http://www.cliffchiang.com The weblog and online gallery of comic book artist Cliff Chiang Mon, 05 May 2008 22:33:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Obey! Here's the cover for Green Arrow & Black Canary #8, on sale next week. I tend to like doing more graphic covers, and luckily this issue really lent itself to this idea. The poster background was a lot of fun to draw, with that slick, high contrast ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/191 What are YOUR plans for FCBD? I'll be signing and sketching at Upstate Comics with Brian Wood and editor Will Dennis. If you're in the neighborhood this Saturday, please stop by, hang out a bit, and grab some free comics. UPDATE: Thanks to Brian DeStefano and everyone at Upstate ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/243 Nick Magazine recently published their annual cartoon issue, and I got to do this small illo on superheroes. While the finished piece called for a different approach, I did get a kick out of the little iconographic sketches I did for the editor. It's one of the rare instances where ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/212 I think I've finally recovered from the show. It was giant, it was busy; it was a lot like San Diego, really, but you're not stuck at hotel bars and you can jaywalk freely as our founding fathers intended. I think this may have been my first big ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/242 The New York Comic-Con is this weekend, and you can find me sketching away in Artists Alley, TABLE J7-8.  I'll also be signing at the DC booth on Friday (5-6) and Saturday (12-1). I also hear they may be announcing my Vertigo book at the graphic novel panel this weekend, ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/232 Special thanks to Dave Cummings and Bill Nolan for bringing me up to Boston, and to everyone we met at the show. It was a great weekend, and I hope to be back soon. http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/217 Actually, the official name is The Boston Comic Book, CD/Record & Pop Culture Spectacular so there should be something for everyone. From the name itself, it sounds like there should be elephants and oompa loompas, too. And if not, you can still come over and throw peanuts at ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/208 Green Arrow & Black Canary #7 is on sale this week. I think I got the idea for this cover after catching Quadrophenia on cable at 4 AM during one of my all-too-frequent all-nighters. Between the leather and the motorcycle, Black Canary looks like more of a Rocker than ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/190 Countdown #4 is on sale this week, and features a 2 page Ra's Al Ghul story drawn and colored by me. With an origin story, the time and setting jump around quite a bit and each panel basically becomes its own little illustration. What I thought would be a ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/201 Pick up the Spring 2008 issue of NYLON FOR GUYS for a cool Q&A with 5 comic book artists. Alex Maleev, Paul Pope, Ron Wimberly, Gabriel Ba, and yours truly(!) answer questions like "How have you seen comics change?" and "What is the craziest fan encounter you have ever ... http://www.cliffchiang.com/archives/203