Friday, November 29, 2019

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!

Friday, November 22, 2019

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"

Friday, November 15, 2019

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.

Friday, November 8, 2019

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

Friday, November 1, 2019

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