Chicago Comic Con Info

Attached, You'll find a map ( Courtesy of Nieves & Dougherty ) leadin' You to tables 4200-4202 in artist alley. Where Len Kody and I will be sharin' a table next to TITANIC talents Rafael Nieves and Dan Dougherty , who will be previewin' Their book

the Apocalypse Plan

( Pure Awesomenss!!!) So, come down and see Us.


Len and I will be sellin' the "Pigasus" poster You see below, that ties in with Our Webcomic "Chicago 1968.


And, if the Button Gods are on Our side, the first set of "Cucos!" buttons will be available for purchase as well. It'll be the first of three sets comin' out in the near future. The first set will have these Cucos! in it. Thanks Raf and Amy!!!


More Cucos! later.

Lastly, I'm startin' to get back into My one strip comics. This is the latest one.


Later,

Tony

LabBratz Linkage.

Check out the

"Tail"

end of this story.



Last year I had posted a moleskine sketch called Bacon Bites (Back in May of 2008), and I just realized that I never posted the finished vector art I did for it. I'll have it as a print at the Chicago Comic Con this year. It'll be one of many prints I'll be doin' that'll be My take on the old storybook tales.


Later,

Tony

"Return of Teh Sketch-A-Roni's"

Sorry for the lack of Updates lately. I'm goin' through a bit of a transition in Life right now. Havin' said that, I have decided not to let any of it keep Me away from what I LOVE doin'. Makin' and Sharin' My Art and Ideas. I Salute all of You that return here expectin' to see any "New Cartoony Madness".

Whoopsy, is Pooper's Best Pal. And why not? They're like two Peas in a Pod or two Poots in a Potty.


Sometimes, a sketch never makes it into a "sketchbook". Rather, it graces the back of an envelope, a page in the phone book, or even right next to the side items on a menu. This time, it was a sheet of animation paper I had handy. We've got some Barbarian Warriors, a dancin' Weirdo, and Gary from "Jack of Fables" .


That's it for the Sketch-A-Roni's today.

Later,

Tony

Another post?!? In the same month no less... Well, that's just Crazy...

Webcomics, Ahoy!

Professor Chang has Employee issues over at

Lab Bratz

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And, looks like Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin are havin' a Chuckle at

"Chicago 1968"

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Ooh!!! And some Concept Sketches for another webcomic I am currently workin' on with My Friend Juan Gomez. That's right, You guessed it,

"Who?The Hex!"...

. While it's still in the early stages, We thought a peek might be nice...

Here We have Agatha Hex, the Oldest Hex Child...


Next, is My Fave, Beatrix Hex...


And the Wildcard of the Familia, Cory Hex...


Here some of the Supportin' Characters...


I like Steak Fries...


That's it for now...

Later

Sketch Dumplin's and some New Webcomics Posted today...

First We have the last installment in the "Rats in the Maze" adventure... Check that out at

Lab Bratz

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You might also want to head over and read the next

"Chicago 1968"

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A page from one of My Sketchbooks... A free for all, chock full of Cucos...


These are some Clown Development Sketches for a Future Project I'll be workin' on with

Rafael Nieves

... See? Clowns don't have to be Scary...


Some Action Sketches...


And some Rodent Sketches...

Summer is Here, and so is some Art...

Later,

Tony

Hellacious News Lonely Rice Fans !!!


Good Friends and Colleagues, Rafael Nieves and Dan Dougherty are workin' on a Graphic Novel together, and now have a blog up about it. Go Check it out at

"The Apocalypse Plan"

... There, You'll find a Summary of the story and some preview art...

Is this Cover Sweet or What???


Why are You still here??? Go to

"The Apocalypse Plan"

, to see what all the HellaBaloo is about...

And, the latest Chicago 1968 is also up...

"Chicago 1968"

S'all for now...

Later,

Tony

Here's some News...

Len Kody, Writer and Friend, has brought Me on to work on His Webcomic

"Chicago 1968"

...

The place is Chicago. The year is 1968. The Democratic National Convention is coming to the Windy City. And while the Vietnam War enters into it's bloodiest months during the Tet Offensive, America spirals downward into a widening gyre of chaos and social upheaval. In the words of William Butler Yeats, "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

I'm Honored to be considered by Len Kody in continuin' what Jenny Frison started so Beautifully... Click the link at the top of this post or check it out in My Links-a-roni section on the right... My first page is up now...



Later,

Tony

Knockin' the Dust off this Blog with some Sketch-A-Roni's...

The Smelly One... Pooper...


This Character goes way, way back... He had more of an Evil Spectre look to Him before this incarnation, which was Influenced by all the Lovely Goodies in Alex Toth's Sketchbook...


Some early Sils of some Cucos...


My Friend

Lamorris Richmond

has a Snazzy Comic that goes by the name "Canton Kid" which was done by the likes of Juan Arevalo (Bad-Ass Peruvian Artist and One of My Closest Friends) and Larry Chy... Here's My take as a Fan of CK...


My other Amîgo and Partner in Crime

Rafael Nieves

has a Graphic Novel that He and Artist Dan Dougherty are workin' on called "The Apocalypse Plan" which tells the story of the war between Heaven and Hell, done in what I consider to be a unique fashion. Check that cover out by Dan... Suhweet...


Fellow Blogger and a Talented Toy Customizer

RazhoR

has got some Sweet custom work He's done that has received notice from the likes of ToyCyte... Check out His Grim Reaper (Muy Bueno)...

That's it for now...

Later

"Table Con 2009" is Comin'

This Saturday, from 11am to 7pm I'll be hangin' with some very Talented Comic Folks over at Third Coast Comics for "TABLE CON 2009"... There'll be Creators ( Sit-In's and Call-In's ), Comics ( Buy'Em. You Know You Want To ), Sketches ( Get Some of Those Too. Your Life will be Better for It), and ask Creators Questions ( The Ones they're normally Afraid to Answer at Regular Ol' Vanilla Cons )...



Be There, or Be Lame...

* Sorry for the Lack of UpDates... Big Sketch Dump-A-Roo tomorrow...

T...

Antonio Rivera Santiago 6/3/1913 ~ 1/15/2008

No Art Today

Today, I am Rememberin' My Grandfather... He was a Very Special Person to Everyone He Met...

I Miss You Gramps...



* I Posted Several other Pics of My GrandFather and Family on My FLICKR page... If You want to see Them, check the link area and check them out...

Tony

"Woulda', Shoulda', Didn't"

Is a Strip I did, that I Hope to keep Goin'...... I'm goin' to try and do more of this type of work more often...



I Thought it was Funny...

T...

This One came from Me Seein' some kids bein' Assholes in the Park, while I was walkin' Stella... There's a BIG Difference between Kids Bein' Kids, and Them bein' ShitHeads... This particular group of Miscreants, had it comin' as far as I was concerned...



Later,

T...

I Was Havin' a "Heavy Metal" moment in My Head when I sketched this one out...

I Miss the Genre the way it existed back in the 70's and 80's... While the Movie is a bit dated, I can still watch It in It's Entirety without Skippin' Ahead to the next chapter... Hell, the SouthPark Guys Spoofed "Heavy Metal" in that Cat Piss episode (Hilarious By the Way )... Those stories could be about AnyThing, Happenin' AnyWhere... I Guess it's why I find Myself startin' to enjoy European comics more... Hmmm, I'll have to come back and Elaborate on that subject later, when I have a bit more time...



T...

"MAN!!! That's a HUGE ASS"!!!

Here's a Commission Sketch I did for David Gruba at the Windy City Con 2008... He has a "Star Wars" SketchBook, that He asks Artists to contribute to... So, I saw all the usual characters and Thought I should take on one of the Supportin' Characters... Hence the Gammorean Guard... Well, I Thought it was Funny...



Later,

T...

2008 is Gone, and I say "Good Riddance"... While It wasn't all Bad, It was a Life Changin' Year All Around For Me... Hell, for a Lot of People... But We'll Touch on That in Another Post ( Maybe )... I just wanted to Throw some Sketches Up, to start the New Year off here at LRC...

What can I say, I wasn't really Happy with 2008...


This One's a Brushpen Sketch in My SketchBook... My Favorite SuperHero in His Best Costume of all time, Wolverine...


Pretty much what I did with the Previous BatKid Sketches... I took out the background inks, mostly cuz' They Bothered Me in the Colored Version...


Bring Back the Brown and Orange, and Leave It There...

I'll Try to be More Involved this New Year as far as LRC goes...

Later,

T...