The Victories #8 available for pre-order!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to draw your attention to a book you should all be reading: Mike Oeming's "The Victories".

Mike is an close friend, and he recently asked me to illustrated a back up story. I was very busy with Deadpool and Action Comics, but when Mike asks I make time!

Here's the solicitation:

 The Victories #8
Michael Avon Oeming (W/A/Cover), Mike Hawthorne (A), and Nick Filardi (C)
On sale Jan 1
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
The Advisors succeed in combining Champion DNA to turn themselves into the powerful Posthumans in an effort to dominate the world. Heroes and villains may stand in their way, but nothing will stop the Posthumans from taking their “rightful” place ruling the planet until the return of the Visitors. Featuring an exclusive backup story illustrated by Mike Hawthrone (Deadpool).
• By Eisner Award winner Michael Avon Oeming (cocreator of Powers).
• #FindtheVictories
• Ancient alien history and superheroes collide!

 AND, here's a sneak peek at a page from the back up story.

Mike inked my back up, Nick Filardi handled the colors, so the result is pretty fantastic!

Do yourself a favor and support this unique creator owned book. Ask your local comic shop to carry the book.  Mike is throwing everything he's got into this series, and it deserves a long life!

Best,
Mike

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HALO sketches

Hey all!

It was finally announced that Dark Horse would be doing a HALO comic. I have a lot of love for Dark Horse, and think the property is in great hands there!

Months ago I was in talks with Dark Horse to draw the comic. I already had several projects on my plate, from both publishers in the US and France, so the timing was really bad for me. It didn't work out for several reasons, but it was fun to take a shot at the characters.

I have to admit, I've never played the game. So it took a lot of sketching to get familiar with the HALO characters. Here were some of the final designs I did.

Be sure to look for the HALO comics coming soon from Dark Horse!


Best,
Mike



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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

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Star Wars: Errant Knight process post

As promised, here is the process post for the recent Star Wars cover I did for the series "Errant Knight".

Enjoy,
Mike


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Garrus Mass Effect cover process

As promised, here is an in depth process post for the Garrus Mass Effect cover.

Enjoy,
Mike


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Star Wars: Errant Knight variant cover

This interview with writer John Jackson Miller features a cover I did for a new Star Wars" Errant Knight series.

Check it out.

As usual, I'll write a process post soon.

Best,
Mike

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Mass Effect: Homeworlds #3 cover

The last of the covers I did for the new Mass Effect series are being discussed on the Bioware message board, so I figure it's cool to show the next cover here.

This cover links up with the previous covers. I'll share the process behind this cover later in the week.

best,
Mike


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Mass Effect: Homeworlds #2 cover process

Think that if you're a cover artist you just draw a cover and all is perfect? Well, think again. Some times covers take a tremendous amount of work to get right. Here's an example of that:

Though it was hard getting through this cover, I think the end product is worth it. I'd rather fight with a cover and get it right than just have it come easily and end up with something I'm not happy with long term.

There you go.

Mike


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Mass Effect: Homeworlds #2 cover

Hey all!

I've seen my second cover for Mass Effect: Homeworlds floating around the web, so I figure it's safe to share the first two covers linked up here.

All four covers will link up together and form a huge, unstoppable image. (It'll be the Voltron of comic covers! ;)

Here is the first cover's post.

I'll upload some process art for you folks in a day or so. Keep and eye out.

Best,
Mike


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Conan rides off...

My last issue of Conan is out this week, so I thought I'd share a page of him riding off into... well, into the next story arc.

Best,
Mike

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Mass Effect: Homeworlds #1

Hey,

Dark Horse's new solicitations are out, and if you've seen them you may have noticed I'm doing variant covers for a new Mass Effect series called "Homeworlds" .

Since they've released the cover image, and since this blog is essentially my online"sketchbook", I figured I'd share some of the process behind it.

I should start out by saying that the image used for the solicitation is not the final image, as I'll be tweaking the sky for the final comic. Also this cover is one of four covers that will make up one big image.

So, when the series is complete, you'll be able to butt all four covers together for a huge panoramic shot. Each cover will feature a different member of the game's cast set in front of a destroyed London backdrop.

A TON of work is going into this, which I'll share when I can. I'm excited to show you the final product, but we'll have to wait a few months for that.

Some pictures from the blitz of London I used as inspiration for the covers.

best,
Mike


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