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The Batman!

2012-02-04T17:27:00.000-08:00

A few warm-up odds and ends from the past week:

And a piece that I reworked to be a vintage paperback style cover. This wasn't meant to be a thing, but how can I not make it a thing? It should totally be a thing:

"The veil between the worlds parts, and out strolls the PHD of the Paranormal: Professor Graves, Deadtective!"

Inking Hellboy

2012-02-03T20:30:00.000-08:00

What's the first thing you do when you buy a printer that does 11x17? The answer, of course, is to find a bunch of astoundingly cool pencil scans online, print them out full size, and attempt to ink them. That's what I did with my new Bother all-in-one printer and this amazing Kevin Nowlan Hellboy piece:

And here are the original pencils:

SHE-DEVIL WITH A SWORD

2012-01-20T18:16:00.000-08:00

RED SONJA!

Here are some of the sketch cards I did for Breygent Marketing/Dynamite Comics' upcoming Red Sonja trading card set. I did 100 cards for the main set and 10 for the SDCC exclusive sets.

Once again, I've posted entirely too much. I hope you didn't waste you whole afternoon looking through this.

Sketchcards of the Damned

2012-01-10T15:34:00.001-08:00

Here are a handful of recent sketchcard odds and ends:

EL SANTO CONQUERS THE MARTIANS!

2011-12-29T01:25:00.000-08:00

A MST3K movie mash-up! Santa Claus Conquers the Martians meets the silver maskman, Santo!

...Dropo dies violently in this version.

LIFE Magazine November, 21st 1964

2011-12-22T20:28:00.000-08:00

The Daleks, hellbent on universal domination, set their monoptic sights on Earth! Another Doctor Who faux cover.

SHE'S JUST NO DAMN GOOD

2011-12-04T22:10:00.000-08:00

A noirish chunk of pulp:
And a few other odd, odds and ends.

War of the Worlds!

2011-11-26T01:56:00.000-08:00

Here's a selection of sketchcards I drew for CULT STUFF's upcoming War of the Worlds trading card set. More info can be found here: http://cult-stuff.com/

As always, thanks for stopping by,
-Robert

...stuff!

2011-11-26T01:48:00.000-08:00

Here are a few more odds and ends from the past week:

First up, a pair of 1950's Sci-Fi pin-up girls in the grand, Wally Wood tradition

And...DON'T BLINK!

Assorted Weirdness.

2011-11-10T22:43:00.001-08:00

Here are a few warm-up sketchcards that I did this week.

The Thrill Electric

2011-11-10T22:21:00.000-08:00

One of the coolest projects to come my way recently, was to do the third cover for Leah Moore & John Reppion's The Thrill Electric! See Episode 3 here: http://www.thethrillelectric.com/episode3.html Or start from the beginning: http://www.thethrillelectric.com

Produced by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4 ( who brought us, along with other brilliant shows, Father Ted!), this 10-part enhanced comic of the Victorian age and it's social networking parallels to today. It is a brilliant and engaging piece of work and I am so pleased to be allowed anywhere near it.

Colors by the outstanding Kyle Latino. Check out his site and witness his brilliance for yourself: http://www.ktino.com/

STUFF!

2011-11-01T14:02:00.000-07:00

Here are a few post-Halloween odds and ends:

1968 CYBERMEN ANNUAL

2011-09-08T00:25:00.000-07:00

Another faux cover! This time around, it's memoribillia for the Cybermania that never quite took off. A cover for a 1968 Cybermen Annual that history never allowed.

PRISONER OF THE PANDORICA

2011-09-04T16:13:00.000-07:00

The Doctor at the hands of The Alliance, from last series' "The Pandorica Opens".

THE HOW AND WHY WONDER BOOK OF DALEKS

2011-09-02T18:31:00.000-07:00

Dalekamania reaches the "How and Why Wonder Book of..." series.

SKETCHCARD ODDS AND ENDS

2011-08-09T19:01:00.000-07:00

A handful of personal sketchcards:

And...
Raygun wielding boffin declares war on the ignorant. "Die, you stupid sonsabitches!" screamed the quite clever madman. (from the Boston Post-Dispatch May, 14th 1926

BEWARE

2011-07-21T19:12:00.001-07:00

Two warm-up doodles from this week:

BOWTIES ARE COOL

2011-07-19T00:44:00.000-07:00

Quick warm-up doodle of the 11th Doctor, Matt Smith (which, despite already wanting to, REALLY made me want to do some 11th Doctor comics for IDW):

VWORP!

2011-06-28T22:55:00.000-07:00

Adventures in time and space!

THE TEMPLAR AND THE WAY OF ALL FLESH

2011-06-26T22:56:00.000-07:00

A pulpy pin-up featuring my Masonic superhero, The Templar. Hopefully, I'll begin working on the Templar comic this year. Now, whether anyone actually gives a crap is still up for debate.

Project Superpowers

2011-06-22T21:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the sketchcards I drew for Breygent Marketing's upcoming Project Superpowers trading card set. (Weirdly, my scans turned out a bit grainy, but I'd already shipped them off before I'd noticed and I didn't get the chance to rescan them.)

*whew* That was a marathon of doodles you just made it through.

Warm-up sketches

2011-06-13T18:38:00.000-07:00

Here are a few recent warm-up sketches/doodles:

VAMPIRELLA!

2011-05-21T11:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the sketchcards I did for the upcoming Vampirella trading card set from Breygent Publlishing & Dynamite Comics:

Congratulations on making through to the end. My condolences for the loss of all of your Sherpas along the way.

Strictly Ink Sketchcards

2011-04-24T02:04:00.000-07:00

Here are a handful of sketchcards I recently did for three Strictly Ink trading card sets, Big Screen Doctor Who, Hammer Horror, and The Avengers:

Thanks for wading through all of my nonsense, much appreciated!
-Robert

Cult Stuff Sketchcards

2011-03-17T22:58:00.000-07:00

Here is a selection of sketchcards I did for two upcoming CULT STUFF trading card sets, Age of Sorcery and War of the Worlds.

More info about CULT STUFF: http://cult-stuff.com/

May have posted too many. Congratulations if you made it all the way through.

2011-03-17T11:35:00.000-07:00

Here's the cover for Doctor Who Classics: The Seventh Doctor #5, coming this June from IDW. Art by me, with the always fantastic colors of Charlie Kirchoff.

Doctor Who Classics: The Seventh Doctor #5
Grant Morrison, Dan Abnett (w) • Bryan Hitch, John Ridgway (a) • Robert Hack (c)
IDW’s newly recolored reprints of classics Doctor Who tales continue with the Seventh Doctor! Follow the Doctor’s adventures in “Culture Shock” and “Echoes of the Mogor” as only Grant Morrison & Bryan Hitch and Dan Abnett & John Ridgway can tell them! Features an all-new cover by Robert Hack and new colors by Charlie Kirchoff.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Classic stories by Grant Morrison & Bryan Hitch and Dan Abnett & John Ridgway!

THE TIDES OF TIME

2011-02-23T15:12:00.000-08:00

A piece I did, with the brilliant coloring of Charlie Kirchoff, for Vworp Vworp magazine Vol. 2 (more about them at: http://www.vworpvworp.co.uk/ ). VV is a fantastic fanzine devoted to the comic book/strip adventures of Doctor Who. It is one of the best looking/produced fanzines I have ever seen and the love they have for the material shines through on every page. I highly recommend it to every Who fan.

The Seven Doctors

2011-02-21T12:44:00.000-08:00

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS: THE SEVENTH DOCTOR #4

The cover to IDW's Doctor Who Classics: The Seventh Doctor #4. This issue features the strip Planet of the Dead, which stars Doctor's 1-7, so how could I not take that opportunity to do another multi Doctor cover? This one was inspired by the old Target Doctor Who novelization covers.

And once again, colorist Charlie Kirchoff has hit it out of the park!

And just for fun, here it is as if it were a Target Novelization:

Doctor Who Classics: Seventh Doctor #4
Simon Furman, John Freeman (w) • John Higgins, Lee Sullivan (a) • Robert Hack (c)

IDW’s newly recolored reprints of classics Doctor Who tales continue with the Seventh Doctor! Follow the Doctor into space in “Keepsake” and “Planet of the Dead.” Features an all-new cover by Robert Hack and new colors by Charlie Kirchoff.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS: THE SEVENTH DOCTOR #3

2011-02-10T16:48:00.000-08:00

Color and B&W for Issue #3 of Doctor Who Classics: The Seventh Doctor. This issue features the complete story 'Claws of the Klathi'. Line art by me, colors by the awesome Charlie Kirchoff, and published by the fine folks at IDW.

A Cold Day In Hell

2010-12-21T20:33:00.000-08:00

Color and B&W for Issue #2 of Doctor Who Classics: The Seventh Doctor Adventures. This issue features the last chapter of A COLD DAY IN HELL and 2 more complete stories. Colors by the always fantastic Charlie Kirchoff, line art by me.

COMING SOON TO A DRIVE-IN NEAR YOU!

2010-11-24T00:02:00.000-08:00

Here's a pin-up that I did for my friend Wynn Ryder's new comic "Island of the She Devils. The book is an homage to those over-the-top 1970's sexploitation films (a'la ILSA, SHE-WOLF OF THE SS, and the like). So, I went all out with the lurid sexploitation... perhaps a little too far. But in comparison with the actual films, how far is too far?

For the piece itself, I was thinking of a re-release poster, for the Grindhouse/Drive-in circuit. Where all pretense of story is lost and it's all about the smut. Just as THEY CALL HER ONE EYE was re-released as HOOKER'S REVENGE.

REGENERATION!

2010-11-20T20:20:00.000-08:00

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS: THE SEVENTH DOCTOR #1

Featuring the always outstanding colors of Charlie Kirchoff.

Exciting news! Doctor Who Classics returns in February FROM IDW! The first issue is available for pre-order now. Once again I'll be providing cover for the series.

Here's the info from the publisher:
Doctor Who Classics: The Seventh Doctor #1
Simon Furman (w) John Ridgway, Tim Perkins (a) Robert Hack (c)

IDW's newly recolored reprints of classics Doctor Who tales return with the Seventh Doctor! In "A Cold Day in Hell," the reptillian Ice Warriors are hell-bent on freezing a luxury planet, with only the Doctor and his companions standing in their way! Features an all-new cover by Robert Hack and new colors by Charlie Kirchoff.
FC 32 pages $3.99

Diamond order# DEC10 0395

"A pleasant, open face..."

2010-11-20T00:21:00.001-08:00

A few 5th Doctor sketches:

"SUPERMAN! Champion of the oppressed."

2010-10-16T12:38:00.000-07:00

"The physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need!"
-"Superman" (Action Comics #1 June, 1938)

Doctor Who Classics series 3 #6

2010-08-12T19:03:00.000-07:00

Well, the last issue of Doctor Who Classic is out. It's a shame that it's over. It was a great Series and Charlie Kirchoff was doing a brilliant job on the colors. But everything ends, such is the nature of existence. And we went out, not with a whimper, but with a big bang- Sexy Peri! I've seen a few mentions about the overtly sexy Peri online and they've been hilarious and positive.

And here's my cover for #6 (with colors by the aforementioned Mr. Kirchoff).

Airboy

2010-07-26T19:37:00.000-07:00

Here's another piece that Evan Shaner made more awesome by adding his eye for hues. Airboy is one of my favorite characters. And doing an Airboy comic has been a dream project of mine for a long, long time. Eh, one of these days... But until then, here's a faux cover I drew, with colors by Evan Shaner, and text by Cut & Paste.

And the original inkwash piece:

The Batman

2010-07-26T19:33:00.000-07:00

A very 1930's sketchbook piece of The Batman:

"It's an omen.. I shall become a bat!"

2010-07-20T23:05:00.000-07:00

"And thus was born this weird figure of the dark.. this avenger of evil: The Batman"

-The Legend of The Batman(Batman #1 Spring 1940)

Evan Shaner http://www.evanshaner.com/ made my day by adding some of his brilliant colors to my inky scrawl; and kicked all kinds of ass in the process.

Wondering Women

2010-07-01T21:17:00.000-07:00

Here are a few Wonder Woman pieces I drew this week. Coincidentally timed with the unveiling of DC's new WW costume.

An older WW peice:

Legend Has It... #1

2010-06-20T23:41:00.000-07:00

Who remembers the classic "LEGEND HAS IT..." newspaper comic info-strip? This 1930's single panel cartoon was a competitor to the much more popular "Ripley's Believe it... Or Not!" Ripley's would eventually sue "Legend Has It..." over a trademark violation, when they used the byline "Believe It... Or Go Fuck Yourself!" Robert L. Ripley won that case and "Legend Has It..." has since faded into obscurity. Thanks to the hard work of comics historians this blog will be reprinting the only surviving examples of this forgotten classic of the comics page.

"The Doctor in the TARDIS doesn't know."

2010-05-04T14:51:00.000-07:00

Arriving in comic shops tomorrow, May 5th is Doctor Who Classics III #3:
Cover art by me, with colors by Charlie Kirchoff and published by the overwhelmingly fantastic folks at IDW- chief among them Denton Tipton and Chris Ryall.

The issue reprints the complete 6th Doctor story, POLLY THE GLOT, from Doctor Who Magazine 95-97 by Steve Parkhouse and John Ridgway with brand new colors by the aformentioned and excellent Charlie Kirchoff.

And here's the B/W version:

The Doctor and Peri

2010-04-17T01:58:00.000-07:00

Here's my cover for IDW's Doctor Who Classics Series III #6 featuring The Sixth Doctor and Peri.

Sketchcards of the Damned

2010-04-07T23:35:00.000-07:00

Here's a handful of sketchcards I drew this week. Just a few portraits to get in the mood for the next batch of Strictly Ink cards I'll be doing. More Hammer Horror, more Big Screen Dr. Who and more Ray Harryhausen. Many of which I'll be posting here eventually.

With the Cybermen cards I experimented with added zip-a-tone over the inkwash, which actually resulted in a really interesting effect.

The Six Doctors

2010-03-21T15:56:00.001-07:00

Doctor Who Classics Series III #5 cover

And here it is with Charlie Kirchoff's colors:

Every aspect of doing covers for IDW's Doctor Who Classics is a dream come true. As a fan of the series since I was five years old, as a fan of these comics, and as someone who loves to wallow in his nerdity- it is overwhelmingly, indescribably awesome. And being able to do this cover might be the most amazing part of something that was already beyond brilliant. The Six Doctors-- How cool is that?.

Doctor Who Classics

2010-03-15T21:19:00.000-07:00

Decided to start a new blog. With any luck I'll be updating this often. Unless I'm doing work that the publishers won't let me post or I get lazy or I'm watching cartoons...

Here's the cover I did for IDW's Dr. Who Classics Series 3 #4. With colors by the always astounding Charlie Kirchoff.

And the B&W: