Jim Starlin: A Life in Words and Pictures

Jim Starlin has been a hero to me since I was in elementary school and he was the man who directly got me hired as a comics professional and who was long overdue to get a prestigious coffee table-style art book on his life and work.  So after picking up this book today from my retailer I was riveted in reading his career history retrospective and surprised that they used one of the covers I inked over Angel Medina for Warlock and the Infinity Watch issue 20 in the section where he talks about this work he wrote at Marvel in the early ’90s. (Incidentally, I had an opportunity to ‘go home again’ and recreate this cover recently.)  Regrettably, this is one of the early covers I cringe at when I see it so thankfully the image is reproduced small, and while I normally bawk at books not crediting the ink artists, in this case I can forgive them;-)  Regardless I am sincerely honored to be included in Jim’s art book, even if not by name.

Odds-n-Ends

Handbook Hunt: In the recently-released AVENGERS: THE ULTIMATE CHARACTER GUIDE from DK Publishing (USA), there are sample art images inked by me for the entries on Black Panther (recolored), Klaw, and Man-ape, all over Sal Velluto’s pencils.

Sketch Magazine#30 update: as reported back on December 11 a year ago (when it was already many months late) Sketch Magazine’s site announced that they would be getting back on schedule with this issue shipping in January.  I recently inquired with the editor and they said that because it is so late they will not be shipping it to the stores who ordered it but will be sure to send it to subscribers who paid for it (also posted at their site on July 11, 2010).  So if you see this one around you may want to pick it upsince it’s a low-supply/distribution edition.

Southcoast Toy & Comic Show

For those interested there’s a new show in my backyard and I’ll be attending this Sunday.  The Southcoast Toy and Comic Show run by Mark Gomes debuted earlier this year in Fairhaven, Massachusetts and December 5 will mark their third convention outing.  I live in New Bedford, the next town over, and had been invited back in May on Free Comic Book Day to attend twice but my work schedule made that impossible…until now, as just last week I finished the Guardian Project after many months (and announced here last month).  I haven’t yet even unpacked from the WW: New England show in Boston from October but I’ll need to do so this week.  I will also be representing the Inkwell Awards.  Check out their website for guest and other info.