Friday, December 28, 2012

In the studio 12/28/12











Little sneaky peek in the studio.

Best,
Mike

Thursday, December 13, 2012

George Washington fighting Zombies? FUBAR!


Hey everyone,

I can not tell a lie! I drew a cover for the Free Comic Book Day FUBAR special!

The FUBAR PRESS dudes have been killing the Zombie history genre for some time now (pun intended) and now they're bringing their own brand of undead to YOUR local comic shop.

Ask your shop to order you some, cause it's gonna be good! 
Check out their site. 

Best,
Mike

Monday, December 03, 2012

Star Wars: The Clone Wars cover


Hey everyone,

Dark Horse has posted another Star Wars cover I did for them, this time it's for a Clone Wars digest. So I thought I'd show the process behind it. I have to admit I kind of liked some of the other layouts better than the one they chose, but I do this one told the story best in one image.

Anyway, enjoy!

best,
Mike








Saturday, December 01, 2012

Another video from the Quai Des Bulles French comics festival.


Here's another video from the Quai Des Bulle French comics festival I attended recently. You get a peak at the Ankama booth, the Comix Buro booth and exhibition area, and me drawing in a fan's book.

Enjoy!
Mike


Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Order the New sketchbook!









Hey everyone,

Good news! You can order the new sketchbook at the Comix Buro store. 

The first 900 are signed by me.

Also, the Suart Ng online bookstore carries the Comix Buro sketchbooks. They don't have mine yet, I assume because my book just came out, but I hope they carry it soon. If you're not comfortable ordering from Europe then feel free to contact them and ask them to carry it.

Check out the previous sketchbook posts here.

Thanks!
Mike

PS - I'm hoping to offer a limited amount of special edition sketchbooks with personalized sketches in them. They'll be pricier than the Comix Buro or Stuart Ng stores, but I'll make them worth it. No news on when this will happen though, and if it does it will be in very limited numbers. 

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Ghetto Manga: Undead Celebrities

Hey everyone,

I wanted to tell you about my friend Samax's independently produce art magazine Ghetto Manga.  I contribute to the magazine every chance I get, and this new issue is no exception. For this special "Undead Celebrities" issue I drew my favorite rapper, O.D.B.

Since I'm a contributor I got a special deal from Samax for any of you that might want to cop a copy of the magazine. If you use the following codes you can get either a 99 cent digital copy of the mag, or 10% off a purchase.

HAWT99 (digital downloads for 99 cents each)
HAWT10 (10% off total order before shipping)

Samax explains about the discount codes, "All people have to do is enter the coupon code and they will get their discount. The 10% code will work on anything in the store, in case they decide to order other stuff, like previous issues. The 99 cent code will work on any downloads, but right now Undead Celebs is the only download available. Your codes don't expire either, so they will work for future issues."

Here's a little more info on the magazine. "GhettoManga Quarterly Magazine is a comics anthology, street culture magazine, and unpretentious art rag all rolled into one. The "Undead Celebrities" issue of GhettoManga Quarterly is 64 pages, featuring a gallery of artists (including Mike Hawthorne, DTM Flores, Craig FLUX Singleton, and GoldiGold) resurrecting their favorite dearly departed icons for your viewing pleasure."

Check out this killer Thriller cover by Howard Russel!


Consider supporting Ghetto Manga. These dudes pour a lot of love into it, and are doing it all on their own!

best,
Mike


Friday, November 09, 2012

Graphic Elvis!

Hey all,

I was checking out Paul Pope's cool new website, and I saw these great Elvis pieces he did for a book called Graphic Elvis. It reminded me that I had contributed to the same book!

You know you're overworked when you forget about books you've worked on!

Anyway, here is my piece. I hope you dig it.


best,
Mike

PS - There was a story about the book on USA Today's website a while back. Check it out.


Thursday, November 08, 2012

French comic festival Quai des Bulles video tour & interviews

 
 
Hey everyone, 
 Here is a cool video from the Quai des Bulles festival I attended recently. There is a tour of the Comix Buro/Ankama art exhibition, the Comix Buro and Ankama booths, as well as some interviews with Olivier Vatine, Jean-David JD Morvan, and myself.

Enjoy!
Mike

Saturday, November 03, 2012

Back from France!


Hey everyone,

I'm back from France where I was a guest of the comic festival Quai des Bulles in beautiful St. Malo, France. I had a great time, and met many wonderful people! Everyone in France welcomed me with nothing but generosity and kindness. I can't thank them all enough for their welcoming me, and all the love they're are heaping onto Oms en Série!


Oms en Série and Niourk were a big hit at the festival, but Comix Buro also debuted my new sketchbook at the show. I can't say enough about how great the book came out! I also found out that people can now order the book from the Comix Buro store. 

I won't bore you with all that happened during my trip, but I'll share some of the highlights.

Oms en Série writer Jean David and I posing for a pic while signing books. 








JD and I during a TV interview.

Personalizing a book for a fan.

Olivier Vatine and I drawing the lovely Lady Lada during a live figure drawing event at the Comix Buro art exhibit. 



In a surprise twist of fate Lada and I  discovered we had the same friend from Philly! Small world. Here is us hamming it up for the camera.

 

On a train from St. Malo to Paris, left to right - My partner on Oms, writer Jean-David JD Morvan, my fantastic editor Elsa Sztulcman, me, legendary artist Olivier Vatine, Ankama publisher and good friend Olivier Jalabert,  and lastly amazing artist (who is also contributing a book to the Stefan Wul line) Mathieu Reynes.


Both Stefan Wul books were in full display at the Ankama booth! I couldn't believe how cool their set up was.

 Just a small part of the large Comix Buro art exhibition area, which was separate from their booth. It was full of amazing original art from many Comix Buro artists as well as work from the folks working on the Stefan Wul books.


So, there you go. My trip in a very small nut shell. Besides St. Malo I spent a few days in Paris and Brussels, but didn't take many pictures. Sorry. Still, I hope you enjoy this small glimpse into my trip.

best,
Mike





Thursday, October 25, 2012

Appearance at the Quai des Bulle!


Hello,

Just a note to any French fans out there, I will be appearing at this years Quai des Bulles comic festival in St. Malo, France. I believe I'll be floating between the Ankama and Comix Buro booths, with new books at both booths.

Stop by and say "Bonjour!" :-)

See the Festival's website for details. .

For all my American friends and fans, I'll be posting pics from the festival. In addition to the festival there will be an art show, the release of my new sketchbook, as well as a slew of interviews (7 at my last counting) going on during the show, so I'll have plenty to share once I'm back home.

Talk to you soon!

Thanks!
Mike

Monday, October 22, 2012

Much love for Oms en Série!

 












Hey everyone, 

Well, as you know my first french BD is officially in French comic shops. The reception has been absolutely amazing! I'm so bowled over by the enthusiasm for the book that I can hardly put it into words, English or French! I'm so honored and flatter by how the French fans have welcomed me and can't thank them all enough!

I'm going to write a post about the whole experience, as well as a few process posts, when I have some time. But for now I'll leave you with this incredible list of great reviews for the book, sent to me by series writer JD Morvan:














 This is just the tip of the iceberg, as the book is also being talked about in various popular French news paper and magazines!

Best,
Mike



Friday, October 19, 2012

24 Hour Comic Day!



Heyo!

I'll be taking part in 24 hour comic day tonight! I'm a late addition to their plans, but I'll be at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design tonight along with a gang of other artists to make us some comics!

The PCAD website


The 24 Hour Comic Day website

I'm pretty excited as I've wanted to take part in this event for years but never could. Unfortunately I won't be at the event all 24 hours, but I will be there tonight with pencil and pen in hand!

Can't wait.

Best,
Mike


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Sketchbook preview!

Hey everyone!

The fine folk at Attakus and Comix Buro are teasing out some images for several upcoming sketchbooks, including mine!








I will post info on how to order the book as soon as I get it. I'm hoping I can get a batch of my own to offer a special edition sketchbook with an original sketch inside each book. 


Check out the Attakus Facebook page for more info on their line of sketchbooks.

Best,
Mike

Monday, October 15, 2012

Oms en Série in stores!



Hey everyone!

My first French book Oms en Série is officially in stores!  So go ahead and dip over to France if you want a copy!







Or, if you don't have a private jet, you can order it from Amazon France or direct from the publisher Ankama.

Hope you can read French ;-)

Best,
Mike

PS - We're in talks to get an English language version done. So stay tuned.


Monday, October 08, 2012

Oms en Série free preview









Hey everyone,

There is a new preview online for my french "BD" Oms en Série.  Check it out here.

Hope you enjoy it, even if you don't read French. Feel free to share with your friends!

best,
Mike

Friday, September 21, 2012

Upcoming Sketchbook cover finished!

Hey everyone,

Remember the sketchbook I said is coming from the Comix Buro? Well, here is the final cover (with some special design touches by Olivier Vatine).



This is gonna be good!

 Stay tuned, I'll be posting all the ordering info when it's available.

Best,
Mike


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Oms en Série at the printer part II


The Stefan Wul fanpage on Facebook is posting lots of pictures of the first two graphic novels in the line (mine, and Olivier Vatine's "Niourk") at the printer, as well as cool pictures and videos of Olivier painting and sculpting.






I'm really loving this stuff! But then I'm such a geek for this kind of thing.

best,
Mike

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Oms en Série at the printer!



Oms en Série is officially at the printer and work is underway to get the book out by October. I'm a big dork for printing of any kind, so seeing these pictures of huge, pre-cut pages made me geek out a little!


Just thought I'd share.

Can't wait to see this book in print!


best,
Mike

Saturday, September 08, 2012

New Sketchbook on the way!

Hey everyone!

Frequent visitors to the blog will remember my plan to release a sketchbook, either a printed book or a digital file or both.

After mulling it over for a while, I had decided on a free digital sketchbook.  But after discussing it with the wonderful Olivier Vatine he suggested I do a print one through his Comix Buro collective.  He sent me some of the sketchbooks and I was bowled over by the amazing artists involved (including him!), the production value, and top shelf design! I was completely sold on the idea, and decided to focus on that one before releasing the digital version. (You'll still get a digital sketchbook, just at a later date than I had planned)

Curious about the sketchbooks? Check out the Comix Buro blog for some pictures of the actual sketchbooks.

Now, they will be partly in French, and I'm not certain of how we'll work out  the shipping to the US, but I will find out and report back when I have news. Right now we're packaging up the book it's self and getting it ready for printing.

Here are some sketches for the cover. Olivier and I discussed using the Comix Buro logo/cover girl in the book, and I liked the idea of combining her with the classic Rosie the Riveter image.









More soon, promise!

Best,
Mike

PS - For an idea of what might be in the sketchbook, just click here or just click the "Sketchbook" label below.


Monday, September 03, 2012

Oms en Série final cover



My partners in crime at Ankama,  Olivier Vatine and Olivier Sztejnfater, did a damned amazing job on the cover design for Oms en Série - and the entire Stefan Wul collection! Seriously, look how cool that came out!

I'm seriously so excited to get this book in my hands!!

Best,
mike