Knowing Is Half the Battle

I know a lot of people are badmouthing this, but I could not give a shit! I am really looking forward to this...

TMNT Sneak Peek

If you're a fan of the TMNT, then I suggest you hit Paul Harmon's blog now.

Click HERE

Exposed

This is the cover to what was originally going to be the immediate follow-up to Tales #36. It's not a sequel, but this was the first story I had in mind after Serve and Protect. This story stands on its own, but there are threads that make it flow immediately on from #56 and reference City at War and #36. Where #36 took the POV of the police, this looks at it all from the media perspective. Paul has done a scarily awesome job of making the main character look the way I imagined her!

Home At Last

Well, after another summer of working in a restaurant by the beach, I'm finally back home. It's been a surprisingly short period this time around (previous years had seen me away from November through to the middle/end of Feb, but this year it was just before Christmas to today (Australia Day). I'd say it's very much a sign of the times.

I've also spent the last few days helping my mother and father strip back and repaint their home on the Mornington Peninsula, and in the process had the absolute shit burnt out of my back. Anyway, I'm back home now, I've had a chance to check out some really cool things on the horizon and hopefully by this week I'll also have some awesome news regarding a new project!

In the mean time, here are some glimpses of the cool shit on the up and coming...

The first is a look at a page from an upcoming Turtles comic by Paul Harmon, the second is a sketch by Andres Ponce in preparation for a story we're doing together (funnily enough BASED on Paul Harmon's own work!).

Tales of the TMNT #54 On Sale This Week

Be sure to pick it up! This issue is written by Andrew Bonia, who I had the pleasure of meeting at NYCC last year. If I'm hearing right, Andrew J. will be present and accounted for at NYCC again this year, so be sure to get yourself a copy and get it signed by the dude himself!

Here's a sneak peak!

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0901/19/miragefirsts.htm

Currently working on...

TMNT 25 Blog

Just giving you all a heads up, I'm going to be doing a couple of entries over at the TMNT25.com website in the near future, so if you're interested, be sure to keep an eye out.

Certified Cool

Diamond loves Turtles.

See!

Too Awesome

"Burning Man" BTS

I've been away for a while working in a restaurant during the summer "touro" season, but have come back this weekend to tend to some important shiznit, including the handing in of my last Tales of the TMNT script for 2009. Here's a sneak at November's issue; "The Burning Man", which will be illustrated by Jim Lawson. It's a significant change of pace when you hold it up against "Hun", "Expose" and "Sometimes They Come Back", but it all links up. I've also had a couple of people ask how I structure my scripts, and this should help people get a general idea. There are other pages where I go into much more detail than this, but there's too much in each page that kind of gives things away, so here's the safest!

Page 1

Panel 1

We’re in Leo’s post-Vol.2 lair. It’s an abandoned pneumatic transit station that he’s made a home of. We’re looking at Leo from Mikey’s P.O.V., he’s furious.

BALLOON 1 (LEO): …Blah blah blah-blah BLAH!? Blah blah!

CAPTION 1 (MIKE): So saw this coming.

Panel 2

Same shot, but Leo has changed his body language.

BALLOON 2 (LEO): Blah blah blah! BLAH!!

CAPTION 2 (MIKE): Like a week ago. Saw this coming a week ago. No $#%@.

CAPTION 3 (MIKE): I’ve been mentally preparing myself for this verbal spanking by Leo for bordering on seven days and everything he’s talking about he’s making out to sound like it’s all my fault. Like I’ve done something wrong.

Panel 3

Mikey is slouched on a beaten sofa, clearly over Leo’s lecturing. He just wishes Leo would shut up and get over himself. We can just see part of Leo off to the right of panel.

CAPTION 4 (MIKE): At least that’s what I think he’s saying. I stopped paying attention after I saw that bug fly into his mouth. That was pretty early on too. I don’t think he noticed. Either that or he’s so full of himself he pretended it didn’t happen. Pretty funny either way…

BALLOON 3 (Leo): …Blah-blah blah blah Michelangelo?! Blah blah blah…

CAPTION 5 (Mike): I hate when he does that too! Uses my name in full like he’s Splinter or some @#$%! What a jerk! Go eat some more sewer bugs, jerk!

Panel 4

New angle. We’re up Mike’s end of the sofa, looking past him at Leo, who is still ranting.

Mike is bored shitless and frustrated by the whole thing.

CAPTION 6 (Mike): You want to know what he’s blaming me for?

CAPTION 7 (Mike): You’ll LOVE this… check it out.