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Process. SHAZAM!

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:46:37 -0400

Process. SHAZAM!

agnesgarbowska: Game of Thrones Winter is Coming watercolour...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:02:54 -0500

Game of Thrones Winter is Coming watercolour painting! I am so happy with how this game out. All the characters were really fun to draw! I hope everyone enjoys this piece as much as I do. New print for 2013. :)

Other paintings being worked on:

Avengers at the park - Complete!!!

Batgirls, Robins, and a Nightwing Digital Pencils (Done in Sketchbook Pro)

My 2013 Winter/Spring Convention Schedule

agnesgarbowska: Game of Throne tones are finished! Currently...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:43:03 -0500

agnesgarbowska:

Game of Throne tones are finished! Currently working on the watercolours. :)

Enjoy :)

Other paintings being worked on:

Avengers at the park - Complete!!!

Batgirls, Robins, and a Nightwing Digital Pencils (Also done in Sketchbook Pro)

My 2013 Winter/Spring Convention Schedule

Here’s a preview of Flash 16, from layouts to inks. You...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:34:25 -0500

Here’s a preview of Flash 16, from layouts to inks. You can view the full colored version over at IGN http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/01/25/the-flash-16-preview

marcusto: printedvelvet: From CBR: Archaia and Ishimori...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:54:11 -0500

marcusto:

printedvelvet:

From CBR:

Archaia and Ishimori Production Inc. are teaming up to re-interpret Shotaro Ishinomori’s classic manga series Cyborg 009 for Western readers. The new edition is written by F.J. DeSanto (The Spirit, Immortals: Gods and Heroes) and Bradley Cramp (Gattaca), and illustrated by Marcus To (Red Robin, The Huntress). Archaia has provided ROBOT 6 with an exclusive preview of the graphic novel, set for release early this year.

The story is about nine people who are kidnapped from around the world to become test subjects by The Black Ghost Organization, a secret society that provides weapons of mass destruction to the highest bidder. The victims are put through a series of experiments that transform them into super-powered weapons, but with the help of a compassionate project scientist, the living weapons rebel, escape, and set off on a mission to stop Black Ghost from plunging the world into a perpetual state of war.

The publisher states: “Created in 1964, Cyborg 009 was Japan’s first and most-popular super-team, quickly becoming one of the most influential manga series of all time. The original manga has been published in over 250,000,000 copies of weekly comics and comic books worldwide.” There’s also a new, 3D CGI animated feature film in the works in Japan, and DeSanto is working to produce a live-action version.

I am so insanely hype for this and Kenji Kamiyama’s 009 RE:CYBORG film. Marcus To has hit it out of the park with the art on this book and I hope the writing is just as good. It’s also being published by archaia, and archaia is pretty much guaranteed quality.

Thanks for Tumbling this, I’m glad that we finally get to start showing some pages to this book. Also the colourist Ian Herring is killing it on this and making my work a million times better.

Flash 15 should be in stores today. This book has continued to...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:53:00 -0500

Flash 15 should be in stores today. This book has continued to allow me to experiment and play around with my storytelling. In this issue, Barry has a “flash forward” in his unconscious state. Three potential outcomes streams out of his mind, so I decided to try and keep each stream continuous. The last half of the book is made up of all double page spreads which if you’re crazy enough to buy multiple copies can actually be viewed as one long image. As the streams go on, each one come to an end until there is only one stream, and then we’re brought back to the “real” word. This was a lot of fun to do, but also quite challenging. In the end I think it’s worth it, and I hope you all enjoy the issue. Happy New Years folks!

EDIT: Just wanted to say, that being able to put all the spreads together was meant to be more of an easter egg to astute readers. The book can be read with each spread normally.

fjm

Flash #14 is out today. Here is a little preview of my process.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:20:19 -0500

Flash #14 is out today. Here is a little preview of my process.

Read the Flash Annual #1 yet? If not, spoilers ahead! The book...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:59:51 -0400

Read the Flash Annual #1 yet? If not, spoilers ahead! The book was drawn by various artist who all did an exemplary job! Since the layouts are an important part of our writing process, this issue was no different. The contributing artist’s were cool enough to humor me and use my layouts to tell this massive story! So that said, here is a look at those layouts.

Cover to Flash #14. More Gorillas! Check out SpeedForce.org for...

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:32:13 -0400

Cover to Flash #14. More Gorillas! Check out SpeedForce.org for the colored cover and solicitations.

agnesgarbowska: MyMisiu Gazette is now available on...

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:08:23 -0400

agnesgarbowska:

MyMisiu Gazette is now available on iBookstore/iTunes, Nook, Kindle, and Graphicly!!!

Buy your copy and enjoy 72 pages containing three awesome all-age stories, and lots of fun extras! Read the first issues of You, Me, and Zombie, Waking Up Abbey, and Imagination Station in all it’s glory in full colour!

Buy on iTunes

Buy for Nook

Buy for Kindle

Buy on Graphicly

Like what you read and want a copy of the book? Just click here for more information on how to order the book!

If you like, spread the word :)

For android tablet people - > Hopefully coming soon on Kobo. Will post again when the time comes :)

Here’s info on my schedule and commissions at SDCC. I can...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:38:00 -0400

Here’s info on my schedule and commissions at SDCC.

I can be found at table HH-17 in Artist Alley where I’ll have prints as well as doing commissions. This year I’m doing things a little different in order to be able to enjoy the show and not feel the pressure of doing a ton of commissions. This year I’ll only be doing 1-2 commissions a day max, I wanna take a bit more time than I normally do on them and try to do more finished stuff. The above image is an example of the detail it will have. They’ll be 11x17 at $500 a piece. I can either be reached at fjmart79@yahoo.ca to reserve a commission at the show, or just come by my table and I can put you on a list.

For signing and free sketches make sure to come by my DC signing sessions

Friday 12-1pm DC booth #1915

Saturday 6-7pm DC booth #1915

Also here are my listed panels:

Friday 10-11am DC Comics from Concept to page- Room 6DE\

1:45-2:45 DC Comics Justice League panel -Room 6DE

Aside from those times feel free to swing by my table I’ll be more than happy to sign your books, and I can do quick free sketches should time permit. So you folks there!

Getting there wip superman commission for sdcc (Taken with...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:20:13 -0400

Getting there wip superman commission for sdcc (Taken with Instagram)

More superman commission wip for sdcc (Taken with Instagram)

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:49:04 -0400

More superman commission wip for sdcc (Taken with Instagram)

Sdcc pre commissions wip (Taken with Instagram)

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:48:42 -0400

Sdcc pre commissions wip (Taken with Instagram)

agnesgarbowska: Princess Leia hanging out with an Ewok and...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:28:10 -0400

agnesgarbowska:

Princess Leia hanging out with an Ewok and Chewbacca. A commission I did for a friend for a baby’s room.

Here is the work process for the Batman piece I contributed to...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:44:47 -0400

Here is the work process for the Batman piece I contributed to CBLDF. You can find out more information about the auction at TFAW

Chipping away (Taken with Instagram)

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:30:43 -0400

Chipping away (Taken with Instagram)

Friday night working away (Taken with Instagram)

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:34:56 -0400

Friday night working away (Taken with Instagram)

laughingsquid: My #1 Cause of Back Problems

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:57:02 -0400

laughingsquid:

My #1 Cause of Back Problems

marcusto: This is what either @fedex or the customs office did...

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:35:02 -0400

marcusto:

This is what either @fedex or the customs office did to my batwing 12 pages when I sent them to my inker. I’m super pissed off now. Who tries to take out the art to inspect it then stuffs it into a smaller box?

PS- we’re trying to figure something out now, either calling the corporate office or whatever