Z the Dream Warrior

Alpha Cover WIP

Avengers - Page 9

The Order #8 - Page 8

Alpha #1 - Page 1

The Order #8 - Page 8 BW

The Order #8 - Page 8 WIP

ALPHA Agent of F.R.E.E.D.O.M.

Aaah... so many projects, so little time.

Who is ALPHA? I don't know yet.

What does F.R.E.E.D.O.M. stands for? I got nothing. It just sounds retro-cool!

I'm just compelled to do this. This is a nice little project on the side when I want to loosen up, just be creative and unleash my inner Kirby.

I have a sort of a plot for this. I'll just draw the pages and just worry about the dialogues afterwards. Just pure drawing fun, the Kirby Way.

~JOe

Making a Cover Part 6

In this installment I colored Star Strong.

Didn't make it to her hair though.

JOe

Z-Escrima Crossover: Page 3 WIP (Part 2)

Added a little more stuffs and the old man's energy just went poof.

~JOe

Z-Escrima Crossover: Page 3 WIP

I easily get tired and put the pencil down. I'm very happy with the results so far.

I was looking at some old John Byrne Iron Fist while working on this for inspiration.

That's it for me today.

~JOe

Making a Cover Part 5

And then I proceed to coloring each object on the page.

Applying the color guides. Doing the airbrushing, shadows and highlights.

If theres a need for special effects like flares, blurs or color holds. Those will be added on the final process.

See how Gaviota pops out from the rest of his 2D friends. I love doing that :D

~JOe

Making a Cover Part 4

Next comes the flatting stage. The most hated part of the process.

It's a necessary evil. Let's leave it at that.

~JOe

Making a Cover Part 3

On this step I retouch the page in Photoshop.

Smoothen some lines, fill in the blacks, correct some mistakes and just give it an overall clean finish.

~JOe

The Pride: Baron Saturday

This would be the last teaser for our new book "The Pride".

Everything is finally coming together.

Tired but happy this is finally coming out.

~JOe

Making a Cover Part 2

I told you I draw in a non-liner way. Pencil an object then proceed to inking it.

On part 1 I finished pencilling and inking Star Strong then stopped. I've felt I used up my creative energies and was done.

And now, using the same method I added the other characters one by one, pencilling and inking one at a time.

I think I have all sorts of energy cause I finished them all lol

On part 3, I'll erase the pencils and scan the image. Do some retouches and fill in the blacks in Photoshop, then post here finished inked product.

'Til then!

~JOe

Making a Cover Part 1

I make covers, pinups, pages and just about everything else this way. One element at a time.

I pencil the object and then proceed to finishing it.

I know it's a bad habit that I need drop somewhere down the road, but for now I'll slack lol.

~JOe

Z-Escrima Crossover! Page 2 Inks

Escrima Scream!

Z/Escrima/Strayfen One Shot: Page 1

Legacy Comics Brand: Strafen!

The Pride: Santera Profile Shot

The Pride #1 - Page 19 (WIP)

Escrima

Master of the Filipino Martial Arts "Kali".

He uses his skill and thirst for vengeance to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics.

His real power is his unwavering courage to fight against injustice-- in his home country and elsewhere.

~JOe

Page I'm Working On...

The Order #8 - Page 6

X-Men: Old School Cyclops

The Pride: Page 16 WIP

Working on this right now.

Gaviota WIP

The Pride: Indio 10

I really like how the colors turned out.

I think I'm getting better at the coloring game.

Gotta practice some more!

~JOe

Santera: Close Up

Santera, she's prettier up close :)

~JOe

Fantasma WIP

Fantasma, the enigmatic member of The Pride.

Shown here half rendered.

She maybe quiet, but she can kick arse when needed.

Watch out for The Pride! Coming soon from IndyPlanet!


~JOe

The Pride: Santera

Pride Sneak Peek 1: Star Strong

A sneak peek from our upcoming offering. Here we see Star, the leader of the group looking all suspicious... and gorgeous! Who's that beside him? You'll just have to wait and see :). 2 more months before it hit the stands!

~JOe

The Pride Teaser Image: Fantasma

This is the first teaser image for The Pride. This one features Fantasma.

I don't know her powers yet but I'm excited to find out. I've yet to come across her on the pages that I'm working on.

Love the character design. Very enigmatic.

Click the image for a hi-res copy. Good for wallpaper ;)

~JOe

The Pride #1 - Page 3 WIP

Working with my good friend Eric Lamont again.

His sense of character design is extraordinary! I'm very very excited to work on this.

The Pride by the way is a Puerto Rican super team, hatched from the brilliant mind of my good friend Eric who lives down there.

We're hoping to launch on October 2010. Can't wait for all of these to come together. Making comics is "Pure Fun!" ;)

This will also be available in Spanish.

~JOe

The Order #8

The Order #8 BW Cover

Avengers Assemble! (in color)

JOEYVERSE: Blue Flame!

Team Omega Preview 1

Avengers: Scarlet Witch!

Captain America!

Wonder Man

Avengers Assemble!

Wasabi Ant

Logo for my new project.

~JOe

The Brood!

Red Circle Villain: The Eraser!

Captain America!

Steel Sterling!