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Preview #1 of NO PLAN B: The art of Michael Avon Oeming

Preview #1 of NO PLAN B: The art of Michael Avon Oeming

Here is a little preview of my art book coming out from Dark Horse Comics. There will be lots of never before seen art! You can support this book best by pre-ordering through your LCS or http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/30-284/No-Plan-B-The-Art-of-Michael-Avon-Oeming-HC 

We have a great forward by Brian Bendis and an afterword by David Mack


Gerard Way releases Cave Carson/YoungAnimal art and music!

Gerard Way releases Cave Carson/YoungAnimal art and music!

"Should you be intrepid enough to score one of the 5,000 12" picture discs on April 22, you'll get two songs, "Pogi's Cavern" and the title track. Both were co-written and recorded with My Chem guitarist Ray Toro."

More information below:

http://www.fuse.tv/2017/03/gerard-way-new-songs-into-the-cave-we-wander-record-store-day-2017

You can also watch our "unofficial/Official" video for INTO THE CAVE WE WANDER where I'm drawing Cave Carson in Timelapse here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cq2REiaQoU

 


Announcing THE ART OF MICHAEL AVON OEMING : No Plan B

Announcing THE ART OF MICHAEL AVON OEMING : No Plan B

After nearly 30 years in the industry (Hey, I started early!) I'm finally doing an art book at Dark Horse Comics with editor Scott Allie and assistant editor Katii O'Brian. There will be a lot of never-before published art here, from sketches, to finished illustrations, rarely seen color concepts and a long form interview conducted by Word Balloon Podcast master John  Siuntres @johnwordballoon covering the origins of my art, life and career. We have a forward written by Brian Bendis and afterword by David Mack.

Below you'll find a link for pre-oders (very important!) and a photo...


Making of a POWERS cover

Making of a POWERS cover

From start to finish- not including Nick Filardi's colors of course. You can see the video below, and see how I work both digital and analog. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ITHzzq3LSg&t=5s

And you can buy the comic from your LCS or http://amzn.to/2m5knuD


laying out a Cave Carson page

Not too spoilery on this one- Superman is on the cover of issue 7, dream sequences and psychedelic layouts are what this book is made of, so who can say what is happening here? You'll have to buy the issue:)

 

This is basically how I do my layouts. I draw a light layout in pencil- very light. Then I lightly erase the pencils and tighten it up. After that I make a defined outline with ballpoint pen. Those are basically my pencils from which I print out as a non-repro blue (after doing a bit of photoshop touch ups) and...