Darick Robertson's Blog, page 5
February 13, 2015
Darick Robertson is Coming to Emerald City Comicon in March 2015!
Look for Darick at table R-03, along with his pals Zealand Jones and Jeff Johnson!
http://emeraldcitycomicon.com/special-guests/
December 2, 2014
Transmetropolitan #33 page 3 pencils!
Tom Waits, Richard Grant & Paul McGann as “Withnail & I” making small cameos in Transmetropolitan #33 (because I think they’re incredible).
Transmetropolitan # 5 Pencils!
From Transmetropolitan #5
Found this today, a copy of the uncensored panel of the first look at the Sex Puppets show from Transmetropolitan #5. As I recall, it was a bit too much ‘much’ at the time and the panel got reworked in production…
November 19, 2014
RARE, PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE, TRANSMETROPOLITAN ART FOR SALE!
Check out the Ebay store http://tinyurl.com/6737kx or contact DarickArtSales@aol.com for a list of pages now for sale!
The selection is rare, due to the pages being stored away for years, and recently discovered. So if you’ve been wanting a really cherry Transmetropolitan page for yourself or someone special, now is your opportunity! Most of the original Transmetropolitan pages are long gone, so if you want and original page, signed by Darick Robertson, your time has come.
July 28, 2014
“EAT.GEEK.PLAY” review “5 Reasons To Read Ballistic”
By Chris Calzia @cmcalzia on Twitter
“It’s only a five-issue limited series, but it packs one helluva bang! Ballistic is the first title to be released by Black Mask Studios, an independent, Los Angeles-based publisher headed by Matt Pizzolo, Brett Gurewitz (gutarist of Bad Religion and founder of Epitaph Records) and Steve Niles (writer/creator of 30 Days of Night). Issue #1 was released over a year ago, in the spring of 2013, and it’s taken a full year for the series to be completed. Why so long? Well, this is independent comics, folks. There are no deadlines for the artist or writer. The book will be done when it’s done.
Ballistic can be one of those hard to find comics because of its independent and lengthy release, but it’s sure to be on the shelves of your more alternative comic book store. Here’s six reasons to scavenge your local area for a finer comic book shop and purchase a copy of Ballistic right away.
Darick Robertson’s Art
Welcome back Mr. Robertson. It’s so thrilling to see your art again. I’ve been a fan of your art since the Wolverinecomics you penciled in the 1990’s. You’re work on Transmetropolitan is some of the best, and Ballastic tops even that. With Ballastic you’ve created a world that is psychotic and intense, full of strange things and a crude sense of humor. And the bright, luminescent coloring provided by your colorist, Diego Rodriguez, brings readers even further into the insanity that is Repo City State. You choose your projects wisely, Mr. Robertson. ”
Read More at Eat.Geek.Play.com
July 9, 2014
OLIVER #01, page 1, in COLOR!
It’s been a long time coming, a true labor of love, but OLIVER #1, with writer Gary Whitta (who’s busy writing a stand alone Star Wars movie for 2015 http://tinyurl.com/msnhk4w…) ( you may have heard of STAR WARS …) is making steady progress… here is page 1 in pencil, ink and in color, to show the phenomenal color work by Diego Rodriguez… Issue one out later this year from IMAGE COMICS!
June 19, 2014
Review: Ballistic #5 at Comic Bastards
“5/5… Darick Robertson gives us everything we need from this comic. The work he does is just fantastic.“
“Darick Robertson gives us everything we need from this comic. The work he does is just fantastic. When hearing such a badass name like Ballistic, you have to bring in some badass art with it too. Then hearing about the premise of the comic; Butch and his sidekick Gun, yes a talking a gun, live in the futuristic place of Repo City where every piece of technology is living and they’re all assholes. Butch’s goal is to leave behind his day job to become something bigger, badder, and better. I don’t really know what Gun’s goal is, but probably to help his best bud and score some amazing drugs along the way. So yeah, Robertson needed to be equally as great with the art as the story is. The first thing you have to get right is Butch and Gun. These two fouled mouth dudes look exactly the part. Butch is butch with his dark slicked back hair and rough and tough groove. Gun is mildly disturbing but hysterical at the same time. Then the time period is crazy with its talking technology. The coloring is very dark and exactly how you would picture a technology driven city. Every piece just fits, and I am never thinking that “oh that manta ray carrier doesn’t fit or can a cat really have humans inside their stomach.” It all works well together. When you have a team such as Robertson and Adam Egypt Mortimer balancing the comic, it for damn sure works.
As for the story, it is insane. Every issue brings some next level shit that can only be described as shit hitting the fan material. Actually I think that is what Butch lives for. If there wasn’t some piece of pooh hitting some type of fan, his world would fall apart. Butch and Gun are inside a cat’s stomach speaking to a half man half carrot trying to find out what Bipower’s goal is. Butch fears that they want to own the city. And Gun is upset with Butch and vice versa. These two fight a lot for being so close but it makes their relationship a lot more fun. Meanwhile, Gennie is in all sorts of trouble. I don’t know why Butch hasn’t checked on her sooner, but she is about to change in a huge way.
Ballistic is a tough comic to just jump into or only to read an issue here and there. I almost wish I could read the whole story in one sitting than taking these long breaks wouldn’t affect me so much. But either way, you need to start from the beginning. There are layers of stories that can’t just be taught with one issue.
Back to the plot, the story is huge with action this week. Butch and the now changed Gennie are going into Biopower. What they discover is that their plan must get a little more complicated after what they see. Butch takes a drastic measure and tries his best to fight them off. Man I just love every second of this month’s issue. The action is crazy, Butch is off the chain, and of course Gun has some good shots and shoot ups. Definitely a comic worth reading in a hell yeah kind of moment.” Score: 5/5
by Samantha Roehrig
Follow Samantha on Twitter @samantharoehrig
June 11, 2014
Upcoming Appearances
JUNE 27-29 2014:
The Albuquerque Convention CenterAlbuquerque, New Mexico
