The Order #9 - Page 5

Nightfist #2 Unused Cover

I was gearing up for the 2nd issue of my webcomic Nightfist when I made this cover.

This issue was supposed to take the character in whole new direction. Instead of a free wheeling street vigilante, he would be more like a controlled government agent working for a clandestine group that might not be what they represent.

How he would be coerced to work for such a group would be the focal point of the story.

But of course, things happen in life and this project got abandoned.

I might still get around this someday though. Never say never.

The Nightfist will live on in some other form or what, you can count on that :)

~JOe

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Exiles: Sabretooth in Color

Ok, quick color and I'm off to bed.

Nighty night everyone.

~JOe

Exiles: Sabretooth

I'm rediscovering Jim Calafiore's work.

I'm looking at his Exiles work and there's some really fun stuff there.

I really like his rendition of Creed. Very simple and effective line work. and of course, I had to give it a stab.

I made a quick sketch on my notebook. I hope you guys like it :).

I'm gonna make a colored version before the sandman taketh me.

~JOe

The Order #9 - Pages 2 & 3

JOEYVERSE: Armstrong

JOEYVERSE: Primetime

The Order #9 - Page 1

Bring on the Bad Guys! (in Color)

Just finished working on this! *whew* :D

~JOe

Bring on the Bad Guys!

For the 8th Anniversary of the bloodforthebaron site http://bloodforthebaron.com

Blood for the Baron!

~JOe

Demon!

I just read Action Comics #587 and was inspired to draw the Demon who guest starred on that issue.

Brilliant art and storytelling by John Byrne.

This issue was truly an old gem.

~JOe

G.I. Joe: Colonel Courage

Saw the Col. at the mall.

That inspired me to do this piece.

~JOe

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Swashbuckler Page

New Titans Trading Cards!

I combined my love for the old Wolfman-Grummett "New Titans" and my exploration of Art Cards.

I'd like to add a couple more from that series like Jericho, Wildebeest, Pantha, Arela, Gar, Danny Chase and Troia.

Then it's onto Doom Patrol v2 with Arani and the gang.

Then a possible Action Force or G.I. Joe series just to scratch that itch XD

I'd be selling some of these on eBay.

~JOe

Hercules vs Doc Ock

From an unfinished Avengers project.

I'll post the other 3 pages when I find them.

Thanks for looking!

~JOe

Killraven!

Future Killraven that is!

I love this version where he is the Leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy. I just had to draw him!

I also love Hollywood (future Wonder Man).

~JOe

G.I. Joe: Bushido BW

Saw a motherlode of these on the mall at 3 bucks a pop.

I had to control myself not to fall of the wagon.

As a therapy, I immediately went home and did a sketch.

It worked pretty well :)

~JOe

Avengers #218

An old sketch.

~JOe

Trick Arrow

I need a bowman for my universe so I came up with this.

Not sure about the color scheme though. I think it's too Speedy/Arsenal. Oh well, we'll just see on the final draft.

Trick Arrow will make his first appearance on Rock Em Sock' Comics Presents #3.

Salamat!

~JOe

New Titans: Speedy

I'm on a New Titans nostalgia trip theses days. Here's Speedy.

~JOe

New Defenders

I love this iteration of The Defenders team.

I love the stories and interaction between the characters, masterninded by J.M. DeMatteis.

I especially love Don Perlin's style on this book. Not the house style he did during his early works.

~JOe

Wolverine: Tigress

This was the first piece of sequential I ever created from a fan fiction script.

I was practicing on my sequentials back, then just drawing up scenarios. I really hate my contrived plots and dialouges so I thought "Why not find a good script on the web? "

And that's where I discovered the wonderful world of fan fiction . Abundant with superhero stories, it's like shopping for scripts!

Most are written in prose so it really exercises your brain on how to represent it in comic form.

And that's what started me on this path. It's an addicting hobby (making sequentials that is). And I never stopped since.

~JOe

Avengers - Page 10

Flint vs. Python Officer

Z the Dream Warrior

Alpha Cover WIP

Avengers - Page 9

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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