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Interesting-Checkpoint Sudios? XSeed?

I had a ground floor opportunity with this company. I assume they are still going but as XSeed. Sounds like the main guy suffering semi-freeze out was Brian, who started the whole idea. Lots of me reading between the lines. I don't really know anything. The art is some residual crap I did for them that is still haunting the machine in Google images.

And I just read that THQ is defunct. I assume that affects my old company, Heavy Iron. They primarily got their funding from THQ.

TAG Annual Sampler Cover?? (Line Art)(UPDATED)

Submitted for your approval. Always takes longer than I expect. Inspiration from those Golden Age covers where the villain plays with the hero/heroes as if they're toys in a sort-of fantasy tableau (I'm thinking old Batman and Robins). Dunno if the translation to our TAG ouevre is satisfying for you guys. Please comment!

If you guys like it, it's all ready for Rick to color and font-ify.

(UPDATED: Rick thought the last word balloon was overselling it...and he hates bad words like #@*%.)

Illustrator Tracing

Illustrator really does a nice clean up job on felt tip pen inkings

A 73 percent cheaper alternative to the cintiq reviewed

Learned another edit trick for clean up

This flick was BAD ASS!!!!

Rented it on Redbox a week ago and was so impressed I bought it. Makes up for the Stallone mess (Cheesy and fun as it was) but this was like watching Robocop and getting that same rush I did with that in 87.  It's violent,  brutal and very stylish. Worth the $$$$. I want a sequel.

Ron Pages (Opinions Needed)(UPDATED)

(UPDATED with final images...unless you guys have any suggestions)

Fellow TAGsters, what do you think of this as a 6 page Ron Thompson layout? Ron was kind enough to leave one of his sketchbooks in my care, and I've scanned these and tried to lay them out in a compelling way. I'm still in the process of cleaning up the scans (lots of smudgey detritus clouding the images). But what do you think? Would 6 pages be overkill? Which pages do you like the best?
(and the yellow/red matting is just the comic page guide.)

Talk to me, you all!

The Teen Ellis Lives!

Yes. Done. Five pages detailing an unknown episode of a certain Oklahoman's education (unknown even to him!).

I welcome suggestions!

Tuesday Bit Of Illo Brush

I'm thinking I need to do some re-writing tomorrow. Work on a script and polish it up.