SketchPaddys is the weekly sketch blog of comics artists Robert Carey, Cormac Hughes, Graeme Howard, Kevin Weldon, Monty Borror, Rob Moran, Peter Mason and Naomi Bolger.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas, Mista J!


Hello Everybody!
Just a quick pic to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a New Year!

Ger

Monday, December 20, 2010

Turtle



















A turtle inspired by Micks week.


The Indifference Engine: A Holographic Novel launched on PSN this week..

“Being a science fiction fan, I sometimes ache for a comic that will challenge my perceptions of the world, of the universe, of my way of thinking...The Indifference Engine, written by Cy Dethan (Cancertown)with pencils by Robert Carey, scratches that itch spectacularly!" said Wayne Hall of Sci-Fi Pulse.

Happily you can now find relief for all your own interdimensional itches, as, with a little holiday magic The Indifference Engine (Dethan, Carey, Cook, Wilkinson) has been bumped up Markosia Publications’ release schedule and made its way to the Playstation Network Comic Store just in time for Christmas.

Responding to a strangely specific job advertisement, Alan Blake, a distinctly ordinary twenty-something suburban slacker finds himself in the middle of an inter-dimensional task force staffed entirely by superhuman alternate versions of himself. Struggling to fit in, he uncovers a conspiracy that strikes at the very heart of the organisation – a conspiracy that only he can stop.

"Cy Dethan's script is superb on this book", said John (Sci-Fi Art Now) Freeman on Down The Tubes "This [is a] tightly-written multi-universe-spanning adventure tale and it's...definitely a book to look out for."

My name is Alan Blake.
I've got no resources, no skills and no friends.
But if I were you, I'd be the very last person on Earth
I'd want coming after me...

The Indifference Engine reunites the Cancertown team of Dethan, Cook and Wilkinson, joined this time around by penciller Rob Carey on his first full length graphic novel.

Harry Markos, publisher, speaking about the launch on the PSN forum said: “You’re going to be freaked out. I warned you , a while ago, that The Indifference Engine would blow your minds, well, as promised, issue one is here to do just that!”

Meanwhile over on the PSN blog, Pauline Martyn, Publishing Manager, Digital Comics posted: “Cancertown was one of the highlights of our early offerings – a great series which steadily grew a loyal cult following during its time on the store. Now, writer Cy Dethan is back with the superlative The Indifference Engine through Markosia.”

Before we go, a final word from Sci-Fi Pulse:

" I LOVED having to pay attention and taking my time to keep track of what was going on. I LOVED the pay-off at the end as well. It’s a great mental exercise–my brain was tired for a long time after reading it....In fact, I LOVED that, too! What a great comic!"

If you want to try before you buy then you can read a free preview of the first 14 pages from Cy Dethan’s website athttp://www.cydethan.com/index.php?page=free-online-previewalong with a sneak peak at art from later episodes.

For those without PSPs other versions are expected next year in a variety of formats and media. A sequel is already in the works!

-All text robbed from the The Indifference Engine facebook group, written by the lovely Nic.

here is a link to the PSN network.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Bumblebee


I'm mad busy this week, what with Christmas stuff, work and trying to catch up with drawing projects...
OK, the truth is I've been left too pcychologically scarred by Robert's Brian Cowen tribute to do much drawing, so I'm posting up an oldie. Did a bit of experimenting with doing some sketches on coloured paper (mainly to save myself the effort of colouring it). Had some mixed results, this is one of the better ones. I'll post up a couple of the others at some point too.

I also coloured last weeks Judge Dredd sketch, and you can find that up on my own blog

Ger

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Monday, December 13, 2010

Dredd-Pool

Oh yeah that's right its Dredd-Pool

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Judge Dredd


He's one of those characters that I always get asked to sketch at conventions, so I spent a bit of time a while ago trying to put my own spin on him. So here you go, Judge Dredd, doing exactly what it says on the chin.

Ger

Monday, December 6, 2010

Explosion.





















Did this not so long ago for Survival Stories.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Wildcard Bitches

One of my favourite scenes of one of my favourite characters from one of my favourite tv shows.
Charlie from It's always sunny in Philadelphia.