tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297212872024-03-13T11:52:51.942-04:00SprouseNetKeeping up with Chris and Xan and Plankton StudiosChris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-902152018125039502012-07-12T04:40:00.000-04:002012-07-12T04:40:07.322-04:00We've Moved!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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Emporium. All artwork is now being sold on the Wordpress site</span></b></span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-29021581690233409402012-05-30T15:57:00.002-04:002012-05-30T16:00:12.246-04:00<h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of Comixology, several books and series I've worked on are available digitally via this app, including </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Tom Strong</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Return of Bruce Wayne</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and even some older titles like </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Legends of the Dark Knight</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Click </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.comixology.com/search?search=chris+sprouse">HERE</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to see the full list on the Comixology website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I can finally announce some projects I've been working on over the last few months, in addition to my regular gig drawing the next Tom Strong series, </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. First up, coming this May is a short story I drew for the <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/article/2201/"><i>Rocketeer Adventures 2</i></a> series being published by IDW. My story was written by David Lapham and inked by the always-amazing Karl Story and is scheduled for issue #3 of the 4-issue series. I can finally talk about my second extra-curricular project because of an <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-04-13/Batman-Smallville-lead-DC-Comics-digital-slate/54250030/1">announcement</a> DC made today on USA Today.com as well as the usual comics news sites. You wouldn't know it from the USA Today article, but it's in the <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/04/13/dc-comics-announces-two-new-digital-first-comic-series-will-offer-new-digital">DC Comics website press release</a>: I'm working on a 30-page story written by David Tischman that will be serialized as the eighth storyline for the digital-first series, <i>Batman Digital</i>. You can get a sneak peek at some of the pencil art for both projects above and below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One other bit of news: it's probably obvious to Legion fans by now, but I will not be doing any more covers for <i>Legion of Super-Heroes</i>--issue #7 was my last (I showcased that cover in my last post). It seems there was a change in the editorial regime on the book and the new guys brought in some new artists. It's a shame, as I was hitting all the deadlines and <span id="goog_1949288313"></span><span id="goog_1949288314"></span>hoping to spend a good long time back in the world of the 30th Century. Oh, well...</span><br />
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<br />Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-58191557997079530282011-12-13T16:43:00.003-05:002011-12-13T16:57:02.241-05:00<span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span> #7 Cover</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE8brH7F4KQB66Wx_WJTpFI-enJAFIfDXbsAQeqnm4Ss_erEFhJwxTl_BxT-yHLDx2fZR9XLs-FZn67lBCxWuKo4Uwvoh4d-tqsY21S58oo9sgM2CadUxlmjLEocOcoHOPLQEkQ/s1600/LSH_Cv7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE8brH7F4KQB66Wx_WJTpFI-enJAFIfDXbsAQeqnm4Ss_erEFhJwxTl_BxT-yHLDx2fZR9XLs-FZn67lBCxWuKo4Uwvoh4d-tqsY21S58oo9sgM2CadUxlmjLEocOcoHOPLQEkQ/s320/LSH_Cv7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685734817585977874" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family:arial;">Above is the finished color art for <span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span> #7, available March 21 of next year. Inks by Karl Story, colors by Guy Major. My pencil art can be seen below.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf10Tt06EhnUE2yYEkJgW55tv1n2WVvYALP7WYlPSoYeB6EHD9vDgm190Sq3m1P9NxI08l3JkiRTMeJUvkV9Bm8SmmETKAxCExIL0tmlAi38jedqDaZhdeRUHyjXrhRhoDNcRSpA/s1600/LOSH007_cover_bw_300.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf10Tt06EhnUE2yYEkJgW55tv1n2WVvYALP7WYlPSoYeB6EHD9vDgm190Sq3m1P9NxI08l3JkiRTMeJUvkV9Bm8SmmETKAxCExIL0tmlAi38jedqDaZhdeRUHyjXrhRhoDNcRSpA/s320/LOSH007_cover_bw_300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685734822160195378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-73442394157999794922011-11-15T17:56:00.002-05:002011-11-15T18:24:09.291-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span> Work</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89EB5iu9ZPgW_rdkrN9yv3JzFZUn-vlP8dI10mOjjQEcjesuPz88kM7aP1ySFbccDykIB_r7-ts2q0P5ngN_bbwm1RPBAXKk_oinoLrm5mK_5rHK-duAMgkfCTJgrXla4GUMcTw/s1600/LOSH006_cover_bw_small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89EB5iu9ZPgW_rdkrN9yv3JzFZUn-vlP8dI10mOjjQEcjesuPz88kM7aP1ySFbccDykIB_r7-ts2q0P5ngN_bbwm1RPBAXKk_oinoLrm5mK_5rHK-duAMgkfCTJgrXla4GUMcTw/s320/LOSH006_cover_bw_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675360642198040706" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />A rumor started a day or so ago that myself and Karl Story would be taking over the interior artwork for DC Comics' <span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span>, but it's just a rumor based on an incorrect reading of solicitation info (at least that's my best guess). Karl and I are the regular cover artists on the book (except for issue #5, where Walter Simonson does everything) and nothing more. I love working on the Legion books and all the characters and it would certainly be nice to do some actual Legion stories again some day, but that day is not today. Sorry if the rumors confused anyone! Anyone interested in seeing me do Legion of super-Heroes work can look above and below to see the pencil artwork for two upcoming Legion-related projects. Above is my cover art for <span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span> #6 (due out February 15, 2012) and below are the pencils for a cover for the Star Trek/Legion crossover book IDW is publishing. You can see the finished color art for the <span style="font-style: italic;">Legion</span> #6 cover <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/preview2.php?image=solicits/dccomics/201202/dcu/LSH_Cv6.jpg">HERE</a>, by the way.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82RGdGTlXjCMVT24q3iAJoK6_YHnlLUp0X0QXfQY4fC_4mMSlv1aw860Yhjt60STtSVy5yZBNI4JGWSRN_PyJn89LxBpIzgs1hM00uVWh478l0jbv_-3aGnproIbCXbE8Zmo1cw/s1600/Star+Trek+LOSH+Cover+Pencils+small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82RGdGTlXjCMVT24q3iAJoK6_YHnlLUp0X0QXfQY4fC_4mMSlv1aw860Yhjt60STtSVy5yZBNI4JGWSRN_PyJn89LxBpIzgs1hM00uVWh478l0jbv_-3aGnproIbCXbE8Zmo1cw/s320/Star+Trek+LOSH+Cover+Pencils+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675360642236324850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-38626007351719505272011-10-29T16:42:00.003-04:002011-10-29T16:51:59.046-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">New Artwork Added to Art Sales Site<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWom5ZW4Pmllf1ADHYXhxHDCxtVald38lGWJ7pREBcNh2RsQnDqnqQnVNalPixNmHjqe3fcYqLO-mpY288YrC-CqRvbvyU9t94MBH5L2FU6nACp3ql2r3Oza6vsPY_rMg7hZGrA/s1600/TS+Planet+%25231+Cover+small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWom5ZW4Pmllf1ADHYXhxHDCxtVald38lGWJ7pREBcNh2RsQnDqnqQnVNalPixNmHjqe3fcYqLO-mpY288YrC-CqRvbvyU9t94MBH5L2FU6nACp3ql2r3Oza6vsPY_rMg7hZGrA/s320/TS+Planet+%25231+Cover+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669019450473518930" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family:arial;">I just loaded many, many new pages over at the art sales site, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://sprousenetartemporium.blogspot.com/">Sprousenet Art Emporium</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. One of the highlights is the unused pencil version of the cover for first issue of the upcoming series <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril.</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-31758886242437699872011-09-10T11:27:00.020-04:002012-04-13T19:50:27.779-04:00<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">The 2011 Birmingham Comic Con</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Peter Hogan alerted me to the fact that someone has posted some video footage of the 2011 Birmingham Comic Con on YouTube (see above), so this seemed like a good reason/time to finally get around to posting about our UK trip. I really enjoyed the little film because I never saw anything of the convention other than a row of people in front of my table and-very briefly- the panel room. Now I feel like I have a sense of what the show was like for everyone else! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Things got off to a shak</span><span style="font-family: arial;">y start when</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> the hurricane hitting the east coast of the U.S. c</span><span style="font-family: arial;">aused massive delays. All of our flights were either delayed or cancelled and we ended up spending about sixteen hours sitting in two different airports</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> over two days before we finally left the ground on Friday evening. I was supposed to attend a signing session for VIP ticket holders on Friday night in Birmingham, but we were somewhere over Northeastern Canada or the Atlantic Ocean while that was happening. My apologies to anyone who was hoping for a signature or sketch that night. We finally arrived in Birmingham at 7AM on Saturday morning, almost two full days after leaving our house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">The Birmingham Comic Con began at 9AM, so we rushed to the hotel and I went straight to the convention, where I met lots of really nice fans, signed comics, and sketched until nearly 7PM, when I had just about lost my ability to focus my eyes on whatever I was dra</span><span style="font-family: arial;">wing--I was that tired. I'll offer my apologies again, this time to anyone who had a less</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> than satisfying or enjoyable conversation with me or received a shoddy sketch--I was so tired I literally couldn't see straight by the time I left the show floor! You can see me ramble on and lose my train of thought at the Tom Strong panel when you watch the video above...I still had a really good time, even if I was dead on my feet. James Hodgkins, the person responsible for bringing me to the show, was wonderful as was the convention staff--thank you all! But the highlight of the convention for me was finally meeting Peter Hogan, writer of the two latest Tom Strong series and some of my favorite issues of the original series. Peter was a joy to spend time with and I'm glad we finally were able to talk in p</span><span style="font-family: arial;">erson. The post-show dinner was also a bl</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ast! Xan and I ate Italian food at a sort of enclosed shopping/living area called The Mailbox with Peter, James, Da</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ve Gibbons and his wife Helen, and Dougie Braithwaite and his wife Sue. We talked about everything from metaphysics (well, Peter and Dave did the talking there) to the Norman Conquest, with the Watchmen movie and old Gerry Anderson TV shows somewhere in between the two. The next day, Xan and I stayed on in Birmingham, walking and shopping at record stores and a comic shop which was actually in the same building as the hotel. We had a nice little meal of UK comfort food (pie and mashed potatoes) at a sidewalk cafe and just generally relaxed after the whirlwind of the previous three days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 78%;">Myself and Peter Hogan at the Birmingham Comic Con (top); dinner at Zizi'z</span><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> (bottom)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Xan and I in a Birmingham park (left); inside "The Mailbox" (right)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Monday, we were up and on the train for London, where we spent the remainder of our trip. I had never traveled on a train in the UK or Europe and I didn't know what to expect, but I loved it! We passed through lots of picturesque little villages and some beautiful English countryside. We also passed by the site of the Reading Festival and stopped and picked up hundreds of concertgoers on their way home after spending three days in mud and altered states of consciousness, so that was interesting...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View from the train (top); dismantling the Reading Festival (bottom)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">In London, we set up camp in a really cool hotel near Paddington Station, the Hotel Indigo...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1u5S7Lz9J2SyoK5ZPIc8htaJ1aArQvL8zBnz4IsObSnCOuTpCwSo4LEMpknHHrHQDEQiRfjrqd1V0-XmSq8biyeIMfaKfBRwLhRk0aKokygaqnGN2KuO7p0v6kcqNJ5NNpF_8A/s1600/IMG_4769.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651115535137245842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1u5S7Lz9J2SyoK5ZPIc8htaJ1aArQvL8zBnz4IsObSnCOuTpCwSo4LEMpknHHrHQDEQiRfjrqd1V0-XmSq8biyeIMfaKfBRwLhRk0aKokygaqnGN2KuO7p0v6kcqNJ5NNpF_8A/s200/IMG_4769.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoVao354DJPoxiWLjY2eFaFzouu2iRzziSaRDODo7h3O4X9LZ2fuxJG09lj9_iuJ6FlvqBv5bBKn3yjWnxe3kKUbKZeqVMlXsmTaMIhiAJ8qJugZATKxzopgDYfQncsA9h2UKCg/s1600/DSC01373.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651105934901924306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoVao354DJPoxiWLjY2eFaFzouu2iRzziSaRDODo7h3O4X9LZ2fuxJG09lj9_iuJ6FlvqBv5bBKn3yjWnxe3kKUbKZeqVMlXsmTaMIhiAJ8qJugZATKxzopgDYfQncsA9h2UKCg/s200/DSC01373.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Paddington Station (top); the Hotel Indigo (bottom)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">From there, we took the tube and walked all over the city for the next five days or so. We tried to see some new sights and hit some areas we didn't visit last time</span><span style="font-family: arial;">, such as </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Trafalgar Square and Portobello Road, but we did repeat some of our favorite things fro</span><span style="font-family: arial;">m our </span><span style="font-family: arial;">2006 trip, such as shopping at the Tintin Store and some of the same record stores. We also walked through Westminster to the Thames again, but we chose a different side of the river to walk along this time. Xan was even able to find some rare non-U.S. Pez dispensers along the way.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud5YxE45f9oVrlf3hp3V-qJhfms68OYbRONvNlApcd8Izbwl3OpCVg36B8tKy4rJm9_xl2ATjM3HeAL7YduybdRKIqF5oOcXfRXxBLdaxD8grijP3cqe5_cwZZXS2EXLBXj9Hng/s1600/DSC00942.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650804896511875186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud5YxE45f9oVrlf3hp3V-qJhfms68OYbRONvNlApcd8Izbwl3OpCVg36B8tKy4rJm9_xl2ATjM3HeAL7YduybdRKIqF5oOcXfRXxBLdaxD8grijP3cqe5_cwZZXS2EXLBXj9Hng/s200/DSC00942.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 150px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFkM1wkd6xTi5ZstyZ4usTmxNakzpULQTcsNWB5odQ9icYLWBfKVZnRGytDyQKL4-rQM6ywPgFV2bbWc2qH1Otx0DZxVkfegg8HuFLrY7XJ3hQkZ_5QslkPwKb1LQ5HdMq0IIjA/s1600/DSC00979.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650804906359864114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFkM1wkd6xTi5ZstyZ4usTmxNakzpULQTcsNWB5odQ9icYLWBfKVZnRGytDyQKL4-rQM6ywPgFV2bbWc2qH1Otx0DZxVkfegg8HuFLrY7XJ3hQkZ_5QslkPwKb1LQ5HdMq0IIjA/s200/DSC00979.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trafalgar Square (left); overlooking the Thames just outside Parliament (right)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">George Orwell's home (left); Portobello Road (right)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rough Trade Records off Portobello (left); Savile Row and the Royal Academy (right)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Baker Street tube station (left); 221b Baker Street (right)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">On Thursday, we met Peter Hogan again for lunch before our scheduled signing at the Forbidden Planet store on Shaftesbury Avenue, and after lunch Xan explored all the funky stores in the area while Peter and I did a brief interview at a coffee shop</span><span style="font-family: arial;">. Then it was on to Forbidden Planet for a couple of hours where we signed and met more wonderful people (both staff and fans) followed by a great Indian dinner with Peter.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLw1NkCly_qRGtpEDsmyhFnBO0PNvpBIDxoNc8p2p3JKVBSERgQAhOSc3G9aKjE9YIcxLgcCvqSGQ7-x2F_NmOxwNALvXSPpiwzQr3l_aJL3xxkCdH0z3Sptx5wBus1SxEdIPHUg/s1600/DSC01065.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650805753920077266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLw1NkCly_qRGtpEDsmyhFnBO0PNvpBIDxoNc8p2p3JKVBSERgQAhOSc3G9aKjE9YIcxLgcCvqSGQ7-x2F_NmOxwNALvXSPpiwzQr3l_aJL3xxkCdH0z3Sptx5wBus1SxEdIPHUg/s200/DSC01065.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB_RPlYV9BI9N_D0F1-6DM1_wWk7ONYVU8B7xZUqHE0w2-iAnR_5sqvcjGRfCo_1aC94cqxSQAs9LJ9ysNfofA0GuM4tKwvH3zsVrIoR1Jr16IJQCQ0kDET7m2Ijo-G8bRFnwag/s1600/DSC01061.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651112925619834962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB_RPlYV9BI9N_D0F1-6DM1_wWk7ONYVU8B7xZUqHE0w2-iAnR_5sqvcjGRfCo_1aC94cqxSQAs9LJ9ysNfofA0GuM4tKwvH3zsVrIoR1Jr16IJQCQ0kDET7m2Ijo-G8bRFnwag/s200/DSC01061.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The pile of books waiting for us at Forbidden Planet (top); Peter and I signing (bottom)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">On Friday, our last day in the UK, we hi</span><span style="font-family: arial;">t a few more record stores (Siste</span><span style="font-family: arial;">r Ray and Reckless)and a large and frankly nerve-wrackin</span><span style="font-family: arial;">g toy store before ending the day and the trip with a visit to</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> t</span><span style="font-family: arial;">he Doctor Who Experience. This consisted of a liv</span><span style="font-family: arial;">e audience par</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ticipation "adventure" wherein we were able to step through the doors of and "pilot" Doctor Who's Tardis (that's his time machine, for those who've never seen the show), interact with some Daleks and other scary series </span><span style="font-family: arial;">villains </span><span style="font-family: arial;">before finally being let out into a massive </span><span style="font-family: arial;">exhibit of sets, costumes an</span><span style="font-family: arial;">d props used on the BBC TV series. This ended up being one of the most enjoyable thi</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ngs we did on our trip--definitely a great way to end our stay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Outside the Doctor Who Experience (left); a Tardis prop from the 1980's (right)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A 1980's Tardis control room set--still "functioning" (top); K-9 (bottom)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Various Sonic Screwdriver props from throughout the years</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Panoramic shot of the David Tennant era Tardis set</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Davros and several Daleks on display</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The enormous Face of Bo prop(top); the smiling face of Xan and the creepy face of a Matt Smith wax replica on either side of me (bottom)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Now it's back to work and our everyday lives. Hopefully another five or six years won't pass before I'm able to take a vacation again...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-69057683812889888492011-08-30T07:56:00.002-04:002011-08-30T08:04:26.374-04:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">SALE ON ORIGINAL ART!</span></span>
<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After nearly pulling my arm out of its socket and having my original art case break under its own weight this week, I've decided I'd better thin the herd (so to speak) a little bit! So, I've lowered my original art prices drastically in order to unload as much art as I can. Everything is $40 until I decide otherwise, and anything already priced at $40 will now be $20. If you've ever wanted some of my artwork, now is the time to pick out some pages for yourself at my art sales site, the <a href="http://sprousenetartemporium.blogspot.com/">Sprousenet Art Emporium</a>.</span>
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<br />Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-35258963439320158972011-08-24T17:50:00.005-04:002011-08-24T23:57:39.108-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Old Stuff</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We're preparing to leave for England right now--I'll try to post some photos from the trip while we're there. In the meantime, I thought I'd post a link for anyone who ever wanted to see one of Alan Moore's scripts. A friend from Italy who goes by the name Smoky Man has a website devoted to Alan's work. Today Smoky Man posted a piece on <span style="font-style: italic;">Judgment Day</span>, a crossover mini-series Alan wrote for Rob Liefield's universe of comics. My first work with Alan writing was a few pages I drew for one of the Judgment Day issues. I also drew a little six-page comic called the <span style="font-style: italic;">Judgment Day Sourcebook</span> which was a freebie bundled in with an issue of Wizard magazine in the mid-1990's. I provided scans of Alan's <span style="font-style: italic;">Judgment Day</span> script pages to Smoky Man, who also owns the entire set of layouts for the Sourcebook, and he has all of these things up at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://alanmooreworld.blogspot.com/search/label/Chris%20Sprouse"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alan Moore World</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for everyone to see. Enjoy!</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Note: for everyone asking about the possibility of me doing sketches at the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://forbiddenplanet.com/events/2011/09/01/peter-hogan-chris-sprouse-signing-tom-strong-and-r/">Forbidden Planet London signing</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> on Sept. 1, all I can say right now is that I won't be able to do anything in advance, but if we end up staying longer than an hour at Forbidden Planet (or if no one shows up and we're left sitting around with nothing to do), I'll see what I can do. It's up to the store and how quickly they want to move us along, really.</span>
<br />Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-61690342506921288832011-08-12T14:45:00.002-04:002011-08-12T15:30:42.884-04:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span> #3</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">My pencil art for the cover of <span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span> #3 can be seen above, while the inked and colored version can be viewed by clicking </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2011/08/LSH_Cv3.jpg">HERE</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. This comic is out in November.</span>
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<br /> <span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>
<br />Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-33746411877382538602011-07-15T00:10:00.002-04:002011-07-15T00:29:29.058-04:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Legion of Super-Heroes</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GoG-9OlvXhV6elrnK753hFQtpPQkS-uynCqlg2G_hJU-5fxxARhIDR0WSOckhbtSlZypuCk_YkIfdUhSGVh2PZ6qeXwJ3d71GcQSoCvDZ_PXTiW3UhgYQVGWbmjRMU8ud1nOyg/s1600/LOSH002_cover_bw_300+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GoG-9OlvXhV6elrnK753hFQtpPQkS-uynCqlg2G_hJU-5fxxARhIDR0WSOckhbtSlZypuCk_YkIfdUhSGVh2PZ6qeXwJ3d71GcQSoCvDZ_PXTiW3UhgYQVGWbmjRMU8ud1nOyg/s320/LOSH002_cover_bw_300+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629431215775932370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Blogging from scenic Lock Haven, PA tonight...</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />DC Comics just officially announced it, so now I guess it's okay for me to post it: I'm now the regular cover artist for the new <span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span> comic beginning with issue #2, out October 19. Above is the cover for #2 in pencil form. Click </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2011/07/LSH_Cv2_asldiflasew23.jpg">HERE</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to see the finished color version. Inks by Karl Story and colors by Guy Major, the guys who made my work look a gajillion times better on <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne</span> #1. This is my first legion-related work since the mid 1990's!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-83311462229355892732011-06-16T13:05:00.002-04:002011-06-16T13:15:50.822-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >Forbidden Planet London Signing</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuQ5QBYH5M3cNvQwUQ5DAfOiDLILLrogy0VnM9zjsNfeI_yzMbl0vNua9nzN4Iikpjavgcnmx0WjQt-43_ZQzEJvuJ7uNL-KjMy_0tS4NGnEc4yHBSHoX6VFB2r-8n8vz4y9KuA/s1600/logo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuQ5QBYH5M3cNvQwUQ5DAfOiDLILLrogy0VnM9zjsNfeI_yzMbl0vNua9nzN4Iikpjavgcnmx0WjQt-43_ZQzEJvuJ7uNL-KjMy_0tS4NGnEc4yHBSHoX6VFB2r-8n8vz4y9KuA/s320/logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618867392182387810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'll be going to England for the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/2011BC/index.html">Birmingham Comicon</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> in August, but once the show's over, Xan and I are going down to London to play around. While there, I'll be doing a signing with Peter Hogan at the Forbidden Planet</span><span class="description" itemprop="description"><span style="font-family:arial;"> Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Thursday, September 1 from 6PM to 7PM. Click </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://forbiddenplanet.com/events/2011/09/01/peter-hogan-chris-sprouse-signing-tom-strong-and-r/">HERE</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to go to the Forbidden Planet site for more info or just to do some shopping! I should mention that if you're hoping to get a sketch from me, you'll have a much better chance at the Birmingham Comicon--the single hour provided for the Forbidden Planet signing means I will almost certainly not have time to draw anything there.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span><br /></span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-26345161212626076712011-06-15T12:30:00.002-04:002011-06-15T12:36:02.864-04:00<span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Peter Hogan Interview</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Last time I mentioned that I'd post when writer Peter Hogan's Amazon.com interview went up.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, click </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2011/06/interview-with-writer-peter-hogan.html">HERE</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> to go to Amazon's blog </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/">Omnivoracious</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> to read Peter's interview promoting the </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> collection--which is in stores and on sale at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Robots-Doom-Peter-Hogan/dp/1401231748/?ref=blogs_omni_link">Amazon.com</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> right now!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-60468085176904707152011-06-08T13:20:00.003-04:002011-06-08T13:32:41.790-04:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >New Interview at Amazon.com</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Last week I did an interview for Alex Carr at Amazon.com's blog <a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/">Omnivoracious</a> in order to promote the <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom</span> trade paperback collection. The interview has just been posted--click <a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2011/06/interview-with-chris-sprouse.html">HERE</a> to go directly to it. Peter Hogan was also interviewed, and I'll post a link to that as soon as it's up.</span> <span style="font-family: arial;">While I'm at it, <a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2009/02/alan-moore-beyond-watchmen-tom-strong.html">HERE's</a> a link to Alex's take on the original Tom Strong series.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-31757817823456252522011-06-06T11:57:00.004-04:002011-06-06T12:15:11.480-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Even More New Art For Sale!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgic-HWUdPGriBBPgvQhIgJKNNYMfhp3d_2dK9H0b21Y22hSXDJOwJwEHtO3pTeUFO9tcMkF4au-dFHg27Xqw3rp2ac6JKszH6j9_AolCh58QCMHIgxNfAd1YCPkBHNFcWTSiOogQ/s1600/TomStrongPoP01_003_bw_600.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgic-HWUdPGriBBPgvQhIgJKNNYMfhp3d_2dK9H0b21Y22hSXDJOwJwEHtO3pTeUFO9tcMkF4au-dFHg27Xqw3rp2ac6JKszH6j9_AolCh58QCMHIgxNfAd1YCPkBHNFcWTSiOogQ/s320/TomStrongPoP01_003_bw_600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615139941645028946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I just listed lots and lots of new Tom Strong original pages for sale over on my art sales site, <a href="http://sprousenetartemporium.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SprouseNet</span> Art Emporium</a>. There are even pages from the upcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril</span> #1 (plus an unused finished pencil page from #2). The prices are listed at the top of the site, and if you scroll down you can see <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">clickable</span>/enlargeable images of every page up for sale.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCA5uIReq2yuFAlz3S-UZF2_hCnmePP1o3sCOc_Mai0O1ud5ZozEwhRK0UwuaiYhlb3dgcreDpokn5fm-vl88gXIOM3u3l9qm-dcqOJwW-FIUuMXxYkBcozsBSiHoZBbWvq6qhA/s1600/TomStrongPoP01_014-15_bw_600.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCA5uIReq2yuFAlz3S-UZF2_hCnmePP1o3sCOc_Mai0O1ud5ZozEwhRK0UwuaiYhlb3dgcreDpokn5fm-vl88gXIOM3u3l9qm-dcqOJwW-FIUuMXxYkBcozsBSiHoZBbWvq6qhA/s320/TomStrongPoP01_014-15_bw_600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615139948935040178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-27969051764376936142011-05-20T14:43:00.005-04:002011-05-20T14:55:05.369-04:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >New Art For Sale!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2ge_1bZpAL1YXI7QtB6fmj06H1yg66wi0b69gvYn6f6i9A7NWI4Ah0xmN9tw-uyPBcJ1yFK6H2kDVYaVU4hHnx72nUBxvcBSEuCXycpWTB2zH2G16n3pfKwtqK7Imi3ceiKBFg/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2ge_1bZpAL1YXI7QtB6fmj06H1yg66wi0b69gvYn6f6i9A7NWI4Ah0xmN9tw-uyPBcJ1yFK6H2kDVYaVU4hHnx72nUBxvcBSEuCXycpWTB2zH2G16n3pfKwtqK7Imi3ceiKBFg/s320/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608873145330255234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I just posted lots of new pieces over on the art sales site, <a href="http://sprousenetartemporium.blogspot.com/">Sprousenet art Emporium</a>, including many </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> pages I haven't listed before as well as some other goodies. Check it out!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvp-VRanI_UlN7-7OMh89zJWJcFg-5mb3vV8iXfkfj1MR5xN-N2CtxT5B9iGVxVWNx65viw6CXfnl54Y82noSvOMEOIZRuamK75mTgR-VchR0Vfp6sZw5zQGgSEz-mri81BF4KA/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvp-VRanI_UlN7-7OMh89zJWJcFg-5mb3vV8iXfkfj1MR5xN-N2CtxT5B9iGVxVWNx65viw6CXfnl54Y82noSvOMEOIZRuamK75mTgR-VchR0Vfp6sZw5zQGgSEz-mri81BF4KA/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608873160156776642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-3774402219380338592011-05-10T13:37:00.002-04:002011-05-10T13:41:21.453-04:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Birmingham </span><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" ><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Comicon</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1OgZ6_qNQCwJrSK_b04VVcqdpQHW9RPqV34F-J4aiJaWrPz-KT4-rNnfOaeJaJ-KeqjjS1Em4A7GEMwHAv6hKWcvH274h1Y-ShyphenhyphendM-7TYqhyphenhyphenHEtQ7GPQZYuYLC2b72D2HTs6sA/s1600/2011BC.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1OgZ6_qNQCwJrSK_b04VVcqdpQHW9RPqV34F-J4aiJaWrPz-KT4-rNnfOaeJaJ-KeqjjS1Em4A7GEMwHAv6hKWcvH274h1Y-ShyphenhyphendM-7TYqhyphenhyphenHEtQ7GPQZYuYLC2b72D2HTs6sA/s320/2011BC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605143167322578546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'll be attending my first convention in the UK later this year. I've been invited to be a guest at the <a href="http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/2011BC/index.html">Birmingham <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Comicon</span></a> in Birmingham, England, and I can't wait! I'll be meeting writer Peter Hogan for the first time at the show, after having worked together off and on over the last decade. The week after the convention, Peter and I will be doing a store signing in London--more on that later. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's another image I borrowed from the Birmingham <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Comicon</span> site:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r_y3XJIzXUVr-Kxb4OUfBcpa4QX34AUzu-oB5aHcGqNp0t_nwmC_WacLoU3vSc0qGu_YE0nZS_jVKkczBedKkJFxcLiIeZb6ZSB1aLmkLYQvXBA-Yu4CElSHz9NUsoE4M5HVyQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-07+at+10.41.01+PM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r_y3XJIzXUVr-Kxb4OUfBcpa4QX34AUzu-oB5aHcGqNp0t_nwmC_WacLoU3vSc0qGu_YE0nZS_jVKkczBedKkJFxcLiIeZb6ZSB1aLmkLYQvXBA-Yu4CElSHz9NUsoE4M5HVyQ/s320/Screen+shot+2011-05-07+at+10.41.01+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605143175054010402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />It kind of blows my mind sometimes when I think about the younger me as an aspiring cartoonist just hoping to draw anything at all for a living, and now there's my work sharing space with Dave Gibbons and Alan Davis. Weird...sometimes things happen in my job that almost make me forget the long hours, no job security and complete lack of health </span><span style="font-family:arial;">coverage, sick days and paid vacation time...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">...almost...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-59401091076322914722011-05-10T11:03:00.013-04:002011-05-10T13:43:03.458-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Long Overdue Update</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC03Oadn28KYdCF3ovLh_MNOOSrUVVDUFrG96loyP0Q5kgDnqIpEc-UdIF2Y0xDX6XUEpq51pmuP2vGAE40w8uIcQ57m1jkXDBzclfv9trHHuS3slaykT7JRR0WAgWHJLz0XI1Q/s1600/75344_1609885960514_1037170069_31776384_4928944_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC03Oadn28KYdCF3ovLh_MNOOSrUVVDUFrG96loyP0Q5kgDnqIpEc-UdIF2Y0xDX6XUEpq51pmuP2vGAE40w8uIcQ57m1jkXDBzclfv9trHHuS3slaykT7JRR0WAgWHJLz0XI1Q/s200/75344_1609885960514_1037170069_31776384_4928944_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605121865732546178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I haven't posted in a while, mostly because I've been so busy with work (I'm right in the middle of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, the follow up to </span><a href="http://www.dccomics.com/dccomics/comics/?cm=17622"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">). I'm still swamped but I don't want this blog to get too stagnant, so here's a glorified photo e</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ssay covering what Xan and I have been up to over the last f</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ew months in addition to slaving over hot drawing boards/computers (as always, click on any photo for a closer look/larger image):</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />We've attended a few concerts in our free time, including <a href="http://www.teenagefanclub.com/">Teenage Fanclu</a><a href="http://www.teenagefanclub.com/">b</a> and <a href="http://www.yolatengo.com/">Yo La Tengo</a> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">shows in Pittsburgh, <a href="http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/">British Sea Powe</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/">r in Cleveland</a>, and the <a href="http://theposies.net/">P</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://theposies.net/">osies</a> right here in Columbus...<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfberKXX5nmmjdW4o4Cmf4JT9yZD-eIbws-RipbUei3VLhzr7aeedjySEBwFu4a4diuwj-na8qUeqhMKFxdWGjXb6vLKH4Yp2CHwM3jn0dT3wg3mZRTDBsFcsBKd_WgcqNRm7yQ/s1600/IMG_3407.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfberKXX5nmmjdW4o4Cmf4JT9yZD-eIbws-RipbUei3VLhzr7aeedjySEBwFu4a4diuwj-na8qUeqhMKFxdWGjXb6vLKH4Yp2CHwM3jn0dT3wg3mZRTDBsFcsBKd_WgcqNRm7yQ/s200/IMG_3407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605121244569437202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCyVYZx-y6UGAe1Mi0QgAuqctXysLgnA73kR_hS6Htz4z9as14bnc4TOSTzdT_F3V6Cg8iPhuwM3W4LqCoOw-N9mrguye8UCNKwquj0XZeVNUmmQKdAnXzEs4GBNE00pRy3id_A/s1600/IMG_3634.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCyVYZx-y6UGAe1Mi0QgAuqctXysLgnA73kR_hS6Htz4z9as14bnc4TOSTzdT_F3V6Cg8iPhuwM3W4LqCoOw-N9mrguye8UCNKwquj0XZeVNUmmQKdAnXzEs4GBNE00pRy3id_A/s200/IMG_3634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605121251717259138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub (left); Yo La Tengo and their spinning wheel of songs (right)<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kFR8EoQI3wu0AT2UNzlC1FY_GlAnvtnOJHNzFnk1POKGl075R1Im5D1qUfpXSjTK-HCKlRfo12zU4oYVwkGByXVPa_LU33-OxxLZHyFElklyshPTehAwAeZ66HuMfQK4Sw7aOg/s1600/IMG_3582.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kFR8EoQI3wu0AT2UNzlC1FY_GlAnvtnOJHNzFnk1POKGl075R1Im5D1qUfpXSjTK-HCKlRfo12zU4oYVwkGByXVPa_LU33-OxxLZHyFElklyshPTehAwAeZ66HuMfQK4Sw7aOg/s200/IMG_3582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605121257858570114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcr0VgaaZYIzX31pmtEAxXnrXEiXF37UAhphRRhoiCmfrH28pKnWkQG-y5Miy6Hy3zE6Gtitcyq3yrJaL3OD9DrQs9SG9dvdvTKX33hFBOItHOGy19RUmSWIyfdO3KTomJBV8jQ/s1600/IMG_3845.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcr0VgaaZYIzX31pmtEAxXnrXEiXF37UAhphRRhoiCmfrH28pKnWkQG-y5Miy6Hy3zE6Gtitcyq3yrJaL3OD9DrQs9SG9dvdvTKX33hFBOItHOGy19RUmSWIyfdO3KTomJBV8jQ/s200/IMG_3845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605121264887293650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The Posies offer an impromptu after-show song at the merch table (left); British Sea Power in Cleveland (right)<br /><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial;">...and recently, Xan has been doing some fun and interesting shopping...</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UD35xmf51GPpLSQpeuwbuQilPhsS6ZSvuxOp7wVG4ZjuuUxEzhz6lupyH54Hg3F4DT1dA_A_aws-EZ268IBBjoxEM5HCHFaeALFrEb9sYUxIfmAwBlS7cF5X0GSG7dBQsKsrWA/s1600/IMG_3862.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UD35xmf51GPpLSQpeuwbuQilPhsS6ZSvuxOp7wVG4ZjuuUxEzhz6lupyH54Hg3F4DT1dA_A_aws-EZ268IBBjoxEM5HCHFaeALFrEb9sYUxIfmAwBlS7cF5X0GSG7dBQsKsrWA/s200/IMG_3862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605123251044367154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_buko1B9csdQaQdceUgA176dlAbzQ9JSgJkpFNjP-CcG_UlXo2oI5OtFziXVLtlcQ71esqeSSUHa17L-h_vnBZ_7sRskqEng2lrTSUblKMTUXggRze8OCGRb8i2UavbF9020URg/s1600/IMG_3903.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_buko1B9csdQaQdceUgA176dlAbzQ9JSgJkpFNjP-CcG_UlXo2oI5OtFziXVLtlcQ71esqeSSUHa17L-h_vnBZ_7sRskqEng2lrTSUblKMTUXggRze8OCGRb8i2UavbF9020URg/s200/IMG_3903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605123257990083106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Xan reenacting a scene from either <span style="font-style: italic;">Hamlet</span> or<span style="font-style: italic;"> Indiana Hess and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Vodka</span> (left); Xan's Record Store Day purchases(right) Guess which one she bought for me...</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Of course, we've done a few comic conventions on weekends as well. We</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> hit Mid-Ohio Con late last year as usual (it's our local big convention), then mad</span><span style="font-family:arial;">e another jaunt to Toronto for the Toronto Fan Expo's Fan Appreciation Event (a smaller free convention) with our customary stop to play around in Niagara Falls. This time we explored some of the Canadian side's goofier/tackier offferings which included quite a few fiberglass monsters and animals and more wax museums than one town should have. Finally, last weekend was <a href="http://www.freecomicbookday.com/faqs.asp">Free Comic Book Day</a>, a nationwide event designed to promote comics shops and the comics industr</span><span style="font-family:arial;">y in general. <a href="http://www.packratcomics.com/">Packrat Comics</a> in Hilliard, Ohio invited me to set up at their own little mini-</span><span style="font-family:arial;">con they put on to celebrate the day, so Xan and I spent the day talking with comics fans a</span><span style="font-family:arial;">nd givi</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ng</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> away lots of extra copies of my own books which have been piling up since I sta</span><span style="font-family:arial;">rted working in comics back in the early '90's.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTStXTAd5CThNLfipDjIwoPdGKVPn0hRENZbS3J68TjeRaXUUKuHLupaSsaY7wHCotk3T01XYlzkIsywONUt6QoU96oqpIewPeXERCg8fv6vB_FLWzWZB1bppK4-fuBK_LSM0jw/s1600/IMG_3510.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTStXTAd5CThNLfipDjIwoPdGKVPn0hRENZbS3J68TjeRaXUUKuHLupaSsaY7wHCotk3T01XYlzkIsywONUt6QoU96oqpIewPeXERCg8fv6vB_FLWzWZB1bppK4-fuBK_LSM0jw/s200/IMG_3510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605122419743983874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Me and Barry Kitson at Mid-Ohio Con</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0KK42e8FTxb1eMD083OLIbG7Yrus7PpycvRRXf8uWNWm6hPC7S1nv9eE-8jtxWzrenS0Dv3jKsva7m-TyeArHatR5V1yDIMdSwzhnijweitQlX3tnc0vPX8Zsakdq_31obC9XQ/s1600/IMG_3879.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0KK42e8FTxb1eMD083OLIbG7Yrus7PpycvRRXf8uWNWm6hPC7S1nv9eE-8jtxWzrenS0Dv3jKsva7m-TyeArHatR5V1yDIMdSwzhnijweitQlX3tnc0vPX8Zsakdq_31obC9XQ/s200/IMG_3879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605122424810026370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPMBTWFTEEXpZ6HaTZEtKy1gzL-cn3wYwR0TAgzU0ZqEYZ0XoWdgwIloutmML9p9TP5AUNXTdlxZNym9qbTavn1u00ADaIUzZNduBc8AGb-v-_HK40KzG02peyQtVNr63ue3efg/s1600/IMG_3889.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPMBTWFTEEXpZ6HaTZEtKy1gzL-cn3wYwR0TAgzU0ZqEYZ0XoWdgwIloutmML9p9TP5AUNXTdlxZNym9qbTavn1u00ADaIUzZNduBc8AGb-v-_HK40KzG02peyQtVNr63ue3efg/s200/IMG_3889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605122431523203698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">A Pterodactyl (top) and the weather turns ominous at Niagara Falls</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQoD3lRtmNOeVyo_L5c_o7HltJ0-8fSTA0SRfz5MmyZZLNoafqirX8lEHje_IbkEHQtxUodKxKHvteHnBHWQCoANEDHUYL3vvTEpJS19geaAm7XG448eD5w3ntqym9fHWJ-LhIA/s1600/5698283860_2a34399a7d_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQoD3lRtmNOeVyo_L5c_o7HltJ0-8fSTA0SRfz5MmyZZLNoafqirX8lEHje_IbkEHQtxUodKxKHvteHnBHWQCoANEDHUYL3vvTEpJS19geaAm7XG448eD5w3ntqym9fHWJ-LhIA/s200/5698283860_2a34399a7d_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605123993526452082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kUkCHmQKuCO83Bl0CRgnqqxXUFzvprCNOQu1tZKe8kNSvag1uoO5M1Xp8Lmdeq51encMm-Et7Tg895MkacyrJoIx5Xsas9NgMwKIML-0ZbUwELNRB5frev70vK7m-McbmS79-A/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-09+at+1.20.23+PM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kUkCHmQKuCO83Bl0CRgnqqxXUFzvprCNOQu1tZKe8kNSvag1uoO5M1Xp8Lmdeq51encMm-Et7Tg895MkacyrJoIx5Xsas9NgMwKIML-0ZbUwELNRB5frev70vK7m-McbmS79-A/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-09+at+1.20.23+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605123997977125522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Free Comic Book Day at Packrat Comics in Hilliard, OH</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Note: I've used a few photos taken by people other than Xan or myself in this post, so if the original photographers object and want me to remove their images, please let me know and I will happily comply.</span></span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-42991727354065109312011-03-01T14:06:00.003-05:002011-03-08T18:09:59.382-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">New Artwork for Sale!</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8RQqUIFRKLTOB3zQqjl5z9KOfqbJcEyaQt4fnJ0tvOMR5zLteVHsz8CZJP3ztoJ1CJroWfliA9xTn2y4jBmpvRhZ1MuTqR6EqHgjT2Wu2T_5eY6dg-znm-wUjZlj99-GbQXPtw/s1600/TS+Planet+%25231+page18+Outtake+copy2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8RQqUIFRKLTOB3zQqjl5z9KOfqbJcEyaQt4fnJ0tvOMR5zLteVHsz8CZJP3ztoJ1CJroWfliA9xTn2y4jBmpvRhZ1MuTqR6EqHgjT2Wu2T_5eY6dg-znm-wUjZlj99-GbQXPtw/s320/TS+Planet+%25231+page18+Outtake+copy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579191621883844242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A heads up: I just posted a couple of items from <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril</span> over on </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://sprousenetartemporium.blogspot.com/">my art sales blog</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. The first is a fully finished pencil version of a page from the first issue of the upcoming series which I rejected and re-drew for the final comic. The second is an inked model sheet/design piece for a (sort of) new character who first appears in issue #2.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuTOkOnalsDmAI9GWOQrSEae_tdF-TQUjg9pJycKSGrT4u2b1kja9JndMte-TGskPFi7N4RzU7ND_TPut_xfXLWsJ-fzBjO2SBg0lYez9O0Pb9P7XkUjgYYDMbd6G1B5iOiSiHA/s1600/Terror+Model+Sheet+Inks+copy2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuTOkOnalsDmAI9GWOQrSEae_tdF-TQUjg9pJycKSGrT4u2b1kja9JndMte-TGskPFi7N4RzU7ND_TPut_xfXLWsJ-fzBjO2SBg0lYez9O0Pb9P7XkUjgYYDMbd6G1B5iOiSiHA/s320/Terror+Model+Sheet+Inks+copy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579191625653115922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-88712587596446279312011-02-09T16:11:00.005-05:002011-05-10T12:48:44.600-04:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Bat</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">man: The Return of Bruce Wayne</span> Hardcover</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5fRirzHgI1AtMIh-Gq0ed3sBmKBrfqeroXJfAZzHoW5pyXAukj5HAzcJH6BjRtlD38B7QkCDwqBx5cJ0z2b2ZOWMJnpLvTYKuiUCumeCkDncLxC5kbBWNHY-IUodBj7tD3poUQ/s1600/ROBW+Issue%25231+page26+Outtake+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5fRirzHgI1AtMIh-Gq0ed3sBmKBrfqeroXJfAZzHoW5pyXAukj5HAzcJH6BjRtlD38B7QkCDwqBx5cJ0z2b2ZOWMJnpLvTYKuiUCumeCkDncLxC5kbBWNHY-IUodBj7tD3poUQ/s320/ROBW+Issue%25231+page26+Outtake+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571805998022784274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Deluxe Collection of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne</span> mini-series hits the stands today. As I've mentioned in other posts, the slightly over-seized hardcover collects the entire series written by Grant Morrison and drawn by myself and several other fine comic artists and features all six variant covers as well as a sketchbook section. Recently, the official DC Comics blog, <a href="http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/">The Source</a>, asked me to write a brief piece about what it was like working on the project. Click <a href="http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/02/08/chris-sprouse-on-the-return-of-bruce-wayne/">HERE</a> to read it. Above is a piece of mine that made it into the sketchbook selection (a self-rejected first take of Bruce Wayne's return to striking fear into the hearts of the cowardly and superstitious) and below is a piece I submitted for inclusion that didn't make the final cut (my layouts for the double-page spread of caveman Vandal Savage's camp).</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43iwYAFDcwW6zldn0cCy6015nEJ2n2DbEnUVVr-4RQwSpbAeSs1wCRWTOXq2J3_qrRscK_MYm6MF2xnr0Bl4U2RU20K_8Gi7uwh3DBRKU814-kQjwHRvQOKQ-8w68hS9MlvkVPw/s1600/Untitled-4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43iwYAFDcwW6zldn0cCy6015nEJ2n2DbEnUVVr-4RQwSpbAeSs1wCRWTOXq2J3_qrRscK_MYm6MF2xnr0Bl4U2RU20K_8Gi7uwh3DBRKU814-kQjwHRvQOKQ-8w68hS9MlvkVPw/s320/Untitled-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571805999043350034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-82022867903805733282011-01-24T16:27:00.005-05:002011-01-24T17:34:48.984-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Tom Strong </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >News and Other Updates<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXzJobbQeOtYv0mbKs8ZlnecxGbvhIXvDalWcqwCreZeN_yQSQ7HLuhPup3gxoNeXC_DnfabxqR3z1FfnFrazR8_3yPr5FjriDrRiZ60Um1T-nkEl1LMmuGFGXsQ5JntK8p51dw/s1600/TS+Planet+%25231+page22+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXzJobbQeOtYv0mbKs8ZlnecxGbvhIXvDalWcqwCreZeN_yQSQ7HLuhPup3gxoNeXC_DnfabxqR3z1FfnFrazR8_3yPr5FjriDrRiZ60Um1T-nkEl1LMmuGFGXsQ5JntK8p51dw/s320/TS+Planet+%25231+page22+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565884044527148786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Newsarama.com posted an interview with me last week that centers on the future of Tom Strong (click </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.newsarama.com/comics/chris-sprouse-tom-strong-110121.html">HERE</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to read it), and I thought I should clarify some of the things said and update anyone interested on how things have shaped up since I spoke to Vaneta Rogers. The interview was conducted last Fall, immediately after the announcement that Wildstorm was folding. No one, including me, knew what was happening with any of the Wildstorm books then being published or scheduled for later release. If I seem a little unsure about things in the interview, it's because I was! But that was months ago! I am now happy to reassure any Tom Strong fans reading this that DC will indeed be publishing </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril </span><span style="font-family:arial;">later this year. I'm still working on the series, so I don't have any specific release dates yet.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />In other comic book </span><span style="font-family:arial;">website news, two series I worked on made Comic Book Resources' </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30135">"Top 100 Comics of 2010"</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> list. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> came in at #90 (thanks to both reader Johnny Sarcastic and Tom Strong's own Peter Hogan for alerting me to this) and </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> was included with "The Batman Comics of Grant Morrison" as the #2 pick. My 2004 series with Warren Ellis, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Ocean</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, was highlighted in CBR's </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/01/01/the-year-of-cool-comics-archive/">"A Year of Cool Comics"</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> list. Writer Brian Cronin creates a </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/05/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-186/">nice little teaser</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for the series using pages from the comic--if you haven't read </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Ocean</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> yet, give the teaser a look and see if it catches your interest. A few other projects of mine also made the same list, including the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/06/21/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-172/">Ambush Bug Nothing Special</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> from 1992, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/13/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-103/">Starman #14</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, and </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/01/30/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-30/">Global Frequency #8</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I received my complimentary copies of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne</span> Deluxe Collection</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> last week, so I thought I should mention that that book is out soon--February 2nd, to be precise. It's a very nice collection and features a sketchbook section in the back (including some layouts by writer Grant Morrison) as well as all the variant covers.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />That's all for now...</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxo4294-1BtneIIF0W_R6r-J15jA9_x7VEpW7BvOMr-6Q8nrKKIG9UB6kqfEZDA7nLJnB48vCPw20wA7sHcKy-4XCUPWjCftE3d8nzrRIDOTBtfY9NA48PMJPyd2Tx67ItTDMpg/s1600/TS+Planet+%25231+page21+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxo4294-1BtneIIF0W_R6r-J15jA9_x7VEpW7BvOMr-6Q8nrKKIG9UB6kqfEZDA7nLJnB48vCPw20wA7sHcKy-4XCUPWjCftE3d8nzrRIDOTBtfY9NA48PMJPyd2Tx67ItTDMpg/s320/TS+Planet+%25231+page21+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565884047911503442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C<br /></span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-2474770133155730952011-01-19T14:13:00.003-05:002011-01-19T14:37:24.135-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Digital Comics<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMd4CISowwdy-5jNnN7LXKHGXQSxtH-m4EjsJww4nZRvpTazVKcEffCDRfUIhdiOvO-4HqITr8_8rdYaJrGk4Hf4bUoJfIqJN3jOtYYZ5t18z3YTGHWbJDiUqWBCKpbqppG11RA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-19+at+2.07.46+PM.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMd4CISowwdy-5jNnN7LXKHGXQSxtH-m4EjsJww4nZRvpTazVKcEffCDRfUIhdiOvO-4HqITr8_8rdYaJrGk4Hf4bUoJfIqJN3jOtYYZ5t18z3YTGHWbJDiUqWBCKpbqppG11RA/s320/Screen+shot+2011-01-19+at+2.07.46+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563982566970584930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A few comics I've drawn have recently been released digitally (officially). They're readable on iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch models if you have the DC Comics app (available from the iTunes App Store). The following titles are available, each priced at $1.99:<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;">- <span style="font-style: italic;">Ex Machina Special</span> #1, 2<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">- <span style="font-style: italic;">Justice League of America</span> Vol. 3 #3</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">- <span style="font-style: italic;">Starman</span> Vol. 2 #14, 24<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">-<span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong</span> #1, 2<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;">If you'd rather read these comics on a larger screen--good news: comics you buy on your portable devices are available to view on your computer when you're on the <a href="http://www.comixology.com/digital/">Comixology</a> site! Click</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.comixology.com/digital/">HERE</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to learn more.<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-8715284316391666562010-12-13T20:05:00.003-05:002010-12-13T20:25:27.306-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Even More New Artwork Up For Sale,<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Including Early <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong</span> and<span style="font-style: italic;"> Legion</span> Pieces!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpBMbaJox6G5YFTZ_nTtAbkO-QKI5_jAFWJQ7o6GNTxnhC_iMWxFd7kpPkJpn7krBivPmajOwD_cJqActYpLVukZv7mcnWpzIjqrO_nnfUll3kzRlEG9umCd31dklOaBUIlC0dQ/s1600/TS+1+Cover+Layout+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpBMbaJox6G5YFTZ_nTtAbkO-QKI5_jAFWJQ7o6GNTxnhC_iMWxFd7kpPkJpn7krBivPmajOwD_cJqActYpLVukZv7mcnWpzIjqrO_nnfUll3kzRlEG9umCd31dklOaBUIlC0dQ/s320/TS+1+Cover+Layout+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550342685256813602" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family:arial;">While organizing some boxes in my basement this weekend, I uncovered a huge amount of old layouts, sketches and prelims. I found several sets of layouts for entire<span style="font-style: italic;"> Tom Strong</span> issues dating as far back as issue #3. I also found a few pieces I didn't even know still existed, including the prelim for the cover of <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong</span> #1 and my first <span style="font-style: italic;">Legion of Super-Heroes</span> cover. Some of these layouts are slightly damaged, but most are in excellent shape. I've posted everything on my art sales blog and it's all priced and accompanied by images. Click <a href="http://sprousenetartemporium.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> if you're interested!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-69170145569054392672010-11-09T16:43:00.003-05:002010-11-09T16:58:50.810-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">New Artwork For Sale</span></span><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeZTIBimMLRO2xtcDY7C7CEgLFSJh4hdataTygFRxvQ_fWRMb4HuA-kiPm-viF6MbMd60_g0-VSrcBsPziLM0iYVImwTiW41ldSL5PNMFVNavmXQ-cRWCH0iu0cWDqmUYPpbGzw/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537672694082314610" /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Lots of new art is now up on my original art sales site, <a href="http://sprousenetartemporium.blogspot.com/">SprouseNet Art Emporium</a>, including pages from <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom</span> #2 plus a couple of covers. Check it out!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;">--C</span><br /></div>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29721287.post-69799731928055449322010-11-01T15:19:00.004-04:002010-11-01T15:55:23.990-04:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom</span> #6 Preview</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnfUDyZVUibdsyaC2st0bEsWfWf4W29RBH33IYo1Fqat8AcmOK4ZRIu6eYRzcljtiCj4LL6udyj2LmksJYW8kSVErVuhA6XbsZ8LV701jyOfz5fBTzidwR_UwXZXS7vchmRM9gA/s1600/16111_x-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnfUDyZVUibdsyaC2st0bEsWfWf4W29RBH33IYo1Fqat8AcmOK4ZRIu6eYRzcljtiCj4LL6udyj2LmksJYW8kSVErVuhA6XbsZ8LV701jyOfz5fBTzidwR_UwXZXS7vchmRM9gA/s320/16111_x-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534671504570442322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The sixth and final issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom</span> is hitting the shelves at your local comic book store this Wednesday, but you can get a sneak preview of the cover and the first five pages (lettered and in color) by clicking </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.dccomics.com/media/excerpts/16111_x.pdf">HERE</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. Right click on that link and you can save the preview to your desktop as a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PDF</span> file.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm already hard at work on the next Tom Strong series, <span style="font-style: italic;">Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril</span>, and I'll post release dates and other details (including artwork, of course)</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> at a later date right here on this blog.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In other news, I'll be a guest again for about the nineteenth time at the <a href="http://midohiocon.blogspot.com/">Mid-Ohio Con</a> here in Columbus, Ohio this upcoming weekend (Nov. 6-7). I think I have a booth again this year, but I won't know until the day of the show. Wherever I end up, I'll be signing books and sketching and (hopefully) selling original artwork. Come out to the show and say "Hi!" If you need more reasons to come to the convention, check out the guest list <a href="http://midohiocon.blogspot.com/p/guest-list.html">HERE</a>. I'm looking forward to seeing a bunch of people I haven't seen in a while including Adam Hughes and my <span style="font-style: italic;">Modern Masters</span> interviewer Todd <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dezago</span>. Should be fun!<br /></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiewA2UrORHrmGjcMNDy4qxfftC5Zus414w0eAwUbDgNGhgmOcEEM-OkepSMqRiImOTA_KMz5xQwcKO7YHsDJHA8nZY2Ry_lUzDqzu2b4h6BR8DZ9QEHcJZHW2jnA-e7NRDmDMDw/s1600/TS+Robots+%236+page06+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiewA2UrORHrmGjcMNDy4qxfftC5Zus414w0eAwUbDgNGhgmOcEEM-OkepSMqRiImOTA_KMz5xQwcKO7YHsDJHA8nZY2Ry_lUzDqzu2b4h6BR8DZ9QEHcJZHW2jnA-e7NRDmDMDw/s320/TS+Robots+%236+page06+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534671496137419282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Pencil art for the next page after the final preview page</span><br /><br />--C</span>Chris & Xanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052156034792278380noreply@blogger.com3