Bannertastic

Aloha, folks! So I posted some of the banner ideas I had a little while ago, and here are the final versions I went with:

Pretty awesome, huh? And here's a picture what they look like to scale.

In case you were wondering where I got them printed from, I used www.banners.com. Really nice people to work with, very fast turn around time, and great quality. I highly recommend them.

Summer Cons

Yo! So here are the cons that I'll be at this summer.

Anime Mid Atlantic (June 15-17): I may end up dropping by and saying aloha one day. Hopefully I'll see you there!

Heroes Con (June 22-24): Maybe have a table. I'll find out closer to the convention.

Anime Iowa (July 27-29): Guest, and I'll be running a few panels as well as a portfolio critique.

I'm also looking into a few other appearances, and I've also been invited to a few art shows on the East Coast. I'll share more info when details come. Hope to catch you guys at any of these shows!

B2 Flats

Aloha again! So I finished the flats for Blond's banner, and I'm going to take a short break from it for a while. But until I get back to it, here are the 2 banners next to each other!

Blue Flats

Got a ways to go, but here's the inks and flats for Blue. Text and shading to come. By the way, the final versions will be 24"x77".

Displays

Aloha! So since I'll be doing a few new conventions over the summer (Heroes Con and Anime Iowa), it's about time that I update my display banner. I think I'm about 5 years overdue for a new banner actually, so I'm wicked excited about making new ones.

So instead of doing a horizontal banner like I used to, I'm going vertical, since I found that my display usually gets blocked if there's somebody at my table. And instead of buying a single, large display to go behind me, I'm going with two narrow ones and attaching a sign in the middle to connect them.

After doing a few thumbnails for both banners, here's a mockup of what they'll look like! Now to just ink and color these guys.

Punned!

Aloha, dudes! So I've been working on a fun project titled the Steel Society for a few months now. It's my first big venture away from nautical-themed comics.

Without spoiling too much, it is a graphic novel about a young man named Evan who joins a secret guild of actors who have all portrayed the same role of James Bond-esque international super-spy, Drake Steele throughout the last 50 years. Evan finds himself struggling to live up to the expectations that his role comes with, while at the same time trying to make his take on the character memorable and unique. After radical changes are made to the series’ integrity following the mysterious death of its creator, the society find themselves having to fight (quite literally) to maintain the acting quality that they’ve been upholding for decades.

So here's a sample scene from the story. Since it'll have lots of James Bond tropes, you'll discover puns, double-entendres, and witty one-liners throughout the book. So enjoy multiple puns for the same scene! Come up with your own if you'd like.

I'm planning on coloring this as well. Keep an eye out for that sometime. I'll avoid ending this with a pun. You're welcome.