Sandman: Overture

 

Over 20 years ago I picked up my now much-read and much-loved copy of Sandman: Seasons of Mist. It changed my life - I became a Sandman/Gaiman obsessive - collecting everything to do with the Endless Family. Over the years I've spent thousands of dollars on signed and rare oddities (see hmmm for example); queued for hours for readings and signings, and had brief chats with Neil Himself.

I always wanted to work on the Sandman, but never knew how that would happen, especially after it stopped publishing! When I found out that there was going to be a prequel to the series coming out this year I set about getting myself in there. Imagine my delight this morning to wake up to 2 double page spreads from issue 1 sitting in my DropBox waiting to be flatted for Dave Stewart - I don't even know how to start them!

In celebration of working on the new Sandman I treated myself to a few new goodies - a signed  Number 1 and some lovely figures.

Calavera the Undead

Here's a quick sneak peek at a page of Calavera the Undead #1 that I'm coloring for the digital edition. A print version in B&W is available over at the artist Nevin Arnold's blog. Follow Hangman Comics over on FaceBook for more updates and news.

Faster

I just bought this wonderful print by Nick Roche. He's raising money for the Irish Cancer Society.

Nick says: "I've made a limited-to-100 copies run of this A3 (29.7cm x 42cm) full-colour 160gsm print, which I call 'FASTER'. The print will cost €10, of which every penny will go to the Irish Cancer Society, with additional costs covering postage and packaging. Each copy will come signed by myself, and individually numbered."

Pop over to his blog and grab a copy before they're all snapped up!

Covers

I just realised that I've worked on lots of awesome covers over the last year, so I finally put a samples page together. I sometimes get the base colors pretty good - sometimes I'm way off – lucky I work with such talented artists! Here's a few highlights:

 The Ghost Train to New Orleans (The Shambling Guides #2).
Pictures: Jamie McKelvie.
Final colours: Jamie McKelvie. © 2013 Orbit.

 

Swamp Thing #19. Pictures: Tim Brase.
Final colours: Matt Wilson. © 2013 DC Comics.

Young Avengers #3 Variant. Pictures: Todd Moore.
Final colours: Matt Wilson. © 2013 DC Comics.

DareDevil Dark Nights #1. Pictures: Lee Weeks.
Final colours: Lee Loughridge. © 2013 Marvel.

Diablo #5 . Pictures: Joseph LaCroix.

Final colours: Lee Loughridge. © 2012 DC Comics.

First Look at Adventures of Superman #1

IGN have a preview of the digital-first ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #1 up on their site. The first of those stories is available on the DC Comics app for a mere .99 cents, and is written by Jeff Parker with art by Chris Samnee and colors by Matt Wilson. I did the flats for this and it was a sheer pleasure to work on these pages.

Me... in Venom?

A big thanks to Declan Shalvey for my appearance in Venom #33. Here's me and Flash Thompson at my first Monsters Anonymous meeting!

Emerald Star Comics Presents

I did some production work on Emerald Star Comics Presents #1. Pop over and have a read.