The first of my 2D ARTIST MAGAZINE tutorials (about comic book penciling) just went LIVE! The issue's jam-packed with 88 pages of how-to goodness, and it's available here.



This is the first of three tutorial articles by yours truly, all on the topic of creating comic book cover art with a 'sexy girl' theme. Over the three issues, I'll get into nitty-gritty detail about how it was created, including all my tools, tricks, Photoshop settings, and step-by-step WIPs.

Here's the release schedule:
Issue 63 (March): Comic Book Penciling Tutorial
Issue 64 (April): Comic Book Inking Tutorial
Issue 65 (May): Digital Coloring Tutorial

Individual issues (delivered online in highres .pdf format) are a bargain at around $4, and you'll get a full issue's worth of content with each issue above and beyond my articles. Awesome magazine, and I'm delighted to be partnering with them.

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Wrote a column that appears in the April issue of PC GAMER, on newsstands now! The article appears as this month's 'Dev Man Talking' feature, in which a games professional provides op-ed commentary on the industry. My topic? An analysis of comics and video games, comparing the two and suggesting areas in which they can learn from each other.

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HOLY SMOKE, it's finally here! CITY OF HEROES: GOING ROGUE is now LIVE. Here's the the official launch trailer, and otherwise, I'll seeya online!!

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The next major CITY OF HEROES expansion, COH: GOING ROGUE arrives on August 117th, so without further ado, here's the final video about the expansion and it's creation, called 'Brave New World,', featuring lots of commentary by yours truly. :)



COH:GOING ROGUE includes 4 all-new zones, 4 new power sets, 7 new costume sets, tons of new enemy factions to fight, and best of all--the Going Rogue system, in which your characters are presented with moral choices that allow them to change alignment and explore the gray area between hero and villain for the very first time. Check it out!

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The next major CITY OF HEROES expansion, COH: GOING ROGUE is just around the corner (August 17th!), and we've just released the third of four videos about the expansion and it's creation, called 'The Consequence of Power,' which you can see right here:




GOING ROGUE ships with 4 all new power sets, which is what this video's all about--check it out!

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The next major CITY OF HEROES expansion, COH: GOING ROGUE comes out on August 17th, and we've just released the second of four videos about the expansion and it's creation, called 'Between Good & Evil,' which you can see right here:



COH:GOING ROGUE includes new zones, costumes, and enemies, but the coolest new addition is the GR system itself, and that's what this video's all about.

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Desdemona is one of the new signature characters from CITY OF HEROES: GOING ROGUE. I created the following sketch of her over 30 minutes--but now you can see the whole process compressed into 30 seconds!

I create color marker sketches like these at trade shows (like this weekend's San Diego Comicon), based on screenshots of player-created characters.

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The next major CITY OF HEROES expansion, COH: GOING ROGUE is coming soon. Paragon Studios just released the first of four videos about the expansion and it's creation, starting with 'Prelude to Going Rogue,' which you can see here in high def:



It's a retrospective of the game as a whole and also offers up the first official shots of Nova Praetoria, one of the brand new zones players will have access to. I've personally been working on this zone for quite some time, both as a concept artist and now Art Lead. So it has a special place in my heart. :)

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The first annual PAX EAST took place at the end of March, and the CITY OF HEROES team was there to unveil upcoming releases including the all-new boxed expansion, COH: GOING ROGUE. Here's my presentation on the game's massive new graphics upgrade.

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For the third year running, the HERO Initiative auctioned off over 100 hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind covers by top comic industry professionals ...and one wraparound piece by yours truly featuring Wolverine and the Hulk:


Wolverine: Weapon X Cover by David Nakayama

All the covers were drawn on specially-produced blank versions of WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1,, and all profits went to this very worthy charity, which supports veteran comic book creators who've fallen on hard times.

Thanks so much for helping out HERO!

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