Gun Fu signing, Free Comic Day: May 6th

Rough, done on 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper (by yours truly)

Pencils, blown up and tightened on 11 x 17 bristol board (by you-know-who)

Inks, done with brush and crowquill pen, by Howard Shum

Colors, done digitally by Etienne Simon

On Saturday, May 6th, between 2-4:00 p.m., I'll be at Graham Crackers Comics in Chicago signing copies of Gun Fu: Showgirls Are Forever, doing free sketches for the kiddies, and just plain being my jovial self.

That same day just happens to be Free Comic Book Day!!!!!!!! So if you're in the neighborhood, swing on by, say hi, and get some freebies!

Graham Crackers Comics
2562 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
(773) 665-2010

This also gives me an excuse to post another step-by-step (heh, heh, heh)

Seriously ...... who luv's ya' ....?

I Can Fly, I Can Fly, I Can Flyyyyyyyyyy....

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Thanks for all the wonderful comments! I'll be back soon to spread some cheer of my own ;)
..... in the mean time ..... c'mon, what Superhero are yaz ????!!!!!!

Free Stuff

Free .... Ice Cream
Free .... Music
Free .... Movie
Free ... Super-Hero Testing *

Who says diddle doesn't luv' ya?


* I'm Green Lantern, who'se always been my favorite DC hero. Let me know who else is in the Justice League!

Self Portrait

...for a project I'm currently putting together. My chin and forehead are actually much larger in real life, but I've used artistic license to try and beautify myself.

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rare attempt at color.....

Sketches ... 4-16-06

tee hee hee

Sketches ... 4-10-06

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Red Sonja step-by-step

Pencils: Dazzlin' Darryl Young

Inks: Happy Howard Shum

Colors: Blushin' Brian Gubicza

Nuff Said!

Jedi step-by-step #3

Pencils: Yours Truly

Inks: Howard Shum

Color FX: Brian Gubicza

I really like how Brian tried something different with each of the three Jedi. This last one was particularly interesting :)

Sketches ... 4-04-06

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Jedi step-by-step #1

Pencils: Me @__@
Inks: Howard Shum
Colors: Brian Gubicza



Last summer I was stricken with Jedi fever, and in a blind stuppor sketched up several Femme Jedi. Equally as stricken were blog buds Howard (Shaman) Shum, who inked 'em up, and Brian (Blushin') Gubicza, who laid down the colors. We are all doing quite well now *__*

Jedi step-by-step #2

Pencils: Me *__*

Inks: Howard Shum

Colors: Brian Gubicza

Sketches .... 3-30-06

:)

Sketches .... 3-28-06

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Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Idiocy

I fell asleep last night while eating chocolate cake (with white buttercream frosting) and watching Sponge Bob season 3 :(
So here's a couple that were meant for last night :)

Gun Fu: Showgirls Are Forever ...ON SALE NOW!

Gun Fu: Showgirls Are Forever, hit comic shops today! Written by Howard Shum and Dave Sim, Inks by Howard Shum, Colors by Etienne Simon, and pencils by lil' ol' me. If anybody in Blogland happens to pick up a copy please let me know what you think; loved it, hated it, lined the bird cage with it, etc....
Posted are designs for the "Showgirls", some unused goons, and a penciled/finished page. You can read a five page preview right over here ....... at Image Comics.

Thanks to everybody who's been stopping by, and especially to those who leave comments! Your words of encouragement are truly motivational, inspiring, and make me want to keep pluggin' away at the drawing board! I promise to be back again tomorrow (Thursday) with more senseless doodles and will start commenting on your comments in the comment box (if that makes any sense).

Take Care,
Darryl (a.k.a. diddle)

Yipeeeeeeeee!!!!

• Computer is working!
• Cable internet is working!
• There's rocky road ice cream in the freezer!

I celebrate by giving you more meaningless doodles!

Sketches ... 03-13-06

Some late night / early mornin' stuff *__*

Sketches .... 03-09-06

:)

Sketches ... 03-06-06

I was just about to go night-night, and received an e-mail from my friend Virginia nudging me to post. I had these in blue pencil already, so I tightened them up .... yaaaaawwwwwwnnn, good night Virginia ;)
.... and thanks for the nudge ;)