YO JOE !!!!

Hey, if G.I. JOES Snake Eyes is down with ULTIMO TALES, shouldn't you be too?

NOT TOO BAD...

This years comic-con in Baltimore went pretty well....

WHAT THE !!?

some guy sitting next to me that kept tryin' to sell something called MAYHEM....

Here is a marker sketch of everyones favorite electric wonder,

BLITZEN the lightning hound...

CHECK IT...

This is a sketch of the DEADLY FLUFFY done at the A.O.P.

table this past Baltimore comic-con.

BALTICON-2008!!!!

Thankyousomuch!!!!

For everyone who stopped by the A.O.P./REDWOLF table and supported the cause for comics.
It isnt easy putting your heart and soul into something and puttin it on a table to exchange for monetary compensation. Its odd being an artist. Many artists spend years in obscurity before they are "discovered" if they ever are. I met quite a few people who werent sure whether they should persue creating comics. I encouraged them to at least give it a try if that is what they truly wanted. There are an infinite number of variables when starting a business, the comics game is no different.
I suppose each artist has to ask themselves do you want to make comics or not? Then each artist must decide if they will do it as an independent or try and make it with a larger company. You more than likely will not make any money right away but, do you wanna make comics or not?
well, I decided a while ago that I want to make comics. The hurdles and obstacles really dont matter.

Baltimore Comic Con

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D'OH !!!

Damn George Lucas and his SITH LORD cronies!!
He couldnt stand any competition from AOP comics so he sent his crew
to rough me up at the PHILLY CON. (the lightsabers only burn after the first few seconds)
after that Im feelin' no pain...

BLITZEN the lightning hound

This is a T-Shirt illustration done in black an white
As soon as I get some money I will get some more shirts printed up, these designs are too viscious to let lie forever!!!!

got tea?

This is an illustration for a T-shirt that I came up with that was inspired by the got milk campaign. TEA is a big thing in the COCKERS universe so maybe I will get it printed on some mugs or something... A special thanks to Ms. KATASTROPHE ( good job on those colors)

PHILLY-CON !!

Just in case you think Ive been slacking this whole time you are all kindsa wrong.
This me at the PHILADELHIA-CON this past summer gettin my sketch on. This was my 1st con since I did the SPX(small press xpo) some odd years ago. Philly was cool, I made some money and a few contacts. It was also the debut of my DOGGY-BAGS, a promotional item that I came up with that consisted of : a cockers,ULTIMO TALES issue #1, an original sketch of ULTIMO, a cockers T-SHIRT (ya cant get those anywhere) and a little baggie of scooby snax. The scooby snax were actually graham crackers, most people thought they were real dog biscuits.
GRAHAM CRACKERS people, GRAHAM CRACKERS....

cockers,ULTIMO TALES #2

Yeah, I realize its been a little while since I posted
anything on this thing but, as long as I remember my password I guess I can still post!!!

This is the regal cover to cockers, ULTIMO TALES issue #2. Colored by the clever Ms. Katastrophe it will be available for purchase soon along with the first issue on comixpress .com
Also it will be for sale at the BALTIMORE COMIC-CON in late September at the Action on paper/REDwolf table. That will be September 27th and 28th at the Baltimore Convention Center
bring money, get a tee shirt, it 'll be fun.

ULTIMOTALES#1 PREVIEW

You my friend, are very fortunate because right here in front of your face is the latest offering from ActionOnPaper Comics. "Ultimo Tales" is the prequel series to my original graphic novel "COCKERS". Im not gonna say what its about because I want you to buy it and read it and love it!

GLORI HOUND

Glori Hound, one of the underground heroes who covertly helps innocents. With no real powers Glori is one of my favorite characters because I love her costume and the fact that I patterned her face after snoopy. In fact there are many faces in the series who I patterned after the famous beagle from peanuts the comics strip.

BLITZEN

Blitzen is the youngest of the Mysty City trio. Even so, his personality is by far the most grim and sad. I will explore the whys and how comes in the second series of "ULTIMO TALES". The characters costume is inspired by other characters with the same powers: Static, Black Lightning and the lesser remembered Black Vulcan from the Superfriends show back in the 80'sSome of you may have noticed that the design I used on the Cockers characters legs are more dog like than others, that is also something that will be explained in later issues of the series. Thanks for your patience, you have really been great!!!

Characters from the Cockers Universe

The next few sketches are of characters that will make thier appearance later on in the Cockers mythology. Ginger the mystic, Snicker Snaq the acrobatic android, Bishop the short powerhouse.



Tri Q Rox, The twin Sister of Pat the Tea house Owner, has a place of her own Called "On The Rox". A nightclub that will also appear later down the road in Cockers.


Snicker Snaq is an automated life form created by a brilliant scientist bound to her home by an illness caused by the mist in Mysty City.

ULTIMO TALES COVER#1

Yes I realize there are 2 #one issues on this blog already. A quick story about that, while developing the title "COCKERS" I began the format as a 52 page black and white series of comic books, shortly after I recieved feed back from local shop owners, comic book professionals and close personal friends. All telling me the same thing. I was gonna have a hard time selling my book in black and white as an unknown artist.
At times I can be quite stubborn about what it is that I want (ask any of my previous girlfriends). It took me a while to get with the program but, I finally colored the thing and added an additional chapter which is also 52 pages. The result is a gorgeous 103 page original graphic novel that I cannot wait to see in print. Now for the bad news, the full color graphic novel is damn expensive so to raise money for the thing I came up with this idea to do a prequel series called "ULTIMO TALES". Ultimo Tales tells the story of what happened before the reader gets to the Cockers graphic novel. The format is black and white so its gonna be cheaper to print and its only gonna be 24 pages so its gonna be cheaper to print and dont worry the art is off the hook!!! Black and white never looked so good!!!
-----------okay maybe that story wasnt so quick.

THE DEADLY FLUFFY

The marker illustrations are actually color keys for my colorist Ms. Katastrophe. Thank you so much for doing such a wonderful job helping me give my vision of heroes vibrant life.

The deadly fluffy is the 1st villain you see in the 1st volume of Cockers. He is a pomerenean with an evil genius brain far beyond that of any living mammal. I love fluffy because is quite maniacal. He does what he wants to do, when he wants to do it, without consideration of the consequence to the young, old or innocent.

THE EXTRAS

If I didn't mention it before the title of this book is "COCKERS"

A 102 page FULL COLOR GRAPHIC NOVEL centering on a few super-powered cockerspaniels defending those mammals who cannot defend themselves in a semi-futurustic place called MYSTY CITY

Just like in a feature length film I sometimes need extras or people to fill in the background in certain scenes. These next sketches and marker drawings are of extras I used in the background of certain scenes. Some of them have more than just filler roles in the story like Pat who owns NimaSangs Tea Emporium. A tea house that will be seen alot throughout the Cockers Series.

PATARAPORN

BAILEY THE SCENTED WONDER

Ultimo is powerful but not all powerful. He has two partners who share in his crimefighting responsibilities, one of whom is Bailey the scented wonder. Bailey is an unusual character

for 2 reasons. (A) He would rather drink tea and read books than fight supervillains (B) he can control his own body odor. Yes, gross I know, but consider it, Bailey can make his body odor so potent that it can become solid like a wall.

I like Bailey because he is a versatile creation. He can be a thinker or a brawler. A superhero character or a pulp noir character who does detective work.

ULTIMO THE ULTRAHOUND!

These 1st couple of sketches are of a character named ULTIMO. Ultimo is a cocker spaniel with powers beyond that of the average mortal dog his personality is easy going eventempered and compassionate. Even when facing the bad guys Ultimo holds back his full strength for fear of destroying someone.


I have a couple of projects here that I'm very excited about. this 1st title is "COCKERS". An action adventure series about a superhero cockerspaniel named Ultimo. Here are a couple of sketches of the lead dog himself.