If you had told me that I’d eventually be on tv because of the @combatjackshow two years ago I would have told you I know. Impossible takes a week. Peep the new episode with me in the intro here. http://t.co/NEl5CJIEjw #complextv #combatjackshow #nowheremen #scienceisthenewrockandroll #heyladies
Never let it be said that I won’t interpret five Tumblr notes as “popular demand.”
I teased this the other night, reminiscing about the time I wrote a Metamorpho story in which I called Neil Gaiman a dick (obviously I do not actually think Neil Gaiman is a dick; I’ve never met him. The reference is immediately relevant to the Sandman issue in which he killed Urania Blackwell, a supporting character from Metamorpho).
It was not a published story, obviously, but one I wrote three years ago for Nate Bellegarde’s birthday. He asked people to draw Metamorpho for him, and many artists came through for him.
I, however, do not draw, so I wrote him a story. I will post it here so you can read it. It features Metamorpho battling the forces of Black Manta and Dr Sivana. It is not in my typical script format, as I was writing it for humans to read, and not for an artist to turn into a page, so this isn’t a great model for someone learning to write comics, but hopefully it’s not a pain to read through.
Anyway, here it is, after the cut.
Chris Giarrusso is the best. G-Man is the best.
Watch this video and then go buy all three volumes of G-Man.
(Here is the joke, if you are the kind of person who doesn’t know jokes.)
Boston comic fans! Tomorrow, 11 AM - 4 PM, at Comicazi in Davis Square on the Red Line! Come see us!
I’ll be swinging by tomorrow :D
For those of you who were planning to go to the now canceled Boston Comic Con, head to Comicazi tomorrow for the Not-The-Boston-Comic-Con Get-Together!
When you get sick of all those weirdos, you can head into town and stop by Comicopia in Kenmore Square to see me, and only me, from 12-3pm!
WHOOPS
Actually its going to be from 11-1 because there’s gonna be a ballgame three blocks away. Sorry, about that folks
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Boston comic fans! Tomorrow, 11 AM - 4 PM, at Comicazi in Davis Square on the Red Line! Come see us!
I’ll be swinging by tomorrow :D
For those of you who were planning to go to the now canceled Boston Comic Con, head to Comicazi tomorrow for the Not-The-Boston-Comic-Con Get-Together!
When you get sick of all those weirdos, you can head into town and stop by Comicopia in Kenmore Square to see me, and only me, from 12-3pm!
A contribution to James Harvey and Ryan Humphrey’s BARTKIRA project.
I’m immensely enjoying all the variations on the capsule logo and the “good for health/bad for education” slogan.
“What time is it? De Mortuis time !”
I doodled a doodle of Benito Cereno and Nate Bellegarde’s Hector Plasm.
What’s that you got there, Hector?
Hector Plasm is an awesome comic by Benito Cereno and Nate Bellegarde, and it’s one of my favorite comics ever.
If you like good comics, you should read it. If you like good comics that are also about ghost stories, then this should be at the top of your list.
I need to draw something big and extravagant with this character, but this is what I have time for right now. If you want more, then go read the comic!
Have I told you how awesome Nate Bellegarde is? No? Well, he is awesome. Nate is the only artist I’ve ever purchased a commissioned piece of art from, and it, too, is awesome. I asked him to draw Grifter and Ladytron for me, and it’s hanging in a frame above my art desk with some other choice pieces of original art by the likes of Ross Campbell and Ryan Kelly.
So Nate Bellegarde is, of course, the artist/co-creator of Hector Plasm. Hector is a character that I really enjoy, but who doesn’t have nearly enough comics about him. If someone would pay Benito Cereno and Nate a bunch of money to write/draw a few volumes of Hector’s adventures, there is no doubt in my mind that he would rival John Constantine and Hellboy in the “weird, magical, badass, mythical, anti-hero comic character” genre. Seriously, he’s that awesome. One time he pulled an ectoplasmic six-shooter out of his throat and blew the shit out of a demon with it. What about that isn’t completely amazing?
Part of me wanted to produce a kind of iconic “full figure of the character standing in a badass pose” image of Hector, but the more rough sketches I drew of him staring down the viewer with his sword drawn, prepared to do battle with an unseen foe in various slightly different poses, the more I felt like that kind of shot didn’t suit his character. I mean, he certainly looks cool with his glowing green sword at the ready, but I eventually decided that where Hector Plasm is concerned, weirder is better.
Hence, Slimer’s deformed hillbilly cousin ejecting himself from within Hector’s gullet. Because these things happen from time to time.
As I write this, it’s 7:45 in the morning, which is why I didn’t go crazy with the colors, but as late/early as it is I couldn’t in good conscience just post the black and white version of this image. Without the mucous-y green/yellow combination, that puke monster just didn’t look gross enough. I actually flatted the entire image, but without shadows or highlights it looked even more incomplete than the straight black and white version, so I compromised and decided to go with the version you see above. I may do a full-color take of this piece at some point and post it here, but I intended to do the same with my Punk Storm piece last week and that has yet to happen, so I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Drawn on 8.5x11” bristol, inked with Pitt Pens, and…well, you read that last paragraph, right?
- Rian
Hector Plasm week at the stock*pile blog. All of us at S*P are all huge fans of the works of one Nate Bellegarde. I actually have two sketches of hector that I got from Nate at cons over the last couple of years.
Inspiration for this piece came from my recent purchase of the amazing screw on head at my local comic shop and the old looking portrait Mignola does.
-Joel-
*Edit* I’m late but what are you going to do.
I did my best Leinil Yu with all of the lines and hatching. Enjoy!_
I’m running late so I’m dropping in this place holder. I’ll try and get this piece finished soon.
This week its Hector Plasm by Benito Cereno and Nate Bellegarde as chosen by Kansas. I’m a big fan of Nate’s work and have read both Hector Plasm De Mortuis and Hector Plasm Totentatz. Not really my cup of tea but the art is killer.
-Jesse
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