New Portrait, Part 1

Today I got bored so I decided to commit to charcoal a photograph I took last June of a homeless man on the street (figured I'd buy something with the dollar I was giving him). Anyhow, I'm pretty happy with the way this is turning out. Took me about an hour to get this far. Maybe I'll come back and finish it tomorrow.

Issue #3...

...Is complete. The script, that is. I'm starting to loosen up now. Becoming more comfortable with the process of sitting down for 4-5 hours at a time and entering the world of my characters. So far this is my favorite script yet, and I can only imagine the writing continuing to improve as I go along.

I'm starting to remember how fun this was.

Fiends of Nashville Page One

Here it is, the very first page of "Fiends of Nashville," Issue #1 for your viewing pleasure. Josh Richter is the talented artist, and I couldn't be more pleased with how it's starting to turn out. Seeing my words finally visualized in art was a very exciting experience.

You should note that this is still a rough sample and will only improve before the issue is actually finished.

With any luck, expect to see a completed Issue #1 by the end of this month.

Random Joshua Danton Character Sketches

Apocalypse Series Update

After an incredibly productive guerrilla shoot this weekend, here are a couple new additions to my ever-expanding "Apocalypse" series. I'm starting to feel re-inspired by some prospective locations, so expect to see more up soon.

Fiends of Nashville Progress

Josh Richter and I had our first production meeting of sorts this weekend to discuss the first two issues, which are nearing a final draft state, as well as our ideas about the layout for the artwork. Josh will be designing all of the art, sending me about a rough page or two per day for review. Expect some page samples to appear here sporadically, as well as concept drawings as we begin to put this thing together. A cohesive picture is beginning to emerge out of the purgatorial void. I'm pretty excited.

Assuming our production schedule is realistic, we should have a .pdf, if not printed, version of Issue #1 in our hands by the end of August. The plan is to submit it to Dark Horse, and, failing that, get it on the shelves of Graham Crackers independently.

Tomorrow, I'm going to hit the word processor again after a week break to start writing Issue #3. (*cracks knuckles*)

Pxldust Contest Results Are In...

...And I have to say I did pretty well, so thanks to everybody who voted. Here are the details:

My charcoal drawing, "Filters," placed fifth overall out of 1,055 entries, after 180 days of voting. Two of my other illustrations, "Marilyn" and "Filters 2" also placed in the top 25. Both "Filters" and "Marilyn" have been printed on Pxldust magazine's inaugural competition poster. Check it out at:

http://pxldust.com/posters.asp

You can view the first issue of the online magazine, featuring all of the published winners, at:

http://www.pxldust-mag.com

Apparently Matt Ansoorian, the creator of Pxldust, is going to be publishing a hard-bound printed book featuring all of the winners' artwork. Not exactly sure if that's still in the works or not but I'll post the details here as soon as I know.