Libro Libre

This is my cover for the FCBD book; Libro Libre. The book is being put together by Dead//Life creator Rudi Gunther and published by Open Door Comics. You can get a free copy May 5th at Happy Harbor Comics.

Also make sure you stop by and say 'hey' this weekend at he Calgary Comic & Collectible Expo. I'll be at the Open Door table doing sketches and selling my comics. It should be a fun time!

Beast Dominion #1 Cover Pencils



















Beast Dominion #1 is coming soon. In the meantime here's the cover pencils. Colors coming soon!

Superpatriot!

This is  a Superpatriot I did a while back, but was recently colored by Ander Zarate. I just wanted to share this piece. You can check out Ander's blog over here. He's a really talented colorist and super nice guy.

On another note, I was recently confirmed as one of the artist for the FCBD festivities to be held at Happy Harbor Comics this May. So make sure you come by and get a free sketch! Freee.

Also, a reminder to check out my Twitter feed. I post many a updates from my residency at the formentioned Happy Harbor Comics. I also post random stuff. Yay for randomness!

Extreme G-Zus Ashcan

So, I released my newest ashcan this past weekend at the Ed Toy & Collectable show . It felt good to release something new. It's been a little while. The ashcan is titled The Adventures of Extreme G-Zus. It's meant as a comedy comic, which should be obvious from the title, I hope. It is my first attempt at a comedic themed comic book story. The ashcan is basically a collection of various contributions I've made to 24hr and 12hr challenges over the past couple years.

A lot of people have been asking me what my inspirations were for the character; Extreme G-Zus, or if he was based on anyone in particualar. Well besides the original Jesus. I kind of got the original inspiration from those energy drinking white dudes from the Harold & Kumar movies. I thought those over-the-top white dudes were hilarious and just a silly concept in general. I wanted to channel that same energy.

To me, the idea of an out-of-touch Jesus figure, trying to reach out to todays youth in an extreme fashion is funny. So I went with it. I didn't do much pre-planning with these stories. They sort of just came to me while staring at a blank sheet of  paper, desperately trying to think of ideas. All were done at Happy Harbors comics during their 24hr comic challenges.

Anyways, if you're interested in checking it out, the ashcan will probably be available through Happy Harbor comics shorty. I'm also going to make them available on-line as well as through the store on my website www.inducedcomcs.com .

Update from HH Residency #2

The artist residency has continued to be a positive experience for me. I've done a lot of drawing I normally wouldn't have.
The residency has also been a great opportunity to promote the beautiful medium which is comics books. I've done some great school and library visits during my stay. It's been great.

I've included a few pics from the Stony Plain library, and Two Hills school visits.

Playing with ink styles

I've recently been trying to add more depths to my inking technique. I'm trying to do it without going too 90's Image vibe. Even though I love that era.

The first pic is of my character Sabotage. This is for a promo piece I'm creating for the comic; Beast Dominion.

The second pic is of Jack of Spades. He is a character created by a couple fellas named Chase Kantor and Vishaal Rajani.

Update from HH Residency #1

These are some sketches and random pics from stuff I've been working on during my residency at Happy Harbor Comics. I recently finished my second week there at HH. I've gotten a lot of work done and met some cool people. It's been great!

Random Sketchbook

Artist in Residency @ Happy Harbor Comics

This past Friday I was accepted as Happy Harbors newest AiR. This is great news. It's an excellent opportunity provided by HH. The previous AiR stint was held by the talented Daniel Schneider . I will be at the Happy Harbor store Fridays noon 'til 6 pm and on Saturdays from Noon 'til 5. You can find me there giving away sketches as well as working on my own comics.

Induced Comics on fb

Check out my Induced Comic page over on fb. I put a lot of commisions and fan-art on their. I try to update every few days.

Spider-Man 2012

Check out my contribution to the DC Fifty TOO! blog for their Marvel What If... project.

I did on a fictional cover for a Spider-Man redesign I did.

You can check out my piece with colorist Ander Zarate on the blog Oct. 26th.

Codename Sabotage!

This is the new web-series I'm working on with artist Andrew Huerta. I provide the story while Andrew masterfully illustrates it.

Check it out!
Codename Sabotage

deviantART Page



I've been trying to keep my dA page updated as much as possible. It's been a relatively simple way to post artwork and get immediate feedback from other artists. http://lav2k.deviantart.com/ . Check it out.

On another note, the webcomic for Beast Dominion should be launching shortly. I'll post the link here as soon as it's up.

Updates

Here's few pics I've been working one. The Centaur is for a tshirt design. I'll post the tshirt once finished. I've been trying to keep myself busy by drawing regularly. When I don't feel like drawing my comic, I'll try to draw something fun, so I'm at least drawing and not playing Halo.  



Green Lantern Spider-Man 2099

Beast Dominion Preview

Here's are some preview pics, as well sketches and character designes for my upcoming comic; Beast Dominion. I'll post futher details about the comic on this blog soon.

Artist Block Party: Illustrated Classics

Here's my contributed submission to the book. The illustrated book will be released this summer at the Calgary Comic. The colors for this piece were done by the talented Dean Welsh.

Random Updates

Induced - Indy Comic Week

This week I will be launching the second issue of my anthology comic book entitled Induced. This issue features stories by myself, Tony Esteves, Chris Hawkins, Jay Bardyla and Brian Guay to name a few. You can pre-order the comic here at Cigaro.ca. The cover was provided by the talented Fiona Staples. I, along with some of the other creators will be doing sketches and selling copies Dec. 30th at Happy Harbor comics during their Indy Comic Week festivities.

AMPA & ESPA Small Press & Maga/Zine Fair

AMPA & ESPA Small Press & Maga/Zine Fair!

Friday, Oct. 23 from 12-5pm
Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre Lobby (lower level)

I will be at this fair on Friday. I've never done this show before. It sounds like it will be really fun. I'll be selling copies of Induced, the Ashcan Anthology, and a few other books. I'll also be doing some custom sketches for anyone who wants some. So if you're in the neibourhood, swing by and get a comic and a sketch.

This is a pic I did recently of my favorite character Sabotage. I really have a lot of fun drawing this guy.