Recipes Still Wanted ...

So far, Rick's Chocolate Pecan Pie will grace the pages of WHIP! CRACK!! FRAPPE!!! The Comicbook Creator Cookbook ... but it wants TAG mates to go in with it.

Other pros with recipes in (by alpha sort): Johnny Beware, Jay Bradley, Wendy Broome, Gene Colan, Tony DeZuniga, Dave Dorman, Craig Elliot, Joel Eriksson, Geoff Klock, Christopher Moeller, Rick Schmitz, Frank Silas, Joel Vollmer, and Len Wein. More recipes expected any minute, including one from Clydene Nee (of Artists' Alley Admin fame).

Still plenty of room for TAG folk. I've personally invited Brent, but I think he checks his email about as often as Marty posts these days. C'mon, guys. Ellis, Beata, Kali, K-Zilla ... Even Chino D.? And Scotty, what exactly IS the recipe for Bun Cake, anyway? A quarter of the swag goes to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund ... A great way to publicize your work, your blog, your ... whatever.

I really enjoyed Monsters vs Aliens

The 3d was great. Especially effective on the General with a jetpack moments.

Very loving look at 50s sci fi and quite a bit of reference to Tim Burton's Mars Attacks.

See it in 3D! I'm almost tempted to see it again just because I won't get the 3D when it comes out on DVD. I could kick myself for missing BOLT.

Trashed 3D

I didn't put this up for my health! I was wanting some
REAL constructive feedback. I appreciated the comments
already made.

Here's what I've been working on. In the UV mode and I've got a blue ambient lingh on it. Still lots of work left. Just wanted to post.

Added:UPDATE

Cork 24

Okay, after awhile here's a new Cork. I may have Gloot ravenously eviscerate Cork in the next one. THAT would be coooool.

Art Show at 2 Bells

This is a piece I have done for an art show that I will be participating in with some other artists from PopCap. We will be showing the work in a Bar/Grill down the street from the office called 2 Bells. It's a great little place and something of a local institution. I think each artist will be including 2 or 3 pieces, and this is one I have done for the show. I may show the Wicked Witch one I shared here a while ago, and one other that I will work on between now and then.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with this piece... it's almost entirely done in Art Rage, with just a little bit of messing with levels and some dodging in Photoshop.

Brubaker Beginnings

I'm really into Ed Brubaker's latest offering Incognito. That lead me to start reading Criminal, which is also great. But before Brubaker ruled the comics scene as its hottest writer, he was a guy showing up at TAG arguing with Shel Dorf.

Here's a very early bit of Brubaker writing with pencils by Ranjo, Inks by Mike Christian. From Dark Horse Presents #50

John Asaro Paintings

Went to a show of John Asaro paintings. It may move to San Diego. The Santa Monica show ends tomorrow.

Asaro is a Carlsbad native I believe.

Saw my friend Jeff Wand there.

Title is a link to Asaro's web page about the show. Great shots of all the paintings.

Catch it if it comes your way. I was inspired. Not to paint. But to body-paint myself blue and red.

Alien Picnic

I learned a lot about layers in photoshop today. This has 89 layers for each line.