one more to go, then backgrounds....
;)
m
Friday, October 30, 2009
another floridian bird
background character (as in: "there is no such thing as a...")
EWA: 'egret with attitude'
enjoy
m
EWA: 'egret with attitude'
enjoy
m
Monday, October 19, 2009
are we there yet?
MADE IT!
geez, that was quite the trip - six days on the road, a different hotelroom every night - not my thing at all, it turns out - but on the other hand, i got to see a LOT of the good old US of A for a change, instead of just staring at the monitor in front of me day in, day out...
i did draw a little while in the hotels, and got the computer up and running yesterday, so i finished the inks of this panel, finally - more to come, of course, but not quite sure when - this coming week is gonna be another crazy one...
m
geez, that was quite the trip - six days on the road, a different hotelroom every night - not my thing at all, it turns out - but on the other hand, i got to see a LOT of the good old US of A for a change, instead of just staring at the monitor in front of me day in, day out...
i did draw a little while in the hotels, and got the computer up and running yesterday, so i finished the inks of this panel, finally - more to come, of course, but not quite sure when - this coming week is gonna be another crazy one...
m
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Hi.
Hello, friends/fans/fellows! My name is Marcellis, and I'm an animator at Sucker Punch these past two years.
Right now I'm working on my second story for Atomic Lead (my first being "Apocalypse" for AL3), and it's a HUGE departure from my previous style. That is, Apoc was all narration, with art inspired much after the concept art for The Incredibles, and for the tentatively-titled "Knight," I'm going for a character-driven dialogue, with art inspired by Bill Watterson's and Doug Tennapel's works, which means I might even draw and ink the panels on bristol this time! Wow, right? I know!
Anyway, here's a rough sketch of one of my characters, who has yet to be named...pretty happy with this design. The color was just for fun, since the books are always in black and white.
I just realized there's a hidden Star Trek logo in my drawing.
If you can find it, you win!
Right now I'm working on my second story for Atomic Lead (my first being "Apocalypse" for AL3), and it's a HUGE departure from my previous style. That is, Apoc was all narration, with art inspired much after the concept art for The Incredibles, and for the tentatively-titled "Knight," I'm going for a character-driven dialogue, with art inspired by Bill Watterson's and Doug Tennapel's works, which means I might even draw and ink the panels on bristol this time! Wow, right? I know!
Anyway, here's a rough sketch of one of my characters, who has yet to be named...pretty happy with this design. The color was just for fun, since the books are always in black and white.
I just realized there's a hidden Star Trek logo in my drawing.
If you can find it, you win!
Monday, October 05, 2009
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
clone-ink...
HA HA!! (get it - 'clone-ink'??- sounds like .... 'cloning' when you say it out loud - that's why it's funny...)
anyhoo, here's the inks, but i'm of course not as fast as i had hoped with the other ones
*sigh*
i'll keep you updated
m
anyhoo, here's the inks, but i'm of course not as fast as i had hoped with the other ones
*sigh*
i'll keep you updated
m
Monday, September 28, 2009
attack of the clone...
hiyall,
here's another study of the 'faust clone' - see how much fun he can be? -
just to get acquainted with the character, to get a better feel for him...
i'll try to ink all of these tonight
onward and upward
m
here's another study of the 'faust clone' - see how much fun he can be? -
just to get acquainted with the character, to get a better feel for him...
i'll try to ink all of these tonight
onward and upward
m
aaand another one....
this time, i decided to put a 'new' actor on the stage - i need two 'bad guys' to headline this one, and i decided to not use the little 'professor'-guy again, but rather cast a more 'die-hard' omnicorp-employee, one of the countless 'faust-clones', to better tow the selfish, destructive company line alongside omnicorp's 'head of customer relations' shawanna - plus, he's very fun to draw, a little childish, very expressive
i also had to employ shawanna again as the main character, because she represents 'omnicorp' at its worst, in an attempt to turn the everglades into omnicorp airport - yes, you read that right - INTO AN AIRPORT - (that was an actual plan back in the 1960s to build an international airport in the middle of the Everglades) - so i needed two corporate meanies to survey the land and explain how corporate greed usually overrules environmental issues - i.e how the interests of the few outweigh those of the many, and how shortterm concerns win over longterm strategies -
anyhoo, a great pair visually, here's a sketch colored in quickly to see how it'll work -
imagine them canoeing down the kissimmee river...
more to come soon, so stay tuned
m
i also had to employ shawanna again as the main character, because she represents 'omnicorp' at its worst, in an attempt to turn the everglades into omnicorp airport - yes, you read that right - INTO AN AIRPORT - (that was an actual plan back in the 1960s to build an international airport in the middle of the Everglades) - so i needed two corporate meanies to survey the land and explain how corporate greed usually overrules environmental issues - i.e how the interests of the few outweigh those of the many, and how shortterm concerns win over longterm strategies -
anyhoo, a great pair visually, here's a sketch colored in quickly to see how it'll work -
imagine them canoeing down the kissimmee river...
more to come soon, so stay tuned
m
high as a kite
for this one, our heroes find themselves back here in florida, so this strip will be some sort of a swan-song, if you will...
the bird depicted here is NOT the bald eagle, but rather the snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus), found only in florida, and federally listed as endangered.
the snail kite relies on the availability of apple snails (Pomacea paludosa) which they pluck from under the water using only their talons. The U.S. population is non-migratory, though the birds will move in response to food availability. Thus Snail Kites are sensitive to droughts and/or other changes that impact the hydrology of their foraging habitat.
We recently saw some specimen on an airboat trip going down the kissimmee river, the northern entry into the everglades - so i decided to let that be the location of the hope strip right then and there
and no, this isn't 'the monster' of the story - somebody else will be playing that part....
;)
keep on checking in
m
the bird depicted here is NOT the bald eagle, but rather the snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus), found only in florida, and federally listed as endangered.
the snail kite relies on the availability of apple snails (Pomacea paludosa) which they pluck from under the water using only their talons. The U.S. population is non-migratory, though the birds will move in response to food availability. Thus Snail Kites are sensitive to droughts and/or other changes that impact the hydrology of their foraging habitat.
We recently saw some specimen on an airboat trip going down the kissimmee river, the northern entry into the everglades - so i decided to let that be the location of the hope strip right then and there
and no, this isn't 'the monster' of the story - somebody else will be playing that part....
;)
keep on checking in
m
hiyall!!
hello fellow suckerpunchers/comic book artists!!
greetings from beautiful, hot and muggy florida -
i hope everything is great up in the northwest...
i feel very honored that edward invited me to participate in this great adventure, and i promise to do my very best - my output may be a little spotty, just because the double whammy of the upcoming move PLUS the new job MAY be a bit overwhelming - so please bear with me...
nevertheless, since i will be working within the 'hope'-universe (a character/storyline i have created a couple of years ago and have been exploring/expanding ever since), i was able to adapt an online comic strip from a few weeks ago into a first page
this should fit within the theme of the book -
i think that genetically manipulated bees DO count as monsters, no?
the strip concerns itself with some hot topics: not only DON'T we really know how gene-manipulated organisms will affect our environment, the ecological equilibrium, in the future, we're also allowing big companies to basically own certain varieties or types, or breeds of fauna and flora that heretofore couldn't belong to anyone, like flowers, corn, wheat, pigs, chicken etc.
yes, brave new world, indeed - no wonder that our protagonist, poor little hope, is somewhat overwhelmed by the self-confidence and intellectual brilliance on display by the representative of multinational food-supplier 'omnicrops', who reassures her that everything is under control...
but going by her intuition, she just KNOWS that, when someone tells you THAT,
you gotta be doubly careful and get the hell outta dodge...
anyhoo, enjoy
m
greetings from beautiful, hot and muggy florida -
i hope everything is great up in the northwest...
i feel very honored that edward invited me to participate in this great adventure, and i promise to do my very best - my output may be a little spotty, just because the double whammy of the upcoming move PLUS the new job MAY be a bit overwhelming - so please bear with me...
nevertheless, since i will be working within the 'hope'-universe (a character/storyline i have created a couple of years ago and have been exploring/expanding ever since), i was able to adapt an online comic strip from a few weeks ago into a first page
this should fit within the theme of the book -
i think that genetically manipulated bees DO count as monsters, no?
the strip concerns itself with some hot topics: not only DON'T we really know how gene-manipulated organisms will affect our environment, the ecological equilibrium, in the future, we're also allowing big companies to basically own certain varieties or types, or breeds of fauna and flora that heretofore couldn't belong to anyone, like flowers, corn, wheat, pigs, chicken etc.
yes, brave new world, indeed - no wonder that our protagonist, poor little hope, is somewhat overwhelmed by the self-confidence and intellectual brilliance on display by the representative of multinational food-supplier 'omnicrops', who reassures her that everything is under control...
but going by her intuition, she just KNOWS that, when someone tells you THAT,
you gotta be doubly careful and get the hell outta dodge...
anyhoo, enjoy
m
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Emerald City ComiCon 2009
Atomic Lead 3 will be available at the Emerald City ComiCon, April 4th & 5th, in Seattle. Come by table A-15 in the artist alley!
Click HERE for more details.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Atomic Lead Day...May 10th!
Our biggest single day event EVER! Atomic Lead #3 will be available ... in not one but TWO places on May 10th.First, you can find it at Emerald City ComiCon from 10 AM to 6 PM. The book will be available in Artist Alley F-12.
Second, the gallery party will be at All City Coffee from 6 PM to 9 PM. With live music by Andrew Woods. Check out the original pages plus meet the artists. Georgetown is also having their "Art Attack" night so there are plenty to see in the neighborhood.
Help us spread the word! Feel free to right click on the flier, save it, and pass it on to all your friends!! Hope to see you at one (or both) event!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Atomic Lead #3 preview!
Theme: Apple....Full size perfect bound, color cover with b&w interior, 74 pages by 11 artists.
Art by: Jamie Burton, Memo Diaz, Mike Haney, Chad Jones, Tom Mabe, Edward Pun, Joanna Wang, Marcellis Wentz, Sofie Widyanto, Scott Wiener, and Andrew Woods
Art by: Jamie Burton, Memo Diaz, Mike Haney, Chad Jones, Tom Mabe, Edward Pun, Joanna Wang, Marcellis Wentz, Sofie Widyanto, Scott Wiener, and Andrew Woods
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