Recent Commissions

I 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. Order here.

We Have A Winner!

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.

The winner of the MISSILE MOUSE 2010 GIVEAWAY is…

David McClain

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.

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.

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!

2010 Missile Mouse Giveaway

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 Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3 coming out it's I'm having another Missile Mouse Giveaway!

The Prize:

1) The original inked art for the back cover to Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3 (11 x 17in).

2) A signed hardcover copy of Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3.

3) A signed hardcover copy of Missile Mouse: the Star Crusher.

4) A signed copy of Flight Explorer.

Just like last year there are multiple chances to win and you can enter up to SIX times. Here’s how:

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 Make sure to include your email in the “email” field (will not be published) and let me know what your favorite post of 2010 was.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.

2) If you have a blog, mention this contest with a link to this post. This counts for ONE entry.

3) If you have a Twitter account follow me on Twitter and retweet my tweet about this contest, or mention this contest with a link to this post. This counts for ONE entry.

4) Want to get the edge? Order something from my online shop. This counts for THREE entries.

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?

Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3 Flip Through

The release of Missile Mouse: Rescue On Tankium3 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.

Here's a couple shots of it:

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!):


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:

Missile Mouse Book 2

First off, thanks for all the warm wishes in the last post. I'm feeling much better.

My next Missile Mouse book is available for pre-order on Amazon (available Jan 1). It's called Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3, and I couldn't be happier with it. I thought I'd share some cover illustrations for it.

Below is the final illustration, cropped with the title and type treatments, just as it will look on the printed version:

This is the raw cover illustration. Wanted to leave plenty of room for trimming:

And this is the initial sketch I sent for approval:

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Missile Mouse Book 2 is finished!

Missile Mouse book 2 Inks: FINISHED

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Missile 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 few inked pages. Here they are in color:

And here's the rest of the book in thumbnail form.

Like the last book, major props go out to all those who helped me on this book. Specifically, Anthony Wu, and Jason Caffoe who assisted me on coloring the thing and Katie Smith 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.

Missile Mouse book 2 Inks: FINISHED

Last 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.

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.

And here's a little sneak peak at the first three pages: