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Dysthymiarch…

 

Also otherwise known as “End Of March in Southern Ontario”.

 

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Hangin’ with Zeck…

POW! The Comic Art of Mike Zeck from the Costas Collection
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, Florida…

…in the center background…

… the lower right frame…

…the commission I did for Charles…

 

…which I did back in —

— wait a minute —

2013?!!?

— that’s almost ten years ago!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

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Hangin’ at Dino’s…

I came across this photo of a commission I had done for Doyle back in 2016:

It’s nice to see it beautifully framed and proudly displayed.

But what really struck me is how well it turned out. While I’m working on something I’m always concerned only about composition, execution, how much frickin’ time it’s taking and how little money I’m making. (I tend not to keep track of how many hours I’ve spent on something because usually it’s not even minimum wage but, hey… it’s still better than working at McDonald’s!!!)

But after enough time has passed, I can look at the piece more objectively and reward myself with a: “Hey! That’s not too frickin’ bad!”

I’m especially amused at how I got Doyle’s family in there with the napping dog next to them and their little girl with the stuffed Cerebus.

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Catnap…

…sssshhhhhh!!!

Be very, very quite.

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DONE!!!

The sixth and final issue of Becoming Frankenstein had been coloured!

I’ll post info on publishing dates as they become available.

Now… back to my previously scheduled life.

(Providing, of course, that there is no World War III in the offing…)

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Closing in…

… on the last few pages of Becoming Frankenstein to be coloured.

… but until then…

… or at least until it stops being February.

 

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Still colouring…

… Becoming Frankenstein issue 5 is finished:

Working on the sixth and final issue now.

 

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Justin’s Smokes the Fox campaign is up and running:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sm...

 

 

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And this was just too good not to share:

 

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Smokes the Fox Update & CGC Deadline…

 

Smokes the Fox #1

Variant cover by Gerhard.

Smokes the Fox, from the minds of Justin Belmont and two-time Eisner award-winning writer Mike Baron.

Indiegogo campaign launches on February 8th @ 12pm EST.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/smokes-the-fox-1-and-weaponized-werewolf-0–3/coming_soon

 

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…and if you wanted to get a Gerebus Remarque and have your book slabbed, CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, February 11.

CGC Announces a Private Signing Event with Cartoon Artist Gerhard

Posted on 12/17/2021

CGC welcomes the legendary Cerebus artist Gerhard!

 

 

 

CGC is proud to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive Private Signing event with the highly renowned artist Gerhard! He is best known for his detailed and diverse illustrations in the comic series Cerebus the Aardvark. In addition to signing, Gerhard will also be offering his illustrated Remarques for purchase. See pricing and more details below.

 

 

For 20 years, Gerhard worked as a background artist, environmental designer and cover colorist on the Cerebus graphic novel which has been hailed as, “one of the most sprawling pieces of visual fiction ever created.” Since then he has been exploring other creative endeavors including doing commissioned work through his website, GerhardArt.com; contributing to the awesome Winsor McCay tribute book: Little Nemo, Dream Another Dream; working on a variant cover of The Walking Dead; illustrating a Grant Morrison story Smile of the Absent Cat and most recently, coloring Becoming Frankenstein.

“The Signature Series team and I are beyond excited to be given the opportunity to host such a talented and influential artist,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “Gerhard has contributed and created numerous astounding pieces such as Cerebus’ popular crossovers in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We cannot wait to see all of the submissions that we will be receiving for this event and we are thrilled to be able to offer fans some of his fantastic Remarques for purchase!”

For this exclusive event, ALL CGC members, including free CGC members, can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, February 11, 2022.

If the Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled.

After Gerhard signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CCS pressing is also requested, the turnaround time is estimated at eight weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners.

The CGC Private Signing fee for Gerhard is $70 per item and includes:

Gerhard’s signatureEstimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC gradingEstimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC Private Signing fee for a Gerhard Remarque is $160 per item and includes:

Gerhard’s illustrated Remarque. Submitters may request the desired Remarque. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Remarque requests.Gerhard’s signatureEstimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC gradingEstimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

Submission Instructions

For this CGC Private Signing event, you can ship submissions directly to CGC with a FREE membership. Paid memberships are also available and include additional benefits. For more information and to join, visit CGCcomics.com/join.

To submit books for the signing:

Log onto your account or sign up for an account HERE .Click Submit in the CGC website navigation and select Submission Forms.Next to Comics / Magazines, select Online Form.Select Comic or Magazine from the drop-down menu, then select Private Signing and one of the following from the dropdown menu section:
GERHARD, PRIVATE SIGNING; GERHARD, REMARQUE.Under Services, select Grading and, if you would like it, Pressing. Then hit Next in the top right section of the form.Enter the information requested for your comic, and make sure to check the box next to GERHARD under Private Signing Details.On the next screen, you can add one of CGC’s custom Marvel labels to your submission for qualifying books.Select Add to Cart, and then repeat if there are additional books in your submission. If there are no additional books in your submission, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.Note: If you want to submit magazines, please group them together on their own private signing form separate from comic submissions. The same rule applies for any custom labels. Please group them together on their own private signing form separate from non-custom labels. To see the available labels, click HERE .Put ALL ungraded books in window bags or they will not be accepted. You can purchase window bags HERE.Books that are already certified by CGC, including CGC Signature Series books, can be submitted for this event. CGC will remove a CGC-certified book from its holder for an additional $5 fee.Carefully package books in a box for shipment. If you need a CGC shipping kit, they can be purchased HERE .IMPORTANT: Please write G on all sides of the outside of the box. You must initial outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing.Books will be received into the CGC system when they arrive and will be safely stored by CGC until the event. (Please note: Payments are processed as they normally are at the time of the collectibles’ arrival at CGC.)Once books are signed, they will start an expedited CGC grading process.

PLEASE NOTE:

All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Friday, February 11, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, February 11, 2022.

Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC Private Signings.

*No Multi-Sigs included with other signings.

**If you submit a CGC-graded collectible that needs to be removed from its original holder by CGC, the collectible will need to go through the certification and encapsulation process again, and there is no guarantee that it will receive the same grade.

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In The “Before Time”…

I was looking through some old photos. I don’t  know if I’ve posted this one before. It’s been several lifetimes ago.

Interesting piece of history (to some Cerebus fans, maybe). Circa January 1990, the old Aardvark-Vanaheim studio on King St., Kitchener:

 

That’s me at the drawing board. Dave’s board was at the other end of the room. That’s issue 130 on the wall. It must be near completion judging by the amount of crap lying on every horizontal surface (including the floor). We would tidy up before starting a new issue but within a few days it would look like this again.

 

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Just a friendly reminder:

 

CGC Announces a Private Signing Event with Cartoon Artist Gerhard

 

CGC welcomes the legendary Cerebus artist Gerhard!

 

 

 

CGC is proud to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive Private Signing event with the highly renowned artist Gerhard! He is best known for his detailed and diverse illustrations in the comic series Cerebus the Aardvark. In addition to signing, Gerhard will also be offering his illustrated Remarques for purchase. See pricing and more details below.

 

 

For 20 years, Gerhard worked as a background artist, environmental designer and cover colorist on the Cerebus graphic novel which has been hailed as, “one of the most sprawling pieces of visual fiction ever created.” Since then he has been exploring other creative endeavors including doing commissioned work through his website, GerhardArt.com; contributing to the awesome Winsor McCay tribute book: Little Nemo, Dream Another Dream; working on a variant cover of The Walking Dead; illustrating a Grant Morrison story Smile of the Absent Cat and most recently, coloring Becoming Frankenstein.

“The Signature Series team and I are beyond excited to be given the opportunity to host such a talented and influential artist,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “Gerhard has contributed and created numerous astounding pieces such as Cerebus’ popular crossovers in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We cannot wait to see all of the submissions that we will be receiving for this event and we are thrilled to be able to offer fans some of his fantastic Remarques for purchase!”

For this exclusive event, ALL CGC members, including free CGC members, can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, February 11, 2022.

If the Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled.

After Gerhard signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CCS pressing is also requested, the turnaround time is estimated at eight weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners.

The CGC Private Signing fee for Gerhard is $70 per item and includes:

Gerhard’s signatureEstimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC gradingEstimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC Private Signing fee for a Gerhard Remarque is $160 per item and includes:

Gerhard’s illustrated Remarque. Submitters may request the desired Remarque. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Remarque requests.Gerhard’s signatureEstimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC gradingEstimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

Submission Instructions

For this CGC Private Signing event, you can ship submissions directly to CGC with a FREE membership. Paid memberships are also available and include additional benefits. For more information and to join, visit CGCcomics.com/join.

To submit books for the signing:

Log onto your account or sign up for an account HERE .Click Submit in the CGC website navigation and select Submission Forms.Next to Comics / Magazines, select Online Form.Select Comic or Magazine from the drop-down menu, then select Private Signing and one of the following from the dropdown menu section:
GERHARD, PRIVATE SIGNING; GERHARD, REMARQUE.Under Services, select Grading and, if you would like it, Pressing. Then hit Next in the top right section of the form.Enter the information requested for your comic, and make sure to check the box next to GERHARD under Private Signing Details.On the next screen, you can add one of CGC’s custom Marvel labels to your submission for qualifying books.Select Add to Cart, and then repeat if there are additional books in your submission. If there are no additional books in your submission, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.Note: If you want to submit magazines, please group them together on their own private signing form separate from comic submissions. The same rule applies for any custom labels. Please group them together on their own private signing form separate from non-custom labels. To see the available labels, click HERE .Put ALL ungraded books in window bags or they will not be accepted. You can purchase window bags HERE.Books that are already certified by CGC, including CGC Signature Series books, can be submitted for this event. CGC will remove a CGC-certified book from its holder for an additional $5 fee.Carefully package books in a box for shipment. If you need a CGC shipping kit, they can be purchased HERE .IMPORTANT: Please write G on all sides of the outside of the box. You must initial outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing.Books will be received into the CGC system when they arrive and will be safely stored by CGC until the event. (Please note: Payments are processed as they normally are at the time of the collectibles’ arrival at CGC.)Once books are signed, they will start an expedited CGC grading process.

PLEASE NOTE:

All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Friday, February 11, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, February 11, 2022.

Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC Private Signings.

*No Multi-Sigs included with other signings.

**If you submit a CGC-graded collectible that needs to be removed from its original holder by CGC, the collectible will need to go through the certification and encapsulation process again, and there is no guarantee that it will receive the same grade.

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and now for something completely different…

I realize that looking at pages I’ve coloured is a lot like watching paint dry…

So here’s something worth looking at:

That’s my Shelley from quite a few years ago.

Here’s me from about the same period:

You can see why she found me so alluring.

 

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