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I’m from Poland 
I was born there and came to Canada when I was about 4/5. I still speak Polish, not fluently, but I can make a conversation.
In honour of Francis Manapul’s Flash Release Party/Art Show tonight…Flash inspired make up! I am wearing yellow and red make up!
(Sorry about the quality. It’s the best photo I could get showing the makeup)
This is without exaggeration one of my all-time most favorite comic book pages. I remember the day I read this, where I was and how much I loved it.
Batman Adventures Holiday Special.
Batman Beyond
Recently Tony Guerrero(@GManFromHeck) and the fine folks at ComicVine put together a nice little article about my ink-wash work.
These Batman Beyond samples, showcased in the article, were done for fun, and to show that said style can really set the tone for a book.
Good Times:)
#Comics #BatmanBeyond #DCComics
Hey everyone! So as you might have heard, Huntress #1 comes out this Wednesday October 5. I thought that I’d hold a contest for my Tumblr followers before the book is released. The prizes are as follows:
FIRST PRIZE: The original art to the Huntress teaser poster I created for Tumblr, a signed mini print of the teaser poster, and a signed copy of Huntress #1.
SECOND PRIZE: A signed mini print of the Huntress teaser poster, a signed copy of Huntress #1, and a Huntress pencil head sketch.
THIRD PRIZE: A signed mini print of the Huntress teaser poster, and a signed copy of Huntress #1.
HOW TO ENTER: Reblog this post! Extra good-luck karma points if you tell your friends about the book if you think they would like it, even if they don’t read comics (hey, it couldn’t hurt!) The winners will be chosen at random out of all the people who reblogged. Likes don’t count for the contest, but count in my heart
The contest starts NOW! And will end at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, October 5.
Thanks to all of you in advance for getting the word out about Huntress, and for your continued support from Red Robin to Huntress to whatever comes next.
Characters from STOP, Left to Right: Cauf, Nilo, Beau, Kitri, Arandzi. Very rough sketch by me, clean up, costumes, inks, and colors by interpunkt!
these are individual prints, we’re gonna have them on sale at APE!
Mutant Project Runway
Max Wittert shows that Jubilee, Psylocke, Rogue, and Storm also possess the secondary mutation of great fashion sense. Prints will be available this weekend at Alternative Press Expo.
*Grabby hands*
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David Lopez joins NEW MUTANTS for a stint as the book’s artist with November’s #33. He follows David Lafuente’s amazing few issues on NM. The Davids are two of my absolute favorite artists, so I’d love the book anyway, but it helps that Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning have been absolutely killing since coming on as writers.
NEW MUTANTS is a must-read.
OH! And there’s something extra-cool and personal about the upcoming New Mutants stuff by Lopez that I’ll share as we get closer to the release…
Love David Lopez’s art! I’m excited Buying Mystic right now.
‘The Flash’ #1 Hits The Ground Running [Review]
By Chris Sims
Of all the titles in the DC Reboot, the one that I’ve been the most curious about is Flash. It almost goes without saying that Francis Manapul is an incredible visual storyteller and I’ve definitely enjoyed his art from the past, but the transition to writing and drawing a book can be a tricky one. Since his new role on the book was announced, I’ve been wondering whether he could pull it off.
With this week’s release of Flash #1, we finally have the answer. Manapul doesn’t just make the transition, he does it by putting out one of the best titles in DC’s relaunch.
Despite my recent difficulties with the franchise, I love the Flash. For me, it’s the DC Universe book, and as I’ve said before, Mark Waid’s legendary run on the title was what drew me back in and made me love that entire universe of characters. Even beyond just the affection that I have, it’s one of those concepts that lends itself better to comic book storytelling than virtually any other medium. The way that comics work, with panels representing these moments that are simultaneously frozen in time and filled with action and movement gives them the ability to represent super-speed in a way that doesn’t work anywhere else. The best issues of Flash are the ones that show you things you can only see because you’re reading a comic, and a lot of the reason I love the medium so much comes from getting that experience from this title.
In short, it’s a book that I want to like, but also one that I hold to a pretty high standard. And if this issue’s any indication — and with all the hype surrounding the “New 52” and DC’s attempt to showcase the best they’ve got with these #1 issues, they’re definitely hoping it is — it’s a standard that Manapul meets.
It’s not much of a surprise that he does a good job here — it is, after all, his second shot at doing a comic called Flash#1 — and it’s even less surprising that the biggest strength of the comic comes from the visuals.
Right from the start, Manapul and colorist/co-writer Brian Buccellato pull off some amazing pages that introduce readers to the Flash and his powers. The double-page splash alone isn’t just gorgeous, it’s an incredible bit of storytelling. The panels that are converging on the flash of the bad guys doing their thing, the letters of his name forming smaller panels that show him using his powers to take out the bad guys, even the old-school Marvel style summary of who he is and what he does — it’s a beautiful introduction, and best of all, it’s fast. They hit you with the necessary information as quick as possible to get you on board with this adventure, which is exactly what this book ought to be doing.
Go Francis and Brian!
