The Last Earth Issue 1 - Print Edition Premiere

 I am excited to announce that the first print edition of the Last Earth will be available in March for purchase. I will have a table at the 2nd annual Arizona Comics Arts Festival on March 9th.  

You can find more information and tickets here https://azcomicartfest.com. 

I will also be appearing at the Verde Valley ComicExpo March 28th as well. You can find more information on this event  

https://www.verdevalleycomicexpo.com 

These will be my first convention experiences as a comic creator instead of just as a fan. 

I currently working on ways for fans to purchase the book. More information pending on this. You can support my work with purchases via my RedBubble Store and my Ko-Fi to- jar.

Song Attribution

"Mesmerizing Galaxy Loop" , “Mechanolith” , “Epic Unease” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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Iron Skull 💀- the Golden Age Reimagined

 
 

I have recently been on a Golden Age Comics kick. Specifically studying the works of Bill Everett, June Tarpé Mills, Paul Gustavson, and Carl Burgos. 

For this piece I have reimagined the Carl Burgos character of the Iron Skull first appearing in Amazing Man Comics #5 from Centaur Publishing in September of 1939.

Iron Skull was an unnamed solider injured during a World War II that lasted into the 1950s. He was rebuilt into a cyborg super solider at an Army Hospital in Chicago, one of the theaters of the war. This alternate history WWII not only went longer than the real war it also made it to the United States leaving parts of the country war torn much like Europe. 

The continuity of the series was a bit spotty, but it was set in an alternate 1970s more than ten years into reconstruction post war. Iron Skull operates like a freelance private eye/vigilante cyborg taking on high tech crimes. 

The alternate “future” timeline of 1970s America is, to me, the most interesting part of this character and the most ripe for exploration and reimagining. To this end I have created this piece recasting the Iron Skull as a 1970s action sci-fi thriller. A sort of Dirty Harry and Mad Max meets Robocop. 

For photo reference I used images from the films Johnny Got His Gun, Westworld, Dirty Harry, and THX 1138.

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Miss Fury - A Tribute to June Tarpé Mills

Since there are so many prompt lists out there each October I like to pick and choose from each sometimes combining prompts from multiple lists/days.

For this years activities I am kicking it off with the Cartoonist Kayfabe prompt for #kayfabetober Golden Age

To represent the Golden Age of comics I am doing a tribute to one of these few female cartoonists of the Golden Age, June Tarpé Mills. While she had created characters such as the Purple Zombie, Daredevil Barry Finn, and Mann of India by far her most famous character was Miss Fury. Miss Fury (originally titled Black Fury) ran as a syndicated newspaper comic strip for April 1941 to December 1951. The strip was full of action, adventure, and romance. The strip would introduce elements of contemporary fashion design to the work as well as more progressive ideas about the roles of women in society. Particularly, Marla Drake would adopt a young boy being a single unwed mother. A fact that got a few newspapers to drop the trip.

Personally, I love her art work. I first came across it about two years ago and was blown away. Her inclusion of fashion and her rendering of the female form easily puts her in the ranks of the good girl artists of the era. Her inclusion of fashion in her work is also very clear and beautiful.

Learn more about her and her work at https://www.tarpemills.com/

#pulp2pixel #fanart #digitalart #goldenagecomics #tarpémills #tarpemills #comicart #comictrips #comicbooks #missfury #comics

Happy Birthday Jack Kirby! Process & Inspiration

 

Happy Birthday Jack Kirby! Process & Inspiration

Join me as I celebrate what would have been the 106th Birthday of Jack Kirby, the King of Comics. Jack's life story is the life story of the American comic from the Golden Age of the 40’s to the Image Revolution of the 90’s. It is a story of triumphs and tragedies of one of the most influential artists in American comics of the 20th Century. Influences felt even today with last 20 years of superhero movies and television. 

To celebrate the work of this artistic great and to help hone my skills, on my journey as a cartoonist, I created this piece. Titled “Jack Kirby Gods and Monsters”, I composed it of penciled pieces by Jack Kirby scanned from the internet and collated together into a mural. I digitally finished it in Adobe Fresco using G-Pen Vector Brush and KirbyKrackle brush. 

Thanks to all of those who have liked the work so far and welcome to any new readers. If you like this series and wish to help me keep it going you can make a one time donation at the Ko-Fi site or purchase Merch at my Red Bubble store. Also make sure to follow my YouTube channel. I post a weekly speed drawing and art process video where I provide a behind the scenes of the making of each week's comic strip.

Links

Main Page

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Merch Store

http://TheNerdologist.redbubble.com

Virtual Tip Jar

https://ko-fi.com/pulp2pixel

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Email

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LinkTree 

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Song Attribution

"Spatial Harvest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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The Last Earth Part 15 - Dark Interlude

The Last Earth Part 15

Panels 57-60

Bring on the bad guys! Dark Interlude continues this month.

Thanks to all of those who have liked the work so far and welcome to any new readers. If you like this series and wish to help me keep it going you can make a one time donation at the Ko-Fi site or purchase Merch at my Red Bubble store. Also make sure to follow my YouTube channel. I post a weekly speed drawing and art process video where I provide a behind the scenes of the making of each weeks comic strip. 

See links in my bio.

#comicart #comicstrip #digitalart #digitalcomics #comics #cartoons #actionfigures #dyingearth #silvershark #skullrock #pulp2pixel #thelastearth #80spopculture #makemorecomics #indiecomics

 

The Last Earth Part 14 - Dark Interlude

 

The Last Earth Part 14

Panels 53-56

Bring on the bad guys! Dark Interlude continues this month.

Thanks to all of those who have liked the work so far and welcome to any new readers. If you like this series and wish to help me keep it going you can make a one time donation at the Ko-Fi site or purchase Merch at my Red Bubble store. Also make sure to follow my YouTube channel. I post a weekly speed drawing and art process video where I provide a behind the scenes of the making of each weeks comic strip. 

See links in my bio.

#comicart #comicstrip #digitalart #digitalcomics #comics #cartoons #actionfigures #dyingearth #silvershark #skullrock #pulp2pixel #thelastearth #80spopculture #makemorecomics #indiecomics

 

The Last Earth Part 13 - Dark Interlude

The Last Earth Part 13

Panels 49-52

The Dark Interlude has begun with this months shift in focus to new characters and locations. 

Thanks to all of those who have liked the work so far and welcome to any new readers. If you like this series and wish to help me keep it going you can make a one time donation at the Ko-Fi site or purchase Merch at my Red Bubble store. Also make sure to follow my YouTube channel. I post a weekly speed drawing and art process video where I provide a behind the scenes of the making of each weeks comic strip. 

See links in my bio.

#comicart #comicstrip #digitalart #digitalcomics #comics #cartoons #actionfigures #dyingearth #silvershark #skullrock #pulp2pixel #thelastearth #80spopculture #makemorecomics #indiecomics