Spider-MAAaN!

Tomorrow Amazing Spider-Man Family #8 will hit the shelves. Hallelujah! Here is one preview page (You gotta buy it and write Marvel and demand that they give me more work before I post more;-p). I can't tell you how great it was to actually get to draw Spider-Man for Marvel. These pages were masterfully inked by Mark Irwin, I'm not sure who did the colors but I hope they print well. Thanks for the opportunity Steve, Tom and Chris! I hope we get to do it again and again! -Chad

Marvel Apes: Grunt Line Special #1

Hey true believers, its time to show a little Marvel goodness. Here is some stuff from my back-up in Marvel Apes: Grunt Line Special. Fun stuff. Enjoy! I told you guys I had some great stuff coming! Thanks for sticking around. Also I'd like to welcome the new followers to the blog. Its good to have you aboard! We have over a hundred followers' not too shabby! I'll have to think up a way to keep people coming back for more. Maybe I'll give out some commissions or something.

Concept Art

Hey All, today I got a little treat I did for CCMG. A character concept for a game called Animosity. You can check out the details at http://www.cottoncandymonster.com. Also I found out my Spider-Man story will appear in Amazing Spider-Man Family #8 out in stores on July 1st. Check it out! In the mean time enjoy the artwork.

Warlord #3 Pencils

Hey All, Its still "Warlord-Fever" here at the studio. Its been requested that I post some pencils for Issue #3 and I figure that it would be a great time to do so. I just got back from the Seattle ComicCard Convention. Thanks so much to Steve Miner and his crew for having me out. I got to meet and spend the day with Warlord's creator Mike Grell and other comic professionals. I chatted it up with Seattle's comic scene and spent the day doing convention sketches. It was a blast but I'm still a little jet lagged after all the flying and driving. Anyhoo I'll post convention pictures as soon as I get them off my camera. For now some pencils of issue #3 go out and get your issue now!

Warlord #3

Hey Guys, I know its been a while. Trust me I've been busy. I have been cranking on Warlord issue #4 which I had to come in and pinch hit for. Turns out Joe got sick and I was DC's Huckleberry. No worries we got the issue done and it should hit the racks on time, but for me there was a lot of drawing going on and nothing else. I took breaks to sleep (some of which was done on the floor by my art desk) and eat but not to blog. The good news is I have tons to show. These are pages from Warlord #3 which was masterfully inked by Wayne Faucher, Walden Wong, and Dan Green and beautifully colored by Daniel Curiel. These pages shown are all inked by Wayne. I have lots more to post but I'll save it for later. It was great working with Mike Grell, he has a lot to teach a guy like me and I look forward to doing more Warlord. I would also like to thank Kal5000 for giving me vote of confidence on DC's blog. Kal if you can catch me online or at a con do so and I'll hook you up with some cool art.

School is Out!

Hey guys, long time no art. I decided to keep this post short and sweet. Here is my final I did for my drawing from imagination class. In case you can't tell its Snow White. I opted for this because I thought it would make a nice gift for the girls. Alas, My wife thinks Snow shows a little too much cleavage so maybe when they are older. Enjoy the process!

-Chad.

Free Comic Book Day

Hey Guys, Free Comic Book Day was May 2nd and Joy, the kids and I spent it in St. George UT this Year at Comics Plus. It was a great event, well attended and a fun time was had by all. I have a funny story for the day. A little boy no older than 8 came up to me and asked if I could draw his mom a picture for Mother's Day. I was very impressed with with the little guy's thoughtfulness so I said, "Sure what would she like?". To my surprise he said "Bloodrayne". I laughed in shock but replied "Okaayy!". I started drawing the card and after a while the boy's father came up and I did a double check with him and asked, "Did you know your wife is going to get a picture of Bloodrayne for Mother's Day?". He responded, "She loves Bloodrayne and Witchblade! That's awesome!". Now being doubly impressed with the little guy I gave him a free signed copy of Primecuts #1 and told him: "There you go bud, tell your Mom happy Mother's Day".

Fun stuff!!! Thanks Dave, his family and friends at Comics Plus who made the day fun and exciting. Special thanks to the Star Wars Legion Cedar City Chapter, Spider-Man, Catwoman, and the Joker for making the day especially fun for me and the kids!

That's all for now.

-Chad.

Blue Beetle TBP Cover

Hey all. I know you all have to be saying: "Duuude what happened?" Well long story short, s--- happened. It started with getting some type of food poisoning or stomach flu. I'm not sure which because I never went to the doctor. I suspect food poisoning because I never ran a fever and it all started when I ate an olive from a jar that didn't "pop" when I opened it. This lovely little stint laid me up for four days. I tried working though it but was only able to produce one page in five days. Most of the time was spent hovering close to my toilet, 'nuff said. Next I was informed of the passing of a very good friend and mentor; Arnold Christensen. I found out about his passing 3 hours before his funeral. Mutual friends had tried to contact me though Facebook but I hadn't been on due to the health situation. Long story short I wasn't able to attend the funeral which made me severely depressed. I wish my sad story ended there but the bad luck continued to the point where I started wearing my bicycle helmet indoors while drawing. Slowly I've clawed my way out of being really behind in work as well as school. and I should be able to post some artwork again as releases start to hit the shelves. One of my pieces just released is my first ever cover for DC Comics. Its for the Blue Beetle "Boundaries" TPB. The DC Web site gives Rafael Albuquerque the credit for the cover but I promise if you open it up and read the inside of the book it says my name. Anyhoodle... Less talk more art. See you soon, hopefully. -Chad

More Darned Dirty Apes

It might be April's Fools but this is no joke. Marvel Apes: The Amazing Spider-Monkey is out just in time for the most annoying holiday of the year. Here are some of the pencils. Now do your part to support your local artist and go get your copy today!

Mavel Apes / Darwin

Hey guys! Don't you think its about time we debuted some Marvel pages? Well as I said before this was actually my second gig from Marvel but it made it to print first. Above are a couple of pages for the Darwin Back-up story of Marvel Apes: Speedball Special. Enjoy! Let me know if you can you spot the Wolverine cameo!

Marvel Apes: Speedball #1

Marvel Apes: Speedball #1 is out and it has the first part of the Darwin Story I penciled. I thought it would be out in April under Marvel Apes: The Amazing Spider- Monkey but this will have the second part of the story. My bad! I didn't know until my friend Slade told me he picked it up. I was confused as to how he got a copy a month ahead of time, but after he called I did some googling and found out he was right! Must be nice having a comic store in town. Anyhoo, I did not do the art for the cover. It was masterfully done by John Watson. I'll post some of the pages to wet your appetites soon, but in the meantime go pick up your issue today!

Heads

Quick update sorry I didn't update last week its been crazy busy for me. These are heads drawn from indirect reference, part of my homework for AAU. Can't post my homework this week due to eveyone being nekkid! In other news: rumor has it my Marvel Apes story is out. If that's true I should have more to post soon! As is; I need to get back to it. - C

Castle

Good morning every one! I have a bit of 3 point perspective to show off this Tuesday. As you should all know by now I am taking a drawing class this semester which focuses on drawing from imagination and perspective. I'm proud of myself in that I was able to finish a 5 page essay for another class, draw a page for DC and finish my homework as well as fill out an insurance application. Got to love hitting deadlines. Anyhoo. I feel I'm really getting a better grasp on perspective and can't wait to continue to learn more. Hopefully I'll post again on Friday. Until then: Adieu!

PS- I apologize for the spelling errors. That's what I get for blogging at 4 in the morning.

Vampire Hunter

Hey all here is your eye candy for Tuesday. Its an assignment I did for AAU. Fun class with a lot of talented artists. It helps to make me push harder to make my stuff better. More drawings coming on Friday. Check out Jay's link in my side bar. He's one of my classmates. Keep coming back and I'll keep posting. In other news I've gotten some inking samples back for Mark Irwin on My Spider-Man story I did for Marvel, they are looking drop dead gorgeous! I'll see if Steve Wacker will let me post them. Cross your fingers!

Reign in Hell #7 (for reals)

I made a slight mistake last time I posted Reign in Hell pages. I said they were for Issue #7 when they were for #6. Well I've corrected the mistake. These are the REAL pages for Issue #7 which is out on the stands right now so run out and grab it. This issue I had a lot of fun. Got to draw Supergirl, and Zatanna. Hopefully I'll get to draw lots more of Zee. We'll have to wait. Finally I just want to pat myself on the back for posting twice in one week. I hope to keep it up! So check back soon to find out.

George Finished.

Hey all! It seems in this world gone mad I have gotten the posting on Tuesday down now but have dropped the posting on Friday ball. Well Nobody is perfect. Here is the finished George piece! Enjoy! Also I'd like to thank everyone for "following" the blog. Keep it up and tell your friends!

George

Tuesday already. Sonnofa.... Well I gots tons of news. Tons of drawings, but not too much to show due to ND's. Be patient. Its coming and its going to be AWESOME when it does. In the mean time I have a fun piece I've been wanting to do for three years. Finally got an excuse to do it for homework. Meet George the giant bearded dragon. George is my nephew's pet. However I always thought he would be much better at smashing cities that eating crickets. So here you go. Enjoy! I'll post updates on it as i get it done. Now I'm off to murder the family of skunks that have taken up residence underneath my studio (trailer). Say good bye to Pepe Le Pew. I'm going to fill his striped butt full of buckshot.
On another note. My friend Jake Black of showed me a cool new gadget you can add to make sure you never miss a post! So make sure you click the "Follower's link and get the newest updates as I post them.

New Pulp Cover

Sorry I missed Friday's post, its been crazy busy here. Here is a glimpse of a new pulp cover I'm doing for Ron Fortier. I'm digging it so far, hope you do too.

Marvel Gig

I'd like to announce my second Marvel job, solicited for April 2009 (No news yet on my first gig, I'll keep you posted). Marvel Apes: The Amazing Spider Monkey. Which is a contradiction, because monkeys are not apes, but hey! I'm doing the back-up "Darwin" story. Its sure to blindside you! Have your local comic shop put it in your hold for ya! This cover art (shown in the post) was masterfully done by John Watson, you'll have to pick up the issue if you want to see my stuff.

Flashback: Evil Dead

What a crazy week. I got my first assignment for Marvel off! Can't wait to see that one in print. Its going to be a while but I'm still excited. I'm wrapping up another Pulp Cover for Ron. I hope to get it up on the blog soon too. Since I don't have new stuff that I can show I figured it would be a great time to do a flashback. Here is one from four years ago. I was happy to see they still hold up. These are comps for Evil Dead: Regeneration done way back in 2005. I hope to have some new stuff to show soon. Trust me I'm working on it but I want to make sure its on the racks before I post it.