
I've mentioned in the last week or so that because of the technical difficulties I haven't been able to participate in the COMIC TWART like I'd like to. Last week was Johnny Recon week and I really didn't want to miss out again.
Mitch Gerads let us know a couple days early that he was going to pick he and Scott Dillon's character so I started early on an entirely-digital piece for Johnny Recon. A day past the "deadline" I was finally able to finish it. What you see above is a small clip, but you can find the full piece over at the
Twart's blog. There have been some REALLY great pieces by the other guys featuring the character, so as always I encourage you to check them out.
I took some visual cues from the legendary Drew Struzan, especially his great
Blade Runner poster. Gerads says that Mitch Breitweiser describes Recon as "Indiana Jones in space", so I figured, why not go with a
Blade Runner vibe? Mitch was nice enough to give me a copy of the first issue when we met up in Chicago last fall, and I can't tell you guys enough, it is a really slick package. Most of what's in my poster is what I could gather about the "Recon-verse" from that first issue, the rest I made up. You should also go support Mitch and Scott in their Kickstarter campaign over
here.
Mike Hawthorne already announced this week's character for the COMIC TWART, another Bernet mainstay, Clara de Noche. That also happens to be the first lady we've picked as a theme, which means I'm going to have to work harder than ever.
Finally, I'll just drop a quick plug here about
the Doc Shop again. A good chunk of pieces were bought up recently, so if you were thinking about picking something up go make sure it's still available. People have been asking when commissions will open up again, and while I can't right now, I'll mention that I do pay attention to the comments on the Shop and sometimes take my daily sketches from there. So it's like some kind of backwards commission almost.
All for now!