28 DAYS LATER #7 FINISHED +HAPPY NEW YEAR









Here's a sneak peek of 28 Days Later #7. Pretty much the only panel i could use that didn't suggest anything about the story!

Hope all had a Merry Christmas. With the end of the year fast approaching i thought i might take stock of my productivity for this year. At best count, in 2009 i pencilled and inked 213 sequential comic pages, 4 covers and produced over 40 original sketches for the Eclectic Micks blog. That's not too bad, but it's really bothering me that in the first half of the year i wasn't nearly as productive as i was in the latter part. I would like to think that i spent the early months of the year raising my skill-set and was then able to be more productive while working on that higher level. Whether that's true or not, who knows, but it'd be nice if it were. In any case; must be more productive in 2010. Should be a good year; Sweeney Todd should be out, the first hardback of 28 Days Later should be too, hell, maybe there'll even be another Micks collection. The most important thing is.... 2010 is a cool set of numbers and makes it sound like we're living in the future. Which i guess we are. I have an iPhone to prove it.

Happy New Year folks.

Dec.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!




















Yes, he may be infected with the Rage virus, but good old Santa wishes still wishes you all a Merry X-mas.....

....IN BLOOOOOOOOD!

Dec.

COMIC RELATED INTERVIEW (ISSUE 4)





















My monthly '28 Words Later' interviews with David O' Leary from Comic Related continue, this month talking about 28 Days Later #4 . Check it out here.

Dec.

ASYLUM












Another panel from Sweeney Todd, which i'm slowly chipping away at.

Dec.

GHOST RIDER




















The last of the Birmingham sketches from a couple of months back. Even I have to admit i did some good ones that weekend. Some bad ones too, mind. Really like how this one came out. Wish i'd kept it.

Dec.

28 DAYS LATER #4 OUT THIS WEEK




















As per usual, out on Wednesday in the US, Thursday in the EU. This is the last part of the opening story arc 'London Calling'. You can see more preview page here on Comic Book Resources. I take a break for the next issue (which is a cracking one-shot story) and return for the next arc, starting with #6 (which i've just finished).

Hope ye like it.

Dec.

JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED




















Hello all. The good lads at the Comic Cast are organizing an exhibition for next week with a host of Irish artists, including myself. All pieces will auctioned off on Ebay, with ALL proceeds going towards Crumlin & Temple St Children's hospital.

The exhibition, 'Just What I Always Wanted' will be on display in Twisted Pepper from Dec 1st-Dec12th. More about the event here.

Plus, kudos to Phil Barrett for a lovely looking poster.

Dec.

PUNISHER SKETCH





















Another Monday, another week. Here's a Punisher sketch i did during BICS a month or so back.

Dec.

PHILLIPS' #6 COVER PROCESS




















Sean Phillips just put up a post on his blog showing the process of a 28 Days Later cover. See it here.

Dec.

MORE SWEENEY TODD










Yikes! I've really been slacking at the blogging of late. Sorry. My bad. Been busy, etc.

Here's a panel from the newest set of Sweeney Todd pages.

Dec.

(PLANNED) DUBLIN COMIC CON POSTER




















Howdy. Just put up the original layout for this piece on the Micks blog, but sure i might as well put the finished version up here while i'm at it. I made the main character a bit bigger than planned in the layout; a suggestion of Thompson's if i recall correctly. The two characters are from a planned graphic novel by a mate o' mine, so it's ultimately a bit of a fan pic, really. The Dublin Con was supposed to be on this month but was rescheduled. Instead, us Micks are doing this.

Dec.

INFECTED SKETCH




















A sketch i did during my few days off in London.

Dec.

COMIC RELATED INTERVIEW (ISSUE 3)





















My monthly '28 Words Later' interviews with David O' Leary from Comic Related continue, this month talking about 28 Days Later #3 . Check it out here. (Here's the page you wanted to see Jamie).

Off to London for a few days. Catch youze alls laters.

Dec.

SWEENEY TODD PANELS
















Some of you may remember I've been working on a Sweeney Todd graphic novel adaptation for quite a while. Well, I've made some headway on the book in the last couple of weeks. About bloody time. Here's some panels from a recent page.

Dec.

28 Days Later #2 Page 12





















Here's a page (pencils and inks) from #2 of 28 Days Later. I'll show some stuff from #3 soon, but i just wanted to show one more page from the previous issue first.

I remember finding the layouts for this page pretty tricky but was pretty pleased with the end result.

I heard #3 has sold out already. What a crazy, crazy world we all live in.

Dec.

28 DAYS LATER #3 OUT TODAY

In the states that is. Tomorrow in the UK/ Ireland.




















Above covers by Tim Bradstreet and Sean Phillips.

Dec.

28 DAYS LATER #3 PREVIEW ONLINE

Greetings to all. The first few pages of #3 of 28 Days Later went online this weekend on CBR. First 3 pages below, but see more and the spiffy covers here







































Dec.

BICS IRON FISTS

Strangely enough, the most requested sketch of my weekend at BICS was not Infected/ zombie-like characters, but was in fact Iron Fist. I had a folder of Eclectic Micks sketches, one of which being this Iron Fist that everyone likes, so i reckon that's why i got so many requests for auld Danny Rand.

This is probably my favourite one.





















I made a stupid, stupid mistake with this one and drew him with two flowing hands instead of one.
He's not Iron Fists Dec ....you idiot!
















A very noir-y sketch.




















And finally a really loose and rough sketch.
This was the very last one of the weekend, so was a little more rushed, and i was at my most tired.
Sue me.





















Dec.

BICS SKETCHES PART 2

Here's more sketches from BICS.

Poison Ivy.
















An Infected. The only one i drew all weekend, which was surprising.




















And an old reliable; Batman.





















Dec.

BICS 2009

Back today from the British International Comics Show (BICS) and have to say, i had a brilliant time. So very, very tired now though. Sold a good few Eclectic Micks sketchbooks and did a lot of sketches. I charged for the first time ever, but i'm kinda glad i did, as i put a lot of work into the sketches and was so tired by the end of the day. Having a bit money in my pocket by the end eased the pain.















So, i would just like to say thanks to all who stopped by the Eclectic Micks table, got a sketch, bought a book, and to everyone who came up to me and said nice things about my work on 28 Days Later. It was very surprising and even more so appreciated.

Above is a photo from the launch party (borrowed from Martin Tierney's Facebook album) with the following Vogue-ing it all up; IDW's ANGEL; After The Fall artist Stephen Mooney, his lovely wife Jacintha, Image Comics' CHOKER writer Ben McCool, myself, DC editor Michael Wright and artist of Boom's FARSCAPE ongoing series Will Sliney

I took photos of nearly all the sketches i did. I'll post some in the next few days. First; here's some bunny-themed ones. Strange i ended up doing 3 bunny-type drawings. First, a sketch of Paul Grist's Mr. Floppsie Woppsie.





















Next; Usagi Yojimbo





















And finally; Zatanna