Boxcar Astronaut #74

Greetings, Fellow Astronauts! Caveman's birthday party is winding down and, boy, is it getting boring. It seems not even pointy party hats can help. What can the boys do liven up Cavie's party? Check out this week's All New Boxcar Astronaut for the hilarious answer!

The House of El

Every once and a while, between other projects, I find myself sketching some of my favorite comic characters. For this sketch, I wanted to try out my own spin on Superman's origins. I've always been a big fan of the Man of Steel. Ever since my young eyes first witnessed Richard Donner's classic film, I've been in love with the story of Jor-El's son Kal coming to Earth and protecting his adopted home from the clutches of evil. Doing this sketch brought me right back to being a kid dreaming about Krypton.

Boxcar Astronaut Sketchbook #3

(This post was originally published on 4/6/08 at BoxcarAstronaut.com)
Welcome, once again, fellow astronauts to another peak behind the scenes at Boxcar Astronaut! I have a few treats for you this time with a couple of pieces of early pencil art from the production of this strip.

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This first one is the scene where the boys first interact with their newly reactivated automaton buddy. It goes all the way back to strip # 14.

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Next is the pencils from exactly 40 strips later, strip # 54. For those of you that have been reading along for a while may remember that one as the "lightning strikes" strip, this shot being the aftermath.

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And almost last, I have here an early design drawing of Devin.

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In every sketch book entry I like to throw in something a little different. This time I posting a little sketch I did of the Hulk. I've been in a Marvel mood lately what with the fantastic Iron Man film and now the new movie about ol' Jade Jaws! This might be my favorite summer blockbuster season yet.