tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.comments2023-09-17T14:42:34.374-07:00For pity's sake...John Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-6755607414571021762023-09-17T14:42:34.374-07:002023-09-17T14:42:34.374-07:00I'm not doing any other cons this year, sorry!...I'm not doing any other cons this year, sorry! Hopefully see you at another next year though!John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-28335199339108431122023-09-07T07:43:36.990-07:002023-09-07T07:43:36.990-07:00Hi John, it was nice (no pun intended) seeing you ...Hi John, it was nice (no pun intended) seeing you again the convention, are you planning to do any conventions this year? Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980595677121763482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-33065646006043153302022-04-24T05:47:37.164-07:002022-04-24T05:47:37.164-07:00Because it's a statue of her. It's based o...Because it's a statue of her. It's based on the cover to LSH 274, which depicts a memorial and statue unveiling. Saturn Girl was an addition.John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-34873481895253203212022-04-23T08:59:51.739-07:002022-04-23T08:59:51.739-07:00Why is Saturn Girl a giant?Why is Saturn Girl a giant?strght2hllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972263461469831537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-38434742916637352302021-03-17T17:15:50.673-07:002021-03-17T17:15:50.673-07:00I just bumped into this neat cover. I'd like ...I just bumped into this neat cover. I'd like to see more of it in the future.<br />Blue Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06043628370745447632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-31340617404476518882018-02-16T19:29:23.336-08:002018-02-16T19:29:23.336-08:00As you know I spent 12 years in hospital work. The...As you know I spent 12 years in hospital work. These are powerful and brought a lump to my throat as I remembered my kids, some who made it to Remission/Survivor and others who did not. You capture so much in these imagesAidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773310832267112217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-54895706046312549442017-12-21T04:20:07.882-08:002017-12-21T04:20:07.882-08:00Legion 203 was one of his best, awesome issue!Legion 203 was one of his best, awesome issue!John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-87469021723198600482017-08-30T05:41:02.714-07:002017-08-30T05:41:02.714-07:00Wildly innacurate? Heh. My eye is pretty bad, been...Wildly innacurate? Heh. My eye is pretty bad, been to the doctors today. I have written a book, just waiting for my co-author to finish his part...John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-64877540186554232202017-08-30T05:39:25.144-07:002017-08-30T05:39:25.144-07:00It was pretty good and yes, I'll see you there...It was pretty good and yes, I'll see you there! Sketch times will be up on the next blog.John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-74217219819622764332017-08-30T03:57:46.338-07:002017-08-30T03:57:46.338-07:00Great blog, wildly inaccurate and you bang on abou...Great blog, wildly inaccurate and you bang on about your eye too much, but great blog, really well written. You should consider writing a book.Russell Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162214646185342668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-13861398434113646262017-08-29T19:22:36.420-07:002017-08-29T19:22:36.420-07:00Sounds like it was a great con. See you at Though...Sounds like it was a great con. See you at Thought Bubble!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067627948139033381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-16468896727911568712017-08-29T15:42:44.533-07:002017-08-29T15:42:44.533-07:00Thanks. I'll be at Thought Bubble and I'm ...Thanks. I'll be at Thought Bubble and I'm going to try and convince Russ to go also!<br />John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-57421840780075860692017-08-29T15:35:57.562-07:002017-08-29T15:35:57.562-07:00Great (and funny) write-up John, am gonna do my da...Great (and funny) write-up John, am gonna do my damnedest to meet up with you & Russ at the next con you attend. :-)StellarXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991499638909441326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-3750813576958719732017-08-09T08:58:29.888-07:002017-08-09T08:58:29.888-07:00Watercolours...I do get warped covers. I usually t...Watercolours...I do get warped covers. I usually try and flatten them by stacking comics on top. I've thought about removing the covers, especially when doing wraparounds but since a fair few people want them to be stabbed I'm worried about what that'd do to the grading etc. John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-23038784952074256452017-08-03T15:07:54.188-07:002017-08-03T15:07:54.188-07:00Thanks for the response. Yep, it's a shame, bu...Thanks for the response. Yep, it's a shame, but I guess that really is it. Most companies just couldn't care less about the product they're selling or the people buying/using them, as long as money is being made, and maybe it's just a coincidence that some companies happen to use good stock for their blank variants.<br />On another not, I was curious as to how you use paint, especially water colours or ink washes so successfully without ruining the inside pages or warping the covers. Do you unstaple the cover to work on, then tape it flat like you might do with normal paper? Any time I've tried using anything more than copics, the covers buckle and go wavy. What's your process for that if you don't mind me asking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-76092416081707363402017-08-03T01:27:36.100-07:002017-08-03T01:27:36.100-07:00I think the reason for the massive inconsistency w...I think the reason for the massive inconsistency with the quality is that the companies really don't care. I could go on a rant about the way comic books are coloured, printed etc...but I'll save that for another time. <br /><br />Dynamite. I got a few in a batch of variants I bought. I thought about it for a time and then just put them in the bin. John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-76740904600179876542017-08-02T21:29:08.838-07:002017-08-02T21:29:08.838-07:00I'm so glad I've found someone else compla...I'm so glad I've found someone else complaining about the awful quality of many of these blank variant covers. Why? Why can't they use a material that works? Is it so difficult for these idiots to actually test them, or have they carried out special research to find every artist's Kryptonite? I've just spent the past few hours on one - I even tested it with a dot of black ink first. It didn't smudge. A dot of copic? Didn't smudge. So I thought, okay, it may feel a bit slick but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. I got a bit suspicious when I couldn't blend pencil like I normally do to add an underlying gradient, but the black ink over the top settled reasonably well. I relaxed. But then I added some Copic flesh tone... The character now has the face of a sunburnt leper. The whole thing is ruined. At least with those wafer thin magazine covers like Supergirl #3 or Vampblade #1 I can just throw them straight in the bin when they arrive. Wasting time along with the money makes it even worse. I just don't get it. The Harley Quinn Rebirth #1 blanks were produced by a single American store as their exclusive variant, so surely their choice of material is far from the most expensive, and yet it has a great surface to work on. So why are there so many bad ones out there? Do they spend extra money on getting that slick, art resistant crap? It must be hell for the artists of those particular comics who keep being handed this useless white turd to sketch on at every event they turn up at. I agree wholeheartedly with your quick review of the various ones out there; however, I'm unable to pretend the Dynamite ones don't exist because I now own too many of them. I'd never tried them before, the titles SHOULD allow for much creativity, and the covers looked thick... so I got suckered and bought a bunch of them. I was wondering if you'd had any success with adding colour to them using any medium whatsoever? Besides blood? Great work, by the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-77030658888968153762016-10-05T16:01:57.206-07:002016-10-05T16:01:57.206-07:00Hi Alan, yes,that'd work fine. I'll post a...Hi Alan, yes,that'd work fine. I'll post as soon as I know my skrtch slot times and the hall I'll be in, thanks, JohnJohn Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-79839952855768241132016-10-01T06:37:22.012-07:002016-10-01T06:37:22.012-07:00Hi John,
Am waiting on a Cesar Romero Joker on Bla...Hi John,<br />Am waiting on a Cesar Romero Joker on Blank Batman '66- from NICE.<br />If you like I can pick up at Thought Bubble Leeds in November?<br />Regards,<br />Allan<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715804441788580492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-66808650785533654622016-09-07T13:18:57.825-07:002016-09-07T13:18:57.825-07:00Hi John,great blog. I did private message you via ...Hi John,great blog. I did private message you via Facebook as you agreed to do my Black Widow sketch on the avengers comic seeing as you didn't have time to complete it at N.I.C.E on the day.I was with Dave who you did the Fred Flintstone cover for. If you need my details again let me know. Many thanks.<br />Darren FountainAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362510828058076441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-15731661112015105102016-09-07T12:37:44.834-07:002016-09-07T12:37:44.834-07:00.....With regards to commissions, if anyone did se........With regards to commissions, if anyone did set something up with me then please get in touch to make sure I know what I'm doing!....<br /><br />Headed straight too you first thing Saturday! <br />Mine was a Batman'66 Cesar Romero Joker, can't wait to see it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715804441788580492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-82429852384111123092016-09-07T06:48:42.701-07:002016-09-07T06:48:42.701-07:00Thanks Robert, I think it's one of my better o...Thanks Robert, I think it's one of my better ones!John Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355104043090304816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-79577312877442654492016-09-07T03:11:26.111-07:002016-09-07T03:11:26.111-07:00Mick's Batman is brilliant. Has anyone shown i...Mick's Batman is brilliant. Has anyone shown it to DC?Russell Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162214646185342668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-52074674758642611672016-09-07T03:10:01.084-07:002016-09-07T03:10:01.084-07:00Brilliant Burt Ward sketch cover!!Brilliant Burt Ward sketch cover!!Robert Peetoomhttp://blog.robpeetoom.nl/nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977328404595776069.post-16715776109203567122016-08-14T22:43:37.950-07:002016-08-14T22:43:37.950-07:00Mike grell is my favorite comci bok artist. My fir...Mike grell is my favorite comci bok artist. My first look into his work was LSH # 203 and I've been a fan every since.Nomishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369917519627445133noreply@blogger.com