Peter Clinton - Flash

2019.10.26 Suffolk Comic & Art Expo, Brentwood, NY

Peter clinton is a comic book artist from London, England, who has worked for Cloudscape Comics, Upper Deck Entertainment and other small press publishers. Peter is currently a third year student at the Kubert School

Peter has also created the comic book Voyager with artists, Jack French, Eugene Zebrowski, Zackary Marois and Justin Shin

peter came up with the idea of the Flash having a race with a rocket, drawn on a Bell X-1 first day cover to honor the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager, in 1947

Dan Mora - Klaus

2019.10.26 Suffolk Comic & Art Expo, Brentwood, NY

Dan Mora has worked for Boom! Studios on Hexed, Klaus, Power Rangers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has also illustrated covers for Marvel and DC comics

2016 Mora was honored with the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award for his work on the series Klaus with writer Grant Morrison

Aftr graduating from the University of Costa Rica, Mora focused on painting. He soon turned his attention to fantasy and science fiction. Along with friends from University, they created the comic magazine El Zarpe, in 2008. They published 9 editions. Mora would have comics published in the magazine SoHo (2013) and Buensalvaje (2014)

Klaus: Award winning author Grant Morrison and artist Dan Mora revamp, reinvent and re-imaging a classic superhero for the 21st century, drawing on Santa's roots in Viking lore and Siberian shamanism... Klaus: Stan Claus Year One - Boom!

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holiday and a Joyous New Year!

Andy Carreon - Galactus

2019.10.26 Suffolk Comic & Art Expo, Brentwood, NY

Andy Carreon is an established sketch card artist, with sketches for Rittenhouse Archives Spider-Man,X-Men, Avengers, Marvels 70th Anniversary set and Marvel Universe Archives. DC Projects include Batman, DC Villains and Cryptozoic Entertainment DC Bombshells.

Additional sketch cards were featured in Marvel Gems, Marvel Masterpieces, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Thor Ragnarok and X-Men for Upper Deck.

Carreon is working on a book titled Bad Mother Truckers for an independent publisher

Chris Hamer - Oswald - Adventures of Byron

2019.10.05 NYCC, Javits Center, NYC
Oswald

Chris Hamer, comic book illustrator, painter, recycler of forgotten objects, tattooer...

Under the guise of UrbanPop, Chris pays tribute to street art and urban decay while putting on a humorous twist on his world, while working for companies that include Spotify, AMC, Jack Daniels, Mellow Mushroom, Topps, Upperdeck, Cryptozoic and Scout Comics

His creation Byron the One Eye Monster has been the mascot of UrbanPop since the beginning. He is a friendly loving one eye monster, who gets into mischief with his friends Oswald and Paxton. Bryons stories are published by Scout Comics and can be seen on shirts, street art, toys, buttons and on season 5 of AMC's Walking Dead

UrbanPop

The Adventures of Byron are all age self-contained stories featuring Byron, Oswald an Paxton, three monsters with different personalities who rely on each other no matter what harebrained idea each has

Scout Comics

Scoot McMahon - Spot on Adventure!

2019.10.04 NYCC, Javits Center, NYC

Scott "Scoot" McMahon is a versatile cartoonist, illustrator, character designer, writer... Scoot has contributed to Aw Yeah Comics! Time for Adventure, Make Way for Awesome and Sami the Samurai Squirrel. Creator of a 2019 FCBD poster for Diamond Comics Distributors

Scoot is a graphic designer and illustrator for Toledo's Allied Learning Labs, turning his talents to comics by night. As quoted in Toledo Parent "I have always been into all ages books and stories. I was always coming up with silly characters. When I draw all-ages cartoony comics, it's almost like I become a 7-year old kid again, and that's a good feeling."

Scoot draws a comic with Franco on Action Labs comic "Spot on Adventure" a not-so-serious exploits of a superhero canine and his robot partner, available on Comixology. Join the action adventurer Spot as he em-barks on the mission of a lifetime! Saddled with a brand new partner he never wanted, Golly-G the robot that wants to be real. Spot is hired to rescue a princess from the clutches of the bad guys...tune in for more action adventure!

Toledo Parent

Fresh comics

Roberta Ingranata - Doctor Who

2019.10.05 NYCC, Javits Center, NYC
Matt Smith-Doctor Who on Year 2000 FDC

Roberta Ingranata, is an Italian comic artist. She started working for Italian publishers, including Delos Book's, Star comics, Bonelli, Astorina, Egmont, Monadori, Disney and Verticalismi, providing interior art, coloring and cover art.

In 2013 she started an international collaboration with several studios including N.A.S. Studios, Be Amazing Studios, Fractured Entertainment.. 2014-2015 she started working as a series drafter for Zenescope Entertainment on "Robyn Hood Ongoing" and Margins Publishing for projects that included "Vampire Emmy and the Garbage Girl"and "Anonymously Yours".

2016 worked for Image on "Witchblade", and 2019 Titan Comics on "Doctor Who"

Roberta

Raya Golden - Space Discovery

2019.10.03 NYCC, Javits Center, NYC

Raya Golden, graduate of the Academy of Art University focuses on traditional and digital illustration. Her work includes the graphic novel Starport, based on an unused TV pilot written by George R.R. Martin, gaming cards for Fantasy Flight games, wrap around designs for Polar bottles and miniature concept designs for Dark Sword Miniatures. Her book The Meathouse Man, based moon a short story by George R.R. Martin, was nominated for a 2014 Hugo Award for best graphic novel

One of the first tables I reached at NYCC was Raya's, as she was setting up. We had a nice discussion about her work, which brought up the sketch. We agreed upon Raya creating whatever she felt like drawing, using the science fiction theme. She did not disappoint.

Raya Golden

Peach Momoko - Dragonfly

2019.10.03 NYCC - Javits Center, NYC

Peach Momoko is a freelance illustrator, who has provided cover art for Marvel Comics (Silver Surfer, Blackcat, Marvel Rising, Ghost Spider #2), IDW, Image and Darkhorse. She has also published a short story in Heavy Metal Magazine

Peach has also provided official art for the 2017 movie "Cynthia" for Girls and Corpses, and "Meatball machine" directed by Nishimura

Going to NYCC I had planned to request a sketch from Peach, although I had little direction as to what to obtain. Her style can vary from Manga superhero to very elegant and detailed. Through her interpreter we decided on a "cute" dragonfly, which is awesome!

In preparation for this post, I checked out her instagram account and found the sketch was posted and received a nice response from her fans

History of Peach

Instagram

Tom Travers - Boba Fett

2019.10.26 Suffolk Comic & Art Expo, Brentwood, NY

Tom Travers is the creator of the fantasy/action hero Battle Skull. His 1980/90s childhood fueled his creative fire, along with an unwavering desire to create unique, entertaining characters, stories and worlds. Tom is looking forward to self-publishing a Battle Skull comic book

Tom also has collaborated on External Underpants with writer Dan Phillips, a ten-page post-apocalyptic short story

Twitter

Marcus Williams - Tuskegee Heirs

2019.10.05 NYCC, Javits Center, NYC

Tuskegee pilot "Able"

Marcus Williams, is a long time lover of video games, comic art and all things animated. His work has appeared in Hero Cats of Stellar city for Action Labs, Super Natural and D.M.C. 

Issue #1 of Tuskegee Heirs, signed by Marcus Williams and Greg Burnham (author of Broken Glass and Grandpa's shoes)
The story is a futuristic Sci-Fi adventure that follows a small squad of young gifted aviators who are forced to become the earth's last line of defense.
Funded as a Kickstarter Sept 2019

The story honors the Tuskegee Airmen were a group of mostly African-American (some Hispanic or Latino) military pilots (navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, all support personnel who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group. The group trained at the Tuskegee Air Field, educated at Tuskegee University in Alabama

Marcus the Visual

Syfy Wire

Billy Martin - Blue Meanies

2019.10.03 NYCC, Javits Center, NYC

Billy Martins is best known as the lead guitarist and keyboard player for the multi-platinum selling band Good Charlotte. Martin has a passion for music and art, and his art is featured on the bands' albums, stage designs and merchandise. Martin ran his own clothing line, Level 27, featuring his goth and horror art. Turning to books, Martin published the children's book titled Damious McDreary - A Boy and his Bat. He has also provided art for Disney, Upper Deck-Marvel trading cards, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, BOOM! and SLG Comics

Going to the NYCC, I had planned on requesting a sketch from Martin, so I brought several music related covers with me. When I explained that I would like to obtain a music related sketch of his design, I initially took out the John Lennon FDC to show him the work space. Martin quickly asked "Can I do something Beatlie" (not sure if that is a word or how to spell it, but it was clear he was a Beatle's fan) The next day I was handed a Blue Meanie from the Sgt Pepper's animation. The perfect choice considering the John Lennon stamp and the envelope were blue. The Lennon Stamp came in a rainbow of colors depending where on the sheet of stamps it was printed.

Martin pointed out that in his research he did not know the Meanies had 6 fingers, neither did I.

Billy Martin with Good Charlotte - 2016 Vans Warped Tour!

Mark Kistler - Commander Mark

2019.10.03 NYCC, Javits Center, NYC

I haven't been to a lot of shows recently, but when I was asked to help a friend at NYCC, I jumped at the opportunity to obtain some new sketches.

My first sketch of the morning was Mark Kistler. I know him as Commander Mark of the PBS-TV show Secret City and later on Imagination Station. Both of these were shows that taught drawing, but not like the old Jon Nagy style when I was a kid, or Bob Ross who focused on landscapes. Commander Mark drew in a cartoon style that kids enjoyed, while teaching the terminology like foreshortening, perspective, etc..

I used to look for Commander Mark's shows and sit down with my boys to draw. If they lost interest and go to do something else, I would continue watching the show and drawing. Without TV on demand or Youtube back then, it was not always easy to take the time to watch regularly. His drawing were always fun, featuring spaceships, dragons, monsters, the type of drawings kids enjoyed doing. Now Mark has his own Youtube show and is still teaching.

It was my pleasure to meet Commander Mark and personally thank him for many hours of enjoyment  and education. Draw, draw, draw. Draw 30 minutes every day!

This is a drawing of a dog I did while watching Commander Mark. Thank you Mark Kistler!

William Keops Ibanez - Pancho Villa

2019.05.18 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

William Keops Ibanez was born in Mexico and moved to the US to attend the School of Visual Arts, from which he earned his B.F.A in illustration. He then attended the Art Institute of New York to earn his associates in graphic design. He has provided work for Gap, Forever 21, Hot Topic, Target and Weras Records

I came across Ibanez' booth as I was getting ready to leave the show. I was only there the one day, so I requested my sketches early so I could pick them up as I leave. Ibanez had an interesting book he was working on, a self published book called Blazing Quantum, True Tales from La Frontera, about a group of Chicano punks in a South Texas border town. The story works in Mexico and America's shared history, which includes the Mexican Revolution, immigration, assimilation and punk rock

I noticed a block print, which Ibanez had created for the Comic Con, featuring Pancho Villa, a Mexican revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of Mexican Revolution. As a person who previously did some block printing I had to pick this up. This print was limited to 25 created for the convention.

Len Danovich - Joker

2019.05.18 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

For Len Danovich, every day is Halloween. Danovich utilizes mixed media skills to create colorful artwork of all things ghoulish and macabre. His credits include Mummies by Joe Books, Sublime Grotesque Beauty, IDW Popeye Classics #65 Popeye Zombie variant cover

The Art of Len Danovich 

Illustration Age

Stephen Blickenstaff - Weirdo Monster

2019.05.18 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

Stephen Blickenstaff has been creating monster graphics and illustrations since the early 1980s. He was inspired by the 60s monster culture. His work is often described as a twisted blend of horror and comedy. He had his first work published while still in high school in the 1970s. His work is heavily influenced by Basil Wolverton, Ed Roth and Bernie Wrightson

His work has appeared on album covers and posters for The Cramps, Dr Demento, Los Straitjackets, Southern Culture on the Skids, The Fleshtones and They Might Be Giants. A musician himself he performs with The Atomic Mosquitos and Killers From Space

Blickenstaff is credited with a variant cover for Dynamites's Gwar Orgasmgeddon #1

The ECC hosted several contributors to the Book of Weirdo, a comics anthology from Robert Crumb, published through Last Gap from 1981-1993. The book was a 'low-brow" vehicle for underground artists. The newest compendium, written by Jon B Cooke, is a definitive examination of Weirdo magazine.

pages of the book signed by contributors: Peter Bagge, Kaz, Denis Kitchen, Stephen Blickenstaff, Kim Deitch, Mark Newgarden and John Holmstrom

Toby Cypress - PunkRock*Jazz

2019.05.18 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

Toby Cypress graduated from the Joe Kubert School in 1997, and by 1999 he was working on titles for Dark Horse Comics' Predator: Homeworld, DC Comics' Batman Nightwing: Bloodborne and Wildstorms' Star Trek Deep Space Nine: N-Vector

In 2010 Cypress wrote and illustrated his first creator owned sci-fi comic Todd Racer, published by Image Comics. Other Image titles include The Gravediggers Union, Retcon a sci-fi horror book and Blue Estate a crime horror series

Cypress published his first art book PunkRock*Jazz. The title of this book intrigued me, so I asked its meaning. Cypress stated that during an interview about his work, the writer said it gave them a punk-rock jazz feel. As a fan of Jazz, Cypress quickly took to the title

I had this envelope from the Celebrate the Century series, which had both the Jazz Club and the 1920's Flapper, which I thought some day I might find a music related use for this. When I showed Cypress the cover, he lit up and agreed to provide a sketch. I gave him free rein to provide anything that he would be inspired to do. His love of jazz is freely expressed through his art

Barney Google 100th Anniversary

I missed the 100th Anniversary of the comic strip Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, which occurred yesterday. The above covers are examples of commercially produced first day covers for the Barney Google Stamp issued in 1995 as part of the Classic Comic Strip issue. (producers: Colorado Silk, Mayfair)

Barney Google was created by Billy DeBeck in 1919, but the popularity of the strip gained momentum with the introduction of Spark Plug, a racehorse with little momentum

By 1934, the strip needed an introduction of new characters to bring back viewers. With the popularity of Lil' Abner and the strip The Mountain Boys, DeBeck introduced Snuffy Smith and his wife Lowizie

In 1934 cartoonist Fred Laswell would become an assistant to DeBeck, eventually taking over the strip. 1998 Jose Rose assisted Laswell, taking over in 2001

To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the strip, Barney Google would return to Hootin' Holler to visit Snuffy and Lowizie, only to get lost on his way through the comics

Kribbs Kovers created a hand colored cachet #/4 for the Re-opening of the Santa Anita post office. As the cachet states Snuffy is at the celebration, most likely the one held at the Santa Anita racetrack, with Barney!

Daily Cartoonist

Abel Toledo - Astro Pikachu

2019.05.18 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

As you walk through he Con, there is always someone trying to get your attention to look at their books, art whatever they are creating. Abel's was making an offer that was hard to refuse. $5 sketch of Pikachu and only Pikachu, how ever you wanted. I watched him draw a Batman Pikachu for a very enthusiastic young lady who loved Pikachu. I was hooked and the above Astro Pikachu was born. I like when a piece is handed to me and I can not help but smile, from the joy it bring

Abel's a very outgoing person with a big personality, who has done work for Marvel comics, as well as hosting his own Youtube Channel InkIt, where he demonstrated art technique

inkit Youtube

Richard Maurizio - Super-Rabbit

2019.05.18 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

Richard Maurizio is a veteran artist who has produced work for Warner Bros, turner Entertainment, Universal Studios, Sony Signatures and Archie Comics

His credits include development of educational and children's books, along with production of a Tom & Jerry comic strip for 5-years. He has provided work for Looney Tunes, The Animaniacs, Underdog, Thunder Agents, Jetta, The Munsters, Godzilla sketch cards and the Wizard of Oz licensed productions

When I meet an artist like Maurizio, my mind swirls with possibilities, since I enjoy all of the characters he has worked with, how can I pick one. He offered to do Bugs Bunny and we discussed a few of the possible Bugs characterizations. It was his idea to go with the older Bob Clampett styled Super Rabbit from the 1943 Merrie Melodies animated short

Ken Wheaton - Popeye

2019.05.18 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

Ken Wheaton has worked on comics for Bongo, IDW, DC, Image, Moonstone and Airwave.

He has worked on Futurama, Bart Simpsons Comics, Simpsons Winter Wing Ding, Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror and Radioactive Man

Additional work includes the Official Adaptation of Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol, I Dream of Jeannie, The Phantom, Kolchak: The Night Stalker and Buckaroo Bonzai and IDW's Popeye series

As a freelance illustrator, Wheaton has worked on local and national projects which include designs for television advertising for Toyota, McDonald's and Wegmans

He recently served as editor of Munster Memories: A Coffin Table Book with Butch Patrick

Christian Espiritusanto - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

2019-04-06 New Jersey CollectorsFest2, Secaucus, NJ

Christian Espiritusanto started drawing at a young age, creating stories as early as age 5, and he has not stopped. Christian attended the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning, and currently works as a freelance artist

Pronto Comics

Christian was looking through my stock of envelopes for a potential sketch and saw the Rudolph. He became animated, since Paul Soles the voice of Hermey was sitting in the room next door. I don't think I could have stopped christian from providing this sketch. I did give the idea some thought on my way to the show, but wasn't really going to pursue it. Christian's enthusiasm sold me on the idea that this had to happen.

Paul Soles is an voice actor and television personality, providing voices for Spider-Man (1967), Bruce Banner and the Hulk in The Incredible Hulk (1966), Hermey the misfit elf in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) as well as the animated series Rockeet Robin Hood, The Trolls and the Christmas Express, Take Me Up to the Ballgame, The King Kong Show and many others.

As an actor Soles' appeared in The Incredible Hulk (2008) as the pizza shop owner, opposite Kevin Costner in The Gunrunner (1989). Won the 2006 Gemini Award for his role in the television series Terminal City and a 2017 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Acot in a Digital Production for My 90-Year Old Roommate

a quick shot of Larry Storch (F-Troop) and Paul Soles (wearing a Spider-Man jacket)

Brendan Shaw - Baseball Bugs

2019-04-06 New Jersey Collectors Fest 2, Secaucus, NJ

I had been looking for someone to draw a baseball Bugs, so we discussed the possibilities. I suggested a robot pitching arm, or throwing a Dragon Ball. Brendan liked the idea of the Dragon Ball. 

If you ever saw the cartoon "Baseball Bugs", Bugs Bunny faces the Gashouse Gorillas single-handed. One of my favorite scenes is when Bugs, as the pitcher turns to the audience and says "Watch me paste this pathetic palooka with a powerful paralyzing perfect pachydermas percussion pitch!"

In another time and place bugs could have throw a Dragon Ball pitch, and the look on his face says "Dare Me!"

Matt Parton - Captain Marvel

2019-04-06 New Jersey CollectorsFest2, Secaucus, NJ

Matt Parton (Partoonz)is a comic and children's book artist and illustrator
studied at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and sEquential Art Design
Currently working on several projects including two of his own books: "The Atomic Thunderbolt Returns" and "The Atomo Squad". Has also worked on the book series Zoey Saves the Universe published by Zeamba Comics
Matt is the author illustrator of the children's book "My Closet Ate My Homework"

Captain Marvel. I had just seen the movie prior to attending this show and was delighted to be able to pick up a sketch

Ray Lago - Moon Knight

2019-04-06 New Jersey CollectorsFest 2, Secaucus, NJ

Ray Lago started as a freelance illustrator for clients like Reader's Digest, Scholastic books, Doubleday & Co and many others providing storyboards, logo designs, as well as early computer graphics for several televised news programs

Leaving the commercial side of the business Lago moved into the comics industry, becoming an acclaimed cover illustrator, including work for Marvel  and Dark Horses' Predator and RoboCop titles

He has provided illustrations for the X-Men Ultra collector's card series and Magic the Gathering

Lago chose to draw Moon Knight, while I was drawn in by the detailed ledge position askew of the envelope's edge he noted that he managed to put Moon Knight's Moon Copter in the background, beautiful rendition

Miramar Lopez & Enrique "Quique!" Lopez

2019-04-06 New Jersey CollectorsFest 2, Secaucus, NJ

Quique Lopez had always been fascinated with telling stories. Once his daughter Miramar started to develop an interest in the visual arts, Quique felt the urge to return to comics. Quique is a writer an inker. When I asked if he was taking sketch commissions, he deferred to Miramar, saying she is an artist.

I took the bait and we discussed her style and likes, which run toward anime style. We spoke of creating an anthropomorphic character, of her choice. Miramar provided the above sketch of her own design. To round out the sketch Quique provided the inks, over Miramar's pencils

While I was discussing the sketches I had picked up with Joe St Pierre, a young man who knew Joe came over to say hello. He saw the sketch provided by Miramar, and his reaction was "This is sick!"

Joe St Pierre - Venom Shark

2019-04-06 New Jersey Collectors Fest, Secaucus, NJ

I had gone to this show with the idea of obtaining a sketch from Joe St Pierre related to his recent book, Great White Shark Adventure, written by James O Fraioli, published as part of the Fabian Cousteau Expedition series. Joe had mentioned that recently he had several requests for Venom sharks, so he asked if it was okay to continue with the theme. I thought that was great idea.  My thoughts were leaning toward an steampunk shark, or an octopus with a topcoat, monocle, Edwardian collar, walking stick(s).... Joe's idea was perfect. I did a search when I got home and found a couple of other Venom Sharks Joe had drawn.

The book is a very informative and reminiscent of the animated show on television that teach about the world and nature. Beautifully done and well written. If you were afraid of shark before reading the book, you will have a better understanding of their nature.

However, the Venom shark does not calm my fears of going into the ocean!

Ad Astra

Jean Francois Clervoy - France

Marianne Merchez - Belgium

Pedro Duque - Spain

Christer Fuglesang - Sweden

Thomas Reiter - Germany

To the stars... I have long wished to have my head beyond the clouds (although my wife thinks I am there already). To be able to look at the earth from space and feel what it is like to float with the stars..

I fully support the efforts of the space program and I collect space flight related memorabilia and signatures of those brave and lucky enough to have achieved this reality.

I do not consider myself an artist, but I enjoy creating my own designs. The designs are used to enhance the signatures of members of the European Space Agency. The little astronaut figure I added was in tribute to the opening sequence of the TV series Lost In Space...

2017.04.29 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

Since I had previously used the Lost in Space theme for EAS astronauts, when I had the opportunity to meet the remaining cast, I created the above to obtain their autographs. Bill Mumy, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen and Angela Cartwright