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The BOARing Details

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Here’s the pencil sketch of the boar character (sorry – I haven’t named him) from our most recent installment of Monkey & Bird. It was done in a wire-bound sketchbook with a indigo blue mechanical pencil which I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Mood Indigo

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Back when I was in art school hanging with the DUCKWORK crowd who would eventually morph into the Comico crowd, we would compare notes about art supplies and techniques. Back then, some of the guys were real excited about using … Continue reading →

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DUCKWORK’s Swan Song: The Party’s Over

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joe_Williams

It was 1982. Issue No. 6 was the last issue of DUCKWORK. I am not sure of the reasons why, and I’m hoping that Gerry Giovinco does his history of the paper because he was directly involved with the nuts … Continue reading →

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Rumble in the Jungle Sketch

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Joe_Williams

I had a lot of fun drawing the most recent edition of Monkey & Bird. It was inspired by the passing of artistic giant Frank Frazetta and my rediscovery of some terrific pulp adventures via my iPod Touch and a … Continue reading →

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Beware the Ides of March!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Joe_Williams

I was recently asked to do some sketches of Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero for a project this guy was trying to pitch. He needed them in a hurry, so I made some doodles and sent them off. I went … Continue reading →

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The Origins of Shawn

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a couple of sketches of Shawn the beleaguered waiter based very loosely on our friend Shawn from Support Your Local Gunfighter. I started to doodle in my sketchbook, and this fellow took form. He could have been a yak … Continue reading →

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Dating Disaster Sketches

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Sketches seem to be fairly popular (well, I like them) so I’m putting a couple more up today. These are from a series of dating disaster illustrations I did for Boulder Magazine. I wish I got assignments like this every … Continue reading →

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Vinny Sketches and Some Doodles

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Joe_Williams

The other day I posted Vinny Valentine Feels the Heat, and Tina asked me why I didn’t post a sketch or sketches. I dug through some sketchbooks and found them. They’re nothing special, but I did have a brush marker … Continue reading →

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Mop Top Monster

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Joe_Williams

…or Shempenstein. A sketchbook sketch I did 20 years ago and forgot about. Done in technical pen.

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