Comic-Con 2010.

Comic-Con was, as always, a feast for the senses. Had a great time. Below are a couple of posters the Nickelodeon booth handed out over the weekend. They were drawn by Fairly Odd Parents and Tuff Puppy creator Butch Hartman, and colored by me.

Also, I'm posting photos of a few highlights from the show, including Stan Sakai, Thor's throne, a one-of-a-kind custom figure from Kevin Eastman, Cheif from BSG, and Casey Jones holding up my drawing of Casey Jones (which is basically as gangsta as it gets).

Wishology!

Last year, to wrap up season 6 of Fairly Odd Parents, we put together an insanely large special called Wishology. The show consisted of 3 one-hour acts, amounting to a whopping 3 hour trilogy in which we spoofed a bunch of classic movie trilogies (including Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings, Terminator, and The Matrix, among others). It seemed like an unending undertaking at the time, but it was a lot of fun to work on. The designs were done by our superbly-talented character designers (Gordon Hammond, Ernie Gilbert, and Mike Dougherty) and colored by me.

Some Fairly Odd Paintings

Coloring an animated show can sometimes get a bit repetitive, but every now and then the board will call for special treatment on a scene, allowing me to play around and do something different for a bit. Here are a couple of such scenes from recent episodes I've worked on.

Also, I'll be hanging at Comic-Con booth 1034, selling copies of the Hard 8 graphic novel, as well as our new "Art Of Hard 8" issue. I should also have a few TMNT prints available, so please come by to check them out and say hello.

Fairly Odd Title Cards.

I'm slowly getting adjusted to my new specks. The initial prescription was wrong, which is why I walked around like a drunk every time I put them on. Now that I've had them tweaked, I walk like I'm just mildly buzzed. Peeing is still interesting, but otherwise, it's better.

I haven't posted artwork since Thanksgiving (!!), no doubt due at least in part to the Wii my beloved wifey gave me for Christmas. I'll try to rectify that. To start, here's some stuff from the ol' day job. I've had the privilege of painting many of the Title Cards for Season 6 of Fairly Odd Parents, a job that I quite enjoy and am very grateful for. Seeing as they have all aired and are available on DVD (and some have appeared on other blogs), I thought it safe to showcase a few here. I didn't draw them (that honor belongs to our superbly-talented designers), but I did do all the color work. And of course, this stuff is all © the fine folks at Nickelodoeon/Viacom, Inc, whom I love.

FOP Season 6 on DVD.

Just a quick one for my 100th blog post... Season 6 of The Fairly Odd Parents was released on DVD yesterday. In addition to being the first ever FOP season on DVD, it also includes my first-ever animation work. Pretty cool, pretty cool. I'll definitely be picking this up. You should too, so they can make more and I can continue to have a job to pay for bread and milk in the coming months.

Time Off...

Man. Have I been MIA or what? I had an wonderful month off in between seasons of The Fairly Odd Parents... I had dinner with friends whom I haven't seen in over a decade, took a houseboat trip with the guys, was a groomsman in the wedding of one of my best friends, cleaned my entire house from top to bottom (I'm a clean freak), and re-organized my garage. The only thing I didn't do was draw. Maybe I should feel guilty, but I don't. It was nice to "live" for a bit, and the time off was all too fleeting (I've been back at work for three weeks already). I'm currently working on a new show that I probably can't talk about yet, but I'll be back on FOP in a month or so.

Speaking of FOP, here's some stuff I did for last season (I'm the colorist - the designs are by our talented prop and character designers). This is just blog-filler until I get some new work done... I've got another Ninja Turtle itch to scratch, so I hope to have more TMNT-related illustrations soon.

...And Baby Makes 3!

With all the romance, all the canoodling, and all the years of wedded bliss, it was really only a matter of time. But now, the moment is here. It's finally happening...

yes, it's true...

Cosmo and Wanda are having a baby! The Fairly Odd Parents returns tonight, kicking off the new season with the birth of the first fairy baby in 10,000 years. What's more, this episode also marks my first work as Color Stylist on the show, a job that I'm having an absolute blast doing. Plus, thanks to the wonderful peeps at FOP, I've had the awesome opportunity to paint a bunch of the title cards that run at the beginning of each episode for this season, and that part in particular has been a lot of fun! Check out the show tonight at 8 pm on Nickelodeon.