Supergirl #50 is on sale this week. I drew the 6-page backup written by Jake Black and Supergirl herself, Helen Slater. It’s too bad it was so short, since it took a few pages before I felt comfortable drawing her, but it turned out great thanks to the stunning colors provided by Dave McCaig. Check it out and lemme know what you think.

Here’s my back cover illustration for Scarce Magazine #73, the long-running French fanzine. Editor Philippe Cordier interviewed me and Peter Milligan for a Human Target retrospective and kindly asked for a piece of art, so I repurposed this unseen 2009 San Diego sketch. The issue should be out next month, and there will be more info at Philippe’s blog. Well, more info if you can read French, that is.

Green Arrow  & Black Canary #14 is on sale next week. Connor Hawke is back!  I took some inspiration from exploitation movie posters, but what this cover really needs is some crazy kung-fu movie titling, Shaw Bros. style. Sadly, this is my last cover for GABC; it’s been a good run and it’s time to move on.  Hopefully I’ll get to play in the DCU again soon.

Green Arrow & Black Canary #13 is on sale this week. Date night! This is one of those covers that didn’t come together until the end.  I added the black sky and the burning fires in the background and suddenly there was a lot more depth and interest. Right before going to press, we also threw in some missiles to add to the mayhem. Note to self: explosions = good. I’m like the Michael Bay of comics. Boom!

Secret Six #2 is on sale next week! When I turned this one in, I also gave them 2 options for cover copy:

1. i can haz batmobile?
2. i’m in ur batcave stealin ur costume

We’ll see which one they go for…

I’ll be attending the Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend.  I’ve heard nothing but great things about this show, and the guest list is incredible. Plus, Jim Lee is throwing out the first pitch at the Orioles game on Friday! I’ll be drawing and signing comics all weekend, and doing a special signing with Indigo Ink Printing, complete with limited edition art print,  at 4pm on Saturday.

Also, this week sees the release of the Green Arrow & Black Canary Wedding Album, which collects (among other things) my first 4 issues of GA&BC.  This is my first hardcover collection and I’m eager to see how it turned out.

UPDATE: Looks like they pushed the book to October 8. Not my fault! I turned all the pages last year, I swear!

Green Arrow & Black Canary #12 is on sale this week. I had a couple different ideas how to show Black Canary’s cry, but in the end I went the most direct.  There was a more graphic version with lots of concentric rings, but it kinda made me go cross-eyed and into seizures.

Secret Six #1 is on sale this week.  I was only able to do the first 2 covers, but it looks like interior artist Nicola Scott has the cover gig after that (as she should!).  This group of characters has had wonderful covers from JG Jones and Karl Kerschl, so I was pretty flattered when I was asked to help kick off the new series. If you look over here at my message board, you’ll find the original and unused cover sketches too. Best of luck to Gail and Nicola!

Green Arrow & Black Canary #11 is on sale this week and we find out the real story behind Connor’s shooting. This cover was mostly about the color for me, playing the acid greens against the darker forest green of the suit, and all the contrasting warm tones.

Hey, if anyone is interested in picking up the upcoming Green Arrow & Black Canary Wedding Album hardcover (collecting the wedding special and issues 1-5 of the series), you can get it for a great price at Khepri.com. Act quickly though, as that’s the pre-order price and will go up a little by the release date.

Green Arrow & Black Canary #10 is on sale next week.  It’s always fun drawing Batman, and here I wanted to try and push my usual approach to the character.  I went more graphic with his cape, and there are slight touches to the mask that I like.  When you have an icon that’s been interpreted by so many great artists, it can be difficult to figure out your personal take. I think I’m getting closer to it.