Long Beach Comic Con

Hey kids...LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR!!! whew...

I'll be at Long Beach Comic Con this weekend and it is looking like, due to scheduling conflicts,  it will be a Saturday ONLY appearance.

Since it is the last show of the year and we are coming up on the Holidays, I will be be marking down Sketchbooks and the small number of prints I have left to $20 ea or 2 for $30. I will also have original art with me from Smallville, Star Trek, Vampire Diaries, Star Wars and much more.

You can find me in Artist Alley at [Booth #1711]

Star Trek: Parallel Lives

Feb Solicits for IDW Star Trek #30: Parallel Lives #2

Star Trek #30, an all-new adventure in which Captain Jane Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise fight for their lives in the concluding chapter of a two-part story overseen by Roberto Orci. Mike Johnson penned the story, which is complemented by Yasmin Liang art and a Cat Staggs cover. It will run 32 pages and cost $3.99.

Part one comes out in January 2014

Star Trek #29 is also thirty-two pages in length, and will sell for $3.99.
IDW Publishing
www.startrek.com/article/first…

Costume designs for this two parter

Kirk, Spock , and Uhuro

DC Comics February 2014 Solicits

SMALLVILLE SEASON 11: ALIEN #3 Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER Art by EDGAR SALAZAR, DYM and ROB LEAN Cover by CAT STAGGS On sale FEBRUARY 12 • 40 pg, FC, 3 of 4, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST Lex Luthor is determined to bring the Monitor to his knees, but the fight isn’t going his way—even Superman is having trouble with the alien interloper. Meanwhile, back in the USA, Chloe and Lois take a trip to Gotham City to check on a death so mysterious, Batman is having trouble figuring it out!

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES #2 Written by B. CLAY MOORE Art by TONY SHASTEEN Cover by CAT STAGGS On sale FEBRUARY 5 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • DIGITAL FIRST In “Home for the Holidays,” when Stefan makes a clandestine Christmas visit to Mystic Falls, his battles against an unexpected group of vampires distract him from the town’s Winter Party. But his Uncle Zach, worried about high school sophomore Elena Gilbert, takes matters (and a sprig of vervain!) into his own hands anyway. Then, see how Alaric Saltzman began his training as a vampire hunter!

Smallville:Titans designs

The Third Chapter of Smallville:Titans is available today! You can download your copy on the DC Comics app , Comixology, or Itunes/kindle stores.

For fun I thought I would share the costumes for a few of the characters.  Most were already established in the series.  Bryan wanted to very much keep the vibe of teenagers and not do full blown super suits, as they are still learning the ropes.

Costume designs for Smallville:Titans

Conner Kent

and the Wonder Twins

#SmallvilleSeason11

Vampire Diaries

I will be part of the team on this new digital first from DC Comics. Starting October 31 a new weekly series from DC digital, The Vampire Diaries!

Read more about it below and follow the link to an interview with writers Colleen Doran and B. Clay Moore.

DC's THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Digital Series - 'It Ain't Twilight'

by Vaneta Rogers, Newsarama Contributor

Date: 30 October 2013 Time: 10:16 AM ET

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CREDIT: DC Comics

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When The Vampire Diaries bi-weekly digital series launches on Halloween, fans of the show will learn untold secrets about the origins and histories of the show's characters and concepts.

Based on the CW show of the same name, The Vampire Diaries is following in the footsteps of hit comics like Smallvilleand Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But in this case, the comic is being released while the TV show is still on the air.

So although the comic can't tough the future of the Diariesuniverse, the comic will be tapping into the series' still-unknown past. With characters that have lived as long as 1000 years,The Vampire Diaries still has a lot of unexplored territory, despite its frequent flashbacks to key settings from history.

Read more here

New York Comic CON!

New York Comic Con is here!!

I will be set up in Artist Ally at table AA12

Show hours are:

The dates/hours of Artist Alley:

Thursday, October 10: 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(Only open to Press, Professionals, VIPs, 4-Day and Thursday Ticket Holders)
Friday, October 11: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (1 hour past closing of the Show Floor)
Saturday, October 12: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (1 hour past closing of the Show Floor)
Sunday, October 13: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

As per usual

Original art including  Smallville Cover and interior originals, Phantom Lady pages will be available

Sketches will be available . I also have a very limited numbers of prints. Sketchbooks for 2013 and 2011 will also be available in limited numbers.

Sketch pricing is as follows

5 x 5 Head Shot $35

9 x 12 headshot $75

11 x 14 $200 (limited number so get there early)

This year I have a piece in the Charity Art Auction YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL NYCC CHARITY ART AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL!

Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: 1A17

Smallville Season 11: Titans Launches Tomorrow!

• BRYAN Q. MILLER Brings the TEEN TITANS To SMALLVILLE

by Vaneta Rogers, Newsarama Contributor

Date: 03 October 2013 Time: 05:10 PM ET

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CREDIT: DC Comics

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A team of Titans are visiting Smallville this week, as readers of the TV show-turned-comic book learn more about Jay Garrick'sschool for the "gifted."

The school was mentioned in a recent issue of the ongoing digital-first series Smallville: Season 11, the comic written by Bryan Q. Miller that continues the continuity of the Smallvilletelevision show.

Beginning this week, in a four-week digital-first story titledSmallville: Titans, readers will get to see the Smallvilleuniverse's version of characters like Conner Kent (Superboy), Mia Dearden (Speedy), Jaime Reyes (Blue Beetle) and Zan and Jayna (The Wonder Twins).

Read more about it over at Newsarama

Las Vegas Comic Expo cancellation

I deeply regret that I will be unable to attend the Las Vegas Comic Expo this weekend. Unfortunately my knee injury is preventing me from traveling at this time. I am on couch rest with tons of ice. Again, I am sorry for the cancellation but it cannot be helped. I hope Charles, all the guests and fans have a wonderful weekend in Vegas and I look forward to seeing all of you next year.

Smallville Season 11 Changes Coming...

Sep 6, 2013 11:37 AM ET by Rich Sands

Smallville Season 11 is coming to and close, but that won't be the end of Clark Kent & Co.'s adventures. Starting this fall the popular digital comic book series based on the long-running TV series will segue into a new format. Rather than continuing under the Season 11 banner — which kicked off last year — the DC Comics franchise will now consist of individual miniseries, each one starting with a new No. 1 issue.

The change won't affect the tone or continuity established in Season 11 by writer Bryan Q. Miller. Instead the format tweak is a bid to "get the casual or first-time reader a little more up to speed in each of those No. 1 issues," says Miller, who wrote for the TV show and is on the writing staff of Syfy's Defiance. "Not that we don't already do that to an extent, but [now] the first 20-30 pages of each arc will be more about setting up the status quo for the miniseries, rather than jumping right into things. It's a way to help welcome more people into the Smallville universe that we've been expanding on since the television series ended."

Read more about it all here

Full cover are for Alien #1

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON!!!!

It is time!! The Grand Poobah of comic conventions is here! All the Water Buffalos are gathering their materials ready to make the trek to San Diego! (Classy)

This year will be a little different for me. I will be in a new location!

Big Wow booth 5006(within booth 4903 as listed on the map below)

FLOOR MAP

I will have original art, will be doing sketches(details below), and will debut my new 2013 Sketchbook "Developments 2"

I will also be signing at the DC Comics booth

Thursday July 18^th

With Bryan Q. Miller

3:30-4:30pm SIGNING (DCE Booth #1915)

Sunday July 21^st

3-4pm SIGNING (DCE Booth #1915)

As per usual

Original art including  Smallville Cover and interior originals, Phantom Lady pages will be available

Sketches will be available . I also have a very limited numbers of prints. Sketchbooks for 2011 will also be available in limited numbers.

Sketch pricing is as follows

5 x 5 Head Shot $35

9 x 12 headshot $75

11 x 14 $200 (limited number so get there early)

HEROES CON!!

It is FINALLY time for the show we all schedule our lives around...no not San Diego..It's HEROES CON!!!

I will be in Artists Alley at table

AA-1307

Show info HeroesCon 2013June 7-9, 2013

Charlotte Convention Center 501 S. College St. Charlotte, NC 28202

ADMISSION: 1-day Pass: $20 FRI -$20 SAT -$15 SUN 3-day Pass: $40 Kids 12 and Under get in FREE!

SHOW HOURS: Friday: 11AM-7PM Saturday: 10AM-6PM Sunday: 11AM-6PM

As per usual

Original art including  Smallville Cover and interior originals, Phantom Lady pages will be available

Sketches will be available . I also have a very limited numbers of prints. Sketchbooks for 2011 will also be available in limited numbers.

Sketch pricing is as follows

5 x 5 Head Shot $35

9 x 12 headshot $75

11 x 14 $200 (limited number so get there early)

I will take a short list at the beginning  Saturday morning. If time permits I may open up on Sunday.

Saturday Night Art Auction Teaser!!

See you all in Charlotte!

Big Wow Comic Fest! San Jose, CA May 18-19th

This weekend I will be in San Jose for Big Wow Comic Fest. I will be at

Booth: AA87

You can find out more information here http://www.bigwowcomicfest.com/

I am also teaming up with Copic Markers this weekend and they are offering 30% off all online orders during this weekends show!

See the image below for coupon code.  Remember it is only good this weekend.

As per usual

Original art including  Smallville Cover and interior originals, Phantom Lady pages as well as Hot Mess originals will be available

Sketches will be available . I also have a very limited numbers of prints. Sketchbooks for 2011 will also be available in limited numbers.

Sketch pricing is as follows

5 x 5 Head Shot $35

9 x 12 headshot $75

11 x 14 $200 (limited number so get there early)

I will take a short list at the beginning  Saturday morning. If time permits I may open up on Sunday.

WONDERFUL NEWS!!

Exclusive: 'Smallville Season 11' Writer Bryan Q. Miller Introduces An Amazon Princess Into Clark's Life

Posted 5 hours ago by MTV Geek in Comic Books, DC Comics

Matt D. Wilson

Over the past year, writer Bryan Q. Miller and a rotating team of artists have been slowly building the universe of "Smallville" into its own, far-reaching superhero continuity in the "Smallville Season 11" digital-first comics series.

In August, that reach will extend a little bit further. "Smallville Season 11" #16 will introduce one of the DC Universe's top-tier characters into the mix, and while she may not necessarily play the role she does in the New 52, she's sure to shake things up. I asked Miller what's in store, and just who this character, a princess from an island, if you were wondering, is.

Read more of this interview with writer Bryan Q Miller here

ALSO Part 3 of Smallville Season 11: Valkyrie over at DC Comics Digital!

Same Day as Print - 5/8

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Planet Comic Con Kansas City April 6-7 2013

This weekend I'll be in Kansas City for PLanet Comic Con

Planet Comicon Kansas City's largest comic book and pop culture convention

Kansas City Convention Center - Bartle Hall 301 W. 13th St. Kansas City, MO 64105

Saturday, April 6th 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 7th 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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As per usual

Original art including  Smallville Cover and interior originals, Phantom Lady pages as well as Hot Mess originals will be available

Sketches will be available . I also have a very limited numbers of prints. Sketchbooks for 2011 and 2010 will also be available in limited numbers.

Sketch pricing is as follows

5 x 5 Head Shot $35

9 x 12 headshot $75

11 x 14 $200 (limited number so get there early)

I will take a short list at the beginning  Saturday morning.  If time permits I may open up on Sunday. _____________________________________________________________________

Smallville Season 11: Valkyrie

Did I mention that I was drawing a Lois Lane story? No? Well I'M DRAWING A LOIS LANE STORY! Bonus item..LANA LANG IS ALSO IN IT! Yeah...still pinching  myself.  Bryan Q Miller has penned a fantastic parallel arc to Smallville Season 11: Argo entitled Valkyrie. I am on pencil and ink duties while Carrie Strachen is on colors! I cannot wait for you guys to get into this story line. Good times ahead kids!! Read more about it from TV Guide's story below!

Exclusive: Lana Lang Makes Her Smallville Season 11 Comic Book Debut

Mar 28, 2013 09:21 AM ET by Rich Sands

She's back! Four years after last appearing on TV, Lana Lang returns to Smallville — in comic-book form. Clark Kent's first love shows up in a new arc of DC Comics digital series Smallville Season 11 on Friday, April 5. The character — Clark Kent's first true love — last appeared in 2009, during the eighth season of the TV series. Shortly after gaining super powers (courtesy a special suit developed by Lex Luthor) she saved Metropolis by absorbing a kryptonite bomb, which essentially made her toxic to Clark. She then flew off into the proverbial sunset and out of his life. (The role was played byKristin Kreuk, now starring in The CW's Beauty and the Beast.)

"Since then Clark has not only gotten over Lana, but he has moved on with his life. He got engaged to Lois Lane and became Superman," says Season 11 writer Bryan Q. Miller (also a veteran of the TV show's writing staff). "A lot has happened in Lana's absence."

Read more here Including a two page preview

Full cover art seen below

WONDER CON Anaheim CA March 29-31

I will not be setting up at Wonder Con this year. I have the blessing of too much work to do.  YAY!!

BUT I will be there on Saturday for a very short window. I have been invited to join Bryan Q Miller at the DC Booth for a signing of Smallville Season 11

DC BOOTH

3-4 pm

Saturday March 30th

So I hope to see some of you there!

Check back here tomorrow for some exciting Smallville Season 11 news!

Smallville Cover #12 step by step

Hey Kids! Here is a step by step process for Smallville Season 11 Cover #12. This was done on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper and rendered with Copic Markers.

Below I have a collection of images I took as I was working on this piece.  Starting at the top moving from left to right then down-

Row 1) Pencils. Always have a good sketch. Nice and clean. First image is an unused concept. Second is the final concept for the cover. I normally take my sketches and scan them first. Then print them out as a blue line on the drawing paper I will be doing the rendering on.

Row 2) First I start with the skin. (Once day I will do a step by step on that, I promise.) Second I used a handful of Warm grays for the hair. Next the blacks. i use straight up black for these. Good thing to remember that not all darks are black. Only the core. Next I blend them out with Neutral 10.

Row 3) Continue the blending from dark to light with Neutral 8,6, then 5. You can keep going lighter if needed but for this area it is a dark portion of the suit. Next start the second section of the suit, which is much lighter. I started this section with Cool gray 7 as my darkest tone.

Row 4) like the Neutral colors, continue blending out from dark to light. I used Cool Gray 6, 5, 4, and very little 3 at the lightest points. Next i started the cracked ground. First I, again, started with the blacks.

Row 5) Next working in the center bolt I worked my way from Warm Gray 8 down to Warm Gray 5 as I rendered the lava like concrete. Next I moved to Clark's shadow. Starting with Tonal Gray 4 directly under his body. Next I switched to a very full Tonal Gray 3 and rendered the ground. I didn't worry about overlap as I was wanting the random textures to come thru.

Row 6) I next moved on to fill in the background moving back to dark with the Tonal Grays and finally black. I also used the airbrush as well as a tooth brush to splatter the ground and add another layer of texture to the stone. I then took white acrylic and, again, using the toothbrush splattered the ground giving random highlights to the stone. Finally I took both, white water color and a white gel pen and added the final white highlights to both Clark and the ground below.

Row 7) Final stage is to zap this into Photoshop and slap on some colors and special effects.

Breaking up between the warm, tonal, neutral, and cool grays can give an extra sense of depth to your illustration. Remembering the basic rule of warmer tones advancing and cooler tones receding can really work to your advantage. I also find that in this style of computer coloring it helps to keep the cool grays with the cool colors (blues) and the warmer grays with the warm colors (reds).

To enlarge click on the image below

The Original art is available

To purchase the latest chapter or catch up on the season click on the cover below and get reading!

$0.99 Digital Comic

Smallville: Season 11 #38 One year ago, on Earth 2, as Oliver and Chloe plotted to defeat Ultraman, Lois feared for her husband's life. Today, Chloe is seeing visions of that meeting, but before she can tell Oliver what happened, she turns her focus to Superman and Impulse's battle in Las Vegas! "Haunted" part 10 of 12. Smallville: Season 11

Credits Cover by Cat Staggs Written by Bryan Q. Miller Art by Jorge Jimenez Colored by Carrie Strachan

Emerald City Comic Con and Mint Condition Art Show THIS WEEKEND!

Emerald City Comic Con

March 1-3, 2013

Washington State Convention Center SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Artist Alley TABLE C-04

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As per usual

Original art including  Smallville Cover originals, Phantom Lady pages as well as Hot Mess originals will be available

Sketches will be available . I also have a very limited numbers of prints. Sketchbooks for 2011 and 2010 will also be available in limited numbers.

Sketch pricing is as follows

5 x 5 Head Shot $35

9 x 12 headshot $75

11 x 14 $200 (limited number so get there early)

I will take a short list at the beginning  Friday morning. If time permits I may open up on Sunday. _____________________________________________________________________

I will also have a piece in the Mint Condition Art show at Ltd. Gallery. I will post the piece as soon as I am allowed. Information below.

Convention Schedule 2013

I cannot believe it is already that time again but here we go! Con season 2013! I have not settled the whole season but here is what i have so far.

Emerald City Comic Con

March 1-3, 2013

Washington State Convention Center SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Artist Alley TABLE C-04

Planet Comic Con

April 6th and 7th

Kansas City Convention Center

Big Wow ComicFest

May 18-19, 2013 San Jose Convention Center

HeroesCon 2013

June 7-9, 2013

Charlotte Convention Center 501 S. College St. Charlotte, NC 28202

San Diego Comic Con

JULY 18-21, 2013

Preview Night: July 17

San Diego Convention Center 111 W. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101

As more shows get worked out I will add them on. See you on the road!

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As per usual

Original art including  Smallville Cover originals, Phantom Lady pages as well as Hot Mess originals will be available

Sketches will be available . I also have a very limited numbers of prints. Sketchbooks for 2011 and 2010 will also be available in limited numbers.

Sketch pricing is as follows

5 x 5 Head Shot $35

9 x 12 headshot $75

11 x 14 $200 (limited number so get there early)

I will take a short list at the beginning  Saturday. If time permits I may open up on Sunday.

Star Wars Roller Derby! What?!?

Over the holidays I did some artwork for something I never thought I would ever do. A Star Wars themed roller derby poster! Valentines themed, nonetheless. I must say, it was a complete joy to work on. Some may recognize the twi'lek from the "I've got a Boba Fettish" pin up from a few years ago. How could I not bring her back for this? Anyway below is all the info and the final poster art. Kick ass ladies!

Star Wars Bout – February 2nd – Marsh Blue Ribbon Pavilion

Posted on January 9th, 2013

Illustration by Cat Staggs

For more info on the bout head over to their website