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June 3, 2020
Jeff’s sister’s dog…
Jeff commissioned me to do a drawing for his sister’s birthday.
If this looks like its head has been pasted on from a different dog…
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…that’s because it looks exactly like its head has been pasted on from a different dog…
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May 27, 2020
Virtual Con…
Comic Art Fans is hosting an online Virtual Comic Art Convention.
Charles Costas will have a “booth” featuring some of my Cerebus original art.
Here’s Charles now:
“To all those who are fans of Gerhard’s art, I wanted to let you know about an online comic art convention that will be happening on ComicArtFans (CAF) next weekend (May 30-31). Since we’re all in different states of lockdown and there haven’t been any large in-person conventions since February, Bill Cox over at CAF is trying his best to mimic the look and feel of a live comic art show with his Comic Art Live event. For the Comic Art Live event, collectors and dealers can set up virtual tables that will open at 10AM EST on May 30th for CAF Premium Members and at 12PM EST for everyone else to visit and purchase items. It closes at 6PM EST on May 31st.
I will have a booth for the event titled “Chuck Costas’ Cherry Blossom Explosion.” Each booth is limited to showcasing 18 pieces of art so I’ve had to choose wisely. I’m proud to say that five of those pieces of art will be “fresh” Cerebus pages from Gerhard’s personal collection. I’ll even let this group know that one of those is a coveted cover! There may be even be a splash and/or double-page spread 
May 13, 2020
Book cover part IV…
…and here’s the final cover:
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You check out more info here:
Other Sandboxes
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May 7, 2020
Book cover part III…
…and here is the inked version:
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I also did an “inked with shading” version:
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I also also did a colour version:
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Turns out I didn’t need to to do the last two… they liked the inked version just fine.
Whaddo I know.
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April 29, 2020
Book cover part II
Paul chose the layout with him in it.
He had some suggestions for changes and here’s the final layout:
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Next week:
Inking!
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April 22, 2020
Book cover…
I was contacted by F. Paul Wilson and his publisher(s) about doing an illustration for a book cover:
“Other Sandboxes is a collection of the stories — many of them commissioned for anthologies — I’ve written that involve famous characters created by other authors. I’ve got the Joker, Dick Tracy, Dr. Fu Manchu, Sherlock Holmes, Universal’s Frankenstein, Daddy Warbucks, and others less well known. I don’t know what arrangements you have with Tom, but here’s what I have in my head.
A wraparound of a low angle on a sandbox stretched out like a desert nightscape against a black starless sky — The dunes are lit by lumens (featureless floating balls of light) from “The Barrens” floating above it. Also floating above is the Dead World from Pellucidar which casts a shadow on the sand. Protruding from the dunes: maybe a tentacle, a giant Chinese coin (hole in the middle – see attached ref), a balisong (butterfly knife), a pagoda, a beached freighter, a Glock, a swing set, an old vinyl 45 with a “Wonder Records” label, a Joker playing card, A big crawling millipede, maybe a Frankensteinian monster or some artifact referencing the monster, a large oblong sapphire carved with weird runes… Might be eerie and striking in B&W.”
One of Paul’s publishers had originally mentioned doing only a front cover but upon reading the description I, too, envisioned a wraparound. So I did some sketches and a quick mock-up and sent this off to Paul:
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But whaddo I know?
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Next week: The one that Paul likes best.
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April 16, 2020
Still here…
Guess it’s about time to put SOMETHING on the blog…
… how about some pictures!
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Next week: New Art!
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March 26, 2020
March 18, 2020
Even More Monsters…
Monster Atlas 2: Europe part II: Western Europe (including subsection b: Ger’s monsters) was supposed to premiere at the now cancelled Toronto Comic Con.
So you won’t see this:
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Well… except for now.
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March 13, 2020
Dealing with it…
1) Stay indoors… check!
2) Isolate yourself… check!
3) Limit social contact… check!
(Finally, my job as an artist breaks in my favor.)
And remember to “…temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education…”
Or just take the day off:
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