URNAKK BLACK BLOOD Part 9

 It's Monday so it's time for URNAKK BLACK BLOOD part 9 up on Instagram. #Urnakkblackblood

https://instagram.com/templesmith

Fear And Loathing

 What the kids call a throw up err...throw back? Dearly wish I had more of these sketch covers. Trying my best to be Ralph Steadman while not being Ralph Steadman is one of the fun things in life. #hst #huntersthompson #batcountry #fearandloathing #fearandloathinginlasvegas #huntersthompsonquote #templesmith #gonzo

URNAKK BLACK BLOOD, The Instagram Comic is now on Tapas as well

Going to whack it up there in larger chunks than the 4 pages I put up on instagram. So when I have enough piled up, I’ll compile some larger episodes there. https://tapas.io/series/Urnakk-Black-Blood-Uthars-Garden
And every monday the newest pages go up on Instagram still! https://www.instagram.com/templesmith

And of course, if you want to see all the process and see the story complete, ahead of time… The SQUID ARMY is where everything is. https://www.patreon.com/templesmith

More Wormwood on the Sony PSP

Got to admit, I think my stuff scrubs up ok if you're viewing it on a screen!




More WORMWOOD:GENTLEMAN CORPSE went up on their Playstation store just now, so if you've got the ability, you might want to check out the often hard to find physically books, all in one place for a lot cheaper than real world copies! So far, Wormy has been a rather consistent best seller over there too, so huge thanks for checking it out.

And if you dig Wormwood, another similar but more scifi book I've done, with writer extraordinaire Chris Ryall, GROOM LAKE is also up there. With luck, a few more books will make it soonish too.

New Wormwood

Another progress shot of a new Wormwood pic.

CHOKER #3 And THE WALKING DEAD #69

Here's the CHOKER #3 cover in all it's glory. Yes, I have a ton of progress shots and commentary, but they'll be in the back of the actual book before anywhere else. Remember, being a smaller indie book, you have to make sure your friendly local comics retailer is going to order a copy or two in. Tell em you want one and that it's order code is: FEB10 0391



And CHOKER #2 should be out in March. If you didn't already make sure you're getting a copy in it's order code is: JAN10 0458

Remember, the books don't magically show up on the shelves unless it's something like Spider-man or Batman. The indie stuff you really have to make sure you ask for in advance so they know to get a copy or two in. Yes, tis a hard life. Cue the violins. Always has to be noted though.



Huge thanks to Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard for letting us have a wee little CHOKER #1 preview in the back of Image comics THE WALKING DEAD #69 ( My favourite issue number of any book! )

WALKING DEAD is out next week...not that you guys wouldn't know that, since TWD is such an insanely popular book and rightly so. Huzzah!

Original Art!

If you're ever wondering where some of the bigger pieces of original art I do go, ( I get a bunch of queries so hopefully this takes care of a few in the future, ) like covers and stuff as much as the regular comic pages, all the WFH ( Work For Hire ) things generally get sent ( eventually, heh, as I am slow at mailing complex packages! ) to Mark Hay over at www.splashpageart.com who handles all those sorts of projects. ( not to mention a bunch of other great artists, my section being here, ) Just sent off a big ol' package to them and here's a few things I included. Amongst the things, GI Joe art from the Baroness one-shot I recently did, Some Dead Space, Groom Lake, the proper big painted Dracula cover I did and a ton of other works. You can contact Mark direct here if you want to try and get anything before it eventually goes up on his site.





Apart from the few bits and bobs I whack on ebay, I generally keep most of the more personal art I write and draw myself and much of the creator-owned work ( my precious babies that they are, ) are things I hold on to as well but bring a few pages of to cons and maybe, will have on the new online store that'll eventually be up. More on that later.

San Diego Comic-Con 2009: Ben Templesmith

If the video link doesn't show up, just follow the link for a little chat with the lovely Sara Lima from ComicVine.com

WE WILL BURY YOU

A little something being cooked up by Brea and Zane Grant, from IDW. I might just be doing some covers. Can you tell?

Having to concentrate on a bunch of last minute stuff before Comic-con next week, which is basically being held in my backyard. Am actually going to try to update *more often* during it, as there'll be so much going on with it to share.