tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207918232024-03-06T20:38:21.294-08:00So What? So There!Random news and ramblings from Aaron SowdAaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-30880100498728522942012-02-03T09:49:00.000-08:002012-02-03T09:52:39.068-08:00Suddenly Seymour!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslZUxpKT1OeKtZHVFUsDjKkF5M5NaoR6f2admPbrC0iUH4qmb5aBarsSzQribS_VZ4cTawk8CUn9IDgwp7IxSxBpaNLH8sFXm0BMQtGOB6_bMFWrtc-z1n-RkiGjbaVQI2BQ16A/s1600/WATCHMEN_2012_Seymour_Cvr_Sowd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslZUxpKT1OeKtZHVFUsDjKkF5M5NaoR6f2admPbrC0iUH4qmb5aBarsSzQribS_VZ4cTawk8CUn9IDgwp7IxSxBpaNLH8sFXm0BMQtGOB6_bMFWrtc-z1n-RkiGjbaVQI2BQ16A/s400/WATCHMEN_2012_Seymour_Cvr_Sowd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704968199877405826" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-size:11px;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">DC wanted to keep a lid on it, but I'm proud to announce my contribution to Before Watchmen..."Suddenly Seymour!" Just don't expect to see it published any time soon!<br /></span></h6><div class="mvm uiStreamAttachments clearfix" ft="{"type":10}" style="zoom: 1; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "></div></span>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-65826126074948257162011-09-27T14:16:00.000-07:002011-10-12T16:35:00.948-07:00Rage is Coming October 4th!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqyN0t1NEa_v83TESTcD15Psgwl9h0UxP1lYuRMPJxpLQNHa_HEmeAWC1rG04A5IsE8edNWsJLSW04rDCFVuFp2UZAQUvg2aMt0iK8yo98ly2dh8j0X3NcsbLTzmerG4Jn5Ba7g/s1600/rage1276ghost_clan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqyN0t1NEa_v83TESTcD15Psgwl9h0UxP1lYuRMPJxpLQNHa_HEmeAWC1rG04A5IsE8edNWsJLSW04rDCFVuFp2UZAQUvg2aMt0iK8yo98ly2dh8j0X3NcsbLTzmerG4Jn5Ba7g/s400/rage1276ghost_clan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657153087254662834" /></a>I'm always working, so it's hard to find time to post. But I worked on this, so I had to take time out to post about it! I'm so looking forward to this game. And I'm not even a hardcore gamer. From what I've seen, it looks like it will set the bar for first person shooters. Absolutely incredible.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVyp7m6OVeileDa0pPg4ZRijM7D1qQnu7Nv4weEn5RHOSwFoJC8-FAmiwFBFwW7rcqd_IDjM6K5SK-dpXh0TBDM_17wySZ9Yg85uQ6n4IKqzJ5xSOQTtqtCwKO8E2BB-iJujZ4A/s1600/rage1275car_jump.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVyp7m6OVeileDa0pPg4ZRijM7D1qQnu7Nv4weEn5RHOSwFoJC8-FAmiwFBFwW7rcqd_IDjM6K5SK-dpXh0TBDM_17wySZ9Yg85uQ6n4IKqzJ5xSOQTtqtCwKO8E2BB-iJujZ4A/s400/rage1275car_jump.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657153084013711330" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">I was lucky enough to work with art director Stephan Martiniere and design a lot of in game assets, mainly posters, billboards and graffiti. Each faction or clan has their own style of tagging and visual iconography, so it was a blast getting to design a lot of that.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsBSqhmgXJgt_ho2MnNQURqC3S6U5kY-KHwLAnTjiWDAGWYOOwIG0XJZ_qDLu9I0yzry0hPg5Fhca4w3xvViNYc3zZ0GXc0iBC15tW13yZlvdkJCFqF0B7e7a56bSBsDIPWJbSA/s1600/rage1341shot00730.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsBSqhmgXJgt_ho2MnNQURqC3S6U5kY-KHwLAnTjiWDAGWYOOwIG0XJZ_qDLu9I0yzry0hPg5Fhca4w3xvViNYc3zZ0GXc0iBC15tW13yZlvdkJCFqF0B7e7a56bSBsDIPWJbSA/s400/rage1341shot00730.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657153076512574578" /></a>I'm already addicted to the ipad app that came out to preview the gameplay, but I can't wait for the full version.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4jOqW98AGlE08wtUURHPQYxNKQNAwr3DC0Vo8KvJ0SqtsqEB-keWR4WSSUkeoHtQEVvDPOZUOOcohdPDsXpI5cKpghXWJzCqmHE4n0XMhiwSsTdNt_Gyqn86KO5SkRHNEs9fvw/s1600/rage2010bfg03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4jOqW98AGlE08wtUURHPQYxNKQNAwr3DC0Vo8KvJ0SqtsqEB-keWR4WSSUkeoHtQEVvDPOZUOOcohdPDsXpI5cKpghXWJzCqmHE4n0XMhiwSsTdNt_Gyqn86KO5SkRHNEs9fvw/s400/rage2010bfg03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657153073937937474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; ">The user plays as a survivor of the 2029 Apophis meteorite impact who has just awoken from an Ark (a world-wide movement which took scientists and other significant people, and froze them underground in cryo-pods so they could rebuild Earth). Soon, the player comes to realize that his Ark has malfunctioned and that he is the only survivor. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJth9TK_hYv3R4OULejnFr3DDZOasLxhBr1i832fKCWqIQ951YfItsToyEBAZxKKNMjJtuI0vtPkNmkVw7_cp_cK9d395BjhxcowuLTdUd1AcSiyuC2dGWLprxR3xsYa0MCdJBKw/s1600/rage2010BFG12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJth9TK_hYv3R4OULejnFr3DDZOasLxhBr1i832fKCWqIQ951YfItsToyEBAZxKKNMjJtuI0vtPkNmkVw7_cp_cK9d395BjhxcowuLTdUd1AcSiyuC2dGWLprxR3xsYa0MCdJBKw/s400/rage2010BFG12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657153069672406114" /></a>The Game hits stores Oct. 4th, so check it out. You can see more<a href="http://rage.com/"> here</a>. I'll be first in line!<br /></span><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-55180822896936605912011-06-30T13:26:00.000-07:002011-06-30T13:59:14.700-07:00Hero Time Part 5: New Avengers #1 Sketch Cover<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xjoZgKeLZ1AgyBurksopVsjUJ4dtaZjT-_k-4LOALLLVHvO5PRkrVTzlu9Qjqm11CFF4-SZwS2Hohtp5BQ0umoztn4r8t6r4RxFNeT1NfCOg7CPJJxAKuQeNHZTuBfpNFvli7w/s1600/NewAvengersSowd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xjoZgKeLZ1AgyBurksopVsjUJ4dtaZjT-_k-4LOALLLVHvO5PRkrVTzlu9Qjqm11CFF4-SZwS2Hohtp5BQ0umoztn4r8t6r4RxFNeT1NfCOg7CPJJxAKuQeNHZTuBfpNFvli7w/s400/NewAvengersSowd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624113026391332626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm a bad blogger. Blogs should be updated in a timely manner, but my time has been short and my manners non-existent! So I'm sorry about that (see, my manners are coming back already, I just apologized!). I should have thrown this up sooner, since the auction has come and gone, but the good news is that the final bid was over $450.00, thanks to everyone who took the time to place a bid! It all went to my</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> favorite charity, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Hero Initiative</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Marvel Comics printed 100 blank-covered copies, and Hero had 100 stellar artists (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and me) do original New Avengers covers on the special edition books which were auctioned off to benefit Hero and needy comic book artists, the late, great Gene Colan among them.You can see them all </span><a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/NewsDetail.asp?NewsId=247"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here.</span></a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOqUOJfD7nJrfBVkalcoxESIEhAu0RU87HPm4kDRhtmkU6ALe2R3Dpdmd_u4nRYIj7EWS6wrzpXaUldTaCygP0eNf2e-vleJG0HrMaVmsFlvYr4PiyoiQR_-quVUttjhU8BbnvQ/s1600/Sowd+WIP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOqUOJfD7nJrfBVkalcoxESIEhAu0RU87HPm4kDRhtmkU6ALe2R3Dpdmd_u4nRYIj7EWS6wrzpXaUldTaCygP0eNf2e-vleJG0HrMaVmsFlvYr4PiyoiQR_-quVUttjhU8BbnvQ/s400/Sowd+WIP.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624113018988380002" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-size:medium;">When I was a kid, one of the first back issues I ever saved up and bought at a comic con was Giant-Size X-Men #1. I paid $20 for it, which was a lot for a little kid like me at the time! The iconic Gil Kane cover is forever seared into my mind, and since New Avengers #1 centers around introducing a new team, that was all the justification I needed to swipe-- er, "pay homage to" the late, great Gil Kane!<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7emR3hHgJDM35GwcvytQZ3dIX5hKIpY-SwZbzCzuejGaqzskiixhgxYPevjZpElaLGK8KFS9ErzebxF9EcH_vZNNTL78ttdkdKhVFoOlHMAHBxQGliw6Guoi3DpYQZZRcIvboOg/s1600/gsx.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7emR3hHgJDM35GwcvytQZ3dIX5hKIpY-SwZbzCzuejGaqzskiixhgxYPevjZpElaLGK8KFS9ErzebxF9EcH_vZNNTL78ttdkdKhVFoOlHMAHBxQGliw6Guoi3DpYQZZRcIvboOg/s400/gsx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624113018872814146" /></a>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-48069445376408168572011-06-21T10:11:00.000-07:002011-06-21T10:19:15.719-07:00"In brightest day..."<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7ViV6O8VhtLSEzLN5xEL9RK8wGSFEpNffwmktYm_CPt6rMmYavQ35r0Ve8jP0i_mgVJqEVbk7lrCXEfVMZecT8KSSJKCiQYP-kmwJqOfVrBHhHeMfH5iWACV-wi-RbAAUxS2zw/s1600/GL_Rough1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNvuftlFu7NvwGs_NG678yOQx_jc4XGr5WjoW285BU4lMe9C6HDnhyphenhyphennaWZcQByG0dPYD8h8zrnJUHVkBrdua0zUdpCtzxYdLtftIoyX-FANuYGZSZW5OSXJPULa8Mlt3BEEDJMg/s1600/GL_Comp3_Sowd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNvuftlFu7NvwGs_NG678yOQx_jc4XGr5WjoW285BU4lMe9C6HDnhyphenhyphennaWZcQByG0dPYD8h8zrnJUHVkBrdua0zUdpCtzxYdLtftIoyX-FANuYGZSZW5OSXJPULa8Mlt3BEEDJMg/s400/GL_Comp3_Sowd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620723352848902594" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><table class="cquote" style="margin-top: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: auto; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; background-color: transparent; width: auto; "><tbody><tr><td width="20" valign="top" style="color: rgb(178, 183, 242); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; "><br /></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 10px; "><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; "><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i>In brightest day, in blackest night,</i></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i>No evil shall escape my sight</i></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i>Let those who worship evil's might,</i></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i>Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!</i></dd></dl></td><td width="20" valign="bottom" style="color: rgb(178, 183, 242); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; "><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-right: 14px; "><p class="cquotecite" style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: right; "><cite style="font-style: normal; ">—Hal Jordan</cite></p></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Haven't seen the movie yet, but I did get to work on some early packaging comps for the action figures from Mattel. Fun job! Haven't seen the action figures yet, so I don't even know if any of my comps made it through the approval process to the final packaging design or not. I really need to get out more!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7ViV6O8VhtLSEzLN5xEL9RK8wGSFEpNffwmktYm_CPt6rMmYavQ35r0Ve8jP0i_mgVJqEVbk7lrCXEfVMZecT8KSSJKCiQYP-kmwJqOfVrBHhHeMfH5iWACV-wi-RbAAUxS2zw/s400/GL_Rough1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620723357064705618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My initial sketch was based on Hal Jordan from the comics, and then when we found out Ryan Reynolds had been cast, I tried to make it look a little more like him in the color comp. </span></span></div></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-4478523915776821472011-06-02T12:38:00.000-07:002011-06-02T17:22:24.511-07:00Art for A Good Cause<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0lBmbRxBdam-2ugDjMLBq1XBdICWgKU7Xp_FBYlM9y3VzkSONRPrsz6mmiWkmWejUbFN0mUqSpO9B4NycLeAbOm1Z7oW6qRmU6vpxgfv9tRUAg510bmwl5HvPGDNKTgfeINRWw/s1600/AUCTION+FINAL+poster-medium.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwYzJJR9xAfzWnRewvbRdzIlrgU1R3Ye8StzqtKpM2kNI4y7-Eg_Ph_N3bwuGGg_RecJkPz2OhKyxuNmG5aBFI0cG1dWyyLgoFy8aiw9Gdp_xhP27lH8kM0a2Httk29d-lB9dKg/s1600/El+Borracho+Aaron+Sowd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwYzJJR9xAfzWnRewvbRdzIlrgU1R3Ye8StzqtKpM2kNI4y7-Eg_Ph_N3bwuGGg_RecJkPz2OhKyxuNmG5aBFI0cG1dWyyLgoFy8aiw9Gdp_xhP27lH8kM0a2Httk29d-lB9dKg/s400/El+Borracho+Aaron+Sowd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613715328604521426" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If anyone in the LA area is looking for something fun to do tonight, may I recommend </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Art for A Good Cause:</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> “Auction 9” </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fundraiser for Public Arts HS #9 . You can read more about it </span><a href="http://www.auction9.org/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Featuring works by David Lynch, Shepard Fairey, Clayton Brothers, Betye Saar, from Luis Buñuel Archive, Eames Office, hundreds more. Benefits Downtown LA's Under-Served Youth attending LAUSD's HS #9 @ </span><a href="http://central-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/tour"><span style="text-decoration:none;text-underline:nonecolor:windowtext;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">HS for the Visual & Performing Arts / LAUSD #9</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> You can see a slideshow </span><a href="http://www.auction9.org/art-slideshow---all.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgZg0T-1a175pO_UDNCOV9Xi203R12luZquaBQhBeFEjTkgFQ55QaqXFq4TkTyZjS7XDsvm0NteERdGA5kcQxFQvKAOG1R_Pf0ksbrl2pSBTn7HCRNidNo3LDA5b4cIpDm6sUuA/s1600/El-Borracho.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgZg0T-1a175pO_UDNCOV9Xi203R12luZquaBQhBeFEjTkgFQ55QaqXFq4TkTyZjS7XDsvm0NteERdGA5kcQxFQvKAOG1R_Pf0ksbrl2pSBTn7HCRNidNo3LDA5b4cIpDm6sUuA/s400/El-Borracho.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613715527852249778" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The theme of the show was La </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lotería</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and the idea was to reinterpret classic </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lotería</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> cards with a modern pop culture twist. So I couldn’t resist drawing Homer Simpson as El Borracho (The Drunk) in front of Moe's of course! Now if I had the time to do an entire set of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lotería</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> cards Simpsons style, I would do Barney as </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">El Borracho, but Homer is the much more popular character, and the goal of the auction is to raise money for the kids, so I figured Homer was the way to go!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anyway, it’s tonight, Thursday, June 2, 6-8:30 pm. Hope to see you all there!</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0lBmbRxBdam-2ugDjMLBq1XBdICWgKU7Xp_FBYlM9y3VzkSONRPrsz6mmiWkmWejUbFN0mUqSpO9B4NycLeAbOm1Z7oW6qRmU6vpxgfv9tRUAg510bmwl5HvPGDNKTgfeINRWw/s400/AUCTION+FINAL+poster-medium.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613716740341042786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgZg0T-1a175pO_UDNCOV9Xi203R12luZquaBQhBeFEjTkgFQ55QaqXFq4TkTyZjS7XDsvm0NteERdGA5kcQxFQvKAOG1R_Pf0ksbrl2pSBTn7HCRNidNo3LDA5b4cIpDm6sUuA/s1600/El-Borracho.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-54147485526833121782010-11-05T17:30:00.001-07:002010-11-05T17:53:01.526-07:00With Great Power Premiere<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69JbuI58bUr7uSV3x2tn75y_i7NeJzPwAvDuJoL48B6vhs4LRmCWsVPnTBOmIGV3wVFRfzMZnwfJcJRjGIUkv0zWt-IpFQfbyzjzVe6ITyIJg3gBWdSvHhj8kRX6XpBqOJDvKeg/s1600/MV5BMjEyMDA1NzgyOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjU2MDE3Mw@@._V1._SX640_SY948_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69JbuI58bUr7uSV3x2tn75y_i7NeJzPwAvDuJoL48B6vhs4LRmCWsVPnTBOmIGV3wVFRfzMZnwfJcJRjGIUkv0zWt-IpFQfbyzjzVe6ITyIJg3gBWdSvHhj8kRX6XpBqOJDvKeg/s400/MV5BMjEyMDA1NzgyOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjU2MDE3Mw@@._V1._SX640_SY948_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536229210373179762" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;"><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I was </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091863/fullcredits#cast"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">interviewed</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> for the documentary</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.withgreatpower.biz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">WITH GREAT POWER-THE STAN LEE STORY.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">No idea if which, if any, of my scenes will make it into the final movie, but it </span></span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">will be screening on Sunday 11/7/2010 at 5pm at the:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.americancinematheque.com/Aero/aeromastercalendar.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Aero Theater</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1328 Montana Avenue</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Santa Monica, CA 90403</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The screening is part of the American Cinematheque program and following the screening there will be a Q&A with the film makers including:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">- Terry Dougas</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">- Nikki Frakes</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">- Will Hess</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></span>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-80155894130330026222010-11-02T11:02:00.000-07:002010-11-02T11:33:03.132-07:00And Now For Something Completely Different...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxfsJAMG9TebVJf1MrZwHVsbQxVou9Y4I7XnG_U5Ad9t5keKDwJGlWXtSZrtU6eYtUp7DGkAN9ieFnLR_1Vks1khXGTgiP0WAttRJDsNEYxODqil2gBZJp0EC87ljGpzH9De39A/s1600/Adam.gif"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE2EBuuDjLBpgnbrEn6QQXNxrroCv_2TxJUUoDBNRiDx5H1UNspEmEl7vVM5rDHgiV7N9nRAO5pwr9-m3lPv7HS74TindxWYWqnyu-fSFCo8m5FgvDWUEaQXi11JQMtycBWZ-vQ/s1600/MythBusters_Color_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE2EBuuDjLBpgnbrEn6QQXNxrroCv_2TxJUUoDBNRiDx5H1UNspEmEl7vVM5rDHgiV7N9nRAO5pwr9-m3lPv7HS74TindxWYWqnyu-fSFCo8m5FgvDWUEaQXi11JQMtycBWZ-vQ/s400/MythBusters_Color_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535020632696157122" /></a><br />Every now and then a job comes along that you would never imagine yourself doing. Not to say that it's not a fun job, just totally unexpected. The Discovery channel came to me (okay, strictly speaking, they came to my <a href="http://www.famousframes.com/website/index.php">agent</a>) and asked if I would like to do designs for the <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/mythbusters/">MythBusters</a> bobbleheads. Yup, bobbleheads! I'm actually a big fan of the show, so of course I jumped at the opportunity. The red and white checkered pattern on the rocket that Adam is tied to is a nod to my favorite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herg%C3%A9">Herge</a> Tintin story when I was a kid, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Moon_(Tintin)">Destination Moon</a>! Unfortunately, they changed the colors on the final painted sculpture to yellow and black, probably to save money on paint. Oh well! <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQghWtgbsjTJ3FTw24AoF-pQbr5pqqCbcoWPII46Dh3NGbznr6k3TfGahhDVpyZC7kBMRNXI_On5fgDavZqHNNWBHSITEj014Or8W3ybsJT7wqEEz8ffaclWqvFGkffeCrkB9Bcw/s400/MB_Adam_Turns.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535021421305218978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxfsJAMG9TebVJf1MrZwHVsbQxVou9Y4I7XnG_U5Ad9t5keKDwJGlWXtSZrtU6eYtUp7DGkAN9ieFnLR_1Vks1khXGTgiP0WAttRJDsNEYxODqil2gBZJp0EC87ljGpzH9De39A/s400/Adam.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535021413415629058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhCAooMEZJT8VDr7CUdT17QVFlVNHGIMY6nCdxr5PrEmg4HLR1yuU68hI238b5IDK-_ZUT28l7SQaarjtouUqD_tByvph4YNsUSztAOfvaXo8xaIQEh7P7ewDiejoFp8Zwp746w/s400/MB_Jamie_Turns2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535021431152893122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMvLrMbwzxaEK0efPm9WLGTiGhHYZULen0Oc4NdY77CXDnb-epwN5rUm20Itycp2xZHAvVkpx4urgcjpa37BhPxiwyZSAbG3JW8stWyyedyiwgDCnPUst4FrZ2TmbRK02PGSf8Q/s400/Jamie.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535021434906558818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>Also, the logistics of sculpting the clear glasses on Jamie turned out to be too problematic, so we changed them to his mountain climbing sunglasses. All in all, a very fun job! Hope Jamie and Adam like 'em! If you need more toys in your life and are so inclined, you can buy a set for yourself <a href="http://store.discovery.com/detail.php?p=270127&v=discovery_shows_mythbusters">here</a>...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9O4_bTgOtuIBmS_Fg_2qa6ZojhSEA1tQJfFTPUAkeOX5DYU6f-8iya13NSEVFXSUUawchUlFJpdwz9fLOZsIRADBDatbMFn-Isiafir9qT1VsV3pxI5Yrj2xr51t4EpmcyfjZLg/s400/comicon-2010-1-02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535021438996754210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-75518386074280135332010-10-29T10:32:00.000-07:002010-10-29T10:43:32.663-07:00Long Beach Comic Con!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBfXpHAIpxzY1SwLgWWP9mzHRCuS-Y61NCE-31EcmPgoD1KHAFN4A5keiy7uD0MMDaHc8DGkHfU4TZlOvUjgh-ALusnnI759n7txSUrQq2OOM8rEbiNbfzgc9Zr2EDI_L_OzF8g/s1600/LB+Comic+Con+logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBfXpHAIpxzY1SwLgWWP9mzHRCuS-Y61NCE-31EcmPgoD1KHAFN4A5keiy7uD0MMDaHc8DGkHfU4TZlOvUjgh-ALusnnI759n7txSUrQq2OOM8rEbiNbfzgc9Zr2EDI_L_OzF8g/s400/LB+Comic+Con+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533525031965427730" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Off to the <a href="http://www.longbeachcomiccon.com/">Long Beach Comic Con</a>. Come meet Norm Rapmund, Scott Koblish and me at our panel in room 301 at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288370297_0" style="line-height: 1.22em; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; ">3:00 pm on Friday October 29th</span>. The panel is <b style="line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288370297_1" style="line-height: 1.22em; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; ">How to Survive</span> as an Artist with Scott Koblish</b>. Scott is headlining, Norm and I are just there for <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288370297_2" style="line-height: 1.22em; ">moral support</span> and comedy relief! </div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Come out and say hi if you're in the area! </div></span>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-61485283864522195282010-09-07T11:41:00.001-07:002010-09-08T12:25:23.730-07:00Dark Void Storyboards<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PO8GKW4OTGGpb6a5zPUkGeSlJnpoyribMGlSmelneZTb4X5ZYuJQMArmueknkGlWMo86aGlKKTxVPuQVf-28dg90dLWoSIf7BtspOLWGjpfGFfyhQpxnomxMVFGt-8UktvncEg/s1600/Dark-Void2.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8XBV5HJOPEF3Pvn0CNIfe5k6rDivgYxuPmnHnFfu4LWP2udNBtuftr5EZDMZOlCnMnlB7AjRWUFak3ZmsaZhCTprba1lCXz66TQvOy71f15qHp2Osa7kHhUFJLnrYWXTLgQH9Q/s1600/dark_void_21263842277.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8XBV5HJOPEF3Pvn0CNIfe5k6rDivgYxuPmnHnFfu4LWP2udNBtuftr5EZDMZOlCnMnlB7AjRWUFak3ZmsaZhCTprba1lCXz66TQvOy71f15qHp2Osa7kHhUFJLnrYWXTLgQH9Q/s400/dark_void_21263842277.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514243920226517234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzgCVzGnIcmO8ZYZuc0l3XwLbdPzN9nk7LCeHvNjNYDUpZzAJXJ3URCV52g5Au9DIBRPjrKOfz0IvfOUmx1F8coQCv2SY4BDd8Pkafjs-6uX3RJ60j7iJl3pMaBEmpqT-gTMLjg/s1600/dark_void_01.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzgCVzGnIcmO8ZYZuc0l3XwLbdPzN9nk7LCeHvNjNYDUpZzAJXJ3URCV52g5Au9DIBRPjrKOfz0IvfOUmx1F8coQCv2SY4BDd8Pkafjs-6uX3RJ60j7iJl3pMaBEmpqT-gTMLjg/s400/dark_void_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514243913013360642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a>I got to storyboard the some of the cinematics for the <a href="http://www.darkvoidgame.com/flash/index.html?">Dark Void</a> video game which finally came out earlier this year. I haven't had time to play it myself, but the developmental game footage I saw when I was working on it was really cool. It reminded me a bit of Dave Steven's Rocketeer, and any game that simulates flying with a jet pack, count me in! 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Always great to work with those guys, they do killer work as you can see!<br /><div style=""><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG4Ku_lYzkz9wHPOZsAu7ztF2lvh-m-XI9gXwZJwdIU6h1kvb1EUg3Cn4SVo79SQWTnOWvOAbgWk4I-5TYBh1vKrq4WIY9Ykp2xyBpX9gDEsg9JWewAPhwHOprSXxbKb7yH4rnA/s1600/DarkVoid_GC2009_073109_4_610x343.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG4Ku_lYzkz9wHPOZsAu7ztF2lvh-m-XI9gXwZJwdIU6h1kvb1EUg3Cn4SVo79SQWTnOWvOAbgWk4I-5TYBh1vKrq4WIY9Ykp2xyBpX9gDEsg9JWewAPhwHOprSXxbKb7yH4rnA/s400/DarkVoid_GC2009_073109_4_610x343.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514243935325741554" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKTlLAJ2oTOgIrhdDmNpB6FfeJOtYSB6ia8pZMNeljZFXFCay-B4jljihbHIIV3n9uPnS50WSLZwRlGaEyvygbsqTSo5ksgFRymx9jRNb94qN5ScQpF5jLLXjtXcnHJqIi5EXxQ/s1600/dark-void-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKTlLAJ2oTOgIrhdDmNpB6FfeJOtYSB6ia8pZMNeljZFXFCay-B4jljihbHIIV3n9uPnS50WSLZwRlGaEyvygbsqTSo5ksgFRymx9jRNb94qN5ScQpF5jLLXjtXcnHJqIi5EXxQ/s400/dark-void-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514243923725400146" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PO8GKW4OTGGpb6a5zPUkGeSlJnpoyribMGlSmelneZTb4X5ZYuJQMArmueknkGlWMo86aGlKKTxVPuQVf-28dg90dLWoSIf7BtspOLWGjpfGFfyhQpxnomxMVFGt-8UktvncEg/s400/Dark-Void2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514376655421313426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-2909145802488647432010-07-06T10:55:00.000-07:002010-07-06T11:18:31.814-07:00What if... Jack Kirby Drew Archie?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW1gWfbI_V3GgbCALN_y2CBlPB1owevCGuTvCpCPTVhZNjrMOxaLG0-2H0RcVoNSmNAiH1KWWmA7HjK5OH4IaVxoVJHAsjqomJDfqrxR87vn05YlVTuDCQkJHTT14JIgqKjA4uw/s1600/Archie_Aaron_Sowd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW1gWfbI_V3GgbCALN_y2CBlPB1owevCGuTvCpCPTVhZNjrMOxaLG0-2H0RcVoNSmNAiH1KWWmA7HjK5OH4IaVxoVJHAsjqomJDfqrxR87vn05YlVTuDCQkJHTT14JIgqKjA4uw/s400/Archie_Aaron_Sowd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490854005304634514" /></a>My favorite charity <a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/">The Hero Initiative </a>is at it again, this time with Archie #600. Archie Comics has printed 50 blank-covered copies, and Hero will have<a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/NewsDetail.asp?NewsId=228"> 50 stellar artists</a> do original Archie covers on the special edition books to be auctioned of to benefit Hero and needy comic book artists.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzAhntwFXTR2McIvH-inSqabcYcnQOuaV_IrdyZdMxjipR2eqsse3AalPqNvxOd1KNzaM1-UpD9UTLRuURvMMfbjLpRNfi0DH86agbwV_uoC0PLj7f92om8NpshQkb6i8fuSv4A/s1600/Archie_Aaron_Sowd_Inks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzAhntwFXTR2McIvH-inSqabcYcnQOuaV_IrdyZdMxjipR2eqsse3AalPqNvxOd1KNzaM1-UpD9UTLRuURvMMfbjLpRNfi0DH86agbwV_uoC0PLj7f92om8NpshQkb6i8fuSv4A/s400/Archie_Aaron_Sowd_Inks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490853994641736930" /></a>I grew up on Archie comics and I love the characters, so I wracked my brain to come up with an appropriate cover concept that would do the event justice. I drew a couple of sketches in my style, then in the Archie style and nothing really seemed to click. Then it hit me: what if Jack Kirby, The King of Comics himself had drawn Archie? That would have been great! Kirby is so distinctive, he would have made the characters his own.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHG5gKQpFNtnTHY9xQVPAvlZDnoWuYTtAwi3n-6NH5vAOuaoKvqILi1gBsSQH0lA675wA_MMlrI-oHjqXCgwVploXOtN2P-8bXxc26DALw9viqSD22bjgFTn8csaY8X365TeKTA/s1600/Archie_Aaron_Sowd_Rough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHG5gKQpFNtnTHY9xQVPAvlZDnoWuYTtAwi3n-6NH5vAOuaoKvqILi1gBsSQH0lA675wA_MMlrI-oHjqXCgwVploXOtN2P-8bXxc26DALw9viqSD22bjgFTn8csaY8X365TeKTA/s400/Archie_Aaron_Sowd_Rough.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490853979558049570" /></a>The more I thought about it, the more I liked it! After all, Jack drew Jimmy Olsen for DC. And his take on Archie might have been close to that. So I attempted to pull off a reasonable facsimile thereof. Dunno how successful I was, but it was fun paying tribute to The King for a great cause.Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-58202447551511656902010-06-09T16:42:00.000-07:002010-06-09T17:00:46.639-07:00BNS: Race to Target Field<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LnigG_QYqWb_gjBurc49G76023YXb9dI4mG2asF8N7c1N5Tl0rCVAAUsRlT_zAvNYUMFzT-1TZ826Pl36ShnZuQrWgKOXrCDC9Hkt5aFNb6WAspX8piFeK9LApvjqiiDBgC62w/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-06-04+at+1.39.42+AM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LnigG_QYqWb_gjBurc49G76023YXb9dI4mG2asF8N7c1N5Tl0rCVAAUsRlT_zAvNYUMFzT-1TZ826Pl36ShnZuQrWgKOXrCDC9Hkt5aFNb6WAspX8piFeK9LApvjqiiDBgC62w/s400/Screen+shot+2010-06-04+at+1.39.42+AM.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480925197357191586" /></a>This was a fun animated short for the <a href="http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=min">Minnesota Twins</a> and Target Field Stadium. I got to storyboard it for director Rob Bisi and the fine folks over at <a href="http://www.brandnewschool.com/">Brand New School</a>. The ultra-talented <a href="http://www.bloggingtuna.blogspot.com/">Tuna Bora</a> did concept designs and we all had a blast. I think the level of fun we had shows through in the final product, see for yourself <a href="http://www.brandnewschool.com/project.php?id=749"> here</a>. There are actually 3 different endings, one with each character winning the race!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSupyrmSe7QbqqnmI8UgIuoM3w8sq4sCvzibe-0Zuh30y8DsbL1zLfDag2Oi0NFq_H3BewCgf7LjCWeKNVSel5fLjkEusUmE2rdNHoQqX5jHc6wxWj__U-oHaz3MSqRAhG3x1LpA/s1600/Aaron_S_Target_Race_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSupyrmSe7QbqqnmI8UgIuoM3w8sq4sCvzibe-0Zuh30y8DsbL1zLfDag2Oi0NFq_H3BewCgf7LjCWeKNVSel5fLjkEusUmE2rdNHoQqX5jHc6wxWj__U-oHaz3MSqRAhG3x1LpA/s400/Aaron_S_Target_Race_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480925092079217778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRNrUzncHjjvdRZPR9sqzfNvgV2cfO-lbImKMsrKOYChNoO4mCPeq9AoJbTvn8upELAK240ujEF41q7eEk3o-0_mrBHuv0SMh0KsvZ-wtj2oZSurzgXPWY8AGvmDo_89R2ipIGA/s1600/Aaron_S_Target_Race_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWFS83J-kFYa_Oi2wLk-vdEPEbd6ARpFzBcS7Vi80UNb0rA8WvPOrn7XcX1P3Q8u08gh7WTJO4_e_wTGdi2v9N06113sCxtZVblD65oA7vUtYVT2E04eDIDCbzTe5ufzydy2grw/s400/1269711551.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453807278182262130" /></a>I was so saddened to read on <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25442">CBR</a> that comics legend Dick Giordano passed away yesterday. I knew he had been ill, but I had no idea how bad it was. I'll leave the eulogies and tributes to the professionals, Dick's peers and close personal friends who knew him best. But when you see the massive list of lives he touched, it's a true testament how great of a man he was. I'll just relate one small personal story about how he touched my life.<div><br /></div><div>I was 18 years old and trying to break into comics as a penciller, sent my samples off to Marvel and DC and all the rest. Sometimes I would get a rejection letter, sometimes not even that. Rejection letters are form letters, since the sheer volume of submissions makes individual replies impossible. So imagine my surprise when I got a rejection letter with a hand written note from Dick Giordano himself! He actually took the time to give me some tips and pointers and most of all encourage me. I was floored! I grew up on the man's work, admired him immensely and here he was taking time to write me? He actually inspired me to concentrate on my inking, which I hadn't considered before Dick encouraged me. I broke into comics shortly after that. And I'm not the only one. Apparently Dick did this all the time. Jim Lee even recounted a very similar experience on CBR. </div><div><br /></div><div>Years later, I got to work with Dick on a project that he pencilled and I inked. The project was never finished, but I got to talk to Dick on the phone and tell him how much his letter meant to me and what a fan of his I was. Some people advise not to meet your heroes because they will only let you down. Dick never let me down. In fact, he picked me up (out of the sea of submissions) dusted me off, and sent me on my way. I'll never forget that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks again, Dick.</div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-19553618836673626722010-03-24T14:51:00.000-07:002010-03-24T15:21:28.371-07:00Iron Man 2 Sketch Cards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV31Sx5xI8NntVyWRW6P7cVJMLSFZlzO-KrBDmYMh204Ox0kRoPoVoMvWFWSc3m89nBjvVfpvRt62Xy6x0K4yaa0dhGrORJvNIuJq5Q1vq9ihzjtZE4iC-71uQm-OixoDwBQYG-g/s1600/Aaron+Sowd3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV31Sx5xI8NntVyWRW6P7cVJMLSFZlzO-KrBDmYMh204Ox0kRoPoVoMvWFWSc3m89nBjvVfpvRt62Xy6x0K4yaa0dhGrORJvNIuJq5Q1vq9ihzjtZE4iC-71uQm-OixoDwBQYG-g/s400/Aaron+Sowd3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452324620752218562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Time for another round of sketch cards for the fine folks at Upper Deck. These are for the Iron Man 2 set, I got to do all my favorite variations of Iron Man's armor, and of course, M.O.DO.K.! The Beetle and Stingray were always great costume designs, so I threw them in there too</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">!</span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFycbKoXiyKwjuvtOQ900JCYD1PCDkMWOZIdiCAfUPuNEHhgTnleC3gcB1kfX1U_aF3N0raUId-7NzkXB_NZ23IodFh3UCsclvqhPMO5B1QF607FtglRR83phrQT6zX32EQZzSA/s400/Aaron+Sowd1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452322804041774050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px; text-align: center; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVhJBk6YitiYsU52gvtWIXtOKBPmiIYIzbwu7bEDUOw2xfoY_dqIUCaYXvby_1mhwB6_V_gipE0U-0SL5ISZwrWVzVqBRK0x3_-iIc7f-hL4LvxiCL1T9mZQe_LLjvVltTMZXow/s1600/Aaron+Sowd3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">More Iron Man armor variants, The Iron patriot, a couple versions of Titanium Man, Blizzard, the super cool Iron Man Space Ninja Stealth Armor!</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNAx8v1vSew9QS94vvmS67iQ7q7s465yo1pF85IJkzxlWt7xmQwQNJ2WUjboNznlL0cUnTW0uXoweG59aPedDKhyphenhyphenE5y-chegvpa8VFvr8y5y1ODJjjCiQQGrMS_WRWt4FePvc_w/s1600/Aaron+Sowd2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNAx8v1vSew9QS94vvmS67iQ7q7s465yo1pF85IJkzxlWt7xmQwQNJ2WUjboNznlL0cUnTW0uXoweG59aPedDKhyphenhyphenE5y-chegvpa8VFvr8y5y1ODJjjCiQQGrMS_WRWt4FePvc_w/s400/Aaron+Sowd2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452322479350665378" /></a>Some more villains, Force, Boomerang and Doctor Spectrum! That's right, Doctor Spectrum! With the crystal and the Rainbow Brite rainbow waves! The Mandarin is my favorite Iron Man villain so I did the Acts of Vengeance armored version, the I'm Too Sexy For my Shirt version, The GQ Jim Lee version, a couple of the emperor looks and classic original flavor!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4Cg7d_k6YIjKfqRQtP9Y8uSmvwFndMUviSb10ngdk8DTslZKrIvAitwRGOtLikPzItF7JUzkh50QBEOrOvut7jiai2p7p789s4DWfUUvwK_antbmf19l-OyxoJUFwDZS_FioWA/s1600/Aaron+Sowd4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4Cg7d_k6YIjKfqRQtP9Y8uSmvwFndMUviSb10ngdk8DTslZKrIvAitwRGOtLikPzItF7JUzkh50QBEOrOvut7jiai2p7p789s4DWfUUvwK_antbmf19l-OyxoJUFwDZS_FioWA/s400/Aaron+Sowd4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452322214812964370" /></a>Hawkeye, Doctor Doom, The Ghost, Grey, Red and Green Hulks and a whole lotta Hank Pym! Ant Man, Yellow Jacket (loved that goofy costume!) and Giant Man.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVhJBk6YitiYsU52gvtWIXtOKBPmiIYIzbwu7bEDUOw2xfoY_dqIUCaYXvby_1mhwB6_V_gipE0U-0SL5ISZwrWVzVqBRK0x3_-iIc7f-hL4LvxiCL1T9mZQe_LLjvVltTMZXow/s1600/Aaron+Sowd3.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><br /><br /></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-30696009149848513772010-01-09T17:19:00.000-08:002010-01-09T17:57:55.645-08:00Ed Hannigan Tribute<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhqLF4qCPfNnD3MNT5DXPSt5cfEgY2B1Thz4N6S_bQAt3t_C_mURMDsSByaHTWoD4ldCxxXxCIlaNpn6KZLRMH_4-p07qGXF-SiDv5ubn_FZtP_jbb_NrSMIp_BuNZUggT4lrQg/s1600-h/ehc_book_cover_sm.jpg"></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2umIN4_YRP5-NlaaEM_dLfGjYfVqcvE6kmy2xuvEQJK8mxLoAWGEZZTmT3xDnltMkhIiky0_1xNNiVZbVDi-ZsbSzwTKSfm1y6mi54dUKGjxVDKPJ8je7XIGSgCDeD-Kp9RQvA/s1600-h/ehc-book-041_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2umIN4_YRP5-NlaaEM_dLfGjYfVqcvE6kmy2xuvEQJK8mxLoAWGEZZTmT3xDnltMkhIiky0_1xNNiVZbVDi-ZsbSzwTKSfm1y6mi54dUKGjxVDKPJ8je7XIGSgCDeD-Kp9RQvA/s400/ehc-book-041_02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424915539711290402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ed Hannigan's covers all but jumped off the spinner rack and into my ten year old hands. The innovation, design and heightened sense of drama promised an earth-shattering story inside every month. Especially memorable to me is Mr. Hannigan's run on </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. His Cloak and Dagger covers were pure genius. Looking at them now, makes me feel like a kid all over again. Thanks, Ed!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The fine folks at </span><a href="http://heroinitiative.blogspot.com/2010/01/ed-hannigan-covered-preview.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Hero Initiative</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> are putting out this tribute to Ed Hannigan's amazing art and I was lucky enough to be a part of it. You can see previews on </span><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24328"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">CBR</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> or </span><a href="http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=32732"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Newsarama</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. The solicitation info is below:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em; "><b>ED HANNIGAN: COVERED</b><br />Artist: Ed Hannigan<br />Contributors: Mark Millar, Mike Oeming, Jim Valentino, Herb Trimpe, and more<br />Cover: Ed Hannigan<br />Publisher: Marvel/Hero Initiative<br />Cover Price: $5.99<br />Release date: Wed, January 13, 2010</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em; ">Master artist Ed Hannigan did many of Marvel's cover layouts of the late '70s and early '80s. Over that time, Ed created some of the most innovative cover designs ever. His covers for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man still stand today as some of the finest of all time!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em; "> Today, Ed is 58 years old and has multiple sclerosis. Through special arrangement with the Hero Initiative, Marvel is offering Ed Hannigan: Covered, a massive 48-page collection of Ed's covers, designs he created for other artists, and even rare glimpses at licensing and merchandising art Ed did. Best of all, proceeds benefit Ed Hannigan directly! </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em; ">This volume also features a new cover by Ed, and new tribute pieces from Michael Avon Oeming, Jim Valentino, and more! </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em; ">NOTE: There will be ONLY ONE PRINTING OF THIS BOOK EVER! Get it now so you don't blow your chance! </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em; ">48 pages full-color $5.99 UPC: 5960607056-00111</p><div><br /></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em; font-size:9pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhqLF4qCPfNnD3MNT5DXPSt5cfEgY2B1Thz4N6S_bQAt3t_C_mURMDsSByaHTWoD4ldCxxXxCIlaNpn6KZLRMH_4-p07qGXF-SiDv5ubn_FZtP_jbb_NrSMIp_BuNZUggT4lrQg/s400/ehc_book_cover_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424918166758807202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px; " /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p></span></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-48019318924030556992009-12-17T04:10:00.001-08:002009-12-23T14:59:34.973-08:00SOLD for $338.33! Thanks for Bidding!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VjfG46q1fxSLJuDwOgW4l8svt-H50EU6525Z88k0rPPtSV2U7Xa9jQ_KlsEx7UIsFkshCgiyqKbHxDkcutzWRjrMUfjOv5jJ93hmzCfIxUbB7eyGNR1_25pbDPLahlL5bdevdg/s1600-h/WWX_Sowd72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VjfG46q1fxSLJuDwOgW4l8svt-H50EU6525Z88k0rPPtSV2U7Xa9jQ_KlsEx7UIsFkshCgiyqKbHxDkcutzWRjrMUfjOv5jJ93hmzCfIxUbB7eyGNR1_25pbDPLahlL5bdevdg/s400/WWX_Sowd72.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416178720374975442" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> <a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The Hero Initiative </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> finally put my original art cover for the </span><a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/NewsDetail.asp?NewsId=190" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Wolverine Weapon X 100 Cover Project</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> up for action on ebay. You can bid on it </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y88yha5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">here.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> Just 6 days left! Ends Dec. 23rd!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Please bid if you can, it's for a great cause!The Hero Initiative has granted over $200,000 to comic book veterans in need... they deserve it!</span></span></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-15065278056316839812009-11-04T13:26:00.000-08:002009-11-18T09:28:30.762-08:00UPDATE: December 5th Signing at Collector's Paradise<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittqpr2qqSY0oD_seSP-1gXW9UpeqxGJBaQgWBJg5EzL41LRIDvIuE_Zdc7oa6eGXzUH_6ITfqozntbyd-zrDrKjtdmuKovGZ_4cEos5_m68RjDFX1y3i2Akghfm0v4y5BqnkTBw/s1600-h/wwx_cover_hc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittqpr2qqSY0oD_seSP-1gXW9UpeqxGJBaQgWBJg5EzL41LRIDvIuE_Zdc7oa6eGXzUH_6ITfqozntbyd-zrDrKjtdmuKovGZ_4cEos5_m68RjDFX1y3i2Akghfm0v4y5BqnkTBw/s400/wwx_cover_hc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400364690096104722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span family="SANSSERIF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you are in or around the greater Los Angeles area, please try to make it out to the </span></span></span></span><span family="SANSSERIF"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Wolverine 100 Project </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">in store signing at </span></span></span></span><span family="SANSSERIF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Collector’s Paradise. You can see some of the covers up on </span></span></span><a href="http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.9989.The_Hero_Initiative~colon~_Wolverine_100_Update~excl~"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Marvel</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, </span></span></span><a href="http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=31408"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Newsarama</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, </span></span></span><a href="http://comics.ign.com/articles/103/1037599p1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IGN</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span></span></span><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23390"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CBR.</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Lots of the LA based artists will be there (I'll try to update the names as they confirm) doing sketches and signing books and it all benefits my favorite charity, </span></span></span><a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Hero Initiative. </span></span></span></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span family="SANSSERIF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The book signing event takes place on December 5th form 7-10 PM at:<br /></span></span></span></span><span family="SANSSERIF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Collector’s Paradise</span></span></span></span><span family="SANSSERIF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span family="SANSSERIF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">7131 Winnetka Ave.</span></span></span></span><span family="SANSSERIF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span family="SANSSERIF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Winnetka, CA 91306</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Guests include Len Wein, Joe Benetiz, Danny Miki, Bill Morrison, Christian Gossett, Dave Bullock, Scott Koblish and Chris Moreno! Plus: FREE BEER!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The original art will be auctioned off as well to support the charity!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbx7htrq7ZQKvx3nPypdZtrFG_Rkt-twYA_Tt2NGN7lEoyPt8wS7W1qHfTFVBCeo62BtApuzqNvjdAptOovuDcGUQoBFzRwRBY0UUOpUDE6_Xa0OdstfMqMM9DlZGLi8lQY6bZA/s1600/16136_1059982516136_1723110880_119460_894141_n.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbx7htrq7ZQKvx3nPypdZtrFG_Rkt-twYA_Tt2NGN7lEoyPt8wS7W1qHfTFVBCeo62BtApuzqNvjdAptOovuDcGUQoBFzRwRBY0UUOpUDE6_Xa0OdstfMqMM9DlZGLi8lQY6bZA/s400/16136_1059982516136_1723110880_119460_894141_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405495658573723138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px; " /></a></span></span></div>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-58588795077537766922009-08-07T16:47:00.001-07:002009-08-07T17:21:19.674-07:00Hero Time Starts Right Now!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbW7pl0ANB7-52klagkXSp4NTrJT_WXuO-v7dbiqS3YTCa6_Qecy1e8bW574Q0jvhBU0RZP3eURoeqxDgv3GfshBryPwgeM0rVrpzlOu8VCjodqMMtt11n1L3gfbNfFsaelni5Q/s1600-h/WWX_Sowd72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbW7pl0ANB7-52klagkXSp4NTrJT_WXuO-v7dbiqS3YTCa6_Qecy1e8bW574Q0jvhBU0RZP3eURoeqxDgv3GfshBryPwgeM0rVrpzlOu8VCjodqMMtt11n1L3gfbNfFsaelni5Q/s400/WWX_Sowd72.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367372912824095730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I</span></span><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">n the words of Henry Rollins, "I'm talking to you: hero time starts right now!" </span><a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/"><span style="color: rgb(74, 35, 133); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Hero Initiative </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">is at it again, this time with the </span><a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/NewsDetail.asp?NewsId=190"><span style="color: rgb(74, 35, 133); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wolverine Weapon X 100 Cover Project</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. They picked 100 comic book artists to do an original, one of a kind sketch on a blank variant sketch cover of Wolverine Weapon X #1. I think only 100 variant covers were printed especially for The Hero Initiative. A rare collectible if you can get one! They will be actioning them off a few at a time on ebay. I'll try to post a link when mine goes up for auction. Please bid if you can, it's for a great cause!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Hero Initiative (Formerly known as A.C.T.O.R., A Commitment To Our Roots) has had the good fortune to grant over $200,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. They are a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping comic book creators in need of emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I recreated the cover to </span><a href="http://www.comicvine.com/ballistic-wolverine/49-18374/"><span style="color: rgb(74, 35, 133); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ballistic Wolverine #1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> by my good friend </span><a href="http://www.wraithborn.com/"><span style="color: rgb(74, 35, 133); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Joe Benitez</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. It's one of my favorite covers ever, in fact it's framed and hangs in my studio! Since I would never sell the original, and I've been offered serious cash for it on a few occasions, I thought this would be a good way to raise some cash for a great charity! </span></span></p></span></span></span>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-55651685501778985542009-02-09T10:54:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:24:33.368-08:00JAM DVD Cover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5_z0sLElk8KLOJ1UPqvlY4k0MIFWG6h7Etk6T6daaDmJlQeiwcSaO0o52EYpIsvqIbSQTqogBlb071poEnv9w-NCr-F_EdnNP73rFIwuCwUU9iiErzAahJ79ydoG44Xk_Ofq_w/s1600-h/Jam_Final_Sowd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5_z0sLElk8KLOJ1UPqvlY4k0MIFWG6h7Etk6T6daaDmJlQeiwcSaO0o52EYpIsvqIbSQTqogBlb071poEnv9w-NCr-F_EdnNP73rFIwuCwUU9iiErzAahJ79ydoG44Xk_Ofq_w/s400/Jam_Final_Sowd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300878389576779442" border="0" /></a><br />Since I tend to specialize in storyboard and concept design, I usually get involved in films <span style="font-style: italic;">before </span>anything has been shot, my art is used in the production of the film, but rarely seen by the public (and I have the NDAs to prove it!). So it was fun to get to do a finished illustration for the DVD cover<span style="font-style: italic;"> after</span> the film has been made. Especially a film as special as this, a documentary about never giving up and believing in your dreams.<br /><br /><a href="http://jamthemovie.com/">JAM</a> is the story of the American Roller Derby League, a group of veteran Roller Derby stars now in their 50’s that are determined to make a comeback.<br /><br />In the 1970’s, they were the most popular sports stars on TV, a bigger draw than Major League Baseball. And then, virtually overnight, they disappeared — until now.<br /><p class="style4" align="left"> </p><p class="style4" align="left">For seven years, award-winning filmmaker Mark Woollen chronicles league owner Tim Patten as he pours his heart and entire life savings into a revival of this uniquely American entertainment. JAM takes you on an epic journey filled with unimaginable drama, bitter rivalries, heart pounding action and an incredible cast of characters you’ll never forget. Hilarious, heartbreaking, inspiring, JAM is an amazing story about the lengths people will go to achieve their dreams.</p><p class="style4" align="left">You can pre-order it <a href="http://jamthemovie.com/">here.</a></p><p class="style4" align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfIWv1XxMw5wmu3EOcdFxDOpP-rD3WHrUpSPxvnkZoK4EKuS0LGHYuNmfb3PZ8WL05HenvuGHz5hr6z0j5wbaZicrxid9_vqR5CwNN-PxjZdtFNTY1p18xfqsBqD4kJwxwNq4Xw/s1600-h/Jam_Pencil_Sowd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfIWv1XxMw5wmu3EOcdFxDOpP-rD3WHrUpSPxvnkZoK4EKuS0LGHYuNmfb3PZ8WL05HenvuGHz5hr6z0j5wbaZicrxid9_vqR5CwNN-PxjZdtFNTY1p18xfqsBqD4kJwxwNq4Xw/s400/Jam_Pencil_Sowd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300878388794755362" border="0" /></a></p>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-11043380133286169862008-11-26T11:59:00.000-08:002008-11-26T12:06:15.853-08:00Dec. 10th at The Comic Bug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-DkoTDqHTYPJ-9YiZzu_NhpLUu-bB2hcrfKK45JhOHjTvPAgZ4FxWLaqim9r88qEe1oqmjQZ95hJcjaUYxSfrh-kGgoCGCvD4XQsMucxh-LSmyzI6XYG2nuWS9ajnZBvkf6hxw/s1600-h/HULK100_cover_03-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-DkoTDqHTYPJ-9YiZzu_NhpLUu-bB2hcrfKK45JhOHjTvPAgZ4FxWLaqim9r88qEe1oqmjQZ95hJcjaUYxSfrh-kGgoCGCvD4XQsMucxh-LSmyzI6XYG2nuWS9ajnZBvkf6hxw/s400/HULK100_cover_03-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273058915566222882" border="0" /></a>If you are in the Los Angeles area, please swing by The Comic Bug on December 1oth to celebrate the release of the Hero Initiative's Hulk 100 Project hardcover book! I will be there signing and sketching with a bunch of great artists! Hope to see you all there!<br /><br />WED., 10 DEC<br />6 PM-8 PM, signing with six artists: Joe Benitez, Scott Koblish, Bill Morrison, Tone Rodriguez, Aaron Sowd, Joe Rubinstein<br />At The Comic Bug<br />1807 1/2 Manhattan Beach Blvd.<br />Manhattan Beach, CA 90266<br />310-372-6704<br /><a href="http://www.thecomicbug.com/">http://www.thecomicbug.com/</a><br /><br />Then from 8-10 PM, if you wanna hang loose, it's the Comic Bug's Christmas party w/DJ, drinks, snacks, etc. Some other local artists (Richard Starkings, Mike Mignola, Josh Dysart, etc.) will likely show up as well if ya wanna hob-nob.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yi0_YElVvn6glyoI0auMyTHCXXg-Bg22wzzDn4XPbTn42kQ08CHO0SKYi7gohaL_QZAMngMQw18uIndZom2JFcV5dHHPqlRUjEnOCXtVW946J4drYka9rBZwdn1UEs-sBZ8QKQ/s1600-h/Cap_AaronSowd150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yi0_YElVvn6glyoI0auMyTHCXXg-Bg22wzzDn4XPbTn42kQ08CHO0SKYi7gohaL_QZAMngMQw18uIndZom2JFcV5dHHPqlRUjEnOCXtVW946J4drYka9rBZwdn1UEs-sBZ8QKQ/s400/Cap_AaronSowd150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273059869981737554" border="0" /></a>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-15600542181933323142008-10-30T10:24:00.000-07:002008-10-30T10:38:50.399-07:00CNN Overload<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYECZyrSBFLcy40YxgKDNM3bbPAdojMBIAtoAMht6S4ZGmW4UNsm39XmXelkrQl6hpHoJX_gt5I1o8dGBDQ6WYvw2eK3WJ19Y0W9MJppFN10Qt27m2c1H1Tn7NgFkH4ek5QA37g/s1600-h/AliVelshi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYECZyrSBFLcy40YxgKDNM3bbPAdojMBIAtoAMht6S4ZGmW4UNsm39XmXelkrQl6hpHoJX_gt5I1o8dGBDQ6WYvw2eK3WJ19Y0W9MJppFN10Qt27m2c1H1Tn7NgFkH4ek5QA37g/s400/AliVelshi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262999524532249282" border="0" /></a><br />I usually only get my news from reliable sources such as <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/">The Daily Show</a>, <a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/home">The Colbert Report</a> or <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/index">The Onion</a>, but lately I've been addicted to <a href="http://www.cnn.com/">CNN</a>. <span style="font-style: italic;">Really</span> addicted. And it's starting to worry me. I may need to cut back on my CNN viewing because every time I look at Ali Velshi I see this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNdk55wrY9t8x8fOxa17zdDQn7CInKYbJbc8gLOVCjbYDGdakcfzlNnIICdsjjXt14PSenTAfDq4khF6gakQ0XMTgY24ijNeVcMsMgYzOyeQBXj5kMF3hl7AlqcazjONm1xfhcw/s1600-h/AliVelshi_DrHoneydew.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNdk55wrY9t8x8fOxa17zdDQn7CInKYbJbc8gLOVCjbYDGdakcfzlNnIICdsjjXt14PSenTAfDq4khF6gakQ0XMTgY24ijNeVcMsMgYzOyeQBXj5kMF3hl7AlqcazjONm1xfhcw/s400/AliVelshi_DrHoneydew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262999534466616898" border="0" /></a>Do you see it too? <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Bunsen_Honeydew">Dr. Honeydew</a>! Thank God, I thought it was just me! No wonder I can't take him seriously. No one in real life has skin that orange! He's gotta be a Muppet, right?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiap3LTvwzfhApEiOowpe09mJbWwWSrjaZQwU6MgnxNlNGDe2klC_kNhs9De732SnMWpeCazA9QuAboZuOUSfJhkJfddEINOOF5ZcgGaiS7clv5Li_V0DQDaY8ARXhjMCjILzTsfQ/s1600-h/DanaBash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiap3LTvwzfhApEiOowpe09mJbWwWSrjaZQwU6MgnxNlNGDe2klC_kNhs9De732SnMWpeCazA9QuAboZuOUSfJhkJfddEINOOF5ZcgGaiS7clv5Li_V0DQDaY8ARXhjMCjILzTsfQ/s400/DanaBash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262999534376828098" border="0" /></a>Then there is the lovely Dana Bash. Every time I look at her I see:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0_1GOumuY3Cz67n9aOfOA8UWrh8szyAMltuIFy2aoxENYWwNjKH8Jds_ZCzVtDqoDfGj4L0jovTuqdaYv5MJtVvkrWO1JtaX4GO9s9XyUIWhAIUyed0PTEKoQJGBNaP9FyrSuA/s1600-h/DanaBash_ForTheBirds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0_1GOumuY3Cz67n9aOfOA8UWrh8szyAMltuIFy2aoxENYWwNjKH8Jds_ZCzVtDqoDfGj4L0jovTuqdaYv5MJtVvkrWO1JtaX4GO9s9XyUIWhAIUyed0PTEKoQJGBNaP9FyrSuA/s400/DanaBash_ForTheBirds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262999543293974546" border="0" /></a>The bird from Pixar's <a href="http://www.pixar.com/shorts/ftb/index.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For the Birds</span></a>, right? I'm not trying to be mean, maybe I just watch too many cartoons. Or too much CNN. So there!Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-39253697441530967812008-10-29T11:37:00.000-07:002008-10-29T11:59:34.817-07:00Last Round of Card Commissions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhiKPPZHAxJYzQHfp4_Uhq3_7qKCm9WO8AXEaVWC3ZM0ShnRiztgsf8bPnE6YXW4IIxipe5_chcTAq-U0eHdXigrnfnLrpOGXQ7a4CRz415AgJeAqLv4DjWQBAuHNNnCFGEMtsQ/s1600-h/AP_DrDoom_Sowd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhiKPPZHAxJYzQHfp4_Uhq3_7qKCm9WO8AXEaVWC3ZM0ShnRiztgsf8bPnE6YXW4IIxipe5_chcTAq-U0eHdXigrnfnLrpOGXQ7a4CRz415AgJeAqLv4DjWQBAuHNNnCFGEMtsQ/s400/AP_DrDoom_Sowd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262651986610969058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you still want a sketch card commission, you can get on the list for the Marvel Masterpieces Series 3 Artist Proof cards. I can also do plain old sketch cards as well if you want one of those. Email me for details at aaronsowd@mac.com. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIigEBanyaGkgfHNyzNQ0UDoYx_pv40yty-QRQ8uFry2cuevZarWFiF2OQyb2FBCTcpUVl2Fut4bp9oZuUDmtjhL1EzafLLve-vYo2zXM6L7exU135gbOIiMEfW-AWIINhezMMoQ/s400/AP_X-Men%23137_Sowd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262651997915031378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuHyO0Vatc9egZJxJCx9AEXvDlQYr_YgtXUHF1e25iWgN2qAag71IFzbtWKrAPMMcJuLxCvM4YH3Q8D8bcA1xr3zl1GkdKa5lGUBe1bqxKbIt3AAO5t2N1r3Qn7MnC01SQmIOVA/s1600-h/AP_SpideyvsHulk_Sowd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuHyO0Vatc9egZJxJCx9AEXvDlQYr_YgtXUHF1e25iWgN2qAag71IFzbtWKrAPMMcJuLxCvM4YH3Q8D8bcA1xr3zl1GkdKa5lGUBe1bqxKbIt3AAO5t2N1r3Qn7MnC01SQmIOVA/s400/AP_SpideyvsHulk_Sowd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262651997071440322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-Xot2LbtRAw-0RBpqNK-Tlsylf7m2CVL-d5zFI9zvuxGoM0hDAoHztqo2wNepBbJaMWqopUtJrSxviTvHajxbvTL5A9ub_8TVWVYhkBdOb2rD_f_Qb4tB7firwMnpxpYcVnIcQ/s1600-h/AP_FF%231.jpg"><br /></a>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-3267815994036527402008-10-22T18:52:00.000-07:002008-10-22T19:03:20.665-07:00Hulk Smash! Last Chance!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUa8hMc-2JzDKxJjNdHVguHIKnNj6_dGGBcpztkzscaOx53NU0GEMWY-GAeG9xk23U8KqcNuwnPBGBcw0x_6qle3dbaa-0yN8VaSU_Hbm0h70BHsGaxWmaxX3RNNuWqsVlQGlVQ/s1600-h/JRJR_Sowd_Hulk1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUa8hMc-2JzDKxJjNdHVguHIKnNj6_dGGBcpztkzscaOx53NU0GEMWY-GAeG9xk23U8KqcNuwnPBGBcw0x_6qle3dbaa-0yN8VaSU_Hbm0h70BHsGaxWmaxX3RNNuWqsVlQGlVQ/s400/JRJR_Sowd_Hulk1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260163519723972562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIZTStow-ivQEyXxpvXwIUH9cCZtQ0iHFTDmZfe5uVT84OdyUm8S-my1stNo0mKqLxD1wOMypGGbShb7NF2euzMZTObtzvqpUqm73PoVUwhMuNOIxQ7rw_RZSP9rPk_AOhMJZow/s1600-h/JRJR+Hulk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIZTStow-ivQEyXxpvXwIUH9cCZtQ0iHFTDmZfe5uVT84OdyUm8S-my1stNo0mKqLxD1wOMypGGbShb7NF2euzMZTObtzvqpUqm73PoVUwhMuNOIxQ7rw_RZSP9rPk_AOhMJZow/s400/JRJR+Hulk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260163499193678482" border="0" /></a><br />I've already mentioned <a href="http://www.actorcomicfund.org/">The Hero Initiative</a> and their Ultimate 100 Hulk #1 Cover Project. My first cover raised over $700.00 for a great charity. But that is nothing compared to these two! The legendary John Romita Jr. donated two killer sketches which I was asked to embellish and color. What an honor, I grew up on John's stuff, I never thought I'd get to touch his original art! The first one below sold for over $1,000.00! The one above is being auctioned off now and ends soon! Please bid <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HERO-INITIATIVE-HULK-1-ORIGINAL-JOHN-ROMITA-JR-SOWD_W0QQitemZ300266982141QQihZ020QQcategoryZ972QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">here</a> if you can!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF7P5bbT9uJ5yyOZkAfchuAN6guqCpVGf3LfdngtPiyE8qa-J1u1dQnqApGF9yVEwUPrtzWKTa4P2Dai4t6XtN_BJrLeDE6qlwzHfbSMuhWQmbqv4MuzlGa6f9kuxuAX_oBZUpw/s1600-h/JRJR_Sowd_Hulk2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF7P5bbT9uJ5yyOZkAfchuAN6guqCpVGf3LfdngtPiyE8qa-J1u1dQnqApGF9yVEwUPrtzWKTa4P2Dai4t6XtN_BJrLeDE6qlwzHfbSMuhWQmbqv4MuzlGa6f9kuxuAX_oBZUpw/s400/JRJR_Sowd_Hulk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260163523661892258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i3LIrweqV-siamfEos1vS8vsIRdIoAenbd4XSClU1MIc0Z3z8CdPwne0Y4F54MVgVSD3hEOylbKNxAD7Dg4pds9W12Vcy4nnO4LOlKb0nTFGRWcNMLUYTb_UeUI25Sl98C7Oiw/s1600-h/JRJR+Hulk2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i3LIrweqV-siamfEos1vS8vsIRdIoAenbd4XSClU1MIc0Z3z8CdPwne0Y4F54MVgVSD3hEOylbKNxAD7Dg4pds9W12Vcy4nnO4LOlKb0nTFGRWcNMLUYTb_UeUI25Sl98C7Oiw/s400/JRJR+Hulk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260163510530925154" border="0" /></a>Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-27022265292176756872008-10-22T18:28:00.000-07:002008-10-22T18:47:57.411-07:00Variations on a Theme: Iron Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKg7m6acZfsNLlhar8lnqQ8pQMjm62ppPTNMiQerDRVzdoiH7nmLg7h9l2Hg00kKqvfUrNTkZcErpcma3_eRK4H-vu9_8MK5LKYttSpCJrcGcjTD7EMcEOITfROB-Fgul0fhuaw/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_IronMan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKg7m6acZfsNLlhar8lnqQ8pQMjm62ppPTNMiQerDRVzdoiH7nmLg7h9l2Hg00kKqvfUrNTkZcErpcma3_eRK4H-vu9_8MK5LKYttSpCJrcGcjTD7EMcEOITfROB-Fgul0fhuaw/s400/MM3_Sowd_IronMan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260155896541502658" border="0" /></a><br />Aw, Iron Man... my favorite character when I was a kid. Here are the last of the sketch cards for Upper Deck's Marvel Masterpieces series 3! I could have done all 20 cards of just Iron Man, but I burned out after 7 and decided to mix it up a bit! Wish I would have gotten to the cool JR JR "big ass boots" armor and Iron Man 2099. Those are both great designs! Here is the first suit of armor designed by Jack Kirby or Don Heck?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-bdMd9vxUUBBG348uPYHzk4ASziHIQJsCDVobQzz6kJEvAxZBJjJzkgqlFPMyMXxLlewgB7FRMlTd2nicxYSsHt9lOAfCSNWGh4Vv5A4YnjDk9nS9l_vTJOACWPDwScUfll60Q/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_IronMan2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-bdMd9vxUUBBG348uPYHzk4ASziHIQJsCDVobQzz6kJEvAxZBJjJzkgqlFPMyMXxLlewgB7FRMlTd2nicxYSsHt9lOAfCSNWGh4Vv5A4YnjDk9nS9l_vTJOACWPDwScUfll60Q/s400/MM3_Sowd_IronMan2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260155901395287458" border="0" /></a>And again in gold circa Avengers #1.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6026xkY5_zGtn2yf80PISE4p6nAPcJZZNUdCn_Xbappzt0_oI5MHBg2IyuWBQwYHQ8_Q7Bj12lFpwLtmAekpp14GeexOLUrurxhyphenhyphen-qoSU-_5ZdWkkc2pN0PgnS-kqSCBbkTibw/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_IronMan3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6026xkY5_zGtn2yf80PISE4p6nAPcJZZNUdCn_Xbappzt0_oI5MHBg2IyuWBQwYHQ8_Q7Bj12lFpwLtmAekpp14GeexOLUrurxhyphenhyphen-qoSU-_5ZdWkkc2pN0PgnS-kqSCBbkTibw/s400/MM3_Sowd_IronMan3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260155912594819122" border="0" /></a>I actually kind of liked the old pointy head version of the red and gold armor. Jack Kirby's design?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwszlSzdz_S6WDzPXu8EN7AsDGpBKMZ54iahqx3XhIEsLKaW_aGSvv1N1IqrG914dzZZSkvRZt0Gm7ZrcBXw4Wlng8ExRv6S2660rVSCzpsMRgyjmu4T0jqkg1vgb7W-eyW2A6Sw/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_IronMan4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwszlSzdz_S6WDzPXu8EN7AsDGpBKMZ54iahqx3XhIEsLKaW_aGSvv1N1IqrG914dzZZSkvRZt0Gm7ZrcBXw4Wlng8ExRv6S2660rVSCzpsMRgyjmu4T0jqkg1vgb7W-eyW2A6Sw/s400/MM3_Sowd_IronMan4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260155913970821314" border="0" /></a>The "classic" version without the pointy head helmet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqH9opPvUaPxmN4uK1p5niFeFLezepvXzaMbXtjnrebfVXG8q9NvGnngPdPuE8ogOTMxpK-oJL2lv6R22w53fQnOUfsp6UsusrzdAWJOfGxIgRHp14o52UXZhqrU8YC-jR3YQt8Q/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_IronMan5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqH9opPvUaPxmN4uK1p5niFeFLezepvXzaMbXtjnrebfVXG8q9NvGnngPdPuE8ogOTMxpK-oJL2lv6R22w53fQnOUfsp6UsusrzdAWJOfGxIgRHp14o52UXZhqrU8YC-jR3YQt8Q/s400/MM3_Sowd_IronMan5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260155918772921122" border="0" /></a>Then the silver centurion armor designed by Mark Bright, I think...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPYrq6coNsdyTLgrxMlf3NpBOVtjwL2JC7yeolMY3Jo_oI3rAWrkoC0Em9lnTrRxbhvwArLc-zAFFAHiGGfHqimJ0ETMfOrg59zaKw0f7vA2NBh8S6nG05pza57_GyTVWsC-o0w/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_IronMan6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPYrq6coNsdyTLgrxMlf3NpBOVtjwL2JC7yeolMY3Jo_oI3rAWrkoC0Em9lnTrRxbhvwArLc-zAFFAHiGGfHqimJ0ETMfOrg59zaKw0f7vA2NBh8S6nG05pza57_GyTVWsC-o0w/s400/MM3_Sowd_IronMan6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260156055873273106" border="0" /></a>And the badass black and silver War Machine armor...go Raiders!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYW4zjsbceH6KKIfkV7PAqMuUdF3GPbfzhpgAaMNOUDw_fJ3zXG59mnGcYXKddu-dk6fbqSm7AmEH64FJkrC6pZutst9YWRZQNh7fllITU8PE0h_OIl7_iDOT-XorACO8xNb31Q/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_IronMan7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYW4zjsbceH6KKIfkV7PAqMuUdF3GPbfzhpgAaMNOUDw_fJ3zXG59mnGcYXKddu-dk6fbqSm7AmEH64FJkrC6pZutst9YWRZQNh7fllITU8PE0h_OIl7_iDOT-XorACO8xNb31Q/s400/MM3_Sowd_IronMan7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260156068374757474" border="0" /></a>And the most recent Ultimates armor designed by Bryan Hitch!Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-39030350552209233132008-10-08T11:45:00.000-07:002008-10-08T12:06:59.698-07:00Variations on a Theme: Spider-Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtnqOWW3g9TGlD2L97C-gDKOyz7FZz7F043Kz97a3iJ_OOQG5X5EVtO0CSkQ2zB00bqK4Z8Mf4Fxhb1XbAZAHJdF8r9PE_bYtbkdA8AAhjsNCiuh5Gg2zQp8FtyM7FdtclB9ukQ/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_Spider-Man1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtnqOWW3g9TGlD2L97C-gDKOyz7FZz7F043Kz97a3iJ_OOQG5X5EVtO0CSkQ2zB00bqK4Z8Mf4Fxhb1XbAZAHJdF8r9PE_bYtbkdA8AAhjsNCiuh5Gg2zQp8FtyM7FdtclB9ukQ/s400/MM3_Sowd_Spider-Man1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254857800299602178" border="0" /></a>Here's the original classic Spidey. The key to a good Spider-Man is the armpit webbing! Don't forget the <span style="font-style: italic;">armpit webbing! </span>It's the secret ingredient that is often overlooked!<br /><br />My buddy Sean was complaining that I never update my blog. It's true, I get on a deadline which is replaced by another deadline (or three!) and yet another deadline. They multiply like Gremlins (don't get them wet!)! It never ends! But I can't complain, I'm getting paid to draw, how cool is that? So this post is for Sean: <span style="font-style: italic;">quitcherbitchin'!</span> <br /><br />Now back to my deadlines, be they many and unrelenting!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYoAY1mINEx0piEIVpPo0KKN-ddgxsd0TInYShGOWvALrM3mWrt_v_ZJndV3wdmS-wVFotAogv2zK9Opr-S_2tUUSBx-_9OL_O3CQJNrMFIORxhHjTMxyLnC0MGEkbMVYcLLQdQ/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_Spider-Man2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYoAY1mINEx0piEIVpPo0KKN-ddgxsd0TInYShGOWvALrM3mWrt_v_ZJndV3wdmS-wVFotAogv2zK9Opr-S_2tUUSBx-_9OL_O3CQJNrMFIORxhHjTMxyLnC0MGEkbMVYcLLQdQ/s400/MM3_Sowd_Spider-Man2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254857803128884562" border="0" /></a>More sketch cards for Upper Deck's Marvel Masterpieces series 3 done in hurry... I did simple variations on each character I drew to save time! Who can forget the spiffy black costume from Secret Wars? Was that a Mike Zeck design? Zeck rules!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pej7IhmxkGG2nlap67gaSbllIMCdgRna2qxjw2MIM0t3aEohfTXTHo0mlQlBPGEDTrqrYRohOfDejWUXiOpwfVjf_4hvoJ5He5rZtgPEOahTHwHAVdLCl4-ySthUtH2fGymG3g/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_Spider-Man3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pej7IhmxkGG2nlap67gaSbllIMCdgRna2qxjw2MIM0t3aEohfTXTHo0mlQlBPGEDTrqrYRohOfDejWUXiOpwfVjf_4hvoJ5He5rZtgPEOahTHwHAVdLCl4-ySthUtH2fGymG3g/s400/MM3_Sowd_Spider-Man3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254857800958300754" border="0" /></a><br />And the more recent costume from Civil War. It's not officially a Major Crossover Event until Spidey gets a new costume!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfd9OL7U5taGrITQVjbteObuDag17Uxxyu6Nze1qIok5u44q6-pXnNaLs_geMpDdZHCg7Vm-2EOErb_enUr6CFMKWFL_v9fnS6a4Op4OmHA4snOZSsjqz9860hEOWSXJoD6a_IA/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_Spider-Man2099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfd9OL7U5taGrITQVjbteObuDag17Uxxyu6Nze1qIok5u44q6-pXnNaLs_geMpDdZHCg7Vm-2EOErb_enUr6CFMKWFL_v9fnS6a4Op4OmHA4snOZSsjqz9860hEOWSXJoD6a_IA/s400/MM3_Sowd_Spider-Man2099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254857805595167442" border="0" /></a>I always loved me some Rick Leonardi. Severely underrated artist, IMO. The Spider-Man 2099 costume was the shiz-nit. Very, very cool and fun to draw!Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791823.post-62576607466687644922008-09-21T12:57:00.000-07:002008-09-22T11:18:22.779-07:00Variations on a Theme: The Hulk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNw9FckpsJkd4Fkn8vXMIV7b8lMP-4ZIJf7i-xvRfSqRIH4ohrKnpYlwylmNlZAvdeOv0ndpvq3UD1EeyZdIWwe6dKP26t7yLLnEvJnZsVb6keK27TCXzYB0YMP68jrXfM23T-Zw/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_Hulk1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNw9FckpsJkd4Fkn8vXMIV7b8lMP-4ZIJf7i-xvRfSqRIH4ohrKnpYlwylmNlZAvdeOv0ndpvq3UD1EeyZdIWwe6dKP26t7yLLnEvJnZsVb6keK27TCXzYB0YMP68jrXfM23T-Zw/s400/MM3_Sowd_Hulk1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248568026868324786" border="0" /></a>More sketch cards for Upper Deck's Marvel Masterpieces series 3 done in hurry... I did simple variations on each character I drew to save time! Here's the original classic gray Hulk as designed by Jack Kirby.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJEugtYeOZFC7SwM4U2UPWHR2wOa7LBaoYSA1KIjsgvKu6DwLP2rRCAI8ktmXTEUi63GVI9GvuOsnwEokH6jUtJL-t3svHdPnTvZ9ZRNCqW9pPTwkx3nBm0eFGJXkuXK1NnUt8g/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_Hulk2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJEugtYeOZFC7SwM4U2UPWHR2wOa7LBaoYSA1KIjsgvKu6DwLP2rRCAI8ktmXTEUi63GVI9GvuOsnwEokH6jUtJL-t3svHdPnTvZ9ZRNCqW9pPTwkx3nBm0eFGJXkuXK1NnUt8g/s400/MM3_Sowd_Hulk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248568030551078818" border="0" /></a>And the green Hulk we all know and love!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHWoLYV3l6xMzjWH9zRRvPdwxH9Dd1UNAWvRxGcs81bPIl37-AYRB_hM28En00v2LX9QYqK6HMLSKrDpSTrwN3vI2dijibOz2kV8h2IMvNhdxmhf04YBwSDfkVrZR3VCkr6G1rw/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_Hulk3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHWoLYV3l6xMzjWH9zRRvPdwxH9Dd1UNAWvRxGcs81bPIl37-AYRB_hM28En00v2LX9QYqK6HMLSKrDpSTrwN3vI2dijibOz2kV8h2IMvNhdxmhf04YBwSDfkVrZR3VCkr6G1rw/s400/MM3_Sowd_Hulk3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248568027454943682" border="0" /></a>And the lesser known Mr. Fixit Hulk from his time as a mob enforcer in Las Vegas! Seriously, I'm not joking! From Peter David's run, look it up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFGOfCKzWHDSiWC_TfcSGbhoTSBxExIEq2ivOGH5S37exm4o0yBz63ILCgkH_5zLOX3I1mL8VR5_nxV5AITPovyVoo2ryRsagqybyga37eas1YqdRHpLlzvtcEJRgsMWFiRm8PA/s1600-h/MM3_Sowd_Hulk4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFGOfCKzWHDSiWC_TfcSGbhoTSBxExIEq2ivOGH5S37exm4o0yBz63ILCgkH_5zLOX3I1mL8VR5_nxV5AITPovyVoo2ryRsagqybyga37eas1YqdRHpLlzvtcEJRgsMWFiRm8PA/s400/MM3_Sowd_Hulk4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248568034093406818" border="0" /></a>The new red Hulk from the recent Hulk #1 by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness. Who is he? What does he want? Why is he red? What about the rest of the Hulk Rainbow Army? Oops, I've said too much... spoiler alert!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQd5xY0yNYYiTgpCH6hYUUdm6HKuSH23z-ZT3lctxN-6Va68VWnBKOU8-4Z6vQ-SlsvUgC5L-mQ-rFdc802iH8f854mseyT8V3BtHC9wTZCmdwQxgMAdOHIX5Za1RXXPLDvJBQw/s1600-h/AP_WWHulk_Sowd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQd5xY0yNYYiTgpCH6hYUUdm6HKuSH23z-ZT3lctxN-6Va68VWnBKOU8-4Z6vQ-SlsvUgC5L-mQ-rFdc802iH8f854mseyT8V3BtHC9wTZCmdwQxgMAdOHIX5Za1RXXPLDvJBQw/s400/AP_WWHulk_Sowd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248568042206103938" border="0" /></a>And we can't forget World War Hulk, the baddest Hulk of them all! He's like Hulk crossed with Conan if he was raised by Spartans and trained to fight by Russell Crowe. The Russell Crowe from Gladiator, not the Russell Crowe from A Beautiful Mind. Forget "Hulk Smash!" Now it's "Hulk crush enemies, see them driven before Hulk, and hear the lamentations of Hulk's women. Also, Hulk might like to be governor one day..."Aaron Sowdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398305479649660767noreply@blogger.com3