& Joseph Barbera...

hey kids...

• here's a photoshop tutorial over at Jonny Crossbones on how to get that "old worn comic cover" effect... [Drawn!]
• Eddie Campbell posts a handful of great sources to speak to the question of "is the thought balloon either dead or dying?"...

& we are very sad to have to tell you that Joseph Barbera (Hanna-Barbera), co-creator of the first cartoon aired in primetime (The Flintstones) among others, died yesterday at the age of 95 - we wish all his family & friends the best...

• Joseph Barbera @ Wikipedia
• @ IMDB
  
• @ BBC
• @ Comic Book Resources
  
• @ Dallas News

Bear, but not nekkid....

here's a sketch from a bit before 3am this morning...

one of those commemorative holiday bears that they put out every year - Mr. 2004 right here, I believe...

stuff from around...

in addition to the aforementioned reforms that I eluded to the other day, I'm hoping to do more sharing of the great art/comic related stuff I find when I'm online...
so here goes...

• I sure felt better about my current plight when I read Tom Richmond's latest "Sketch O'The Day" post...
  
• here's a fun step-by-step process over at Manuel Larino's Static Forest that turned out pretty well...

hmmm, what can I do with the word Expectorate?

well, I've been sick, so I haven't been up on posting, even though I've been moving towards making twice a week the norm (news to you, I know)... I'm thinkin' Sundays & Wednesdays or Thursdays (Sunday being the firmer of the days).... any thoughts?...

Santa what?...

here's a nasty little Santa I sketched up several weeks ago... I hope he amuses others as much as he amuses me...

Ms. Marvel...

hey kiddies, sorry about all the delay in scanning... I'm taking some new steps to help ensure that posting will happen more regularly - thanks for stickin' around amidst the madness...

but on to the image...
another Denny's sketch - this time of Ms. Marvel... as is, so far, & all that...