Sometimes I color them, sometimes not:
...I felt like this one just worked better as a B&W. I also feel like I'm just starting to turn a corner with my inking and the black/shadows worked in this drawing.
I like this guy--sort of reminded me of Elmer Fudd mixed with Mark Twain. I don't think I've sent this book off to anyone yet!
I'm a big Jay Ward fan. I love Dudley Do-Right. I was super excited when I happened along a strange, new comic book shop around the corner from my dentist's that had a treasure chest of gems (to those of specific tastes), for 30% off! Among the titles I purchased were "Lancelot Link" (for a friend), DC's "Prez" and this Dudley Do-Right comic from Charlton Comics. What a SCORE, right?
This has been a big week for me, comic book-release-wise; bigger couple of weeks, if you include CHARLATAN BALL #6, two weeks ago! Along with CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #55 (cover image above), BATMAN: THE BRAVE & THE BOLD #3 (cover also depicted above--it should be noted I did neither), came out this past Wednesday. Pretty neat!
In this story, Batman assumes the identity (by way of hologram) of the President of the United States. In the current comics climate of slapping Barrack Obama's mug on every funny book out there, DC decidedly didn't want to follow the current trend...and while my first take wasn't exactly our new Prez, he definitely wasn't different enough. So revisions were made and this is what ends up in the final printing.
Spider-Man is real, and apparently he lives in Bangkok! I'm sure a lot of you have already seen this recent news footage, but thought it was pretty sweet, touching and altogether humbling to think there are people like this out there. Check out the story of how a fireman dressed up as Spider-Man to rescue a kid HERE.
Uncomfortable post title aside, I recently dug up a couple of character designs and development from eons ago. The project was called: "Sexy Deadly". Originally developed as "Birds of Prey" with DC Comics at WB Animation--DC pulled the plug due to either legal, TV, or feature conflicts. Not wanting their hard work to go to waste, they changed the name and added about 50% more raunchiness. The man for the job? Paul Dini, of course. As enamored to work with him as I was, I couldn't say he felt the same way--culminating in my witnessing him asking for another artist right in front of me...sigh. God bless them though, they kept me and put up with my recently evolved--or DEvolved "gross" style of designs. Again, this was years ago--before the recent trend and tendency towards this style (i.e. "Flapjack", etc. ). I smoothed a couple designs out the best I could--trying to let go of any ego I might've had for not being known as the "sexy-girl" artist. I think my favorite part of this experience, aside from working with Paul Dini, was going to MTV for a video-feed meeting on both coasts, where each team of development execs looked like super hip veejays and were literally hung-over from their no-doubt, ultra-cool festivities the evening before. Actually getting a "oh, my head, please don't talk to loud" comment through a satellite feed was priceless.
Yeah, sort of gross.
No, do not attempt to adjust you monitors, this is my cover for CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #56 (I believe). Yes, obviously an homage (or blatant rip off) of ANDY WARHOL's (self-)portrait(s). This one was inked by Mike DeCarlo; the colorist's name escapes me, wish I could remember who Liz said, because they did a great job.
This was the color comp I sent with my penciled page. 
The final penciled page.
Well, the front half, at least. Not to be missed on shelves, eh?
That's right, shout it from the rooftops. CHARLATAN BALL #6 finally hits the stands this Wednesday, the 11th!
The delay and extended break from issue 5 was due to no fault on our part, but apparently a back up que at the printers!?
In any event, it's the best issue yet! Seriously, those of you waiting for the trade paper back are missing out--besides, the only people who go for trades are housewives and those that pick up "Greatest Hits" albums.
I felt like everything sort of came together in this issue, like THIS is the starting point or baseline for which I want to continue with. Marc Letzman's colors are incredible this go around too. We really gelled. 
Plus, I had so much fun drawing aliens and freaks. (I call the orange dude above in the BG, "Kumquat Head".)
"Hyper/Meta-Reality Alert": Me, Joe, Marc and Ben make appearances in this book...
Here's 3 of our 5 contributers; wish I knew what Russ Wootan looked like. Ben Kalina shows up four panels later. (Little known fact: Marc moonlights as a masked pro-amatuer wrestling announcer!)
