The Comic Book Thread

[robschwager]

Originally Posted by andydiesel

other than Mad Magazine i pretty much find all other comics to be boring.

do you paint all your stuff with brushes or do it on a computer?

as a non comic guy can you tell me how the process works between you and the writer? i've always been interested in the process of making one more than reading them.

If you work on a brand new comic who comes up with what the charactors look like?

is the whole comic book written before you start the art?

what stuff have you done, anything a non comic guy like me would know?

Writer writes the story. Penciller pencils it. Inker inks it. Colorist colors it. Letterer letters it, then it goes to the printer, and then to the distributor and then into comic shops, etc...

Creating Comic Books - The Process Of Creating Comic Books

Depending on what company it's for, creation of new characters can be limited, as the company instantly gets the rights to it, so...

I work digitally.

Here's a very small partial list that I found online of what I've done. After over 19 years in the business, i lost track of everything i've worked on.

Inker:
Brath (2003)

Colorist:
Action Comics (199
The Batman Chronicles (1995)
Batman: Gotham Knights (2000)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989)
Batman: No Man's Land (1999)
Brath (2003)
The Brave and the Bold (2007)
Captain America (2002)
Darkness: Level (2006)
Edge (2002)
The First (2000)
Giant-Size Spider-Woman (2005)
Green Lantern (1990)
Infinite Crisis (2005)
Jonah Hex (2006)
JSA (1999)
Justice League Elite (2004)
The Kingdom: Kid Flash (1999)
Lady Death: A Medieval Tale (2003)
Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four (2006)
Meridian (2000)
New Avengers (2005)
Noble Causes (2002)
Noble Causes Archives (200
Noble Causes: First Impressions (2001)
Relative Heroes (2000)
Samurai: Heaven and Earth Volume 2 (2006)
Shadowhawk Gallery (1994)
ShadowHawk III (1993)
Shadowhawk Special (1994)
Sovereign Seven (1995)
Spider-Man Unlimited (2004)
Superman (1987)
Superman: Lex 2000 (2001)
Superman: Our Worlds at War (2002)
Superman: President Lex (2003)
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995)
Tangent Comics (2007)
Tangent Comics/ JLA (199
Team Superman (1999)
Ultimate Fantastic Four (2004)
Ultimate Galactus Trilogy (2007)
Ultimate Secret (2005)
Ultimate X-Men/Fantastic Four (2006)
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters (2007)
Villains United (2005)
Witchblade/Devi (200
Wonder Man (2007)
Young X-Men (200

Editor:
Spawn Toy Comics (1994)

Cover Artist:
Brath (2003)
Cable & Deadpool (2004)
Catwoman (1993)
Damage (1994)
Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma (2003)
Edge (2002)
The First (2000)
Green Lantern (1990)
Green Lantern 80-Page Giant (199
Jonah Hex (2006)
Ororo: Before the Storm (2005)
Samurai: Heaven and Earth Volume 2 (2006)
Superman (1987)
Tempest (2006)

[seireyho]

I just recently went into a comic book shop and spent hours sifting through stuff. brought me WAY back.

[evanplain]

Right now I'm 3/4 through Black Hole. Its a really good story and I dig the art.

I was recently put onto DMZ and just started reading it... pretty cool so far.

I've started The Boys too and its alright.

[andydiesel]

Originally Posted by robschwager

Writer writes the story. Penciller pencils it. Inker inks it. Colorist colors it. Letterer letters it, then it goes to the printer, and then to the distributor and then into comic shops, etc...

Creating Comic Books - The Process Of Creating Comic Books

Depending on what company it's for, creation of new characters can be limited, as the company instantly gets the rights to it, so...

I work digitally.

Here's a very small partial list that I found online of what I've done. After over 19 years in the business, i lost track of everything i've worked on.

thats an insane body of work.

I had no idea so many hands were in the making of each image.

Can you post a pic of something you colored and what it looked like when you first got it?

[robschwager]

here's some quick ones to give you an idea Andy...

[evanplain]

That ship image is awesome. What is it from?

[MrBlonde7]

Wowie wow wow wow.

I just got given an assload of Batman comics to read - "The Long Halloween" and a really awesomely detailed/hand-painted cel version of this Arkham Asylum story. Super rad.

Plus, I'ma crack open Watchmen for good measure.

[robschwager]

Originally Posted by evanplain

That ship image is awesome. What is it from?

Brath, issue#7, page #1

[andydiesel]

you have a pretty rad job, rob. and it seems you do it VERY well.

[perkins]

Right fucking ON.