So, did you guys know that there's a webcomic that's an unofficial sequel to the 1993 Super Mario Bros movie? Because there totally is. And it's pretty good too! You should go read it! Why am I bringing this up? Well, because...
...Because I've been hired this week as the comic's new colorist, that's why!
After HeroesCon last month, James Lyle (who I did some test colors for on his and Shane Berryhill's comic Game of Horror a couple months back, you may recall) put me in touch with the webcomic's illustrator Eryk Donovan. He had been handling the coloring as well, but has taken on some new jobs (including a miniseries with Boom Studios called Memetic coming in October) and can't do it anymore. So we chatted a bit and he sent me a couple test pages to try out on. After making some tweaks and showing them to the comic's writers Steven Applebaum and Ryan Hoss, here's what landed me the gig:
None of my work is on the site yet. The new chapter starts in September, and during the interim I'm coloring the first chapter since it was originally posted in black and white. Not sure when those will go up, but I'll let you know because I'M COLORING A COMIC SEQUEL TO THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE.
I hadn't actually seen the movie since I was 8 or so, so I ordered it on DVD and watched it Sunday, just hours before getting the email telling me I got the gig, heh. Lot of fun, that movie is. I'm excited to be involved in this, and Eryk's art is a treat to color. Dude's extremely talented.
In other news, Cannonball Fist reached the second chapter last week! You're reading it, right? Here's today's page, introducing a character I'm rather pleased with. Say hello to LITTLE BOOMER:
Oh yeah. This Saturday I'll be at the Asheville Anime Regional Convention. So if you're in the area, check it out! I have a small print run of Shouting at the Void which I'll be debuting there! Have I mentioned that before? They didn't come in quite in time for Heroes, but boy am I happy with how they look.
Wednesday, July 30th, I'll be at the Willow Tree Cafe in Johnson City for the July Meeting of the Secrets Society, which is a variety show thing my buddy Big Daddy Voodoo put together. A sort of modern day Vaudeville kind of thing, y'know? I'm going onstage and drawing a large mutant portrait of a stranger picked from the audience as my act, and if people enjoy it, they pay me when tip jars are passed around! A strange, neat thing. I think I'm the first one going on.
Saturday, August 2nd is ROB-CON here in Bristol! Always a favorite of mine, you'll recall. This is promising to be the biggest one yet, and I THINK I may be on a panel too? I'm pretty stoked.
So yeah. Things are going to be quite busy over the course of this next week! It's a good feeling, isn't it?
As always, back to work. See ya next time.