Hey, Internets! Here's some concept art from a cancelled video game project I worked on a while ago.

Miss Atomic Bomb

I did this poster some time ago for a new musical comedy from Adam Long (The Reduced Shakespeare Company). Great to see it's now in use!

Here's the official blurb from missatomicbomb.com:

Set in Las Vegas in 1952, and based on true events, Miss Atomic Bomb is the story of a Utah farm girl who turns her life around by travelling to Vegas and entering the Miss Atomic Bomb beauty contest. It was a time of optimism and euphoria, and every mushroom cloud that rose over the Nevada desert was reassurance that atomic power was the key to “a big bright beautiful tomorrow.”

A friend who attended a read-through described it as 'superb', which makes me even happier to be involved!

The Vanishing Island

Hey, Internets! Book 2 of The Deep, The Vanishing Island, will be launched tomorrow at All Star Comics, Melbourne. Here are the details:

https://www.facebook.com/events/485032798222517/?ref=22

Also featured at the launch will be a public preview of the upcoming TV series! This is the first screening (outside of trade shows) of the 2 minute teaser, featuring the Nektons in all their animated glory.

 

BOOM

Hey Internets! Big news - The Deep has been optioned for a CG series!

http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/technicolor-options-the-deep-for-cg-series/

From the Animation Magazine article:

“The Deep is one of those unique properties that truly appeals to all ages and genders by delivering compelling entertainment in the form of enthralling adventure, heart-pounding danger, laugh out loud humor and incredible discoveries all wrapped in unbreakable familial relationships,” said Steven Wendland, Vice President, Technicolor Digital Productions. “It’s the family we all dreamed of being a part of when we were kids and are anxious and excited to share with our own children now.”

Congratulations, Tom! This will be a blast!

Hey kids, what time is it?

Here's the hero for the Sebastian Hawks Pozible campaign - 6 days to go and they've almost hit their target!

Sebastian Hawks - Creature Hunter (Graphic Novel)

SEBASTIAN HAWKS Creature Hunter is an action /adventure series based around a turn-of-the-century professional adventurer and creature hunter, from the creative team of Tristan Jones, Greg Mclean and Chris Dibari, produced by Gestalt Comics. Head on over to Pozible and give them some love!

Whoa - I still have a blog here? I guess I should post something!

Guess what? The Deep: The Vanishing Island has been printed and shipped and is now available from Gestalt and Madman!

Cheers, Internets! I hope you all had a happy and safe Christmas.

Yellow Jacket

April O'Neil for the new group art blog - We Draw Good!

Justice League Beyond #10, revealing the Origin of Aquagirl, is now available - story by Derek Fridolfs & Dustin Nguyen, cover by Dustin, art by me!

http://www.readdcentertainment.com/Justice-League-Beyond-10/digital-comic/DIG001759

Also, Aquagirl is now a Disney Princess.

With barely enough time to get his Aurealis award to the pool room, Tom Taylor has won another one - the 2012 Stan Lee Excelsior Award! Congratulations to Tom and Chris Scalf for their work on Star Wars: Blood Ties.

Keep coming up with awards, world - Tom is running out of stuff to win.

Supes

Hey, Internets! Here's a quick sketch of Superman done at work, purtied up in Photoshop.

The Canterville Ghost

So...Stephen Fry made an announcement on Twitter this week:
 

Many congratulations to Robert Chandler, who's producing this fine film!
  
The Canterville Ghost, starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, is currently in pre-production and due for release at Christmas 2014. Executive Producers are Jerry Hibbert, Bob Benton and Stephen Fry; produced by Robert "The Silver Fox" Chandler and Gina Carter, directed by Kim Burdon.

Here's a pre-production concept I did for the Garden Of Death:

Full Of WIN

The Deep: Here Be Dragons just won the 2011 Aurealis Award for Best Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel! Here's beard aficionado/professional hat enthusiast Tom Taylor with the award:

Congratulations to Tom,Wolfgang Bylsma and the Gestalt team!

And now, on to book 2: The Vanishing Island - in which Kaiko will stand for NONE OF THIS NONSENSE, DAMMIT.

Another Skype scribble...

Notes from Friday's Skype conference. (It was a good one!)

I had a 2am conference call last week - took some notes on the back of an envelope.


Man, I suck at note taking.

What about croutons, David?

Watching Space Ghost while I redraw a panel from The Deep for the eleventy-fifth time. Also, I may be going insane.

Shark Dreaming

Happy New Year, Internets! Here's some light bedtime reading - written by Robert Chandler for his son when he was five and had a thing for sharks, illustrated by me. It's designed to be read aloud while the child's trying to get off to sleep, grabbing his toes / limbs under the covers at appropriate moments.

Enjoy!

Somewhere, It's Still Christmas

Merry Christmas, y'all, and a blessed New Year!

"The Deep" Press Roundup

I've been super-slack in reporting all the press that Tom "Human Headline" Taylor has been doing for The Deep - here's a selection:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=32756&page=article

http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/06/23/exploring-the-deep-with-writer-tom-taylor/

http://www.comicbooked.com/take-a-journey-to-the-deep/

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/p/detail/tom-taylor-dives-deep

http://www.racebending.com/v4/featured/interview-with-tom-taylor-graphic-novelist-the-deep/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eIiAL-PBJY&feature=share

http://vimeo.com/32094111

Failbag

Some recent selections from the Bag O' Fail:

Supanova Launch

Hey again, Internets! This Saturday I'll be at Supanova for the Brisbane launch of The Deep: Here Be Dragons!

Clickety click for details:

Gestalt Book Launch

Hey, Internets! It's been a while.

This Saturday, October 29, I'll be at All Star Comics in Melbourne for the Gestalt Book Launch! Titles featured at the launch will be The Deep, The Eldritch Kid, Torn and Digested.

Check out All Star's blog for all the details:

...and now this, from Tom Taylor at facebook.com/explorethedeep:

"Wear a wetsuit - get a free book! Spread the word; the first person to wear a wetsuit to the Gestalt All Star Book Launch Extravaganza! tomorrow will get a free signed copy of The Deep: Here Be Dragons!"

Cass Cain

Yep.

July?

...where did that month go?

Here's Mockingbird to send off the month.

The Deep Cover Art

Here's the cover for The Deep: Here Be Dragons.


More of The Deep from around the Internets:

- Website

- Facebook

- Amazon

Leonardo Leads

I always wondered how the Turtles could fight properly with all that mouth-breathing...so here's Leonardo, with nostrils.

Super Doops

Just bench pressing a car, no biggie.

Poison Ivy

Holy petal projectiles, Batman!!

Tom Taylor talks to The Sci-Fi Block and gives a preview of his new comic title that I’ve been working on:

Linky Link

Maybe when it’s all done I’ll be able to post more often! Maybe.

Hedge Trimming?

More Life Drawing

A couple more quick sketches from life drawing.

Supergal

Thought I'd have another go at Kara after seeing Phil Noto's fantastic take.

Default Turtle

Raphael. Always.

Quick Sketches

Some 2 minute poses (I think?) from life drawing.

Le Suave

Sketch for a character design that was rejected (still fond of this one though).

Work Scribble

Wonder Womaaaaan!!!

...this one turned out pretty well.

Redhead + Goggles

Did this at short notice for the father-in-law's birthday party invitations.

And This Too

Random sketch done at work, tarted up in Photoshop.

Another Head

Yup.

Merry Christmas!

I hope it's a safe and happy one for you all.