JUSTICE LEAGUE:GENERATION LOST #13 goes on sale this week, both in stores and digitally from Comixology. Here’s the last cover I did for Gen Lost. It was kinda tricky, since it features Magog, a character that was intentionally designed to be ugly and ridiculous as a critique of “kewl” comics, so I had to work around it a bit. The original sketch was not quite focused enough, so a few days before it was due I sent in a revised version. The new sketch was much more direct and powerful, so I’m glad I second guessed myself there. Click on the image for the sketches and final.

JUSTICE LEAGUE:GENERATION LOST #12 goes on sale this week, both in stores and digitally from Comixology. Catfight! Rowr! Brrr! Click on the image for the original sketches and stuff.

JUSTICE LEAGUE:GENERATION LOST #11 goes on sale this week, both in stores and digitally from Comixology. This issue features the Metal Men, and I was asked for a sketch before they’d written the issue. The Metal Men are a pretty lively bunch, so I wanted to do an iconic team shot that showed their personalities and I worked in the periodic table as a design element. I thought it’d be a nice piece, but it turns out they wanted something else entirely. I held off on another sketch until I got the script, which has the Metal Men combined in their “Alloy” gestalt incarnation (ha! nerd term!) from Kingdom Come. You might not be able to see it here since it’s so small, but I’m starting to use a bolder, rougher ink line, and it really helped pull this piece together. It matches the color and texture work I’ve been doing, so look for more of it. Click on the image for both sketches and the final.

JUSTICE LEAGUE:GENERATION LOST #10 goes on sale this week, both in stores and digitally from Comixology. My original sketch showed Batman rappelling down the side of the building, which I liked since we never see him with a bat-rope or gear any more, but it was politely suggested that I go for a moodier approach. I still plan on changing the flag to GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! XXX!!! before print, but we’ll see what happens. Don’t tell anyone!

DMZ #57 is on sale this week. I’m really happy with the way this issue turned out. I was able to experiment a little and get out of a creative rut, for which I’m really grateful. And I got to draw a lot of guns! You can preview some more art and read a few of my thoughts over here at the Vertigo comics blog.

JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #9 goes on sale this week, both in stores and digitally at Comixology.  This is actually the first cover I drew for this series. Writer Judd Winick had suggested the image, but I was worried about it just being another damsel-in-distress kind of thing, so I added the fire effect and most importantly, her smirk. Who’s locked up with whom? Click on the image for the original sketch, inks, and final.

JUSTICE LEAGUE:GENERATION LOST #8 goes on sale this week, both in stores and digitally from Comixology. I always liked the idea of Checkmate, and thought that modern black-ops knights were a pretty cool idea. Our gang has broken into the Checkmate HQ, but it looks like they didn’t really have an exit strategy. It was suggested that I go with wanted posters of the JLI, but I thought it’d be cool to see them hopelessly surrounded by these faceless soldiers. The chess theme is too strong to ignore, so placing them on the board worked both as design and story element. I think the sketch is stronger for its bolder thicker lines, so it lost that in translation, but I’ll have to remember that for the future. Also, all those agents took FOREVER to draw. Click on the image to see the original sketch, ink and final.

Justice League: Generation Lost #7 is on sale this week, both in stores and digitally on the Comixology app. This is the first time I’ve gotten a chance to draw the whole team. As with the last issue, the sketch for this really needed to be in color to accurately show the silhouette effect. Click on the image for the sketch, inks and final.

JUSTICE LEAGUE:GENERATION LOST #6 is on sale this week, both in stores and digitally from Comixology. Who doesn’t love Saul Bass? I needed a graphic way to show the story of a man lost in time, and when the idea of time periods in concentric circles seemed like it would work, I couldn’t resist a nod to Bass’ iconic Vertigo poster. I began with a grayscale sketch, but started playing with a 70′s kind of palette which really helps sell the vibe. Click on the image for the sketch, inks, and final.

Birds of Prey #3 is on sale this week. Editor Janelle Siegel asked me to help out for this cover, and after hearing the story behind it — Penguin-ized versions of our heroines — I was in. All the monocles and tophats made me think of Alan Cumming in Cabaret, though I don’t know if I really captured the seedy feel as I wanted to avoid any burlesque comparisons. Still, it was a fun cover! Click on the image for the original sketch, inks, and colors.