Todays post is mainly for German readers of the blog:
I will be at the Intercomic in Cologne on next Saturday (November 3) to sign my recent cover work for the Maddrax spin-off series ‘Das Volk der Tiefe’. I will sign from 11 to 13 o’clock but will be at the convention until around 15 o’clock.
To read more about the convention please click the big image above. The link will open a German forum thread with many informations about this fantastic convention.
It would be great to see you there!

If you are a long time visitor to my blog you will remember my first US-comic work ‘Alpha Bettie‘ which I started to draw beside my job as a lead artist on mobile games in 2006. The story is written by former IDW editor Dan Taylor.

The year is 2053. Lieutenant Bettie Swift is an officer and fighter pilot with the United Solar Fleet serving aboard the U.S.S. Patriot. She is a member of the Alpha Squad (hence the name Alpha Bettie). She’s a firecracer, but an ace fighter pilot.

The project is on a hold for now because of my other projects I’m working on. It’s open when and with who the project will launch with but you already can get a five page sneak peek of our sci-fi work in progress here by clicking the following thumbnail images.

All art (layouts, pencils, inks and colors) by me of course.

I would love to hear what you think about this first preview.

CU all soon!

My upcoming comic ‘Tales from the Crypt’ issue #4 (Cover, story ‘Extra Life’ written by Neil Kleid) has been CERTIFIED COOL from Diamond Comics Distributors! If you don’t know what this means, please read what Diamond writes about the ‘reading cat’ symbol:
Throughout Previews (the catalog), you’ll find a selection of some of the coolest comics around, but let’s face it, some comics are so cool that they deserve to be singled out. So every month, we (Diamond) “certify” some of the best and brightest. “Certified Cool” is Previews’ way of showing you a comics world that is powerfully unique unto itself. The titles certified cool stood out to us as perfect examples of distinct comic stories that will broaden your entertainment experience and the industry.

So don’t loose any more time and order the book! It is officially cool now…:)
You can order with the following order code at your comic shop:

Diamond Order Code: OCT07 3727

Here is the official short description of the book:
The Ghoulunatics introduce two tales of hi-tech terror! First, poor Andy Dabbstein learns in “Extra Life” that playing Ogre Continent online in a virtual world can, in reality, have deadly consequences. Finally, meth dealer Stony Blake is such a successful drug dealer that he even has a specially made cell-phone embedded in his skull. But when the sister of one of his OD-ed customers seeks revenge, it becomes “Crystal Clear” no fancy gimmicks will be able to save him.

Read more about the book – Click here!

My cover to the December issue of ‘Tales from the Crypt’ crawled it’s way to the web.
You can see a big cover version to issue #4 of the series by clicking the small thumbnail image to the left. Papercutz used 100% of my design suggestion for the book. Even the colors for the logo. I’m a huge fan of speech balloons on covers and it is great my idea for this one was used for the book too. I hope you like it.
The book can be ordered from the October issue of Diamond Previews (see page 318 in the catalog) and it is ‘Certified Cool!’. A reason more to order it right now!
If you want to read a short description of the book please take a look at the official Papercutz site here: Read more about the book – Click here!

Last week the first issue of the new twelve issue spin-off series to MADDRAX hit the stands in Germany. The title of the new novel series is ‘Das Volk der Tiefe’ and it is a HORROR series. All twelve covers for the books are done by me. The new series is also a great way to get into the world of MADDRAX without knowing all the other MADDRAX novels. So if you don’t know what all the fuzz is about THIS is your chance to dive into this fantastic world! You can buy the books at your lokal newspaper shop in many european countries.

And if you are into U.S. comics you should take your October Previews catalog and go to page 318 where you can see my cover to the new ‘Tales from the Crypt’ comic (Issue #4). The book contains my illustrated 20page comic ‘Extra Life’ (written by Neil Kleid) and is CERTIFIED COOL! Thank you Diamond!

And at last for today I want to thank everyone I met at the con in Würzburg yesterday. I had a great time and I will be at the next Würzburg con in 2008!