and pal Jimmy Aquino covers my recent WHAT IF in the very entertaining Comic News Insider Episode 236 . Jimmy and co-host Joe Gonzalez even do some harmonizin'

Check out the rest of the episode, they cover some direct to cable film called Avatar, the Complete Alice in Wonderland and 30 Days of Night/Wormwood artist Ben Templesmith stops by.

WEEKLY DIALOGUE

Was sent this link (NSFW) - I don't know how many conversations I've had that sounds like this. Great job!

KILL THE DEMON

Preview of my WHAT IF special can be seen here.

Available this Wednesday at all fine comic shop establishments.

"What If special based on the seminal early 80s Daredevil run by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson!

By Karl Bollers (WOLVERINE: HUNGER) and Rafael Kayanan"

Portion from ComicsBulletin.com's review by Dave Wallace:

I probably would have given the issue a score of 3 bullets had it not been for the excellent artwork of Rafael Kayanan, which is strong enough to push it just above the average rating. The opening pages are particularly arresting, with a wonderfully moody close-up of Elektra that's followed by an explosive action shot of a wounded helicarrier, before giving way to some slightly more restrained flashback sequences. Even in these quieter scenes, however, Kayanan finds a way to make the pages visually interesting, with strong design elements in the artwork (for example, the page in which Stick disarms Elektra), a great use of light and colour (as seen in the montage page that shows Elektra training with Nick Fury) and some delicate handling of occasionally disturbing imagery (such as the aftermath of the massacre in the Kingpin's HQ, or the scene in which Elektra discovers the Advocate's "gallery").

KALI

Pipe Hitters Union is known for their line of military-centric apparel. Most of the customers are male but we've since had numerous inquiries for a women's line of shirts. Last summer I woke up very early in the morning with this image in mind. It sat in the hard drive for several months while I kept busy finishing another project.



Got a chance to return to it this week and finished it on the Cintiq and CS. Using one solid brush at 9 pixels.

DRIZZT

SAMURAI: HEAVEN AND EARTH

This pin-up image was published in the Samurai TPB written by Ron Marz, story illustrated by Luke Ross with color by Jason Keith.

It's a historical epic in the tradition of Lone Wolf and Cub and Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers.
A lone samurai sworn to reunite with the love of his life leading him to Paris, crossing blades with the greatest swordsman ever known.

RETRO GOGGLES