Remembering our Veterans

Just wanted to post a THANK YOU to all of our U.S. Veterans, for their dedicated service for our country, families and friends! Having both grandfathers serve in WWII and a father and uncles in the Army during Vietnam, I GREATLY appreciate the men and women in our armed forces, bravely dedicated to serving the greatest country on God's green earth.

Thank you!
-MATT

Note Pad series#2

PART II- of the NP series. One panel at a time, remember. Hey, I'm working on an actual comic book mini-series, 11 pages due every week, what do you expect?! Never thought I could do work on a schedule like that. It really made me change mindsets, and I believe this job (on Hunter's Fortune) has really made me into a true professional. Despite having drawn comics professionally for almost 7 years (not straight thru mind you).

Tomorrow, page #3 of NP series!

-MATT

Note Pad series#1

I've decided to upload one page a day from my little note pad comic I've started. I've been carrying a small 4" X 3 1/2" Note Pad in my pocket, to sketch in while waiting in the car, waiting for my food order at a restaurant (ok, ok, fast food joint), or shopping at Best Buy. Anywhere, anytime. I just keep my Dollar Store, Pentel/ EnerGel .05 pen, and wide tip Sharpie handy.

I started creating a little story, one page (panel) at a time, not fully knowing where I'm going with this little yarn. Its sort of like a little adventure for me. Anything can happen. Its also a challenge, to create scene after scene in such a small space. It really stretches the storytelling skills. I picked this little exercise up from the late, great, Alex Toth (my favorite comic book storyteller).

He'd draw these postage stamp size, comic panels, each containing an actual "scene". Like a small house next to the beach, a car parked in front of a house. Rolling green hills, with distant forestry in the background. ALL in this very "confined" space.

I realized what it was he was doing. Forcing himself to create these scenes with the least amount of detail.
He had to... there was no space for it! (He was a consistent practitioner of economy, when it came to drawing comic books) It was pure genius! Well, I'm not quite there.. to handle "postage stamp" size panels. So I'm starting out at 4" X 3 1/2"!

AND SO IT BEGINS.....

HUNTER'S FORTUNE #1

Hunter's Fortune is finally out! My first mini-series with BOOM! STUDIOS! I've been working on Hunter's fortune for a few months now, and just finished with issue #2 a few days ago.
The book is written by Andrew Cosby (co-founder/publisher of BOOM! STUDIOS) and Caleb Monroe!
Covers by Phil Noto, interior art by yours truly, and colors by the talented MIKEY!

I must say, I'm really enjoying the scripts sent to me so far! Just received the script for issue #3, and will be starting the comic pages this weekend.
Be sure to check back for more updates and further details, which I will be making regularly!

And PLEASE, ask your local comic retailer to order HUNTER'S FORTUNE for the store and a copy for yourself (of course)!

Thanks,
-MATT

HUNTER

Comic-Con San Diego Day 1: prep time

The plan was for Matt to get up go to work and for me to print both our portfolios; so we could leave when he returned home. But the printing took more time than either of us had imagined. And by Matt's return ,I had already run out of ink printing just a portion of his portfolio alone. I decided to make a run to Best Buy for ink and Matt decided to stay back and nap for the drive ahead. I wisely purchased two ink cartridges while out (since I quickly went through the first of them), and quickly resumed printing after returning home.
After a few hours rest Matt, woke to see I had still much printing to do and asked "Do you want to leave tomorrow?" "You look tired." he added.

I quickly answered" Yes, please!" to which he in response turned his attention to calling our father and alerting him to our delayed departure and our new schedule.

to be continued...

San Diego Comic Con.

I'm my third day into the San Diego experience; already having set up several interviews and a few project pitches, and documenting it all in comic journal form.
I should definitley have some fun stuff to post, when I get home.

Just got to figure out where home is... I feel a move coming ^_^