Rain Dog

A quick portrait of Tom Waits done as a gift...

Monsters and Dames

A different kind of drawing today.  I was invited to be a guest at the Emerald City Comic Con next March, and they ask all the artist guests to contribute a drawing to an art book they publish to sell at the show to raise funds for a local children's hospital. A great cause and a chance to do something outside of my usual work. The theme of the book is "Monsters and Dames":

A bit more cutesy than my usual stuff but it's for a children's charity. ;)

Assassin's Creed: The Fall Released Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the day that Assassin's Creed: The Fall #1 hits stores. Frankly, the buzz around this project in the comics community has been disappointingly low, I think mainly because a lot of people are still - understandably - put off by the idea of a comic based on a video game.

My co-creator Karl Kerschl and I (and our colourist Nadine Thomas) have really worked hard on this book, and we've poured a lot of effort and energy into it, because we wanted to do something that wasn't just a shallow, cash-in spinoff. Believe me, I've worked on that type of project before, and I can admit that I've half-assed it for the paycheck. But not so here - with the amount of creative freedom granted us by Ubisoft, it really feels like this is a very personal project for Karl and I and we're very proud of the final product. We've tried to make it accessible for non-gamers, engaging for people already familiar with Assassin's Creed, and above all, the kind of comic that we'd like to read.

This is my first published work as a writer, too (aside from Sin Titulo, which is technically self published), and so it's a new phase in my career that's very exciting and I would love if it started successfully.

Assassin's Creed: The Fall #1 is out in stores tomorrow, November 10, and is available at comic shops, Target, and GameStop*. I'd very much appreciate if you would consider purchasing a copy, and letting me know what you think here. Thanks and I hope you enjoy it!

*NOTE - the edition sold in Target and GameStop is slightly altered than the direct market version, for bad language.

Batman & Robin 16 - Black and White

Hey everyone, the final issue of Grant Morrison's run on Batman & Robin is out in stores (to much media fanfare, with its SHOCK! change of the status quo), and here are my pages, unlettered and uncoloured. I would have loved to do the entire issue, but sadly the schedule simply didn't allow it so huge thanks to Frazer Irving and Chris Burnham who helped out with their amazing work!

Unfortunately, none of these pages are for sale...as they don't exist! I did this issue completely digitally, so there are no physical pages. However you can still buy pages from my previous run on Batman & Robin over at Splashpage Art.