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Spider-man and apologies…
07 days
by rob
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So, the Amazing Spider-man issue that I worked on with the ever-awesome Matt Clark comes out today. Make sure you grab a few copies and spread the love. Thanks in advance!
I also wanted to take a second to apologize for my lack of updates recently. Been dealing with some issues on the home-front. If you’d like more frequent posts from me, why not follow me on Tumblr if you’re part of that community. I post there much more than I do here. The link is in my blogroll. Thanks!
Monster Magnet – more DOPES art
056 days
by rob
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Got a photo of a Monster Magnet shirt with my aforementioned DOPES art on it. Printing turned out amazing.
Jonah Hex trade
086 days
by rob
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More of my work also out this week…
Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI; Art by JORDI BERNET, EDUARDO RISSO, NELSON and FIONA STAPLES; Cover by JORDI BERNET and ROB SCHWAGER.
Can it be true? Jonah Hex has a wife? Find out in these tales from issues #61-67, including a tale illustrated by Eisner Award winner Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS). 160pgs. Softcover. $17.99 US. On Sale November 30, 2011
Ghost Rider #6
086 days
by rob
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Ghost Rider #6 coming out this week. Getting closer to the end. Grab a copy and help a brother out.
Monster Magnet – DOPES artwork
0110 days
by rob
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Since the tour starts in a few days, I figured I’d post this. I was asked by my bud Dave if I wanted to create the art for his band’s new STUDIO13 vinyl release. Being a long time Monster Magnet fan, of course I jumped at the chance. I chipped away at working on it in-between my usual crazy deadlines. 5 mins. here, 5 mins. there… etc. All in all, I think she came out looking pretty good.
Here’s some more about the release: Coinciding with their “Dopes To Infinity 2011” European tour, Monster Magnet will release “Dopes”, a 3 song, limited edition EP on 10 inch vinyl. According to Magnet front man Dave Wyndorf the limited edition record contains “all new, re-imagined versions” of “King Of Mars”, “All Friends and Kingdom Come”, and the title track from the band’s 1995 album “Dopes To Infinity”. Wyndorf comments, “We wanted to turn a few songs from “Dopes To Infinity” inside out, y’know? It’s good stuff that we thought deserved the “Studio 13 treatment: Lo-fi, decidedly deranged and extremely psychedelic.”
If you catch them over in Europe, snag a copy.
new art print – “Remember When” – SOLD OUT
0125 days
by rob
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So, over the past few years I’ve been trying to get a small screen printing business set up here at the homestead. Nothing major. Just a place where I can hand-print my own limited edition art prints and also do stuff for friends of mine. It’s been well over a decade since I hand-printed my own work, and I had an itching to start doing it again. So, I started Tiny Bird Press. There’s been many, MANY set-backs and lots of trial and error in that time, but I’ve finally gotten my first print done and it’s ready for sale. It’s called “Remember When”.
Here’s the story behind this art print. I have 3 young children. In our home, we try to encourage and foster our children’s creativity and imaginations whenever possible. This print is a nod to a simpler time. A time when kids were kids and they weren’t inundated by technology and hand-held gadgets at every turn. A time when simply running, playing and pretending was king. Feel free to swing by the shop and order a copy. It’s a limited edition of of 50 pieces.
I showed my bud Tommy a copy of it yesterday and he said “Dude. I love that guy! He’s so Rockwell meets Pixar meets Pearl Harbor.” Heck yeah, I’ll take that compliment!
**update – Just wanted to say a BIG “thank you” to everybody that purchased one of my prints and helped it sell out. I’m honored.**
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137 days
by rob
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New Ghost Rider comic coming out this week. Support a brother and go snag a few copies. Thank you in advance.
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173 days
by rob
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Sneak peek at a panel from an issue of Ghost Rider I recently completed. Who doesn’t like flaming skulls?
Comic book pre-press history time!
0196 days
by robschwager
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Comic book pre-press history lesson time! Who remembers what a Color key is…? A Color key is an overlay proof created from the film separations that places each ink color on a separate clear acetate sheet then assembles them together over white paper. Color Key overlay proofs to check registration, trapping, and color breaks, identify density problems. They don’t really use color keys in the prod. of comic books anymore. Everything is proofed digitally. Here’s how it worked: A colorist would color the cover, then send the files to a pre-press house to have color keys and film made. The pre-press guys would then manually “strip” together each film, using a loupe to ensure accuracy. Then, the color key would get sent to whichever editor was handling the book at Marvel / DC. They would make notes, corrections, etc., on the color keys, and send them back to us to fix. The whole process took about 2-4 days. Nowadays, all that happens in minutes with e-mail and jpgs. I came across an old color key for a Spirits of Vengeance cover that I colored back in May of 1993. Over time, some of the ink has started sticking to the other sheets of acetate, but you get the basic idea.
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196 days
by robschwager
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Found a pic I took in 2007 of more of my nameplates. I recently bent one up and it makes a great iPhone stand. heh
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196 days
by robschwager
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I keep telling my kids to not be in a rush to grow up. My oldest says being a kid is “boring” and she can’t wait till she grows up to do stuff. UGH…. I long for the days when my big decisions of the day involved what time to go to 7-11, what flavor of Slurpee to buy, what comic book to get and figuring out if I had enough $ left over for nachos or not.
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196 days
by robschwager
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Sneak peek from part of a long overdue commission that went out this week. Once it’s safe in the new owner’s hands, I’ll post more pics. I put one of these on every one of my larger fine art pieces, like my faux bomber panels.
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198 days
by robschwager
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Pic of the first real bar that I used to hang out at in Chicago, (besides the Metro where I ended up working for 9 years) I learned how to drink copious amounts of liquor at the Orbit Room. How i didn’t get arrested for some of the antics we pulled or how people (or myself) didn’t get killed, is only by the grace of God. This place was torn down to make way for condos and mini-stripmall type stuff. I hear there’s a different orbit room open in Chicago now. Doubt it’s half as amazing as this place used to be.
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198 days
by robschwager
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My final “sneak peek” image from issue #2 of Ghost Rider coming out on Wed.
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198 days
by robschwager
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My 2 boys have been running around the house playing Spider-man for the past few days. In-between working on Ghost Rider pages, I play the bad guy. Today’s villain of choice, Doc Ock. I broke out the Spider-man 2 DVD and showed them my favorite part of that movie. The elevated train sequence. Maybe it’s because it was shot in my home city, Chicago. Or because I used to ride the El constantly when I was younger. Or maybe because as a child, Spider-man was (and still is) my favorite super hero of all time… but that whole train scene, when Spidey saves everybody, chokes me up, EVERY SINGLE time. Today, I had to turn away from my boys after watching it. That way, they wouldn’t see the single tear rolling down this mean ol Doc Ock’s cheek.
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199 days
by robschwager
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another peek into issue #2 of Ghost Rider, coming out on Wed.
