Hunny Bear

A few weeks ago, I stayed with some friends in a Cabin in Tahoe. I don't know much about camping or cabins, but I do know bears love honey. And that you don't want bears around. So here's a tip from me to you!

Next week, I'll be providing tips for surviving Comic Con. Including "Don't look a Twihard in the eye. Their ennui is contagious."

5 days...

Now Boarding...

Once again, I'll be posting the Chades Challenge a wee bit late (most likely Monday). Having way too much fun boarding the Game of Thrones sequence I mentioned last week.

Stay tuned!

6 days...

Twaggies

So that's why they make a "Boo!" sound...

This was a contribution to Twaggies.com, a website that lends illustrations to the web's best tweets. It was the first tweet I favorited after joining Twitter, and I don't think I'll ever look at flatulence the same way again.

7 days...

Rejection

I issued a challenge to the Twitterverse yesterday: four story panels that illustrate "rejection". Here's what I came up with:

For more rejection, see:

Emma Coats

Mach Kobayashi

Maggie Gevers

Martin Montgomery

Greg Slagel

Dena Stevens

Steve Urich

Joscha van Deijk

9 days...

Twenty-Somethings

Happy birthday to Ross Dickinson and Chris Chua, a couple of real Dandies!

This probably isn't the first drawing of an anthropomorphised d20 toting medieval weapons, but it's my drawing of an anthropomorphized d20 toting medieval weapons, dammit!

10 days...

King in the North

Sketching Game of Thrones storyboards today. Because Harry Potter storyboards are for wusses.

11 days...

Happy Birthday, Rebecca Stockley!

The first thing you learn in Rebecca's improvised acting class is to say "Yes, and..." instead of "No, but..." It's the general practice of plussing someone else's idea instead of shutting it down. An idea may seem mediocre, but that's the challenge: using what works, and making it great.

YES it's Rebecca's birthday AND we wish her an amazing one!

If you're in San Francisco, you can see Rebecca perform at BATS (Bay Area Theatre Sports) in Fort Mason.

14 days...

Batman Warm-Up Sketches

I finally translated what Bane's been saying this whole time!

Sketching on the iPad with Everett over coffee, and getting stoked for Comic Con. We made a wager on whether Avengers or Dark Knight Rises will make more money this Summer. The loser has to draw their superhero getting the superhero serum kicked out of them by the other guy's hero, similar to last Summer's Thor/Captain America drawing bet.

With Dark Knight's opening weekend already selling out and tickets going for $100+ on eBay, I told Ev he could go ahead and get started on my drawing.

15 days...

Story Art

Just brushing up on the story skills. You'll be seeing more from this sequence soon!

16 days...

The Bear King

One more highlander for today's Chades Challenge. I couldn't let the day pass without posting a sketch of my favorite Brave character, King Fergus. 

This one's for my cousin Patrick who goes in for surgery next week. I wanted to encourage Patrick to be Brave, and to look on the bright side--at least he's got both legs!

That's Patrick below, on the far left.

As you can see, the kid's got good taste!

0 days...BRAVE premieres today!