No Quarter

Five To One

2009-11-13T07:13:00.000-08:00

I just finished reading the second Dynamo 5 trade, by Faerber and Asrar, and was so inspired that I drew up this pinup shot of Scrap, the team's resident muscle. Great story with some amazing art.

Shining Star

2009-11-11T09:40:00.000-08:00

Here's another illustration of one of the guys working for Nuv's soon to be launched site, ReView2aKill. I'm sure you can all figure out the reference for this shot.

Marker on paper.

A View To A Kill

2009-11-10T09:26:00.000-08:00

Not much actually comic book making going on here at the Copland Estate. I'm working through some illustrations for Nuv Takhar's website that should be up in December. This image is of one of the columnists, Anami Vice. Anami is also a kick ass rapper that has just completed his second cd. You can grab a free download of it here!

I'll post a few more of the illustrations as the week goes on.

Helpless Dancer

2009-11-09T07:06:00.000-08:00

I've been trying to get a nice pinup type drawing done for my blog but things just haven't been coming together. It can be a scary feeling when you draw and draw but nothing good happens. So, I decided to just do some quick faces to try and get me out of my art funk. Not sure it helped.

Here are some random faces that I did last night.

Feelin' Alright

2009-11-06T07:19:00.000-08:00

This is my most recent collaboration, of which I'm very proud. The line work is by me and the colouring was done by up and comer, Stewart Copland. He's 4 and he's rockin' the Turtles! The lettering was part me and Stew, too. This one currently lives on the fridge.

Drawing at my table, when he gets home from daycare, has become a bit of a routine for Stewart. He tells me he'd like to do a drawing and climbs up on my big drawing chair. Sometimes he draws the whole picture, sometimes it's a collaborative drawing and sometimes I draw something and he colours it. The fact that he is interested in drawing has me feeling pretty good.

Blood Evil-Mix

2009-11-05T07:05:00.000-08:00

I had no clue what to draw as I sat and watched the Sabres shutout the Islanders. So, when in doubt, draw Thor! I've decided I like to mix the new and old costumes together when I draw Thor.

Marker on paper.

Aurora Borealis

2009-11-04T09:06:00.000-08:00

I was drawing while watching hockey last night. I tried to draw Aurora (the Alpha Flight twin) and came up with a big old mess. I almost put the pens down for the night in frustration but decided to give it one more go. This is what I drew next. Seemed like a fine place to stop drawing for the night.

Marker on paper.

One Night, One Chance

2009-11-03T01:21:00.000-08:00

I got the OK from writer and One Night Stand mastermind, David Hopkins, to show a panel from our one page story, No Good Vagrant. I'm very happy with the way the page turned out.

Diamond will not be shipping any new comics during the week of December 30th, so David Hopkins is offering a ONE NIGHT STAND. It's mini-comic which contains a series of one-page vignettes, each story a collaboration with one of 32 different artists. The goal is to distribute free copies of ONE NIGHT STAND to indie-friendly retailers across North America. The stores can then sell those copies to customers looking for something new on December 30th.

David is a talented writer and I jumped at the chance to work with him. We have talked about doing something bigger when time permits. You can find more information on how to support Hopkins' book, One Night Stand, and maybe get yourself some cool extras, too!

Now, I offered the page to David to be part of the Kickstarter bonus original art level, but it looks like he has enough art to supply that demand. So, since I've been very bad at actually putting together an official Jason Copland Newsletter (look to the right side of this page... above the links... and sign up!), I'll be issuing a Newletter with the chance to win that particular page from the upcoming One Night Stand comic! Go join now and expect a newsletter with the details next Monday! I'll pay the postage to anywhere the winner lives.

*edit* if you already belong to the JCN, then you are already good to go!

Creeping Death

2009-11-02T11:58:00.000-08:00

One of favorite creepy panels from the Perhapanauts Special that I just finished drawing. It should be listed in next (this?) month's Previews.

It Ain't Enough

2009-10-30T07:03:00.000-07:00

I love the moment in Miller's Daredevil when DD senses Elektra's presence. This is sort of a different take on it but close enough.

Have a safe and spooky Halloween, everyone!

By-Tor and the Snow Dog

2009-10-29T07:10:00.000-07:00

Drawing of a rat. Or dog. Or both...? I dunno. It just sorta drew itself.

I'm feeling good.

The Zombie Bomb story is done. The Perhapanauts is done (barring any changes asked for). The One Night Stand story is done. The next thing on my plate is a set of illustrations for my friend, Nuv Takhar, who is putting together his own website of movie/music/what-have-you reviews called, ReView 2 A Kill.

After that, it's all about Davis (working title), the new project with writer/editor/pal, James Powell. We ain't shooting for no 5-8 page submission that will make the rounds to the usual suspects. Oh no, not this one. This is going to go the full distance. 100+ pages of "near-future crime story". Beginning, middle and end. Something to put on your bookshelf. It's going to be awesome.

Believe that.

Because You're Young

2009-10-23T02:02:00.000-07:00

Another page from my high school sketchbook. This is page follows the page in this Flashback Friday post. Sorry about the f-bombs in this. What can I say? I was young and being "edgy".

Have a great weekend!

If You Want Blood (You Got It)

2009-10-22T07:12:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've posted a full page of sequential art. I finished this page from the Zombie Bomb project the other night and got the OK from the story's writer, Anthony Schiavino, to post it up. Lots of blood in this one...

Anthony will be supplying the colours (and letters) for this short story, too. I should have colour pages from him in the next few days. I'll post one of those later next week, most likely.

Surfer Joe and Moe The Sleaze

2009-10-21T02:02:00.000-07:00

I had another drawing I was working on for this blog but I was running out of time to finish it for today. So I tried my hand at a fast drawing of the Silver Surfer, instead. It'll do.

I should have the other drawing finished for tomorrow's post.

Oh yeah.... Zombie inks have begun!

Graveyard Train

2009-10-20T00:47:00.000-07:00

Elektra in a graveyard. Seems fitting, no?

Feels like I'm on a roll, art-wise speaking. I finished up the pages for Perhapanauts Special last week. I also did a cover for the Special, too. I roughed out the 5 page zombie story that writer Anthony Schiavino and I are contributing to the Zombie Bomb anthology. Looking forward to putting ink to that, today!

I've also finished the art for the David Hopkins' One Night Stand anthology. Wish I could show that but, since the story is only one page long, I *may* give away the ending...

Sweetest Perfection

2009-10-16T06:04:00.000-07:00

I got zombies on the brain. And hockey. So, here's a zombie hockey player. The perfect combo!

Marker on paper.

Working Man

2009-10-15T07:28:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post to let you all know I'm still around. I've been working on finishing up the Perhapanauts pages (which are done!) and a cover for the Perhapanauts book (which I'm still working on). I can't post any of that stuff, though.... so in the meantime, here's another zombie warm up sketch.

Cannonball

2009-10-06T01:12:00.000-07:00

So, I wanted to do something Marvel related, as I haven't done anything other than Perhapanauts inking for the past 4 days, and thought one of my favorite New Mutants would be a fine choice. It started as a really rough sketch idea of Cannonball blasting into the air but I got caught up in it and added the Hulk. Then, I needed to add a background. Then... I ran out of time and didn't get a chance to ink it.

Maybe tomorrow, though.

Watching TV

2009-10-02T09:25:00.000-07:00

Sketched this while watching the Bruins/Capitals and Canucks/Flames games, last night. I love having the satellite hockey package!

Marker and whiteout on paper.

What I Like About You

2009-10-01T10:30:00.000-07:00

I inked this Perhapanauts panel late last night. Thought I'd share it, as I haven't shown much of the art from that story.

What I like about this panel is something you can't see. During the inking process, I made a few changes from the original pencil drawing, especially in the man's hands. I am very happy with the way they came out. Hopefully, you all dig it, too.

Shoot To Thrill

2009-09-30T02:13:00.000-07:00

I am thrilled how this turned out!

Colour on this for Thursday... maybe... I'm in inking mode right now and should probably stick with it.

Marker, ink and whiteout on paper.

Bombtrack

2009-09-29T09:08:00.000-07:00

I'm going to be part of an anthology book called, Zombie Bomb!. The book is the brainchild of Adam Miller and Rich Woodall and will be released in 2010 by Terminal Press. The 5 page tale I'm going to be drawing is written by Anthony Schiavino and should be tons of ghoulish fun! You can see some art from some of the other contributing artists here.

In preparation (and for fun) of that little project, I've got this zombie pinup in the works. Here are the pencils for it. I'll do the inks for tomorrow and then throw some colour on it for Wednesday or Thursday (time dependent).

The Perhapanauts inking continues. The pages are looking good. I have to come up with a cover soon, too.

edit* This pinup was inspired by the book Spaghetti Bros., written by Carlos Trillo and illustrated by Domingo Mandrafina. IDW just released 4 volumes of it and it is awesome. Check it out if you can!

Another Way To Die

2009-09-25T00:31:00.000-07:00

Flashback Friday.

Another page from one of my high school sketchbooks, circa 1987. The Frank Miller influence can be easily seen on this page. Never did finish some of these pages (like inking the guy's head in panel one).

Happy Loving Couples

2009-09-24T07:27:00.000-07:00

These are a couple of pages I roughed out while in between things. They are an example of where I might go, at least genre wise. Or I might incorporate some of the panels into my rs153 project.

Nothing To Say

2009-09-23T00:37:00.000-07:00

Not much to say about this. Just some dude that I drew.

Ink, marker and whiteout on paper.