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Mouse Guard 2010 Sketchbook:The 2010 Sketchbook is finish...

Mouse Guard 2010 Sketchbook:
The 2010 Sketchbook is finished on my end and will be off to the printer in the next few days. I will release it at the San Diego Comic Con. Like the last 2 years it is $20: 7" x 7", 24 pages, full color of convention commissions colored specifically for the volume and limited to 300 copies signed and numbered. Any unsold copies of the sketchbook I will take with me to future conventions until they sell out (see appearance list below)

June Alley Inn exterior:
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Legends of the GuardIssue 4 of the Mouse Guard Anthology ...

Legends of the Guard
Issue 4 of the Mouse Guard Anthology is now in previews (order code: JUN10 0748). Here is the full cover for the issue. The covers all have 1 paragraph stories associated with them that are included in each issue. But more importantly, this issue will feature stories by Karl Kerschl, Craig Rousseau, & Mark Smylie!

Muppet Sherlock Holmes:
Some folks may have already seen cover artwork I did for Boom's upcoming Muppet Sherlock Holmes. However, what I originally drew is...

Legends of the Guard Creator Spotlight: Alex SheikmanDavi...

Legends of the Guard Creator Spotlight: Alex Sheikman

David Petersen: You and I have already talked about this subject a bit over the phone, so I know your answer, but will you share how you felt working on your Legends story was different than working on something of your own like Robotika?

Alex Sheikman: There are a couple of nuances that made this very unique for me. First of all, because this is "legends" of Mouse Guard, rather than a story that is part of Mouse Guard continuity, I felt...

Legends of the Guard Creator Spotlight: Jeremy BastianDav...

Legends of the Guard Creator Spotlight: Jeremy Bastian

David Petersen: Was working on your Legends story different from how you normally work on Cursed Pirate Girl?

Jeremy Bastian: Not too differently. The only real difference is that with this story I did have a deadline (heh heh). I wrote out a script, then thumbnailed pages, then reworked them into full size roughs, penciled them out, and then put in the other 90% of the work with inking them.

David: When we first started batting around the i...

Legends of the Guard signing:Next week Legends of the Gua...

Legends of the Guard signing:
Next week Legends of the Guard #1 comes out in stores. To celebrate, Jeremy Bastian (who has a 7 page story in Issue 1) and I will be signing at Detroit Comics in Ferndale on Wed. the 26th. So if you are in the area, stop by and see us, and pick up the first issue in the Mouse Guard anthology series. Also look out next Tuesday for a Legends of the Guard spotlight blogpost interview with Jeremy.


Muppet Snow White #4 cover process:
The story for issue 4 spins away fro...

Muppet Snow White #3 process:With the popularity of showi...

Muppet Snow White #3 process:
With the popularity of showing the Piggy Snow White cover process. I decided to show the same for cover 3. As before, it started with a small thumbnail sketch in my sketchbook (upper right corner). The potential cast list was pretty big for the funeral scene, so I focused on just sketching out mourning Muppets, not worrying about who went next to whom. Some character sketches I didn't like and redrew, others I passed over due to lack of space.

The sketches were sca...

Muppet King Arthur #3 process:With the popularity of show...

Muppet King Arthur #3 process:
With the popularity of showing the Piggy Snow White cover process. I decided to show the same for cover 3. As before, it started with a small thumbnail sketch in my sketchbook (upper right corner). The potential cast list was pretty big for the funeral scene, so I focused on just sketching out mourning Muppets, not worrying about who went next to whom. Some character sketches I didn't like and redrew, others I passed over due to lack of space.

The sketches were...

Legends of the GuardIssue 3 of the Mouse Guard Anthology ...

Legends of the Guard
Issue 3 of the Mouse Guard Anthology is now in previews (order code: MAY10 0747). Here is the full cover for the issue. The covers all have 1 paragraph stories associated with them that are included in each issue. But more importantly, this issue will feature stories by Katie Cook, Guy Davis, Jason Shawn Alexander, & Nate Pride!

Muppet Cover Process:
Since last week's Snow White cover #2 post was popular, I'm going back to show you the cover to #1 with my rough sketches and ...

Free Comic Book Day!This Saturday from 11am-3pm I'll be a...

Free Comic Book Day!
This Saturday from 11am-3pm I'll be at Challengers in Chicago (loop location) for Free Comic Book Day! I'll be signing books, chatting with fans, and I'll have Original art for sale as well as prints and buttons. I'll also be tweeting ways to get some other free Mouse Guard goodies at Challengers.
I got a few advance copies of the Mouse Guard/Fraggle Rock book, so I was able to take a sneak peak and it looks great! I am honored that Archaia included me in a Free Comic...

Mouse Guard trailer:The good folks at Archaia & Kunoi...

Mouse Guard trailer:The good folks at Archaia & Kunoichi put together a trailer for Mouse Guard which debut at C2E2.




C2E2 Commissions:
While at the convention this weekend, I was able to get a few commissions in. Here they are. The Requests from L0R: A Huskey & a mouse, Batman-mouse & Catwoman Mouse, and a Mouse & Hare. I still have 1 more to do that will need to be mailed.

Harvey Nomination Ballots:
The Harvey Awards are accepting nominations no through April 23rd. Nominations are made by creato...