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05/24/2010

Colleen — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:00:00 +0000

A preliminary color test for a pinup of Valkyrie, a piece I did for Marvel’s Girl Comics #2. It should be on the stands right now.

The pencil prelim is on the previous page.

I scanned the unfinished pencils into Photoshop, and then used a watercolor original painting as a backdrop. Then I painted a test on top of the layers of drawing and painting. I chose to use a much deeper palette for the final work.

This piece presented here with the kind permission of Marvel comics. © and ® Marvel Comics 2010.

Marvel Girl Comics #2

Colleen — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:52:55 +0000

Cross posted from A Distant Soil.com

Well, I just heard back from the editor, and it looks like my pin-up will appear in Marvel Girl Comics #2. Dang, that was a fast turnaround.

So, the work I was not originally slated to do will now be in an issue on which I am not solicited! Hah! Oh, this crazy world of comics!

Anyway, the release date is May 5. So ask for it at your local comic shop. I don’t know if it’s too late to get your orders in.

I’m really happy with the way the art turned out, and hope you like it too. It’s a painting of one of my favorite Marvel characters.

Thanks to Jeanine Schaefer for squeezing me in on this one! ‘Twas fun.

Marvel’s Girl Comics

Colleen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:39:46 +0000

Just a quick note to mention that I will have a painted pinup in issue 4 of Marvel’s Girl Comics. Naturally, I can’t show any previews, but I hope you will ask for it at your local comics retailer. Thanks!

03/01/2010

Colleen — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I think this will be the last page I will post from the unpublished issue of The Book of Lost Souls. This series was published by Marvel Comics’ Icon line, and the first six issues are available in a graphic novel collection. We planned to go forward with the series, but JMS had so many tempting offers elsewhere he didn’t have time to continue. It was great working with him, and I really enjoyed this project.

Thanks for stopping by to have a look.

Hit PREVIOUS to see other works from this project. The art is © J Michael Straczynski and used with permission.

Come back soon for a look at my pencil art from Wonder Woman projects.

02/24/2010

Colleen — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Another page from The Book of Lost Souls. As with the others, this is from an unpublished issue. A number of pages from The Book of Lost Souls are available for sale. Please inquire.

The Tarot images in the bottom panels are paste ons. The art is drawn by hand.

Hit PREVIOUS to see other works from this project. The art is © J Michael Straczynski and used with permission.

02/22/2010

Colleen — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

More unpublished art from The Book of Lost Souls. Click PREVIOUS for more.

Totally loved the dude in panel one, who was based on painter Sandro Kopp. I got a real kick out of the use of the tarot in this story.

Used with permission and © J Michael Straczynski.

02/20/2010

Colleen — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Another unpublished page from The Book of Lost Souls. Click PREVIOUS for more info.

The villains in this storyline were fun to draw and very creepy.

02/18/2010

Colleen — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Another page from the late, lamented Book of Lost Souls. Click PREVIOUS for more info.

Was DYING to do more of this storyline with the Tarot Cards. I had briefly discussed doing a BoLS set. Oh, well, can’t win ‘em all.

Speaking of can’t win ‘em all, I accidentally saved another file under the original file name for this page. So, my archive copy of this art is no longer in my system. This jpg still shows pencil lines and other marks. Oops.

02/16/2010

Colleen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Another page from the unpublished issue of The Book of Lost Souls. Hit PREVIOUS for more from this project. Used with permission and © J Michael Straczynski.

02/15/2010

Colleen — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Another page from the unpublished issue of The Book of Lost Souls. The interesting bald fellow who dominates this page was based on my friend, painter Sandro Kopp.

For more information about this series, hit the previous button. Click the thumbnails at the bottom of this post for Lost Souls art in the COMICS gallery.

I’ve also updated the Photo gallery. Click ABOUT and scroll down the menu to access.