PIGS #1 VARIANT COVER


Hey there. PIGS #1 written by old friend Ben McCool and complete stranger Nate Cosby is out this week. The art is by Breno Tamura with colour by Chris Sotomayor. I've read the first issue and it's really, really good.

Myself and Jordie collaborated on this exclusive variant cover for it's first issue. We're really happy with it. Great job on the cover dress to by the way, whoever did it.

Dec.

NORTHLANDERS


It's true!

Dec.

THUNDERBOLTS #166!


Solicitations for November were released this weeks, showing that I'm drawing Thunderbolts #166. It's actually a 2 part story, taking up #167 too. Here's the info...

Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
Issue #166 Marvel Comics Anniversary Variant by PAUL RENAUD

Issue #166 - ARE THE THUNDERBOLTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GRISLIEST MURDERS
IN HISTORY? Great Britain, 1888: London is gripped in fear, afraid to go
out at night as Jack the Ripper's body count goes higher. But one
witness claims she saw an enormous man by a murder scene a man named
HYDE! The Bolts' chase through time continues as Declan Shalvey returns!

Been a great/busy week; that X-Force piece that was being auctioned for charity ended up raising a lot of money and I did a variant cover for the new Planet of the Apes series (by Gabriel Hardman (Hulk) that's being coloured by Jordie).

Also, I've agreed to do draw some issues for one of my favourite books. Can't wait til I can say what it is. Really excited about it.

Dec.

THUNDERBOLTS #163.1 PREVIEW




Up on the Marvel website, there's an interview with Jeff Parker about the new direction T-Bolts is taking post-Fear Itself. Check it out here! It included the above preview pages from the Point One issue. As you can see, I got to draw the Masters Of Evil and the original T-Bolts! Got to draw a lot more cool things too. Can't wait for it to come out.

Dec.

SIGNING AT ASYLUM BOOKS AND GAMES THIS SATURDAY


Hey there; I'll be doing a signing in ASYLUM BOOKS and GAMES this Saturday. It'll be great to go back to the store; I had a studio space below it for a year and a bit; while drawing Freak Show, and Frankenstein. Good times.

Anyway, hope folk can make it along. I'll be sketching and signing all day.

Dec.

X-FORCE PIECE AUCTIONED FOR CHARITY




Gah! Thought I had already blogged about this. There is ONE (and a bit) day left to bid for the above UNCANNY X-FORCE piece. Please do so; 100% of the proceeds goes to benefit a widowed mother in need.

GO BID FOR IT HERE

Dec.

LEAGUE OF VOLUNTEERS #1 VARIANT COVER --COLOURS


Jordie did a fantastic job colouring the League cover . I think it looks great.

Dec.

LEAGUE OF VOLUNTEERS #1 VARIANT COVER


Here's a cover I just finished for Rob Curley and Barry Keegan's League Of Volunteers. Issue 2 just came out but the book has been selling so well, they have to do another printing of the first issue. It's a lovely looking book, and it's great to see Rob expand the line of his Atomic Diner publishing line with this series, his Rósín Dubh series, and the upcoming Jennifer Wilde.

I think the last work I did for Rob was the cover to one of my Freak Show volumes. I'd like to think I've come on a bit since then.

Dec.

THUNDERBOLTS #160 OUT TODAY!


Yep, issue 160 of T-Bolts is out today and is definitely by best issue to date. It's essentially the T-Bolts versus the Juggernaut, with some very destructive (and interesting) results.

This was so much fun to draw. Big, epic action and at one point, a sequence which was genuinely the most imaginative and challenging sequence I've ever had to draw. Really hope ye all pick it up.

Written by Jeff Parker, art my myself, and colours by Frank Martin. You can see a colour preview of the issue here.

Dec.

THUNDERBOLTS #159 OUT TODAY


I double-sized Thunderbolts extravaganza! Today, Thunderbolts #159 is out, with a main story by Jeff parker and myself and more stories by Jen Van Meter/ Eric Canete, Joe Caramanga/ Valentine De Landro and Frank Tieri/ Matthew Southworth. You can see a preview here. Make sure you pick it up!

Dec.

T-BOLTS POINT ONE!

Hey folks, solicits for September came out and with it news that I'm drawing the 'Point One' issue of Thunderbolts; being #163.1. I just read the script and it's bloody great. Can't wait to start drawing it.

Also, it has a fantastic cover by Roberto DeLaTorre!



THUNDERBOLTS #163.1
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
JUSTICE – LIKE LIGHTNING! As Songbird readies the hunt for the escaped Thunderbolts, she must present their history to the mysterious forces that guide the raft – but those forces have more devious plans for these former Masters of Evil!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Dec.

SPIRIT OF HOPE


A couple of months ago I posted this page I drew from a 3-page story written by Rob Williams, coloured by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Brandon DeStefano. It is part of a charity project; an anthology called SPIRIT OF HOPE, a book featuring work by almost 100 comic creators in aid of survivors of the Tsunami and earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand which happened earlier this year, published by Comic Book Alliance.

The anthology features 50 pieces of donated art from 92 top international creators in the comic book industry.

Edited by Alan Cowsill and Tim Pilcher, Spirit of Hope is being offered in two alternate covers - one by Jimmy Broxton (above), the other by Mike Allred (left). Creators involved include Natalie Abadzis, Nick Abadzis, Adrian Bamforth, Jasper Bark, Donna Barr, Jordie Bellaire, Paul H Birch, Bolt-01, Dan Boultwood, Mark Buckingham, Jim Campbell, Richmond Clements, Jason Cobley, Simon Coleby, Mike Collins, Martin Conaghan, Gary Crutchley, Glenn Dakin, Al Davison, Brandon DeStefano, Benjamin Dickson, Martin Eden, Mats Engesten, Gary Erskine, Al Ewing, Glenn B Flemming, Emma Flint, Henry Flint, Leigh Gallagher, Matt Gibbs, Gary Gilbert, Alan Grant, Jon Haward, Peter Hogan, Kev Hopgood, Graeme Howard, Inko, Rich Johnston, Ant Jones, GM Jordan, Jessica Kemp, David Leach, Tony Lee, Nigel Lowrey, Ciaran Lucas, Paul McLaren, Gary Spencer Millidge, Michiru Morikawa, Alex Moore, Leonie O’Moore, Michiru Morkawa, Eva Perkins, Grant Perkins, Martyn Pick, Maria Pickering, David Pugh, James Reekie, Regan, Neil Roberts, Darick Roberston, John Robbins, John Ross, Declan Shalvey, Liam Sharp, Akiko Shimojima, Si Spencer, Vicky Stonebridge, Lew Stringer, Steve Tanner, Archie Templar, S Thompson, Geoffrey D. Wessel, Chris Western, Andrew Wildman, WJC, Ant Williams, Rob Williams, Sean Michael Wilson and Yel Zamor.

The collection comes in two editions – one with a beautiful Jimmy Broxton cover (pictured) and a second with a cool Michael Allred cover. All profit from the title will go to help disaster victims via Second Harvest and the New Zealand Red Cross.

Copies of the book can be ordered and are £14.99 + £3.00 p&p. Anyone ordering should state their preference of cover, both can be seen on the Comic Book Alliance website where you can also place your order online.

This is a great book for a great cause. Give it your support if you can.

Dec.

HEROES CONVENTION 2011


I'll be at this year's HEROES convention in Charolette. I had a wonderful time at last year and I'm delighted to get to go again. This year, I will have a proper table with colourist extraordinaire Jordie Bellaire. I'll be at table AA-117.

I'll be selling copies of my Art Deco sketchbook for $20
I will be doing 9x12'' commissions for $50
Original artwork will be available for sale.
Also, I will have 20 limited edition prints (see below), exclusive to Heroes, coloured by Jordie. It came out great!


Finally, if you're at the show, feel free to check out the Comic Twart panel at 1:00PM on Friday

More here..

FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd, 1:00 PM

Comic Twart
Room 206
Every monday one of the members of Comictwart picks a subject for the group to draw over the course of the week. In the last year and and a half, using that very simple formula, Comictwart.com has become one of comics’ most popular art blogs. Join “twartists” Dan Panosian, Francesco Francavilla, Ron Salas, Tom Fowler, Declan Shalvey, and Dave Johnson, with moderator Chris Sims of Comics Alliance, for an entertaining Q&A while the group sketches a subject taken from you the audience! All sketches to be donated to the HeroesCon Annual Art Auction!

Hope to see some o' ye at Heroes. It's a bloody great show. Can't wait for it :)

Dec.

THE FAUN [PAN'S LABYRINTH]
Just a quick sketch I did today.

Dec.

T-BOLTS #157 OUT TODAY!
MORE T-BOLTS TO COME!
WIZARD WORLD NY!


Yep, THUNDERBOLTS #157 is out today, so be sure to pick it up.

In other news, the August solicitations went up and with 'em, news that I'm drawing not only #160, but also #161 and #162. It's a 3-part Fear Itself tie-in. I've just finished #160 and it's crazy. Can't wait for it to come out.

Be sure to order them all at your local comic shop.

THUNDERBOLTS #161 & #162
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY
Covers by J.S. ROSSBACH
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
Juggernaut has brought destruction to the American Midwest. His team- the alpha squad of the Thunderbolts – have caught the full fury of Cain Marko joined to the ancient force of The Serpent. It all comes down to this! A stand has to be taken and the worst threats of a lost age will face the worst threats of today- the combined squads of the THUNDERBOLTS! It's a major battle with major upheaval as members are transformed completely and others will reveal secret agendas-- and betray their team.
This explosive finale will change the Thunderbolts in profound ways, and turn old friends into bitter enemies. Don't miss it!
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)

Also, I'll be at Wizard World New York this weekend. Come by table 248 and say hi. I'll be doing sketches at the show, but don't have time to take pre-orders this time; so first come, first serve.

Dec.

Dec.

THUNDERBOLTS #157 PREVIEW



A preview for #157 of Tbolts went online last week; it's out this Wedneday. It's actually a shared issue between myself and Kev Walker, so should be interesting to read as one story. Features the proper debut of the Underbolts! Be sure to check it out! Coloured preview of the issue here.

Dec.

FEAR ITSELF; THE WORTHY

Hello there. A four-page Juggernaut story I drew went online this week. Written by Jeff Parker and coloured by Matt Wilson, the 4 pages are part of the online 'The Worthy' series are doing over the next few weeks. It's available for free on the Marvel Comics app, so check it out!

I got a chance to draw some X-Men in this story which was great. Love drawing from Jeff's scripts and was delighted to work with Matt Wilson again, who coloured the Crossbones one-shot I recently worked on.

Inks for the first page below, and Matt's colour below that.


I believe the story will be printed with all the other stories in a collection during the summer.

Dec.

ART DECO, BOSTON COMIC CON, PRE-ORDERS...


Hello all. I've finally made a solo sketchbook. It's called ART DECO. It's 80 pages of material, made up of Eclectic Micks sketches, Comic Twart sketches, layouts, etc. There's actually a good chunk of previously unseen work in there too. I'll be launching it at the Boston Comic Con this weekend. Check out their guest list; it's pretty sweet!

If anyone is interested in pre-orders for sketches at the show; just e-mail me (address is in sidebar on right) and i'll add you to the list. It's $50 dollars for a fully inked A4 sized piece. Thanks.

Dec.

ALBANY COMIC CON

I went to the Albany Comic Con show yesterday and had a great day. Drew a few sketches for those who wanted them, most of which are below....






Dec.

THUNDERBOLTS #159 PREVIEW

Jeff Parker was interviewed on CBR yesterday, talking about THUNDERBOLTS and the upcoming Fear Itself crossover. You can read it here. Also in the interview were preview pages I drew from THUNDERBOLTS #159, so I thought i'd show them off here...




You might make out some of the T-Bolts Beta team are in the last page, but I ain't sayin' nuthin'!

Dec.

I'VE BEEN SOLICITED (again)

Marvel solicitations were released today and I see I have two books out that month.The main thing is THUNDERBOLTS #160, which is part of the Fear Itself crossover.


THUNDERBOLTS #160
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
The Raft prison has been destroyed. Hundreds of the most powerful criminals in the world are on the loose. But their threat is nothing compared to that of the one man who was already unstoppable and now wields godlike power. XXXXX XXXXXX is tearing a path across the United States, obliterating everything before him-- and now the Thunderbolts are going to stand in his way. Can XXXXX XXXXXX's team stop him? Can anything...?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

With all those X's things are either super-secret or super-erotic.

Also out in July is a short story I did that's being published in FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #1.



FEAR ITSELF: THE WORTHY #1
Written by greg pak, Christos gage, jen van meter, Roberto aguirre-sacasa, tom defalco, jeff parker, frank tieri & tom peyer
Penciled by LEE WEEKS, ELIA BONETTI, CLAYTON HENRY, JAVIER PULIDO, MARIO ALBERTI, DECLAN SHALVEY, ERIC CANETE & SERGIO CARIELLO
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
THE SECRETS OF FEAR ITSELF’S HAMMER-WIELDERS REVEALED! As the Marvel Universe is torn apart by the powers of the gods and our own darkest fears, you can get up to speed on the origins of the Hammer Wielders who are shattering the Marvel Universe’s very core! Some of Marvel’s finest writers and artists team up to bring you the living history of THE WORTHY!
48 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

Also, the second Thunderbolts collection that I have work in...


THUNDERBOLTS: VIOLENT REJECTION TPB
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by KEV WALKER & DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by GREG LAND At the request of Steve Rogers, Luke Cage must lead his hardened team into battle to deal with a doomsday scenario unleashed in the pages of HULK! With the squad a man short, Cage recruits another prisoner to duty — and his pick will shock you! Will the Thunderbolts accept this new member, or will this heavy-duty wildcard tip the balance of power? Plus: An old friend breaks the Man-Thing out of the Raft to return to duty at the borders of our world. What danger awaits the Man-Thing, and what will the Thunderbolts say to losing their favorite plant? Then, the Raft is full of action as candidates vie for selection for the second squad of Thunderbolts! Out of the Marvel Universe’s vast pool of powerhouse criminals, who will
make the cut? Many are called, but few are chosen! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #152-157.
144 PGS./Rated T+ ...$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5221-7

So, make sure you order all those books from your local comic shop!

Dec.

CHARITY COMIC FOR JAPAN

I recently finished a 3 page short story as part of an anthology comic to raise money for Japan relief efforts. This is the second page of the story, with great colours by Jordie. I don't know when it will be published, but it's a project organised by Comic Book Alliance. It was written by Rob Williams and lettered by Brandon DeStefano. When I hear more details, i'll let ye know.

Dec.

RED HULK


Since a lot o' folk seemed to like the Red Hulk i did over on the Micks blog this week, i drew up another. Jordie worked the magic that is now becoming usual.

Dec.

I did an interview with Dave O'Leary at Comic Related about CROSSBONES AND CAPTAIN AMERICA and all the Marvel lark of late. Read it here.

Dec.

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND CROSSBONES [out this week]


A lettered preview for CAPTAIN AMERICA AND CROSSBONES is up on the various sites, including this one. It's out THIS WEDNESDAY. Show your love for the Irish this Paddy's day by picking it up! I'm really happy with it, it was a great script by William Harms and Matt Wilson did a fantastic job on colours.

Dec.

THUNDERBOLTS #154 OUT TODAY





Hey folks. Thunderbolts 154, my newest work for Marvel is on stands today. It's a great script by Jeff Parker, and it was a blast to draw. Felt like I was doing an old-style EC comic or something. Got to redesign an old Marvel character too; so that was a blast.

Preview pages can be seen here but i thought i'd put up some better-res versions of the pages, coloured by Frank Martin.


Also, recently did an interview about CAPTAIN AMERICA AND CROSSBONES, which is out in a few short weeks. Check it out here.

Dec.

BATMAN AND ROBIN



I don't update this blog with new artwork that much; it's generally coloured versions of Eclectic Micks pieces, or Comic Twart pieces, or preview pages shown online, so here is a piece to make up for it.

Dec.

PS. Coming soon; more coloured versions of Eclectic Micks pieces, Comic Twart pieces, and preview pages shown online

28 DAYS LATER Vol. 3: HOT ZONE



















My final issues of 28 Days Later are collected in HOT ZONE, the 3rd Volume of of the series, which is out this week. It's great to finally have all my issues collected in volumes. This volume should also have a lot of my covers collected in the back of the book. Go Buy!

Dec.

UNCANNY X-FORCE

























I did an Uncanny X-Force piece for the Eclectic Micks blog this week. Jordie coloured this one too. I really like it.

Dec.

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND CROSSBONES

The Crossbones one-shot i did has been previewed online again, with one new unseen page. Thought i'd post the colours (by the great Matt Wilson) at a decent resolution to show to ye all.

ULTIMATE SPIDEY (in colour)


























I drew Ultimate Spider-man as part of this weeks Eclectic Micks theme week. Jordie Bellaire then did a nice job colouring it.

Dec.

ORIGINAL ART FOR SALE
















I get asked about selling work now and then. Truth be told, i'm not very organised, AND i'm forgetful. Might as well throw in 'lazy' too while i'm at it, so i'm not that adept when it comes to arranging to sell and post work. I prefer to concentrate on the actual drawing part of the job.

Thankfully, I don't need to worry about that now, as I sell the bulk of my work though Cadence Comic Art now. Any work available to sell will be up on his site. There's various pieces i've done for the Eclectic Micks and Comic Twart blogs, and it's just been updated with pages from my run on 28 DAYS LATER, and my recent THUNDERBOLTS issues.

So if interested, pop on over to my page at Cadence Comic Art so see what's up for grabs. There's also work from great talent like Nathan Fox, Sean Murphy and Gabriel Hardman, so you're spoiled for choice.

Dec.