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10/15/2010

Colleen — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:00:00 +0000

From issue 3 of The Book of Lost Souls, this is page 19. It’s one of my favorites. It was drawn in pencil and ink with the pencil portions colored to look like chalk drawings. It was a very nice effect, and this is one of my all-time favorite stories as well. Presented here by [...]

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 [...]

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! [...]

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I think this will be the last page I will post from the unpublished issue of The Book of Lost Souls.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 [...]

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 As with the others, this is from an unpublished issue.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 [...]

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More unpublished art from The Book of Lost Souls.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Another unpublished page from The Book of Lost Souls.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. Used with permission and © J Michael Straczynski.

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 [...]

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.