Archive for February, 2010
been very busy…
Feb 23rd
Sorry for my lack of updates lately. I’ve been busy wrapping up work on a massive JONAH HEX hardcover book for DC Comics. We’re ramping up for the movie release in June. Here’s a little info…
Description:
Discover how Jonah Hex’s rough family life transformed him into the justice-thirsty vigilante he became. Legendary Hex artist Tony DeZuniga returns to illustrate a new, archetypal epic written by the acclaimed HEX team of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray. This heartbreaking, brutal original graphic novel is set against the unforgiving landscape of the Wild West and delves into Hex’s painful past, revealing for the first time how his difficult upbringing made him that era’s most feared bounty hunter. Along the way, Hex must come to terms with the death of a loved one, long thought lost, battle El Papagayo and his gang of bandits, and attempt to make peace with his own past.
my Dead Bunny packaging – part 2
Feb 5th
I just wanted to congratulate my bro Brandt on the selling out of his Dead Bunny figure yesterday at Kidrobot. I heard it sold out in under an hour. Pretty awesome!
Speaking of “awesome”, there was a review of Dead Bunny online at Tomopop by Leah Bayer. She said some INCREDIBLY nice words about my Dead Bunny packaging design:
“Dead Bunny has some of the best box artwork I have ever seen. The colors are vivid, the images are eye-catching, and the art adds to the overall atmosphere of the figure. This is a box that really grabs you right from the start. I love how the edges look worn, it is a fantastic touch. Brandt’s signature creepy style is on full display. Box art is an often overlooked aspect of a figure, but the right design really makes all the difference in how you feel about the product when you take it home.”
Reading a review like that, put me on cloud 9 for the whole day. I try to do my best to capture the “essence” of each toy or product as well as that of the creator or artist, when I design my packaging. I haven’t seen the Dead Bunny packaging in person yet, but from what I’ve read online, it seems to be a hit. The “edge distressing” effect on the box, which I first created for Brandt’s toy packaging when he was at MINDstyle (and which they subsequently used without my permission for their “SDCC Distressed version Black Hole V.I.N.C.E.N.T.” ) supposedly even fooled one sleep-deprived Brandt Peters fan who waited in line just to be able to snap up a copy of Dead Bunny.
Now, there’s a rumor floating around online that the blue line art of DB which is on front of the Dead Bunny box, glows-in-the-dark. This was an option that I pitched to Brandt and Kidrobot, as a “5th color” overprint, but I never received word if KR made it happen or not. Can anybody confirm this for me…? I’d appreciate it! Yet another reason I can’t wait to get this figure (and my box design) in my hands ASAP!
Some of the photos for this post were taken by Stephen Donaldson for Leah’s Tomopop review. Hope they don’t mind.
Let me know what you think! Enjoy!
it’s that time of year again….
Feb 3rd
bang, I'm dead
Yep. It’s here. I’m another year older and not really all that much wiser. All in all, it’s been a good year and I thank God for all his blessings on me and my family. It’s been a VERY tumultuous year for me. Personally, relationally, spiritually, financially, etc… Many times I felt like throwing n the towel and just giving up. But we always forged ahead and did the best we could. Came out a stronger person on the other side. At least that’s how I feel.
OK, enough of the sappy mushy stuff…
I’ll get back on track with another artwork posts soon.
Thanks!
