tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38217367885754832142024-03-12T20:23:23.769-07:00Missile MouseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-71869565643861680582012-05-08T08:05:00.001-07:002012-05-08T08:05:30.108-07:00MM Fan Art - Linda Foote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.snafflewyrm.tumblr.com/">Linda Foote</a> sent me this awesome MM fan art this morning. I love how she did the eyes. Thanks Linda!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-11996201126332875632011-10-24T07:00:00.000-07:002011-10-24T07:00:08.433-07:00Missile Mouse KidGot this in the email from my friend <a href="http://retroactivities.blogspot.com/">Kory Hienzen</a>. Kory's a phenomenal artist who works for Dreamworks Animation.<br />
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His kids are big MM fans and so he drew his son as MM. Love it Kory, thanks for sending it along.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k68iBe2y-tc/TqTM8mVLY8I/AAAAAAAAA-U/zlEFtwCiS_0/s1600/VAL_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k68iBe2y-tc/TqTM8mVLY8I/AAAAAAAAA-U/zlEFtwCiS_0/s400/VAL_11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-88497180318786292882011-10-23T19:19:00.000-07:002011-10-23T19:20:28.832-07:00Missile Mouse's BlasterGot this in the email from Richard Smith who says:<br />
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"Hey Jake,<br />
<div>Love your work. My 4yr old son and I read your stuff all the time. MM is in the same pantheon with Spiderman and Diego for him :) I made this model based on your design. I hope you like it!</div><div>Respectfully,</div><div>Richard Smith"</div><div></div><div>You know what? I LOVE IT!!! Nice attention to detail, and I love the extra flourishes he did. A++<br />
Thanks Richard! </div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1odiVjiacME/TqTLOLUhmoI/AAAAAAAAA-M/pQ_f0fQpi08/s1600/mm_gun02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1odiVjiacME/TqTLOLUhmoI/AAAAAAAAA-M/pQ_f0fQpi08/s400/mm_gun02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-89224372827258696802011-07-26T09:06:00.000-07:002011-07-26T09:53:08.836-07:00Fan Art - Mark LewisGot an email yesterday with a link to a delightful post <a href="http://marklewisdraws.com/">Mark Lewis</a> did about Missile Mouse. If you've got a sec go check it out <a href="http://marklewisdraws.com/2011/07/24/missile-mouse/">here</a>. Mark also did a great bit of Missile Mouse fan art seen here:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks Mark! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-60696175643818135352011-07-14T09:23:00.000-07:002011-07-14T09:23:02.768-07:00San Diego Comic-ConHey all, I'll be at San Diego Comic-con next week. You can find me at the Flight booth #2235 sandwiched between Marvel and Sideshow Collectables. I'll have both <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26index%3Dblended%26link_code%3Dqs%26field-keywords%3Dmissile%2520mouse%26sourceid%3DMozilla-search%23&tag=wwwagent44com-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Missile Mouse</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwagent44com-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> books for sale. Stop on by and say hi if you're in the neighborhood. Also here's my Missile Mouse banner with Calvin doing his best Missile Mouse pose.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5937361694/" title="San Diego Comic Con Missile Mouse Banner by Jake Parker, on Flickr"><img alt="San Diego Comic Con Missile Mouse Banner" class="aligncenter" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/5937361694_1635e97b29.jpg" width="375" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-37476317845870049192011-06-30T22:21:00.000-07:002011-06-30T22:21:13.599-07:00Fan Art - Alyssa Daw<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This fantastic MM was done by Alyssa Daw. I had Alyssa in my character design class and she consistently amazed me with her work. I made a deal with my students that if they draw me something I'll draw them something, so now I owe her. She also took my advice and set up an art blog: <a href="http://alyssadaw.blogspot.com/">The Art of Alyssa Daw</a>. Go check it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T-qOg50R1_o/Tg1YAdLPl9I/AAAAAAAAA04/bvILOv_XFMY/s1600/Missile%2BMouse2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T-qOg50R1_o/Tg1YAdLPl9I/AAAAAAAAA04/bvILOv_XFMY/s400/Missile%2BMouse2.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Missile Mouse - Aquamonster by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5806989109/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/5806989109_88192e6d6b_z.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse - Aquamonster" width="381" height="640" /></a><br />
As always, I'm accepting Missile Mouse commissions, so if you want one just click <a href="http://agent44.bigcartel.com/product/missile-mouse-commission">here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-66318368255447617732011-05-02T14:17:00.000-07:002011-05-02T14:17:01.573-07:00Fan Art - Rick EvansThis beauty was done by the prolific Rick Evans aka <a href="http://arkonbey.blogspot.com/">Arkonbey</a>. I love this take on MM and also the great graphic treatment with the posters.<br />
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He also makes a comic called Kevin and the Light of Destiny that can be found at <a href="http://www.kevincomic.com/" target="_blank">www.kevincomic.com</a> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qaEnPWqT-Ak/TbWPs7lNUII/AAAAAAAAA0U/tcsNB1Tvbn4/s1600/mm02-Michael+Regina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qaEnPWqT-Ak/TbWPs7lNUII/AAAAAAAAA0U/tcsNB1Tvbn4/s400/mm02-Michael+Regina.jpg" width="307" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-30915583899561980832011-04-21T09:14:00.000-07:002011-04-21T09:14:53.425-07:00Fan Art - Ryan MetcalfRyan was a student of mine this semester and did some great work...when he was there. He works for <a href="http://www.carbinestudios.com/">Carbine Studios</a> now and I'm really happy for him. Here's a link to his blog: <a href="http://ryanjmetcalf.blogspot.com/">Murtcurf</a> check it out, there's some great stuff.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8WkLgHneOcg/TbBXfVZZAbI/AAAAAAAAA0M/fvXJ8gZ_uxc/s1600/missilemouse_metcalf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8WkLgHneOcg/TbBXfVZZAbI/AAAAAAAAA0M/fvXJ8gZ_uxc/s400/missilemouse_metcalf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-22630855736035642312011-04-20T09:20:00.000-07:002011-04-20T09:20:43.353-07:00Fan Art - Anthony WuI'm going to start posting Missile Mouse fan art on the blog here. There's a lot of pieces I've seen over the last few years that are really great and I'd hate for them to not get the proper showcase they deserve.<br />
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To kick it off Here's some galacticious work by <a href="http://www.anthonygoes.com/">Anthony Wu</a>. Anthony helped me out on both books with some of the color chores. So big thanks to him for that.<br />
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These first two are his conception of what the artwork for a Missile Mouse cartoon might look like:<br />
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And here's a sweet poster design of MM fighting the Blazing Bat.<br />
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If you have a sweet piece of MM fan art send it with a link to your website/blog to jake ( at ) agent44.com and I will post it up.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-21423738873236771002011-04-04T22:02:00.001-07:002011-04-04T22:02:04.775-07:00Blazing BatNot long after I came up with Missile Mouse in 1992 (<a href="http://agent44.com/blog2/?p=65" target="_self">see all about that here</a>) I came up with his nemesis: Blazing Bat. He's a fixture in MM mythology and a key player in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545117178/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwagent44com-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0545117178">Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0545117178" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />. Below is the first drawing of MM fighting BB.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat year 1992 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5590807965/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5590807965_035d56cb49.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat year 1992" width="500" height="405" /></a></p>The years passed and I kept drawing Missile Mouse, but Blazing Bat got shelved. In the early 2000's my interest in the Missile Mouse character intensified and I thought I'd take another stab at the bat:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat year 2001 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5591399138/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5591399138_35e79775db.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat year 2001" width="500" height="363" /></a></p>And now present day. I knew I wanted to bring Blazing Bat back to the Missile Mouse graphic novel series so that meant updating the design.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat Concept Sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5591399160/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5591399160_5666e13cfb.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat Concept Sketches" width="500" height="354" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat Concept Sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5590808085/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5590808085_3957980656.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat Concept Sketches" width="439" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat Concept Sketch by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5591399212/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5591399212_7497cbe999.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat Concept Sketch" width="352" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat Concept Sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5590808165/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5590808165_5fd9aebb15.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat Concept Sketches" width="500" height="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat Concept Sketch by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5590808191/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5590808191_31cf6f2f51.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat Concept Sketch" width="358" height="500" /></a></p>And here's the final design.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5591399500/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5144/5591399500_d69d25e3f2.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat" width="334" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Blazing Bat by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5591399552/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5591399552_c9fa016459.jpg" alt="Blazing Bat" width="334" height="500" /></a></p>And the Blazing Bat in action:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 101 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5591399336/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5591399336_a5f6c897c7.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 101" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 102 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5590808255/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5065/5590808255_8987d40414.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 102" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 103 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5591399396/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5591399396_97a3939c99.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 103" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 104 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5590808309/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5590808309_5ae5536922.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 104" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 105 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5590808347/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5590808347_81745134be.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 105" width="327" height="500" /></a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-83703825805079146902011-03-11T23:35:00.000-08:002011-03-24T10:01:56.471-07:00Robot 44I have some more visual development stuff for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545117178/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwagent44com-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0545117178">Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0545117178"/><br />
. One of the main characters in this book is the Galactic Security Bot Robot 44. He's a loyal partner to Missile Mouse and proves to be just as tenacious as the rodent himself.<br />
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I began sketching out designs for him on my story writing pages. At this early stage I new I wanted a big black dome for the head because I thought it looked cool.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Robot 44 Concept Sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516811040/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5516811040_b798e7053e.jpg" alt="Robot 44 Concept Sketches" width="500" height="485" /></a></p>The idea developed further as I played around with proportions and little details like the joints. My editor felt like this design looked more like a guy in a spacesuit than it did a robot and you know what he was dead right. Plus he said there's no way for anyone to relate to this character if you can't see any sort of face. Right again. Sometimes I get too hung up on a design and I forget the practicality of it.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Robot 44 Concept Sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516221865/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5516221865_5d9f3ce805.jpg" alt="Robot 44 Concept Sketches" width="308" height="500" /></a></p>So I went back into the design trying to go for a more clunky robot look, and began working out an appealing robot face.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Robot 44 Concept Sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516221877/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5516221877_86a67fb71e.jpg" alt="Robot 44 Concept Sketches" width="323" height="500" /></a></p>Didn't like the above sketches all that much, but these guys below started to get close to something I liked.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Robot 44 Concept Sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516811094/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5516811094_00142799f2.jpg" alt="Robot 44 Concept Sketches" width="301" height="500" /></a></p>As it came closer and closer to actual production time on the book I had to go with something, but I didn't think this guy was quite there yet. Then it dawned on me to stick the dome head on the new body design and give him a glowing digital face projection, not unlike Eve from Wall-E.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Robot 44 Concept Sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516811104/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5516811104_768715af61.jpg" alt="Robot 44 Concept Sketches" width="500" height="397" /></a></p>Here's the data sheet and cutaway I did for the World of Missile Mouse section in the back of the book:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Robot 44 Cutaway by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516811012/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5516811012_b2ea69bd2b.jpg" alt="Robot 44 Cutaway" width="334" height="500" /></a></p>And finally, here's Robot 44 in action:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 69 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516220451/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5516220451_6ded1566c7.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 69" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 70 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516219471/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5516219471_c70775b8b2.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 70" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 71 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516218149/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5516218149_e85968daef.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 71" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 72 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516806394/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5516806394_223ca718b8.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 72" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 73 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5516804356/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5516804356_7db653148e.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 73" width="327" height="500" /></a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-10015832783815485522011-03-07T23:35:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:35:34.455-07:00The TankiansIn <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Missile-Mouse-2-Jake-Parker/dp/0545117178/" target="_blank">Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3</a> there's a race of amphibian men who have become enslaved and it's up to Missile Mouse to rescue them. The tankians went through a couple design passes before I settled on something. In this first page I initially thought of my main character, Lasukus, as being a little boy:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Tankian concept sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507048578/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5507048578_f10b0fc212.jpg" alt="Tankian concept sketches" width="333" height="500" /></a></p>But the story changed and I knew he needed to be older. Plus I knew I needed to draw A LOT of these guys in the end of the book, so the design couldn't have too much line mileage. Here's the direction it went next:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Tankian concept sketches by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507044578/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5507044578_bda0fac238.jpg" alt="Tankian concept sketches" width="258" height="500" /></a></p>And here's the final design on an information page I made for the Tankian race for the "Guide to the Missile Mouse Universe" I have at the end of the book:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Lasukus by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507038168/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5507038168_dc7638611f.jpg" alt="Lasukus " width="334" height="500" /></a></p>And lastly, the guys in action. They're actually good guys, but they've all been outfitted with mind control devices that forces them to be agents for the evil King Bognarsh (more on him later):<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 118 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507030248/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5507030248_f7d862a152.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 118" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: rescue on Tankium3 pg 119 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507028248/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5507028248_6bcdb58f23.jpg" alt="MM: rescue on Tankium3 pg 119" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 120 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507025312/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5507025312_20d910b679.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 120" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 121 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507023126/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5507023126_bc469e64ca.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 121" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 122-123 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507015822/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5507015822_863f96046f.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg 122-123" width="500" height="382" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg124 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5507012744/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5507012744_a323045eaa.jpg" alt="MM: Rescue on Tankium3 pg124" width="327" height="500" /></a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-57255503319455300672011-03-04T23:34:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:34:58.572-07:00Lava Monster<p style="text-align: left;">Here's some concept sketches I did for the lava monster in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Missile-Mouse-2-Jake-Parker/dp/0545117178/" target="_blank">Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3</a>. When I'm writing out the story I'll often times sketch out designs on the same page. You can see here I was initially thinking he could be some sort of armored worm. Eventually he evolved into an armored insect/crustacean thing.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM - Lava Monster by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5497467135/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5497467135_3e6e743e8b.jpg" alt="MM - Lava Monster" width="500" height="389" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I compiled a few sketch pages into one below to show the progression of the design. I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted after the first couple sketches so a lot of these are roughly in the same ball park. I did lose the idea of him rolling up in a ball, though I still really like that idea.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM - Lava Monster by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5498060542/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5498060542_7ac67d365d_b.jpg" alt="MM - Lava Monster" width="500" height="855" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">And here's four pages from the book where we see this guy in action.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM - Lava Monster by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5497467093/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5497467093_020a3febe5.jpg" alt="MM - Lava Monster " width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM - Lava Monster by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5498060496/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5498060496_2e64783dbf.jpg" alt="MM - Lava Monster" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM - Lava Monster by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5497467043/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5497467043_3222ccb43d.jpg" alt="MM - Lava Monster" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM - Lava Monster by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5498060454/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5498060454_e360271dc1.jpg" alt="MM - Lava Monster" width="327" height="500" /></a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-59608186884761031592011-02-11T23:33:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:34:21.428-07:00Missile Mouse ValentinesMy kids commissioned me to do a couple Missile Mouse Valentines to give to their class mates.<br />
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<a title="Missile Mouse Valentine 02 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5437666046/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/5437666046_72802fc662_z.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse Valentine 02" width="520" height="640" /></a><br />
<a title="Missile Mouse Valentine 01 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5437056813/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5437056813_ef87c8b507_z.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse Valentine 01" width="491" height="640" /></a><br />
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I uploaded a nice hi-res file for you to print out and use as well if you want. Here you go:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5437666046/sizes/o/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Missile Mouse Valentine 01</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5437056813/sizes/o/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Missile Mouse Valentine 02</a><br />
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Happy Valentines Day!<br />
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P.S. You get the new Missile Mouse graphic novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Missile-Mouse-2-Jake-Parker/dp/0545117178" target="_blank">here</a>. You'll like it, I promise.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-22827867757123161602011-01-27T23:33:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:33:30.927-07:00Recent CommissionsI did these two commissions a few weeks ago. It was great to draw MM again. I haven't touched him since I finished the book last spring, so it was nice to pull him back out and see how he was doing. These are 8 x 14 inches on bristol and you can get one too. <a href="http://agent44.bigcartel.com/product/missile-mouse-commission" target="_blank">Order here</a>.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Missile Mouse - Sword and Shield by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5392293664/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5392293664_3174debccb.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse - Sword and Shield" width="500" height="299" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Missile Mouse - Headmech by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5392293650/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5392293650_cedaabe6fd_z.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse - Headmech" width="381" height="640" /></a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-88360216570188597102011-01-06T23:38:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:38:51.679-07:00We Have A Winner!<a href="http://agent44.com/blog2/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/contestbanner2010_2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1051" title="contestbanner2010_2" src="http://agent44.com/blog2/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/contestbanner2010_2.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="150" /></a><br />
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Awesome! Thanks for the response everyone. I really love the feedback and knowing what stuck a chord with people. I'm pretty happy with 2010 and am excited to make 2011 even better. Alright, lets get down to business.<br />
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The winner of the MISSILE MOUSE 2010 GIVEAWAY is…<br />
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<a href="http://www.studiomiguel.com/" target="_blank">David McClain</a><br />
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Congratulations David! I’ve emailed you at the address you provided. If you didn’t get it, please contact me with a correct email address.<br />
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And thank you to everyone who commented, followed me on twitter, retweeted, blogged, and linked to here. All the support really means a lot to me and is a huge motivating factor in what I do.<br />
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As for your comments, looks like I'll have to get my act together and do another Inktober. Lots of people liked seeing the process and sketchy stuff. That's good, I can do more of that. And the Constraints and Accountability post was a big hit. So I guess I'll have to put more of my thoughts to words this year. Ok, I've got get back to work now. Thanks again everyone!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-79280847929724283792010-12-29T23:37:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:38:15.869-07:002010 Missile Mouse Giveaway<a href="http://agent44.com/blog2/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/contestbanner2010.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1043" title="contestbanner2010" src="http://agent44.com/blog2/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/contestbanner2010.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="150" /></a>I love the end of the year. It's always very introspective for me. I like looking back at old posts and reading old journal entries from the last 12 months. Seeing where I've been and all. 2010 was a busy year. And to carry on with the tradition started last year and in honor of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Missile-Mouse-2-Jake-Parker/dp/0545117178/" target="_blank">Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3</a> coming out it's I'm having another Missile Mouse Giveaway!<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="The 2010 Missile Mouse Giveaway by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5297128021/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5297128021_2667fb184b.jpg" alt="The 2010 Missile Mouse Giveaway" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>The Prize:<br />
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1) The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5304057084/" target="_blank">original inked art</a> for the back cover to Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3 (11 x 17in).<br />
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2) A signed hardcover copy of Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3.<br />
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3) A signed hardcover copy of Missile Mouse: the Star Crusher.<br />
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4) A signed copy of Flight Explorer.<br />
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Just like last year there are multiple chances to win and you can enter up to SIX times. Here’s how:<br />
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1) Comment on this post. Make sure to include your email in the “email” field (will not be published) and let me know what your favorite post of 2010 was. I’m also interested in knowing what you’d like to see more of for 2011. This counts for ONE entry.<br />
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2) If you have a blog, mention this contest with a link to this post. This counts for ONE entry.<br />
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3) If you have a Twitter account <a href="http://twitter.com/agent44" target="_blank">follow me on Twitter</a> and retweet my tweet about this contest, or mention this contest with a link to this post. This counts for ONE entry.<br />
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4) Want to get the edge? Order something from my <a href="http://agent44.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">online shop</a>. This counts for THREE entries.<br />
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That’s it! Good luck. Contest ends in one week. On the night of Wednesday, January 5th 2011 I’ll randomly select the winner and announce it on Thursday. Cool?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-713723527560338352010-12-14T23:32:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:32:56.295-07:00Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3 Flip ThroughThe release of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Missile-Mouse-2-Jake-Parker/dp/0545117178/" target="_blank">Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3</a> is just weeks away! Last week I got a finished copy in the mail from my editor and I was blown away with how well it turned out. I'm really proud of this one.<br />
<p style="text-align: left;">Here's a couple shots of it:<br />
<a title="Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5259518361/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5284/5259518361_587a52d55e.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3" width="375" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5260126466/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5260126466_455870439e.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>Here's a quick video of me flipping through it (P.S. My iphone filmed this sideways and I don't have any video editing software so you get a sideways video. Fun!):<br />
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One of my favorite things about this book was I had some space in the back to fill. So I made a guide to the Missile Mouse universe and drew some cutaways and diagrams of some of the vehicles and characters in the book. Here's a sample:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="YA-33 Foxrunner by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5259548875/sizes/o/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5259548875_4d07693458.jpg" alt="YA-33 Foxrunner" width="334" height="500" /></a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-40969871994950719182010-10-22T23:31:00.000-07:002011-03-20T23:32:27.705-07:00Missile Mouse Book 2First off, thanks for all the <a href="http://agent44.com/blog2/?p=972#comments">warm wishes in the last post</a>. I'm feeling much better.<br />
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My next Missile Mouse book is available for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Missile-Mouse-2-Jake-Parker/dp/0545117178" target="_blank">pre-order on Amazon</a> (available Jan 1). It's called <em>Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3</em>, and I couldn't be happier with it. I thought I'd share some cover illustrations for it.<br />
<p style="text-align: left;">Below is the final illustration, cropped with the title and type treatments, just as it will look on the printed version:<a title="Missile Mouse Book 2 Cover Final by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5105492444/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1162/5105492444_300309b7fe_z.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse Book 2 Cover Final" width="428" height="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This is the raw cover illustration. Wanted to leave plenty of room for trimming:<a title="Missile Mouse Book 2 Cover Color by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5105492428/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1066/5105492428_a3f7e2b14b_z.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse Book 2 Cover Color" width="414" height="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">And this is the initial sketch I sent for approval:<a title="Missile Mouse Book 2 Cover Pencils by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/5104896841/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5104896841_e52752ea6d_z.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse Book 2 Cover Pencils" width="427" height="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Related posts:</p><a title="Permanent Link to Missile Mouse Book 2 is finished!" rel="bookmark" href="../?p=878">Missile Mouse Book 2 is finished!</a><br />
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<a title="Permanent Link to Missile Mouse book 2 Inks: FINISHED" rel="bookmark" href="../?p=782">Missile Mouse book 2 Inks: FINISHED</a><br />
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</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-5606225231137904982010-04-30T23:30:00.000-07:002011-03-20T23:31:43.087-07:00Missile Mouse Book 2 is finished!I uploaded the files last week and aside from a few odds and ends (back cover illo, title page illo, etc) it is done. If you recall back in February I posted <a href="http://agent44.com/blog2/?p=782">a few inked pages</a>. Here they are in color:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Book 2 page 001 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4565889004/sizes/o"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/4565889004_fe4a38d9d7.jpg" alt="MM: Book 2 page 001" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Book 2 page 002 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4565259427/sizes/o"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4565259427_3dac67df1a.jpg" alt="MM: Book 2 page 002" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM: Book 2 page 003 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4565259489/sizes/o"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/4565259489_3e439ca8e7.jpg" alt="MM: Book 2 page 003" width="327" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">And here's the rest of the book in thumbnail form.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Missile Mouse Book 2 Colored Pages by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4565885346/sizes/o/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/4565885346_c48f838d83_b.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse Book 2 Colored Pages" width="132" height="1024" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Like the last book, major props go out to all those who helped me on this book. Specifically, <a href="http://anthonygoes.com/" target="_blank">Anthony Wu</a>, and <a href="http://www.jasoncaffoe.com/" target="_blank">Jason Caffoe</a> who assisted me on coloring the thing and <a href="http://k8esmith.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Katie Smith</a> who corrected all my spelling errors. Also, my wife was hugely instrumental in helping me to get this done. Her support and whip-crackery kept me going. She gets the Wife of the Year Award.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-57475913352993232722010-02-02T23:29:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:30:19.664-07:00Missile Mouse book 2 Inks: FINISHEDLast night I finished inking my second graphic novel which also happens to be my second Missile Mouse book. At 146 pages it's a good 26 pages less than my first book, but it was no less daunting. I tried to push the action, explore the environments, and expand the characters more than in the first one. And so far I'm extremely happy with it. I can't wait to dig into coloring this thing. Deadline is in March so there's a lot of work to do fast.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Missile Mouse book 2 Inks by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4324954207/sizes/o/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4324954207_e701279d0c.jpg" alt="Missile Mouse book 2 Inks" width="500" height="375" /></a></p><br />
And these are the casualties of the war in graphic novel making. Each of these brave little soldiers fought valiantly for the cause giving all that they could give. Being all they could be. They actually still have a little ink left in them, it's just the tips wear out before the ink does. Maybe I'm pushing too hard.<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Casualties of War by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4324954273/sizes/o/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2683/4324954273_480d226e7e.jpg" alt="Casualties of War" width="500" height="375" /></a></p><br />
And here's a little sneak peak at the first three pages:<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM02 - 001 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4325075283/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4325075283_9a9153ace3.jpg" alt="MM02 - 001" width="335" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM02 - 002 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4325812676/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4325812676_07250dbec0.jpg" alt="MM02 - 002" width="335" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a title="MM02 - 003 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4325075403/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4325075403_2496c00ff7.jpg" alt="MM02 - 003" width="335" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-35234962380529294052010-01-12T23:36:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:37:31.937-07:00Fixing It Old School<h3>How to fix an inking mistake with out using Photoshop (aka how comics use to be made).</h3>You guys asked for more how to/process stuff so here you go. While working on Missile Mouse Book 2 on Saturday the perfect opportunity presented itself to make a nice "how to."<br />
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Ok, this has to have been one of the most hair-pullingly-frustrating pages I've done...ever. Although there are several names I've thought to call this little devil it is simply known in the Parker house as "Page 86." One reason the experience was so frustrating was it should have been a painlessly easy page to draw.<br />
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Get in, draw it, get out, on to the next page.<br />
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But I ended up spending a whole afternoon on it! Right now I'm averaging about 1.15 hours to ink a page, a little fast for my taste, but the deadline is looming. It is important to note this whole thing could have been avoided if I was working at a more thoughtful leisurely pace. Right now the pace is "highly motivated to meet my deadline." So, I've been using a little more white out than usual.<br />
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All right, lets get on to it.<br />
<h3>The Set Up:</h3>I started with my roughs. After seeing MM's robot partner destroyed by the cave monster he positions himself in front of the large pipe of explosive fuel. The monster charges, MM rockets out of the way and BOOM! the monster is toast.<br />
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Here's the roughs. Pages 84-87:<br />
<a title="084-085 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4269421510/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4269421510_62f5663775.jpg" alt="084-085" width="476" height="352" /></a><br />
<a title="086-087 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4269421550/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4269421550_06cb6e711d.jpg" alt="086-087" width="476" height="352" /></a><br />
I had a last minute impression to show Missile Mouse in the same shot with the explosion. I thought it might be cool to show him getting thrown off balance by the force of the explosion. So I inked it up, and upon finishing realized the whole sense of scale was off. The explosion looked like happened right under him. That, and MM just looked funny in that pose. Like his head was dislocated.<br />
<a title="01 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268679769/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4268679769_1ec6ac5ae4.jpg" alt="01" width="236" height="315" /></a><a title="02 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268679791/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4268679791_3749f6b58a.jpg" alt="02" width="236" height="315" /> </a><br />
I hate scrapping a finished page, but I couldn't stand to look at this one. The errors were too glaring. And I wasn't going to let page 86 bring the book down. So I started over.<br />
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Here's the new page. This time I made a better boom, and made it look like he was rocketing away from the splosion. Canned the idea of him getting thrown off, and kept him in control of the situation. And using perspective (which I learned in the seventh grade, but apparently it fell out of my head while drawing the last page) I made it look like the explosion was far behind him instead of in his lap. Ah, much better. Smooth sailing from here on out, right?<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="03 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4269421778/sizes/o/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4269421778_8686acb028.jpg" alt="03" width="375" height="500" /></a></p><br />
Wrong. You noticed the page isn't finished though. That's because right around now I realized I had forgotten to draw his blaster in his hand. Gah! Closer look:<br />
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<a title="04 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268679881/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4268679881_be04bdc9e2.jpg" alt="04" width="475" height="357" /></a><br />
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No blaster.<br />
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Also, I showed my wife and she asked what was going on with the smoke exhaust from MM's rocket. I said he's winding away from the explosion. She said it looked stupid. Ok. She's right.<br />
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At this point I'm contemplating packing up up and going home. But no, I realize if I do that the page wins. I'm going to bring this battle to the page and fight it on his turf.<br />
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Side note: Due to space constraints in my home right now, my computer is up on the second floor in my bedroom. My drafting table and art space is down in the dank dusty unfinished basement. Nestled between the water meter and the furnace. I like it this way because the computer can be a huge distraction. And being down there where no kids like to set foot allows me to get into the "zone" easier. It also has motivated me to keep things old school and fix it right on the page instead of saving it for Photoshop. I like doing it this way because at the end of the day I have a finished inked page, and not some random bits of drawings that need to be scanned in and pieced together.<br />
<h3>The Process:</h3>Ok, now to the process boys and girls. This is how your grandfather fixed a mistake on a comic page:<br />
<h3>Step 1: Draw!</h3>Make a new layer...I mean, place a new sheet of paper over your drawing and, using a <a href="http://www.diyhappy.com/wp-content/images/Lightbox.jpg" target="_blank">light box</a> for proper placement and proportion, draw the hand holding the blaster how it should have been drawn in the first place.<br />
<h3>Step 2: Cut!</h3>Once it's drawn you'll use a thing called an <a href="http://lemurking.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/xacto.jpg" target="_blank">X-Acto knife</a> to cut it out. It's like the lasso tool, but real. (You notice the correction tape on the circle area. I'm even screwing up the drawing I'm fixing my drawing with.)<br />
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<a title="05 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268679915/size/o/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4268679915_e34396c7d3.jpg" alt="05" width="475" height="356" /></a><br />
<h3>Step 3: Placement!</h3>You'll want to make sure it's going to fit right on the page. At this point mark where you're going to put it so you know what other parts of the drawing to white out.<br />
<a title="06 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268679969/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4268679969_77d102850e.jpg" alt="06" width="475" height="356" /></a><br />
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Like this. I use the <a href="http://www.buy.com/prod/mega-mono-correction-tape-single-line-1-6-x630-white-tom68690/q/loc/101/205806909.html" target="_blank">Tombo correctional tape</a> for all my mistakes. <em>Inking</em> mistakes I mean. Glides on smooth and dry.<br />
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<a title="07 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268680005/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/4268680005_b0c539377e.jpg" alt="07" width="476" height="357" /></a><br />
<h3>Step 4: Paste!</h3>My wife had the perfect tool for this. The Martha Stewart glue pen. Worked like a charm! Thanks honey.<br />
<a title="08 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268680035/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4268680035_5f0560453d.jpg" alt="08" width="475" height="119" /></a><br />
<a title="09 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4269421966/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4269421966_897aaaf14e.jpg" alt="09" width="475" height="356" /></a><br />
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Pasted! But not done yet.<br />
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<a title="10 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268680099/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4268680099_5516aa7606.jpg" alt="10" width="476" height="357" /></a><br />
<h3>Step 5: Seamlesstify!</h3>Ink around the edges of the paper and over the whited out areas to make the addition fit seamlessly with the rest of the drawing.<br />
<a title="12 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4268680201/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4268680201_c303c18ded.jpg" alt="12" width="475" height="356" /></a><br />
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Also took care of the stupid looking smoke trail. Thanks honey!<br />
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Ink the rest and stick a fork in it 'cause it's done!<br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="13 by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4269653366/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4269653366_24a3dd5814.jpg" alt="13" width="335" height="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Final note: After looking at it again, and rereading the roughs I think the original rough for 86 is right. I should have just stuck to the original idea to have a huge explosion with no Missile Mouse. I'll come back to it after the whole book is inked and see how it flows with the rest of the book.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821736788575483214.post-77877212007278654082009-12-29T23:27:00.000-08:002011-03-20T23:28:18.809-07:00Missile Mouse Giveaway<img class="alignnone" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4225784053_9881d039f5_o.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="143" /><br />
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Only a couple days left of 2009. Lots to think about. Much to be thankful for. And a whole lot to look forward to this next year. To start 2010 off right, and to end 2009 with a bang, I'm having my first ever contest.<br />
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The prize:<br />
<a title="The Prize by Jake Parker, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4225784059/sizes/o/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4225784059_fba4a5aaed_o.jpg" alt="The Prize" width="475" height="406" /></a><br />
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1) A signed hardcover copy of Missile Mouse: the Star Crusher.<br />
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2) A signed copy of Flight Explorer.<br />
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3) A signed print of the cover art for Flight Explorer (13 x 19 in).<br />
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4) The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeparker/4226597256/" target="_blank">original inked art</a> for the back cover to the Star Crusher (11 x 14 in).<br />
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There are multiple chances to win and you can enter up to FIVE times. Here's how:<br />
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1) Comment on this post. Make sure to include your email in the “email” field (will not be published) and let me know what your favorite post of 2009 was. I'm also interested in knowing what you'd like to see more of for 2010. Inktober again? More MM? Ease off on the MM? More finished stuff? Less sketchy stuff? Let me know. This counts for ONE entry.<br />
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2) Become a fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Missile-Mouse/151254869011?ref=search&sid=541324358.1230964189..1" target="_blank">Missile Mouse Facebook Page</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/agent44" target="_blank">follow me on Twitter</a>. This will get you another entry. If you’re already a Facebook fan or Twitter follower you’re good to go. This counts for ONE entry.<br />
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3) Want to get the edge? Order a <a href="http://agent44.bigcartel.com/product/random-original-missile-mouse-art" target="_blank">Missile Mouse commission</a>. This counts for THREE entries.<br />
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That's it! Good luck. Contest ends in one week. On the night of Tuesday, January 5th 2010 I'll randomly select the winner and announce it on Wednesday. Cool?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820414192399233975noreply@blogger.com0