Post Heroes Con 2012

Day 2 of post Heroes Con recovery...still tired.
I haven't been to a con in 3 years, and the last time was Heroes Con. Being back in that environment was a great thrill to me in the ways that only fellow comic nerds can understand. Thanks to all the people that came by the table to look at work, have stuff signed, etc.

The ride up (and back) with Nolan Woodard and Doug Dabbs was Geek 101, as expected, and just a blast. I'm glad I got to spend some quality time with those guys. Not to mention all the faculty, students, alumni and old friends I got to see at the con.

Of course, none of that would have been possible without the support of my awesome wife Pilar. Te amo mucho!

More Heroes Con prep!

More for Heroes Con 2012

Inks are starting to happen.

Expanded Banner Panels a.k.a. Heroes Con Preview

 Here are some of the expanded (or non-cropped) images from my Heroes Con 2012 banner. At the top Cryptopia (copyright 2012 Ben Raab & Pat Quinn), in the middle M.O.N.S.T.E.R.S. (copyright 2012 Pat Quinn) and at the bottom the Blue Flame (copyright 2012 Pat Quinn).

Happy Holidays!

Sketch - A - Day 080

So here's a character I made up called One-Foot-Skippy. Inked with a brush pen and little stuff with a micron. Enjoy.

Sketch-A-Day fun with the DCnU 077-079

With these, I think Firestorm is the most divergent take.

Firsetorm
It's funny how his costume is frequently referred to as "classic" and "goofy" in the same breath...and I agree with both. I opted to kind of remove the costume element, having him go shirtless and head-dress-less in order to emphasize his atomic chest symbol and flaming head. I see this atomic symbol as actual big electrons (if that makes sense) orbiting the nucleus on his chest...I think that imagery gets lost on the costume quite frequently. I also took away the head-dress because it always struck me as a chimney no matter how it was altered over the years.

Superman
Using his current armor idea, I decided to emphasize the seems with a darker blue and repeat the diamond shape throughout...a little cheesier than anticipated.

Wonder Girl
Pretty bland take on it. Just spinning off the current Wonder Woman look.

So there you go.